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Neil G. Leeds v. Hanmi Bank

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B294238 · judgment October 27, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
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

The American Dream. Where a young citizen beat the odds of adversity and extreme poverty with only a ninth grade education to build one of the most recog­ nized brand of mattress stores in Los Angeles using his first and last name in likeness to his corporation. Only to have his bank leave him bankrupt and home­ less after an entire life of work, which would leave him no access to justice to defend himself in court.

  1. Whether the lower court including the appeal court should have followed The California Supreme Court Ruling under Jameson v. Desta to provide a free court reporter for a pro se In forma pauperis litigant.

  2. Whether the appeal court can dismiss the pro se litigants corporation which is also his personal name on appeal after all fees were paid and was timely rendering his ability to challenge his original case filed impossible under the theory of law raised by opposing counsel.

  3. Whether a small business corporation. With that being the President Ceo as the only owner share­ holder the ability to have standing to litigate under the Unruh Civil Rights Act. - %

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Neil G. Leeds

For respondent
Mark T. Hansen
Lim Nexus, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 06 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 09 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
  3. Oct 29 2021
  4. Oct 29 2021
    Motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis.
  5. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  6. Aug 25 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  7. Aug 13 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Hanmi Bank to respond filed.
  8. Jul 12 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2021)