12 year old Maija Pinkins' lawyer, Ruth Estep reports to the court that Maija wants to stay at the sub-standard school in Los Angeles. But in Maija's own words, she states the opposite. She says she does not want to live with her father or go to John Burroughs Middle School.

Judge Donna Fields Goldstein and Maija's lawyer Ruth Estep manage to create the opposite result without cause, due process or any hearings as required by law.