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JOSEPH H ZERNIK
Petitioner CASE No 1:09-cv-00805
vs
KENNETH MELSON ET AL
Respondants
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Joseph Zernik
1853 Foothill Blvd
LV, CA 91750
Tel: (310) 435 9107
Fax: (801) 998 0917
jz12345@earthlink.net
Pro Se Interested Party
______________________
JOSEPH H ZERNIK
PRO SE INTERESTED PARTY
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Joseph Zernik
1853 Foothill Blvd
LV, CA 91750
Tel: (310) 435 9107
Fax: (801) 998 0917
jz12345@earthlink.net
Pro Se Interested Party
______________________
JOSEPH H ZERNIK
PRO SE INTERESTED PARTY
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PRO SE PETITIONER in Zernik v Melson et al, U.S. Court, District of Columbia,
who is also Interested Party, case of Borrower Parsley, U.S. Court, Southern District of
Texas, and who is also requesting designation as Interested Party in case of Borrower
Hill, U.S. Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, hereby files1 Notice #3.
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I.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Alternative Cover Pages …………………………… 1-3
I. TOC …………………………… 4
II. List of Exhibits …….………..…………… 5
III. Request for Lenience by Pro Se Filer …………………………… 5
IV. Significance of the Records Noticed Herein …….………..……………. 6
V. Statement of Verification …….………..……………. 7
VI. Exhibits …….………..……………. 8
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Copy is concomitantly filed with TARP Oversight Board, and with TARP Inspector General, as
a request for urgent investigation into matters related to TARP and the Bailout.
Copy is concurrently filed with Lawrence Summer, Director, U.S. President National Economic
Council
Copy is concurrently filed with Paul Volker, Chairman, U.S. President Economic Recovery
Advisory Board, as request for investigation of the allegation that widespread corruption in LA
County, California, involving Countrywide, gave rise, at least in part, to the sub-prime crisis.
Copy is concurrently filed with Carol E. Dinkins., Chairwoman, U.S. President Privacy and Civil
Liberties Advisory Board, as a request for investigation of alleged widespread corruption and
civil rights and human rights violation of historic proportions in LA County, California.
Copies are concomitantly filed with U.S. Congress, as a request for urgent hearings on
underlying matters.
Copy is concomitantly filed with the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, with request for
monitoring and protection of the rights of dual citizen, Joseph Zernik, per Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, ratified International Law.
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II.
LIST OF EXHIBITS IN CURRENT NOTICE
EXHIBIT 1. 09-05-18- Fax transmitted to ambassadors on May 18, 2009.
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III.
REQUEST FOR LENIENCE BY PRO SE FILER
While I make substantial efforts to comply with court procedures, and study
applicable law, I request special lenience as a pro se filer:
A document filed pro se is “to be liberally construed,” Estelle, 429 U. S.,
at 106, and “a pro se complaint, however inartfully pleaded, must be held
to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers,”
ibid. (internal quotation marks omitted). Cf. Fed. Rule Civ. Proc. 8(f) (“All
pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justice”). (Erickson
v Pardus et al, 2007)
In particular, I am unqualified in assessing the validity of legal theories. I ask the
Honorable Court to ignore any irrelevant or erroneous legal theory I claim, and do take
into consideration the facts and the claims themselves, and if they can support some
other valid theory, assign such legal theory to them, and review them pursuant to such
valid legal theory (Haddock v Cal Board of Dental Examiner, 1985).
The Honorable Court is requested to entirely disregard my comments,
explanations, or legal arguments pertaining to such papers, when my writings appear to
be of the nature of legal theories, or legal arguments, and are deemed erroneous, or
irrelevant.
If it pleases the Honorable Court, let the Honorable Court act of its own volition
whenever permitted to do so by law:
a. To initiate action pursuant to the Code of Conduct of U.S. Judges, Canon
3B(3):
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(3) A judge should initiate appropriate action when the judge
becomes aware of reliable evidence indicating the likelihood of
unprofessional conduct by a judge or a lawyer.
b. To act pursuant to Fed. Rule Civ. Proc. 8(f) “to do substantial justice” for
Plaintiffs who claim to have been inflicted substantial harms by the Los
Angeles justice system.
