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GEORGE SASSOWER COMPLAINTS, etc.

 

Complaint vs Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti, filed with First Department Disciplinary Committee -- transferred to Commission on Judicial Conduct

GS' April 11, 2012 complaint to Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' May 14, 2012 complaint to Departmental Disciplinary Committee

          May 14, 2012 letter to Chief Administrative Judge Prudenti -- RE: Vincent Berger, Esq./Vincent Berger, Jr., Esq.

June 18, 2012 letter from Departmental Disciplinary Committee Chief Counsel Jorge Dopico -- "Re: Matter of Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, Docket No. 2012.1101"

Commission on Judicial Conduct's June 21, 2012 letter -- "Re: 2012/N-0464"

CJC' July 11, 2012 letter

      GS' June 20, 2012 letter

CJC' July 26, 2012 letter

      GS' letters rec'd 7/23; 7/25

CJC' August 1, 2012 letter

CJC's October 23, 2012 dismissal letter "insufficient indication of judicial misconduct to justify judicial discipline"

Complaint vs Grievance Committee Chief Counsel Gary Casella, filed with Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District -- transferred to Appellate Division, Second Department Special Counsel for Disciplinary Matters

GS' March 16, 2012 complaint

March 26, 2012 letter of Second Department Special Counsel for Disciplinary Matters Robert Guido

GS' April 6, 2012 letter to Special Counsel Guido
       Ex. A
       Ex. B

GS' April 16, 2012 motion

Special Counsel Guido's April 30, 2012 letter to GS

Special Counsel Guido's May 24, 2012 letter to GS


FIRST DEPARTMENT:

Complaint vs Milton Mollen, Esq., filed with Grievance Committee for the 2nd, 11th, & 13th Judicial Districts -- transferred to Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' April 23, 2012 complaint to Grievance Committee/2nd & 11th Judicial Districts
      Ex. A
      Ex. B
      Ex. C
      Ex. D

June 1, 2012 letter of Grievance Committee Chief Counsel Diana Maxfield Kearse to Departmental Disciplinary Committee Chief Counsel Jorge Dopico

Chief Counsel Dopico's July 18, 2012 letter to GS

GS' August 27, 2012 letter to DDC

Chief Counsel Dipico's October 23, 2012 letter

 

Complaint vs Catherine O'Hagan-Wolfe

          GS' January 26, 2012 letter to O'Hagan-Wolfe

GS' April 30, 2012 complaint
         Ex. A
           Ex. B

         GS' April 30, 2012 complaint to Justice Dept. Public Integrity Section/Criminal Division

DDC Chief Counsel Dopico June 14, 2012 dismissal letter

GS June 19, 2012 letter to DDC

DDC Chief Counsel Dopico's June 27, 2012 dismissal letter

GS' July 16, 2012 letter to DDC

GS' July 24, 2012 letter to DDC

           GS' August 6, 2012 letter to FBI -- cc. Dopico

Complaint vs Otto Obermaier, Mary Jo White, Robert Sadowski, Peter Leisure

GS' June 25, 2012 complaint

DDC Chief Counsel Dopico's July 11, 2012 cumulative dismissal letter


GS' September 27, 2012 letter

DDC Chief Counsel Dopico's October 23, 2012 separate dismissal letters

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December 13, 2012 letter -- Andrew H. Meier, Esq.

December 13, 2012 letter -- Charles F. Sanders, Esq.

 

SECOND DEPARTMENT:


Complaint vs Wilfred Feinberg, Rudolph Giuliani, Robert Gaffey, filed with Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District

GS' May 7, 2012 complaint

 

Complaint vs Appellate Division, 2nd Dept. Clerk Aprilanne Agostino, filed with 2nd Department Grievance Committee for the 2nd, 11th & 13th Judicial Districts

            Clerk Agositino's June 4, 2012 letter to GS

GS' June 18, 2012 misconduct complaint against Clerk Agostino

GS' June 2012 proposed order to Appellate Division, 2nd Dept.

