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Sanjay Bhardwaj v. State Bar of California

Paid petition · Supreme Court of California, No. S256601 · judgment April 29, 2020


Certiorari denied · November 9, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Two questions are presented: 0 Can California State Bar Court consider trial transcripts which are not certified, are false and product of antecedent forgery after trial, for purpose of appellate review ? 0 Where false and forged transcripts are claimed as above and for newly discovered evidence never considered by lower courts of certain forgery, can California Supreme Court deny a motion for a new trial, without denial of procedural and substantive due process to its subject, under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution? RULE 14.1(B) PARTY STATEMENT Petitioner Sanjay Bhardwaj, is a private individual and a naturalized citizen of the United States, located in Alameda County California. Respondent is a public entity, State Bar of California. It enforces attorney discipline in State of California, through its Office of Chief Trial Counsel.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sanjay Bhardwaj

For respondent
Robert G. Retana
The State Bar of California

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 09 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 21 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
  3. Oct 13 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent State Bar of California to respond filed.
  4. Sep 28 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2020)