Case overview
Minor v. Contractors State License Board
Source-backed overview of Minor v. CSLB, the September 2022 recording, criminal referral, original laptop, recovered evidence, dispositions and pending civil cases.
Minor v. CSLB refers here to state and federal civil litigation arising from a CSLB investigation of Zachary and Angela Minor. The cases concern disputed investigative conduct, records handling and evidence; pending allegations are not court findings.
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The documentary sequence
A September 28, 2022 interview was recorded and transmitted to CSLB. A referral was signed in February 2023. The original assigned CSLB laptop was replaced in March 2023. Napa County later forensically recovered the recording in August 2025.
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Criminal disposition
On July 31, 2026, the Sonoma docket records show dismissal of Angela Minor's entire case and dismissal of the felony counts and enhancements against Zachary Minor, whose remaining disposition involved a separate licensing misdemeanor.
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Pending civil allegations
The state and federal pleadings set out Plaintiffs' allegations and legal theories. The site distinguishes those allegations from documents, defendant positions, open questions and court outcomes.
Questions answered
Frequently Asked Questions About Minor v. Contractors State License Board
- What is Minor v. CSLB?
- The name used by this archive for related state and federal civil litigation arising from the Minors' CSLB investigation.
- Are the civil allegations proven?
- No. Pending allegations are identified as allegations unless a source establishes an outcome or undisputed documentary fact.
Primary record
Related Source Documents
- S002September 28, 2022 Dropbox Transmission
12:44 PM email from Napa County Investigator Robert Yeager to CSLB Investigator Amanda Martinez, subject “link to interview from earlier.”
- S003Yeager Confirmation of Transfer, Receipt, and Later Deletion
Yeager's written account that he sent the recording to Martinez, confirmed receipt by telephone, and later deleted Napa-controlled copies.
- S005Criminal Referral / Arraignment Package — Signature Page
Signature page establishing when the criminal referral / arraignment package was signed.
- S009Forensic Recovery of the September 28 Recording
Napa County records documenting forensic recovery of the deleted audio from the original recorder and its redistribution.
- S011CSLB Laptop Replacement and IT Search Records
Records identifying the original HP 640 G4 (Master Tag 0021688), its March 27, 2023 replacement, the successor Dell Precision 3570, and later searches.
- S020State Third Amended Complaint — Minor v. CSLB, et al.
Plaintiffs' current state-court pleading, its claims, factual narrative, and requested relief.
- S021Federal Amended Complaint Materials — Minor v. Flores & Martinez
Plaintiffs' federal civil-rights allegations and legal theories under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
- S024Sonoma County Docket — People v. Zachary Minor, SCR-765374-1
Case summary and disposition events for SCR-765374-1, filed August 18, 2023. On July 31, 2026, before Judge Shelly J. Averill, all felony counts (002–007) and all enhancements were dismissed on the motion of the People; Zachary Minor entered a no-contest plea to count 001, contracting without a license (Bus. & Prof. Code § 7028.16), a misdemeanor.
- S025Sonoma County Docket — People v. Angela Minor, SCR-765374-2
Case summary and disposition events for SCR-765374-2, filed August 18, 2023. Case status: Dismissed. On July 31, 2026, before Judge Shelly J. Averill, every count and enhancement against Angela Minor was dismissed on the motion of the People.
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