Section 1808

Citation: Section 1808
Parent Document: McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 777 P.2d 91 (1989)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1989-08-17
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1156663/mchugh-v-santa-monica-rent-cont... ↗

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[7] Some cases recognize and approve administrative exercise of "judicial-like" powers (see, e.g., People v. Sims (1982) 32 Cal.3d 468, 479, fn. 8 [186 Cal. Rptr. 77, 651 P.2d 321] ["The fact that statewide and local administrative agencies are prohibited from exercising `judicial power' by the California Constitution does not mean that agency proceedings and determinations may never be judicial in nature."]; Ray v. Parker (1940) 15 Cal.2d 275, 291-292 [101 P.2d 665]; Whitten v. California State Board, etc. (1937) 8 Cal.2d 444, 446 [65 P.2d 1296, 115 A.L.R. 1]; Suckow v. Alderson (1920) 182 Cal. 247, 249-250 [187 P. 965]). Some older cases contain language suggesting a more limited view of administrative power (e.g., Western Metal, supra, 172 Cal. 407, 410-413). Still other cases touch on the judicial powers clause in the course of discussing the proper procedure for judicial review of administrative decisions. (Standard Oil Co. v. State Board of Equal. (1936) 6 Cal.2d 557, 561 [59 P.2d 119]; Whitten v. California State Board, etc., supra, 8 Cal.2d 444, 445-446; Drummey v. State Bd. of Funeral Directors (1939) 13 Cal.2d 75, 81-85 [87 P.2d 848]; Laisne v. Cal. St. Bd. of Optometry (1942) 19 Cal.2d 831, 834-845 [123 P.2d 457] (but see id. at pp. 859-866 [Gibson, C.J., dis.]); Dare v. Bd. of Medical Examiners (1943) 21 Cal.2d 790, 794-795 [136 P.2d 304]; Bixby v. Pierno (1971) 4 Cal.3d 130, 138-144 [93 Cal. Rptr. 234, 481 P.2d 242].) No case, however, addresses the question posed here, i.e., the constitutional propriety of restitutive money awards by an administrative agency.

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