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9 TH Circuit Emergency Petition Writ of Mandat 111209
9 TH Circuit Emergency Petition Writ of Mandat 111209
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4 LosAngeles,CA 90012
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10 RIC 1.FINE, CaseNo.09-56073
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13 E> RGENCY PETITION FOR
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20 Petitioner(hereinlverççFing asbeenincarceratedsinceMarch4,2009in
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the Los M geles Colmty Jailtmder 'coercive incarceration'pursuantto a
23 March4,2009 contemptorderissued by LA SuperiorCourtJudgeDavid P.
24 Yaffe. Thatcontemptorderispresently on appealbeforethisCourtin the
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26 instantcase.Theissuecertifiedforappealis'whetherthetrialcourtjudge
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JudgeYaffe)shouldhaverecusedhimself'.Oralargumentissetfortheweek
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1 Dut
ing the Diskict Courtproceeding and the appealproceeding, the
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3 RespondentSheriftltheLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffe(thelattertwoof
4 whom arenotrespondents)inCV-09-1914JFW (CW)madefalsestatementsto
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theCourt. Thesestatementsshowed thatFine's''coerciveincarceration'was
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7 limitedto5daysunderCCPj1218,andshouldnothavebeen'lmlimited'.
8 Thiswaspm icularly tnle asFinewasrefusing to answerquestions on
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10 'moral''groundssuchascontestingthejurisdictionofJudgeYaffetopreside
11 overthecaseanddematldinghisrecusal.TheCourtwillnotethattltisisthe
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issueonappeal.
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14 TheLA SuperiorCourt,JudgeYaffeandSheriffLeroyBacaknew thatthey
15 couldnotholdFineformoret11a115daystmderInReFarr,36Cal.App.
3d577(1974)
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17 andInReï nlliam z:Farr,64Ca1.
App.3d605(1976).Tltiscreatedanindependent
ls violationofthetnkingofFine'slibertywithoutdueprocessoflaw.
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Additionally,the LA SuperiorCourtand JudgeYaffe admitted in their
21 appealbrieffortheftrsttimethatthecontemptwasboth''miminal'and'civil''
22 TltisadmissionprovedthatFinewasdeniedhisSixthAmendmentrighttoajury
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24 trialpttrsuanttotheB&PCodej6126criminalchargeofpracticing1awwithout
25 alicenseorholdinghimselfouttopracticelaw.
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27 Finally,DiszctCourtMagiskateJudgeCarlaM.WoehrleandJudgeJolm
28 F.Walterviolated28USC j2243,therebydenyingFinedueprocessand
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1 withoutprejudiceisattachedheretoasExhibit&t2''andincorporatedhereinby
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thisreferenceasifsetforthin111.
4 OnOctober6,2009,FineattemptedtofileamotiontorecuseJudgeWalter,
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amotiontorecuseMagiskateJudgeWoehrle,anoticeofnon-consenttoany
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7 magiskatejudgehenri
ngthec%e,andanexparteapplicationforimmediate
0 releaseandto p'antthewrit. A1lofthosedocumentswere 'received''bythe
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filed'.Trueandcorrectcopiesofthesedocllmentsareattached
11 hereto,marked collectively asExhibitçG3''> and incorporated herein by this
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referenceasifsetforthin111.
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14 Given thedirectviolationsofdueprocessofJudgeWalterandMagiskate
15 JudgeWoehrle ofdeciding theirown case, thewritofmandatemustissue.
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her,sincetheFoundsofthePetition arenot'successive''butseparateand
1s distinctandtheresultofthefraudontheCourtbytheLA SuperiorCourtand
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JudgeYaffe,andtheviolationsofSection2243ofJudgeWalterandMagistrate
21 JudgeWoehrle,thewritmustissueor,ataminimum,an ordertoshow cause
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mustissuewiththeExParteApplicationsetfortinExhibit::
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24 Emergency action is needed as Fine is now in ltis ninth month of
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27 EachadditionaldaythatFineremainsinincarcerationisanew violationofhis
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COURTJUDGEDAVD P.YAFFE, Appealscasenumber:09-56073
Respondents.
PETIHOX
ThisPetitionconcernsactionswhichoccurredintheDistrictCourtincaseCV-09-1914
JFW (Cm .PedtionerdoesnotconsenttoproceedbdbreaMagis%teJudge.
Thispetition seeb PetitionerRichard1.Fine'slçç
Fine''
limmediatereleasefrom
ttcoerçiw incamervqn''on moralFoundsin O tFinewillneversucçumb dpn'ng the
pendencyoftheappeal,oranyactionsintheU.S.SupremeCourtiftheappealfails.Any
furtherincrceration beyondtheeightmonthsalready served* 1only serveto flzrtber
reinforceFine'sbdiefinthewro essnnaçrlmîardltyoft:eactionsofJudgeYGennd
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1 thosewhotakemoneyfromLosAngelesCotmtyCYACountf'
landpresideovercaseswhere
2 1.ACo=t
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3 ThequestiononappealiswhetherJudgeYatlbshouldhaverecusedhimself.
4 nfsPetitionalsoseeksFine'simmediatereleasefrom Gcoerciveincarceration''anda
5 stayofexecutionofsentenceandWritofHabeasCorpusonthecriminalconvictionabased
6 uponthedenialofdueprocessthathasoccurredinthisDiskid Courtbythemisleading
7 statementsandffaudupontheCourtbyRespondentSheriF ofLosM gelesCounty.theLA
s CountySuperiorCoM CtLA SuperiorCourt'),LA SuperiorCourtJudgeDavidB. Yafre
9 (t<
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10 dxumentsintheDiskidCourt<GWritofHabeasComus''caseofFinev.Sheriloflm Angeles
11 Countv- USDC casenoCV-09-1914J' FW (CW). Suchsotementqzrepresentnfionsand
12 documentsweremisleadingandfraudulentwhencomparedtothestatements,representaéons
13 anddocumentsmadeOctober9,2009inleappealofthecase,NinthCircuitCourtofAppeals
14 caseno.09-56073.
15 ThisPetienfurtherseeksFine'simmediatereleasefrom f%coerciveincarceraion''based
16 u>nt% violalio- of28U.S. C.92243bytH Die dCouhtho+ te aelisY ofMviM te
17 JudgeCarlaWoehrle,approvedbyJudgeWalter,andtheviolationsofRespondentSheritT,the
18 LASupeiorC'
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20 grmspxcelqoN
21 Jurisdictionexis'tsOder28U.S.
C.j2241asallactionsxcurredaherPetitionerwasin
22 thejurisdictionoftheFMeralCourt.Jurisdictionalsoexis.
tsunder28U.I.
C.û2055,28
23 U.S.
C.j1345and28U.S. C.!1945.
