2020 Citations and Disciplinary Actions

Last Updated: 7/31/2023

LICENSE/REGISTRATION DENIED

Hall, Steven Wayne
Effective September 24, 2020, the application for registration as a Registered Spectacle Lens Dispenser of Steven Wayne Hall is denied based on a Conviction of a Substantially Related Crime, Misstatement on a License Application, Dishonest Acts, and Conduct Warranting Licensee Discipline (BPC §§480(a)(1), (a)(2), (d), (a)(3)(A), (a)(3)(B), and CCR title 16 §1399.270). Click here to view the action.

PROBATION

Dawson, Martin Earl (SLD 42036 and CLD 8596)
San Diego, CA
Effective April 2, 2020, the Spectacle Lens Dispenser Application and Contact Lens Disperser Application are granted and SLD 42036 and CLD 8596 are issued to Martin Earl Dawson, with an address of record in San Diego, CA were immediately revoked, the revocations were stayed, and his registrations placed on probation for three years for Criminal Convictions of Murder and Robbery,and a Conviction of Robbery-Acts Involving Dishonesty, Fraud, or Deceit (BPC §§480(a)(1), 480(a)(2), in conjunction with 2559.2(b)). Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the registrant's Spectacle Lens Dispenser profile. Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the registrant's Contact Lens Dispenser profile.

Fitzpatrick, Jon Elliot (OPT 7949)
Santa Rosa, CA
Effective September 13, 2020, the license of Jon Elliot Fitzpatrick (OPT 7949), with an address of record in Santa Rosa, CA, was revoked, the revocation stayed, and the license was placed on probation for three years due to repeated negligent acts, and failure to refer to an appropriate physician (BPC §§3110(c), and (y)). Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the doctor's profile.

Sanford, Angelica Maria (SLD 41917)
Azusa, CA

Effective January 8, 2020, Spectacle Lens Dispenser Application is granted and SLD 41917 is issued to Angelica Maria Sanford, with an address of record in Azusa, CA, was immediately revoked, the order of revocation stayed, and respondent’s registration placed on probation for three years for a Conviction of a Substantially Related Crime (BPC §§480(a)(1), 480(a)(3)(A), 480(a)(3)(B) in conjunction with 2559.3). Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the registrant’s profile.

Soss, Edward H. (OPT 4847)
San Francisco, CA

Effective April 1, 2020, the license of Edward H. Soss (OPT 4847), with an address of record in San Francisco, CA was revoked, the revocation was stayed, and his license placed on probation for three years for Unprofessional Conduct: Insurance Fraud (BPC §§ 810 (a), 3110 (a), (e)). Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the doctor's profile.

REVOKED

Kulda, Celia Elaine (OPT 9304)
Garden Grove, CA
Effective September 24, 2020, the license of Celia Elaine Kulda (OPT 9304), with an address of record in Garden Grove, CA, was revoked for Conviction of a Substantial Relationship, and Unprofessional Conduct (BPC §§490, 3110(k), and (l)). Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the doctor's profile.

SURRENDERED

Sivas, Harold Charles (OPT 6353)
Palm Desert, CA
Effective September 24, 2020, the license of Harold Charles Sivas (OPT 6353), with an address of record in Palm Desert, CA was voluntarily surrendered for Failure or Refusal to Comply with an Order Compelling a Mental and Physical Evaluation (BPC §821). Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the doctor's profile.

Trippi, Lisa Antoinette (SLD 6469)
Redding, CA
Effective September 24, 2020, the registration of Lisa Antoinette Trippi (SLD 6469), with an address of record in Redding, CA, was voluntarily surrendered for a Conviction of a Substantially Related Crime (BPC §§2555.1, and 2559.3). Click here to obtain a copy of the action or view the registrant's profile.

For a summary of the disciplinary action, please contact the Board at 916-575-7170.