Caron
Caron v. Cal. State Board of Pharmacy CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
INTRODUCTION
Proceeding in propria persona, Craya Caron filed a petition for writ of administrative mandamus to compel the California State Board of Pharmacy (hereafter, the Board) to vacate its decision revoking Caron’s pharmacist license. In response, the Board moved to declare Caron a vexatious litigant and require her to furnish $15,000 security (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 391,
subd. (b)(1), 391.1).1 The trial court issued a minute order granting the Board’s motion and ordering Caron to furnish $15,000 security. It also issued a prefiling order prohibiting Caron from filing new litigation in propria person without prior judicial approval (§ 391.7)—an order we affirmed in Caron v. Cal. State Bd. of Pharmacy (Sept. 18, 2020, D076660) [nonpub. opn.] (Caron). Ultimately, Caron did not furnish $15,000 security. Therefore, the trial court entered a judgment of dismissal in favor of the Board. Caron appeals the judgment of dismissal and challenges the minute order requiring her to furnish $15,000 security. In particular, she attacks the trial court’s finding that she is a vexatious litigant, its finding that there is not a reasonable probability she will prevail in her mandamus action,…