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26 A1lactsocçurredintheCentralDistrictofCalifomia. Peeoner,Respondenlandany
27 realpe esininterestal1resideanddobusinessintheCene DisdctofCalifornia
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1 Responsestoguestionsf'
rom USDCtTederalCustodyForm''(CV-27):
3 1. PlaceofDetention: LACountyMen'sCenkalJail
4 441BauchetStred,LosAngeles,CA.90012
5 2. NameandLocationofCourtthatimposedoriginalsentence:
6 LosAngelesCountySumriorCourt
111NorthHi11Street,Dept.36
7' L* M mlD,CA,M 12
8 3. CasenumberOdtheoffensesforwhi chorisnalsentencewasïmposed:
9 a) BS109420
b) Refusaltoanswerquesionsatdebtorxsexamination-contemptofcourt
10 c) Practicing1aworholdingouttopractioelaw-contem#ofcourt
11 4 Dateo'' sene ceimpoM AOZItenns
12 a) March4,2009
b) 'ç
coerci
veincarceration''nobail,indeterminate
la c) $1,000or5daysconsecutivew1t11b)above
14 5 HndingmadeinoriginalStatecase
,5 b) aherpleaofnotgl
zilty
IE 6. Fie ngmnd-inoriginalStatec,sseby
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b) Judgewithoutajury
18 7. Didyouappealorï#nalStatecaseinStateCourt?
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8. StateCourtapmalsnotallowed.WhtsofHabeasComustakenandsllmmarily
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21 dMie.Writ51* inUSY casene.CV-*-1914JFWICW).AOonsi nthatcasearebasisof
thisPetition.
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9. StateconciselyeveryFoundonwhichyouclaim youarebeingheldunlswfully)
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24
BASESFORAI. %.GROUNDS
nisPetîtîon addressesthe moraland due processFoundswhich surround the
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underlyingcaseCV-09-1914JFWICW)tthe'xWritcasen). TheWdtcaseispresentlyon
iutheNe' fN'me-' x W.56073. neimque.ol isT'wketherZetrm'l
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judge(JudgeYaFe)shouldhaverecusedhimstlf''Thelmderlyingfactsareadmitfe.
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1 YGeinhistestimonyinthecontemptprxetding(USDCDkt#1,Reporter'sTranscript
2 HnlezlDvombc22.2*:))Hemcmi ve aym=tsfromM Cqxty(w&l.hewasjudgeinthe
3 caseofMar naStran-d--co-lo. 11HomeownersAzocf
-i cfftm v.Coun* ofLosWnzele,.LA
4 SuperiorCourtcaseno.BS109420,t heunderl/ngcaseofthecontemptproceeding,acdwhile
5 hepresidedoverotherLACot mtycases).HedidnotdisclosethepaymentsonhisForm700
6 StatementofFinancialInterest(ashewasrequiredtodolahedidnothaveanywritten
? agreementofemploymentoranyarrangementtoperform servîcesforLACounty. Hedidnot
# putthemoneyinhisjudicialcampaignfund-Hedidnotremembe,
ranydecisionhemade
9 a>' 1A jltv I*e#h- yem nthertbanle 'siœ v dingNil''intheMAn'>
10 strandcase.(ThatdecisionrequiredrecirculaionofpartofanEnviromnentallmpactReport
11 (çt
Em'').Itdidn0tstoptheproject)
12 (ThemtitionintheMarinaStrandcaseallegednumerousWola:ons,including0n:that
13 thepromsedprojectdidnotproddeanyfmanci albenesttoLACounty.Addi tionally,itwas
14 shownthattheLACountyBoardofSupervisors'May15,2007voteapprovingtheEm was
15 illegalastwoofthefourSumrvisorswhovotedfortheEm hadreceivedcondbutionsgreater
1E 1%p$5* f- * 1ReyShoas/BmleinH,>> tltheMari - S%M œ e,Mthipay- of
17 theirvoting,whichmadetheirvotesillegalundertheCalifomiaFairPoliticalPracticesAct.)
1â Tlw LA CountymymentstoJu+ YaFewere+ .30Gmrz- sndamounte to
19 approximately27% ofhisstatesale of$178,800,asrevealedinthecaseofSturzeonv.
20 Countvo/'zatuAnqeles,167Ca1.App.4t
h630(2008),revdenied12/23/08.TheCourtheldthat
21 thepam entsviolatedM icleW ,Section19,oftheCaliforniaConstitution.
22 InreadiontotheSturpeondecision,theJudici alCommilofCalifomia(partofthe
23 judiciaryunderM icleW,Section6,ottheCalifbrniaConsti tution)draiedSenateBillSBX
24 2-11. SenateBillSBX 2-11wasenactedonFebruary20,2009andbecameeFectiveon
M Muy2ts2QA. k > :e r- G =
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26 employeesfrom criminalprosecufono civilliabilityanddisciplino actionbecauseofthe
27 countyp&m entstothejudges.ltacknowledgedtheoountypam entsascn'
minal.Italso
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1.3/20/09-PetitionsledbyFine(USDCDkt.#1);
2.4/07/09-Magl
'strateJudgeWoehrleordersResmndentSheriFtoanswerordîsmissfor
lackof- * by491/A (Dkt.#6))
8 3.4/09/09-FineGlesexparteagplicafontobeset9eemndingdecision;Ma/state
WoehrleordemResmndentShenFtoresmndby4/21/09(DR #7))
4.4 to/2Di
1/09- NoticeofInterestedPeesflledbyRespondentSheriF(Dkt.#11);Mo*on
smissPeeoner'sPeti*onforWdtofHabeasCorpusorinthealtemaiverequest
thatthiscoM HI '
mHthereA1> ' esinl
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peti*ontDkt.#12);
5.4/23/09-MeenteJudgeWoehrledirectsrealpartiesininte=ttorespondtcmtiéon
*M ex> e iOfx by5/1/*xRdFiaetefl eo- eonornon-opposïonto
RespondentSherimsmotionby5/1/09(Dkt.#13);
6.4/24/09-FineflesopposiGontomodon(Dk1.#14);
17 7.D5/1/09-LASumriorCourtandJudgeYGe5l eresponsetomeon(Dk%.#15)and
eclarationofKevlMccormickwitlfourexhibits(Dkt.#16);
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#.5*5t
(Dk /* - ' leJudm Woehrleei% Fe '& ''&hlomo@on- Dkt#14
19 .#2 0)strik,tsFine'ssupplementtoo- sitiontomoéonGled4/22/09(Dk.#17),
orderspetih!.
onersreply,ifany,tobesledby5/22/09andtakesmattercdersubmission
wiàoutoralargument(Dkt.#19).51W09-respoa ia ofe '
uonandrmueq.t
forlmmedlatereleasefromcustodyGledbyFine(Dkt.#22:
9.Same(Dkt#24:
10.S6/12/09-ReportandrecommendationofMagistrateJudge(Dkt#26);noticeofU.S.
upremeCourtdecisionofCapertonetalv.W.rMassevCoalCo.Inc..eta1..dated
6/8/09filedbyFine(Dkt.#28);
11.6/25/09-Objections,includingMemorandum inSupportofObjectionstoMagistrate
Judge'sReport,demandforimmediatereleasefil edbyFine(Dk1.#29)9
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28 12.* WB9-e ' v - -Meti - e yinge ti e XnyingSerilrsmëion
todismisstDkt.#12),den/ngpetitioner'sapplicationforDlease(Dkt#30)9
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1 13.7/17/09-OrderbyJudgeWalterdenyingCerùfkateofAppolability(Dkt#44:
2
14.*12* -A> fx *4m e .tionf- Ceelcak d'A- labilip (Dkt#49).
