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22 March 2022

Whistleblower Divorce Attorney Edward Lyman Reveals Systemic Misconduct at Family Law Firm

Divorce and family law attorneys are often accused of misconduct. In this case, a whistleblower family law lawyer detailed attorney misconduct common with divorce lawyers throughout California.

Lyman came forward when he observed a senior associate attorney at the Firm repeatedly violating the laws, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Legislature and State Bar of California that are designed to protect clients—and the public at large—from attorney misconduct.
Plaintiff Edward M. Lyman III, is a Private Attorney General authorized to act on behalf of the State of California to collect civil penalties for the government, himself, and the other aggrieved employees, against the Defendant law firm of Walzer Melcher LLP. Plaintiff also brings this action individually against all defendants for inter alia general, special, and punitive damages. Plaintiff alleges on the basis of personal knowledge and/or information and belief as follows:

Read our Special Report: Sacramento County Family Court Operates as RICO Racketeering Enterprise, Charge Whistleblowers.

18 May 2020

CONTROVERSIAL JUDGE MATTHEW GARY PROSECUTED AND CONVICTED BY COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE - NOW THREE-STRIKER

Prominent judge misconduct defense attorney James Murphy arranges sweetheart plea bargain ("stipulation") ending CJP prosecution. Under plea bargain, Gary admits to multiple acts of misconduct, reportedly in exchange for reduced punishment.

More complaints against Gary reportedly are in the pipeline to the Commission on Judicial Performance. Sacramento Family Court Report is conducting a rolling investigation of misconduct by Gary. If you have made a complaint, or are planning to make a complaint against the judge, contact us.

Read more about Judge Matthew Gary:

Judge Matthew Gary Serial Misconduct Saga: Court Watchdogs Stunned by Return of Controversial Judge-Clerk Team to Family Court.

Judge Matthew Gary Misconduct: Decision and Order Imposing Public Admonishment - Commission on Judicial Performance Prosecution Stipulation-Plea Bargain (PDF)Judge Matthew Gary Misconduct: Decision and Order Imposing Public Admonishment - Commission on Judicial Performance Prosecution Stipulation-Plea Bargain (Text)

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06 February 2013

Sacramento County Superior Court Misconduct: Family Court Appeals Unit Unlawfully Refusing Appeals by Indigent, Pro Per Litigants

Family Court Appeals Unit Illegally Rejecting Appeals By Unrepresented, Financially Disadvantaged Litigants

Color of Law: The Conspiracy to End Pro Per Appeals
A Sacramento Family Court News Exclusive Investigative Report. Part 3

Sacramento Federal Court Eastern District of California – United States Courts, US District Court Sacramento, Judge William B. Shubb, Judge Edmund F. Brennan, Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr, Judge Carolyn K. Delaney, Judge Morrison C. England Jr, Judge Gregory G. Hollows, Judge John A. Mendez, Judge Kendall J. Newman, Judge Troy L. Nunley, Judge Allison Claire, Judge Dale A. Drozd, Judge Lawrence K. Karlton, Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, United States Attorney Benjamin Wagner, Judge Robert Hight – Judge Bunmi Awoniyi – Judge Steven Gevercer – Judge Tami Bogert – Judge James Mize – Vance Raye - Victoria Henley CJP - Judge Thadd Blizzard -3rd District Court of Appeal – Sacramento -Justice Vance W. Raye - Justice Cole Blease – Justice Ronald B. Robie – Justice William J. Murray Jr. – Justice George Nicolson – Justice M. Kathleen Butz – Justice Elena J. Duarte – Justice Harry E. Hull Jr. – Justice Louis Mauro – Justice Andrea Lynn Hoch – Third District Court of Appeal California - Family Relations Courthouse, Sacramento Superior Court, Appeals Unit, Notice of Appeal, Judge Laurie M. Earl Presiding Judge County of Sacramento: Superior Court, William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse -Benjamin B. Wagner – Melinda Haag – Jayne Kim – Victoria B. Henley – Elaine M. Howle - Judge Kevin R. Culhane – Hon. Kevin R Culhane – Judge Kevin Culhane -

This actual notice of appeal was filed by an unrepresented, indigent family court litigant and then unlawfully unfiled by a family court clerk. The clerk's conduct violates state law and constitutes unlawful interference with court of appeal proceedings. Click here to view the full image.

Sacramento County Family Court clerks are unlawfully refusing to file appeals by unrepresented, financially disadvantaged family court litigants, according to a family court whistleblower. The policy constitutes an unlawful interference with court of appeal proceedings under California Rules of Court rule 8.23.

The rejection occurs when a pro per party attempts to file a notice of appeal for child custody, support and other immediately appealable orders more than 60-days after order after hearing paperwork is filed. By law, the time frame to take an appeal from the orders is 180-days.The longer time frame applies because in family court cases, the court clerk must give the parties notice of entry of judgment using the Judicial Council FL-190 Notice of Entry of Judgment form.

As policy, Sacramento Family Court does not issue the FL-190 form for appealable orders from motion and OSC hearings. When the form is not issued, the appeal time frame is 180-days. When the form is issued, the appeal time frame is 60-days. In Sacramento Family Court, all appealable motion and OSC orders are appealable for 180-days, yet court clerks are illegally rejecting the appeals after 60-days.

To continue reading Part 3 of our series Color of Law, click Read more >> below.

Family Law and Court Conditions: Family Court Sacramento Cutbacks Garner National Media Attention

New York Times, Wall Street Journal and ABA Journal Cover Sacramento Family Court Service Cutbacks

Judge Robert Hight – Judge Bunmi Awoniyi – Judge Steven Gevercer – Judge Tami Bogert – Judge James Mize – Vance Raye - Victoria Henley CJP - Judge Thadd Blizzard -ABA Journal, New York Times, Wall Street Journal

Family Court Sacramento conditions
have made national news.

ABA Journal, a news publication of the American Bar Association, reports on Sacramento County Family Court conditions. "Need to File Papers in Sacramento Family Court? Arrive Early and Bring Your Lawn Chair," reads the headline.

"In Sacramento family court, litigants bring law chairs to make long waits to file paperwork more comfortable, report the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)
Some wait hours without reaching the front of the line. Divorcing couple Gilberto and Jessica Salcedo told the Wall Street Journal they arrived at the Sacramento family relations courthouse at 9 a.m. one day earlier this month. At the court's 4 p.m. closing, they still hadn't reached the help window and had to go home."

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