Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Unauthorized distribution of funds

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Re: Unauthorized distribution of funds

I have never heard of a Chamber of Commerce doing such a thing. I would look into this as a possible fraudulent scheme. Have you checked with the Attorney General's Office?

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Re: Unauthorized distribution of funds

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Re: Unauthorized distribution of funds

It looks to me as though the dispute centers on the terms of the arrangement under which you affiliated with the Chamber. The treatment afforded your members might be appropriate if the earlier affiliation could be construed as a kind of merger. Can it be argued that your organization temporarily ceased to have separate existence?

Any lawsuit must be brought by the so-called "real party in interest, meaning (perhaps) that the organization itself, and not you as an officer, must be the plaintiff. Get advice from an attorney knowledgeable about civil procedure. If you are not the real party in interest, but the organization or certain of its members are instead, you cannot either be plaintiff or appear in court. An individual may appear on his own behalf "in pro. per.," but not on behalf of others, or an organization...you need an attorney for that.

This is a case that I think should be resolved out of court, probably by a law-trained mediator.

Neither organization should have to endure a suit.