Brown

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Given the content of the many notices of appeal in this matter and the deficiencies in Brown’s briefing, it is difficult to describe the precise nature of the causes of action, rulings, orders, and judgments at issue in this appeal. The following contains a rough outline of the parties’ roles in this action and the rulings it appears Brown seeks to challenge.

The Operative Complaints

In January 2021, Hall filed an action in Sacramento Superior Court against Brown (Hall action). The Union of California State Workers, doing business as Service Employees’ International Union Local 1000 (Local 1000) was named as a real party in interest to the Hall action. According to the respondents’ brief, the Hall action arose out of a series of disputes within Local 1000 about the union’s internal governance. In March 2022, Brown, who identified himself as the president of Local 1000, filed a cross-complaint against Hall and Local 1000 in the Hall action. At some point before December 2022, Brown filed an action in Kern County Superior Court against Hall “an individual, in his official capacity as a Board Member” of Local 1000, and 41 (or 43) other…