STILL ALIVE

So, it seems there was a hiccup in my case against Cal Western, that they were unable to enter in a final judgment against me. If you recall (or in case you don't I'm about to remind you) the judge sustained CWSL's demurrer against me on the grounds that I'm a self-represented litigant.

Sad, but true. Now, months ago, Cal Western had asked me to dismiss the causes of action against this one:

Ms. Dean of Academic Affairs herself, HBJ. I can't remember if I'm not supposed to use her name or her likeness. Hmm...

Either way - because I am a kind and thoughtful individual who doesn't carry grudges, I dismissed her to all causes of action.

EVEN THOUGH she knew that the grading system unfairly penalized students who had GPA's around 2.0,

EVEN THOUGH she cried white woman privilege when being called out by a male minority,

EVEN THOUGH she is an illegal immigrant from Tartarus - I took the high road (like I do), and agreed to dismiss her claim. I filled out the Judicial Council Form to dismiss a claim(ant) and turned it in to CalWestern's counsel. BUT...apparently one of the boxes wasn't checked and the harpy stayed attached to the claim.

And because of this confusion, the court couldn't enter in a final judgment.

So you got all that, so far?

Me: super duper sweetheart

Her: denizen of the darkest realm of Hades

WHY THE RUSH FOR THE FINAL JUDGMENT, YOU ASK?

I know what you're thinking..."You lost, Nathan. Why do you want the court to enter a final judgment against you??

Am I a glutton for punishment?

A sadist into some hardcore S & M or BDSM??

Maybe I got a little too wrapped up in that book....

No, no, none of that...

I CAN'T APPEAL WITHOUT A FINAL JUDGMENT....

SO - in July (no, last July) - I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL!!!

Do I think a little melanin might help my case? You bet your pretty little ass I do.

So, now the appeal is in full swing. I've received a copy of the record of appeal and have until mid-January to file my brief. Respondent gets 20 days after that to file his reply, then I get 10 days after that to file my response. Then,,,

THE DEMURRER GETS OVERTURNED!

I know what you're thinking.. "pretty sure of yourself, arent you?

And, yes, as a matter of fact, I was...until I get this email:

So, of course, here I am thinking "Why? Why the fuck do you need a goddamn 30-day extension!? I mean, you've had my appellant brief now in some form or another for nearly a year now, you scour this blog constantly, you know exactly what my grounds for appealing this demurrer are!"

But, I fucking played nice and signed the stipulation because, again, super duper sweetheart here. People are telling me it's a good sign cuz CWSL is afraid to argue on the merits of this case, cuz they know I'm right. But I really don't get it, what are they fighting for then if they know I'm right. They've already changed their grading policy, which is the main thing that I requested in my complaint. Only other thing I asked for was that they swallow the $12,000 I received in my summer loan disbursement. Considering, had I not been wrongfully dismissed I wouldn't have had to pay back to them.

FUCK YOU, CWSL. YOU BROKE MY HEART

'P.S. OMG check this shit out, though! I made it to WestLaw!

You can feel free to look it up