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RECEIVED
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
CASE No. 17-35742 US. COURT OF APPEALS

MAY 23 2018
PILED
DOCKETED
DATE INS

IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF FELICITAS CASTANEDA

Jose Castaneda, Executor and Administrator duly appointed,
Plaintiff and Appellant,
vs.

DISBARRED ATTORNEY JACK KENNETH CONWAY,

ATTY(S) LISA MARIE M. MACCARLEY, JAMES R. FELTON
ATTY(S) SAMUEL R. PAZ, SONIA M. MERCADO, CHAD T. PRATT
FORMER JUDGE JOSEPH FRANCIS DEVANON, CHASE BANK
INVESTMENT Et Al.
Defendant(s) and Respondent,

AMENDED TO ALSO OPPOSED MANDATE OF 5-10-2018

PETITION FOR COURT'S LEAVE FOR A FEDERAL COURT'S ORDER
TO JUDGE DEBRE K. WEINTRAUB TO ORDER ATTORNEYS FOR
THE RETURN OF PROPERTY PREMATURELY TAKEN FROM THE
ESTATE OF CASTANEDA Pursuant to §§850-859 Motion and Stare Decisis
in Estate Janice Helene Kraus 184 Cal.App.4th 103

On Appeal from the Superior Court Co. of Los Angeles, GP013952, GP015351
The Hon. Debre Katz Weintraub, David Cowan, Yolanda Orozco, Judge(s)
After a decision by the Federal District Court of Oregon
The Hon. Michael H. Simon, U.S. Dist. Judge, Case No.3:17-cv-1075-SI

Jose Castaneda, Executor of Estate Disbarred Jack K. Conway

596 Douglas Street P.O. Box 8//,
Pasadena, California 91104 San Marino, CA 91118
Self Represented, after disbarment of Conway
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COURT'S LEAVE
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INTRODUCTION
Procedural Justice, Fairness, & Substantial Justice

1. On September 8, 2017, this honorable court "Received" a legal document

in this case before the court titled "Petition for Court's Leave for a Federal
Court's Order to Judge Debre K. Weintraub to Order Attorneys for the
Return of Property Prematurely Taken from the Estate of Castaneda,
Pursuant to §§850-859 Motion and Stare Decisis in the Estate of Helen
Kraus 184, Cal.App.4th 103" On September 14, 2017, the document was
then filed six days after it was received. [See Exhibit 1 enclosed herein]

2. As of today, May 20, 2018, this Honorable Court has yet to legally respond
to the Petition with a Statement of Decision or with the Court's Opinions
supported by case law, statutes, ordinances, codes and whatever the court
clerks rely upon to deny this Petition where attorneys in the Superior Court
have basically prematurely stolen property from the Estate.

3. On July 5, 2011, in Department "S" at the Pasadena Superior Court as

Judge Francis DeVanon allowed, permitted and condoned a crime was
committed in a court of law. Basically, the Superior Court was used as a
Tool or Instrument to steal from the Estate of Felicitas Castaneda. Judge
DeVanon was blessed to run to another state and continue to practice law
which he in fact violated. Previously, on January 26, 2010, Judge DeVanon
had solicited a bribe in court from the Executor of the Estate of Castaneda.

4. In addition, On November 20, 2017, this Honorable Court failed to respond

to an Opposition to the November 16, 2017 dismissal of this case. This
"legal tactic" by Court Clerks of "manipulating" and "hiding" the filings
properly sent to this court is one of the oldest tricks that the Superior Court
in California is known for. I am not an attorney; yet, Judges that presided in
the Estate of Castaneda have regurgitated ad nauseaum: "We are going to
treat you like an attorney!" Is this fair? Is this legal?

5. This Probate case, the Estate of Castaneda is, and will the only case in the
whole entire United State of America with nothing in it. THIS SHALL
SET PRECEDENT! What disbarred attorney files a Probate Case with
Nothing in it? Please explain with legal points and authorities if you find
one case in the archives of our legal history. To commit a much larger and
bigger crime besides Perjury, Subornation of Perjury, Falsifying evidence,

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and Obstruction of Justice. On May 8, 2009, now disbarred Jack Kenneth

Conway appeared before Judge Rita "Sunny" Miller presiding in case
Mercado v. Castaneda, in Department 12, at the Stanley Mosk Court in a
Motion for Default Judgment that had been filed by Civil Rights Attorney
Samuel Richard Paz. Attorney Paz is the former vice-president of the
ACLU in Southern California. After Judge Miller order Court Clerk to have
Mr. Conway testify under oath and under penalty of perjury, Judge Miller
asked:
The Court: "When were you retained for this case?
Conway; "Your honor, I was retained on February 2, February 3"

