Searching for Champions (Correspondence)
NYS


U.S. Attorneys
for the Southern & Eastern Districts of New York
 

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York

NJC's January 10, 1991 letter to Michael Tabak/U.S. Attorney's Office-SDNY -- "RE: Castracan v. Colavita"
        SEE:  Castracan v. Colavita - NY Judicial "Elections"

Asst. U.S. Attorney Lisa Margaret Smith's January 16, 1991 letter

NJC's January 28, 1991 letter to Asst. U.S. Attorney Smith -- "RE: Castracan v. Colavita"

NJC's March 28, 1991 letter to Asst. U.S. Attorney Smith

Asst. U.S. Attorney Smith's April 2, 1991 letter

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CJA's April 21, 1994 fax to Chris Herren, Civil Rights Division: Voting Section/Dept of Justice
  -- enclosing NJC's March 20, 1992 memo to Governor Cuomo's Task Force on Judicial Diversity

CJA's April 26, 1994 letter to Chris Herren -- "RE: Justice Department Investigation"
  (indicated copies to NYS Attorney General G. Oliver Koppell, NYS Assembly Judiciary Committee)

CJA's May 10, 1994 letter to Chris Herren -- "RE: Justice Department Investigation"
 
CJA's May 23, 1994 fax to Chris Herren -- "RE: Justice Department Investigation"

CJA's May 23, 1994 letter to Chris Herren

CJA's May 26, 1994 fax to Chris Herren

CJA's June 2, 1994 fax to Chris Herren

CJA's December 12, 1994 fax to Chris Herren

CJA's December 30, 1994 letter to Chris Herren

   Ex B:  December 7, 1994 letter from Lorraine White, responding to CJA's ad, "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?"

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Notice to the U.S. Attorney of Right to Seek Intervention in Doris L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York, April 10, 1995
     Exhibit A: CJA's October 26, 1994 ad-complaint, "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?"
     Exhibit B-1: Martindale-Hubbell law listing, 1989
     Exhibit B-2: Elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 1989
     Exhibit C: October 5, 1989 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit D: October 24, 1991 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit E: January 2, 1992 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit F: December 4, 1992 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit G:  September 19, 1994 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit H: October 5, 1994 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit I: October 26, 1994 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit J: December 5, 1994 judicial misconduct complaint
     Exhibit K: Commission acknowledgment letters
     Exhibit L: Commission dismissal letters
     Exhibit M: January 22, 1993 letter to Commission
     Exhibit N:  May 20, 1986 judicial misconduct complaint

CJA's August 1, 1995 letter to Deputy Chief/Criminal Division -- "RE: Abandonment of fundamental litigation and adjudicative standards in politically sensitive state court proceedings and complicity of state agencies and offices"
            -- transmitting file of Doris L. Sassower v. Commission

CJA's August 17, 1995 handwritten note for U.S. Attorney's intervention, inscribed on copy of "Comm'n Abandons Investigative Mandate"

CJA's May 5, 1997notice-challenge --RE: File of Article 78 proceeding, Doris L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct, N.Y. Co. Clerk #95-109141"
      Ex. A-1: "Commission Abandons Investigative Mandate", CJA's letter to editor, NYLJ, 8/14/95
      Ex. A-2: "A Call for Concerted Action", CJA's $1,648 ad, NYLJ, 11/20/96
      Ex. B: CJA's 3-page analysis of the fraudulent judicial decision in Doris L. Sassower v. Commission, with annexed law: 22 NYCRR 7000.1 et seq., Judiciary Law 44.1, NYS Constitution, Article VI, Sec. 22

CJA's May 6, 1997 letter to Michele Hirshman, Chief/Public Corruption Unit -- "RE: Systemic Public Corruption in New York State, Unredressed by the State"

May 19, 1997 letter from Michele Hirshman, Chief/Public Corruption Unit

June 27, 1997 letter from Michele Hirshman, Chief/Public Corruption Unit

April 22, 1999 Notice of Right to the U.S. Attorney 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 -- "RE: (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 -- "RE: (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 -- "RE: 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 -- "RE: 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 -- "RE" (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 U.S. 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 -- RE" 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 -- "RE: 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)"

