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THE GEORGE SASSOWER, ESQ. LEGACY PROJECT


FEDERAL JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS

Under reconstruction --
What has been recovered, thus far...

 

 FEATURING:
GS' January 9, 1991 letter to U.S. Judicial Conference
c/o Administrative Office of the United States Courts

* * *

Second Circuit:

1.
GS' March 17, 1987 complaint vs Circuit Chief Judge Wilfred Feinberg,
Circuit Judge Irving R. Kaufman, Circuit Judge Thomas J. Meskill, &
EDNY District Judge Eugene H. Nickerson -- #87-8503

see, additionally:
GS' March 22, 1987 letter to Chief Judge Feinberg

GS' March 25, 1987 supplement

GS' March 30, 1987 supplement

GG' April 13, 1987 supplement

Acting Chief Judge James L. Oakes' April 16, 1987 order
dismissing complaint #87-8503



2.
GS' December 7, 1987 complaint vs William C. Connor & Charles Haight

GS' December 8, 1987 complaint vs Bankruptcy Judge Howard Schwartzberg

 

3.
January 4, 1988 letter returning complaint for exceeding 5-page limit
 

4.
GS' October 10, 1990 complaint vs Circuit Chief Judge James L. Oakes -- [#90-8561]

 

5.
GS' October 10, 1990 complaint
vs SDNY Judge Charles L. Brieant

December 10, 1990 letter enclosing
Acting Chief Judge Meskill's December 10, 1990 order dismissing complaint -- #90-8557

GS' January 8, 1991 petition for review

January 9, 1991 letter of acknowledgment

 

6.
October 23, 1990 letter enclosing Acting Chief Judge Meskill's October 23, 1990 order
dismissing complaint -- #90-8556

GS' November 21, 1990 petition for review

November 21, 1990 letter of acknowledgment

December 14, 1990 letter enclosing Judicial Council's December 14, 1990 order
denying petition for review



7.
GS' October 29, 1990 complaint
vs Circuit Judge George C. Pratt
 
Exhibit A
 Exhibit B
 Exhibit C
 
Exhibit D

October 29, 1990 letter of acknowledgment -- #90-8560

Acting Chief Judge Meskill's December 10, 1990 order dismissing complaint

 

8.
GS' October 29, 1990 complaint
vs SDNY Judge William C. Connor
  Exhibit A

October 29, 1990 letter of acknowledgment -- #90-8561

GS' January 8, 1991 letter with petition for review

GS' January 16, 1991 letter

March 16, 1992 letter enclosing Acting Chief Judge Meskill's March 16, 1992 order

GS' April 8, 1992 petition for review

April 15, 1992 acknowledgment of petition for review


9.
GS' October 29, 1990 complaint
vs SDNY Chief Judge Brieant

October 29, 1990 letter of acknowledgment -- #90-8562

December 10, 1990 letter
enclosing Acting Chief Judge Meskill's December 10, 1990 order dismissing complaint

GS' January 8, 1991 petition for review

January 9, 1991 letter of acknowledgment
 


10.
George Sassower's April 8, 1992 complaint vs Chief Judge Oakes

George Sassower's April 8, 1992 complaint vs SDNY Judge Brieant 

April 15, 1992 acknowledgment of #92-8505 & #92-8506

May 18, 1992 letter enclosing
Acting Chief Judge Meskill's May 15, 1992 order dismissing complaints

George Sassower's June 12, 1992 petition for review

June 16, 1992 acknowledgment of petition for review

July 13, 1992 letter
enclosing Circuit Judicial Council's denial of petition for review




11.
George Sassower's July 9, 1993 complaint vs Oakes [93-8529],
also sent to the National Commission on Judicial Disciscipline & Removal

George Sassower's July 9, 1993 complaint vs Brieant [93-8528],
also sent to the National Commission on Judicial Discipline & Removal

September 27, 1993 letter with order dismissing complaints

George Sassower's October 22, 1993 petition for review

12.
George Sassower's July 9, 1993 complaint vs Circuit Chief Judge Jon O. Newman,
also sent to the National Commission on Judicial Discipline & Removal [93-8527]

