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APPENDIX: VOLUME 1
(pages 1-535)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Appealed-From
Judgment, Orders, & Pre-Trial Proceedings
Elena Sassower’s Notices of Appeal, filed
June 29 and July 27, 2004
[#04-CM-760].......................................................................................................................................................
1
Judge Brian Holeman’s Judgment and
Commitment/Probation Order,
dated June 28,
2004.............................................................................................................................................
6
Judge Holeman’s Order Assessing Costs, dated
June 28,
2004...............................................................................
7
Sassower’s Notice of Appeal, filed December 21, 2004
[#04-CO-1600].....................................................................
8
Judge Holeman’s Order, dated November 22,
2004................................................................................................
10
D.C. Superior Court Docket Entries
[M-4113-03]...................................................................................................
16
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Sassower’s October 30, 2003 motion to enforce her
discovery rights, the prosecution’s disclosure
obligations, and for
sanctions..........................................................................................................................
39
[select and partial exhibits]
Table of
Exhibits................................................................................................................................................
68
Ex. A:
Sassower’s August 12, 2003 first discovery demand, pursuant to Superior Court
Criminal
Rule
16(a)(1)(C)............................................................................................................................
70
Ex. B: AUSA Mendelsohn’s October 3, 2003 letter, purporting to make
“additional discovery” pursuant
to Rule 16(b) and to “otherwise respond[]” to Sassower’s August 12, 2003 first
discovery
demand......................................................................................................................................
74
Ex. F: U.S.
Attorney’s May 23, 2003 letter, signed by AUSA Belaire, making no plea offer,
purporting
to make “discovery”, purporting to be unaware of Brady evidence, and
giving “Drew/Toliver
Notice”.....................................................................................................................................
77
Arrest/prosecution report (P.D.
163).....................................................................................
84
Event report (P.D.
251).......................................................................................................
86
Supplement report (P.D.
252)..............................................................................................
88
Supplement report (P.D.
252)..............................................................................................
89
Citation release determination report (P.D.
778)....................................................................
93
Annexed “copy of def’s handwritten statement from which she
was reading during
disruption (1
page)”............................................................................................................
94
Ex. G:
Information, dated May 23, 2003, illegibly signed by an unidentified AUSA
-- given to Sassower at
arraignment.........................................................................................
100
Ex. H-1: Amended
“Gerstein”, dated May 23, 2003,
discovered by Sassower in the court file on June 20,
2003............................................................101
Ex. I:
Sassower’s 39-page May 21, 2003 fax to Capitol Police Detective Zimmerman,
as produced by AUSA Mendelsohn’s October 3, 2003
letter.......................................................
102
Sassower’s 2-page May 21, 2003 letter to Detective
Zimmerman ........................................
102
Sassower’s 2-page May 21, 2003 memo to Senate Judiciary
Committee
Chairman Hatch & Ranking Member
Leahy........................................................................
104
Sassower’s 4-page May 21, 2003 letter to NY Home-State Senator Schumer
(with 9 pages of
exhibits).................................................................................................
106
Sassower’s 1-page May 21, 2003 letter to NY Home-State Senator
Clinton ........................ 119
Sassower’s 18-page July 3, 2001 letter to Senator
Schumer................................................120
with 3 pages from the transcript of the June 25, 1996 Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing.... 138
Ex. J-1: Sassower’s May 23, 2003 signed notation in Capitol Police Prisoner’s
Property Book,
as produced by AUSA Mendelsohn’s October 3, 2003 letter
......................................................
141
Ex. K-1: Sassower’s May 28, 2003
memorandum to Chairman Hatch & Ranking Member Leahy................
142
Ex. L: Sassower’s June 16, 2003 memorandum to Ralph Nader,
Public Citizen, & Common Cause........
149
Ex. M:
Sassower’s September 22, 1996 police misconduct complaint, with certified
mail/return receipts.... 154
[select &
partial exhibits -- full complaint lodged with Clerk]
Ex. C: Sassower’s June 28, 1996 letter to Chairman
Hatch.....................................................
171
Ex. E: June 25, 1996 Prisoner’s Property Receipt,
identifying “Bignotti, K”
as having “searched”
Sassower..................................................................184
Ex. N-1: Capitol Police Chief Gary L. Abrecht’s February 18,
1997 letter to Sassower dismissing her
September 22, 1996 police misconduct complaint – produced by AUSA Mendelsohn’s
October 3, 2003 letter
.......................................................................................................
185
Ex. N-2: Capitol Police General Order #4430, “Citation Release Program”,
March 18, 1997
– produced by AUSA Mendelsohn’s October 3, 2003
letter..................................................
