Chille DeCastro’s LEGAL WOES Continue with Blown Deadline and More Excuses

Observers of Jose “Chille” DeCastro expressed a reserved sigh on Tuesday as the inventor of the jock sock and self-proclaimed constitutional law scholar missed a deadline in his appeal of the verdict of one important case, while giving a less than stellar response in a case where he is now seeking early discovery to identify who he is suing.

Starting with his appeal to the 9^th Circuit over February’s loss to the LVMPD in litigation related to his March 2023 arrest, DeCastro missed his deadline to file his mediation questionnaire.

The court, merciful, gave him until the end of the week to file the questionnaire or voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit:

MEDIATION ORDER (text only): Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 3/27/2026. The court of appeals’ records do not indicate that appellant has filed a mediation questionnaire in accordance with Cir. R. 3-4. Appellant shall file a Mediation Questionnaire (form07.pdf (uscourts.gov)) or dismiss the appeal voluntarily. Information about the mediation program may be found on the court’s website: www.ca9.uscourts.gov/mediation. [Entered: 03/24/2026 10:51 AM]

DeCastro’s opposition to the awarding of court costs and expenses to the LVMPD is due later today. He’s coming off a one-week extension to file his response. The actual lawsuit and appeal are being handled by Attorney Michael Mee, which raises even more questions why DeCastro would miss the deadline to file his questionnaire with the appeals court.

The diminutive YouTuber also responded to a deadline in his case against John Doe defendants involved in a near Thanksgiving Day 2023 traffic incident outside of Las Vegas by giving the court next to nothing.

DeCastro filed the lawsuit in November of 2025 against 20 John Doe defendants, all of whom were supposedly involved in the 2023 traffic stop. He then sat on the case for 90 days until the court issued a notice giving him until March 21, 2026, to give good reason why he hasn’t served anyone in the case.

The failed Power Ranger’s answer was filed on Monday but posted Tuesday so he did not miss the deadline, was specific in the exhaustive efforts he has undertaken in identifying the defendants in the case: he sent a single letter to the records custodian of the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Southern Command and heard nothing back.

DeCastro wrote:

On November 18, 2025, Plaintiff filed a formal public records request with the Nevada Highway Patrol – Southern Command and the Nevada Department of Public Safety pursuant to the Nevada Public Records Act, NRS Chapter 239. That request specifically sought the names, badge numbers, ranks, and unit assignments of all officers present during the November 22, 2023 traffic stop on Interstate-15, along with body-worn camera footage, dispatch logs, CAD records, and all documentation associated with the incident.

Despite that request, Plaintiff has not received sufficient information to identify the officers involved and complete service of process. The identities of the John Doe Officers therefore remain exclusively within the control of the Nevada Highway Patrol, and Plaintiff has exhausted the administrative avenues available to him without court intervention.

Plaintiffs diligence is not in question. He filed the records request before this Court issued its Notice of Intention to Dismiss. The failure to complete service is attributable entirely to the government’s failure to produce identifying information – not to any neglect or bad faith on Plaintiffs part.

Plaintiff has also reviewed contemporaneous recordings of the incident, which confirm that multiple officers were present, body-worn cameras were active, a supervising sergeant responded to the scene, and at least one officer was identified on audio as “Morty.” Despite this, Defendants’ identities remain exclusively within the control of the Nevada Highway Patrol.

This is where it is noted that the bodycam video of the event, which differs greatly from DeCastro’s story as detailed in his complaint, has been available for over a year along with extensive details available at The Public Documents of Jose Maria “Chille” DeCastro website.

DeCastro’s response states that he wants to enter into early discovery to obtain the information about the defendants he’s suing. He has also requested a 90-day extension to serve the defendants once they’re identified.

For those following his recent DeCastro’s YouVeGotBail.AI product and rebrand, athe product continues to sell like day old hotcakes. His three-plaque package says that it has sold 3 units (3x$99.00=$297.00, 9 units sold), his two-plaque package remains at 2 units sold (2x$74.00=$148.00, 4 units sold) and his single plaque package remains at 6 units sold (6x$39=$234.00, 6 units sold).

DeCastro is also serving out a one-week suspension from posting new videos or community posts on his main YouTube channel.

This is a breaking news story.