Pritchett
Pritchett v. Cline CA5
Opinion
Opinion
STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND FACTS
Appellant, Jessie D. Pritchett, in pro. per., filed two complaints in the Tulare County Superior Court naming as defendant Tulare County District Attorney Phillip Cline, claiming defendant Cline breached a plea agreement entered into by appellant in a criminal case. (It appears the complaints were filed under the same superior court number.) Defendant Cline filed a demurrer. On December 10, 2012, the superior court sustained the demurrer without leave to amend. Appellant filed a notice of appeal from the orders sustaining the demurrer without leave to amend on December 26, 2012. According to the Tulare County Superior Court docket, no final judgment has been entered. This court issued a briefing order granting appellant time to explain why this court should not dismiss his appeal for lack of a judgment or appealable order. Appellant submitted a letter brief stating that he “is unlikely to be provided with a judgment of dismissal from the Honorable Judge Reed based on prejudice and as such will proceed on letter brief.” The letter thereafter addresses the merits of the appeal. The letter brief failed to address the issue of…