6. Disbarred Attorney Conway knowingly lied to the lower Corrupt Court

where the Motto is: "If you control the lies, you control the deal" Jack
Kenneth Conway knowingly testified because he had entered into a
conspiracy with other attorneys with the intent to steal the funds and
property from the Estate. 1)Conway knowingly suppressed that he had
signed a Stipulation on February 2, with attorneys Paz and Berke. 2)
Conway knowingly not disclosed to the Court that he had personally
appeared on December 8, 2008 in Probate Case GP013952, the Estate of
Castaneda in Department "A" at the Pasadena Court. 3) Conway knowingly
lacked candor to inform the court that Attorney Paz had sent him two letters
one dated December 5, 2008 and December 8, 2008. If Conway was not the
attorney of record, what the hell is he doing talking to Mercado and Paz?
Was it to "agree" as to how to commit fraud upon the court? Was it to
convince Conway not to file the ANTI-SLAPP Motion?

7. On May 10, 2018, Court Clerk, mailed a document titled "MANDATE"

purportedly filed on same date or May 10, 2018. Why is this honorable
court ignoring and rubberstamping documents that are not signed by
anyone. It's as if I sent to you a check for $996,002.45, which is the
judgment on file in the Probate as a result of the lie of Jack K. Conway, and
I do not sign that check.

This will constitute the formal opposition to Mandate sent to Plaintiff, and
executor of the Estate of Castaneda by court clerk and now justice of the court
Rhonda Roberts. This will also be a demand for a document, signed document by
all judges, justices involved in this matter.

Sincerely and Respect lly Submitted,

J s Castneda, Executor of the Estate of Castaneda.

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PROOF OF SERVICE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
ESTATE OF CASTANEDA v Disbarred Jack K. Conway & Jan Walls Anderson

I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 18
and not a party to the within action; my home address is 596 Douglas Street, Pasadena, CA 91104

On May 20, 2018 I served the foregoing documents described as: AMENDED TO ALSO
OPPOSED MANDATE OF 5-10-2018 PETITION FOR COURT'S LEAVE FORA FEDERAL
COURT'S ORDER TO JUDGE DEBRE K. WEINTRAUB TO ORDER ATTORNEYS FOR
THE RETURN OF PROPERTY PREMATURELY TAKEN FROM THE ESTATE OF
CASTANEDA
On the interested parties in this action by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed
envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid in the United States mail at Pasadena, California,
addressed and emailed ** as follows:

1) Stephen Rykoff, 11355 W Olympic Blvd Ste 100 Los Angeles, CA 90064 **
2) Jack K. Conway Esq., P.O. Box 81112, San Marino, CA 91118 **
3) Ivan Shomer Esq., 2202 S. Figueroa St., L.A. CA 90007 **
4) Sonia Mercado - Sam Paz Esq., 5711 W. Slauson Ave, Rm 10, Culver City, CA 90230**
5) Sarah Overton Esq., 3801 University Ave., Ste. 560, Riverside, CA 92501**
6) Lisa M. MacCarley Esq., 700 N Brand Blvd Ste 240 Glendale, CA 91203-3271 **
7) RoseAnn DeRosa, US Trust, B of America515 S Flower St. Fl 28 L.A, CA 90071-2204**
8) Emahn Counts Esq., 790 E Colorado Blvd Fl 9 Pasadena, CA 91101-2193**
9) Susan Formaker OofAH, 320 W 4th St. Ste 630, Los Angeles, CA90013 **
10) Jan Walls Anderson, 347 SW Oak St Hillsboro, OR 97123 **
11) Wayne Bohele 6242 Westchester Pkwy Ste 200 Los Angeles, CA 90045 **
12) Robert Gomez, I W Hellman Ave Ste 10 Alhambra, CA 91803-4044 **
13) Oscar A Acosta 3452 East Foothill Blvd. Suite 532 Pasadena, CA 91107 **
14) Manuel Hidalgo 5220 E Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90022-2076 MAIL
15) Robert Mallano, 300 S Spring St L.A., CA 90013 (B229512 Fraud Upon Court)MAIL
16) Frances J. DeVanon 653 Welsh Partridge Cir Biltmore Lake, NC 28715-8965 **
17) James R. Felton 16000 Ventura Blvd Ste 1000Encino, CA 91436 **
18) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg US Supreme Court, 1st NE Washington, DC 20543 MAIL
19) 9th Cir Court of App. No. 17-35742, P.O. Box 193939, San Fco. CA 94119-3939

