UCAN has initiated a Superior Court-supervised voluntary dissolution designed to allow the organization to continue to continue its core mission of ratepayer advocacy while addressing some persistent legal challenges.

In filing this Petition with the Court, UCAN seeks to resolve a number of issues and threatened lawsuits in a venue while preserving its assets which will allow resolution of the issues and emerging with new public interest entity to continue UCAN's tradition of watchdogging local utilities.

After a one-year process of reviewing available alternatives, the UCAN Board determined that this process offered the best means by which to resolve the outstanding legal issues.    UCAN plans to continue its aggressive ratepayer advocacy at the CPUC through the process, as well as preserve its privacy and internet-advocacy projects  (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and New Media Rights).

UCAN will be sending a letter to its donors in the coming weeks to describe, in greater detail, the objectives of the Board and the process underway.    In the interim, UCAN expects that UCAN staff members, represented by local counsel, will file highly critical lawsuits against the UCAN Board.    In mid-2011,  UCAN retained a number of attorneys and financial experts to assist in addressing these criticisms.    After significant investigation, the experts determined that there was no little merit to any of the criticisms.     However, these extensive efforts appear to have heightened, rather than reduced, their fervor for litigation.   Thus, the UCAN Board has chosen to use the court system to resolve these matters expeditiously.

Among the allegations lodged against UCAN's senior management by such third parties included (a) embezzlement of UCAN funds, directly, through kickbacks or via other routes, (b) private bank accounts in which assets were being siphoned,  (c)  failure to comply with state audit requirements, (d) engaging in unlicensed legal activities, and (e) entering into illegal contracts.  However, no evidence confirming such allegations was provided by those lodging allegations, nor discovered by any of the professionals retained by UCAN's board.

UCAN board engaged several San Diego County firms to assist it in evaluating multiple allegations leveled against UCAN by third parties.  Those assisting the UCAN board include law firms:  Dostart Clapp & Coveney LLP; Iredale and Yoo APC; among others.  In addition, AKT LLP was retained by the UCAN board for forensic accounting, business consulting and auditing services.

UCAN also has confirmed the receipt of a federal Grand Jury subpoena on February 22nd.  UCAN will cooperate fully with the investigation.

Source:

http://ucan.org/press_advisory#

Complaint to IRS against Judy Johnson's CCPF, please see @:

http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2012/01/11/pacific-legal-foundation-s-robin-rivett-meriem-hubbard-and-james-burling-hereby-asked-to-opine-on-matters-relating-to-judy-johnson-s-ccpf-and-cau-12433003/

For more about Michael Shames, please see @:

http://lesliebrodie.posterous.com/tag/michaelshames

Originally published on 12/07/2011

Following on the heels of major discoveries of alleged public corruption by a Yoloan Rabbi relating to several members of the State Bar Board of Governors ("BOG”) in areas relating to self-dealing, conflicts of interest and lack of disclosures; the BOG recently took swift action by calling a special meeting and passing a resolution to encourage the California Legislature to adopt new and revised "Conflict of Interest" policies that would apply to all members, and establish the qualifications expected from those who serve as public members of the BOG.

As previously reported here, and according to confidential sources, State Bar's establishment was shocked by the scope and magnitude of the revelations purveyed by YR as they relate to member Jeannine English and her husband, tribal gambling attorney Howard Dickstein.

In addition, the BOG was prompted to action by previous revelations purveyed by YR concerning CaliforniaALL, CCPF, Ruthe Ashley, Buchalter Nemer's Holly Fujie, CCPF's Judy Johnson; State Bar Executive Director Emeritus, Gwen Moore, Girardi & Keese's Howard Miller, Howard Rice's Douglas Winthrop; UNH's Sarah Redfield; member Council on Access and Fairness, and others.

As such, according to the sources, a complaint and a request for investigation delivered to the Board of Governors on June 12, 2011 see http://tinyurl.com/jeannineenglish , relating to member Jeannine English as well as prior revelations prompted the BOG to convene a special session on June 17 to, among others, introduce amendments to the proposed legislation.

Below is a snapshot of the outcome of the meeting and the result of the vote.

All members voted "yes", except Laura Chick, Angela Davis, George Davis, Jeannine English, Dennis Mangers, and Michael Tenenbaum.

Moreover, and according to sources, the current "conflicts of interest" policy is still lacking, and proposed revisions will soon be dispatched to the point of contact.

According to the sources, a recommendation will be proposed by which an area on the BOG website will be devoted to disclosures – similar to those appearing on court websites that provide "seminar disclosures" by judges – on which members can make public disclosures concerning matters such as membership and involvement in other organizations, foundations, business dealings, and particularly regarding litigation matters.

For example, if BOG Member A and BOG Member B presently represent plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit, such information should be disclosed and otherwise be made available for public viewing.

Originally published on 11/01/2012

California Consumer Protection Foundation and Judy Johnson

Ms Judy Johnson, who until recently served as the Executive Director of the State Bar of California, secretly headed CCPF for the past 7-8 years.  During this period, she used her "clout" as the head of the agency to arrange for "cy pres" from class action settlements, as well as fines and settlements imposed by the CPUC on utility companies, totaling close to $30 million to be funneled to CCPF, which then  forwarded those funds to various other non-profits, and mostly questionable ACORN-like entities located in South Los Angeles.

In 2010 Johnson left the State Bar of California in disgrace after a prolonged embezzlement of close to $800,000 by employee Sharon Pearl was discovered, and after California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed State Bar related legislation as a result.

Johnson was recently also the subject of a complaint to the IRS for alleged noncompliance with various laws and regulations.

The complaint alleges CCPF and Johnson defrauded and mislead the public by intentionally omitting various data from CCPF's web-site.  Specifically, data concerting financial transactions between CCPF and an entity known as  Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety ("CARS").  In addition, the complaint also point to various alleged inconsistencies in the reporting of grants from CCPF to CARS.

