Bailey Mercado

The California State Bars Office of the Chief Trial Counsel was awestruck and panic-stricken when it lost its motion for entry of default, in a direct examination of its legal position against me, the pro-se respondent in Case No. 05-R-04605, et. al.

I begin the account in the centre, with the outrageous misconduct of work of the Chief Trial Counsel, through Deputy Trial Counsel Melanie E. Lawrence, Esq. The forum is the State Bar Court's Hearing Department, presided over by the Hon. Richard A. Honn. Todays history is merely the beginning of the comprehensive coverage and analytic commentary I seek to supply regarding 'Inside the Matter of Stephen R. Stone, No. 183617, A Member of the State Bar, an action by which I am clearly an interested party. Get supplementary information on this affiliated article directory by clicking the infographic.

Here are some to-day is just a small but revealing part of the story. In case you thought the State Bar Court is just a court like many more, reconsider.

1. I filed a motion to reconsider following the court rejected my motion to dismiss the notice of Disciplinary Charges. That morning, a Tuesday, I'd brought my intent to move for reconsideration to the court's consideration at an in-person status conference, where the court established that this action was a suitable and reasonable responsive pleading.

2. I served a copy to the Deputy Trial Counsel. Then I delivered two copies to the filing clerk, to whose screen other clerks had directed me. She took my motion to reconsider, inspected it vigilantly, and stamped my conformed content Received.

3. The movement was not due before following Monday, Although I recorded it Tuesday. Monday, the Deputy Trial Attorney e-mailed me on that. If you know any thing, you will possibly require to learn about web based legal services. In her words, 'At this time you've failed to properly record any receptive report. So, I intend to ask the Court to enter your default.'

4. The Deputy Trial Counsel lacked any understanding of the egregiousness of her misconduct. She waited till Monday to point out the error, admitted Tuesday being served using the actual signed report, and tried to exploit it to hav