August 3, 1993 letter acknowledging complaint

Acting Chief Judge Winter's September 3, 1993 order dismissing complaint

George Sassower's October 5, 1993 petition for review



13.
Circuit Chief Judge Newman's September 27, 1993 show cause directive

George Sassower's October 14, 1993 response

November 5, 1993 decision -- Chief Judge Newman & Circuit Judges Winter & Altimari

 


14.
George Sassower's October 22, 1993 complaint vs Chief Judge Newman -- #93-8535

George Sassower's November 1, 1993 complaint against Circuit Judge Oakes

George Sassower's November 1, 1993 complaint against Circuit Judge Miner

January 12, 1994 letter with order dismissing complaints


15.
March 10, 1994 Circuit Council opinion & order

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August 6, 1996 complaint vs Nickerson

August 26, 1996 complaint vs Newman

 

16.
George Sassower's July 10, 2009 "An Instrument of Crime"

17.
George Sassower's July 27, 2010 letter to Chief Justice Roberts

George Sassower's July 28, 2010 letter to David Sentelle, Chair-Judicial Conference

August 27, 2010 letter from 2nd Circuit
 


First Circuit:

1.
Circuit Executive's October 4, 1993 letter

GS' complaint vs Judge William G. Young (#152)

GS' complaint vs Chief Judge Stephen Breyer (#153)

Circuit Executive's November 17, 1993 acknowledgment
of supplement to complaint #152

Circuit Executive's April 26, 1994 letter -- "Complaint No. 152"

Circuit Executive's May 4, 1994 letter -- "Complaint No. 153"

Circuit Executive's May 11, 1994 letter -- "Complaint No. 152"

GS' May 24, 1994 petition for Judicial Coucil review #152

GS' May 24, 1994 petition for Judicial Council review #153

GS' May 31, 1994 letter to Circuit Executive --
"Re: Complaint N. 153 (Chief Judge Steven Breyer)"

"...Within the next week, I expect to prepare for a grand jury submission, a publicly distributed document,
of non-confidential material, which will set forth the corruption of Chief Judge Breyer,
his Court and the District Court of Massachusetts, which I believe should also be made part of this protest."

Circuit Executive's June 22, 1994 letter with order -- "Complaint No. 161"

GS' July 18, 1994 letter -- "Complaint No. 161"

Judicial Council's November 28, 1994 order dismissing petition for review #153

Judicial Council's October 28, 1994 order dismissing petition for review -- #161

Judicial Council's February 16, 1995 order dismissing petition for review #152

 

Third Circuit:

GS' September 21, 1989 complaint vs Nicholas Politan


GS' January 23, 1991 complaint vs Nicholas Politan

GS' January 23, 1991 complaint vs. Chief Judge Leon Higginbotham, Jr.

GS' January 23, 1991 complaint  vs Ciruit Judge Collins Seitz

GS. January 23, 1991 complaint vs Chief US District Court Judge John Gerry

3rd Circuit's February 20, 1991 dismissal -- Higginbotham, Jr. (No. 91-06)

3rd Circuit's February 20, 1991 dismissal -- Seitz (No. 91-07)

3rd Circuit's February 20, 1991 dismissal -- Gerry (No. 91-08)

3rd Circuit's February 20, 1991 dismissal -- Politan (No. 91-09)

GS' March 7, 1991 petition for review -- Seitz  (No. 91-07)

March 15, 1991 acknowledgment of petition for review -- 91-07

GS' March 18, 1991 letter to Judicial Council --
"The Mother of All Judicial Frauds" -- J.C. 91-06 to 91-09

March 22, 1991 acknowledgment of petitions for review, 91-06, 08, 09, plus statement

March 20, 1991 complaint vs Chief Circuit Court Judge Dolores Sloviter

March 20, 1991 complaint vs Circuit Court Judge William D. Hutchinson

March 20, 1991 complaint vs Circuit Court Judge Robert E. Cowan

March 20, 1991 complaint vs Federal Bankruptcy Judge Daniel J. Moore

March 28, 1991 acknowledgments for J.C. No. 91-15, 16, 17, 18

3rd Circuit's April 2, 1991 letter with Sloviter response

3rd Circuit's April 15, 1991 letter with Politan response

3rd Circuit's September 29, 2008 letter acknowledging #03-08-90077

3rd Circuit's October 1, 2008 letter acknowledging #03-08-90079

3rd Circuit's February 10, 2009 letter acknowledging supplment to #03-08-90079

GS' June 12, 2009 complaint vs Judge Bruce Kaufman

GS' June 16, 2009 form vs Judge William Yohn, Jr.

