Pasadena resident Mark Yeh returned from grabbing a late-night snack to find a ticket on his windshield and nine minutes left on his meter.
Yeh figured the parking enforcer made a mistake, so he snapped a picture of the ticket next to the remaining time and filed an appeal.
"I had put in more money than the meter was going to be active for," Yeh said, noting that the meter shuts off at midnight.