DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE Preliminarily, the court notes that the new allegations in the First Amended Petitio (FAP) consist of improper argument, and appear to be a procedurally improper attempt to obtai reconsideration of the court’s prior ruling, which sustained the County’s demurrer to the origina petition as being barred by collateral estoppel. However, the County has not raised thes concerns; and by demurring to the FAP on the same grounds instead of moving to strike the ne and improper allegations/argument, the County has essentially invited the court to reconsider th prior ruling. To the extent that the court is now required to engage in such reconsideration without adherence to the jurisdictional requirements set forth in CCP §1008, the court wil exercise its inherent authority to do so pursuant to Le Francois v Goel (2005) 35 Cal 4th 1094 On reconsideration the court finds as follows: A person a person listed on the CACI who has been denied a grie