Ms Judy Johnson

CARS is a non-profit entity located in Sacramento, California. It was established and is headed by Rosemary Shahan. In addition to heading her own non-profit entity (CARS), Shahan also serves as an "adviser" to CCPF.  See http://consumerfdn.org/advisors.php

According to sources familiar with the situation, CCPF professes and declares that it lists on its website all the grants it has issued and all the corresponding grantees going back to 2001. When visiting CCPF's website, one is given the option to search by year or the name of the grantee. A search for grants funneled to CARS yields only 2 results – a grant in 2006 in the amount of $60,000, and another in 2009 in the amount of $7,400.

One can also visit http://consumerfdn.org/granteesList.php for a list of all the grantees. (See also here.)

Each of the above search options yields the same result – to wit, only 2 grants are listed that were made to CARS.  Unfortunately, however, this allegedly is not the case, as CCPF's own tax returns provide otherwise. For example, page 28 of CCPF's IRS Form 990 for 2004 lists a $60,000 grant.

This misrepresentation is allegedly the fruit of an unlawful conspiracy between Judy Johnson and Rosemary Shahan, and is very troubling on its face. This is particularly true given that Ms. Shahan, who serves as an adviser to CCPF, and presumably is familiar with the content of the website, should have alerted CCPF that the information presented is inaccurate and false, by omission and otherwise.

In addition, sources allege that various inconsistencies were discovered in connection with two types of grants from CCPF to CARS: the first is the Consumer Auto Advertising Fund ("CAAF") grant and the second is the Bank of America ("BA1") grant.

In 2004, CARS reported to the IRS revenues from all sources in the amount of $91,009. (See page 28 of CARS 2004 IRS 990 return.) By comparison, CCPF reported that it had funneled to CARS $60,000 from the CAAF grant, and $61,215 from the BA1 grant.

Also in 2004, CCPF reported a leftover "payable" of $61,212 from the BA1 grant which it holds in reserve for future payment to CARS.

In 2005, CARS reported to the IRS revenues from ALL SOURCES in the amount of only $58,212. (See CARS 2005 IRS 990 returns.)

By comparison, in 2005 CCPF reported funneling $60,000 to CARS out of the CAAF grant. This, according to the sources, already raises a red flag as it shows that CARS under-reported its revenues for 2005 by the difference of $1,788. (See here on page 22.)

Most importantly, however, in 2005 CCPF also reported an additional $48,970 distributed to CARS from the BA1 fund, leaving only $12,242 in reserve as "payable." (See entry on page 22.)

Unfortunately, the sources maintain, no corresponding reference to the $48,970 was found on CARS' 2005 tax returns.

Originally published on 18/11/2011

Supreme Court of California Associate Justice Ming W. Chin abruptly quit his position with the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment. The resignation took place amidst an ongoing investigation by the California Commission on Judicial Performance.

Hon. Ming W. Chin

A formal ethics complaint filed with the California Commission on Judicial Performance alleged that Chin's involvement with CAUSE is prohibitive due to CAUSE's invidious discrimination against those who are non Asian-American. The complaint further alleged that the associate justice must be disciplined due to CAUSE involvement in the political-process, conduct that Chin is otherwise prohibited in engaging in pursuant to Canon 5.

In Addition, Justice Chin's clandestine nature and undisclosed involvement was particularly troubling based on facts as they relate to Mr. James Hsu -- CAUSE's treasurer as well as a board member of a (now defunct) sham charitable entity known as CaliforniaALL -- as matters relating to sham charity CaliforniaALL would soon be considered by the California Supreme Court.

According to the complaint, records were sought pertaining to CaliforniaALL from the California Bar Foundation as well as from the State Bar of California to no avail. As such, and based on the blatant refusal to produce these records, a petition for relief will shortly be filed with the California Supreme Court seeking an order to compel the State Bar and its Foundation to make these public records available.

The complaint further alleges that without the "fortuitous discovery " by the Petitioner, he would not have known that Justice Chin and Hsu are involved with CAUSE as to seek the recusal of Justice Chin in matters relating to CaliforniaALL.

Similarly, the complaint alludes to a State Bar of California petition in the matter of Sander vs. State Bar of California which is currently pending before the California Supreme Court. In that case, the State Bar seeks review of a decision that established a common law right of access to data concerning minorities which the State Bar possesses.

Hence, the complaint alleged, there is an impression that Justice Chin may exercise his power in such a way which would benefit minorities, much like his involvement with CAUSE conclusively establishes that he stands united with APIA and otherwise wishes self-improvement for APIA more so than he does for the population as a whole.

Subsequent to the filing of the complaint, CAUSE quickly removed Justice Chin's name from its rolls for 2011 and 2010, retroactively. See CAUSE 2010 roll. In contrast, see TLR's own records, which clearly show that Justice Chin was a member of CAUSE's Advisory Council in 2010.

CAUSE's legal counsel, Mr. Victor King, has confirmed the resignation, which went into effect shortly after the complaint was filed. See below.

This latest development comes in the aftermath of revelations of numerous scandals involving the California Supreme Court and the State Bar of California. Most notable among these is the forced departure of Executive Director Judy Johnson and her secret control of CCPF ; the bribery of Judge Patrice McElroy; the "friendship" between Ronald George and Thomas Girardi; Judge Lucy Armendariz/Antonio Villaraigosa Connection; as well as State Bar cover-up of Howard Rice's Jerome Falk deceitful actions as special prosecutor on behalf of the State Bar against two of his and his firm's clients (Thomas Girardi and Walter Lack) as part of a scheme to exploit his authority as special prosecutor for financial gain.

May 31, 2011

State Bar of California
1149 South Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Attention: INTAKE OFFICE

Re: Complaint for Ethical Violations Against the State Bar of California; Lawrence Yee - #84208; Rachel Grunberg - #197080; Judy Johnson - #71360 ; Mark Torres-Gil - #91597.

INTRODUCTION

In lieu of submitting a complaint form, I submit this letter and enclosed materials as a formal complaint against the above-named attorneys for grave misconduct that took place in handling matters relating to applicant Sara Granda and the case of Granda v. State Bar of California.

As will be shown, the above parties, together and individually, engaged in egregious misconduct by conspiring and failing to disclose to the plaintiff the existence of a close relationship between the State Bar of California, CaliforniaALL, State Bar Executive Director Judy Johnson,Patricia Lee, and the judge who presided over a case (Hon. Morrison C. England) in which the State Bar of California was named as the sole defendant.

