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The State Bar of California RE: Request to Review CONFLICTS in Case 16-0-16202
Complaint Review Unit Respondent: Richard Nahigian, Robert Williamson
Office of the General Counsel Aggravating Factors: 2 Public Reproval Cases (Nahigian)
180 Howard Street 1 Private Reproval Case (Nahigian)
San Francisco, CA 94105-1617 CONFLICTS Bar Investigator Lita Abella failed to disclose
I represent Martin Jacinto and wife Carolina Ramirez – complainants in this Case No. 16-0-16202,
in Stubblefield v. Jacinto (CIVDS1208547) and Martin Jacinto v. Richard Nahigian (CIVDS1604759).
The July 21, 2016 bar complaint was filed against Richard Nahigian and Robert Williamson related
to unethical collusion in CIVDS1208547 resulting in a $190,499.00 fee award on a $10,000 mobile home.
LITA ABELLA is the State Bar Investigator assigned to Case 16-0-16202. Ms. Abella never disclosed the
inherent conflicts in her purported investigation resulting in “closing” the case against both respondents.
Ms. Abella should never have been assigned to this case. You have a duty to reassign case 16-0-16202 to
an investigator without multiple inherent conflicts who will actually investigate blatant state bar violations.
We file this request to Review CONFLICTS with attached evidence, separately from a Request to Review
Ms. Abella’s unfounded conclusions in a purported investigation simultaneously filed October 16, 2017.
Conflict 1: Ms. Abella’s Web Promotion of her Commercial “Private Investigator Business” Exhibit A
As you know the State Bar’s advertised Mission is to protect the public from bar attorney misconduct.
As you know lawyers often hire private investigators. You should not allow any State Bar investigator to
simultaneously operate a commercial “private investigator” business receiving income from area law firms.
The inherent conflict is unacceptable and a breach of your Mission to protect the public, not enrich your
investigators’ side businesses by soliciting money from attorneys they may be assigned to now investigate.
Ms. Abella can elect to close cases (after a perfunctory “investigation”--which is what she did in this case),
involving attorneys who hire Abella & Associates (like Robert Williamson and Richard Nahigian here).
We demand to know how much income Ms. Abella has received, or anticipates receiving, from either one.
Robert Williamson charged Jacinto for fees Hart/King firm paid to private investigators. Exhibit B
Williamson failed to disclose the names of the “investigators” or their “business name” on his costs memo.
Williamson charged Jacinto $3,115.95 costs for private investigator & $3,497.00 legal research. Exhibit C
What is to prevent an unscrupulous bar investigator from “cutting deals” with law firms to close cases?
The inherent conflict is clear to any reasonable fact finder or jurist. We demand a new investigation!
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Conflict 2: Ms. Abella & Mr. Nahigian (criminal defense attorney in LA for 30 years) Animosity for Police
Ms. Abella worked for 20 years in the LA Police Department. She alleged corruption, discrimination,
undisclosed police brutality and dishonest arrests. She was active as the union representative at her job.
She alleged misconduct by police department staff in discriminating against female and minority officers.
Ms. Abella resigned her position when it was imminent she would be fired for her own alleged misconduct.
Ms. Abella was the lead plaintiff in a class action against the LA Police Department. See Exhibit A
Nahigian shares the same disdain for LA police officers, as his practice is mostly in criminal defense.
As you know the criminal defense attorneys nearly always hire private investigators to obtain evidence to
use against police during trial. As a police officer in LA for 20 years, while Nahigian represented criminal
defendants for 30 years, discrediting police officers to obtain acquittals, it is inconceivable that these two
did not know each other. It is hard to believe Nahigian has not hired Abella & Associates to investigate
police in the LA area, especially since they share the same disdain for LA police officers. see Exhibit A
The inherent conflict is clear to any reasonable fact finder or jurist. We demand a new investigation!
Conflict 3: Ms. Abella is Lead Plaintiff in yet Another Class Action Against 24-hour Fitness (Yoga Teacher)
Ms. Abella is a Yoga Teacher soliciting Clients on the Internet. This is an inherent conflict as she is pre-
occupied with enriching herself in a side-business as a Yoga Teacher, spending her time marketing herself.
Abella is now Lead Plaintiff in a second Class Action suit against 24-hr. fitness (first was against LA Police).