3 CertiscateofAppealabilityhadbeenapprovedbyNinthCircuitonissueofç'whether
4 trialcourt(
JudgeYaffe)shouldhaverecusedhimself'.
5 RELEVANTFACTSFORALLGROUNDS
6 ThispetitionconcernstheacticnsofResmndentSheriFLeroyD.Bacw Sherifofthe
1 CountyofLosAngeles,USDCMa#stmt eJudgeCarlaWoebrleaandUSDCJudgeJohnF.
B WaltersubsequenttothefilingofthePetitionforWritofHsbeasCorpussledbyFinein
9 Usœ - >.C4* .1914JFW (CW).
10 suchactionsconsistedof:
11 1 ' ateJudgefurlaWoehrleWolatmg
' 2:U.S.C.92243byr ' tol '
nmln
12 anordertoshow causetoRespondentSheriffRfolhwith''upontheGlingofthePetitionon
13 Msmh20,2009,t hedatethePetitionwassledasrequiredbyû2243,butinsteadwaitinga
14 retnrndategeaterthan20daysfromthedateoffiling(Dkt.#6)andseing18daystodoso;
15 2. RespondentSheri lviolakngû2243byrefusing$%0showcausewhythewrit
<* :M > be ''e Y* 'g*Y v'ea-' &hoe 1% meeàustofe >' '
17 (.
Dk.t.#j2);
18 3. Resme . ntSheriFviolatedtheAFil7%2* Orderbymevingtodismiuthe
19 RespondentShelilâom thecasewhilendmittingthattheResmndentSheriffwasthepromr
20 > ,showingthemotiontobeMvolous,withoutmeritandmadeonlytoharassanddelay
21 (okt.#12);
22 4. MagienteJudgeCarlaWoehrleWolatingj2243bynotç'determinling)thefacts
23 anddismsingofthemaœraslaw andjustlcerequire*oneitherApril9,2009(theXte
24 ResmndentShee refusedtoflearehlm)butinsteaddirecti
ngtheLASupedorCourtand
25 J+ YGeto- 4mk-#13:
26 5. RespondentSheri ë theLA SupehorCourtandJudgeYaffemisleadingthe
27 CourtbystatingthatNounselfortheSuperiorCourtofCaliforniaMdJudgtYG euowsof
28 thepeti
tionandintendstorespondifaskedtodosobythecoM''(DW #12,page10,lines2-
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1 4)whileknowingthatRespondentSheriffhadnotlistedthemasrealpe esininterestonhis
2 NoticeofIntexee'lPades51d w1t11theCourtsHowingthattheCourtdidnothavepersonal
3 jurisdic:onoverthemtos
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direct''themtorespond,andknowingthattheywouldnot
4 Rsbowp-.lllewhyO writshouldnot% grute''inanyrvsmnx teygave;
5 6. Magis%teJudgeCarlaWoehrleviolafngdueprocessbyrefusingtograntFine's
6 April9,2009ex> applica6ontobeDleasedfromîncarcemtionawhichwasnotopmsedby
7 ResmndentSheriF onApril21, 2009whenheSledMsModontoDismîss,oranytime
' thereacr(Dkt#13$
9 7. M>' at eJe eCarllWnm.
hrleviolat'
mg9H43byRmlAwfullyeœte tbe
10 timefortherexrn,andviolafngdueprocessbyçs
irecdng''theLA SupeHorCourtandJudge
11 Ys> terv dtothePdi:c andexM eapplie onwhileHowingthatshedidnothave
12 mmonaljurisdicionoverthem andthattheyhadnotappearedinthecisenorsoughtto
13 intervenvdespiktheiret
uowledge''oftheçase(DW #13%
14 8. TheLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYGedeliberatdymisleadingleCourtand
15 committingfraudupontheCourtbynotGshowingcausewhythewritshoddnotbegranted''
16 ' te < tie t@@h>
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17 askedtodosobythecourt'',theirdeli/ratelysubmittingtotheCourtdxumentswhichon
i8 leirfacewerenotexhibitsatthecontempttrial.inpadculartheMaroh27.2008strikeorder
19 (Dkt#16-3,Ex.BtotheDeclmtionofKevinMccormicKwhichwasnotlistedasanexhibit
20 inN e 9.ofO Mv0114,2X9JMgment(Dkt.#1+2,Ex.AtotH Tw'lamtionofKe n
21 Mçcormick),whichthey<sosubmittedi
22 9. TheLA SumdorCourtandJudgeYafedeliberatelymisleadingtheCourtand
27 commiingâaudumntheCourtbymisse ngfnnfqandmnMngstatemenlforwhichexhibits
24 didnotexistinthecontemptZal,towit:
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26 partiesininterest,Man'naStrandGledamotiontodismiss...
u Truth - Dkt#1(Judgment)andDkt#16-2.parae 2.showsr- f mdent
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5-7andFootnote7:onOctober15,2007,Fineflledamoenforrelief9om
ismissalbaseduponthisNmdavitoffault''
Tne Finesled themotion basedumn Rexcusableneglecc hadng
mfscakulatedthenumberofcalendardays. n eLA SumdorCourtandJudge
YalewererelyingupontheMnrch17,2004strikeorder.They%ewthisorderto
be'lnfnlthful.Intheap- lofthehab- corpuszo- (NintllCircuitcaseno.09-
56073).Oyftle at' Suppl-m-.
-nl> tofRv. nrr CS& ')olOc** 9,
2009tDkt.#28). Fine'smoti onisSER nos.00001-00011,Thedxument,
received on October 10,2007 butnotsled untilOctober15, 2007,shows
''excusableneglect''
neLASuperiorCourtandludgeYGeuewaboutthemodon,butwithheldit
fromthecourt.
D. Page4,line19,throughpage6:line1-DescriptionofJanuary8,2008order,
F j9*- --='--+ Fm e u--uj:9- * ' a * byJI<&
Yafe''asdescribedinMarch27,2008strikeorder. AndFootnotes9-13,the
Janue :,2008orderisSER0023-0026.Fineasnotnoticedorpresent.
Trutk - AaAowne vw% Mam:27.200:AIn'bn4r* w notattzwhz 'bit<
theçontempttrial.NorwasiteverservedonFine. Dkt#16-3doesnotattacha
certiscateofsewice. TheOmedocumentapp-e asSER 0168-0170 also
withoutaçerv cateofsewice. TheMarch27,2098sGkeorderrefers,toa
Me 1#wl*8e' ke-' in*e ' J* Y* AH le
February19,2008motionandadmonishedFine. ThisKionw thenrepOtedat
page4,linethroughpage6,line1,oftheLA SumriorCourtandJudgeYaFe
resmnse..However,suchsectioninboththeMarcm.h7t
..
t20.0
.8eikeorderandthe
L A o- ee J+ Y* #e- %w --p- sj. s1w.
AsshownbythedocketsheetfortheMsrlnaSèandrxqe,noMsmh18!2008order
exists.LASCDkt#49insuchcaseisaMarch14,2008proofofservlceandDkt.
#
950isaMrch20.2008minuteorder. (SeeattachedrelevantpoïonofMsrina
%ndcasedocket) ludgeYGeandtheLA guperiorGurtfabricatedthe
March18.2008An'keorderanddefraudedtheCourt.