[ X ] E-MAIL. I electronically served the document * above described and file a POS-050EFS

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above
is true and correct. ** DENOTES SENT BY -: AIL 177
Dated: May 18, 2018 t'! 0~✓`~ ..
[x] Martin De La one

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17-35742

Estate of Castaneda
596 Douglas St.
Pasadena, CA 91104
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FILED
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MAY 10 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

ESTATE OF CASTANEDA, Executor No. 17-35742

of Estate in GP013531 & GP 013952,
James Blume, USMC, AKA Jose
D.C. No. 3:17-cv-01075-SI
Castaneda,
U.S. District Court for Oregon,
Plaintiff - Appellant, Portland

V.

JACK KENNETH CONWAY; et al.,

Defendants - Appellees.

The judgment of this Court, entered November 16, 2017, takes effect this

date.

This constitutes the formal mandate of this Court issued pursuant to Rule

41(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

FOR THE COURT:

MOLLY C. DWYER
CLERK OF COURT

By: Rhonda Roberts

Deputy Clerk
Ninth Circuit Rule 27-7
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RECEIVED
UMOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
.S. COURT OF APPEALS
CASE No.
SEP 082017
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DOCKETED ______________
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INi AL

IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF FELICITAS CASTANEDA

Jose Castaneda, Executor and Administrator duly appointed,
Plaintiff and Appellant,
vs.
DISBARRED ATTORNEY JACK KENNETH CONWAY,
ATTY(S) LISA MARIE M. MACCARLEY, JAMES R. FELTON
ATTY(S) SAMUEL R. PAZ, SONIA M. MERCADO, CHAD T. PRATT
FORMER JUDGE JOSEPH FRANCIS DEVANON, CHASE BANK INVESTMENT Et
Al.
Defendant(s) and Respondent,

PETITION FOR COURT'S LEAVE FOR A FEDERAL COURT'S ORDER TO

JUDGE DEBRE K. WEINTRAUB TO ORDER ATTORNEYS FOR THE
RETURN OF PROPERTY PREMATURELY TAKEN FROM THE ESTATE OF
CASTANEDA Pursuant to §§850-859 Motion and Stare Decisis in Estate Janice
Helene Kraus 184 Cal.App.4th 103

On Appeal from the Superior Court Co. of Los Angeles, GPO13952, GP015351
The Hon. Debre Katz Weintraub, David Cowan, Yolanda Orozco, Judge(s)
After a decision by the Federal District Court of Oregon
The Hon. Michael H. Simon, U.S. Dist. Judge, Case No.3: 17-cv- 1075-SI

Jose Castaneda, Executor of Estate Disbarred Atty. Jack K. Conway

596 Douglas Street 2460 Huntington Drive
Pasadena, California 91104 San Marino, CA 91108
Self Represented, In Pro Per, In Pro Se, (626)285-4333
Requesting Procedural leniency, Knowingly lied to Judge Miller.

PETITION FOR COURT'S LEAVE FOR FEDERAL COURT'S ORDER PURS. §§850-859
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APPELLANT'S INFORMAL BRIEF

Introduction
Jurisdiction and Venue
1. This petition arises under Probate Code § 850 in that Petitioner seeks the return of

property belonging to the probate estate of Felicitas Castaneda. The Estate proceedings

are pending before the Los Angeles Superior Court, as the decedent was a resident of Los

Angeles County at the time of her death. As clearly and abundantly stated, petition and

pleaded to the Los Angeles Superior Court at Pasadena and Los Angeles before matter(s)

of Civil Proceedings and Probate had been closed due to the ongoing court corruption at

Pasadena. The Respondents and Defendants are holding, illegally and against the law,

property that undeniably belongs to the Estate and who are corporations who are

registered to do business in California and are therefore subject to the jurisdiction of this

Court. This Hon. Ninth Circuit Court therefore has jurisdiction over the subject matter of

the petition and the parties, and venue is proper in this Court.

Why Review Should Be Granted

2. Petitioner Jose Castaneda is the duly appointed Administrator with Will Annexed

for the Estate of Felicitas Castaneda, deceased, and brings this action in such capacity. At

no time whatsoever the estranged siblings of Mrs. Castaneda ever contested nor appear in

person to opposed to the Estate Proceedings properly filed and noticed by now disbarred

(S221442) attorney Jack Kenneth Conway SB#45063. Instead, 25 days prior to the

passing Mrs. Castaneda, Attorney Lisa Marie MacCarley filed on 2/01/2008 a

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Conservatorship of the Person and of the Estate Petition Case GP013531 intended to

cover-up the looting and theft of funds from Mrs. Castaneda's accounts.

