On March 6, I finally heard back from HUD—and they denied my appeal, claiming they didn’t have jurisdiction, which made no sense. I had already clearly explained that they did. This response was not only inappropriate, it felt like a deliberate attempt to avoid responsibility.
I needed to figure out my next steps. I…
On March 5, I completed the Proposed Record on Appeal and served it to opposing counsel. For context, the Record on Appeal is a highly structured document that includes every relevant filing, order, and transcript from the trial court, organized in a very specific way so the Court of Appeals can understand the full context…
As I was preparing the record on appeal, I was reminded that the admissions were still unresolved—opposing counsel’s motion for extension of time had never been ruled on. Judge Davidian refused to rule on my motion to strike the extension or deem the admissions admitted. But under Rule 36(a), it didn’t matter—the admissions were already…
Despite the case being under interlocutory appeal and discovery already being implicated in the review, opposing counsel served discovery responses that were riddled with boilerplate objections, irrelevant denials, and evasive answers. Nearly every interrogatory was met with blanket claims of irrelevance, undue burden, or privilege—without a proper privilege log—and in some cases, they objected and…
After I was told by the court to appear at a Webex hearing on February 14 following the previous day's proceeding, I emailed the trial court administrator to confirm the hearing and explain that I had filed both an Objection to the Improperly Noticed Hearing and a Writ of Supersedeas and Motion to Stay with…
After filing a motion to strike the defective extension on admissions, I immediately requested a hearing for that same week so the admissions could be deemed admitted before the February 13 hearing. If granted, that would have effectively resolved the case since the admissions covered every claim. Although the court denied my request for an…
After what happened at the hearing in state court and the HCHRC still ignoring my request for a swift determination, I sent an email to HUD. The NCHRC's mishandling of the case not only raised serious concerns about bias and transparency but also gave the opposing attorney an opening to weaponize the unresolved complaint…
This was my first formal attempt to correct the growing procedural misconduct in the case, objecting to the defendants’ failure to file an answer and exposing, through emails, that opposing counsel was playing deliberate games with disclosure about new counsel. It was clear even then that they were intentionally creating procedural confusion to delay the…
Investigator Bynum did not respond to my request for a formal written notice for delay. So I wrote to the Director, Jonathan Ekblad, expressing serious concerns about the delay, the lack of formal notice, and the harm the ongoing retaliation was causing me in court.
Instead of addressing the problem, Ekblad responded defensively, claiming…
After Christmas, I never heard back from the investigator. Out of respect, I decided to wait and give her space because of the holidays.
I finally followed up on January 7th, but got no response. When I followed up again on January 9th, I was told the determination was still "in progress."
This…