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Fe er,theMarch18,2008M keorderinterpe lionthattheFebruary19,2008
=x.. %ge y*-.0% % %>. Sa% xwuww -- jcDy
#1,TrialEx.IA page22,paranph12,lines18-19.SER0062)'ç
thecourthas
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l Theirstproblem lhn'existsinthiscaseis*atoftheunerlyingcourtorder.Beforethe
2 nruromn% Tu-x--'ws''w '' ' - W1dcruelad=.ua1puishmentsthe
3 ordermustbeNalid.''
4 Inthiscaseaitisthevalidityoftke '' â.gnfh*G* *heis> '' >
5 fromtheoutsetofthecase,whet herJudgtYGeshouldbetheZaljudge.Theissuebeforethe
6 NinthCfmuitisRwhethertheZaIcourt(ludgeYaFe)shouldHverecusedhi mself''Ifthe
? answerîs'e
yese,t
hentheorderfsînvalîdNcauseJudgeY*edîdnothaveJudsdfctîontosîton
' thecaseandenteranyorderwhatsoever,inclue gthepanualy8,2008orderwhichbeganand
9 * . 'e Gt
'tnx- AM ev> 16% a werWRx''1V œ* WAillvoiddx taFineVving
10 notbeenservedw1t11priornoticeoftheJanuary8,2008hemringyth. beingpreventedfrom
ll att ' jt The.A olM Gala+aa(% Ie kR- L% .
12 Finehasademonskated, lonpheldbeliefandposifon#%n1theLA Countycriminal
13 pam entstoJudgeYGeandotherswhotakesuchmsndatehisandtheirzec'lul Thst%11f
14 issuppoledbyCaperton.supm,andcasescitedthereinforthe' Akingofthepaymtnts.InRe
15 Murchison.349v.U. S.135(1955)fortheproposidonthatamu œ notjudgehisowncases
1* > * -. (
*/e &*e.M*U.S.11,14(19M)(%*&J' M> * % aM* *@m anipt- e
17 padyoverwhiçhheisprtsiding,doesnotgi vetheap- nœofjusticee).andUnitedS-tatesv.
18 *i- *521#Qd*21M5f7 .*t'ir*lM )C*erighttoatn-bunalf- *ombiasorprejudiœis
19 based,notonsection144,butonthedueprocessc1aus:''.)
20 GroundOneisb- dumnfaAeFm' r,36 577(1974).IeF- .te C-
21 discusxdat584-585thatNtisnecessarytodeterminethepointatwhichthecommieent:in
22 jaillceasestoseweilçcoerdve'purposeandbecomespuniNveinchamcter. Whenthatmint
27 isrealizedsotlm:t:eincarcerationorthecontemnorYcomesmnal,itsdurafonbecomes
24 ljmitedbytheSve-daymaximum sentenceprovidedinCMeofCivilProcedureSecéon
25 t2t:.-.Q
26 GroundOneisalsobaseduponfaR6William T--Fa
rr,64Ca1.
App.
3d605(1976),in
27 whichthatCoM nnolrmpz'
28
uTheCodeofCivilProcedureenumemtesthecourfsmwearespectingthe
conductofconfemptproœedings(û128))defmesactsandomissionsconstituting
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1 contempt(û1209),dirM andindirectcontemptandtheprœeuresthereforW
2 1211),
. .andprejcribespunishment(j1219).Thusu&nadjudie onofçontempt
a*- - * >> on(cxtem-)> exce .nglwhv!Mve.aojjsm
3 (
C$o5d0e0)sorhemavbeimorisonednotexr. eedinc5vedavs.orboth;...'(91218,
4
Civ.Proc.
lBecauseofthepenaltiesimposedundertYsseciomcontemptis
criminAlinnature.(
5 #la& v.Mmltl palRCaidenv.SweriorCort34t7nl24&.:6(295PW 1V1j;
orr ,144Cal.App.2d131,136(3* 7. 2*75!1.)'
*
(Emphasisadded.)
6
JudgeYaleknewlbsfe w.q ' ' r 9121:o*s,l ' % Iaw+ ' to
8 followthemœedenlofInreFarrandlnReWilliam 2:FarrwhenheorderedthatFinebe
9 heIHAm+IlkgMoxxrxu % ' e > ' . Nd % xerci bj:xdert:e
10 cizcumstances, Fine'sincarcerafon bewqme punidve on the sixth day ofincarceraéon,
11 Y Kx> . E* em#q< *gR-pnnaqatSI IWTUrw lbnlfqdgeYaJewo
12
13
breskingthelaw.
14
15 11. Finehasbeenincarceratedforalmosteightmonths. Heisn0tgoingtoGbreak.''
1* TV lwooeooe-x
'
M w > f. te > &% wjie pfJ+ YaFe*sje dickonand
17 or
derwasalwaysinquestion.
18 TheîncarcerationislongmsttheGve-daymaximumsetforthinCCPl1218.
19 JudgeYaffeknew hisactionswerepenalfrom theoutsetashewasRceivingcriminal
aû paments.JudgeYaFewantedtopunishFine*omthebe/nning.Finehasnodoubtthathe
21 Wllp* '.Onlyaco* wMthiRorestheen* mm'alN entsandiv stheU.S.Supreme
22 C00 mecedentwouldholdthatJudgeYG eshouldnotrecusehimself natisexactlywhat
23 * 1-' ' f'
zw''tii 'lxtMœero Jud&'sReportsacceptedbyt;eDfsdctCourtxdidnot
24 evenmentionCapertonoranyrelevant<wment''case.Suchomissionacommifleza%rït
w smciscally infnrmed oftl t2- z- < hnth= a eye te R> *
26 subsequentlyintheObjectionsthereto,combinedw1
t11itsntisstxlemctoffactsanditsrefusal
27 to R taCerv cate ofAppealability,demonse- why theNinth CircuitFanted the
28 CertifcateofAppealabîlftyandtookthecase.
Fine'smeralpositionissustnined- Heshouldbesetfree.
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1 GroundTw@-Immediattreleaseismandatedaasisastayofexecutionandwritof
2 %nG-om- . % .-*-' *= M - w o ' ' -u'''''''e *'''M G C%
3 neabovefactsareinco> ratedhereinasifsetforthinfull.
4
5 mu daA. A> @Cn- fM @f% - --*G- tlu GWG * M PCe 961:69
jed,
6
M shownhemin,theLA SumriorCoudandJudgeYafendmitkdintheirAnswering
BriefintheNinthCircuit(9thCir.Dkt#25)thatacrkninalconvicionoccured.This
8
conformsw1t11thechargeintheOrdertoShowCauseforRAPC*eû6126.Ita1s0conforms
9
withieslatementlnt:eMaglstraltJudge,sRemrt(USDCDkt#25-2,page10,llnes3-5)
10
referringtotheç'criminalcontempf',andSectionVatpages11-12.
11
. > . .. . a.xyoj.xaayjouwoy
12
e -nceonthecriminalcontempt.Finecanseekthis,asitisc1- thathewaschargedw1t11a
l3 . .
WolationofB&PCodeû6126-Suchcbnem u' ntxt3.-4*oa.a * wa:ya aawm,.x..+
14 i
ntheMarinaSkandcase,docketnumbers153-204.(Seeattached.)