186
Ex. O: Sassower’s August 19, 1998 letter to Leah Belaire, Investigative
Counsel/Senate Judiciary
Committee, enclosing August 11, 1998 letter to ABA President and its exhibits
pertaining
to her, with certified mail/return
receipt.................................................................................
190
Government’s November 13, 2003 opposition to
Sassower’s motion to compel discovery, signed by AUSA
Mendelsohn............................................................................................................................................
212
Sassower’s December 3, 2003 affidavit in
reply and in further support of her motion to enforce her discovery
rights, the prosecution’s disclosure obligations, and for
sanctions................................................................
222
[w/o exhibits] Table of
Exhibits..............................................................................................................
246
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Government’s December 3, 2003 motion
in limine to preclude reference to Sassower’s political
motivations, political beliefs, political causes, etc., signed by AUSA
Mendelsohn...............................
247
Sassower’s December 31, 2003 affidavit in opposition
to prosecution’s motion in limine
and
in further support of her motion for discovery, disclosure, &
sanctions..........................................................
251
[w/o exhibits] Table of
Exhibits..............................................................................................................
264
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Sassower's February 23, 2004 motion to disqualify Judge Holeman & for
postponement/continuance
of the March 1, 2004 trial date pending responsive, written adjudication of her
still-outstanding
October 30, 2003 motion to enforce her discovery rights, the prosecution's
disclosure obligations,
and for
sanctions.................................................................................................................................265
[with select exhibits]
Table of
Exhibits....................................................................................................................................289
Ex. T-1: Sassower’s
January 22, 2004 letter to Judge Holeman
......................................................
291
Ex.T-2:
Sassower’s January 30, 2004 letter to Judge
Holeman......................................................
293
Ex.T-3: Sassower’s February
10, 2004 letter to Judge
Holeman.....................................................
295
Ex W: Transcript of the December 3, 2003 oral argument before Judge
Milliken
on Sassower’s October 30, 2003 discovery/disclosure/sanctions
motion............................ 300
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March 9, 2004 motion of Sassower’s legal
advisor, Mark Goldstone, Esq., to change trial date
to May 3,
2004....................................................................................................................................
343
Government’s March 11, 2004 opposition to
Goldstone’s motion to continue trial date to May 3, 2004,
signed by AUSA Jessie Liu
.................................................................................................................
347
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Transcript of March 22, 2004 pretrial hearing before Judge
Holeman.............................................
350
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Sassower’s March 22, 2004 motion to
vacate Orders of Judge Holeman for violation of
D.C. Superior Court Civil Procedure Rule 63-I pertaining to “Bias or Prejudice”
& for
removal/transfer of this case to the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia pursuant
to D.C. Code
§10-503.18.....................................................................................................................
375
[with select exhibits] Table
of
Exhibits...............................................................................................
404
Ex. AA-1:
Judge Brian Holeman’s February 25, 2004 order denying first branch of relief
requested
by Sassower’s February 23, 2004 motion
(disqualification)..............................................
407
Ex. AA-2:
Judge Holeman’s February 25, 2004 order denying second branch of relief
requested
by Sassower’s February 23, 2004 motion (continuance/postponement of March 1,
2004
trial date, pending responsive written adjudication of her October 30, 2003
discovery/
disclosure/sanctions
motion).......................................................................................
409
Ex. AA-3:
Judge Holeman’s February 25, 2004 order denying third branch of relief requested
by
Sassower’s February 23, 2004 motion (change of
venue)..............................................
411
Ex. AA-4:
Judge Holeman’s February 25, 2004 order granting the government’s December 3,
2003
motion in limine to preclude reference to Sassower’s political
motivations, political beliefs,
political causes,
etc.................................................................................................
413
Ex. AA-5:
Judge Holeman’s February 25, 2004 order releasing to Sassower the government’s
“Ex Parte In Camera Submission Regarding Evidence Relevant to Bias
Cross-Examination
of Government Witnesses, filed with the Clerk of the Court on January 18,
2004”............ 414
Government’s ex parte in camera submission, signed by AUSA
Liu.............................. 415
Ex. BB:
Sassower’s February 26, 2004 memorandum for “IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORY
OVERSIGHT OVER JUDGE BRIAN HOLEMAN”, addressed to Chief Judge Rufus
King, III, Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division Noel Anketell Kramer, and
Dan Cipullo,
Director of the Criminal
Division..................................................................................
426
Ex. CC:
Sassower’s February 26, 2004 fax coverletter to Judge Holeman, transmitting her
February 26, 2004 memorandum for supervisory
oversight............................................
431
Ex. DD:
Judge Holeman’s February 26, 2004 order purporting to resolve all issues with
respect
to Sassower’s October 30, 2003 discovery/disclosure/sanctions
motion......................... 433
Ex. EE:
Sassower’s February 27, 2004 memorandum for “IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORY OVERSIGHT
OVER JUDGE BRIAN HOLEMAN”, addressed to Chief Judge King and Acting Presiding
Judge
of the Criminal Division Harold
Cushenberry.................................................................
