Underground Regulation Petitions Under Review

Listed below are the underground regulation petitions that are currently under review by OAL. This list also contains timeframes and deadlines associated with each underground regulations petition. Information on this list is updated approximately every two weeks so some recently submitted matters may not yet be shown.

Please Note: If a petition is incomplete, a petitioner has 60 days to complete the petition. In addition, there are applicable dates concerning publishing the petition in the Notice Register, the public comment period, timeframe for agency response and completion deadline for OAL’s determination for petitions that are accepted.

OAL File NumberSubjectAgencyPetitionerOutcome/
Disposition
Initial
Review
Date
Notice
Register
Publication
Public
Comments
Due
Agency's
Response
Due
Determination
Due
CTU2026-0213-01Muhammad v. CDCR; Prohibition on Printing Court Docket Information in CDCR LibrariesDepartment of Corrections and RehabilitationKwesi MuhammadAccept4/14/202604/24/202605/26/202606/08/202608/24/2026
CTU2026-0508-01Fernandez v. DPR; Pest Control Business LicenseDepartment of Pesticide RegulationSarah FernandezIncomplete8/14/2026
CTU2026-0515-01Hardy v. DPR; Apiary Operator NotificationDepartment of Pesticide RegulationAllison HardyIncomplete8/14/2026
CTU2026-0804-01Bishop v DRE; Interpretation of California Business and Professions Code Section 135.5.Department of Real EstateKeith Paul BishopUnder Review10/5/2026
CTU2026-0810-01Fletcher v. DSH; Policy Directive 6300; Data De-Identification and Redaction of Confidential Patient Information (PD6300)Department of State HospitalsAllan FletcherUnder Review10/9/2026
CTU2026-0810-02Brummett v. CDCR; Operational Procedure 217; Employee and Appointee ConductDepartment of Corrections and RehabilitationMelvin Ray Brummett Jr.Under Review10/9/2026