15
Suchactionofsœkingastayandgx tingsuchoccurredintheGrstunconstie onal
1:
em lemptproceedingbytheLA SuperiorCo< Finev.SuneriorCorf.USDCcaseno.CV-
17
02-46470LT(SGL).Thevitofbsl-qcorpusw broughtaRersentencingandbefore
18 .
. inpœ iw... sxo c- .yix ejIw wy1% s1,e 1. a- +k- m-
19
challengestheJudo ent*111thewlit.ThesamecolmselashererepresentedtheLASumrior
20 . .
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:om o
y. * -M P Ce #6 1
26 i
sa '
'- .=
. e . zF% . ausjo aja
GaI.whichhedidnotreceive.MaéstrateJudgeCarlaWoehrlewaswronginherReportat
22
Dkt.#25-2,page14.line14,whereshestales:çtthispeétionerwasnotchargedw11 astrious
crimeoraseriouscriminalcontempt...''
24
Ontheotherbnnd:FineisnotguiltyofanyWolationof96126or96127(b)l nnAmuchas
.
25
JudgeYs% ae .WatDkt.#16-5.page9,line13.tkoughpage10.line2,#hAtâerewasno
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courtorderthatFinedolatei Givtnthatstatement,thewritmustbegrankdastothe996126
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1 B. n emi,leadihgstatementsandfrauduponthee@ud mandatethatFinebe
2 :etfreeinasmuc:awsàownabovwthegpeclscstatemenlandthespecillcfrauddenled
% - - .pfe e at
3
4
GroundThree-Theviolaéonsof28U.S.
C.û2243violat
edueprocess.
TV aK-..-2--+-. * ï....,
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5
6
Asshownabove,thespecifcviolaéonsofû2243WolatesFine'srighttodueprocess.
T
TherefusaloftheMagistrateJudgeaRespondentSherië theLA SumriorCourtandJudge
8
YGetpfollowû2243removedanypossibilityofafairtrial.
9
Hsd92243beenoayed,thewritcasewouldhavebeenoveronApdl9,2009,andthe
lg
writwouldhavebeengrantedattheoutset.HadtheMasstrateJudgefollowed92243when
11
theResmndentSheriFdisobeyedsucKthecasewouldhavebeenoveronApril21,2009.Had
12
* ' J+ #rl3ur wptw IA> * Cn''e*M JvgeYGedio yed#
2243,thecasewouldhavebeenoveronMay1,2009.
13
14
HndJu+ Wzlernuye 92243.% xxz
mxla- .%vaollnNH% ' Je o
actasshedid.Al1oftheirviolations,oranyoneofthem,deniedFinedueprocess.
15
IG
HM theResmndentSheriFobeyedû2243 andiledat'
retnrn'',hewouldhavebeen
forcedtondmitthathecouldnotç*showcausewhythewritshouldnotbegranted,''lnstead,he
17
didnotrespond.
ig
19
HnWtHeLA ' Co- e le Yee- 11-
' =dtheno> dj2243
andfiledaGreturny''theywouldhavebeenforcedto@mitthattheycouldnotNhow cause
20
wkyte -it-K-'a=G e ''
21
Instead.theydidnotinterveneandsledalimitedT'reswnse''wilhmisleadingstatements
22
andsubmi/M documenlthatwerenotpe ofthecont emptplxpczeing.
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24
Togetherandintentionally,bytheiractions,RespondentSherië theLASuperiorCo<
JudgeYaleandtheircounselmisledtheCourtandcommittedafmudupontheCourt
26
10. PrevipusmtidonsEledunderSection2055:
27
Nm Y* %' FdM a> '' = V %> Wennmlne aiWrkafMnnaa'e
28 intheNinthCtrcuittcmseno.09-71692).
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2 2)WritofMandate-caseno.09-71692
3 3)ViclationofSœtion2243
4 4)DismissedasmootonJune30,2009bpmuseDiszctCouldeddedcaseon
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6 12. Notrepresentedbyconnqel
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8 W ITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 CENTQAT.DISTRICT OF OAT.IFORNIA
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12 RICHARD I. FINE, ) No.CV 09-7943-JFW(CW)
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13 Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
) FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
14 v. )
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15 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, et al., )
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16 Respondents, )
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18 For reasons stated below, this petition is summarily dismissed.
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20 The oro .œq.petitioner, Richard I. Fine, is in the custody of the
21 Sherlff TS Los M geles Crnant'
y under a ctmter t '
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adgment isslned March
22 4, 2009, by the California Superior Courtr Los M geles County, in Case
23 No. 85109420. Petitioner previously sought to challenge that custody
24 in a petition for writ of habeas corpus, under 28 U.S.C. $
.
î 2254, in
25 this court, in Case No. CV 09-1914-JFW(CW). That prior petition was
26 denied and dismissed with prejudice in a ludgment entered June 29,
27 2009. Petitioner's appeal of that denial is pending before the United
28 States Court or Appeals for the Ninth Circuît în Case No. 09-560V3.
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RICHARD 1.FINE
PrisfmerID #1824%7
c/oMen'sCentalJail
441BauchetStreet
LosAngeles.CA 90012
UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT
CENTRALDISTRICT OF CALWORM A,WESTERN DIH SION
TobestofPetitioner'sknowledge,thefollowingaretheaddressesofthe
Respondentsand theirattomeys,based upon information in case no.CV09-
1914JFW (CW):
Respondent Attornev
U.S.DislictCourt Unknown
3l2NorthSpringStreet
LosAngeles,CA 90012
SheriffLeroyD.Baca Lawrence,Beach,Allen& Choi,PC
c/oMen'sCentralJail 110WestBroadway,Suite1200
44lBauchd Street Glendale,CA 91210
LosM geles,CA 90012 Te1:(818)545-1925
Fax:(818)545-1937
Email:afontanalzlbaclaw.com
LA SuperiorCourtand Benton,Om Duval& Buckingham
JudgeDavidP.Yaffe 39NorthCalifomiaStreet
1llHillStreet P.O.Box1178
LosAngeles,CA 90012 Venturw CA 93002-1178
Te1:(805)648-5111
Email:O cco= ick.
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Petitioner(ç&Fine7')incorporatesthePetitionfiledhereinbyreferenceasif
21
setforthin111.
23 ThegroundsfortheExParteApplicationareasfollows:
25
l. ThePetitionwasfiledonOctober30,2009*
,
2. Pursuantto28U.S.
C.j2243,theCourtmusteithergrantthePetition
27 çtforthwith''orordertheRespondentstkforthwith''toshow causewhythe
28
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practicingwithoutalicenseorholdingouttopracticeorpracticingwhile
çtinvoluntarilyinactive''(B&Pcodejj6126and6127(b);and
11.ThePetitionisclearonitsfacethattheMagistrateJudgeandtheDistrict
CourtJudgeknew thattheywereviolatingj2243,amongstotherthings.
'
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heExParteApplication isbasedupon thisApplication,thePetition,the
MemorandtmzofPointsandAtlthorities,andtheDeclarationofRichard1.Fine.
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Memorandum ofPointsandAuthorities
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PetitionerseeksanordertoimmediatelyreleasePetitionerfrom çç
coercive
4 incarceration''andtoimmediatelystayexecutionofsentenceandgrantthewrit.
