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 Your situation sounds exactly like mine! I won based on my evidence countered their LACK of EVIDENCE. And I argued that the court cannot produce evidence for the employer. They tended to ignore this argument because the LACK of EVIDENCE was so clear they didn’t need to consider my remaining questions. If you need help let me know.

I filed a tort claim - abuse of process along with my wrongful termination claims that named both the employer and the attorney representing the attorney. Yes they are fighting this tooth and nail and I am now in the Supreme Court of MD.

So I believe especially since you prevailed in the initial, that abuse of process can be your cause of action in a collateral action. I only asked for my attorney fees as damages (used the attorney until I got to the the Appellate level and then could not afford him any more) but the cause of action could stand by itself when you add in your time and efforts and pain and suffering still falling under compensatory damages.

Secondly the more I researched this the more I found about interference of entitled benefits. If I ever get my case to go forward again I may add this as a cause of action.

I believe in the unemployment cases what is happening is the Unemployment Insurance Office does not want to pay out if they can prevent it. It goes against their mode of operandi. And the employer doesn’t want the UIO to pay out because they get penalized when that happens. So now you have intentional interference to benefits to which you were clearly entitled, because you prevailed in the first case. It is not lawful for an entity or a BAR licensed attorney to allow the record to be riddled with misrepresentations of the evidence or the truth and then use that unlawful behavior to interfere with your receipt of benefits the legislators entitled to you.

I however waited until I finally got my benefits before attacking back. But your statute of limitations is based on the final judgement of the whole action.

Lastly you may want to see if you can apply res judicata to the current situation. It depends on the outcome of your appeals.

Hope this helps.

Professional Malpractice in Small Claims Court

Just saw this when reading a Small Claims Court book

I’ll research it all, not sure if Small Claims Court is where this should go but it’s interesting to know.

I believe you will receive a more fair outcome if you adjust your damages to push you out of small claims and into the “Circuit” court, the court of record.

Speak for yourself only.  I won many times in small claims court.    Knowing the small claims rules helps a lot

What we as self represented litigants need is support from some BAR members when necessary. Like getting into the State Supreme Court or the SCOTUS. Having BAR members submit amicus curiae would be extremely helpful in getting over this hurdle. Here’s the response I received when I asked the Center for American Liberty:

Thank you for reaching out and for sharing the details of your case. We also sincerely appreciate your support of our work.

We understand that you are seeking amicus support in connection with your petition for writ of certiorari before the Supreme Court of Maryland. We recognize how important these issues are to you, particularly given the potential broader procedural implications you’ve described.

I’m sorry to tell you that the Center for American Liberty is not able to provide amicus support at this time. Our organization evaluates potential amicus involvement based on whether a case falls squarely within our mission, current litigation priorities, and available resources. Unfortunately, this matter does not align with the specific areas in which we are currently engaged in appellate or amicus advocacy.

While we are unable to assist directly, you may wish to contact other public interest organizations, appellate advocacy groups, or legal foundations that focus specifically on civil procedure, access to courts, or employment-related constitutional issues. Additionally, some law school clinics or appellate practice centers occasionally consider amicus participation in cases presenting broader procedural questions.

We wish you the best as you continue to pursue your petition and appreciate you thinking of us.

Courtney Corbello

Counsel

Center for American Liberty

If American Justice Foundation would gather at least one BAR member in each state we could then run some experiments and see it our being barred stems from being self represented or something else.

Could AJF be tasked to do this?

What we as self represented litigants need is support from some BAR members when necessary. Like getting into the State Supreme Court or the SCOTUS. Having BAR members submit amicus curiae would be extremely helpful in getting over this hurdle. Here’s the response I received when I asked the Center for American Liberty:

Thank you for reaching out and for sharing the details of your case. We also sincerely appreciate your support of our work.

We understand that you are seeking amicus support in connection with your petition for writ of certiorari before the Supreme Court of Maryland. We recognize how important these issues are to you, particularly given the potential broader procedural implications you’ve described.

I’m sorry to tell you that the Center for American Liberty is not able to provide amicus support at this time. Our organization evaluates potential amicus involvement based on whether a case falls squarely within our mission, current litigation priorities, and available resources. Unfortunately, this matter does not align with the specific areas in which we are currently engaged in appellate or amicus advocacy.

While we are unable to assist directly, you may wish to contact other public interest organizations, appellate advocacy groups, or legal foundations that focus specifically on civil procedure, access to courts, or employment-related constitutional issues. Additionally, some law school clinics or appellate practice centers occasionally consider amicus participation in cases presenting broader procedural questions.

We wish you the best as you continue to pursue your petition and appreciate you thinking of us.

Courtney Corbello

Counsel

Center for American Liberty

If American Justice Foundation would gather at least one BAR member in each state we could then run some experiments and see it our being barred stems from being self represented or something else.

Could AJF be tasked to do this?

Perhaps.. I can't get discouraged..notwithstanding, I filed an appeal in a unlawful detainer case in July of 2024. That appeal was finally argued orally in January 26, 2026. The court did not apply the law and upheld the original decision, so Saturday we appealed to the next higher court, the Fourth District Court of Appeals, we had 10 days to file. Last night an order was issued denying the review citing no facts or law as to why. Next, we are filing in the California Supreme Court. Deeply disappointing, but we must exhaust all available remedies and avenues. The pleadings were perfect in every way. Every rule was  followed and the statute supported our claims. When the courts fail to uphold statutory mandates, our very system of justice fails. Never say never! Keep on truckin'.