Furthermore, misconduct in the form of misrepresentations to the court took place regarding the current state of the law; further misconduct resulted from the discrimination against against the plaintiff based on her disability, and the unwillingness to comply with the ADA by affording the plaintiff reasonable accommodations. In addition, and adding insult to injury, the State Bar of California used the California Bar Journal as a tool to further injure and harass Granda by publishing an incomplete and inaccurate article which asserted that the State Bar had sought the advice of the California Supreme Court in determining how to resolve Granda's claims. The article failed to mention that, in actuality, Granda had filed an action with the California Supreme Court for a preemptive writ and a writ of mandamus, such that the article misled readers regarding the actual circumstances surrounding Granda's claims.

GENERAL BACKGROUND:

The Honorable Judge Morrison C. England is a United States District Court judge for the Eastern District of California who sits in Sacramento. Prior to assuming the role of federal judge, he served as a judge with the Sacramento County Superior Court. Judge England is a graduate of McGeorge School of Law, also located in Sacramento.

In approximately 2005, as part of his community involvement and extra-judicial activities, Judge England became involved in programs initiated by Elizabeth Parker, dean of McGeorge, and Sarah Redfield, a visiting professor from New Hampshire, relating to the promotion of diversity within the legal profession. Ruthe Catolico Ashley, an assistant dean at the career office at McGeorge School of Law who later assumed a position as a Diversity Officer at CalPERS, was also involved in these activities.

The diversity initiatives instigated by McGeorge were both local and national in scope. The local program in Sacramento was entitled "PacificPathways.” The program to promote diversity on a national level became known as "Wingspread," which evolved into a series, including Wingspread – Blackboard, Bench, and Bar and Wingspread – Delivered and Deliverable, and the like. Torie L. Flournoy, a school principal from Sacramento, was also involved in these programs at the local level.

Because Ruthe Ashley also served on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California and Sarah Redfield served on the State Bar's Council on Fairness and Access, the parties from Sacramento (namely, Parker, Ahley, Flournoy, Redfield and Judge England) became acquainted with individuals from the State Bar of California who were involved in matters relating to diversity, including Executive Director Judy Johnson, State Bar employee Patricia Lee, and Buchalter Nemer's Holly Fujie.

As such, it was common to observe the same participant names at various diversity-related events taking place around the country. For example, over a 3 day weekend in Monterrey on October 5-7, 2006, part of the Wingspread program ran concurrently with the State Bar of California's annual convention. Some of the attendees included Judy Johnson, Holly Fujie, Patricia Lee, Ruthe Ashley, Torie L. Flournoy, Hon. Morrison C. England, Dean Elizabeth Parker, and Sarah Redfield. (See attachment titled "Wingspread VI.") This event, Wingspread -- Blackboard Bench and Bar, was organized by Sarah Redfield. Similarly, in June 2007, and also part of the "Wingspread" series, a summit was held in Honolulu, Hawaii at which Dean Elizabeth Parker, Hon. Morrison C. England, Sarah Redfield and Torie L. Flournoy were all in attendance. (See attachment titled "UH Manoh Law School.")

In approximately 2007, Ruthe Ashley and Munger Tolles & Olson's Jeffrey Bleich served as Vice President and President of the California State Bar, respectively. During that time frame, an idea was formulated to replicate an existing entity that would also absorb large sums of money from utility companies, and which would be used to allegedly promote diversity.

The original entity, the California Consumer Protection Foundation (CCPF), was secretly controlled for years by State Bar Executive Director Judy Johnson. Fines and settlements from proceedings before the CPUC and other cy pres funds of approximately $30 million dollars were funneled to CCPF, primarily from legal and administrative proceedings. Unlike the funds funneled to CCPF via cy pres funds or fines imposed by the CPUC, the funds flowing to the new entity would come from utility companies' voluntary donations after they were urged by the CPUC and others to donate in order to further diversity.

As such, Peter Arth (Chief of Staff to then-President of the CPUC, Michael Peevey) invited Ruthe Ashley to a restaurant in San Francisco. As a result of the meeting, a new entity known as CaliforniaALL was formed as a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity that would collect funds to theoretically be used to invest in promoting diversity. CaliforniaALL, which came into existence in 2008 and was abruptly dissolved in 2010, was considered to have been in a partnership relationship with the State Bar of California. (See Attachment titled "Memo from Patricia Lee to BOG.") In addition, the partnership stipulation between the State Bar and CaliforniaAll provided that the Board of Governors would appoint two of CaliforniaALL's members to the Board of Directors.

Executive Director of the State Bar of California Judy Johnson, Patricia Lee, and Judge Morrison England were members of CaliforniaALL's "Advisory Council” (see Attachment titled "CaliforniaALL December 2008 Newsletter"), affording Judy Johnson and Judge England numerous opportunities to meet and collude or, at a minimum, to create such an appearance.

CaliforniaALL obtained donations of almost $2 million, primarily from utility companies such as Sempra, AT&T, PG&E and, of course, Verizon Wireless. In addition, Judy Johnson, Patricia Lee, Buchalter Nemer's Holly Fujie, and Leslie Hatamiya colluded to transfer $774,247 sub rosa from the State Bar of California Foundation (dba California Bar Foundation) to CaliforniaALL. (See attachment titled "Cal Bar Foundation's tax return for 2008.") In 2009, yet another $5,000 was transferred from Cal Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL for purposes of "researching" best practices. Hence, for simplicity's sake, this complaint rounds the amount at issue to $780,000.

The transfer of $780,000 from Cal Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL was never acknowledged by any of CaliforniaALL's publications. Similarly, it was never mentioned in the California Bar Journal or the NewsRoom of Cal Bar Foundation, where all other grants were heavily reported.

