Chaidez v. State of California
By a confusing, 19-page hand-written complaint, plaintiff Roberto Chaidez, proceeding in propria persona, sued defendants and respondents (1) California Western School of Law (CWSL); (2) the State of California, by and through the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Board of Parole Hearings (sued as and formerly the California Board of Prison Terms), the California Parole Services Agency, Santos Sanchez (collectively the State defendants); (3) the Superior Court of San Diego County (Superior Court), Commissioner Sandra L. Berry, Judge George W. Clarke, retired Judge Richard J. Hanscom (collectively the Superior Court defendants); and (4) the Judicial Council of California (the Judicial Council). This lawsuit arises from Chaidez's claim that an allegedly "fictitious 'attorney'," whom he identifies as "A. Johnson", was appointed to represent him at a pretrial hearing in a 2002 criminal proceeding identified in the complaint as case No. SCD M866047. The complaint, which did not allege any specific counts, was titled "Civil Liability Complaint for All Damages Incurred."
CWSL, the State defendants, the Superior Court defendants, and the Judicial Council separately demurred to the complaint generally and specially on various grounds. The court sustained the demurrers without leave to amend and dismissed the action.
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