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TESTING
IN A SINGLE PERFECT CASE
THE CHECKS ON STATE JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT
TOUTED BY THE LEGAL AND JUDICIAL
ESTABLISHMENT
— and documenting their complete
worthlessness,
as well as the hoax of “merit selection”
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The People's Case against
The New York State
Commission
on Judicial Conduct
ELENA RUTH
SASSOWER, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc.,
acting pro bono publico
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COMMISSION ON
JUDICIAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
SUPREME COURT
NEW YORK COUNTY
CJA's
APRIL 22, 1999 NOTICE
OF RIGHT TO SEEK INTERVENTION, PETITION, & VERIFIED PETITION
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
public interest 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
ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER'S MA7 17, 1999 AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION
FOR ADJOURNMENT PURSUANT TO CPLR 3012(D)
Exhibit 1: Justice Cahn's July 13, 1995 decision in Doris L. Sassower v.
Commission
Exhibit 2: A.G.'s May 11, 1999 letter to Sassower, with stipulation
Exhibit 3:
CJA's May 12, 1999 letter to A.G. Spitzer
ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER'S MAY 24, 1999 MOTION TO DISMISS VERIFIED PETITION
Exhibit 1: Notice of Right to Seek Intervention, Notice of Petition, & Verified
Petition in Doris L. Sassower v. Commission
Exhibit 2: Justice Cahn's July 13, 1995 decision in Doris L. Sassower v.
Commission
Affidavit of Albert Lawrence, Esq, Clerk of the NYS Commission on Judicial
Conduct
ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER'S MAY 24, 1999 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
TO DISMISS
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CJA's
JULY 28, 1999 OMNIBUS MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER & FOR
SANCTIONS AGAINST HIM & THE COMMISSION, ETC.
TABLE OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1: A.G. Spitzer's website homepage (on June 10, 1999)
Exhibit A-2: website message from A.G. Spitzer (on April 6, 1999)
Exhibit A-3: website tour of A.G. Spitzer's office (on June 10, 1999)
Exhibit A-4: A.G. Spitzer's December 22, 1998 press release: Staff
Appointments
Exhibit A-5: A.G. Spitzer's press release: Executive Legal Staff (on June
10, 1099)
Exhibit A-6: A.G. Spitzer's April 12, 1999 press release: "Spitzer Marks
First 100 Days in Office:
A.G. Lauded for Quality of Hires, Early Activism"
Exhibit B: CJA's December 24, 1998 letter to A.G. Spitzer
Exhibit C: CJA's December 28, 1998 letter to A.G. Spitzer with CJA's letter to editor, "An Appeal to Fairness: Revisit the Court of
Appeals", NY Post, 12/28/98
Exhibit D: CJA's January 27, 1999 letter to A.G. Spitzer
Ex.A: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll",
NYLJ, ad, 8/27/97
Ex.B-1: CJA's September 19, 1995 letter to A.G. Vacco
Ex.B-2: CJA's January 13, 1998 letter to A.G. Vacco
Ex.C-1: CJA's December 24, 1998 letter to A.G. Spitzer
Ex.C-2: CJA's December 28, 1998 letter to A.G. Spitzer
Ex.D-1: CJA's August 8, 1994 letter to A.G. candidate Spitzer
Ex. D-2: CJA's September 7, 1998 letter to A.G. candidate Spitzer
Ex. D-3: CJA's notice to NYLJ/City Bar, with copy to candidate Spitzer
Ex. E: CJA's November 18, 1998 to Executive
Committee/City Bar, with copy to Governor
Exhibit E: CJA's March 26, 1999 complaint to the
New York State Ethics Commission
Ex. A: Public Officers Law
Ex. B: Transcript, January 27, 1999, Eliot Spitzer, event sponsored by
NYLJ & City Bar
Ex. C: "Spitzer Claims Victory: And Now, the Litigation", NYLJ,
11/20/98
Ex. D: "Republicans Get a Pass From Spitzer -- for Now", NY Observer,
2/8/99
Ex. E: "FREE-FOR-ALL: A special
report: ALBANY IS FAILING IN EFFORT TO LIMIT
CAMPAIGN DONORS", NYT, December 28, 1998
Exhibit F: CJA's April 2, 1999 letter to Asst. to A.G. Spitzer's
Chief of Staff
Exhibit G: CJA's May 10, 1999 letter to Asst. to A.G. Spitzer's
Chief of Staff
Exhibit H-1: Asst. A.G.'s May 11, 1999 letter to Sassower
Exhibit H-2: Asst. A.G.'s May 11, 1999 letter to Sassower
Exhibit I: CJA's May 12, 1999 letter to Asst. A.G.
