Castellano

Introduction

Plaintiffs Say & Say and Liang-Hough Shieh (Shieh) have filed three notices of appeal under the two appellate case numbers referenced post: a notice filed on June 1, 1993, and another filed August 2, 1993, under case No. B076656 and a notice filed on June 3, 1993 under case No. B076709. Each of these notices is substantially the same in form, purporting to “appeal . . . from any and all rulings, decisions, judgements [sic] and orders . . . rendered, issued or made . . . on and before the date of the filing of this Notice of Appeal, and any and all rulings, decisions, judgements [sic] and orders rendered, issued or made by the above entitled court subsequently in connection with, arising under or relating to the above Orders.”

On September 9, 1993, Gary Hollingsworth moved to consolidate and dismiss the above referenced appeals (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 42) on the ground that Shieh is in contempt of court and has not purged the contempt and Say & Say is Shieh’s alter ego. Plaintiffs opposed the motion, filing a 131-page opposition to the motion to dismiss and a 4,600-page supporting appendix. One paragraph of the opposition to the motion to dismiss is…