Judge James Sadigh Glendale CA Pro Temp ripoff, Crazy Rulling by Glendale California Judge James Sadigh gets major cover up by court system Glendale California

I did have his new address it was in Sun Valley but do not seem to have it to hand at the moment if I come across it I will post here..

Problem with these two crooks is that they keep changing their last name and giving it variations I know of a couple which is DAVITIAN DAVIDIAN and TAVITIAN.

The Glendale police know who they are because the brother of Maria Tavitian who was living at my building was found hanging under a bridge by the LA river in Glendale a few years back under suspicious circumstances.

As for Pro Tem James Sadigh of Glendale California he wriggled out of his ridiculous cover up and irresponsible ruling, James Sadigh is unethical and would make a terrible Judge which makes me question is lawyer ethics.

Greetings! Misak Tavitian is in fact an individual who has a history of not paying what he owes. He fathered two children, twins to be exact, and he has evaded child support for their entire lives. He does in fact use aliases. I believe a recent alias is Mike Tavitian.

My empathy goes out to the Author of this report, the landlord. I have been searching for this individual myself. Does the author know his home address after having moved out of the apartment complex. I would like to get in contact with this landlord if he reads this post.

Not sure how to contact you on here but if you have had a problem with James Sadigh too you should file a report on Rippoff Report so more people can be warned about this bad attorney's / pro temp crazy ideas of the law.

LINK I HAVE ALSO HAD A COSTLY INCIDENT WITH SADIGH AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU PERSONALLY AS I CANT YET POST ANYTHING REGARDING THE INCIDENT BEING THAT THE COMPLAINT HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED BY THE BAR AND MY NEW LAYWER SUGGESTS NOT POSTING THE FACTS UNTIL THE CASE IS OVER. MY SCREEN NAME ABOVE MAY HELP YOU REACH ME

While the original report was about the Judge Sadigh who presided over the case, my comment is about the individual Misak Tavitian. Is it possible to know other alias' he goes by, because if this is the same Misak Tavitian I have in mind, then he indeed is a shady individual. I also know of the individual that has raised the twins and how she never received a dime for child support. He seems to me to be a crook in several regards, and is there not something that can be done for several criminal acts?

This scumbag got a relative of mine preganant with twins and left her and well they have since graduated college but has evaded Ca child support authorities for 23 years as he works, lives and breathes under different aliases...as thats been proven...i really feel for you landlord. This guy stinks in more ways than one - literally!

Just stumbled across this and wanted to add my 2 cents.

Herbert:

Would like more infor on Moghaddami .... contact me at (((email redacted)))
Thanks.

Pete

CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.

After filing dozens of letters to the State Bar, Presiding Judge etc etc I would receive everyone back stating they had spoken to James Sadigh the Protem and he had stated the case was now closed..

On another time I contacted a women that was dealing with the case I was put through to her secretary she asked what the call was about I stated its about James Sadigh and 'my name' the call was passed through and the first words out of her mouth were James! How are you? How are things? very friendly I said this is not James Sadigh this is 'my name' she responded with if I had known it was not James I would not have taken the call..

At which point she threw me into the trick bag and told me she was busy and could not talk, I would have to write in..

Sounded like the women dealing with my case is real pals with James Sadigh, what I do not get is how come the only person that reviews my complaint every time I respond or write and decides if the matter is closed or not is James Sadigh himself!

Now that tells me the fox the chickens are all the same person..

I've had several attorneys tell me that neither Sadigh nor Moghaddami know the law very well. They are a couple of ambulance chasers that do a lot of cases for Iranians and Armenians, all of witch come from Iran. Coincidentally, the doctors they use for their claims are also their countrymen (and friends). I have actually seen both of them run around a courtroom passing out business cards and telling people that they are judges, while the presiding judge was in his chambers.

I've learned that Sadigh's law partner Moghaddami was charged with spousal abuse and subsequently pleaded to a lesser charge. He also lost a civil case against him for stalking and harassment. These guys are people that you want to stay away from. Wherever they go, trouble seems to follow. I believe that eventually it will all catch up with them somehow, but the bar is really just "the fox guarding the henhouse", but it all depnds on who reads the complaint. If you're not satified with how your complaint is handled, you get 2 shots to appeal.

It makes perfect sense read very carefully

Who ever said the damage was done before I bought the building.

The damage was done long after i bought the building, 95% of the damage they did just before they left just the same as leaving their faucets running 24/7 to run up the water bill.

If you believe a story or not it is not relevant and bit of a pointless statement, this site is to voice a situation not Once Upon a Time...

