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US Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Case Study #3 -- 1999 - 2001 (Mary Jo White)
Elena Ruth Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct

April 22, 1999 Notice of Right to Seek Intervention in Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc, v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York
    Exhibit A: CJA's May 5, 1997 memorandum-notice, with 3-page analysis of the
            fraudulent judicial decision in Doris L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct

      Exhibit B: CJA's $3,077 ad,
           "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll" (NYLJ, 8/27/97, pp. 3-4)
      Exhibit C-1: CJA's October 6, 1998 judicial misconduct complaint,
             filed with Commission on Judicial Conduct [Commission]
      Exhibit C-2: CJA's October 5, 1998 letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination
      Exhibit D-1: CJA's November 3, 1998 letter to Commission
      Exhibit D-2: Commission's November 3, 1998 letter to CJA
      Exhibit E:    CJA's November 18, 1998 letter to City Bar
      Exhibit F-1: Commission's December 2, 1998 letter to CJA
      Exhibit F-2: CJA's December 10, 1998 letter to Commission
      Exhibit F-3: Commission's December 23, 1998 letter to CJA
      Exhibit F-4: CJA's December 29, 1998 letter to Commission
      Exhibit F-5: Commission's January 25, 1999 letter to CJA
      Exhibit F-6: CJA's February 3, 1999 letter to Commission
      Exhibit F-7: Commission's February 5, 1999 letter to CJA
      Exhibit G: CJA's March 11, 1999 letter to Commission
      Exhibit H: pp. 368-72 of NYS Assembly Judiciary Committee's September 22, 1987
                            public hearing on the Commission

CJA's October 21, 1999 criminal complaint to U.S. Attorney/SDNY -- Public Corruption Unit -- "(1) Investigation of systemic state governmental corruption in which the NYS Attorney General is actively complicitous, including by his litigation fraud in defending state judges and the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct, sued for corruption; (2) Intervention 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 (NY Co. #99-108551); (3) Recusal of the U.S. Attorney and referral to the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division"
            Ex. A-1: Justice Dept. Report to Congress: 1997 -- pp. 1-2
            Ex. A-2:  28 USC Sec 528: disqualification of Justice Dept. officers & employees
            Ex. B:  "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll",
                                   CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
            Ex. C-1: Inventory
            Ex. C-2: Inventory
            Ex. D:  April 12, 1999 letter from Deputy Chief/Public Integrity Section/Justice Dept.
            Ex. E:  August 31, 1999 letter from Chief, Civil Rights Unit/SDNY
            Ex. F:  "State Commission Can Refuse to Investigate Judge", NYLJ, 10/5/99

         --   transmitting record in Elena Ruth Sassower v. Commission

December 30, 1999 letter from Andrew Dember, Chief/Public Corruption Unit


CJA’s March 17, 2000 letter - ATT: Andrew Dember --
"(1) Your wilful disregard of conflict of interest rules in connection with CJA's October 21, 1999 criminal complaint and request for intervention 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 (NY Co. #99-108551); (2) Supervision by your superiors and, specifically, by Mary Jo White, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York"


CJA’s April 24, 2000 letter to U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White --
"CJA's March 17, 2000 request for your supervisory review of the official misconduct of Andrew Dember, Chief of the Public Corruption Unit"


April 26, 2000 letter from Alan Kaufman, Chief/Criminal Division


CJA’s August 9, 2000 letter to U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White --
"Request for your supervisory review of the official misconduct of Alan Kaufman, Chief of the Criminal Division, covering up the official misconduct of Andrew Dember, Chief of the Public Corruption Unit"



August 15, 2000 letter from Shirah Neiman, Deputy U.S. Attorney


CJA’s September 6, 2000 letter to U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White --
"(1) Your knowledge and approval of Shirah Neiman's August 15, 2000 letter to CJA, purporting to respond to CJA's August 9, 2000 letter to you (pp. 1-4); (2) CJA's request, heretofore unresponded-to, for 'rules and regulations' pertaining to 28 USC 528, 'Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice' (p. 3)"



CJA's March 23, 2001 Complaint of Professional Misconduct, filed with the US Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility "...against Mary Jo White, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the following attorneys under her supervision: (a) Andrew S. Dember, Chief of the Public Corruption Unit; (b) Alan R. Kaufman, Chief of the Criminal Division; (c) Shirah Neiman, Deputy, U.S. Attorney"


CJA's March 23, 2001 letter to U.S. Attorney White --
"Complaint of professional misconduct against you and staff, filed with the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility"



CJA's April 18, 2001 letter to U.S. Attorney White, given to her in hand --
"Intervention by the U.S. Attorney in the appeal of 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 (NY Co. #108551/99; Appellate Division, First Dept.: Cal #2000-5434: September 2001 Term)"
                --   transmitting record in Elena Ruth Sassower v. Commission


May 3, 2001 letter from Office of Professional Responsibility

                                            
                        
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CJA's May 10, 2001 letter to U.S. Attorney White
--
"Intervention by the U.S. Attorney in the appeal of 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 (NY Co. #108551/99; Appellate Division, First Dept.: September 2001 Term)"

 

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