It is my position that the transfer of funds was never mentioned because it resulted from a conspiracy by Ruthe Ashley, Holly Fujie, Patricia Lee, and Leslie Hatamiya (all, incidentally, Asian-Americans who are very active in the promotion of diversity) to quietly shift the $780,000, some of which would later be misappropriated and used for personal gain and kickbacks. Indeed, once the funds reached CaliforniaALL, some of it was misappropriated. In order to cover-up the misappropriation, false and inaccurate statements were submitted to the IRS by CaliforniaALL and Ruthe Ashley. For example, CaliforniaALL, which was housed pro bono at the Sacramento Office of DLA Piper, falsely claimed in IRS filings that it had paid approximately $16,000 in occupancy fees. Additional financial improprieties also exist which cannot be disclosed due to the fact that the State Bar is the wrongdoer and, ironically, is the entity to which I am required to submit this complaint for processing.

It is worth noting that the California Bar Foundation is part and parcel of the State Bar of California, despite claims to the contrary and the contention that it is only affiliated with the State Bar. The fact of the matter is that the State Bar's Board of Governors appoints all Foundation board members, including the president, and that the Executive Director of the California Bar Foundation reports directly to the Board of Governors and needs the Board's approval to change any bylaws, for example.

In the meantime – after Judge England filed for summary dissolution in the Sacramento Superior Court, and after Judge England and Torie L. Flournoy wed, and after Torie Flournoy-England was appointed to serve as a member of CaliforniaALL's board of directors, and while CaliforniaALL was still in existence – a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, in which the State Bar of California was named as the sole defendant.

The action was filed by plaintiff Sara Granda and was titled Sara Granda v. the State Bar of California (Case Number 2:09-cv-02015- MCE; see attachment titled "Complaint by Plaintiff Sara Granda"). The matter was adjudicated by Judge England, who promptly dismissed it. Neither Judge England, the defendant, Judy Johnson, or defense counsel Lawrence Yee, Mark Torres-Gil, or Rachel Grunberg disclosed to Granda the State Bar's ongoing relationship with CaliforniaALL, to wit:

1. CaliforniaALL and the defendant (State Bar of California) are business partners.
2. Judge England and the Executive Director of the State Bar of California (Ms. Judy Johnson) are members of CaliforniaALL's advisory council.
3. Torie Flournoy-England, the spouse of Judge England, is a board member of CaliforniaALL, an entity that is a partner of the State Bar.
4. The unusual sub rosa transfer of $780,000 from defendant to CaliforniaALL.

By failing to make the disclosures mandated by these facts, the above-named attorneys committed misconduct, irrespective of the actual merit of Granda's case or its outcome. As such, each must be disciplined for his/her wrongful conduct. Those attorneys are Judy Johnson, Lawrence Yee, Mark Torres-Gil, Rachel Grunberg, and Holly Fujie.

Fujie, who participated in all the proceedings concerning CaliforniaALL (including, strangely, causing the ex post facto appointment of Peter Arth to the Council of Access and Fairness to give them a chance to meet and collude), was also a member of the Board of Governors' Operation Committee and was briefed regarding Granda's case. In addition, she was aware that Judge England was presiding over the case and that he and his wife were part of CaliforniaALL. In addition, Fujie served as the president of the State Bar of California and as a member of both the Board of Governors and Operations Committee, and was briefed on the matter; in fact, she authorized the expenditure of money to pay as legal fees to oppose the suit before Judge England. In addition Ms. Fujie participated in multiple diversity-related events at which Judge England and his wife Torie Flournoy-England were present; one such even took place on January 27, 2009, when DLA Piper's Gilles Attia and the Office of Assembly-member Mike Davis co-hosted a reception honoring California ALL at the Tsakopoulos Galleria in Sacramento. Despite of all the above, Fujie --instead of speaking up concerning the obvious conflict regarding Judge England -- kept quiet and looked the other way.

Even though the outcome of the Granda matter is irrelevant to a determination of the misconduct described above, the following paragraphs are included to provide further background and to rebut any allegation that the relationship between the Englands and the defendant caused no prejudice to plaintiff Sara Granda, or that the failure to provide fair administration of justice was otherwise harmless.

The fact of the matter is that the plaintiff Granda was severely prejudiced by the misconduct.

Granda, a 2009 graduate of U.C. Davis School of Law, intended to sit for the July 2009 bar exam. The recent graduate, a quadriplegic who can only move her head and fingers, arranged for the California Department of Rehabilitation to pay the examination fee of $600, which it did via check. However, the State Bar stated that it only accepts payments made via credit card, and would not allow Granda to sit for the fast-approaching bar examination. Plaintiff sensed unfairness and, like many recent law school graduates before her who approached federal court, she asked the federal court to award her both monetary and equitable relief in her lawsuit, which claimed that defendant State Bar of California violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The State Bar of California, which was represented by Michael von Loewenfeldt of Kerr & Wagstaffe, as well as Lawrence Yee, Mark Gil-Torres and Rachel Grunberg (State Bar in-house attorneys), asserted that the State Bar was immune pursuant to the 11th Amendment. (See attachment titled "Defendant's Opposition.") In its filing and opposition, defendant mostly cited as authority cases adjudicated by district courts around the country, as there is no clear authority addressing the interactions between the ADA and Eleventh Amendment immunity. Cases which held otherwise were not referenced by defendant, including Stoddard v. Florida Board of Bar Examiners and many other cases which held that, in fact, the ADA abrogates Eleventh Amendment immunity.

Misled, at least in part, by the argument advanced by defendant State Bar, Judge England promptly dismissed the case without giving Granda the chance to amend or plead around the issue of Eleventh Amendment immunity by, for example, naming Judy Johnson as a defendant in her individual capacity. In addition, Granda's claim for monetary relief was completely ignored by the judge, and was never ruled upon.

Based on the foregoing, it is clear that the above-named attorneys engaged in egregious misconduct. The fact that they are part of the State Bar, an entity that should hold itself as a beacon of high ethical standards, coupled with Ms. Granda's special circumstances, mandate and call for severe discipline.

