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Board of Appeals denies rehearing request in taxi-medallion revocation case
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied a rehearing request by counsel for medallion holder Syed Bashir Rahimi, finding no new material facts or extraordinary circumstances; the board cited the record and testimony, including an SFPD account of a Jan. 11 traffic stop, before voting 4–0 to deny rehearing.
The Board of Appeals for the City and County of San Francisco on Jan. 14, 2009 denied a request to rehear the revocation of taxi medallion No. 1135 and attendant card No. 62705, rejecting arguments that the December 17 hearing produced a manifest injustice.
Leah Parmenter, attorney for appellant Syed Bashir Rahimi, asked the board to grant a rehearing so she could submit a comprehensive legal brief she said would show “manifest injustice” at the earlier proceeding. Parmenter argued that prejudicial testimony unrelated to the waybill allegations had been introduced at the prior hearing and that she…
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