Your bottom line is incorrect....

Current update to this situation is that the State Bar has now opened up a case in regards to the complaint I sent in which was accompanied by the lease evidence and photographs that were presented, they responded that they have decided to open this as a case.

The problem for this Judge is that a landlord has a right to sue for rent owed either the tenant has paid or they have not and that is with out even getting into the damage.

You know, you post STILL doesn't make any sense and I get the feeling that you are not accurately reporting the judge's statements.

If the damage was caused BEFORE you bought the building, they you do not have the right to recover damages. I am not even sure I believe any of your story anymore.

The bottom line is this: there was no court report and there is no record of the hearing other than the judgment and other documents in the court's file. The time to do anything has long passed and you are out of luck.

Hello Carl,

Sorry your way of base, the tenants had been in the building a few years before I took over, the damage was not an issue the tenants did not deny the damage they simply shrugged their shoulders to it, we are also not talking wear and tear we are talking about ripped and smashed doors and counters and piles of trash through out.

The judge stated you cannot claim rent owed or damages because it is called buyer beware when you buy and own a building there is always a risk tenants will be bad so therefor the tenants do not have to pay damages or rent that they owe you.

The Judge is wrong and does not know Glendale or LA Landlord Tenant Law.

The tenants owed me rent well after I purchased the building also when you buy a building all agreements and problems go to the new owner, tenants cannot stop paying rent and damage property with no responsibility.

Rent is one thing damage is another Judge stated they did not have to pay either because I am the one that took the risk when I purchased a building... That would be a statement based against landlord tenant law.

If that was the case every time a building changed hands tenants when ever they feel like it can stop paying rent and destroy the building.

Now that some more details have been posted, I think I understand what happened here. While you stated that the judge ignored the evidence, it sounds to me that he was actually saying that you weren't the owner of the building at the time they became tenants and thus didn't have enough evidence to show the condition of the apartment before the took possession.

You can recover for damages that are beyond normal wear and tear, but how can you prove what damage they caused without evidence of the prior condition? The judge doesn't have a crystal ball and he isn't going to guess. It simply sounds like you didn't have enough evidence to support your claims.

By the way, the motion to vacate the judgment will be heard and decided by the original judge, so don't count on any help there. In 12 years as an attorney, I have seen a motion like that granted all of 2 times and I wouldn't get my hopes up.

Link,

I guess I was getting a little overly concerned but now that you have clarified your position it's time for me to back off and just let you do what you know to do best.

Your situation struck a chord with me because of a not to different situation I experienced years ago and I have also read far too many posts on this site where people just absolutely refuse to follow common sense and good advice because of their own stubbornness.

Obviously you know what you are doing and where you are going, just don't buy another rental property in Glendale.

Best of luck to you,

Hello Tom,

The good out weighs the bad luckily I am a contractor so fix-ups construction after a bad tenant is no big deal to me, but that does not mean they should not have to pay when they cause damage though.

But I could imagine to a landlord with no construction or handyman skills a destroyed unit would be a financial nightmare.

Hello Tom,

The good out weighs the bad luckily I am a contractor so fix-ups construction after a bad tenant is no big deal to me, but that does not mean they should not have to pay when they cause damage though.

But I could imagine to a landlord with no construction or handyman skills a destroyed unit would be a financial nightmare.

I have had several incidents in which this happened to me and it cost me alot of money to repair the damage that these people do. I finally sold both duplexes for more than what i gave for them and i dont have the headaches anymore..

George thanks for the concerned warning;

I have been a landlord contractor and in the real estate business for about 20 years and I am very familiar with tenants rights, landlords rights and renters rights, I make it my business to know these things this is why if I have to walk into court I walk in with paper trails photos time lines and solid well documented evidence that can lead to nothing else but a slam dunk case.

This case simply threw me for a loop by a bad temporary judge with his decision and statement which was un-related to landlord tenant law for the City of Glendale.

Link,

Today is a government holiday so the courts will not be open.

I implore you, unless you are very adept at legal preceedings and are extremely familiar with tenants rights, renters rights and all the laws and loopholes associated with them in each of the state, county and city in which all this took place you should not get in over your head and make another mistake. IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM THERE ARE TIME LIMITS TO EVERYTHING. It would be well worth the expense to consult an attorney before plunging into another fiasco.

Just my 2 1/2 cents !

