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10-04-14 MR Carrizosa and California Judicial Council Refuse To Respond Regarding Engagement of Attorney Sarah Overton by The Council Under Zernik V Connor Et Al (2:08-cv-01550)
10-04-14 MR Carrizosa and California Judicial Council Refuse To Respond Regarding Engagement of Attorney Sarah Overton by The Council Under Zernik V Connor Et Al (2:08-cv-01550)
10-04-14 Mr Carrizosa and California Judicial Council Refuses to Respond Regarding Counsel
Engaged by the Council
In March 2010 correspondence with Mr Carrizosa, on behalf of the California Judicial Council regarding
engagement of Kevin McCormick as counsel in cases pertaining to Richard Fine, it was discovered that
Kevin McCormick was retained under false and deliberately misleading, invalid case caption.
When similar information was requested regarding the engagement of Attorney Sarah Overton as counsel
in cases pertaining to Joseph Zernik, the California Judicial Council refused to respond at all.
Similarly, no response at all was received on requests pursuant to California Public Records Act, and
California Rules of Court, Rule 10.500 to access the retainer agreement – to inspect and to copy.
It was alleged that upon further discovery – of the public records that were the retainer agreements in a
number of such cases, the evidence would show that such counsel were routinely retained by the
California Judicial Council under false and deliberately misleading retainers, to obstruct and pervert
justice in the US courts.
Philip R. Carrizosa
Office of Communications
Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue, 5th floor
San Francisco CA 94102-3688
Direct 415/865-8044, Fax 415-865-4588
philip.carrizosa@jud.ca.gov
Jay Harell
Public Records Requests
Office of the General Counsel
Judicial Council of California
<415.865.4319@metrofax.com>
Time is of the essence! Your preliminary response, whether you intend to provide access, is
requested by the 5:00pm on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
After the fact, I realized that by statute, Cal Govt Code Sect 6252(f), the California judicial branch is
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exempted from compliance with the California Public Records Act. However, the Amendments To The
California Rules Of Court, Adopted by the Judicial Council on December 15, 2009, effective on January
1, 2010, came to the rescue.
Therefore, in case your lack of response regarding my requests, dated March 30, 2010 and April 5,
2010, copied below, for access to the retainer agreements and data regarding engagement of Attorney
Sarah Overton in a case pertaining to Joseph Zernik, was the outcome of my reference to the California
Public Records Act, please accept this as a repeat request, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule
10.500 et seq.
Time is of the essence, and I request at least a response on whether or not you intend to respond by
April 13, 2010, 5:00pm.
Truly,
April 5 2010
Philip R. Carrizosa
Office of Communications
Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue, 5th floor
San Francisco CA 94102-3688
Direct 415/865-8044, Fax 415-865-4588
philip.carrizosa@jud.ca.gov
RE: Request pursuant to California Public Records Act, Cal Govt Code 6250 et
seq, to access copies of retainers of attorneys executed by the California
Judicial Council and/or its subordinate offices in following matters:
1) Attorney McCormick in case listed in your files as - Fine v. Sheriff of Los
Angeles Court, Case No. CV 09-1914
2) Attorney Sarah L Overton in a case at the US District Court, Central District of
California, filed March 5, 2008, where this writer was named Plaintiff, and Judge
Jacqueline Connor and others were named defendants.
Dear Mr Carrizosa:
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In a phone call on April 2, 2010 with Office of the General Counsel, Administrative
Office of the Courts, I was informed that Mr Jay Harell was in charge of all responses
to requests for records pursuant to the California Public Records Act, Cal Govt Code
6250 et seq. I therefore forwarded on April 2, 2010 a fax request for records to Mr Jay
Harelll. I followed up today with a phone message to Mr Harell. In response, I
received today a return phone call from Mr Harell.
I therefore hope to hear your response on this matter by April 12, 2010.
Truly,
Philip R. Carrizosa
Office of Communications
Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue, 5th floor
San Francisco CA 94102-3688
Direct 415/865-8044, Fax 415-865-4588
philip.carrizosa@jud.ca.gov
Plaintiff
Dear Mr Carrizosa:
Truly,