Exhibit J: CJA's May 14, 1999 letter to Deputy
Litigation Chief
Exhibit K: Transcript of May 17, 1999 court proceeding
Exhibit L: CJA's May 17, 1999 notice to Commission
Exhibit M: Asst. A.G.'s May 25, 1999 letter to Justice Zweibel
Exhibit N: CJA's May 28, 1999 letter to Justice Zweibel
Exhibit O: Transcript of June 14, 1999 court proceeding
Exhibit P: Doris Sassower's April 6, 1999 fax to Elena Sassower
Doris Sassower's affidavit
INVENTORY OF FREE-STANDING FILE FOLDERS SUBSTANTIATNG OMNIBUS MOTION
File:
Doris
L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York
CJA's JULY 28, 1999
MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DISMISSAL MOTION & IN SUPPORT OF HER MOTION
FOR DISQUALIFICATION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER, SANCTIONS, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT
& OTHER RELIEF
ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER'S AUGUST 13, 1999 REPLY MEMORANDUM IN FURTHER SUPPORT
OF DISMISSAL MOTION AND IN OPPOSITION TO SAS OMNIBUS MOTION
CJA's
SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 REPLY AFFIDAVIT
TABLE OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: CJA's August 6, 1999 letter to A.G. Spitzer's Counsel
Exhibit B: CJA's August 16, 1999 letter to A.G. Spitzer's Counsel & staff
Exhibit C: Asst. A.G.'s August 1, 1999 letter to Justice Zweibel
Exhibit D: Sassower's August 17, 1999 letter to Justice Zweibel
Exhibit E: September 1, 1999 letter from A.G. Spitzer's Counsel to
Sassower
Exhibit F: CJA's September 10, 1999 letter to A.G. Spitzer's staff
Exhibit G: CJA's September 15, 1999 complaint to the
New York State Ethics Commission
Ex. A: Gov Pataki's September 1, 1999 appointment of Millane to Ethics
Commission
Ex. B: CJA's April 15, 1997 letter to Gov. Pataki
Ex. C: Gov Pataki's appointment of Shectman to Ethics Commission
Ex. D: CJA's June 9, 1997 letter to Ethics Commission
Ex. E: Gov. Pataki's appointment of Shectman to Ethics Commission
Ex. F: CJA's April 23, 1999 letter to Ethics Commission
Ex. G-1: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll",
NYLJ, ad, 8/27/97
Ex. G-2: "Assistants' Lapses Not Tolerated by Vacco", NYLJ, letter to
editor, 5/16/97
Ex.
H-1: CJA's September 19, 1995 letter to A.G. Vacco
Ex. H-2: CJA's January 13, 1998 letter to A.G. Vacco
Ex. I-1: September 1, 1999 letter from A.G. Spitzer's Counsel to Sassower
Ex. I-2: CJA's August 6, 1999 letter to A.G. Spitzer's Counsel
Exhibit H: CJA's September 7, 1999 criminal complaint to
the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Ex. A: "Widening Inquiry On Pataki Donors And Parole Board", NYT,
8/19/99
Ex. B-1: Inventory to CJA's March 26, 1999 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, 11/20/96
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
CJA's
SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW
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CJA's
NOVEMBER 5, 1999 LETTER-APPLICATION TO JUDGE KAPNICK
Exhibit
A: News Brief (9/13/99) & "Convention Votes Judges Without Farrell's Inprint"
(9/27/99), NYLJ
Exhibit B: Sassower's October 10, 1999 letter to Judge Zweibel
Exhibit C: Transcript, October 8, 1999 court proceeding
Exhibit
D: "From Judge To Pawn in Grudge Match", NYT, 5/22/99
Exhibit
E: "State Commission Can Refuse to Investigate Judge", NYLJ,
10/5/99
Exhibit
F-1: A.G's response to challenge to authority
Exhibit
F-2: A.G's response to challenge to authority -- Mantell v. Commission
Exhibit
G: CJA's October 21, 1999 criminal complaint, etc. to Manhattan District
Attorney Morgenthau
Ex. A: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll",
NYLJ ad, 8/27/97
Ex. B: CJA's January 31, 1996 letter to D.A. Morgenthau
Ex. C: February 7, 1996 letter from Deputy Chief/Special Prosecutions
Bureau
Ex. D: CJA's March 5, 1996 letter to D.A. Morgenthau
Ex. E: CJA's May 6, 1997 fax to D.A. Morgenthau
Ex. F: signed receipt for July 28, 1999 omnibus motion & memo of law
Ex. G: "State Commission Can Refuse to Investigate Judge", NYLJ, October
5, 1999
Ex. H-1: Inventory
Ex.