Abella is so pre-occupied with litigations and multiple side businesses she has no time to do her job as
a State Bar investigator. Abella failed to conduct any in depth investigation in this case. This is because
Abella intended from the onset to create a pretext of a real “bar investigation” and then “close the case.”
Abella filed class action against her first 20-year employer (LA Police Department) and now a class
action against her second employer (or co-employer) 24-hour Fitness. Will the State Bar be next?
We request that you assign an investigator who actually has time to perform her or his job duties pursuant
to the State Bar’s mission; i.e. to protect the public – not to enrich its employees’ side businesses.
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Conflict 3: Abella’s Active Role as Union Rep in State Bar Association Consumes a Large Part of her Time
Abella is busy posting videos of picketers in front of the State Bar Offices, undermining her job duties.
It is only a matter of time before Lita Abella sues the State Bar of California for whatever reason!
The State Bar will have to spend our hard-earned annual dues to defend a frivolous class action lawsuit.
Conclusion. Attached under separate cover is our Request for Review (on the substantive merit issues).
Documents are attached in chronological order proving Nahigian and Williamson violated bar rules.
We ask that you personally review, since you continue to employ Lita Abella despite her inherent conflicts,
our Request for Review and re-assign the case to an investigator who is not pre-occupied with promoting
herself, marketing her side-businesses, and prosecuting class actions against her employers, hiding behind
her status as a union representative to bully everyone into exclusively promoting her financial interests.
This complaint is already over a year old. Thank you for your immediate response to our request.
10/16/17
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EXHIBIT A
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EXHIBIT B
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AT'rC'~NEY OR PARTY WITHOUT A'TTORNEY (Name, !!~:;;;;;;;;;;;:-;.';;;od;:';;dd;;ro;;";;J,- - - - - - - - - - '
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INSERT NAME OF COURT, JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AND BRANCH COURT, IF ANY: MAY 2 0 2014
Superior Court of California . County of San Bernardino
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DEFENDANT: MARTIN C. JACINTO, et al.
CASE NUMBER:
MEMORANDUM OF COSTS (SUMMARY) CIVDS1208547
5. Service of process ....... .. ...... ..... ... . .................................. .... ....................... ... ..................................... 5. $ 555.46\
8. Witness fees .. ... ... ...... .. ...... ...... .... ..... ,.,., .. ,', .. ....... , .. ....... .... ....................... .. ................ .. ........................... . 8. $ 000/
10. Attomey fees (enter here if contractual or statutory fees are fixed without necessity of a court
determination; otherwise a noticed motion is required) ............................................................................. 10. $ Motion
12. Court reporter fees as established by statute .... ........................................... 12. $ 1.262 .00
1 TOTAL COSTS ............ .. .................. ..... ..... .. ................................... ............................................... ..................... $ 16,721. 92 1
I am the attorney, agent. or party who claims these costs. To the best of my knowledge and belief this memorandum of costs is correct
and these costs were necessarily incurred in this case.
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CASE NUMSER:
S!-10RT TITLE :
STUBBLEFIELD PROPERTIES V . JACINTO , et al. CIVDS1208547
e. Motion $ 120.00
g. 0 Information abou t additional filing and motion fees is contained in Attach ment 19.
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TOTAL 2 . 1$ 0.00 1
4. Deposition costs
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deponent Tak ing Transcribing Travel ~ Subtotals
Martin Jacinto!
a. Ca rolyn Jacinto $ 1,250 .00 $ 1,571 .00 $ $ $ 2,821.00
b. $ $ $ $ $ 0.00
c. $ $ $ $ $ 0.00
d. $ $ $ $ $ 0.00
TOTAL 4 I$ 2,821.00 1
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6. Attachment expenses (specify): ..... .. . . ..... . ..... . . . .... 1 . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .
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(6) 0 Information abou t additional ordinary witness fees is contained in Attachment 8a(6).
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STUBBLEFIELD PROPERTIES . JACINTO, el aL
(5) 0 Information about additional expert witness fees is contained in Attachment 8b(5).
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10. Attorney fee s (ente r here if contractual or statutory fees are fixed without necessity of a court
determination; otherwise a noticed motion is required) : .......... . ...... . . .. 10. 1$ MO,ion l
c. 0 Information about add itional court reporter fees is con tained in Attachment 12c.
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1 TOTAL COSTS
.. · 1$ 16,721 .92
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MEMORANDUM OF COSTS (WORKSHEET) rnencal'1 LegatNel, Inc .
