State Bar of California Chief Trial Counsel George Sargent Cardona Issues Material Mischaracterization of Indigent Defendant Complaint
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Cardona, George < George.Cardona@calbar.ca.gov > Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2025, 5:11 PM Subject: RE: Formal Objection to Material Mischaracterization and Procedural Irregularity in State Bar's Closure of Complaint 24-O-15811: CA STATE BAR TRIAL COUNSEL LAKSHMI JAGANNATH #251212 To: Michael Taylor < michael.taylor.workforce@gmail.com > Cc: Jagannath, Lakshmi < Lakshmi.Jagannath@calbar.ca.gov >, CRU < cru@calbar.ca.gov > Mr. Taylor: As you note in your email below, on June 3, 2025, you submitted a complaint form setting out allegations of misconduct against attorneys Danielle Marie Belle and Vernon Lloyd Patterson. As a result, the Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) opened two new cases: (1) OCTC case number 25-O-19214 against Ms. Belle; and (2) OCTC case number 25-O-19214 against Mr. Patterson. Letters acknowledging our receipt of your complaint form, advising you of the opening of these two cas...