N.D.

FACTS

Phillips filed a petition for a writ of mandate on N.D.’s behalf, asking us to order the trial court to refer N.D.’s statement of disqualification to a different judge. The petition only contained one exhibit—the trial court’s order striking N.D.’s statement of disqualification. Phillips did not provide us with the statement of disqualification. Nor did he submit any exhibits supporting the accusations in the petition or in the statement of disqualification. While he accused the trial court of failing to “address[] [the statement’s] material allegations,” he gave us no evidence of what those allegations were. Instead of developing a cogent legal argument explaining how the court erred, Phillips unfurled a litany of grievances allegedly suffered at the hands of the court. These include the court’s alleged refusal to rule on certain matters, to serve Phillips with copies of protective orders, and to respond to e- mail requests. But there were no citations to the record. There was virtually no record at all. We denied the petition and issued an order to show cause why Phillips should not be sanctioned for filing a frivolous writ petition (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.492(a)(1)…