In Re Marriage of Kim

Appellant John Kim (Kim) has filed numerous notices of appeal and amended notices of appeal from different orders issued by the trial court which, in essence, have denied his motions (1) to modify an order re child visitation rights, (2) to set aside an order for his psychiatric evaluation, (3) to disqualify respondent’s counsel, (4) to consolidate these family law proceedings with certain civil rights cases filed by him and (5) for a jury trial. These various notices of appeal are found in four separate cases (case Nos. B020707, B023234, B028518, B030164) which have been consolidated for purposes of this appeal. We find no merit in any of Kim’s contentions and we therefore affirm each of the five orders made by the trial court.

Factual Background

The child involved in this matter, G., was born in the United States in October 1977 to appellant John Kim and respondent Kook Ja Kim, both of whom are from Korea. Their marriage was dissolved in May 1979. After custody of G. was awarded to Kim, he took G. to Korea to live with his parents. Kim returned to the United States in June of 1979, followed respondent to her place of employment, and shot her three times. This rendered…