Streicher v. Ahern
Deborah Streicher (Streicher) appeals from an order denying her petition for a writ of mandate (Code Civ. Proc., 1094.5), by which she sought reversal of an administrative decision declaring her dog a public nuisance and ordering that the dog be humanely destroyed. The decision was made after a hearing that was held on the basis of her purported breach of her written agreement with the Alameda County Sheriffs Office regarding the dog. Streicher contends: (1) respondents had no authority to conduct an administrative hearing to determine whether she breached the agreement; (2) res judicata barred adjudication of the alleged breach because an earlier proceeding addressed the same incident; (3) collateral estoppel precludes respondents from arguing that they had authority to hold the administrative hearing; and (4) respondents previously conducted a hearing concerning the breach of the agreement and could not conduct a second. Court affirm the order.
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