May 3, 2001 letter from Office of Professional Responsibility

CJA's May 10, 2001 letter to U.S. Attorney White "-- RE: 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)"

 

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

CJA's September 7, 1999 criminal complaint to U.S. Attorney-EDNY -- ATT: Andrew Weissmann, Deputy Chief/Criminal Division -- "RE: The U.S. Attorney's Corruption Investigation of Governor George Pataki, et al."
           Ex. A:  "Widening Inquiry On Pataki Donors And Parole Board", NYT, 8/19/99
           Ex. B-1:  Inventory to CJA's March 26, 199 ethics complaint
           Ex. B-2:  Inventory of record of Article 78 proceeding
           Ex. B-3:  Inventory of FOIL correspondence with Gov. Pataki's office
           Ex. C-1: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", NYT, letter to editor, 11/16/96
           Ex. C-2: "A Call for Concerted Action", NYLJ, ad, 11/20/96t
           Ex. C-3: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", NYLJ, ad, 8/27/97
           Ex. C-4: "An Appeal to Fairness: Revisit the Court of Appeals", NY Post, letter to editor, 12/18/98
           Ex. C-5: "Comm'n Abandons Investigative Mandate", NYLJ, letter to editor, 8/14/95
           Ex. C-6: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", NYT, ad, 10/26/94
           Ex. D:  CJA's April 23, 1999 letter to Ethics Commission
           Ex. E-1: "Corruption fighter tackles double-dipping probe", Middletown Times Herald Record,
                        8/15/99
           Ex. E-2:  "Spitzer Sets Up Unit to Investigate Both State and Local Corruption", NYT, 8/19/99
           Ex. E-3: "Mirror, Mirror", NYDaily News, editorial, 8/29/99

                 --   transmitting record in Elena Ruth Sassower v. Commission


CJA's March 17, 2000 letter -- ATT: Andrew Weissmann -- "RE: (1) Your inaction on CJA's September 7, 1999 criminal complaint and disregard of conflict of interest rules; (2) Supervision by your superiors and, specifically, by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Loretta E. Lynch"
      Ex. A-1: "Fund-Raiser For Pataki Faces Charges", NYT, 12/16/99
      Ex. A-2: "Watch Out For the Feds", Empire State Report, 9/99
      Ex. A-3: "Pataki's 1994 Fund-Raising Is Under Investigation", NYT, 1/21/98
      Ex. A-4: CJA's February 12, 1998 fax to Walter Ayres, Public Information Officer/NYS Ethics Commission
      Ex. B-1: 1998 Report to Congress on the Activities & Operations of the Public Integrity Section, pp. 1-2
      Ex. B-2: 28 USC Sec. 528

CJA’s April 24, 2000 letter to U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch -- "RE: CJA's March 17, 2000 request for your supervisory review of the official misconduct of Andrew Weissmann, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division"

June 20, 2000 letter from Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Macht

CJA’s August 14, 2000 letter to U.S. Attorney Lynch -- "Request for your supervisory review of the official misconduct of Andrew Weissmann, now Chief of the Criminal Division, and of other attorneys at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York"
     Ex. A: "U.S. Attorney's Office Promotes Seven", NYLJ, 6/29/00
     Ex. E:  "Influence-Peddling Trial Begins for a Pataki Fund-Raiser", NYT, 7/12/00;
                "Pataki Fund-Raiser Is Guilty Of Obstruction of Justice", NYT, 7/29/00

August 15, 2000 letter from Alan Vinegrad, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney


CJA’s September 6, 2000 letter to U.S. Attorney Lynch -- "RE: (1) Your knowledge and approval of Alan Vinegrad's August 21, 2000 letter to you (pp. 1-3); and (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); (3) status of CJA's September 7, 1999 criminal complaint against Governor Pataki, Paul Shechtman, Attorney General Spitzer, et al. for their participation and complicity in systemic governmental corruption (pp. 3-4)"

CJA's March 23, 2001 Complaint of Professional Misconduct , filed with the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility "...against Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the following attorneys under her supervision: (a) Andrew Weissmann, Chief of the Criminal Division; (b) Timothy A. Macht, Assistant U.S. Attorney; and (c) Alan Vinegrad, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney"

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


May 3, 2001 letter from Office of Professional Responsibility