Martin v. The People CA1/2
Aaron Patrick Martin, appearing in propria persona, appeals from the superior court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of mandate. Martin sought a writ that would have ordered respondents, who are prison officials, to either return certain personal property supposedly taken from him improperly in the course of his transfer to the California Medical Facility (CMF) and then to the High Desert State Prison (HDSP), or pay compensation for the value of this property. Martin contends this missing property includes legal papers, photographs, clothing, music items, hobby materials and other sundry items, which he has valued in total at $29,956.07. The superior court denied Martin’s petition, concluding that he already had an adequate remedy at law, a civil action for conversion, and that he did not prove he lost all of his belongings or that respondents acted improperly.
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