For exhibits/attachments, please see @:

http://lesliebrodie.posterous.com/11-attachments-exhibits-which-were-attached-t

Related stories:

Jill Sperber of State Bar Of California Has Some Explaining To Do (... And Also Holly Fujie, Starr Babcock, Judy Johnson, Arnold & Porter's Douglas Winthrop) please see @:

http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2012/01/19/jill-sperber-of-state-bar-of-california-has-some-explaining-to-do-and-holly-fujie-douglas-winthrop-starr-babcock-and-judy-johnson-12488209/

Sara Granda v State Bar of California: Dishonest Journalism by California Bar Journal and Diane Curtis, please see @:

http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/05/27/sara-granda-v-state-bar-of-california-dishonest-journalism-by-california-bar-journal-and-diane-curtis-11222342/

After Federal Court Judge Hon. Morrison C. England filed for summary dissolution in Sacramento County Superior Court, and after Judge England and Torie L. Flournoy wed, and after Torie Flournoy-England was appointed to serve as a member of CaliforniaALL's board of directors, and while CaliforniaALL was in existence -- a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, in which the State Bar of California was named as the sole defendant. Serving on CaliforniaALL's board of directors of CaliforniaALL (which was in a partnership relationship with the State Bar of California) was Torie Flournoy-England, spouse of Hon. Morrison England. State Bar of California Executive Director Judy Johnson and State Bar employee Patricia Lee as well as Judge Morrison C. England were part of CaliforniaALL's Advisory Council. The above photo, which was published on the cover of a local magazine in Sacramento, notes that the Englands wed in May 2008. (Photo:courtesy)

SARA GRANDA

in May 2009, Granda graduated from U.C. Davis School of Law and, like most of her peers, hoped to sit for the July 2009 bar exam.  California's Department of Rehabilitation paid the $600 bar exam fee with a check, and Granda was assured that she was properly registered.  However, the State Bar of California's Office of Admission, headed by Ms. Gayle Murphy, never processed Granda's application because the Department of Rehabilitation paid the $600 fee with a check, rather than a credit card.

The State Bar of California did not relent, and neither did Granda.

Local and national media expressed outrage after the situation gained publicity as a result of statements by Governor Schwarzenegger, who publicly stated: "It is outrageous that someone who has overcome so much in life is penalized by a bureaucratic error that prevents her from taking the bar exam. Government should work for the people, not against them and I'm calling on the state bar to allow Sara Granda to take next week's test. Sara is a fighter and I am with her all the way.”

"I worked very, very hard for every cent," Granda stated to the local media. "So for everything to come together in the end and for it to just kind of fall through on such a minor, minor detail."It is easy to imagine Sara Granda in a courtroom, questioning witnesses, challenging the opposition, and fighting for justice with the force of her large personality. A ventilator, which she needs to breathe, would hang from the back of her wheelchair. An assistant would help her flip through files, since she cannot move her hands or arms. When she approaches the bench, Ms. Granda would maneuver her chair using her tongue. "So much of what happens in the courtroom is theater," says Ms. Granda, 29, who has lived out her own drama since she became paralyzed from the neck down at age 17. "I'm not sure how much time I will spend in court as an attorney. But I know I could do it." (Photo and Narrative Courtesy of www.alldeaf.com)

CaliforniaALL

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield.

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.   Other than in Foundation tax records and a 2 by 2 inch blurb in its 2008 annual report, the sub rosa contribution was never mentioned again – not by the State Bar of California, not in the Cal Bar Journal, not in the Foundation's "newsroom," and not by anyone or any publication of CaliforniaALL.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

California Bar Foundation (owned and controlled by the State Bar of California) wrote:

Serving on the board of directors of CaliforniaALL (which was in a partnership relationship with the State Bar of California) were Torie Flournoy-England, the esteemed and educated spouse of a Sacramento- based federal judge, Hon. Morrison England.  Judge Morrison England, as well as then-State Bar of California Executive Director Judy Johnson and State Bar employee Patricia Lee were part of CaliforniaALL's Advisory Council. See below.

SARA GRANDA V. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

True to her spirit, Granda filed an action in federal court seeking an order directing the State Bar of California to allow her to take the fast-approaching bar exam.

Making an appearance and vigorously contending that the federal court had no jurisdiction over the State Bar of California were Lawrence Yee, Rachel Grunberg, and Mark Torres-Gil of the State Bar of California office of General Counsel (the same office that drafted the partnership agreement between CaliforniaALL and the State Bar of California.) In addition, the State Bar of California also retained the services of a private law firm -- Kerr & Wagstaffe.

The action  Sara Granda v. the State Bar of California (Case Number 2:09-cv-02015-MCE) was adjudicated by Judge England, who promptly dismissed it without giving Granda the chance to amend or plead around the issue of Eleventh Amendment Immunity by, for example, naming Judy Johnson as a defendant in her individual capacity. In addition, Granda's claim for monetary relief was completely ignored by the judge, and was never ruled upon.

Neither Judge England nor the defendant or its counsel disclosed to Granda the ongoing relationships relating to CaliforniaALL.

Los Angeles attorney Pierce O'Donnell, who pled guilty last fall to funneling illegal campaign contributions to former Sen. John Edwards, joined prosecutors Wednesday in asking a federal judge to sentence him to 60 days in prison, reports LAW360

Mr Pierce O'Donnell -- a  brilliant trial attorney who could pull a rabbit out of the hat in court, a self-proclaimed born boat rocker who plays to win on behalf of those for whom he battles --  is also asking Judge Thomas Anderle of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court for "legal separation" from spouse, Ms Dawn O'Donnell. (Image: courtesy photos)

O'Donnell has been involved in countless legal proceedings involving his numerous acts of misconduct, described briefly below:

1. Criminal proceedings in the Los Angeles County Superior Court relating to unlawful contributions to James Hahn.

2. State Bar of California Court proceedings relating to his conviction of crimes involving moral turpitude in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

3. State Bar of California alternative proceedings relating to his mental illness (O'Donnell failed to comply with the conditions of the program and his participation was terminated).

4. Administrative proceedings advanced by both the City of Los Angeles and the State of California.

5. State Bar of California Court proceedings relating to his attempt to mislead a Nevada state court.

6. Ongoing criminal proceedings in federal court. These proceedings (United States of America v. Pierce O'Donnell) relate to alleged unlawful contributions to John Edwards.

