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CHAMPIONING THE FIRST AMENDMENT --
& VINDICATING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHTS

            CJA'S Public Interest Lawsuit vs GANNETT

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APPELLATE DIVISION -- SECOND DEPARTMENT

Plaintiffs-Appellants' Brief, filed August 20, 2012

            Table of Contents to Plaintiffs-Appellants' Record on Appeal

            Plaintiffs-Appellant's August 20, 2012 motion for Certification of their Record on Appeal
                Exhibit A:  Dec. 20, 2011 notice of appeal & Sept. 22, 2011 short-form order
                  Exhibit B:  May 18, 2012 notice of appeal & April 23, 2012 short-form order
                  Exhibit C:  Plaintiff-Appellant Elena Sassower's certification
                  Exhibit D:  e-mail exchange pertaining to oral argument for Dec. 21, 2011 motion

Appellate Division's September 17, 2012 decision & order on motion (Dillon, Balkin, Austin, Cohen)

Satterlee's Opposition Brief, filed September 24, 2012

Plaintiff-Appellants' Reply Brief, filed October 19, 2012

ORAL ARGUMENT

Appellate Division's advance calendar of oral argument for Monday, May 6, 2013

     Justice Peter B. Skelos  (Presiding Justice) 
    Justice Daniel D. Angiolillo
    Justice Sheri A. Roman
    Justice Syliva O Hinds-Radix 

Appellate Division's day calendar of oral argument for Monday, May 6, 2013

Plaintiff-Appellant Elena Sassower's May 6, 2013 written oral argument before Appellate Division, Second Department Justices Peter Skelos, Angiolillo, Roman, & Hinds-Radix --
           enclosure #1: R-589-595 from December 21, 2011 motion
           enclosure #2: April 15, 2013 criminal complaint to US Attorney Bharara vs Temporary Senate President Dean Skelos & NYS' other highest public officers

Plaintiff-Appellant Elena Sassower's May 6, 2013 letter to Apppellate Division, Chief Clerk Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk Agostino's May 7, 2013 letter

Deputy Clerk's June 12, 2013 letter to Doris Sassower

Doris Sassower's July 4, 2013 letter  --
signature pages confirmation of oral argument

Deputy Clerk's July 29, 2013 letter

Appellate Division's August 21, 2013 decision & order   by four-judge panel consisting of Peter Skelos, as Presiding Justice, & Justices Daniel D. Angiolillo, Sheri S. Roman, & Sylvia Hinds-Radix  --   pdf decision
         AN UTTERLY FRAUDULENT DECISION, INSUPPORTABLE FACTUALLY & LEGALLY, accomplished by identifying NONE of the facts, law, or legal argument presented on the appeal & at oral argument

Appellants' September 23, 2013 motion to disqualify appellate panel for demonstrated actual bias & interest, disclosure, vacatur, reargument, sanctions/costs, leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals
          Exhibit A: appellate panel's August 21, 2013 decision & order
          Exhibit B-1:  Appellants' December 20, 2011 notice of appeal -- Justice Cohalan's September 22, 2011 short-form order
          Exhibit B-2:  December 27, 2011 judgment
          Exhibit B-3:  Appellants' May 18, 2012 notice of appeal -- Justice Cohalan's April 23, 2012 short-form order
          Exhibit C-1:  Appellant E. Sassower's May 6, 2013 ltr to Clerk
          Exhibit C-2:  Clerk's May 7, 2013 ltr
          Exhibit D-1:  Appellants' May 6, 2013 oral argument
          Exhibit D-2:  Enclosure #1 to oral argument: 1st 7 pages of moving affidavit for appellants' December 21, 2011 motion to disqualify Justice Cohalan, etc.
          Exhibit D-3:  Enclosure #2 to oral argument: CJA's April 15, 2013 corruption complaint to US Attorney Preet Bharara
          Exhibit E:  Appellate Division's "How a Case is Decided"
          Exhibit F-1:  Deputy Clerk's June 12, 2013 ltr to Appellant D. Sassower
          Exhibit F-2: Appellant D. Sassower's July 4, 2013 letter to Deputy Clerk
          Exhibit F-3: Deputy Clerk's July 29, 2013 letter to Appellant D. Sassower
          Exhibit G:  Appellants' analysis of appellate panel's August 21, 2013 decision & order 

Satterlee's October 11, 2013 Brief in Opposition

Elena Sassower's November 1, 2013 affidavit in reply & in further support of motion
          Exhibit A:  Appellant E. Sassower's October 17, 2013 letter
                           & e-mails
          Exhibit B:  Satterlee partners Mark Fowler & James Regan

Appellate Division's December 5, 2013 decision & order on motion

 

Elena Sassower's January 16, 2014 e-mail to Satterlee -- "Subject: Fortunately, the Record is Prima Facie -- RE: 'Appellate Printing Costs' -- RE: Sassower, et al. v. Gannett, et al. -- Costs"

           

 

 

 

Judicial Salaries:

Peter Skelos:
$176,000, as of April 1, 2013;
$168,600 from April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013;
$139,700 yearly since his 2008 appointment to App. Div.

Daniel Angiolillo:
$176,000, as of April 1, 2013;
$168,600 from April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013;
$139,700 yearly since his Dec. 2010 appointment to App. Div.

Sheri Roman: 
$176,000, as of April 1, 2013;
$168,600 from April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013; 
$139,700 yearly since her July 2009 appointment to App. Div

Sylvia Hinds-Radix:
$176,000, as of April 1, 2013;
$168,600 from her Nov. 2012 appointment to App. Div.
$165,700 as Administrative Judge from April 1, 2012 to Nov. 2012 appointment to App. Div.
$141,500 as Administrative Judge prior to April 1, 2012

 

 

CJA's August 29, 2013 request pursuant to FOIL & 124 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator for records pertaining to Appellate Division, Second Department's audio/video recordings of its oral arguments

 


 

            

           
 

 

 

 

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