Manson v. State of California CA2/2

Filed 1/8/26 Manson v. State of California CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

ARSEN MANSON, B345846

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. v. 24STCV07098)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL.,

Defendants and Respondents.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Thomas D. Long, Judge. Affirmed.

Arsen Manson, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Iveta Ovsepyan, Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth S. Angres and Tammy Kim, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents. _______________________

Plaintiff and appellant Arsen Manson, appearing in propria persona, appeals from the trial court’s orders sustaining a demurrer and dismissing his first amended complaint (FAC) with prejudice as to defendants State of California and Laura Simpton, a hearing officer with the California Victims Compensation Board (CVCB) (collectively, respondents).1 We affirm. DISCUSSION The trial court described the FAC as “largely unintelligible” and “alleg[ing] no facts whatsoever as to any wrongful conduct by the [respondents] to provide any notice of the conduct or bases for which they are sued.” That description is accurate, and it also applies to Manson’s briefs in this appeal. This much can be gleaned from the record: In 2013, a jury convicted Manson of six felony counts related to marijuana possession and sales. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11360, subd. (a), 11359.) He allegedly served a prison sentence of two years and 10 days.2 In 2017, following the enactment of drug reform laws, Manson’s convictions were reduced to misdemeanors. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11361.8, subd. (e).) In 2019, the trial court dismissed his convictions. (Pen. Code, § 1203.4a, subd. (a) [allowing