As was reported here earlier, O'Donnell's participation (alongside Thomas Girardi , Walter Lack, Joe Cotchett, and James Brosnahan) in the El PasoNatural Gas/Sempra and Hurricane Katrina litigation is a source of grave concern, particularly due to circumstances involving sham charity CaliforniaALL.

Specifically events surroundings CPUC Commissioner Geoffrey Brown; James Brosnahan/Susan Mac Cormac /Diane Pritchard/Annette Carnegie of Morrison & Foerster; Thomas Girardi and Howard Miller of Girardi & Keese; Joe Cotchett and Nancy Fineman of Cotchett Pitre & Mcarthy; Joe Dunn of Voice of OC; Gilles Attia and Jeffrey Shohet of DLA Piper, and the hush-hush sub rosa transfer of $780,000 from the California Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL.

THE SERIES OF ARTICLES THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ERIN BALDWIN DOCUMENT EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED BETWEEN 2008-2012 IN THE LIFE OF A MIDDLE CLASS WOMAN NAMED ERIN BALDWIN IN THE HIGH DESERT COMMUNITY OF SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA AS SANTA ANA WINDS WERE BLOWING MORTGAGE MELTDOWN OVERBUILDING AND A DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY PROVED ENOUGH TO CREATE A PERFECT HIGH DESERT STORM HIT HARD WERE RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO AND ONTARIO COUNTIES A REGION KNOWN AS THE INLAND EMPIRE MANY FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES TO FORECLOSURE AND ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS BECAME GHOST TOWNS LEGITIMATELY AND FALSELY DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS FREQUENTLY TURNED TO LEGAL CLINICS FOR LOAN MODIFICATIONS BUT FOUND THAT MOST OFFERED NO HELP WHILE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT HOLLY CHANCERY CLUB BET TZEDEK LSTFC CALIFORNIAALL SHOW ME THE MONEY FUJIE AND JUDY CCPF SHOW ME THE MONEY JOHNSON WERE USING THE STATE BAR AND ITS POWER AND INFLUENCE AS A CASH COW FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF FELLOW ASIANS BLACKS RESPECTIVELY MANY CALIFORNIAN WERE UNAWARE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASIANS BLACKS IE HOLLY FUJIE GWEN MOORE JUDY JOHNSON CLOWN WILLIE BROWN ON ONE HAND AND BIGLAW INSURANCE UTILITY COMPANIES ON THE OTHER IE PGE VERIZON SEMPRA FARMERS BANK OF AMERICA SKADDEN MOFO DLA PIPER WHEREAS THE LAST THREE FULLY CONTROL GIRARDI SEE MATTERS OF FOGEL VS FARMERS CALIFORNIAALL DEMETER ENERGY CALIFORNIANS BEGAN POINTING FINGERS AT TIMES UNFAIRLY AT THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA AND ITS INCOMPETENT LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR INABILITY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OR OFFER ANY RELIEF RECIPROCATING THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA BY VARIOUS MEANS ALLEGEDLY LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO HARASS AND OTHERWISE VIOLATE THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OF THOSE WHO DARED OFFER CRITICISM SUCH AS INFLUENTIAL CONSUMER ACTIVIST ERIN BALDWIN WE STRONGLY URGE THE READERS TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS REGARDING MISCONDUCT BY ANYONE

TLR Wrote:

"It was revealed today that a former president of the State Bar of California and a U.S. federal judge are accused of conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of a California-based consumer activist.

In her currently-pending litigation, influential consumer activist Erin Baldwin accuses Holly Fujie and U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee of failing to disclose their close personal relationship to her, both separately and independent of one other.

These claims arose when Baldwin, a plaintiff, named Fujie as defendant in a federal court action which was assigned to the courtroom of United States District Court for the Central District of California, Hon. Judge Dolly Gee.

The claim of improprieties, published first by TLR, stems from recently-discovered evidence showing that both Fujie and Gee are members of the federal bar association's board of directors, and are otherwise heavily involved in promoting each other in various APIA-only entities.

Previously, in a motion filed with the court, Baldwin already questioned Judge Dolly Gee's impartiality, alleging that Judge Gee was appointed to the bench through the efforts of Holly Fujie -- who serves as chairperson of a committee which recommends the appointment of federal judges to California Senator Diane Feinstein.

Baldwin has also pointed fingers at another member of said committee -- Holly Fujie's fellow confederate from Bet Tzedek, Eric George.

The latest allegations came as racial minorities in position of trust are routinely accused of intentional misrepresentation by failing to fulfill their duties to avoid any and all appearance of, let alone real, improprieties, and usually involving entities which are on the receiving end of money from large corporations, and usually utility companies. Most notable of which are "Shakedown Artist" Gwen Moore, Judy Johnson, Leslie Hatamiya, Ruthe Catolico Ashley, Maria Lucy Armendariz-Antonio Villaraigosa, Justice Ming Chin, Alec Chang, Lawrence Yee, former crack-addict Mike Nisperos. Pat McElroy, and U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England. "

Erin Baldwin wrote:

Baldwin further wrote:

A mysterious writer wrote:

A mysterious writer further wrote:

It was revealed today that a former president of the State Bar of California and a U.S. federal judge are accused of conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of a California-based consumer activist.

In her currently-pending litigation, influential consumer activist Erin Baldwin accuses Holly Fujie and U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee of failing to disclose their close personal relationship to her, both separately and independent of one other.

These claims arose when Baldwin, a plaintiff, named Fujie as defendant in a federal court action which was assigned to the courtroom of United States District Court for the Central District of California, Hon. Judge Dolly Gee.

The claim of improprieties, published first by TLR, stems from recently-discovered evidence showing that both Fujie and Gee are members of the federal bar association's board of directors, and are otherwise heavily involved in promoting each other in various APIA-only entities.

Previously, in a motion filed with the court, Baldwin already questioned Judge Dolly Gee's impartiality, alleging that Judge Gee was appointed to the bench through the efforts of Holly Fujie -- who serves as chairperson of a committee which recommends the appointment of federal judges to California Senator Diane Feinstein.

Baldwin has also pointed fingers at another member of said committee -- Holly Fujie's fellow confederate from Bet Tzedek, Eric George.