Dated: May 18, 2009 Respectfully submitted, by:
________________________
JOSEPH H ZERNIK
PRO SE PETITIONER
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IV.
SIGNIFICANCE OF RECORDS NOTICED HEREIN
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A. Petitioner went into great length describing in his petition the dishonest
manipulations he had been subjected to by clerical staff at the U.S. District
Court, LA, and explicitly expressed his hope that such would not recur in
Washington DC.
B. Events of the past week made such hopes vanish.
Dated: May 18, 2009 Respectfully submitted, by:
BY:_________________
JOSEPH H ZERNIK
PRO SE PETITIONER
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Joseph Zernik
1853 Foothill Blvd
LV, CA 91750
Tel: (310) 435 9107
Fax: (801) 998 0917
jz12345@earthlink.net
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V.
STATEMENT OF VERIFICATAION
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JOSEPH ZERNIK
pro se Plaintiff
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VI.
EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT 1
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Joseph Zernik DMD PhD
Fax: (801) 998-0917 Email: jz12345@earthlink.net, PO Box 526, LV CA 91750
My name is Joseph Zernik, and I hold dual citizenship of Israel and the U.S.A.
I claim standing also relative to the case of Richard I Fine, prominent anti-trust
attorney, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Consul General of Norway in
Southern California, who is indefinitely jailed in Los Angeles and is unable to
exercise his First Amendment rights.
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Please note that the scope and length of the false imprisonments in Los
Angeles dwarf Guantanamo Bay in comparison.
2) Indefinite incarceration of Att Richard I Fine on Contempt, initiated in
early March 2009,4 which followed his efforts to expose and put an end
to payments taken for years by ALL LA Superior Court judges, about
$45,000 per judge per year, which in October 2008 were ruled “not
permitted”,5, 6 and would be called by a lay-person “Bribes”.
Attorney Richard Fine is held under conditions that are unreasonable,
and are alleged as violations of both the Universal Declaration of Human
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Petition – Zernik v Melson et al: http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-us-dist-ct-dc-zernik-v-melson-et-al-09-05-01-
doc-001-1-petition.pdf,
Exhibits: http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-us-dist-ct-dc-zernik-v-melson-et-al-09-05-01-doc-001-2-peition-
exhibits.pdf
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Best reference on how they got falsely convicted, and why they are still imprisoned: LAPD Blue Ribbon Report
(2006): http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-rampart-blue-ribbon-review-panel-2006-report.pdf
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One reference for our low, conservative estimate of 10,000- PBS Frontline (2001): http://inproperinla.com/01-
05-01-pbs-frontline_rampart-false-imprisonments-s.pdf
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Full Disclosure Network: Arrest of Att Fine http://inproperinla.com/09-03-04-full-disclosure-network-att-richard-
fine-jailed-in-attempt-to-disqualify-la-judge.pdf
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Ruling of the California Court of Appeal, 4th district: http://inproperinla.com/08-10-10-cal-ct-app-4th-dist-la-
county-judges-payments-not-permitted.pdf
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KNBC: http://inproperinla.com/08-10-16-knbc-los-angeles-county-got-the-best-court-money-can-buy-s.pdf
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My petition alleges that real estate frauds under the guise of litigation, as
seen in my case are not unique at all. I identified other similar cases.
The only unique feature of my case, I allege, is the meticulous
documentation.
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April 23, 2009 Andrew Cuomo letter to Congress http://inproperinla.com/09-04-23-
Text%20of%20Cuomo%20letter%20on%20Merrill%20Lynch%20takeover%20-%20MarketWatch.pdf
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April 24, 2009 Global Trend Analysis- let the criminal indictments begin http://inproperinla.com/09-04-24-
Mish's%20Global%20Economic%20Trend%20Analysis_%20Let%20the%20Criminal%20Indictments%20Begi
n_%20Paulson,%20Bernanke,%20Lewis.pdf
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Wedick’s opinion letter- http://inproperinla.com/07-12-17-grant-deeds-wedick-s-opinion-s.pdf
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January 8, 2008 NYT: Countrywide filed “recreated letters” in court - http://inproperinla.com/08-01-08-
morgenson-nyt-countrywide-admits-filing-recreated-letters-as-evidence-in-penn-court.pdf
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March 8, 2008, Memorandum Opinion in re: Outside Counsel scheme and more - http://inproperinla.com/08-
03-05-countrywide-hon-jeff-bohm-us-judge-decision-rebuke--s.pdf
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D. Reason for appealing to the Excellency Wegger Chr. Strommen and the
Excellency Daniel Ayalon today
Regarding handling of court records in the U.S. District Court in LA, both in my
case and in the cases of Att Richard I Fine (the same team handled these
cases), my petition alleged dishonest manipulation and/or adulteration of court
records. Complaints were filed with the FBI who failed to take action.
