Evidence repository
Document Library
Public records displayed on this site may be redacted beyond the redactions made by the producing agency to protect personal information unrelated to the public-interest issues documented here.
- S001CSLB Investigator Duty Statement — Amanda Martinez
Undated duty statement · Department of Consumer Affairs / CSLB · Official agency record
The official duty statement for the CSLB investigator position, including Section F describing consequences of investigative error.
- S002September 28, 2022 Dropbox Transmission
2022-09-28 · Napa County District Attorney's Office · Agency email
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
2025 · Napa County District Attorney's Office · Agency correspondence
Yeager's written account that he sent the recording to Martinez, confirmed receipt by telephone, and later deleted Napa-controlled copies.
- S004Dropbox Deletion Activity — 220723_0161.MP3
2023-02-09 · Dropbox (via Napa County) · Account activity record
Dropbox activity records and user-ID mapping identifying a February 9, 2023 deletion event associated with Robert Yeager's account.
- S005Criminal Referral / Arraignment Package — Signature Page
2023-02-06 · Contractors State License Board · Official agency record
Signature page establishing when the criminal referral / arraignment package was signed.
ReferralThe Referral - S006April 21, 2025 Martinez / Yeager / Flores Email Chain
2025-04-21 · CSLB / Napa County · Agency email
Email chain in which Martinez addresses her access to the recording and its use in the referral.
- S007July 9, 2025 Martinez Email — Cloud / Self-Delete Explanation
2025-07-09 · Contractors State License Board · Agency email
Martinez's description of the recording as a Napa DA recording stored in the cloud.
Changing explanationsThe Recording - S008July 11, 2025 Flores Response
2025-07-11 · Contractors State License Board · Agency email
Flores's response stating that the matter was handled by Napa County.
Changing explanationsThe Recording - S009Forensic Recovery of the September 28 Recording
2025-08-20 · Napa County District Attorney's Office · Forensic / agency record
Napa County records documenting forensic recovery of the deleted audio from the original recorder and its redistribution.
- S010FTK Imager Recorder / Directory Evidence
2025 · Forensic examination exhibits · Technical exhibit
Recorder file-system structure, directory entry, and read-error information relating to 220723_0161.MP3.
Forensic recoveryThe Recording - S011CSLB Laptop Replacement and IT Search Records
2023-03-27 · Contractors State License Board — IT · Discovery production
Records identifying the original HP 640 G4 (Master Tag 0021688), its March 27, 2023 replacement, the successor Dell Precision 3570, and later searches.
- S012CSLB Records Retention Schedule — Approval No. 2023-168
2023-12-01 · CalRIM / Secretary of State · Official public record
The Secretary-of-State-approved CSLB retention schedule, including Items 120 and 128–142.
- S013Prior CSLB Records Retention Schedule — Approval No. 2019-175
2019 · CalRIM / Secretary of State · Official public record
The prior CSLB retention framework, shown for historical comparison.
Records retentionRecords Retention - S014CalRIM-04 Lost / Accidentally Destroyed Records Template
2024-01 · California Records and Information Management · State records-management form
CalRIM's documentation template for records lost or accidentally destroyed before their retention period.
- S015DCA Example — CalRIM Lost Records Documentation
Undated · Department of Consumer Affairs (SOLID / OIO) · Official agency record
A DCA unit's CalRIM documentation of premature shredding of one box of obsolete administrative paper.
- S016CSLB Records Management Assistant Coordinator Contact Form
Undated · Department of Consumer Affairs · Official agency record
Identifies CSLB's unit records-management contact and backup role.
Records managementRecords Retention - S017CalRIM Agency Assignment Record
Undated · California Secretary of State · Official public record
Shows the CalRIM analyst assigned to the Department of Consumer Affairs, including CSLB.
- S018POST Response — Amanda Martinez
2026-08-28 · California Commission on POST · Public records response
POST's response to a request for serious-misconduct complaint/allegation records concerning Amanda Martinez.
POSTPOST - S019POST Response — Jessie Flores
2026-08-31 · California Commission on POST · Public records response
POST's response to a request for serious-misconduct complaint/allegation records concerning Jessie Flores.
POSTPOST - S020State Third Amended Complaint — Minor v. CSLB, et al.
2025 · Sacramento County Superior Court, No. 25CV021164 · Filed court document
Plaintiffs' current state-court pleading, its claims, factual narrative, and requested relief.
State caseLitigation - S021Federal Amended Complaint Materials — Minor v. Flores & Martinez
2025 · U.S. District Court, E.D. Cal., No. 2:25-cv-02592-TLN-CKD (PS) · Filed court document
Plaintiffs' federal civil-rights allegations and legal theories under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Federal caseLitigation - S022CSLB Board Meeting Procedures
Board meeting packet · Contractors State License Board · Published board record
Published Board procedures describing how alleged procedure/protocol errors or staff misconduct may be handled while matters are pending.
Board oversightBoard Oversight - S023CSLB STD.73 Records Retention Schedule — Cover Page
2023-12-01 · CalRIM / Secretary of State · Official public record
The cover page identifying CSLB, Approval No. 2023-168, and the records-management approval chain.
Records retentionRecords Retention - S024Sonoma County Docket — People v. Zachary Minor, SCR-765374-1
2026-07-31 · Sonoma County Superior Court · Court docket record
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
2026-07-31 · Sonoma County Superior Court · Court docket record
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.