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TESTING IN A
SINGLE PERFECT CASE
THE CHECKS ON
FEDERAL JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT
TOUTED BY THE 1993
REPORT OF
THE NATIONAL
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE & REMOVAL
— and documenting their
complete worthlessness
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A public
interest lawsuit to protect
judicial
whistle-blowing attorneys from judicial retaliation
DORIS L.
SASSOWER,
Plaintiff,
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v -
HON. GUY MANGANO, PRESIDING
JUSTICE OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT OF
THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, and
the ASSOCIATE JUSTICES THEREOF, GARY CASELLA and EDWARD
SUMBER, Chief Counsel and Chairman, respectively, of the
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
Does 1-20, being present members thereof, MAX GALFUNT,
being a Special Referee, and G. OLIVER KOPPELL, Attorney
General of the State
of New York, all in their official and personal
capacities,
Defendants.
SECOND CIRCUIT COURT
OF APPEALS
(#96-7805)
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S BRIEF,
January 10, 1997
Attached Appendix: Line-by-line analysis of the
appealed-from 5/21/96 decision/order of District Court
Judge Sprizzo, compared with record
RECORD ON
APPEAL,
January 10, 1997
Supplemental Materials for the Consideration of the
Court in its Supervisory Capacity
•
Plaintiff’s statement, presented at the 11/28/95
public hearing of the Second Circuit Task Force on
Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
Substantiating Transmittal
•
Plaintiff’s
March 8, 1996 handwritten letter to
Chief Judge Griesa/Southern District Court
•
Plaintiff’s
May 3, 1996 letter to Chief Judge
Griesa
DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENT'S OPPOSING BRIEF, March 4, 1997
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S REPLY BRIEF,
April 1, 1997
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S RECUSAL/SANCTIONS MOTION,
April 1, 1997
Exhibit A-1:March
7, 1997 order
Exhibit A-2:
March 10, 1997 order
Exhibit A-3:
March 13, 1997 order
Exhibit B: A.G.'s
March 4, 1997 motion for extension &
pro hac
vice admission
Exhibit C: A.G.'s
March 11, 1997 motion to file corrected brief
Exhibit D: Plaintiff'-Appellant's
February 24, 1997 affidavit in
opposition & in support of sanctions
Ex. A:
October 23, 1996 pre-argument conference notice & order
Ex. B: Plaintiff-Appellant's
January 14, 1996 fax to A.G.:
RE: litigation misconduct
Ex. C: A.G.'s
February 12, 1997 motion for extension
Ex. D: Plaintiff-Appellant's
February 19, 1997 fax coversheet to
A.G.
Ex. E: Plaintiff-Appellant's
January 27, 19977 fax to A.G.:
RE: supervisory responsibility
Ex. F: Plaintiff-Appellant's
February 12, 1997 motion before
Defendant 2nd Dept. in Wolstencroft
Exhibit E: docket
Exhibit F:
February 25, 1997 order
Exhibit G: Plaintiff-Appellant's
March 10, 1997 letter to Ct of
Appeals' staff counsel
Exhibit H: A.G.'s
March 11, 1997 fax coversheet
Exhibit I-1: A.G.'s
March 11, 1997 letter to Ct of Appeals' clerk
Exhibit I-2: A.G.'s
March 11, 1997 completed form
ASST.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S AFFIDAVIT IN OPPOSITION, April 16,
1997
Exhibit 1: A.G.'s February 12, 197
motion for extension of time
Exhibit 2:
February 25, 1997 order
Exhibit 3: A.G.'s
March 4, 1997 motion for extension of time,
admission pro hac vice
Exhibit 4:
March 10, 1997 order
DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENT'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION,
April 16, 1997
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT'S
AFFIDAVIT IN REPLY & IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF THE MOTION,
April 23, 1997
Exhibit A: excerpt from rehearing petition,
Sassower v.
