What some folks are missing is a sense of the timeline. This dragged out over 5 months, in which time I tried every possible way under the Sun to get access to the warehouse after I'd been inappropriately locked out (landlords failed to give proper, timely notice) including OFFERING TO PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF BACK RENT, the money of which was laid out on the counter of their secretary, counted in her hands, but was rejected after she called her bosses and was inexplicably instructed not to take the money. Read Uniform Commercial Code section 3-306(b) and then tell me I didn't pay them. This is all in my affidavit. I only went to court after I exhausted my private administrative remedies and the landlords began to threaten to sell my stuff, fully in violation of my rights and California statutes of which I thoroughly educated them. The landlords brought an insider to the court with them (as they did to every court appearance) who obviously helped throw the matter in their favor. Yes, yes, of course I'm going to say that, but if you only knew. Learning about the corruption in San Joaquin County courts is not difficult--google will tell you all (that is publicly available). What do you do when you're an outsider and you're up against an entire "good old boy" network? Never mind, don't think about it, it might hurt your fragile brains. All I can say is that when your options are to capitulate to someone's unlawful demands or else say bye bye to your life's work, what choice are you going to make? I was able to move out about 15-20% of the collection before being locked out again. Read the affidavit as to why I could not finish on time. Yes, it was my fault for not getting it all out in time--woulda/shoudla/coulda. Yes, I could have asked for help sooner. Yes, maybe I should have ignored the unchecked flooding in the warehouse that was destroying part of my documents collection and just continued to pack the loose items. Etc. However, I don't see how that negates my property rights, and anyone who has an accurate understanding of the law doesn't either. I know more about California commercial rental and property law than most attorneys now, so to those who want to pontificate lawyerly, please keep your uninformed opinions to yourself. I am, however, open to input from people who actually study law and can match or surpass my knowledge. My affidavit was never rebutted. An unrebutted affidavit stands as truth in the record. This is an ancient legal maxim. These guys have implicitly admitted their guilt. However, they have the shield of attorneys and insiders who know the judges well enough to sway the outcome in their favor. Yes, I understand: that only happens on TV, not in real life. Of course. While all this was going on, I was also fighting against my purported "mortgage lender" who was unlawfully foreclosing on my house, and was actively assisting others in a similar situation. I was supposed to be out of MY house last Tuesday, but a last minute bankruptcy filing has kept shelter over my and my families head--for now. I can comfortably say I didn't get much sleep last year. At least walk a few feet in my shoes if you can before you feel the urge to lecture me. -- Sellam Ismail VintageTech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintagetech.com Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap...The truth is always simple.