Gupta v. Brainard, et al.

Gupta v. Brainard, et al.

Plaintiff:	SUSHANT GUPTA, an individual
Defendant:	CHRISTOPHER M. BRAINARD, individually and in his capacity as attorney and real estate broker, LEE ANN DISALVO, individually and as agent for dissolved entity, INTUITIVE HEALING INSTITUTE, LLC, dissolved California limited liability company, WFG NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a title/escrow company, CITY OF BUENA PARK, municipal entity, BUENA PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, local law enforcement agency, CITY OF FULLERTON, municipal entity, FULLERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, local law enforcement agency, ORANGE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER, DAVID SLAYTON, in his capacity as Executive Officer/Clerk of the Superior Court of California, H. ALDANA, Deputy Clerk of the Court, MICHELLE GONZALES, Clerk (Spring Street Courthouse), ADRIANA, Last Name Unknown Clerk, (Northwalk Courthouse), Judge CINDY PANUCO, in her individual capacity for acts taken without jurisdiction, Judge MARK E. WINDHAM, in his individual capacity for acts taken without jurisdiction, ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, in official capacity for failure to investigate reported crimes, LORENA ALBINO, in her official capacity as Court Operations Manager for the Los Angeles Superior Court, CALIFORNIA JUDICIAL COUNCIL, sued solely for injunctive and declaratory relief via the Vexatious Litigant Group, DOES, 1 through 10, inclusive, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF ORANGE, Detective CURTIS, individually and in his official capacity and Sergeant DIAZ, individually and in his official capacity
Case Number:	26-3180
Filed:	May 18, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Civil Rights

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May 18, 2026	Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 7/29/2026, Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 6/29/2026. For appeal no. 26-3180, 8:25-cv-02174-KK-BFM. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 05/18/2026 03:34 PM]
May 18, 2026	Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 8:25-cv-02174-KK-BFM has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-3180 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 05/18/2026 03:29 PM]

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May 18, 2026

Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 7/29/2026, Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 6/29/2026. For appeal no. 26-3180, 8:25-cv-02174-KK-BFM. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 05/18/2026 03:34 PM]

May 18, 2026

Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 8:25-cv-02174-KK-BFM has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-3180 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 05/18/2026 03:29 PM]

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Plaintiff: SUSHANT GUPTA, an individual
Represented By:	Sushant Gupta
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Defendant: CHRISTOPHER M. BRAINARD, individually and in his capacity as attorney and real estate broker
Represented By:	Christopher M. Brainard
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Defendant: LEE ANN DISALVO, individually and as agent for dissolved entity
Represented By:	Christopher M. Brainard
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Defendant: INTUITIVE HEALING INSTITUTE, LLC, dissolved California limited liability company
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Defendant: WFG NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a title/escrow company
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Defendant: CITY OF BUENA PARK, municipal entity
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Defendant: CITY OF FULLERTON, municipal entity
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Defendant: ORANGE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER
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Defendant: DAVID SLAYTON, in his capacity as Executive Officer/Clerk of the Superior Court of California
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Defendant: H. ALDANA, Deputy Clerk of the Court
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Defendant: MICHELLE GONZALES, Clerk (Spring Street Courthouse)
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Defendant: ADRIANA, Last Name Unknown Clerk, (Northwalk Courthouse)
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Defendant: Judge CINDY PANUCO, in her individual capacity for acts taken without jurisdiction
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Defendant: Judge MARK E. WINDHAM, in his individual capacity for acts taken without jurisdiction
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Defendant: ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, in official capacity for failure to investigate reported crimes
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Defendant: LORENA ALBINO, in her official capacity as Court Operations Manager for the Los Angeles Superior Court
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