On July 22, 2010, the California Supreme Court granted Martin’s petition for review in Shalant v. Girardi, No. S182629. The issue before the Supreme Court is whether a vexatious litigant must obtain permission to proceed in pro per if he or she becomes self-represented while the case is pending.
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Hedgpeth v. City of Anaheim
June 22, 2010On June 21, 2010, the California Supreme Court denied the City of Anaheim’s petition for review in Hedgpeth v. City of Anaheim, No. S182325. In the underlying appeal, Martin represented a former captain of the Anaheim Police Department who had recovered a judgment of $943,000 for unlawful retaliation in violation of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment against the City of Anaheim on March 23, 2010.