Brockey v. Moore
Published: Sep. 16, 2000 | Result Date: Aug. 3, 2000 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 137416 Verdict – $600
Judge
Court
Shasta Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Gary W. Rhoades
(Office of the Santa Monica City Attorney)
Defendant
Facts
The four plaintiffs individually contacted the defendant to help them fight evictions by calling a local number they found in the Shasta County telephone book under the listing "Legal Aid." The plaintiffs believed they were contacting the local nonprofit Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) law office. After wiring money to the defendant at a Modesto address, which they were told was Legal Aid's processing center, the plaintiffs received legal pleadings which they then took to LSNC's real local office, where they retained their present attorney. The attorney sent a letter to the defendant asking him to return the plaintiff's money and to cease doing business under a misleading name. The defendant failed to respond.
Result
The plaintiffs were also granted injunctive relief.
Deliberation
three hours
Poll
10-2 (that Moore violated the 1993 California Unlawful Detainer Assistants Act, engaged in the unauthorized practice of law and acted with fraud, malice or oppression)
Length
five days
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