Oct 31, 2021
HCIDLA & Hi Point 1522 LLC Racism at 1522 Hi Point Apartments 90035. Dear City Clerk City of Los Angeles: The city is requested to release any copies of documents that evidence comunications between any city agency or department and the law firm Felman, Daggenhurst, El Dabe, Toporoff. Thank you.
Subject: Questions re Johnson / Power Property Inc., a corporation . Questions re Johnson / Power Property Inc., a corporation
From: GJohnson.
To: brandon@fdelawfirm.com.
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 10:44 PM PDT .
Felman, Daggenhurst, El Dabe, Toporoff Brandon S. Dimond. 13743 Ventura Blvd. Ste 350. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-5598 fax 818-990-5598. Brandon S. Dimond, state Bar #266876
The taking of property without due process
To whom it may concern:
Just a few questions:
1. I am the plaintiff pro se in case 19STSC14394.
2. I understand your firm may be representing one/all of the defendants in this case. I did previously by email ask the defendants to verify if they are represented by counsel, and there was no response. Are you aware of my requests?
3. The case is now set for trial de novo, having been previously heard in the small claims court. Are you aware that the court records show that a cross complaint was filed and that there is no cross complaint filed under penalty of perjury from defendants Power Property Management Group, Inc. Brett Parsons, Cynthia Reynosa, and Kassandra Harris?
4. Are you aware that the court has pointed out that in the initial small claims case, as well as the trial de novo, there is no authorization to appear served and filed by any of the defendants?
5. The court ordered on September 8, 2021, that a Substitution of Attorney form be served on plaintiff and filed by September 17, 2021 with the court. Please explain why that form was not filed with the court by September 17, 2021.
6. Do you have any objection to being disciplined by the state bar for not having timely filed, and served on plaintiff, a substitution of attorney form with the court?
7. The court said on September 8, 2021 hearing that the defendants do not have an authorization to appear on file, did not have a substitution of attorney on file. Yet Paul Wall, attorney, is said to have made an appearance on behalf of your law firm September 8, 2021. Are you aware of this?
Do you agree that Paul Wall knew, as he implied in court, that his appearance was unauthorized?
8. How did Paul Wall make an appearance before the court without written authorization to appear on your behalf?
9. A request to postpone trial was signed by you on 9/7/21 untimely. Are you aware that the document was not served on me as plaintiff because the address is not correct and thus I did not receive your alleged service copy? Are you planning to let the court know that you never served the document on me and when will you tell the court?
10. The court granted the request to postpone stating due to “medical reasons.” However, while your request to postpone only said, “currently under quarantine” and “our office is short staffed”, would you agree that there was no stated reason why your firm could not have appeared remotely by phone or video at the hearing; after all , your appearance attorney did appear, and defendant Kassandra Harris did appear by audio/phone?
11. Isn’t it true that in all cases when a person says “quarantine”, unless there is clarification, that such information means the person is still able to function by phone or remotely and does not have a medical reason or medical illness not to be able to communicate by phone or video remote?
12. Do you have any objection to this being brought before the state bar on these actions?
13. Do you have any objection to me seeking an entry of default judgment against the defendants for non- appearance September 8, 2021 (except for Kassandra Harris)?
14. Do you also represent defendants Walter Barratt and Hi Point Apts, LLC?
15. Do you represent Hi Point 1522, LLC (interested party)?
16. Would you agree that when you signed the September 7, 2021, request to postpone trial, that you signed under penalty of perjury but the form you signed was not “true and correct” since you have not filed with the court and served a valid authorization to appear?
17. Would you agree that at the time you filed the Request to Postpone Trial, that you did not have the authority to file such document with the court?
Please respond in writing in a reasonable amount of time.
All rights reserved.
Geary J. Johnson (address) (phone)
(Text of Complaint to the State Bar dated Oct 31, 2021). “I am plaintiff pro se. The attorney and law firm I complain about allegedly represents the defendant(s). I am not seeking resolution of the issues of the court complaint, but only to complain about attorney conduct. LASC small claims case 19STSC14394. This case was heard in small claims court around July 1, 2021 where judgment was issued. All parties represented themselves. Around 7/20/21 I filed a notice of trial de novo. During the time before the trial de novo, defendants (six) included two corporations. As of the July 1, 2021 hearing, so said the Judge and defendants, neither of the 2 corporations had filed “authorizations” to appear before or with the court. Four defendants had not filed signed complaints under penalty of perjury. On September 8, 2021, a court trial do novo hearing was held. The court and the appearance attorney Paul Wall admitted that there were no authorizations to appear on file with the court, and that therefore Paul Wall had no authority to appear. Defendant Kassandra Harris appeared by phone. No other defendants appeared. Some of the defendants asked for a continuance which was granted, even though there were no authorizations to appear. The written request for continuance, untimely, was never served on me by the defendants at the time. Allegedly the law firm Felman, Daggenhurst, El Dabe, Toporoff —in its entirety—was out on “quarantine” and not able to appear by video or phone, nor did any of the other five defendants appear by video or phone. I protested this in person. The court also noted there was no substitution of attorney filed either for Paul Wall to appear, or served on me. COVID 19 not withstanding, the defendants’ request for continuance said the Judge indicated the firm was “short staffed” therefore IMO someone could have appeared at the hearing. I believe the law firm in question, attorney Brandon S. Dimond, and attorney Paul Wall did not have authorization to appear September 8, 2021, and did not have authorization to fle a request for continuance. This is the taking of my property without due process since the law firm allegedly represents clients who never filed a signed cross complaint under penalty of perjury (the cross complaint was only signed by two defendants). I request that such conduct subject the law firms and lawyers to discipline up to and including disbarment and revocation of the license to practice. Attached is a copy of an email I sent to the law firm in question on September 22, 2021 at 10:44 pm. Attached is a copy of the notice of appeal trial de novo filed (in two parts).”
(Published by the city clerk’s office at https://lacity.nextrequest.com/requests/21-9733 )
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