California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from John Doe v. Occidental Coll., 249 Cal.Rptr.3d 889, 37 Cal.App.5th 1003 (Cal. App. 2019):
3 We note, even under the independent judgment standard, "a trial court must afford a strong presumption of correctness concerning the administrative findings, and the party challenging the administrative decision bears the burden of convincing the court that the administrative findings are contrary to the weight of the evidence." (Fukuda v. City of Angels (1999) 20 Cal.4th 805, 817, 85 Cal.Rptr.2d 696, 977 P.2d 693.)
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