Friday, January 11, 2008

NY Federal Judge: Ethics Scandal Cases Related

On Thursday, January 10, 2008, U.S. Federal District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin directed that the 1.5 Billion dollar Iviewit “patentgate” case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 12, 2007, be assigned to her court. 

Judge Scheindlin accepted the Iviewit lawsuit,
Bernstein v. Appellate Division First Department Departmental Disciplinary Committee, as related to the pending New York attorney ethics scandal case, Anderson v. The State of New York

Allegations of covering-up and whitewashing complaints against favored attorneys find both cases seeking the appointment of a federal monitor to take over New York’s statewide attorney ethics committees.  A third lawsuit, filed December 28, 2007, is currently under review by Judge Scheindlin to be designated as an associated case in the state ethics scandal, Tammany Hall II. 

Federal Magistrate Judge Douglas F. Eaton has also been assigned to both the Anderson and Iviewit matters.

In another order, signed January 9, 2008, Judge Scheindlin directed U.S. Marshals to serve the Iviewit lawsuit on the listed defendants.

7 comments:

  1. This should make the DDC and OCA sweat more than they have been...this is the big push needed for invasion into the operation of the NY STATE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION and their operations for at least the past 17 yrs...the DE-KAYE reign! God, this is a blessing for all NY STATE TAXPAYERS AND VICTIMS OF THE FRAUDULENT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR OF the most sacred of government entities in this country...the COURT SYSTEM!

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  2. I pray that you're right. The whole system has been Teflon coated for so long, most of us (read: victims) gave up hope a long time ago, and are waiting in the wings dreaming of vindication.

    "Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge."
    - Paul Gauguin

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  3. I'll believe it when i see it happen...These thugs are invincible, and very well protected.

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  4. No one is invincible or that well protected..opportunities eventually find one person that can originate the fall...Rome remembers!
    Thugs that flip from law enforcers to criminals cannot psychologically perfect the two!

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  5. I've been reading this blog for months but have never left a comment until now.

    I've known about the corruption in the NYS courts for many years as my husband worked as a judge's law secretary until he retired last year.

    Maybe- just maybe -there is hope with this Federal Justice Scheindlin.

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  6. I too filed complaints against attorneys in the 1st Dept., the result being that Thomas Cahill double talked me. I always wonder why, what was going on. Now I can understand a little. It was all corrupt, the fix was in. As a direct result I gave up and never filed a complaint against the Surrogage Judge which I should have done. I will try to join this law suit also. God Bless Judge Scheindlin

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  7. How complaints against attorneys or law firms were buried over the years? One can only guess at how many complaints against Judges received the same fare.

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