The latest allegations came as racial minorities in position of trust are routinely accused of intentional misrepresentation by failing to fulfill their duties to avoid any and all appearance of, let alone real, improprieties, and usually involving entities which are on the receiving end of money from large corporations, and usually utility companies. Most notable of which are "Shakedown Artist" Gwen Moore, Judy Johnson, Leslie Hatamiya, Ruthe Catolico Ashley, Maria Lucy Armendariz-Antonio Villaraigosa, Justice Ming Chin, Alec Chang, Lawrence Yee, former crack-addict Mike Nisperos. Pat McElroy, and U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England.

HOLLY FUJIE - Update

A former partner of Los Angeles-based Buchalter Nemer -- who California Governor Jerry Brown appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench under questionable circumstances involving his cousin, former California Public Utility Commissioner Geoff Brown -- is accused in federal court of committing myriad financial crimes and acts of fraud.

Documents filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia reveal that Holly Fujie of Los Angeles allegedly engaged in predicate acts of racketeering through and by means of money laundering, mail and bank fraud, as well as conversion of funds.

The lawsuit, filed as a civil-racketeering action by Marina Del Rey-based community activist Daniel Dydzak, also names as a defendant Bet Tzedek Legal Services of Los Angeles and Eric George -- the son of the controversial former chief justice of California, Ronald George.

Both Holly Fujie and Eric George were directors of Bet Tzedek, an entity which obtained millions of dollars from the various trusts funds maintained and operated by the State Bar of California, as well as funds from the California Bar Foundation, where Holly Fujie presently serves as the vice-president.

Both the State Bar of California and the California Bar Foundation are under the direct control of the California Supreme Court.

The various legal trust funds maintained by the State Bar of California are overseen by the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission where, coincidentally, Holly Fujie also served as director.

Heading the commission is David Lash of O'Melveny & Myers, another lawyer who is a director of Bet Tzedek, and Bonnie Rubin of 1st Century Bank -- a bank owned by former president of the State Bar of California Alan Rothenberg. Coincidentally, Eric George is part owner of 1st Century Bank.

Dydzak alleges in his lawsuits that part of the millions originated from the State Bar of California and its foundation headed to Bet Tzedek were embezzled by the various actors and were siphoned to off shore bank accounts.

Bet Tzedek is headed by CEO Sandor "Sandy" Samuels -- former Chief Trial Counsel at embattled Countywide Financial Services -- who according to Dydzak was appointed President and CEO of Bet Tzedek largely due to his working knowledge of how to operate an enterprise which engages in myriad financial crimes.

According to confidential sources familiar with the situation, Dydzak filed the suit in Washington DC, because he is extremely concerned that given the caliber of the defendants and the fact that they are in control of the justice system in California, they will seek to injure him in various ways, including in seeking to somehow derail the suit.

According to these sources, Tom Layton, investigator from the State Bar of California who is well connected with Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca, in the past paid a visit to Dydzak's neighborhood, and sought to convince his neighbors to falsely accuse Dydzak of various acts of misconduct, including providing improper and unlawful legal counsel.

Source: http://www.free-press-release.com/news-los-angeles-county-superior-court-judge-holly-fujie-accused-of-misappropriation-of-funds-1350971970.html

DEVELOPING STORY...........

SEXUAL HARRASMENT OF SARA E. RAYMOND (AKA SARA RAYMOND-WAGNER); DONALD STEEDMAN'S MISCONDUCT

Mr. Donald Steedman, Supervising Trial Counsel (Photo:courtesy)

A substantial factor leading to the State Bar of California's ethical and moral collapse allowing Thomas Girardi's controllers to operate with impunity was provided courtesy of the CPUC-State Bar-Cy Pres-Diversity-Bet Tzedek Money Connection vis-à-vis individuals who fall into two categories: racial minorities (particularly Asians, Blacks) and/or close political allies of the Democratic Party. Most notable of which are "Shakedown Artist" Gwen Moore, Holly Fujie, Judy Johnson, Leslie Hatamiya, Ruthe Catolico Ashley, Maria Lucy Armendariz-Antonio Villaraigosa, Justice Ming Chin, Alec Chang, Lawrence Yee, John Keker, James Brosnahan, Madge Watai, Ronald George-Eric George, Howard Miller, Beth Jay, Joseph Starley (Starr) Babcock,  Willie Brown, Mike Feuer, Senator Joe Dunn, JoAnn Remke, James Wagstaffe, Jeannine English, Dennis Mangers, Pierce O'Donnell, former cocaine-addict John Burton, and former crack-addict Mike Nisperos. Pictured above are Madge Watai, and Pat McElroy -- who is either unwilling or unable to recognize the seriousness of her anti-social behaviour. Her involvement in the "Bribing Pat" saga alerted TLR, McElroy's integrity is amiss. (Photos: Courtesy of Bar Journal)

Judge William Fletcher, a member of the Ninth Circuit panel that adjudicated the matter of In re Girardi, 08-80090, rejected the lenient recommendations of special prosecutor and Ninth Circuit judicial aspirant -- Rory Little. He stated: "with any competent lawyer if you're omitting part of a document, that is not accidental. That is intentional." The court adjudicated that the grave misconduct by Walter Lack and Thomas Girardi included "the persistent use of known falsehoods," and that the "false representations" were made "knowingly, intentionally, and recklessly" during years of litigation. Nevertheless, despite the strong findings against Thomas Girardi, Judge Fletcher saw fit to only "reprimand" Mr Girardi.  Previously,TLR also questioned the use of co-author Geoffrey Hazard as an expert in the matter of In Re Girardi. See @ FFOB. It is unclear whether Judge Fletcher is aware of the circumstances surrounding special prosecutor of the State Bar of California (Arnold Porter's Jerome Falk, formerly of Howard Rice) Attorney-Client relationship with Thomas Girardi, Walter Lack, Girardi & Keese, and Engstrom Lipscomb & Lack. See stories Here and Here and Here and Here and Here or the circumstances surrounding Skadden Arps' representation of Girardi & Keese in the matter of In Re Girardi while at the same time, Girardi & Keese and Skadden Arps were on opposing sides in the case of Fogel v. Farmers Group, Inc. See story Here. (Image:courtesy photo)