5
Petitionerhasbeen Llcoercively incarcerated''sinceMarch 4,2009. The
6
7 tmderlyingissueofwhethertheincarceration isproperiscurrentlybeforethe
8 NinthCircuitinthecaseofFinev.Sheriy ofCovnfpofLosAngeles,eta1,
9
10 appealno.56073,trialcourtcaseno.CV09-1914J' FWICW).Thequestionon
11 appealisTtwhethcrthutrialjudgegludgeYaffc)shouldhavcrccusedhimself''
12
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lhatissue was litigated before Magistrate Judge Woehrle and Judge
13
14 Walter,whodenied thewritanddeniedtheCertificateofAppealability. The
15 NinthCircuitrantedtheCertificateofAppealability.Thebriefmgschedulehas
beencompletedandoralargumentissetfortheweekofDecember7-l1,2009.
lhe Petitlon addresses ttle constlmtlonal vlolations that have been
committedbyMagistrateJudgeCarlaM.Woehrle,JudgeJohnF.Walter,Sheriff
21 LeroyD.Bacw andtheLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeDavidP.Yaffe(ççludge
Yaffe'')incaseno.(7V09-1914JFWICW).
TheviolationsandgrotmdsforsucharesetforthinthePetition,whichis
incorporatedhereinasifsetforthin111.
The grounds forthe Application are setforth in the Application and
incorporatedhereinasifsetforthin111.
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1 In additioùtotheFoundsforthisApplication,thisApplicationmustbe
2
3
grantedbaseduponthecontinuousdelaysofjusticeengagedinbyMagistrate
4 JudgeWoehrleandJudgeWalterincasesinvolvingFine.'
Fhisisthethirdcase
5
since2008whereFinehasbeenapetitionerbeforethesejudicialofficers.
6
7 A1lofthe three caseshave involved an underlying factualbaseofLA
8 Cotmtyjudgestakingcriminalpaymentsfrom LA County.Theflrstcase,Fine
9
10 v.StateBarofCalifornia,etal,CV08-2906J' FWICW)soughttodeclarethe
11 Califomia limoral turpimde'' statute and Cvvoltmtary enrollment stamte
12
13
unconstimtionalandtoenjointheStateBarfrom prosecutingFineundersuch.
14 FinehadbroughtFederalcivilrightslawsuitsagainstjudgesandchallenged
15 judicialofticerswhohadtakenpaymentsfrom LA Cotmty,whowœsaparty
16
17 beforethem.(1d.) Thesepaymentswereheldtobeunconstitutionalunder
18 ArticleV1,Section 19,oftheCalifomiaConstitutioninthecaseofSturgeonv.
19 th
20
Ctlp
zntpo.fLosAngeles,l67Cal.App.4 630(2008)rev.denied12/23/08.(1d.4
21 Thejudge'swho receivedpaymentsweregiven retroactiveimmtmity from
22 criminalprosecution,civilrightsliability anddisciplinaryaçtionbySenateBill
23
24 SBX2-l1,enacted February20,2009,effectiveMay 21,2009. Thepayments
25 violateddueprocessasshownbytherecentcaseofCaperton v.A.Z Massev
26
27 CoalCo..lnc.,etaI,566U.S. (2009),decidedJune8,2009,citingTumevv.
28 Ohio,273U.S.510(1927),.Wardv.Monro
.
eville,409U.S.57(1972).
,Gibsonv. N.
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l Berrvhill,411U.S.564(1973),
*andAetnaLi
feIns.Co.v.Lavoie,475U.S.813
2
3 (1986).
4 MagistrateJudgeWbehrleandJudgeWaltertooktenmonthstodecidea
5 MotiontoDismissfiledbyFine.Theydislissedthecaseon YoungerAbstention
6
7 Fotmds.However,atthetimetheydismissedthecmse,theStateBarcasewas
8 OVef. Therewasnotanyreason fortheFederalCourtto abstain. Theythen
9
10 deniedaMotiontoSetAsideJudgmentofDismissalwltichwasnotopposedby
11 theStateBarrespondents,eta1.
12
Thiswastheflrstpartofapattem ofdelay and ignoringU.S.Supreme
13
14 Courtprecedent.(TheMotiontoSetAsideJudgmentofDismissalshowedthat
15 the California Supreme Courtjusticeswere biased inasmuch asthey had
16
17 receivedillegal(criminallpaymentsfrom counties.
18 Thesecondpartwascaseno.CV09-1914JFW(CW). lnthiscase,they
19
20 violated28U.S.C.j2243asshowninthePetitionherein.Theyalsorefusedto
21 follow oreven discussrelevantU.S.SupremeCourtprecedentontheissueof
22 dueprocess, even though theCaperton casewasspecitically broughttotheir
23
24 attentiononthedueprocessandrecusalissues.
25 ThethirdpartisthepresentPetition inwhichMagistrateJudgeWoehrle
26
27 andJudgeWalterviolatedj2243forthesecondtime.Theyarealsoviolating
28 theConstitutionbykeepingFineinûtcoerciveincarceration''whileknowingthat
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l suchincarcerationviolatesthelaw (CCPj1218(a)andtheFarrcase),andthat
2
3
theyshouldhaverecusedthemselvesfrom thecaseattheoutset(seeInRe
4 Murchison,349U.S.133,l36(1955)-ajudgecannotjudgehisownactions).
5 Thistypeofconductwasnotlimited to MagislateJudgeWoehzle and
6
7 JudgeWalter.ltpervadedtheU.S.DistrictCourtincmsesrelatedtoFineandhis
8 stateBardisbarment.
9
ln the case ofln ReRichard 1.Fine,caseno.09-MC-129,theDistrict
10
11 CourtissuedanOrdertoShow Cause(thetçOSC'')astowhyFineshouldnotbe
12
disbarredfrom theDistrictCourtbasedupontheCalifomiadisbarment.
13
14 District Court Presiding Judge Audrey Collins ordered disbnrment.
15 PACER showedthatFine,sresponsetotheosc wasnotlisted,eventhoughit
l6
17
wasfiled. ltsubsequently cameoutthatJudgeCollinshadconcealedthefact
18 thatherhusbandisahighlyrnnkedLA Cotmty official. (ThecriminalLA
19
20
CountypaymentstotheLA SuperiorCourtjudgesandFine'schallengingsuch
21 byFederalcivilrightslawsuitsandCCPj170.3objectionswerepartofthe
22 disbarmentcase. Finewasfotmd guilty of..moralturpimde,,f.
orjjjjyjg such
23
24 lawsuitsandchallenges).
25 FinemovedtorecuseJudgeCollinsunder28U.S.C.j4554$basedupon
26
herfamily incomecoming from LA Cotmty. Thecasewasthen assignedto
27
28 JudgeOtisWright.
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l JudgeWrightwasaformerLA CotmtySuperiorCourtjudgewhohad
2
received the criminalLA Cotmty paymentsand had received theretroactive
3
4 immunity under Senate Bill SBX2-11. He did not recuse himself and
5 .
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mmediatelydeniedthemotiontorecuseJudgeCollins.