3. To further cement and continue with the "fraudulent and corrupt activities" by

these so called Judicial "Officers of the Court" on April 16, 2008, both attorney Conway

and MacCarley appeared in Dept. "S" at the Pasadena Superior Court to "dismiss" case

GC039459, Castaneda v. Ramirez, a "Quiet Title, Conversion and Financial Elder

Abuse" of Mrs. Castaneda that5 Mrs. MacCarley had already sent settlement agreements

to former Attorney Chad Pratt, that instead of informing client(s) the Castaneda's, he,

Attorney Pratt was demanding $10,000.00 dollars more in addition of the initial $7,500

already paid to him with no bill of particulars provided to clients. On April 16, 2008

Judge Jean Plume "Order All Matters to Probate" as proven by the Minute Order by the

Court. Why dismiss a case that had been settled?

4. Again, On April 23, 2008, the same "Judicial Corrupt Shenanigans" continue

when Attorney Jack Kenneth Conway appeared with attorney Susan Formaker to

dismissed the case GC039473, Castaneda v. CHASE Bank Et Al, a Declaratory Relief

case of an "investment" that had been partially discovered after the testimony of attorney

Sonia Maria Mercado that all of a sudden suffers amnesia and "forgets" where Mercado

banks, what the name of the her bank is, or her Bank Account Number or her Signature

on checks paid to Attorney Mercado and cashed as Retainer for the Murder of Luis

Castaneda while in custody at Men's Central Jail. The case settled for $400k when
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millions are still missing from the Estate. Did attorney Flanagan or Attorney Anderson

steal them from the Estate?

5. On January 9, 2009, Attorney Lisa Marie MacCarley illegally and corruptly filed

Case GC042105, titled Ramirez v. Castaneda, a "Partition" case against the Executor of

the Estate of Castaneda. The Matter was assigned to former Judge DeVanon in Dept "S"

On January 26, 2009, Court Proceedings, the court had information and was

Judicially Noticed of the "Shenanigans" of now disbarred attorney Jack Kenneth

Conway. At said hearing, the Executor of the Estate stipulated to the court the necessity

to allow more discovery of the 5113,626.45 "investment" only to be confronted with a

Solicitation of a Bribe by Judge DeVanon when he stated in open court and on the record:

"Let Me Get Some" Thereafter, an after "informing" the Presiding Judge Mary House

Thornton at the Pasadena Court of the asking or solicitation of money by Judge

DeVanon, the judicial corrupt Shenanigans began by the "hiding" or removing of an MC-

50 Substitution of Attorney filed by Emahn Counts purportedly as told to the State Bar

of California on Friday, February 19, 2010. The removal was intended to deny the Estate

and the Executor Due Process and Equal Protection under the 14`' Amendment of the US

Constitution. Attorney Emahn Counts, who was a willing participant of the Fraud to steal

from the Estate, instead falsely claimed to be "a Judicial Error" and blamed Judge

DeVanon. Counts absence in court on 2/22/2010 proves he was part of the scam.

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6. For proof of his participation in the Judicial R.I.C.O., A) on February 22, 2010,

attorney Emahn Counts used the "Bait and Switch" of Attorney by sending Attorney

Sevag Nigoghosian and then informing State Bar investigator Leilane Lasola: "that

attorney Steve Levy appeared at the hearing and that the Judge reuse to continue the

matter. " Which lie is the truth Mr. Counts? [See State Bar Complaint 15-12406].

7. In fact, no continuations were where ever neither afforded nor provided to the

Estate. B) Yet, Attorney MacCarley continues to intentionally lied multiple times to the

Court as she had already had purchased a decision for "Partition" from Judge DeVanon.

On 2122/2010, MacCarley stated on the record re: the missing/hidden MC-50 that Counts

stated he filed on 2/19/2010: "I am the easiest human being in the planet to get a hold

off, I can be reached by email. cell Phone, fax Mr. Counts never contacted me."

[Ramirez v. Castaneda, GC042105, P. 5, L.12-14] Will Attorney MacCarley ever be

legally "forced" to respond to this question? Did Counts faxed to you the MC-50 SOA?

8. C) In regarding the "investment" of $113,626.45 made at Attorney Sonia

Mercado's bank, Mrs. Mercado filed a declaration submitted under the penalty of perjury:

"I never had anything to do with HOW Mrs. Castaneda spent her settlement money,

had no involvement with WHERE she invested it, or WHAT she did with it." Mrs.