Field
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT'S SUPPLEMENTAL AFFIDAVIT,
April 28, 1997
Exhibit A: Written testimony of CJA's Coordinator,
Elena Sassower, before 2nd Circuit Task Force on Gender,
Racial & Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
Exhibit B: CJA's 6/17/96 letter to 2nd Circuit Task Force
Co-Chair Magistrate Sharon Grubin
Exhibit C: "Vacco's Office's Delay Culminates in
Default", NYLJ, 4/24/97
Exhibit D:
April 18, 1997 letter from Clerk's Office
Exhibit E: Plaintiff-Appellant's
March 28, 1997 letter to Clerk's
Office
Exhibit F-1: receipted back of Verified Complaint by
Janet Johnson
Exhibit F-2: Elena Sassower's
October 19, 1994 letter to Janet Johnson
SUMMARY ORDER OF APPELLATE PANEL -- Dennis
Jacobs, Thomas Meskill, Edward Korman,
September 10, 1997
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR REHEARING WITH SUGGESTION
FOR REHEARING IN BANC, October 6, 1997
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S RECUSAL/RULE 60(b) VACATUR FOR FRAUD
MOTION,
October 10, 1997
Table of Exhibits
Exhibit A: “Without Merit: The Empty Promise of
Judicial Discipline”
Exhibit B: “Restraining ‘Liars in the
Courtroom’ and on the Public Payroll”
Exhibit C: Plaintiff-Appellant’s March 4, 1996
judicial misconduct complaint against Jon Newman, Chief
Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Ex A: "'Vexatious Litigants' Procedure Held Lawful",
NYLJ, 1/9/93
Ex B: "Attorney Sanctioned by Court of Appeals",
NYLJ, 9/11/91
Ex C: Judge Griesa's
February 27, 1992 order
Exhibit D:
April 10, 1996 dismissal order of Acting Chief Judge
Kearse
Exhibit E: Plaintiff-Appellant’s
May 30, 1996 petition for review of Acting Chief Judge
Kearse’s dismissal
of the
March 4, 1996 complaint
against Chief Judge Newman
Ex A:
August 1993 Report of the National Commission on
Judicial Discipline & Removal
Ex B:
March 15, 1994 Report of the Proceedings of the
Judicial Conference
Ex C:
March 1994 Summary of the Report of the Judicial
Conference Committee
Ex D: Rule 4
Ex E: In re George Sassower, 20 F.3d 42 (3/10/94)
Ex F:
In re Spiegelman
Ex. G:
In re Charge of Judicial Misconduct
Ex H:
In re Charge of Judicial Misconduct
Ex I:
In re Charge of Judicial Misconduct
Ex J:
In re Charge of Judicial Misconduct
Ex K: "A Replacement for Thomas", NYT,
op-ed by Judge Newman
Exhibit J: requests for oral argument/etc.
Exhibit K: transcript of
August 29, 1997 oral argument before
appellate panel
Exhibit L: Plaintiff-Appellant's written oral argument
Exhibit M: Plaintiff-Appellant's
August 27, 1997 letter to A.G.
Vacco
Ex. 1: faxed copy: "Restraining 'Liars in the
Courtroom" and on the Public Payroll", 8/27/97
Ex. 2: Plaintiff-Appellant's
January 14, 1997 letter to A.G. Vacco
Exhibit N-1: analysis of appellate panel's
September 10, 1997
decision/order
Exhibit N-2: appellate panel's
September 10, 1997 decision/order
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S §372(c) JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT
AGAINST DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
October 28, 1997
COMPLAINT FORM
§372(c) Judicial Misconduct Complaint against District Judge
Sprizzo
Exhibit A: Line-by-line analysis of Judge Sprizzo’s
appealed-from May 21, 1996 decision/order,
compared with record
Exhibit B: “Without Merit: The Empty Promise of
Judicial Discipline”
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S §372(c) JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT
AGAINST THREE-JUDGE APPELLATE PANEL,
November
6, 1997
COMPLAINT FORMS
(Jacobs)
(Meskill)
(Korman)
§372(c)
Judicial Misconduct Complaint against Appellate Panel Judges
Jacobs, Meskill, Korman
Exhibit A: Line-by-line analysis of appellate panel’s
September 10, 1997 summary order, compared with record
Exhibit B-1: “Restraining ‘Liars in the Courtroom’
and on the Public Payroll”
Exhibit B-2: “Where Do You Go When Judges Break the
Law?”
Exhibit C: “Without Merit: The Empty Promise of
Judicial Discipline”
Second
Circuit's February
23, 1998 letter transmitting dismissal order of Second Circuit
Chief Judge Winter
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR REHEARING OF DISMISSAL
OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS, April 3, 1998
Exhibit A: CJA's March 10, 1998 memorandum to the
House Judiciary Committee
Exhibit B: CJA's March 23, 1998 memorandum to the
House Judiciary Committee -- impeachment complaint
Second Circuit May 6, 1998 letter transmitting dismissal order
of the Second Circuit Judicial Council
Second Circuit's May 8, 1998 letter with names of members of
Second Circuit Judicial Council panel -- Circuit Judge
Amalya Kearse, Circuit Judge Pierre Leval, District Judge
Charles Sifton (EDNY), and District Judge J. Garvin Murtha
(Vermont)
CONTINUES WITH:
UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT
(#98-106)
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