6
7 FinemovedtorecuseJudgeWrightassoonasFinebecameawarethatthe
8 CaseWaSaSSignedtohim.
9
10
JudgeWrightwasin evenaworsepositionth% JudgeCollinsduetothe
11 immlmityfrom criminalprosecutionunderlenateBillSBX2-11. Bygiving
12
retroactive immunity from criminal prosecution, Senate Bill SBX2-l1
13
14 acknowledgedthecriminalityoftheLA CotmtypaymentstotheLA Superior
15 Courtjudges.Suchcriminalactsincludedbribery,misappropriationofftmdsand
I6
17 destructionofjustice,amongstothers.
18 Judge Wrightwasrequired to recusehimselftmderthe dictatesofdue
19
process. TheU.S.SupremeCourthasruled andreaftirmedtheprinciplethat
20
21 tjusticemustsatisfytheappearanceofjusticeD'.Levinev.UnitedStates,366
22 U.S.610(1960),ci tingO.lfuttv.UnitedStates,348U.S.l1,14(1954)-:(A
23 '
24 judgereceivingabribefromanyinterestedpm' tyoverwhichheispresidingdoes
25 notgivetheappearanceofjustice.''UnitedStatesv.Sciuto,52lF.2d842,845
26
27 (7thCircuit,1996)-çttherighttoatribunalfreefrom biasorprejudiceisbased,
28 noton Section l44,butOnthedueprocessclause. UnitedStatesv.Bali
strieri,
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l 779F.2dl191,1202(7thCircuit,1985)-ûtwèthilkthislanguage(455(a))
2
imposesadutyonthejudgetoactsua sponte,evenifnomotionoraffidavitis
3
4 tiled-''
5 ThemotiontodisqualifyJudgeWrightwassenttoJudgeChristinaSnyder,
6
7 whodeniedit.JudgeSnyder'sdecision didnotdiscussanyofthecontrolling
8 U.S.SupremeCourtcasesregardingJudgeWright'shavingreceived criminal
9
pavmentsfrom LA County orhishavingreceivedreloactiveimmunityfrom
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11 cn'
minalprosecutitm forsuch.Shealsohadconcealedthefacthatshehadbeen
12 quoted in aLosAngelesTimesarticleaboutJudgeCollins. Sucharticlewas
13
14 favorableandJudgeSnyder'scommentswerefavorable,demonstratingabias
15 towardsJudge Collins. The article disclosed the position ofJudge Collin,s
16
17
husbandwithLA County,showingthatJudgeSnyderltnew thatJudgeCollins
18 shouldhaverecusedherself.
19
Finally,JudgeCollinsrefusedtofollow theNinthCircuit,which didnot
20
21 disbarFine,butinsteadstayedtheirdisbarmentuntiltheoutcomeofappealno.
22 09-56073,basedupont
heoverlapoftheissues-qûwhetherthetrialjudge(Judge
23
24 Yaffelshould haverecused himself.'' Judge Yaffe admitted to receiving
25 Paymentsfrom LA County.Appealno.09-56073isUSDC caseno.CV09-1914
26
27 JFW (CW).
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1 Inessence,likeJudgeYaffe,theDistrictCourthasviolateddueprocessby
2
3
havingtakenmoneyfrom LA CountygludgeCollinsjandcriminalpayments
4 from LA Countyandreceivingretroactiveimmunity(JudgeWrightl,andnot
5 recusingthemselves,asrequiredtmderthelaw.
6
7 BœsedupontheprecedentoftheactionoftheSupremeCourtJustice,Abe
B FO11%, whoresignedwhenitasdisclosedthathehadreceiveda$20,000-per-
9
10
yearconsultingfeewithpaymentstohiswifeafterhisdeathinthesameamotmt,
11 to attend onemeeting a year from Louis Wolfson to advise his company's
12
foundation while Fortaswassitting asaSupremeCourtJusticefrom 1965-
13
14 1968 and wasan advijorto PresidentJohnson,the refusaltorecuseJudges
15 CollinsandWrightisegregious. lnthecaseofJusticeFortas,neitherWolfson,
16
17 theWolfson Fotmdation,noranyoftheWolfson Companies,hadcaszsbefore
18 theSupremeCourt.However,thepossibilityexistedthatoneoftheWolfson's
19
casescouldbeaffectedby aSupremeCourtdecision. JusticeFortasresired
20
21 ratherth% faceimpeachment.
22 lnconlast,JudgeCollins,whosefamilyreceivesmoneyfrom LA Cotmty,
23
24 hadnotonlyrefusedtoresir,buthadbeenrequiredtorecuseherself.Judge
25 wrjght who received criminalpayments from LA County and retroactive
26
27
immlmityfrom criminalprosecutionforsuchhasnotonlyrefusedtoresir,but
28 hasnotbeenrequiredtorecusehimself.
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l Additionally,MagistrateJudgeWoehrleandJudgeWalterhavenotfound
2 ' .
thatCaliforniaSupremeCourtJusticesChin,Conigan,Kennard,and Moreno
3
4 and ChiefJusticeGeorge,who receivedcriminalpaymentsfrom countiesand
5 rekoactiveimmtmityfrom criminalprosecution,civilliabilityand disciplinary
6
7 action,andJusticeBaxter,whowason theJudicialCouncilofCaliforniawith
8 ChiefJustïceGeorgeasitdraftedSenateBillSBX2-ll tobenotbiasedinthe
9
10
case08-2906 JFW (CW). TheJudicialCouncilispartofthe Califomia
11 JudiciarylmderArticleVl,Section6,oftheCaliforniaConstimtion.
12 UndertheFortasprecedent,neitherWolfson,theWolfsonFoundationnor
13
14 the Wolfson Companies had a case before the Supreme Court. Only the
15 possibilityexistedthataSupremeCourtdecisionmayeffectthem.Incontrast,
16
17
LA CountyhasadirectinterestinthedisbarmentofFineandadirectinterestin
18 thettYaffe''recusalsinceitmadethecri
minalpayments.
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A11oftheDistrictCourtjudgesandJudgeWoehrleknew this. Their
21 failure and refusalto obey due processand the Fortasprecedentisbeyond
22
comprehension.
23
24 Based upon the grotmds stated in the Petition and the aforementioned
25 feaSO11S,FinewillprevailonthePetitionandthewritwillbeFanted.
26
Noticecouldnotbereasonablygivenduetothefactthàtanordertoshow
27
28 causehasnotbeenissuedtotheRespondentsbytheCourt.ThusnoRespondent
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hasappearedinthec%e,leavingnottrespondent''tobegivennoticeoftheEx
ParteApplication.
Fine respectfully requests that the Courtimmediately issue an order
immediatelyreleasingFinefrom incarceration from theLA Countyjailand
immediately pantingthewritofhabemscorpusincludingthestayofexecution
ofsentencesandwritofhabeascorpusasto theconviction ofpracticinglaw
withoutalicenseorholdingouttopractice.
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l DeclarationofRichard1.Fine
2 STATE OFCALIFORM A
3 COUNTY OFLOSANGELES
4
5 1,Richard1.Fine,declare:
6
The following facts are within my personalknowledge and ifcalled to
7
8 testify,lcould andwouldcompetentlytestifyheretoasfollows:
9 1. 1am thePetitionerherein;
io
11
2. lhavebeenincarceratedunderççcoerciveincarceration''in LA County
12 Men'sCentalJailsinceMarch4>20097
.