June 22, 2012 letter of Appellate Division, 2nd Department Associate Deputy Clerk

 

THIRD DEPARTMENT: 

Complaint vs. Frederick J. Scullin

GS' May 3, 2012 complaint

May 8, 2012 letter of Committee on Professional Standards Attorney Peter Torncello to Principal Counsel of the Grievance Committee for the Fifth Judicial District Anthony Gigliotti

Complaint vs Former Attorney General Robert Abrams and Alan Kaufman, Esq.

GS' May 10, 2012 complaint

Complaint vs Attorney General  Eric Schneiderman

GS' May 25, 2012 complaint

Chief Attorney Peter Torncello's June 25, 2012 dismissal letter


Complaint vs Committee on Professional Standards Chief Attorney Peter Torncello

GS  July 23, 2012 complaint

 

FOURTH DEPARTMENT:

May 15, 2012 letter 
                
GS' May 3, 2012 complaint

GS May 23, 2012 service of proposed order to USDC-NDNY

GS' June 8, 2012 letter to GC

     GS' proposed order -- Scullin
     GS' proposed order -- Feinberg
     GS' proposed order -- Huether, Gigliotti

July 13, 2012 letter from Appellate Division, 4th Dept. Clerk

Judicial Misconduct Complaint vs Appellate Division, 4th Dept Presiding Justice Henry J. Scudder, filed with Commission on Judicial Conduct

GS' July 23, 2012 complaint

CJC's July 31, 2012 acknowledgment letter -- #2012/R-0203

CJC's October 25, 2012 dismissal -- R-0203

 

Commission on Judicial Conduct

CJC's August 15, 2012 letter acknowledgment - A-0266

CJC's September 12, 2012 letter acknowledgment -- A-0266

CJC's December 5, 2012 dismissal -- N-0680; A-0266

 

FOIL Correspondence

January 30, 2012 letter from OCA Assistant Deputy Counsel Shawn Kerby

Asst. Deputy Counsel Kerby's April 30, 2012 letter to GS

Asst. Deputy Counsel Kerby's May 18, 2012 letter to GS

Assistant Deputy Counsel Kerby's July 2, 2012 letter to GS
      Enclosures 1  2  3  4  5

 

 

 

 

 

               Correspondence 

GS' February 10, 2012 letter to Grievance Committee Chief Counsel Casella -- "Re: Freedom of Information Request"

Grievance Committee Chief Counsel Casella's February 23, 2012 letter to Second Dept. Appellate Division Presiding Justice Mastro -- enclosing GS correspondence from Feb. 14-22, 2012 & Committee's February 14, 2012 response to first inquiry

GS' February 20, 2012 -- waiver of confidentiality (p.1)

February 24, 2012 letter from 2nd Dept. Appellate Division Clerk Agostino

GS' March 16, 2012 letter to Casella   -- "RE: File #I-12962/12"

Chief Counsel Casella's March 20, 2012 letter to GS

Clerk Agostino's April 13, 2012 letter to GS

     -- GS' March 15, 2012 document request

Clerk Agostino's April 23, 2012 letter to GS

GS' May 14, 2014 letter to Chief Administrative Judge Prudenti

 

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1984

Grievance Commitee for the Second & Eleventh Judicial Districts

GS' December 14, 1984 response to complaint of Donald Schneider #K-671-1984

GS' December 31, 1984 letter -- complaint of Donald Schneider #K-671-1984


1
985

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' December 29, 1985 complaint vs Ira Postel, Esq.

Grievance Commitee for the Second & Eleventh Judicial Districts

GS' January 22, 1985 letter - complaint of Donald Schneider #K-671-1984


1
986

Departmental Disciplinary Committee & Commission on Judicial Conduct

GS' January 4, 1986 complaint vs Ira Postel, Esq.

DDC Chief Counsel Gentile's February 14, 1986 dismissal letter of complaint vs Ira Postel, Esq. (#0367/86)

DDC's July 22, 1986 letter dismissing complaint vs Robert Abrams (#1372/86)

CJC's July 22, 1986 acknowledgment letter

GS' August 13, 1986 letter

GS' August 17, 1986 letter

GS' September 10, 1986 comlaint vs Administrative Judge Xavier Riccobono, Justice Ira Gammerman, Referee Donald Diamond; Kreindler & Relkin, P.C.; Feltman, Karesh, Major & Farbman, Esqs.

