WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR?
October 23, 2024: I discovered allegedly concealed evidence tied to my claims six years after the underlying events occurred.
October 2024 - March 2025: I desperately searched for legal representation, and I was denied by 144 law firms, mainly due to the chilling effect of the subject matter.
April 3, 2025: After the California Civil Rights Department refused to investigate, constituting what appeared to be a violation of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection clause, they denied my appeal exalting internal policy over statutory code and case law.
July 25, 2025: I finally filed this lawsuit without a lawyer in Santa Monica, CA.
July 28, 2025: The case was automatically assigned to the Site Judge at the Beverly Hills courthouse, and I began using tracking software on 23 Defendants I was able to email.
September 24 to 30, 2025: I was denied 6 times in 1 week by that Site Judge regarding basic procedural mechanics to facilitate service on 27 high-powered parties.
October 8, 2025: I filed my first emergency Writ of Mandate with the 2nd Appellate District, Court of Appeal.
October 21, 2025: I was denied by the Court of Appeal, and I discovered that the reviewing division's presiding justice was the former Site Judge at the Beverly Hills courthouse for five years working directly with the current Site Judge.
October 23, 2025: I discovered that the two jurists were also appointed to an extrajudicial "Diversity Inclusion Working Group" championing underrepresented voices.
October 24, 2025: I discovered that the former global investment bank of the presiding justice's spouse consulted Fox during its asset transition to Disney in 2018-2019.
October 25, 2025: I discovered that this investment bank donated thousands of dollars annually to two charity organizations since 2015 and as far back as 2005 where key Defendants sat on the Boards of Directors/Governors.
October 26, 2025: I discovered financial disclosures that showed the presiding justice held stocks of up to $100,000 in the companies that I sued from 2018 to 2020.
October 30, 2025: I filed a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court.
November 6, 2025: I submitted a complaint against both current and former Site Judges with the California Commission on Judicial Performance.
Mid-November 2025: Realizing that public awareness was necessary to protect my rights, I began contacting members of the mainstream press (using email tracking again), and 150 journalists have repeatedly read and forwarded my notices but remained silent.
November 19, 2025: I was summarily denied by the California Supreme Court, three weeks after filing, and without any comment on my public record discoveries.
December 3, 2025: I had requested for the trial judge's recusal for the fifth time as I filed the latest disqualification statement before the first CMC.
December 5, 2025: I had my first Case Management Conference hearing face to face with the trial judge, and by then, I had filed for automatic recusal that was denied in October, and four disqualification statements, which he failed to transfer to a neutral judge.
Mid-December 2025: Joint counsel for 15 Defendants, including 20th Century Studios, Inc., Lee Daniels Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment, et al., finally appeared on the case.
December 19, 2025: I filed my second Writ of Mandate and Prohibition with the Court of Appeal, and it was routed to the same exact Division 4 that denied it in October, despite the fact that I requested for a neutral division; over 25 pages of exhibits have named the presiding justice directly or in relation.
December 20, 2025: I filed a disqualification statement to recuse the justice from my Writ.
January 21, 2026: Division 4 at the Court of Appeal summarily denied my Writ of Mandate and Prohibition again and even failed to respond to the disqualification statement as administratively required statewide.
January 30, 2026: I filed my second Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court with new facts and legal grounds to nullify the denial due to automatic disqualification.
February 4, 2026: Defense counsel for the 15 Defendants finally responded to my Complaint with a 27-page demurrer filing, setting a hearing for April 2, 2026.
February 13, 2026: I filed a Request for Entry of Default against the 16th Defendant for failing to respond to my Complaint after he was served on January 6, 2026.
February 18, 2026: I attended my first procedural hearing with defense counsel present, and we agreed to continue the demurrer hearing to April 21, 2026 (also the deadline to serve all remaining 11 Defendants and the date of the next CMC to discuss trial).
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