> You'd file [...] an order to show cause hearing where
> they are tasked to show up and show cause as to why
> the transfer of money should go forward.
The article very plainly describes how he was not notified until after the transfer of money already occurred.
Then you'd file an OSC with a draft order to restore the money to the account. The only catch would be convincing a judge to sign it, which if you stated the basic facts reasonably clearly and had a little help making sure formatting was correct would likely not be a problem.
The overall point is that courts are just another system with a ton of formal rules and procedures, but for the average programmer/hacker type it's really not that hard to learn the basics of how things work and make some headway.
People have a slightly irrational fear of the court system (only slightly irrational, it is terrifying) that tends to be paralyzing. Walking in the front door of the court and asking for help, plus a little online research, can help quite a bit. There's quite a few options available to your average smart citizen who wants to navigate it alone.
It doesn't help that the guy talked to over a dozen people who all passed the buck and gave him everything from useless and misleading advice to a shrug and a "not my problem".
In the end, he couldn't find a single lawyer who was both qualified and interested in his case. Everybody was either out of their jurisdiction or uninterested in such a small case.
The article very plainly describes how he was not notified until after the transfer of money already occurred.