News Release from Judicial-Discipline-Reform.org
 Summarize For Newspaper
Your Judicial Misconduct Complaint in 350 or Fewer Words
(http://Judicial-Discipline-Reform.org/retrieve-file/summary-graphs.pdf )
Last September 27, the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the
Judicial Conference of the United States (28 U.S.C. §331), held its one
single hearing in the whole nation to receive public comment on its draft
rules governing judicial misconduct complaint proceedings provided for
under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980 (28 U.S.C.
§§351-364).
I presented graphs (pr:11-13) based on official statistics of the federal
judiciary (pr:21-41) showing that between October 1996 and September 2006,
the number of complaints against federal judges and magistrates filed with
U.S. chief circuit judges was 7,462, but the judges disciplined only 9 of
their peers!
(http://Judicial-Discipline-Reform.org/retrieve-file/summary-graphs.pdf )
This proves that federal judges have engaged in the systematic dismissal
of judicial misconduct complaints. (pr:48) They have compromised their
integrity to protect their peers while disregarding their duty “to
administer justice without respect to persons”. (28 U.S.C. §453) By so
doing, they have turned the system of judicial self-discipline set up
under the Act into a sham, removing themselves from the reach of any
discipline and, consequently, placing themselves above the law. (pr:50)
Just as they have disregarded the current rules governing judicial
complaint proceedings (cf. CA2 complaint rules), they will likewise
disregard the draft rules (pr:73), from which they are practically
indistinguishable. (pr:9; 53)
A conversation with a reporter
At the hearing, I met New York Post Reporter Janon Fisher. I described to
him the evidence already collected in 12 federal bankruptcy cases and
explained how it points to a bankruptcy fraud scheme supported or
tolerated by federal judges acting under cover of the systematic dismissal
of judicial misconduct complaints. (Sample Summary infra; pr:15) I
proposed to pursue such evidence through Watergate-like investigative
journalism that would Follow the money! from financial disclosure
statements to concealed assets. The investigation would aim to answer the
question whether a federal judgeship has become a safe haven for
coordinated wrongdoing. (pr:14)
Mr. Fisher expressed interest in exploring judicial misconduct complaints.
This opens an opportunity for you to tell your complaint to a newspaper in
a SUMMARY of 350 WORDS OR LESS. Make every word count. Do not ramble. Do
not argue the law.
First write what comes to mind to get a draft; then identify the most
important FACTS OF MISCONDUCT and order them in short paragraphs; check
them against your documents for accuracy. Write to convince, not your
friends or group members, but jurors, as it were, who do not know or trust
you. Appeal to their common sense to show that what happened in your case
is not how a judge should behave or is evidence of wrongdoing engaged in
or tolerated by the judge.
Rewrite to eliminate unimportant details. Revise to get rid of grammatical
errors. Run a spell-check and a word count until you have 350 or fewer
words. If your complaint matters to you, SWEAT OVER IT to get a polished
Summary!
Use this template
I am Name, of City, State,
[party type: parent, divorcing spouse, debtor/creditor in bankruptcy, etc.],
in Case Name/Docket #, in Court Name,
which concerns [case type: bankruptcy, child support or custody, probate,
etc.].
This case came before Judge Name, who showed [misconduct type: abuse of
judicial power, biased or prejudiced conduct, conflict of interests,
bribery or corruption, disregard for the rule of law or the facts, abusive
language, mental or physical disability].
State the most revealing FACTS of misconduct: No opinions or mere
accusations, no exaggerations, no arguments on the merits. Just ACCURATE
FACTS OF MISCONDUCT, with dates, names, and numbers. Be as fair to
everybody as you are asking them to be to you. Be a responsible advocate
of judicial reform, for your own good and that of all those who seek
“Equal Justice Under Law”.
If you filed a judicial misconduct complaint, state docket # and disposition.
State why Reporter Fisher and the New York Post should join Dr. Cordero in
investigating judicial misconduct in our courts.
Send your polished complaint SUMMARY to jfisher@nypost.com and
DrRCordero-summary @Judicial-Discipline-Reform.org .
Forward this e-mail to everybody that may have a judicial misconduct
complaint.
Sample SUMMARY
I am Dr. Richard Cordero, Esq., of New York City,     creditor     in In
re DeLano, 04-20280, WBNY, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, a voluntary
bankruptcy petition, now in the Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir., 06-4780-bk.
This case came before Judge John C. Ninfo, III, who supported or tolerated
a bankruptcy fraud scheme.
Mr. DeLano, a banker for 39 years, was an M&T Bank bankruptcy officer when
he and his wife filed their petition in January 2004 declaring:
1. that they had in cash and on account only $535, although they had
declared that their monthly excess income was $1,940; and in their
Financial Affairs Statement and 1040 IRS forms that in the three years
preceding their filing they had earned $291,470, still unaccounted for;
2. that their only real property was their home, bought in 1975 and
appraised in November 2003 at $98,500, their mortgage still $77,084, and
their equity only $21,416.after making mortgage payments for 30 years! and
receiving during that period $382,187 through eight mortgages!;
3. that they owed $98,092 on 18 credit cards, but valued their household
goods accumulated during more than 30 years at $2,810, less than 1% of
their earnings in the previous three years!
4. Only 2½ months after being discharged last February, they sold their
home for $135,000, a 37% increase in value in a down home market.
5. Their case is among the trustee’s 3,907 cases and their lawyer’s 525
before Judge Ninfo.
6. Judge Ninfo ordered an evidentiary hearing, but violating my discovery
rights under FRCivP 26 and 34, he, the DeLanos, the trustees, District
Judge David Larimer, and the Court of Appeals denied me every single
document, which would prove concealment of assets and their support of a
bankruptcy fraud scheme as part of their coordinated wrongdoing.
The newspaper should investigate judicial misconduct because judges,
protecting each other, have exempted themselves from any discipline.
Fearing no consequences from abusing their power, they wield absolute
power, which corrupts absolutely. Only a newspaper can expose them, cause
public outrage, and force the Executive and Legislative Branches and
presidential candidates to address the problem.
(http://Judicial-Discipline-Reform.org/Follow_money/DeLano_docs.pdf )
SUMMARY word count: 349
Make the most of this opportunity to tell a newspaper about your
complaint. I look forward to reading your summary.
Sincerely,
Dr. Richard Cordero, Esq.
http://Judicial-Discipline-Reform.org
DrRCordero-summary@Judicial-Discipline-Reform.org
1 response so far ↓
1 wdfields // Oct 8, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Disregard to Rule of Law — let alone, basic premises for “checks and balances” by which to sustain Neutral Decision Making — at least, appearances therefor.
In one Northwestern State, at least one (perhaps now former) S. Ct. justice was, had been, (perhaps still is) allegedly participating in “agency-type” activities. Duh, any concern for APA? Basic fundamental notions of “separate but equal”? Obligations to a Constitution? Individual rights? . . . “Ignorance of our Ignorance?”
Say, maybe such esteemed individual held conference with a Bar of “their” Sister State in neighboring vicinity and similarly were advised to “ignore [silly] oath and obligation.”
- just adad
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