2
On January 23, 2014, Singh substituted himself in propria persona. He then began
to file various bizarre pleadings.
Trial on Liability3
The trial court’s March 26, 2015 statement of decision found as follows.
Singh held himself out as the owner of the property when he rented it to Fernandes
in 2010, although the property was not habitable. On November 12, 2010, Singh filed an
unlawful detainer action against her by using a false name to evade the prefiling
requirements of the vexatious litigant statutes. That case was dismissed for
“nonappearance of the parties, though Singh, accompanied by attorney Paul Hoff, was
present when the case was called for trial.” On September 20, 2011, Singh filed a second
unlawful detainer action via counsel Hoff, naming the Trust as plaintiff and identifying
himself as the landlord. Fernandes prevailed and obtained a conditional judgment
reducing her rent and ordering the Trust to repair the premises. “Singh was present at
this hearing as the agent for the trust, accompanied by attorney Hoff.” At a
November 21, 2011 progress hearing on the repairs, no repairs had been undertaken or
completed. On that date, Hoff dropped out of the case, and Singh unsuccessfully moved
to dismiss it.
On April 11, 2012, Singh filed a third unlawful detainer action against Fernandes,
listing himself and Rawat as a trustee for the Trust. He falsely stated an amount of
unpaid rent (disregarding the conditional judgment), filed a fraudulent proof of service,
took her default, obtained an eviction order, had the sheriff evict her, and then changed