3rd Circuit June 22, 2009 letter acknowledging complaint #03-09-90075

3rd Circuit March 22, 2010 letter transmitting Judicial Council order for #03-08-90077 (Sloviter)

3rd Circuit March 22, 2010 letter transmitting Judicial Council order for #03-08-90079 (Scirica)

Chief Judge McKee's August 23, 2010 order -- #03-09-90074 (Yohn)

Chief Judge McKee's August 23, 2010 order -- #03-09-90075

 

Fourth Circuit:

GS' March 4, 1991 complaint vs District Court Chief Judge Alexander Harvey II

GS' March 4, 1991 complaint vs District Court Judge John Hargrove

GS' March 9, 1991 complaint vs District Judge Walter Black

GS' March 9, 1991 complaint vs District Judge J. Frederick Motz

Clerk's March 13, 1991 acknowledgment of documents -- #9009

GS' March 21, 1991 complaint vs Chief Circuit Court Judge Sam Ervin III

Clerk's March 26, 1991 acknowledgment of documents -- #91-9010, #9011, #9012, #9013

Circuit Executive's April 10, 1991 letter -- #91-9009

Circuit Executive's May 17, 1991 letter

Circuit Executive's June 3, 1991 letter

Clerk's July 17, 1991 letter with dismissal order -- #91-9009, #9010, #9012, #9013

Clerk's August 19, 1991 acknowledgment of petition for review -- #91-9009, #9010, #9012, #9013


Fifth Circuit:

GS' October 31, 1994 complaint vs District Chief Judge Barefoot Sanders

Circuit's November 16, 1994 letter of acknowledgment

GS' December 16, 1994 petition for review

GS' October 31, 1994 complaint vs Circuit Judges Carolyn D. King, Rhesa M. Barsdale, and E. Grady Jolly

Circuit's November 14, 1994 letter of acknowledgment

GS' December 16, 1994 petition for review

Circuit Judge Henry Politz' January 5, 1995 memo to all Judicial Council members

 

Sixth Circuit:

GS' January 15, 1992 letter requesting forms

GS' March 15, 1992 complaint vs Chief District Judge John Holschuh, District Judge Walter Rice, & Magistrate Michael Merz

GS' March 18, 1992 complaint

Circuit Exec's March 24, 1992 acknowledgment of complaint -- #92-6-372-12

Circuit Exec's April 24, 1992 acknowledgment of April 20, 1992 letter, & enclosing docs -- #92-6-372-11/12

GS' June 23, 1992 --
"The Criminal Racketeering Activities
of Chief U.S Circuit Court Judge GILBERT S. MERRITT
and U.S. Attorney D. MICHAEL CRITES

Circuit Exec's September 16, 1992 letter with order of Chief Judge Gilbert Merritt -- #92-6-372-35

Circuit Exec's October 2, 1992 letter with order of Acting Chief Judge Damon Keith -- #92-6-372-36

Circuit Exec's November 2, 1992 letter with Judicial Council order -- 92-6-372-35

Circuit Exec's December 17, 1992 letter with Judicial Council order -- #92-6-372-36

 

Seventh Circuit:

George Sassower v. American Bar Association, et al., 33 F.3d 733 (7th Cir. 1994)
(Bauer, Easterbook, Rovener)

complaints being located --
here's culminating synopsis:
May 13, 2011: "Almanac of Corrupt & Corrupted American Jurists":
Easterbrook, Bauer, Rovener, Hart, Andersen, Posner

 

Eleventh Circuit:

July 22, 1994 letter enclosing Chief Judge Tjoflat's July 20, 1994 order dismissing complaint #94-1137

GS' October 11, 1994 coversheet to complaint vs Chief Judge Tjoflat

GS' November 17, 1994 complaint against Chief Judge Tjoflat

December 1, 1994 complaint vs. Tjoflat

December 1, 1994 complaint vs Black

December 1, 1994 complaint vs Graham

January 19, 1995 letter enclosing Circuit Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch's January 18, 1995 order dismissing complaint #95-1000

February 27, 1995 letter enclosing Circuit Judicial Council order denying petition for review #94-1235

District of Columbia Circuit:

 

 

 

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