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    RECORD -- DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTION
CJA v. Cuomo, et al.
(Bronx County #302951-12; NY County #401988-12)

1.

March 30, 2012 Order to Show Cause
& Verified Complaint 

 

2.

Transcript of March 30, 2012 Oral Argument
before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes

Justice Brigantti-Hughes' March 30, 2012 decision/order

 

3.

Plaintiffs' April 5, 2012 hand-delivered letter to Defendants -- 
"Order to Show Cause for a Stay & All Underlying Papers on Which it is Based: Verified Complaint with Exhibits Annexed and Free-Standing -- Bronx Supreme Court #302951-12"

Plaintiffs' April 5, 2012 e-mail to Asst. Attorney General Andrew Meier --
"Thank you... RE: Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. v. Cuomo, Sup Ct BX Cty 302951/2012"
 

4.

Attorney General's April 5, 2012 Demand for Change of Venue

Attorney General's April 5, 2012 Cross-Motion for Change of Venue

 

5.

Asst. Attorney General Meier's April 13, 2012 Affirmation in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction and in Support of Cross-Motion for Change of Venue
Ex 1:  Judge Wetzel's January 31, 2000 decision --
       
Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc,
        acting pro bono publico v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York

Ex 2:   Justice Cahn's July 13, 1995 decision --
             
Doris L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York
Ex 3:  
App. Div, 1st Dept December 18, 2001 decision --
        Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc,
        acting pro bono publico v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York

Ex. 4:  Chapter 567 of the Laws of 2010
Ex. 5:  Commission on Judicial Compensation's website listing of submission
Ex. 6:  August 29, 2011 Final Report of the Commission on Judicial Compensation
Ex. 7:  Transcript of March 30, 2012 oral argument
Ex. 8:  e-mail exchange
Ex. 9:  April 5, 2012 Demand for Change of Venue
 

Asst. Attorney General's Meier's April 13, 2012 Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Preliminary Injunction and in Support of Cross-Motion for Change of Venue

6.

Plaintiff Sassower's April 16, 2012 Affidavit in Opposition to Cross-Motion & in Reply & Further Support of Order to Show Cause for a Stay
Ex. R: e-mail exchange
Ex. S: April 5, 2012 coverletter to defendants & signed admissions of service
Ex. T:  internet law listing for William Wetzel
 

click here for:
Plaintiffs' submission of the SAME record,
in the SAME red-white-and blue flag decorated boxes
that had been filed at the NY Court of Appeals on May 1, 2002
 in
Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc.,
acting pro bono publico, v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York
 

 

7.

Transcript of April 16, 2012 oral argument
before Justice Mary Ann Briganti-Hughes
 
    

        Justice Brigantti-Hughes' April 16, 2012 decision/order

    

8.

Plaintiff Sassower's April 16, 2012 e-mail to Asst. Attorney General Meier --
"The reasonable question
as to whether Justice Brigantti-Hughes is a fair & impartial judge"

Ass. Attorney General Meier's April 17, 2012 e-mail

Plaintiff Sassower's April 18, 2012 e-mail --
"CJA v. Cuomo: Transcription Costs Being Borne by NYS Taxpayers,
Including Plaintiffs"

Asst. Attorney General Meier's April 18, 2012 e-mail

Plaintiff Sassower's April 20, 2012 e-mail --
"CJA  v. Cuomo: transcription of the April 16th court proceeding, etc."

Asst. Attorney General Meier's April 20, 2012 e-mail

9.

Plaintiff Sassower's August 30, 2012 letter to Asst. Attorney General Meier --
"Transfer to Supreme Court/New York County"

Asst. Attorney General Meier's Order with Notice of Entry,
August 30, 2012

 

  TRANSFER TO NY COUNTY
& RECORD TAMPERING

    

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STUDY IN CONTRASTS:  here's Justice Brigantti-Hughes' decision
in
Mary McKinney v NYS Dept of Health,

 click here for: 
the unprecedented health facilities statute

challenged in Mary McKinney v NYS Dept of Health, etc.
-- covered up by the courts
& whose progeny is the equally unprecedented judicial compensation statute, challenged by CJA's declaratory judgment action

Also NOTE: December 17, 2013 censure of Justice Brigantti-Hughes
by Commission on Judicial Conduct

 

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PRESS RELEASE:  April 5, 2012: 
"The People Fight Back! 
Groundbreaking Lawsuit...to Stop NY Judicial Pay Raises --
& Secure Judicial Accountability
"

 

TOTALITY OF PRESS COVERAGE 

April 3, 2012 New York Law Journal: "Court Rejects Bid to Halt Pay Increases for Judges", front page "News in Brief", by Joel Stashenko  --
YOU BE THE JUDGE: do you think this is fair, accurate, and appropriate reporting of the lawsuit?...

 

 

 

 

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