I would mention this opinion regardless, since it concerns an attorney who's declared -- by the Court of Appeal, no less -- to be a vexatious litigant. Unusual, to say the least.
Not surprisingly, it's a family law case. An ugly, messy divorce.
What I found particularly interesting about the opinion, however, is what's nowhere inside of it.
The opinion mentions that the person declared a vexatious litigant -- Elena Kouvabina -- is an attorney, and that he former spouse is also an attorney. Otherwise, there's pretty much nothing about the litigants.
But in less than sixty seconds of digging, I discovered that the vexatious litigant at issue graduated from U.C. Berkeley Law School. Not your usual background for a vexatious litigant. And that she previously worked at Wilson Sonsini. Again, not what I expected.
And that she currently works as a staff attorney . . . at the Commission on Judicial Performance.
So, yes, the lawyer declared a vexatious litigant by the justices on the Court of Appeal is responsible for evaluating misconduct allegations against these very same judges.
Wow.