You are more experienced than I am. How reasonable is it when the
following happens?
May 11, 2009 - I sent priority mail to court in DC two slim, but sensitive
papers:
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U.S. Congress Inquiries in my case, and FBI, U.S. DOJ responses - http://inproperinla.com/08-09-08-
congressional-assistance-s.pdf
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Prof Shamir’s opinion letter - http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-opinion-letter-09-04-20-eli-shamir-opinion-letter-
s.pdf
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May 13, 14, 15, 2009 - I called the court daily to ask why my papers were
never docketed. I talked with the case management clerk in chambers. As
late as May 15, 2009 - FRIDAY, around 12:00 NOON EST, I was told that my
papers never arrived, that they searched the building, but there were no
papers to be found, that I should re-send the papers.
May 17, 2009 - SUNDAY - the papers appeared on the docket, with a stamp
"Filed" May 13, 2009.
May 18, 2009 - MONDAY - I talked with the same clerk that I talked with on
Friday, who told me that he search the building, and that the papers were not
there. He confirmed that the papers were docketed on SUNDAY, but said he
was not the one who did it.
Joseph Zernik
In addition to the facts described in the email note above, please recognize the
following:
On the docket, Document #4 is divided into 3 parts. Part 1 includes page 1-13;
Part 2 includes pages 19-end, and part 3 includes pages 15-17. The missing
pages are not crucial – dividing pages. However, part 3 appeared online
without the Pacer blue header security imprint, making it amenable to
dishonest manipulations anytime!
I should also add that the only reason I am subjected to such manipulations is
that the courts so far deny me the right allowed to all other parties – to file
electronically.
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Zernik v Melson et al: Statement of disqualification - http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-us-dist-ct-dc-zernik-v-
melson-et-al-doc-doc-3-statement%20for%20disqualfiication.pdf
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Zernik v Melson et al: Ex parte application for an order to compel U.S. DOJ, FBI to protect that 1st
Amendment rights of jailed Att Richard I Fine.
http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-us-dist-ct-dc-zernik-v-melson-et-al-doc-doc-3-
statement%20for%20disqualfiication.pdf
http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-us-dist-ct-dc-zernik-v-melson-et-al-doc-doc-4-3-req-order-1st-amend-rights-
prop-order.pdf
http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-us-dist-ct-dc-zernik-v-melson-et-al-doc-doc-4-2-req-order-1st-amend-rights-att-
fine.pdf
http://inproperinla.com/00-00-00-us-dist-ct-dc-zernik-v-melson-et-al-doc-doc-4-3-req-order-1st-amend-rights-
prop-order.pdf
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Yours truly,
Joseph Zernik
Attached:
1) Pages from petition of Zernik v Melson et al, regarding manipulations of
court records in U.S. District Court, Los Angeles.
2) Docket of Zernik v Melson at all, as printed today.
CC: Congress, NGOs.
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The case was of the Enterprise Track, so none of them had an assignment
order, and none of them had any judicial authority, and none of them had any
2 immunity! In short - they were caught engaged in alleged criminal conduct
with no immunity at all.
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For such reasons, it was insufficient that the U.S. District Court would dismiss
4 the complaint, it was essential that Plaintiff would not be able to file any
evidence. It was extremely undesirable for such records to be permanently on
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Pacer. Surely the Judges of the LA Superior Court wished that the U.S.
6 District Court could offer them the Sharon Stone option ....
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16 3. The clerk then docketed the defective summons under the complaint, so
that it would hardly be noticed. In other U S. courts it is my impression that
17 the summons are docketed in the second slot. Regardless - the docketing of
Summons in Pacer should be consistent, and set by rule, given the central
18 significance of that paper in the litigation, and not be subject to manipulation.
