No. 22-390

Shahrouz Jahanshahi v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2022-10-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-rights attorney-fees attorneys-fees civil-procedure due-process equal-protection judicial-sanction limited-jurisdiction rule-of-law sanctions
Latest Conference: 2023-01-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Can a limited jurisdiction court of California award attorneys' fees in excess of its jurisdictional limit of $10,000.00?

(2) Is it justified to sanction a litigant for his advocacy and exercise of his right to file a meritorious appeal?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether-the-superior-court-of-california-has-exceeded-its-jurisdiction

Docket Entries

2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-11-08
Waiver of right of respondents Jean and Howard Rosenfeld to respond filed.
2022-10-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 25, 2022)
2022-07-29
Application (22A76) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 15, 2022.
2022-07-19
Application (22A76) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 16, 2022 to October 15, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Jean and Howard Rosenfeld
Ben Rosenfeld — Respondent
Shahrouz Jahanshahi
Shahrouz Jahanshahi — Petitioner