435
Ex. FF-1:
Sassower’s February 27, 2004 fax coverletter to Judge Holeman, transmitting her
February 27, 2004 memorandum for supervisory
oversight.............................................
442
Ex. FF-2: Sassower’s
February 27, 2004 letter to Judge Holeman for postponement/continuance
of March 1, 2004 trial date due to her father’s hospitalization
........................................
444
Ex. GG:
Judge Holeman’s February 27, 2004 order granting trial continuance to April 5,
2004 ...... 447
Ex. HH:
Judge Holeman’s (undated) March 17, 2004 order ordering pretrial status hearing
for
March 22,
2004.........................................................................................................
449
Ex. II:
Sassower’s March 18, 2004 letter to Judge Holeman, requesting clarification of
his
March 17, 2004
order................................................................................................
450
Ex. JJ:
Sassower’s March 18, 2004 memorandum for “IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORY
OVERSIGHT OVER JUDGE BRIAN HOLEMAN”, addressed to Chief Judge King,
Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division Kramer, and Acting Presiding Judge of
the
Criminal Division
Cushenberry ..................................................................................
454
Ex. LL: Senior Judge
Stephen Eilperin’s September 3, 2003 “Memorandum and Order”..............
457
Ex. MM:
Senior Judge Mary Ellen Abrecht’s (undated) September 4, 2003 “Memorandum
Explaining Denial of Motion for Change of
Venue”........................................................
460
Government’s March 23, 2004 opposition to
Sassower’s March 22, 2004 motion to vacate orders of
Judge Holeman and to change
venue................................................................................................
464
Judge Holeman’s order dated March 29, 2004
(faxed/mailed March 30, 2004), denying second and
third branches of relief sought by Sassower’s March 22, 2004 motion for
removal/transfer and a stay.....
466
Judge Holeman’s order dated April 6, 2004
(faxed/mailed April 7, 2004), denying disqualification relief
sought by first branch of Sassower’s March 22, 2004
motion..............................................................
468
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Senate Legal Counsel’s March 26, 2004
motion to quash Sassower’s subpoenas of Senators
and Senate
employees................................................................................................................
472
Ex.
A: Senate Resolution 323 (March 23, 2004), authorizing Senate Legal Counsel
to
represent subpoenaed Senators and Senate
employees..............................................
485
Ex. B: Sassower’s February 26, 2004 letter to Senate Legal
Counsel.....................................
487
Ex. C: Senate Legal Counsel’s March 3, 2004 letter (Grant Vinik,
Esq.) to
Mr.
Goldstone........................................................................................................
489
Ex. D: Sassower’s March 5, 2004 subpoenas of
Senators & Senate employees.....................
492
Judge Holeman’s (undated) order (mailed March 30, 2004) setting date for
responding to Senate
Legal Counsel’s motion to quash
subpoenas.....................................................................................
501
Judge Holeman’s April 8, 2004 order deciding
Senate Legal Counsel’s motion to quash subpoenas
.....................................................................................................................................................
503
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“Government’s Notice of Intent to Introduce
Other Crimes Evidence Pursuant to Drew v. United States”,
signed by AUSA Liu, served April 5,
2004..........................................................................................
509
“Government’s Statement of Preliminary
Issues”, signed by AUSA Liu, served April 8, 2004...................
515
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AUSA Liu’s six-page April 7, 2004 fax to
Sassower...........................................................................
519
AUSA Liu’s
April 7, 2004 letter to
Sassower...............................................................................
520
Special
Agent Lippay’s subject profile of
Sassower.....................................................................
521
Special
Agent Lippay’s bulletin of
Sassower...............................................................................
523
Capitol Police card of June 25, 1996
arrest for disorderly conduct.................................................
524
Sassower’s April 8, 2004 faxed/e-mailed
letter to AUSA
Liu...............................................................
525
AUSA Liu’s 8-page April 9, 2004 fax/e-mail
to Sassower....................................................................
528
AUSA Liu’s April 9, 2004 letter to
Sassower...............................................................................
529
May 20, 2003 fax
transmittal sheet from Senator Clinton’s office to Capitol Police,
with first page only of Sassower’s May 19, 2003 memorandum to NY Home-State
Senators
Schumer &
Clinton.............................................................................................................
531
Special Agent Lippay’s May 21, 2003 fax to Special Agent Orquiza,
enclosing
bulletin of
Sassower............................................................................................
533
Special Agent Lippay’s bulletin
of Sassower sent to Senator Clinton’s office...........................
535
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