Walker v. Physical Therapy Bd. of Californa CA4/1
Grace Lorraine Walker appeals from a judgment of the superior court denying her petition for a writ of administrative mandamus. The petition asked the court to set aside a decision of the Physical Therapy Board of California (the "Board") that subjected Walker to discipline based on a misdemeanor hit-and-run conviction and the Board's finding she had used alcohol in a manner dangerous to herself or others. The superior court concluded the misdemeanor conviction was not an appropriate ground for discipline because it was not sufficiently related to Walker's fitness to practice physical therapy, but that discipline was appropriate pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 2239 and 2660 based on Walker's use of alcohol in a dangerous manner. On appeal, Walker argues the court erred because the statutes do not permit discipline of a physical therapist based on a single isolated instance of alcohol use in a dangerous manner without a specific finding of a ne
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