California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Agricultural Labor Relations Bd. v. Abatti Produce, Inc., 168 Cal.App.3d 504, 214 Cal.Rptr. 283 (Cal. App. 1985):
These 1939 cases were followed by Bixby v. Pierno (1971) 4 Cal.3d 130, 93 Cal.Rptr. 234, 481 P.2d 242. In Bixby, petitioner filed a petition for writ of mandamus to review a corporation commissioner decision approving a recapitalization plan. The court discussed at length the history of the judicial attitude toward review of administrative agency decisions. It noted the court's initial fear of rapidly growing administrative agencies and their later recognition the agencies were indispensible in our society. (Id., at p. 142, 93 Cal.Rptr. 234, 481 P.2d 242.) The court then noted the changing judicial view of individual rights and concluded, in 1971, independent judicial review of agency decisions was only required when vested fundamental rights were at issue. (Id., at pp. 143-144, 93 Cal.Rptr. 234, 481 P.2d 242.)
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