Peter Kleidman v. The Hon. Thomas L. Willhite, Jr.

INTRODUCTION

19 On March 12, 2020, Plaintiff Peter Kleidman (“Plaintiff”) filed a 20 complaint (Dkt. 1, “Complaint”) alleging violations of various provisions of 21 the United States Constitution and the California Constitution, as well as 22 violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983” or “§ 1983”), 28 U.S.C. § 2201, 23 and Cal. Gov. Code § 68081, against the California Court of Appeal, Second 24 Appellate District, Division Four of the California Court of Appeal, Second 25 Appellate District, the Supreme Court of California, the Judicial Conference of 26 California, which Plaintiff alleges was established by the California 27 Constitution and is part of the “judicial branch” (collectively, the “California Courts”) and several current and former Judges and Justices of the California Courts (collectively, “Judicial Officers”). II. THE RELEVANT ALLEGATIONS OF THE COMPLAINT Plaintiff alleges in 2013 he filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court and the court in that case set a trial date of April 20, 2015. Complaint, ¶ 8. Plaintiff claims that in 2014, “the clerks” advised him that the 8 trial was no…