13
3. ThePetition forWritofHabeasCorpusin caseno.CV-09-1914JFW
14
15 (CW)wasfiled on March 20,2009,andtheOrderfrom MagistrateJudge
16 WoehrletoRespondentSheriffofLA CountywasnotissuedtmtilApril7,2009,
.
17
lg 4. ThePetition forWritofHabeasCorpusinthiscasewastiled October
19 30,2009,
.
20
21
5. AsofthedateofftlingthisExParteApplication,PACER doesnotshow
22 thatanyordertoshow causeh% beenissuedtotheResponden? toshow cause
23
whythewritshouldnotbegranted'
,and
24
25 6. Noticecannotbere%onablygiventotheRespondentsofthisExParte
26 Applicationduetothefactthatnoordertoshow causehmsbeenissuedandthey
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28 havenotappearedinthiscase.
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Ideclaretmderpenaltyofperjurythattheforegoingismzeandcorrectunder
thelawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
Executedthis L dayof-xovember,2009atLosAngeles,califbrnia.
CHARD 1.FINE
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l RICHARD 1.FINE
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$7 If2.LI3J'l
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3 441BauchetStreet
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6 UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT
7 CENTRALDISTRICT OFCALIFORNIA,WESTERN DIVISION
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gCaseNo.CV09-07943JFW (CW)
l1 Petitioner, i
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( TO RECUSE
vs. ! MAGISTRATEJUDGEJO1-lN F.
13 U.S.DISTRICTCOURTFORTHE !
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14 CENTM LDISTRICT OF I
15 CALIFORNIA,eta1, L
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21 ThegroundsfortheMotionare:
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1. JudgeJohn F.V/alteristhe sameJudge who isnamed in the ilzstal-
tt
23
24 PetitionforWritofHabeasCorpus(thetû
petition'')asbeingtheJudgewho
25 deniedPetitionerdueprocessandunlawfullyincarceratedPetitionerbyviolating
26
?7 28U.S.C.j2243.amongstotherthinp,assetforthinthePetitione
'and
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I 2. ltisadenialofdueprocesstbrajudgetojudgehisownactions,which
2
JudgeWalterwillbedoingifheremainsonthecase.SeelnReMurchison,349
3
4 lJ.S.I33n136(1955),citingthecentralnllethatût
nomancanbeajudgeinhis
5 owncase,,,and addingthatttnomanjspermjttetjtotrycaseswherehehasan
6
7 interestintheoutcome.''CitedinCapertonv.A.71MassevCoalCo.,Inc.,566
8 US (2009)decidedJune8,2009,SlipOpinionpagel0.
9
10
11 Araument
12
JudgeWaltermustberecusedinthiscaseashewillbedecidinghisactions
13
14 incaseno.CV-09-1914JFW (CW)whicharethesubjectmatteroftheinstant
15 Petition.
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17 Therequirementsofdue process assetforth in Murchison,supra and
i8 Caperton,supra,mandatehisrecusal.
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I RICHARD 1.FINE
2 PrisonerID # 1824367
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3 441BauchetStreet
4 LosAngeles,CA 90012
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VS. i MAGISTRATE JUDGECARLA M.
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ThegroundsfortheMotionare: t nmgTy
21 1. MagistrateJudgeCarlaM.WoehrleisthesameMagistrateJudgewhois
22 namedintheinstantPetitionforWritofHabeasCorpusasbeingtheMagistrate
23
24 JudgewhodeniedPetitionerdueprocessandunlawfullyincarceratedPetitioner
25 byviolating28U.S.
C.j2243,amongstotherthings,assetforthinthePetition,
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27 and
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Itisadenialofdueprocessforajudgetojudgeherownactions,which
MagistrateJudgeWoehrlewillbedoingifsheremainsonthecase.SeeInRe
Hurchison,349U.S.l33,l36(1955),citingthecentralrulethat'inomancanbe
ajudgeinhisowncasen''andaddingthatt'nomanispermittedtotl' ycases
wherehehasan interestin theoutcome.''Cited in Caperton v.W.ILMassçv
CoalCo.,Inc.,566U.S.- (2009),decidedJune8,2009,Sli
pOpinionpage10.
Artument
Magistrate Judge Woehrle mustbe recused in this case as she willbe
decidingheractionsincaseno.CV-09-1914JFW (CW)whicharethesubject
matteroftheinstantPetition.
The requirennentsofdue processassettbrth in Murchison,supra and
18 Caperton,supra,mandateherrecusal.
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20 PleasetakenoticethatPetitionerdoesnotconsenttoaMagistrateJudge.
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22 lrrespectiveofthelocalruleofthiscotu'
trequiring a11prosecasestobe
23 heardbetbreaMagistrateJudge,such ruleresultsin adirectviolationofdue
24
25 PFOCCSS.
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ThatviolationisoneofthebasesoftheinstantPetition forWritofHabeas
27
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1 CV-09-l914JFW (CW),whichwasaPetitionforWritofHabeasCorpus,the
2
3
casewasassignedtoMagistrateJudgeCarlaWoehrle.
4
5 Sheimmediatelyviolated28U.S.C.j2243bynoteithergrantingtheWrit
6 'tforthwith''orissuing an orderto show causetotheRespondentltforthwith''
7
ordering theRespondentvutoshow causewhythewritshouldnotbegranted.,,
8
9 Shewaitedl8daysfrom March20,2009twhcnthcPditionwasfiled),until
10 April7, 2009,when sheissued herorder,which wasnotan 'torderto show
11 77 .
12 Cause.
13
14
W'hen theRespondentSheriffdidnot'tshow cause';andrefusedtoanswer
15 thePetition,shefurtherviolated 28U.S.C.j2243by ûtdirecting''theLA
l6
17
SuperiorCourtandJudgeDavidP.Yaffe(, ((
,
JudgeYaffer
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,)toanswer.Shedjt.
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18 nothavejtlrisdictionovertheL,
A SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffeoandtheywere
19 notthetçltespondent.''Further,theydidnotseektointervene.ShegavetheLA
20
21 SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffeuntilMay 1,2009toanswer.Thiswasbeyond
22 the20-daylimitationsetfort
h in Section2243forresponse,whichwouldhave
23
beenApril27,2009fortheRespondentitxhecouldhaveshown(,t
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goodcause..
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25
WhentheLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffedidnotkkshow causewhythe
26
27 writshotlld notbe granted,''she then wrote a Reportand Recommendation
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baseduponnonexistentorders(Marchl8,20091andttfacts''whichsheclaimed
wereinatçrecord,''factswhichdidnotexist.
HerviolationsofSection2243form partofthebasisfortheinstantPetition.
ThoseviolationsresultedintheunlawfulincarcerationofPetitioner,Aespective
oftheotherviolationsoftheRespondentSheriff,theLA SuperiorCourtand
JudgcYaffc.
ThepresentûtMagistrateJudge''hasalreadyviolateddueprocessinthiscase.
ThePetitionstatesonitsfacethatPetitionerwasnotconsentingtoaMagistrate
Judge;theCourtshouldneverhaveassignedthiscasetoat'MagistrateJudge.''
The 't
M agistrate Judge''assignmentmustnow be removed,and the writ
grantedoranordertoshow causeissuedwithathree-dayretunzassetforthin
Section2243.
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