Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D., v. Medical Board of California, et al.

Judge Mary Strobel

Hearing: July 21, 2020

BS175056

Tentative Decision on Petition for Writ of Mandate

Petitioner Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D. (“Petitioner”) petitions for a writ of administrative mandate directing Respondent Medical Board of California (“Respondent” or “Board”) to set aside an administrative decision that revoked Petitioner’s medical license.

Judicial Notice

Petitioner’s Request for Judicial Notice

Petitioner requests judicial notice of the following exhibits: (A) American Psychiatric Association, Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry (2013); (B) Amicus Curiae Brief for the American Psychiatric Association, filed in Barefoot v. Estelle (1983) 463 U.S. 880; (C) Christopher Slobogin, The American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Mental Health Standards ... (2016) 44 Hasting Const. L.Q. 1; (D), (E) two Medical Board decisions adopting stipulated settlement