Thanks for responding Larry Buddy and George

Buddy-Eureka I know what you are trying to say about Armenians in Glendale .... The tenants were Armenian from Armenian and from some of the docs they left behind with variations of their names seemed to be a real bunch of crooks, I am far from being an Armenian in fact I am an English man from the UK. At first I was suspicious that the judge himself was Armenian the way he seemed to be trying to find ways and loop holes in the lease to help the tenants during the case such as asking them three odd times if they signed the lease when they kept stating yes he would ask if they were sure, when there was no helping them he came out with his buyer beware statement like he was pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

Larry-Tucson I went for $5K because I basicaly wanted it over as quick as possible with these people and figured a quick small claim and right the rest off as experience and a possible tax loss...(Bad move now though)
I am going to look into 116.725/erroneous judgment and the motion for transfer, in fact I will be in the court room today if they are open.

After reading Buddy's response, I did a little research into the California Code of Civil Procedure.

First, Link, the original poster of this thread, had to agree to allow the attorney, James Sadigh, to hear his case. California Code of Civil Procedure 116.240 states, With the consent of the parties who appear at the hearing, the court may order a case to be heard by a temporary judge who is a member of the State Bar, and who has been sworn and empowered to act until final determination of the case.

I previously stated that Link had no right to appeal. This is explicitly stated in 116.710(a), which states: The plaintiff in a small claims action shall have no right to appeal the judgment on the plaintiff's claim . . .

However, 116.725 states that, Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a court from . . . setting aside and vacating a judgment on the ground of an incorrect or erroneous legal basis for the decision. So it appears that a plaintiff can petition the small claims court to vacate its own judgment based upon an erroneous legal conclusion. I found nothing that limits the time frame for doing so.

Link may have some recourse by filing a motion to vacate with the small claims court. This is not to be confused with what he has already done, which is to file a complaint about the attorney who heard the case with the Commission on Judicial Performance. The uncertain part of this now is whether the same judge pro tem will be the one to decide whether he made a mistake. If I were in this situation, I would file a motion for transfer to another judge along with a motion to vacate the previous judgment.

I worked as a paralegal in the Los Angeles area for 25 years, the last 13 of my career in Glendale. I hate to be so nosy, but are you Armenian yourself? I have personal experience with the law firm you are speaking of, and my opinion of them is not very high. I would research very carefully the laws concerning appeal of small claims actions. I can't give you legal advice directly, but it would be in your best interest to check out the laws in California for yourself, and I really do hope that your time to appeal has not run. They have some very, very good SUPERIOR COURT judges in Glendale Superior Court, both of whom have last names that start with "S". Good luck to you.

Link,

What were you thinking when you filed your action in small claims court? First, you had $8000 in damages and the maximum judgement you could have obtained was $5000. Worse than that, however, is that there is no appeal from a small claims court.

Had you sued in a higher court you could have recovered all of your damages plus attorney fees and you could have appealed to an even higher court if things went against you.

As things now stand, the matter has been decided and cannot be re-filed in another court. Legally this is known as "res judicata."

You screwed yourself on this one.

Link,

Like I said in my earlier post, get an exact copy of the state and city laws pertaining to the tenants responsibilities in this matter and then let a professional attorney handle it. I agree with you that something sure doesn't sound legal from what you say the judge has stated to you but you need to get some professional legal help, and do some homework first so that you might have a better idea of exactly what laws are on the books to back you up.

Give up worrying about what has happened with this judge at the small claims court and go for the big guns!

Thanks for the response I am actually well past that stage what I presented in court was the following

A concrete tight lease
Proof the tenants had not paid their rent
A lease showing the tenants agreed to pay rent and for damage.
I provided 50 photo's showing everything from smashed kitchens to broken toilets and urine stained carpets
I showed photos of pets when it stated no pets and letters requesting they remove the pets.
I showed pictures of graffit-ied walls where their son had painted and chalked his name over the building walls.
I even brought a piece of the carpet to court.
I showed a detailed paper trail including proof of delivery on every request for rent to be paid and for violations of the lease.

You name it I had it.

I proved they owed me rent the time between trying to get the place fixed up and re-rented where they gave no notice they were leaving, plus I proved they were charging rent to a sub tenant when the lease clearly showed no sub-tenants with out written permission.

The tenants did not deny they caused damage nor did they deny they owed rent they simply said the landlord said we do not have to pay because we are trying to buy our own home.

The judge told me the reason why he was not going to make them pay for the damage or the rent owed was because when you buy a building its called Buyer Beware' there is always a chance you are going to get bad tenants when you buy or own a building so 'Buyer Beware' you get nothing case dismissed.