19 4. Later, Minute Orders of Magistrate Woehrle were Inexplicably delayed
between filing and entry. Such delays were most harmful to me, since
20 Woehrle also interpreted the rules that the court was barred from emailing
21 notices to me, as it did to all other parties Therefore, delayed entry + mailing,
created a significant handicap. I believe that anytime that Minute Order is not
22 entered upon filing in Pacer, the judge should be required to justify the delay.
23 5 Conversely - all other parties filed their papers electronically, but I was
required to appear in person in the clerks office, where they would keep me
24 typically for 30-60 minutes. And after that - you may notice that some of my
papers, but none of any other party, were delayed in entry at times over a
25 month.
26 6. Later - my papers were artificially delayed in entry, presumably by adding
some attachment, for no reason at all. I filed my protest on that in a case
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involving a critical ex parte application for leave to file first amended
28 complaint. The effect could have easily been killing the litigation by claiming
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that the Magistrate was not aware of the ex parte, and blaming plaintiff for a
last minute filing (but in this case it was a stillborn litigation anyway). Simple
2 review of the sequence of the ordinal numbers of the records in this case
shows that some dishonest manipulation was underway.
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The U.S. District Court and Pacer should be given credit for this!
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This writer considers the ordinal numbering of records the quintessential
5 feature of a "Register of Actions" - as is clearly implied in the name. Pacer is
unique in its honesty on this account.
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a, Ventura County- documents can be entered and removed.
7 b. LA Superior Court - no numbering at all - free for all
c. Cal Court of Appeal - the online "Docket" has no numbering, but it is not
8 the real docket either, the court uses the double books system.
24 The paper was about 150 page compilation reflecting conditions of the public
records in LA County. Coming from LA, the face page was decorated with
25 images of Jefferson, palm trees, and the ocean waves. I tried to file it as a
record in Zernlk v Connor et ai, since it addressed some related core issues.
26 Magistrate Woehrle ruled to deny its filing, and ordered me to notice her
ruling.
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This was, In fact, in my opinion the only one out of some 20 discrepancy
notices that was processed in compliance with the law (Doc #81)'
2 http.!/inproperinla.com/OO-OO-OO-us-dist-ct-la-zern ik-v-con nor-doc-81-
docketed-discrepancy-notice-for-reguest-for-congressional-action.pdf
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10. I first filed a motion for reconsideration, Then eagerly complied with the
4 order to notice the ruling denying filing.
5 11. However, Magistrate Woehrle was obviously unhappy with the notice of
6 ruling ... that is why she preferred the perverted discrepancy procedures. The
true valid procedure makes permanent record of the ruling. She wanted none
7 of that.
8 Plaintiff's Notice of Ruling of the Denial of Filing on the July 4th message:
"Open the Book of Judgment of LA County... Bring back LA into the fold
9 of the U.S. Constitution ..." was docketed in Pacer. However, the record
was docketed with no Pacer header security imprint (Doc #87-1).
10 http·llinproperinla.com/OO-OO-OO-us-dist-ct-Ia-zern ik-v-con nor-doc-87-1-
mlssing-pacer-security-header-imprint-08-08-08 pdf
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12. At that point, I considered that manipulation of Pacer operations to be on
12 the criminal side, and reported it to FBI, with copy for the docket.
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13. The Notice of Complaint to FBI of obstruction of justice through Pacer
14 (Doc #88), was initially targeted for discrepancy, but later recovered and
docketed. That reversal of ruling, in and of itself, is a perverted procedure as
15 well. The bottom line was that all papers were deemed in discrepancy and
disappeared with no record at all. Later, Magistrate Woehrle could pick and
16 choose and recover some of them.
http://inproperin la. com/OO-OO-OO-u s-dist-ct-Ia-zern ik-v-con nor-doc-88-1-
17 piaintiff-co mplaint-to-fbi-on-pe rversion -i n-pacer. pdf
18 14. Under the notice to FBI, another record was hidden, which remains
unknown ... there is no way to identify it at all:
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This was a volume of some 500 pages describing the various frauds in the
20 conduct of David Pasternak, including real estate fraud on behalf of the court,
21 per James Wedick opinion letter.
