Professional record
Amanda Martinez — CSLB Investigator
Public records and pending litigation concerning CSLB investigator Amanda Martinez's professional role in the investigation underlying Minor v. CSLB.
Amanda Martinez appears in public records and pending litigation as the CSLB investigator who interviewed Zachary and Angela Minor on September 28, 2022 and received a Dropbox link to the recorded interview.
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Role in the record
The duty statement and device records identify Martinez's CSLB investigative role and assigned equipment. The transmission email shows that Robert Yeager sent the recording link directly to her.
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Statements about the recording
In April 2025 Martinez wrote that she initially accessed the recording and that the report signed by Jessie Flores included information from the meeting. In July 2025 she described the recording as a Napa DA cloud recording that self-deleted from the cloud-based system.
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Plaintiffs' allegations
Plaintiffs allege that Martinez's descriptions did not adequately account for receipt, access, use, retention and electronic evidence on CSLB equipment. These allegations are disputed and have not been adjudicated as findings.
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POST response
POST reported no responsive records of complaints or allegations of serious misconduct against Amanda Marion Martinez. The response does not establish whether CSLB conducted another kind of review.
Questions answered
Frequently Asked Questions About Amanda Martinez — CSLB Investigator
- Who is Amanda Martinez in this record?
- A CSLB investigator identified in official records, correspondence and pending pleadings concerning the Minor investigation.
- Does this page report a misconduct finding?
- No. It distinguishes source records, party statements, allegations and unanswered questions.
Primary record
Related Source Documents
- S001CSLB Investigator Duty Statement — Amanda Martinez
The official duty statement for the CSLB investigator position, including Section F describing consequences of investigative error.
- 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.”
- S006April 21, 2025 Martinez / Yeager / Flores Email Chain
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
Martinez's description of the recording as a Napa DA recording stored in the cloud.
- 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.
- S018POST Response — Amanda Martinez
POST's response to a request for serious-misconduct complaint/allegation records concerning Amanda Martinez.
- 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.
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