Smith v. Cal. State Personnel Board CA4/2
“In his reply brief, Smith argues the SPB lacked jurisdiction and violated his due process rights. Smith forfeited these arguments by failing to raise them in his opening brief. (See City of Palo Alto v. Public Employment Relations Bd. (2016) 5 Cal.App.5th 1271, 1318 [city forfeited argument that agency lacked jurisdiction by raising the issue only in its reply brief]; H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation v. City of Escondido (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 1, 15 [party forfeited due process argument raised for first time in reply brief].)”
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