Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 3, 2022
Panel corrects facts in ruling by conflicted judge
Sunnyvale attorney Naren Chaganti, representing himself, convinced the appellate court to issue a rare writ correcting a superior court on an error of fact rather than an error of law.
The 6th District Court of Appeal vacated a Santa Clara County judge's ruling after finding he owned stock in the parent company of two of the litigants.
The successful petitioner is a Sunnyvale attorney who represented himself. Naren Chaganti convinced the appellate court to issue a rare writ of coram vobis, correcting a superior court on an error of fact rather than an error of law.
In 2015, Chaganti filed a civ...
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Chaganti v. Superior Court (Cricket Communications)
Coram vobis granted because the judge who summarily adjudicated two causes of action held stock in the parent corporation of wholly-owned subsidiaries that were parties to the action.