When applying the substantial evidence test, does the court have the power to reverse a decision made by the Department of Health and Social Services?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Greenebaum v. City of Los Angeles, 153 Cal.App.3d 391, 200 Cal.Rptr. 237 (Cal. App. 1984):
Finally, when applying the substantial evidence test, "Courts may reverse an agency's decision only if, based on the evidence before the agency, a reasonable person could not reach the conclusion reached by the agency." [153 Cal.App.3d 402] (McMillan v. American Gen. Fin. Corp., supra, 60 Cal.App.3d 175, 186, 131 Cal.Rptr. 462.) (Emphasis in original.)
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