California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 11417.1

(a) If the decision of the bureau is to make a payment out of the Recovery Account and the judgment debtor files a writ of mandamus as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 11417, no payment shall be made of the pending application unless and until the writ of mandamus has been denied and the denial has become final.

(b) If the writ of mandamus is granted on the basis that the claimant has not met the requirements for payment from the Recovery Account, the application shall be denied.