GS' September 18, 1986 complaint vs Administrative Judge Xavier Riccobono, Justice Ira Gammerman, Referee Donald Diamond; Kreindler & Relkin, P.C.; Feltman, Karesh, Major & Farbman, Esqs.

Grievance Committee for the 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts

GS' June 8, 1986 complaint vs Robert Straus, Esq. -- cc to Chairman Lee Cross

GS' December 26, 1986 letter to Grievance Committee Chairman Lee Cross  -- RE: Robert Straus


1
987

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' February 8, 1987 letter -- RE: Feltman, Kreindler, Nachamie

Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District

GS' August 20, 1987 complaint vs Jeffrey Sapir, Esq.

Chief Counsel Casella's August 28, 1987 dismissal letter 


1
988

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' September 25, 1988 complaint vs Kreindler & Relkin, P.C.; Feltman, Karesh, Major & Farbman, Esq., Asst AG David Cook, Referee Donald Diamond
      Ex. A
      Ex. B
      Ex. C
      Ex. D
      Ex. E

GS' September 29, 1988 complaint vs above 

Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District

GS' February 8, 1988 complaint vs Richard Cahn, Esq.

GC's March 14, 1988 dismissal letter -- #281-88


1989

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' January 9, 1989 complaint vs Kreindler & Relkin, PC; Feltman, Karesh, Major & Farbman, Esqs; AAG David Cook, Referee Donald Diamond
           December 18, 1988 broadside

GS' January 9, 1989 complaint vs Charles Brieant, Esq.     

GS' January 13, 1989 complaint vs Irwin Brownstein

GS' January 22, 1989 letter -- RE: Kreindler & Relkin, PC; Feltman, Karesh, Major & Farbman, Esqs; AAG David Cook; Referee Donald Diamond

GS' January 22, 1989 complaint vs Michael Gentile, Esq.

GS' January 25, 1989 letter to DDC Chairman William Jackson, Esq.

GS' January 27, 1989 complaint vs Irwin Brownstein, Esq.

DDC' January 31, 1989 acknowledgment letter

GS' February 7, 1989 letter to DDC -- RE: complaint vs Kreindler & Relkin, PC, Feltman, Karesh, Major & Farbman, Esqs., Asst A.G. David Cook, Esq.; Referee Donald Diamond -- enclosing:
            GS' February 7, 1989 letter to Chief Judge Wachtler
            GS' February 7, 1989 letter to Presiding Justice Murphy
            GS' February 7, 1989 letter to Chairman William Jackson

GS' February 10, 1989 letter to Chairman Jackson

GS' February 10, 1989 letter to Acting Chief Counsel Lieberman, enclosing
          GS' February 7, 1989 letter to Chief Judge Wachtler
          GS' February 7, 1989 letter to Presiding Justice Murphy 

GS' February 10, 1989 complaint vs Michael Colodner, Esq.

DDC's February 15, 1989 transmittal of answer -- RE: Matter of Irwin Bronstein, Esq. #263/89

GS' February 27, 1989 letter to Acting Chief Counsel Lieberman -- RE: Matter of Irwin Bronstein, Esq. #263/89

GS' February 27, 1989 transmittal letter -- enclosing
         GS' February 22, 1989 complaint vs Harold Reynolds, Esq.
         GS' February 22, 1989 complaint vs Robert Abrams, Esq.
         GS' February 22, 1989 complaint vs David Cook, Esq.
         GS' February 22, 1989 complaint vs Lee Feltman, Esq.
         GS' February 22, 1989 complaint vs Referee Donald Diamond
         GS' February 22, 1989 complaint vs Schneck & Weltman, Esqs.
         GS' February 22, 1989 complaint vs William Jackson, Esq.