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CU"CT TITLE: NUMBER:
CIVDS1208547
STUBBLEFIELD PROPERTIES V. JACINTO , et al.
Total: $9,418.61
(If the item that this Attachment concerns is made under penalty of perjury, all statements in this Page 1 of 1
Atrachment are made under penalty of perjury.)
(Add pages as required)
Form Approved for Opbana! Use
Judicial Council of Cal ifornia
ATTACHMENT www.courtirlfo.ca.gov
American Lega lNe!, Inc,
MC-<l 25 (Rev. July 1, 20091 to Judicial Council Form www.FormsWorldlow.com
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• PROOF OF SERVICE •
Stubblefield Properties v. Ja cinto, et 01.
Court Case No. ClVDSl208547
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3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE
I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the age of I 8 years and am not a party
4 to the within action. My business address is 200 Sandpointe, Fourth Floor, Santa Ana, California 92707-
0507. On May /!l,
2014, I caused the foregoing document(s) described as MEMORANDUM OF COSTS
5 to be served on the interested parties in thi s action as follows:
6 [g] ~ placing 0 the original 0 a true copy thereof enclosed in sealed envelopes addressed as stated below
or ~ by sending a copy as stated and addressed below:
7 SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
8 [g] BY MAIL: I am "readily familiar" with the firm ' s practice of collection and processing
correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that
9 same day with postage thereon fully prepaid Santa Ana, California in the ordinary course of business. I am
aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if the postal cancellation date or postage
10 meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in the affidavit.
o BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY: I enclosed the documents in an envelope or package provided by
11 an overnight delivery carrier and addressed to the persons identified herein. I placed the envelope or package
for collection and overnight delivery at an office or a regularly utilized drop box of the overnight delivery
12 carrIer.
13 0 BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE. Based on a court order or an agreement of the parties to accept
service by electronic transmission, I caused the documents to be sent to the persons at the electronic
14 notification addresses listed herein. I did not receive, within a reasonable time after the transmission, any
electronic message or other indication that the transmission was unsuccessful.
15 0 BY FACSIMILE: Based on an agreement of the parties to accept service by fax transmission, I
faxed the documents from a fax machine, at Santa Ana, Cal ifornia, with the telephone number, (714) 546-
16 7457 to the parties and/or attorney for the parties at the facsimile transmission number(s) shown herein. The
facsimi le transmission was reported as complete without error by a transmission report, issued by the
17 facsimi le transmission machine upon which the transmission was made, a copy of which is attached hereto.
18 0 BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I personally delivered the documents to the persons at the addresses
listed herein. ( 1) For a party represented by an attorney, delivery was made to the attorney or at the attorney 's
19 office by leaving the documents, in an envelope or package clearly labeled to identify the attorney being
served, with a receptionist or an individual in charge of the office, between the hours of nine in the morning
20 and five in the evening. (2) For a party, delivery was made to the party or by leaving the documents at the
party 's residence with some person not younger than 18 years of age between the hours of eight in the
21 morning and six in the evening.
o BY MESSENGER SERVICE: I served the documents by placing them in an envelope or package
22 addressed to the persons at the addresses listed herein and providing them to a professional messenger service
for service. A declaration by the messenger will be filed separately.
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• SERVICE LIST •
Stubblefield Properties v. Jacinto. et at.
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EXHIBIT C
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The court having directed a verdict in favor Plaintiff Cross Defendant
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1 the special verdict, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED,
Judgment in favor of Plaintiff Stubblefield Properties, a California general pa~tnership
dba Mountain Shadows Mobile Home Co~n~nunity
and against Defendant Martin C. Jacinto
in the sum of $4 1, I 66.58;
5 That Defendant Martin C. Jaci~ltohas no interest in or possessory right or rights to
6 space 120 in Mountain Shadows Mobilehome Community, 4040 E. Piedmont Drive,
8 That Defendant Martin C. Jacinto shall be and hereby is ordered to remove his
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10 Plaintiffs requirements set forth in Mountain Shadows Mobilehome Community's move out
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satisfaction of this judgment to the extent of his verified costs incurred for said removal.
13 Plaintiff to recover its costs in the sun1 of $ 16,72 1.92 for a total judgment in the sum
14 of $57,888.50.
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H1 The Court Clerk shall forthwith enter this Amended Judgment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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