First off, throw-away account, just looking for advice, and suggestions. Don't want to negatively affect my case in court.

So here's the story. 5 Years of dicorce court case, lots of money, water under the bridge. We finally go to trial, I have to stand tall without an attorney because all my money has been taken by the court, while my ex turns around and uses the money for the best attorney in town.

So Judge doesn't even understand the laws he's ruling on, ethics violations (met with opposing council outside of court without notifying me). So I appeal on those grounds, my ex, knowing that if I win the appeal and can get to court with an attorney to prove my case, she will be liable for Fraud, Perjury, Breach of spousal fiduciary duty and lots of other things. So a settlement is negotiated, and filed with the court. Basically she goes away, and I go away period, nobody owes anybody anything, done, fini. A month later, my attorney calls the court to find out the Judge refuses to sign the settlement stipulation unless I first file an Abandoment of Appeal.

Problem is if I file the Abandoment, the judgement will still be in place, and this Judge has been biased against me from the start. Since the Appeal is basically saying the judge didn't do his job, isn't it some kind of actionable conflict of interest to have him rule he won't sign the stipulution to modify judgement unless I first abandon my appeal? Also my attorney had to call the court to find this out. My attorney was not notified, isn't that some other type of breach?

State is California