Acting Chief Counsel Lieberman's February 27, 1989 letter dismissing complaint vs Michael Colodner, Esq.  (#445/89)

GS' March 2, 1989 complaint vs Kreindler & Relkin, P.C.

GS' March 7, 1989 complaint vs Kreindler & Relkin, P.C.

GS' March 13, 1989 complaint vs Michael Gentile, Esq.

GS' March 13, 1989 complaint vs Kreindler & Relkin, P.C.; Feltman, Karesh, Major & Farbman, Esqs.; Senior Attorney David Cook; Referee Donald Diamond

GS' March 13, 1989 complaint vs Charles Brieant, Esq.

GS' March 13, 1989 complaint vs Nachamie, Kirschner, Levine & Spizz, P.C.

GS' March 13, 1989 complaint vs Ira Postel, Esq.

cc:  GS' March 16, 1989 letter to Associate Justice David Ross

          GS' December 29, 1988 letter to OCA Inspector General

          GS' March 16, 1989 letter to Chief Judge Sol Wachtler

GS' March 20, 1989 complaint vs Lee Feltman, Esq. 

Grievance Committee for the 9th Judicial District

Chief Counsel Casella's January 24, 1989 acknowledgment of GS' January 9, 1989 complaint

Commission on Judicial Conduct

CJC April 5, 1989 dismissal letter -- re: Feb. 23, Feb 27 letters; March 16, March 20

                                    

1992

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

Deputy Chief Counsel Maltz' March 24, 1992 letter

GS May 8, 1992 complaint vs Hal Lieberman, Esq., Donald Schneider; Michael Gerstein, David Cook, Donald Diamond

 

1994

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' March 22, 1994 complaint vs Andral N. Bratton, Esq.

GS' April 25, 1994 complaint vs. Haliburton Fales, 2nd, Esq. (1st page)

       GS' April 25, 1994 letter to Committee on Character & Fitness 

GS' May 3, 1994 letter to Chief Counsel Lieberman -- File #94-1019

Chief Counsel Lieberman's August 10, 1994 dismissal letter -- Re: Schneider (#94.1019)

Grievance Committee for the Second & 11th Judicial Departments

GS' January 24, 1994 complaint vs Robert Straus, Esq.

cc:  GS' February 17, 1994 letter to App. Div. Presiding Justice Mangano


Commission on Judicial Conduct

GS' January 17, 1994 complaint vs Justice William Thompson
     Ex. A
     Ex. B

GS' March 21, 1994 complaint vs Justice Theodore Kupferman

CJC's June 20, 1994 dismissal letter -- RE: March 3, March 7, April 8, April 15 complaints; May  23, 1994 letter


2004

Departmental Disciplinary Committee

GS' October 20, 2004 complaint vs Eliot Spitzer, Esq.; Katherine Timon, Esq., Charles Sanders, Esq.; Maria Melendez, Esq.; Michael Rato, Esq.; Barry J. Glickman, Esq.; Donald Schneider, Esq.; John Karesh, Esq.

GS' October 28, 2004 complaint vs above

GS' November 10, 2004 complaint vs Maria Melendez, Esq; Michael Rato, Esq.

GS' November 10, 2004 complaint vs Francis Murphy, Esq.; Robert Abrams, Esq.; G. Oliver Koppell, Esq.; & Eliot Spitzer, Esq.

GS' November 10, 2004 complaint vs Francis Murphy; Robert Abrams; G. Oliver Koppell; Eliot Spitzer  (Part II)

Commission on Judicial Conduct

GS' October 27, 2004 complaint vs Administrative Judge Francis Nicolai, Supreme Court Justice Michael Kavanaugh

           GS' October 27, 2004 letter to Nicolai

GS' November 10, 2004 complaint vs Administrative Judge Francis Nicolai, Supreme Court Justice Michael Kavanaugh


2007

CJC's March 29, 2007 acknowledgment


2008

CJC's November 20, 2008 dismissal

 

Part 26: Filing of Statements Pursuant to Judiciary Law 35-a

Business Corporation Law 1216   Uniform Rules of Chief Administrator 202.52(e)

Judiciary Law 35-a

 

 

 

 

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