A judge in Van Nuys Courthouse West revoked a man’s probation after he failed to complete his 45 days of assigned community labor, despite defense arguments that family crises prevented compliance.

Judge Harry Dorfman denied a request for appellate review of his previous decision to hold San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju in contempt and ordered monetary sanctions of $26,000, despite compelling testimony from attorneys and staff members in his support.

The modern-day implications of California’s 1994 “three strikes” law were highlighted in an arraignment of an elderly, wheelchair-bound man facing two new charges, demonstrating the racial disparities and outdated nature of the law.