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4 17, Please notice on the face page, that the Statement of Disqualification for
a Cause was also initially targeted for "Discrepancy", but was later recovered.
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6 18. Although I abandoned this process in summer 2008, while my opposition
to motion to dismiss was due, no ruling was made in this case for some 8
7 months When I realized that the dismissal is imminent, I filed Doc #105
"Notice of Allegedly Perverted Discrepancy Notices", so that there would be
8 in the docket some record of the numerous papers that disappeared with no
record at all.
9 http://inproperin la com/OO-OO-OO-us-dist-ct-Ia-zern Ik-v-con nor-doc-1 05-09-04-
09-notlce-of-perverted-discrepancy-notices-missing-proposed-order. pdf
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19) Regarding the docketing of the latter (Doc #105), it did not escape its own
11 manipulation - please notice the difference between the paper as docketed,
where the Proposed Order, which I deliberately included as an attachment,
12 was removed:
13 http://inproperinla.com/OO-OO-OO-us-dist-ct-Ia-zernik-v-connor-doc-1 05-09-04-
09-notice-of-perverted-discrepancy-notices-mlssing-proposed-order pdf
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For comparison, I posted online the paper as filed in court, with the Proposed
15 Order included:
http://inproperinla com/.OHeadlng-1 03-us-dlst-ct-la-perverted-use-of-
16 discrapancy-notices-with-proposed-order pdf
17 One can argue that proposed orders should not be included with the
document, but the rule must be consistent. The other parties who were filing
18 electronically included proposed orders in their papers as attachment. I was
not permitted to do so.
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The issue was of significance to me in this particular paper, since I was trying
20 to press Magistrate Woehrle to rule on the matter - my request for
21 incorporation of her perverted discrepancy notices. And obviously, she was
not fond of the idea.
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The Proposed Order was deliberately bound into the paper, in front of the
23 POS. The clerk had to take the paper apart and remove these pages.
25 1 The rules of operating such system must be handled pursuant to the Rule
Making Enabling Act.
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2. Such systems should have been presented for public comment and
27 challenge prior to their Introduction into use, just like rules published on
28 paper.
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3. Once such system is introduced, individual judges must not hold the
2 authority to change the rules of operation of the system at will, the same way
that they are not allowed to change the Rules of Court at will.
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4. Rules of Court setting the way of docketing proposed orders in Pacer must
4 put this issue to rest. My opinion is that Proposed orders must be part of the
docket.
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6 5. Rules of Court must also explicitly say under what conditions a clerk is
allowed to remove pages from litigant paper in the process of scanning it Into
7 Pacer.
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a. I am going to file the complaint in the u.s. District Court in Washington DC today.
Again, I am in pro se, and I hope and believe that I would be treated fairly at the
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Honorable u.s. District Court of Washington DC. I hope and believe that the abuse I
was subjected to was specific to the LA Courts. However, given abuse and disregard
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for my civil rights pursuant to the u.s. Constitution and its Amendments which I have
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endured in other State and u.s. courts in Los Angeles County, I also notice this
complaint as demanding the safeguard of my Human Rights pursuant to International
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Law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I am also an Israeli citizen/,
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and I am filing this complaint with the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC with a
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request for monitoring of conduct of the U.S. court actions in my regard following
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18/05/2009 District of Columbia live database
Plaintiff
JOSEPH H. ZERNIK represented by JOSEPH H. ZERNIK
1853 Foothill Boulevard
La Verne, CA 91750
(310) 435-9107
PRO SE
V.
Defendant
KENNETH MELSON
Defendant
US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Defendant
KENNETH KAISER
Defendant
FBI
Defendant
SAMUEL BEZEK
Defendant
SEC
Defendant
KENNETH LEWIS
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Defendant
TIMOTHY MAYOPOULOS
Defendant
BANK OF AMERICA
CORPORATION
(BAC)
Defendant
BAC AUDIT COMMITTEE
Defendant
DON LENTS
Defendant
PETER VAN CLEVE
Defendant
BRYAN CAVE, LLP
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PACER Login: dr2600 Client Code:
Description: Docket Report Search Criteria: 1:09-cv-00805-RJL
Billable Pages: 1 Cost: 0.08
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