SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

DATE/TIME December 21, 2018, 10:00 A.M. DEPT. NO. 17 JUDGE James P. Arguelles CLERK Slort

RICHARD NEILL SAUER, M.D., Case No.: 34-2018-80002884

Petitioner,

v.

MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

Nature of Proceedings: Petition for Writ of Mandate – Tentative Ruling

[Note: Because Petitioner will be traveling when the tentative ruling is posted, Petitioner already has requested oral argument. Thus, the court will hear oral argument on the tentative.]

Petitioner Richard Sauer, M.D., seeks judicial review under Civil Procedure Code § 1094.5 of the Decision of Respondent Medical Board of California imposing discipline on his Physician’s and Surgeon’s Certificate. The