H-2: Inventory
Exhibit H: CJA's October 21, 1999 criminal complaint to
the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District
of New York -- Public Corruption Unit
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",
NYLJ, ad, August 27, 1997
Ex. C-1: Inventory
Ex. C-2: Inventory
Ex. D: Justice Dept. April 12, 1999 letter from Deputy Chief/Public
Integrity Section
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
Exhibit I: CJA's October 25, 1999 letter to A.G.
Spitzer: Att: high-ranking staff
Exhibit
J: CJA's October 27, 1999 complaint to NYS Ethics
Commission
Exhibit
K-1: CJA's October 29, 1999 letter to D.A. Morgenthau
Exhibit
K-2: October 29, 1999 letter from Deputy Chief/Special Prosecutions Bureau
Exhibit
K-3: CJA's November 4, 1999 letter to D.A. Morgenthau
CJA's
DECEMBER 2, 1999 LETTER-APPLICATION TO JUDGE WETZEL FOR
DISQUALIFICATION/DISCLOSURE, etc
Exhibit
A: Judge Wetzel's November 22, 1999 letter to Sassower
Exhibit
B: CJA's November 15, 1999 letter to Judge Wetzel
Exhibit C: Judge Tolub's May 20, 1999 order disqualifying himself
Exhibit D: Gov. Pataki's June 12, 1995 nomination of Wetzel to Ct of
Claims
Exhibit E: photo of Wetzel with Gov. Pataki at 1994 fundraiser at Wetzel's
home
Exhibit F: Clay Tiffany's facially-meritorious May 21, 1999
judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Wetzel
Exhibit G: Commission's September 14, 1999 dismissal of Clay Tiffany's
complaint, without investigation
Exhibit H: "Clay Tiffany, TV Reporter, Reveals Pataki's Ethical
Problems", Martinelli Publications, November 4, 1999
Exhibit I: "Justice takes a holiday for real cyber-sex victim", NYPost
column by Steve Dunleavy, November 26, 1999
Exhibit J: CJA's December 2, 1999 letter to Gov. Pataki -- Att: James
McGuire/Counsel
CJA's
DECEMBER 2, 1999 LETTER TO ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE CRANE FOR
DISQUALIFICATION/DISCLOSURE, etc.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER'S DECEMBER 6, 1999 AFFIRMATION IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF
HIS MOTION TO DISMISS THE VERIFIED PETITION
CJA's
DECEMBER 9, 1999 LETTER TO JUDGE WETZEL IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF
SANCTIONS AGAINST ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER & FOR DISQUALIFICATION/DISCLOSURE &
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OF THE PROCEEDING
Exhibit A: A.G.'s December 6, 1999 letter to Judge Wetzel
Exhibit C: CJA's October 29, 1999 notice to A.G. Spitzer & Commission
Exhibit D: Analysis of Judge Lehner's September 30, 1999 decision in
Mantell v. Commission
Transmitted File:
Michael Mantell v. New York State Commission on
Judicial Conduct
CJA's
DECEMBER 17, 1999 LETTER TO JUDGE WETZEL RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S DECEMBER 10, 1999 LETTER
Exhibit A: A.G.'s December 10, 1999 letter to Judge Wetzel
Exhibit B: computerized print-out
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JUDGE WETZEL'S JANUARY 31, 2000 DECISION, ORDER & JUDGMENT
CJA's NOTICE
OF APPEAL
AND
PRE-ARGUMENT STATEMENT, March 23, 2000
CONTINUES
WITH --
APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
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