(Does this mean when you own a building or buy a building all tenants can stop paying rent and destroy the building with no responsibility?)

Now I filed a complaint right away with the judicial committee only to get all my letters back stating the Judge James Sadigh states you have no complaint and he has closed the matter.

There is something wrong here my claim was for $5000 ($8000 was owed but I filed $5000 as small claims guidelines) I know there is no chance of getting these tenants to pay now, this complaint is not about the tenants it is about the Judge himself his anti-law ruling and then the cover up afterwards when he realized his dumb mistake any one knows that Buyer Beware has nothing to do with a landlords rights to sue for rent owed and damages.

And since when can a Judge state the following in a response to my complaint You cannot sue tenants'?

Link,

Small Claims Court I believe has a limit of $5000 ( which I might be mistaken ) and it sure sounds like the property damage and clean-up expenses you have incured certainly might be over that amoumt. If this is the case then the Judge will not even consider the case, but he certainly should be more communicative to you if this is the reason.

Here's what you should do; very time consuming but worth it in the long run. Don't take too long because there is always time limits on everything.

Get an itemized estimate of all expenses ( including inside damage, outside damage, refurbishing of walls, replacing of fixtures, excess water payments, unpaid rent, etc., etc.) then do some research on your own.

On the web you can find under California State Law those laws which tenants are responsible for when they sign a lease or rental agreement. You will also find similar laws under Glendale City Law. Make notes of each of these laws that apply to your situation along with the state or city reference #'s.

Then contact an Attorney and give him the information you have collected ( make sure you keep a copy of everything for yourself ). In the meantime, try to find out where this tenant has moved to ( the new home they have just bought ), because if they are now home owners you have the oppurtunity to sue them and have a lein put on their home if you win and they refuse to pay you.

The important thing is to put a price tag on everything, including your time, and don't let it rest until you teach these people what scumbags they really are.

By the way, stay away from attorneys in Glendale unless it is someone you know personnaly.

Good Luck.

Part of my complaint is the fact I have filed a complaint with the Commission on Judicial Performance against this pro-tem for his abuse of law.

The complaint is that the Commission on Judicial Performance forward the complaint to the actual Judge I am making a complaint against to make a decision, he always responds back with 'I have closed this matter'.

How can the very person I am complaining about be in charge of a response and be nade his decision if I can complain about him or not..

Sort of defeats the purpose of filing a complaint against someone when they are in charge of what happens with your complaint.

The Judicial performance is exatly where I filed my complaint the complaint was given to the exact judge i was complaining about to respond to.

He responded to my complaint with I have closed this matter.

If I file a complaint with the Judicial performance I expect it to be delt with by them not the very person I am complaining about.

Read the complaint next time before you blast me.

Small claims cases to do not have a court report, so none of your claims about the judge's comments can be proven. You can't complain to the court about the judge who is basically a volunteer attorney in your particular case. The proper place to file your complaint is the Commission on Judicial Performance who may or may not do something. My advice is to build a bridge and get over it.

After now sending about 30 letters the Judge refuses to answer my complaint.

It does not matter who I send the letters too they end up asking the very person I am complaining about to respond to me, which off course Judge James Sadigh responds with the same standard response which is you have no complaint we are closing the matter.

My building was destroyed and I was owed rent and this temp judge rules you cannot sue tenants when they owe you money or damage your property because buyer beware.

Is this court system a total joke that covers up serious mistakes?

After now sending about 30 letters the Judge refuses to answer my complaint.

It does not matter who I send the letters too they end up asking the very person I am complaining about to respond to me, which off course Judge James Sadigh responds with the same standard response which is you have no complaint we are closing the matter.

My building was destroyed and I was owed rent and this temp judge rules you cannot sue tenants when they owe you money or damage your property because buyer beware.

Is this court system a total joke that covers up serious mistakes?

After now sending about 30 letters the Judge refuses to answer my complaint.

It does not matter who I send the letters too they end up asking the very person I am complaining about to respond to me, which off course Judge James Sadigh responds with the same standard response which is you have no complaint we are closing the matter.

My building was destroyed and I was owed rent and this temp judge rules you cannot sue tenants when they owe you money or damage your property because buyer beware.

Is this court system a total joke that covers up serious mistakes?

Temp Judge James Sadigh is an attorney and partner at the following office

MOGHADDAMI & SADIGH LAW OFFICE
333 E GLENOAKS BLVD STE 202 Glendale, California (818)-500-4111
MOGHADDAMI & SADIGH
333 E GLENOAKS BLVD # 22, Glendale California (818)-500-4111