From left, CCPF's Judy Johnson, former executive director of the State Bar of California;  Willie Brown's protégée - FBI's Shrimpscam "Shakedown Artist" Gwen Moore of GeM Communications, member of State Bar of California Board of Governors; Geoffrey Brown, professor of law at JFK School of Law and former professor at Golden Gate University. Between 2001 to 2007 served as Commissioner with the CPUC which awarded Judy Johnson's CCPF millions in Cy Pres. From 2006 to 2009 Brown serve as director with the State Bar of California Foundation (DBA "California Bar Foundation"). In 2008, California Bar Foundation quietly transferred $769,247.00 to sham entity CaliforniaALL -- which also obtained additional 1.5 Million from utility companies.  In reaction to complainant's request for an inquiry to the State Bar of California Board of Governors, Brown immediately, as though bitten by a snake, threatened to file legal action even though the communication with the BOG was absolutely privileged and justified, and only made mention of Brown in passing.(Image:courtesy photo)

For more about Shannon Alicia Schmieder and Sholom Rubashkin, please see Here and Here

RELATED STORY, PLEASE SEE HERE

The firm will host a special event for Berkeley Law students of color and recent alumni. California State Bar President and Keker & Van Nest Partner Jon Streeter will join Judges Lucy Koh and Ed Davila for a discussion about the federal judicial clerkship application process.

US District Court Judges  Hon. Lucy
Koh and Hon. Ed Davila

From Left, John Keker, Jon Streeter, Elliot Peters, Robert Van Nest, Jan Little (Spouse of Controversial Ninth Circuit Judicial Aspirant, Rory Little) and  Matthew Werdegar (Image:courtesy photos)

Anderson, Christa
Bhansali, Asim
Blizzard, Paula
Celio, Michael
Chanin, Jeffrey
Dooley, Brook
Ferrall, Brian
Gasner, Stuart
Golub, Jo
Harriman, Susan
Hirsch, Steven
Hur, Benedict
Kamber, Matthias
Kearney, Christopher
Keker, John
Krishnan, Ajay
Lam, Leo
Little, Jan Nielsen
MacMichael, Eric
Meny, Rachael
Mims, Laurie
Paige, Eugene
Peters, Elliot
Purcell, Daniel
Ragland, Steven
Ramani, Ashok
Silbert, David
Slaughter, R. James
Streeter, Jon
Ta, Quyen
Taylor, Steven
Van Nest, Robert
Werdegar, Matthew

Please see original story @:

http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/12/05/in-re-toyota-motor-corp-unintended-acceleration-of-interest-are-thomas-girardi-of-in-re-girardi-eric-george-son-of-ronald-george-gilmur-murray-of-12320033/

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Ms Susan Friery, has been suspended from practicing law for misrepresenting herself as a physician. In 2009 she was chosen "Beautiful Massachusetts Lawyer" by Boston.com (Image:courtesy photo)

Susan Friery's (AKA Susan Mowbray) biography as was posted on Kreindler & Kreindler's website with emphasis added by TLR, below:

Susan Friery, M.D.

Partner

Litigation, Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability

Susan Friery joined the firm of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 1987 as a medical consultant and is now a senior associate at the firm. She focuses in general tort, medical malpractice, product liability and aviation litigation.

Dr. Friery is a 1983 cum laude graduate of Canisius College, where she received the National Bios award for research in benzene toxicity while simultaneously pursuing her career as a principal dancer and soloist with the New York City Ballet and as guest soloist for the Canadian National Ballet and the American Ballet Theater. She received her medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in 1988 where she graduated in the top one percent of her class. She has special training in forensic pathology and has worked at Children's Hospital in Buffalo, New York, Babies Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian in New York City, and the New York City's Medical Examiner's Office. She has served as an advisor and worked for the American Red Cross, The National Kidney Foundation and the National Disaster Medical Response Teams. She also served as an editor for numerous medical journals, including the Pediatric Pathology and the Journal of Pediatrics.

Dr. Friery graduated from New York Law School in 1993. Since then she has been able employ her unique skill set – medical and legal – to benefit Kreindler and Kreindler LLP clients.

At Kreindler, Dr. Friery has been involved in litigating medical malpractice, negligence, aviation, negligence and product liability cases. Recently, she had an important role in obtaining the highest state verdict in a non-dependent personal injury case, Ruby v. Budget Rent a Car, which was upheld on appeal.

Dr. Friery is committed to community work. She volunteers as a patient advocate, intensivist and doctor of Internal Medicine in the free clinics at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Veteran's Hospital in Boston. She frequently is a guest speaker at medical conventions and hospital training programs regarding patient advocacy and legal-medical ramifications of patient care. She guest lectured at Harvard Medical School on The Power of Apology: Evolving Concepts in Handling Medical Errors and the Aftermath.

Additionally, Dr. Friery is active in several bar associations including American Trial Lawyers Association, where she is a member of the aviation, product liability and medical malpractice sections, and assists the finance committee in raising funds for public education and awareness. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, where she serves as Non-Regional Governor.

Dr. Friery is admitted to the bars of Massachusetts and Washington, DC, the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts and has been admitted pro hoc vice in numerous state and federal Courts throughout the United States.

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California Supreme Court Associate Justice Jesse W. Carter served as a justice on the California Supreme Court from 1939-1959, where he was known as the ''Lone Dissenter''

California Supreme Court Associate Justice Jesse W. Carter.(image:courtesy of redding.com)

Born in 1888 in a Carrville log cabin, Jesse Carter ventured to San Francisco in 1905 for his education. In 1918, he became Shasta County district attorney with his career clouded by his strict enforcement of Prohibition laws. His advocacy on behalf of farmers battling the inroads of utility companies won him the nickname "Wild Ass of the Desert."

In 1939, he won an election for state senator, and months later, the governor appointed him to the California Supreme Court. He served on the bench for 20 years until his death in 1959. (credit: source and source)

Below is a manuscript of a book which can be purchased @:

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Dissents-Lone-Dissenter-Tumultuous/dp/1594608105

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