Case No 09Case No 09Case No 09Case No 09----A827 A827 A827 A827IN THEIN THEIN THEIN THESUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESSUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESSUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESSUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ RICHARD I. FINE,Petitioner,v.SHERIFF OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,Respondent. ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpusto the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ AMENDED REQUEST FOR LENIENCE BY PRO SE FILERJOSEPH ZERNIK

In Pro Se

1853 Foothill BlvdLa Verne, CA Mail:PO Box 526La Verne, CA 91750Phone:323.515.4583Fax: 323.488.9697Email <jz12345@earthlink.net

Digitally signed by JosephH Zernik DN: cn=Joseph H Zernik, o,ou,email=jz12345@earthlink.net, c=USLocation: La Verne,CaliforniaDate: 2010.04.18 01:24:52-07'00'

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[PROPOSED] INTERVENOR’S VER[PROPOSED] INTERVENOR’S VER[PROPOSED] INTERVENOR’S VER[PROPOSED] INTERVENOR’S VERIFIED REQUEST FOR LENIENCE AS PROIFIED REQUEST FOR LENIENCE AS PROIFIED REQUEST FOR LENIENCE AS PROIFIED REQUEST FOR LENIENCE AS PROSE FILERSE FILERSE FILERSE FILERConcomitantly filed under separate covers, with and in support of the Motion toIntervene:1. Motion to Intervene;2. Request for Lenience by Pro Se Filer;3. Request for Corrections in US Supreme Court Records;4. Request for Incorporation by Reference.5. AppendicesTO THE HONORABLE COURT AND TO PARTIES: [Proposed] IntervenorJoseph Zernik herein requests the Court for Lenience as pro se filer.

1.1.1.1. United States law provides lenience for pro se filers.United States law provides lenience for pro se filers.United States law provides lenience for pro se filers.United States law provides lenience for pro se filers.

[Proposed] Intervenor Zernik requests the Court’s lenience for his

"inartful pleading",

as accorded by US law to pro se filers. In particular, Pro Se Filer Zernikis not qualified in assessing the validity of legal theories. He therefore asks theCourt to ignore any irrelevant or erroneous legal theory that he might claim, and todo take into consideration the facts themselves, as well as the claims, if they can besupported by some other valid legal theory.

2.2.2.2. Sections of the code were often left unspecified.Sections of the code were often left unspecified.Sections of the code were often left unspecified.Sections of the code were often left unspecified.

For such reasons routine use was made in the Motion to Intervene and adjoiningrecords of language implying violations of the law, without spelling out the specificsection of the code.

3.3.3.3. Zernik is effectively denied access to counsel.Zernik is effectively denied access to counsel.Zernik is effectively denied access to counsel.Zernik is effectively denied access to counsel.

Ericson v Pardus et al, US Supreme Crt, June 4, 2007 (06–7317); 551 US (2007)

Haddock v California Board of Dental Examiners, US Crt App 9th Circ, Nov 26, 1985; 777 F.2d462

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Once Zernik uncovered the collusion by judges of the LASC and large financialinstitutions in the malicious litigation against him in early 2007, Zernik was nolonger able to find honest counsel to represent him. One counsel described Zernik,already in mid-2007, as “radioactive” – explaining that any counsel who wouldhonestly represent him would suffer consequences.

4.4.4.4. For all the reasons listed above, [Proposed] Intervenor Zernik respectfully For all the reasons listed above, [Proposed] Intervenor Zernik respectfully For all the reasons listed above, [Proposed] Intervenor Zernik respectfully For all the reasons listed above, [Proposed] Intervenor Zernik respectfully requests that the court accord him lenience as pro se filer, pursuant to US law.requests that the court accord him lenience as pro se filer, pursuant to US law.requests that the court accord him lenience as pro se filer, pursuant to US law.requests that the court accord him lenience as pro se filer, pursuant to US law.

Therefore, Zernik respectfully requests that the Court accord him lenience as due to

pro se

filers in US courts.Respectfully submitted,Dated: April 18, 2010 Joseph H ZernikBy: ______________ JOSEPH H ZERNIK

In Pro Se

[Proposed] Intervenor]PO Box 256La Verne California 91750Tel: 323.515.4583Fax: 323.488.9697E-Mail: jz12345@earthlink.net CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCECERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCECERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCECERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCEI certify that the Request for LenienceRequest for LenienceRequest for LenienceRequest for Lenience is proportionately spaced, has a type face of 12points, and contains 343 words according to the Word 2000, the word processingsystem onwhich it was prepared. The words counted are those on pages 1-2, excluding thisCertificate of Compliance.