Mercado shall be forced to answer WHO was involved in the "telephonic withdrawals"?

D) Disbarred attorney Conway by far will top the list of liars and perjurers before any

court. First of all, what attorney with any legal standing intentionally dismissed two cases
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as a Declaratory Relief GC039473, Castaneda v. CHASE BANK Et Al and a Quiet Title,

Conversion, Elder Abuse GC039459, Castaneda v. Ramirez that had been proven beyond

a reasonable doubt and the preponderance of evidence that financial Elder Abuse of Mrs.

Castaneda occurred! How can Mrs. Castaneda spend well over $130,000.00 in a matter of

3 months? The most embarrassing moment occurred on May 9, 2009 as I, Jose

Castaneda, exited with Mr. Conway exit the courtroom of Judge Miller as Conway

erupted in anger: Stating: "I have never been so humiliated in my life".

I was not aware that telling the truth to a Judge was humiliating? Fact is that Mr. Conway

had knowingly lied about when he was retained for the matter Mercado v. Castaneda. In

essence, the Entry of Default that Mr. Paz had "gamed" with Conway to "force" me to

settle had backfired on them. Mrs. Castaneda and I possess an Attorney's Contract

Agreement dated January 4, 2008 for the 2 Cases GC039459 and GC049743; and

subsequently, I rehired him on December 17, 2008 for the Mercado v. Castaneda that

resulted in a Judgment on an Entry of Default for $996,002.45 dollars.

After the Court Clerk administered the Oath to Mr. Conway, he was asked: When

were you retained for this case? Conway: "You honor, I was retained on February Z,

February 3" ACLU former Vice-president would provide this honorable court all

communication had with Mr. Conway from December 3, 2008 until the present to further

prove that Mr. Conway lied to the Court, lied to the Judge, lied to his clients for a profit.

9. This Court should find this matter appropriate for decision without any Oral

Arguments for that it is a "straight forward" where the attorneys stole my inheritance; a

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lien has been filed in the Probate Case and would like to pay Attorney Paz. Based on the

pleadings submitted to the Oregon Court, this Probate Case addresses noncompliance

with a Probate Court refusal to entertain an 850 — 859 Motion for the Return of property

prematurely taken from the Estate in 2012, this clearly will fall within the purview of

administering the Estate of Felicitas Castaneda and, therefore places it under the Probate

Federal Question Exception.

For the foregoing reasons, the Executor of the Estate prays and hopes this

Honorable court will grant Leave for an Order to Judge Weintraub to enforce the law.

Can an attorney open a Probate Case with no assets to distribute? I demand my

inheritance as a matter of law!

Respectfully submitted, September 3, 2017

4 ~11~►- ,
,asp
o e Castaneda, aka, James Blume USMC Per Court Order of Judge Daniel Buckley.

Cc: 1) Disbarred Attorney Jack Kenneth Conway E-mail

2) Lisa Marie MacCarley, E-mail

3) James R. Felton, E-mail

4) Stephen Rykoff, E-mail

5) Former Judge Francis Joseph DeVanon, E-mail

6) Emahn Counts, E-mail

7) Chad T-W Pratt, E-mail

8) Roseann DeRosa, E-mail

9) Sonia Maria Mercado, E-mail

10)Oscar A. Acosta, E-mail. 11) Susan Formaker, Judge E-mail

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

ESTATE OF CASTANEDA, Case No. 3:17-cv-1075-SI

Plaintiff,

V.

JACK CONWAY, etal.,

Defendants.

•Michael H. Simon, District Judge.

Plaintiff purported to remove this case to this Court from a California state court. Under

28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), the removal of a civil action pending in state court must be "to the district

court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where [the state]

action is pending." This Court sits in Oregon and lacks removal jurisdiction over this case.

This case is DISMISSED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED this 27th day of July, 2017.

Is/ Michael H. Simon

Michael H. Simon
United States District Judge

PAGE I — ORDER
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

ESTATE OF CASTANEDA, Case No. 3:1 7-cv-1 075-SI

Plaintiff, JUDGMENT

V.

JACK CONWAY, et ah,

Defendants.

Based on the Court's ORDER,

IT IS ADJUDGED that this case is DISMISSED.

DATED this 27th day of July, 2017.

/s/ Michael H. Simon

Michael H. Simon
United States District Judge

PAGE I — JUDGMENT
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al]

3:17-cv-01075-SI Notice has been electronically mailed to:

3:17-cv-01075-SI Notice will not be electronically mailed to: