Motion For Disqualification of The Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley, Pursuant To 28 US.C. 144 and 455 Affidavit of Prejudice by Elizabeth Tigano, Certificate of Good Faith by Counsel of Record
Motion For Disqualification of The Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley, Pursuant To 28 US.C. 144 and 455 Affidavit of Prejudice by Elizabeth Tigano, Certificate of Good Faith by Counsel of Record
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ELIZABETH TIGANO
2 3416 Deerwood Terrace, #113
Fremont, CA 94536
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(510) 938-6280
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Plaintiffs Pro Se aka “Self-Represented Litigants”
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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exhibits attached thereto, the Certificate of Counsel, and all pleadings and records on file in this
action.
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Plaintiffs medical doctors leave medical issues follow up multiple letters. Plaintiffs have despite
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difficulties have prepared this motion disqualification in timely fashion. Plaintiffds have
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significant medical appointments and procedures for medical issues that this judge refused to
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allow to file under seal demonstration incapable of moving forwards right now Plaintiff Mary
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Bernstein filed extensive amended first amended complaint attached alameda which demanded
16 substantial amount of time due to medical issues Tigano has substantial medical issues
17 demanding pause as well evidenced by medical report, letters that this Judge refused to review
18 communication disabilities
19 This judge speaks out of both sides of mouth claims failures to state claims in previous matter
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but refusal to appoint counsel in previous matter. Fedpro attorneys approved yet this judge
dismissed magistrate.
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This Judge demeans pro se litigants desperately need a lawyer suffering significant adverse
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material consequences. This Judge calls housing matter frivolous. This case is about denial
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11 Psalm 10 14 But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break the arm of the wicked man;
25 call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out. 16 The Lord is King for
ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you
26 encourage them, and you listen to their cry,18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly
mortals will never again str terror.
27 10 Woe to unjust judges and to those who issue unfair laws, says the Lord, 2 so that there is no justice for
the poor, the widows, and orphans. Yes, it is true that they even rob the widows and fatherless
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survivors victimized in Alameda County Superior Court Defendants. This is imperative that a
fair, unbiased Judge is assigned. A Court is ostensibly a venue wherein litigants, victims seek
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adjudication, resolution and protection; Plaintiffs have endured and are enduring quite the
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opposite. Defendants, males with criminal records, military backgrounds in the Alameda case
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have been allowed to weaponize the Court against Plaintiffs and facilitated, sponsored
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harassment. Restraining orders placed on the victims a grandmother with a walker, severely
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impaired sister as retaliation. This case is about reasonable accommodations denied tio disabled,
16 handicapped litigants and abuses perpetuated by Alameda Courby directed at traumatized
17 women. This abuse reached Apex during COVID 10 and is continuing to this date during
18 litigation in Alameda County. The bully pulpit Judges abuses in Alameda County towards
19 impaired litigants. Kaiser doctors, treating physicians and witnesses will be testifying in the
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Alameda Court trial and in this trial concerning Plaintiffs. Expert witnesses will also be
testifying. Alameda County has a long history of abuses of impaired, vulnerable individuals in
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recent years. Alameda County Superior Court also has long history 2005 discrimination against
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2 In relevant part, section 144 states: “Whenever a party to any proceeding in a district court makes and files a timely and
23 sufficient affidavit that the judge before whom the matter is pending has a personal bias or prejudice either against him or in
favor of any adverse party, such judge shall proceed no further therein, but another judge shall be assigned to hear such
24 proceeding. The affidavit shall state the facts and the reasons for the belief that bias or prejudice exists, and shall be filed not
less than ten days before the beginning of the term at which the proceeding is to be heard, or good cause shall be shown for
25 failure to file it within such time.”
3 In relevant part, section 455 states: “(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United
26 States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be
questioned.
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(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of
disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding.”
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for a budget of a pro se plaintiff filing matter.4 “Budgets,” “health issues” this is dismissive and
an ivory tower looking down on people disabled and with moderate incomes.
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Thr juidge Corley speaks with such contempt and disdain for self represented plaintiffs. Dinal
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extension. Ther are instances wherein 15-20 amended complaints have been filed by attorneys.
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Plaintiffs are disabled and cannot file amended complaint motion for disqualification while under
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doctor care excusing from court for health reasons this demonstrates this Judge seeking
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4 Tauscher v. Hanshew Case filed: 07/28/2023
16 Case closed: 09/25/2023 Cause: 42:1981 Civil Rights
NOS: 440 Civil Rights: Other
17 Office: San Francisco
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Presider: Jacqueline Scott Corley
18 Jury demand: Plaintiff
Case flags: ADRMOP,APPEAL,CLOSED,E-ProSe,ProSe
19 A court must dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint before service of process if it is
frivolous, fails to state a claim, or contains a complete defense to the action on its face. Plaintiff is proceeding without
20 representation by a lawyer. Even considering the claims on their merits, the undersigned finds they should be dismissed.
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Austin v. Riley Case filed: 12/02/2021
22 Case closed: 03/16/2022 Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination
NOS: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Office: San Francisco
23 Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Presider: Jacqueline Scott Corley
24 Jury demand: Plaintiff
Case flags: ADRMOP,CLOSED,E-ProSe,ProSe
25 Plaintiff is proceeding in this matter without representation by a lawyer. After Plaintiff
filed his complaint on December 2, 2021, the Court ordered Plaintiff to either pay the required
26 filing fee or complete an application to proceed in forma pauperis. In his motion, Plaintiff represents that his “budget for this
particular expense has been strained (combined with service issues), and thus [he] has need of additional time.” (Dkt. No.
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at 2.) He notes that he is busy with various responsibilities, and requests an extension “until after
April 12th, perhaps early May.” Nor does the motion persuade the Court to exercise its discretion, absent good cause, to extend
28 the time for service. See Efaw v. Williams, 473 F.3d 1038, 1040–41 (9th Cir. 2007).
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This entire case against Alameda Court is concerning denial of reasonable accommodations. In
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addition, late Mother a witness in the Alameda Court matter was denied reasonable
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accommodations refusal to allow to testify. Mother passed away shortly thereafter. Leave was
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denied terminally ill Mother Alameda Court and her subsequent death. Now, plaintiffs are
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subjected to insensitivity concerning filings and extensions due to medical and communication
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issues by this judge corley. In this instance, Plaintiffs are undergoing an indifference from this
15 jurist in this court regarding private medical information dissemination and lack of discretion.
16 STATEMENT OF FACTS
17 A complaint [1] This matter was filed on January 8 2024. The assigned Judge on January
18 8, 2024 was Trina L. Thompson, a former Alameda County Su[peior Court judge. On
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January 9 2024, an Order of Recusal filed [6] ORDER OF RECUSA. Signed by Judge
Trina L. Thompson. On January 10 2024 [7] ORDER REASSIGNING CASE to Judge
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Rita F. Lin, former San Francisco Superior Court judge and [8] on January 11 2024
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ORDER OF RECUSAL. On January 19, 2024 [9] ORDER REASSIGNING CASE Judge
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Jacqueline Scott Corley. Both Alameda and San Francisco county former judgdes three
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reassignments of this Court’s own volition, Jacqueline Scott Corley was assigned on January 19,
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2024. Plaintiffs suffered extreme health issues in late February 2024. On March 5, 2024
25 Plaintiffs filed administrative motion [12] to file under seal medical records concerning need for
26 extension, status report Kaiser medical issues and alerting Judge to the filing of disqualification.
27 On March 6, 2024 one day later [13] to plainitffs’ surprise an Order concerning under seal was
28 not mailed to plaintiffs but efiled denied renewal. On March 31, 2024 under seal motion 14 and
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trial based on merits and to have the opportunity to present their claims to the best of their ability
when able to do so.
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On February 2, 2024, the Court granted their first request for an extension of time to serve based
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on their intent to file an amended complaint, giving them until April 18, 2024 to file an amended
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complaint and serve Defendants.
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In late February 2024, Plaintiffs’ suffered health crises of which they requested to file under seal
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private confidential medical information which was not intended for public consumption.5 This
16 case is based on denial of medical reasonable accommodations by the lower court Alameda
17 County Superior Court which Plaintiffs have requested a jury trial before peers.
18 Plaintiff filed administrative under seal to file private medical concerning health crisis suffered
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03/06/2024 [13] Order denying under seal should not have been filed and placed on the
docket. This was response to under seal and should have been mailed.
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[12] and [14] were filed under seal. 04/09/2024 [15]again addressing under seal contents and
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not mailing response order.
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Is it possible that not one pro se litigant can ever have a plausible or legitimate complaint or
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claim? Is this a statistical probability? Exhibit A Because people cannot afford attorneys, fees
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they are not to be believed or lunatic fringe? This is not equal access to the courts for a large
26 segment of the population. Disabled persons also not to be believed? A former Circuit Judge
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5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
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The Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley was assigned to this matter on [9] January 19, 2024.
An administrative motion [2]
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. On the next day she issued an Order [15] prohibiting Plaintiffs’ request is denied to renewal
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filing under seal. The judge included in the Order information confidentially filed in
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administrative motion why wanted to file under seal medical information. The Judge stated
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“Plaintiffs seek leave to file under seal a status report “medical extension conderning [sic]
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due dates.” (Dkt. No. 14.) The public did not need to have access language about reasoning for
16 filing under seal status report. Case 3:24-cv-00131-JSC Document 15 Filed 04/09/24 Order
17 essentially setting forth contents of motion filed under seal. Plaintiffs filed this under seal as did
18 not want medical information referenced. However, this Court elected to spell out contents of
19 [14] Administrative motion to file under seal. Plaintiffs non attorneys did not want to file
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medical records under seal declaration because this judge and then this judge to make
public which is what plaintiffs believed she would do once denying under seal.
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Plaintiffs will be adding Alameda Court Judge Keith Fong to this lawsuit in First Amended
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Complaint as underwent abuses recently. Defnedant Keith Fong worked as a law clerk in this
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court for many years under Saundra Brown Armstrong. Defendant Keith Fong denied
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reasonable accommodations to plaintiffs.
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for Kaiser medical . Plaintiffs had not been aware iof this fact previously as Judge Corley
elevated to Article III judge and this information contained in Senate questiioneaire. In addition,
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Plaintiffs learnt of her disdain towards other self represented litigants and their filing
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disqualification against her. Judge Corely had been a magristrate in pervious case that Plaintifss
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consented to magistrate. Plaintiffs could not believe the experience had ithat matter by Judge
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Crely.6
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6 What the Bible says about Judges with Evil Thoughts
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(From Forerunner Commentary)
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The reference is to taking bribes that lead to the death of the innocent, most often in a judicial context. Such bribes are by nature
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“under the counter,” since the cornerstone of any properly functioning jurisprudence is impartiality (Leviticus 19:15;
Deuteronomy 10:17-18, I Timothy 5:21; James 2:1, 9). Judges are to be unimpeachably honest, disinterested. This is, of
3 course, in reference to the ninth commandment, forbidding bearing false witness (see Exodus 20:16 and more specifically,
Exodus 23:7-8).
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Charles Whitaker
5 Unity and Division: The Blessing and the Curse (Part Four)
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Related Topics: Bearing False Witness | Blessings and Curses | Blessings and Cursings | Corrupt Judges | Effects of Partiality |
False Witness | Judges with Evil Thoughts | Ninth Commandment | Partiality | Refusing Bribes | Sin of Partiality | The Ninth
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Commandment
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James 2:1
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In his epistle, the apostle James is combating the practice of showing favoritism toward the wealthy at the expense of poorer
10 brethren. He asks in James 2:4, in doing so, "have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil
thoughts?" As converted children of God, we are supposed to be able to make righteous judgments through the gift of God's
11 Spirit. However, when we show partiality or respect of persons, we have allowed evil thoughts to compromise our judgment.
12 The Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary emphasizes that "the sin in question [respect of persons] is peculiarly
inconsistent with His 'faith.'" Christ died for all, rich and poor alike, and His doctrine consistently stresses the spiritual
equality of believers and unity in a brotherhood of believers. Thus, preferring one person over another because of wealth or
13 status introduces an element of wickedness into Christian relations: division.
15 The apostle is here reproving a very corrupt practice. He shows how much mischief there is in the sin of prosôpolepsía—respect
of persons, which seemed to be a very growing evil in the churches of Christ even in those early ages, and which, in these
16 after-times, has sadly corrupted and divided Christian nations and societies.
17 . . . You who profess to believe the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, which the poorest Christian shall partake of equally with the
rich, and to which all worldly glory is but vanity, you should not make men's outward and worldly advantages the measure of
your respect. In professing the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, we should not show respect to men, so as to cloud or lessen the
18 glory of our glorious Lord: how ever any may think of it, this is certainly a very heinous sin.
19 What about God's supposed favoritism for His chosen people? For many centuries, it seemed as if God was partial toward Israel
in that only Israelites had an opportunity for salvation. From our perspective today, we know that He was working solely
20 through Israel only for the time being, preparing a people for the coming of His Son in the flesh.
21 After Jesus' resurrection, God soon opened salvation to the Gentiles too, as related in the story of Cornelius in Acts 10. In verses
34-35 of this chapter, Peter draws a conclusion from his experiences with the vision of the animals let down in a sheet from
22 heaven and with the conversion of the household of Cornelius: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality, but in every
nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him."
23 In Romans 2:11, speaking of the righteous judgment of God, Paul repeats this point: "For there is no partiality with God," a truth
Paul understood from the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 10:17). To the Galatians, the apostle makes the spiritual equality of
24 Christians even more specific: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor
female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28; see I Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 3:11).
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It is clear that God is not a respecter of persons, giving everyone an equal opportunity for salvation and judging all by the same
26 standards. And certainly, we should want to be like God, respecting every member of the church as an equal brother or sister
in Christ.
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English playwright George Bernard Shaw wrote, "We educate one another, and we cannot do this if half of us consider the other
half not good enough to talk to." The church of God is an educational institution, and every member has a part to play in
28 helping to build up others as they prepare for God's Kingdom. Eliminating biases and prejudices will go a long way toward
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(TOOR) v. HUD, 338 F.Supp.29, 32 (N.D. Cal. 1972). “[A] litigant’s duty to investigate the
facts of his case does not include a mandate for investigations into a judge’s impartiality.”
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American Textile Mfrs. Institute, Inc. v. The Limited, Inc., 190 F.3d 729, 742 (6th Cir. 1999). In
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this case, Plaintiffs did undertake a preliminary investigation of Judge Corley’s impartiality as
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soon as she was assigned to this matter. Plaintiffs learnt that this former magistrate elevated to
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Article III judge. Plaintiffs reviewed Senate Questionnaires concerning discqualifications
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complaints filed by other pro se litigants, examined database ECF other cases Corley dismissed
16 because poor people self reprented litigatnts. Plaintiffs also review financial disclosures and
17 learnt of relationship with Defendant Keith Fong same employer same time and conflct.
18 Plaintiffs made known early in the intent to file disqualifcxation. Plaintiffs let this Court know
19 serious medical issues delaying matter. Recent discoveries justify disquallifcation motion filed.
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In light of these more recent discoveries and the judge Corley demeanor towards us and our
medical conditions did a motion to disqualify appear fully justified and appropriate. “Plaintiffs
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are acting as their own counsel. Therefore, Counsel for a party who believes a judge’s
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impartiality is reasonably subject to question has not only a professional duty to the client to
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raise the matter, but an independent responsibility as an officer of the court . . . A lawyer who
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reasonably believes that the judge before whom he is appearing should not sit must raise the
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issue so it may be confronted and put to rest. Any other course would risk undermining public
26 confidence in our judicial system.” Bernard v. Coyne (In re Bernard), 31 F.3d 842, 847 (9th Cir.
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bringing unity and growth to God's church.
28 https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/19152/Judges-with-Evil-Thoughts.htm
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Plaintiffs do not have Harvard degrees and are not publishers of mtultiple publications, papers,
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board memberships. Plaintiffs are two handicapped litigants trying to get a fair trial in Alameda
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before a jury with reasonable accommodations and now it seems that in federal court for this
6 case met with prejudices, difficulties impatience by this jurist. Plaintiffs do not need to feel like
7 they are bad boys held by the scruff of the neck by judge Corley in this matter for attempting to
8 file discreet under seal medical status report with documenastion that the world does not need to
9 know every medical matter, nuance about plaintiffs.
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II. ELIZABETH TIGANO AND MARY BERNSTEIN SET FORTH FACTS IN THEIR
AFFADAVIT REQUIRING RECUSAL
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A legally sufficient declaration under 28 U.S.C. § 144 must meet the following
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requirements: (1) the facts are material and stated with particularity; (2) the facts are such that, if
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true they would convince a reasonable person that a bias exists; and (3) the facts show that the
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bias is personal, as opposed to judicial, in nature. Reiffen v. Microsoft Corp., 158 F.Supp.2d
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1016, 1022 (N.D. Cal. 2001).
16 Section 144 requires a district judge to accept the moving party’s affidavit as true. In re
17 Martinez-Catala, 129 F.3d 213, 218 (1st Cir. 1997). While a trial judge may not pass upon the
18 truth of the matters asserted in the moving party’s affidavit, a trial judge is not required to recuse
19 himself immediately, because the “judge must pass upon the legal sufficiency of the affidavit.”
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United States v. Kelley, 712 F.2d 884, 889 (1st Cir. 1983). Furthermore, “[s]ince sections 144
and 455 of 28 U.S.C. use similar language, and are intended to govern the same area of conduct,
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they have been construed in pari materia, and the test of the legal sufficiency of a motion for
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disqualification is the same under both statutes.” Id.
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If an affidavit of bias or prejudice complies with the statutory standards set forth in this
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section concerning timeliness and legal sufficiency, then the judge against whom it is directed is
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obligated to recuse himself. A judge is required to recuse himself even if the judge believes (or
26 knows with certainty) that the allegations of bias and prejudice made against him are false.
27 United States v. Partin, 312 F.Supp. 1355, 1359 (D. La. 1970).
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extra judicial bias or prejudice was made. Consequently, disqualification of a judge was
difficult under section 144. In passing the amended 28 U.S.C. § 455, Congress broadened the
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grounds and loosened the procedure for disqualification in the federal courts.
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Section 455 “is directed to the judge, rather than the parties, and is self-enforcing on the
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part of the judge.” U.S. v. Sibla, 624 F.2d 864, 867-68 (9th Cir. 1980). It “modifies section 144
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in requiring the judge to go beyond the section 144 affidavit and consider the merits of the
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motion pursuant to section 455(a) & (b)(1).” Id. at 868.
16 In Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp. 486 U.S. 847, 860-61 (1988), the Supreme
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18 The goal of section 455(a) is to avoid even the appearance of partiality. If it would
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an interest in the litigation then an appearance of partiality is created even though no
actual partiality exists because the judge does not recall the facts, because the judge
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actually has no interest in the case or because the judge is pure in heart and
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incorruptible. Under section 455(a), therefore, recusal is required even when a judge
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lacks actual knowledge of the facts indicating his interest or bias in the case if a
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reasonable person, knowing all the circumstances, would expect that the judge would
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have actual knowledge.
26 In sum, under section 455, “it is the appearance of bias or partiality that matters here, not actual
27 bias.” United States v. Tucker, 78 F.3d 1313, 1324 (8th Cir. 1996). In Tucker, prosecutors,
28 relying “primarily on news articles,” sought the recusal of District Court Judge Woods from the
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sufficiently great so that our proper course is to order reassignment on remand.
As we have discussed, Judge Woods’s link with the Clintons and the Clintons’
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connection to Tucker have been widely reported in the press. Moreover, as the
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Independent Counsel has noted, “this case will, as a matter of law, involve
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matters related to the investigation of the President and Hillary Rodham
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Clinton.” [] Given the high profile of the Independent Counsel’s work and of
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this case in particular, and the reported connections among Judge Woods, the
16 Clintons, and Tucker, assignment to a different judge on remand is required to
17 insure the perception of impartiality.
18 Id. at 1324-1325 (citations omitted).
19 In the instant case, 1) Judge Corley has a relationship with the Defendant co worker 2) Keith
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Fong and 3) employer Kerr & Wagstaffe, 4) Husband works for Kaiser, and 5) appears to be
impatient disdain towards handicapped and those with limited incomes in this case and in other
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cases history of dismissiveness. In addition, frustration impatience for disabled women to hurry
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up and file amended complaint or serve deficient complaint by July 19 2024.
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A reasonable person would easily question whether Judge Corley is able to
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impartially assess the evidence that Defendants
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In addition, Judge Corley’s impartiality can reasonably be questioned on the basis of bail
26 hearings.7 In criminal matters, Judge Corley championed for rights of non US Citizens bail
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7 One of her rulings, in 2018, required bail hearings every six months for hundreds of undocumented immigrants in Western
28 states who were held in jail while awaiting rulings on applications for political asylum. Although the Supreme Court had
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chance that its continued participation in a high profile lawsuit could taint the public’s perception
of the fairness of the outcome. Certainly, this Court is unwilling to take such a risk.” Melendres,
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Plaintiff Mary Bernstein filed a notice of disqualification of counsel McNamara when learnt that
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opposing counsel represented Kaiser Permanente physicians which would be testifying at
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trial. Alameda Court judge allowed McNamara counsel to remain despite this confict of
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interest. This is inappropriate for this judge Corley to remain conflct of interest Kaiser.
16 Plaintiff learnt of this late in the game int eh civil matter in Alaemda. This has caused much
17 anxiety for Plaintiffs Elizabeth Tigano and Maryn Bernstein.
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19 Ms. Bernstein and Ms. Tigano had no idea in previous case that Jacquline Corley husband
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worked for Kaiser and that other “self-represented” litigants filed motions for recusal,
disqualificadtion due to bias. This information was not made public until judicial questionnaire
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filed in relation to Article III nomination. Plaintiffs did not have this case or Defendant Judge
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Keith Fong at that time of which there wuldm be a conflict of intrrest with affinity with Kerr &
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Wagstaffe, The Wagstaffe Group Affiliation. Wagstaff Group affiliation with UC Hastings
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Eumi Lee colleage Jame Wagstaffe and Jacqueline Corley Keith Fong colleage.
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recently ruled against mandatory bond hearings for immigrants in U.S. custody, Corley said the constitutional guarantees of
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Judge Corley concerned abut the rights f undocumenteed immigrants but not for fair housing and disability rights of disabled
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6 Plaintffs Bernstein and Tigano are concerned about Judge Corley’s association with firm
7 association Keith Fong. A motion to disqualify is appropriate and Plaintiffs have filed as soon as
8 they were aware of conflicts, bias towards self-represetned plaintiffs. A financial relationship, a
9 relationship exists in financial disclosure Judge Corley’s Questionnaire. Judge Corley and Judge
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Fong worked at the same firms Kerr & Wagstaff same time and worked for, are still working
Judge Corley for The Wagstaff Group. The owner of The Wagstaffe Group, Kerr & Wagstaffe
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Jame Wagstaff has worked for UC Hastings where Dedendant Eumi Lee worked aame time
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2005. It is not a stretch that this is a cozy group and affiliates. Again, learning of these conflicts
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and Judge Corley’s relationships with Defendant Keith Fong,8 the prejudice disdain towards self-
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reprsented litigants, refual to allow extension to write amended complaint, a motion to disqualify
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is justified.
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8 Fong was born in Oakland and lived in both Alameda and Contra Costa counties growing up. He has been with his partner,
20 Chris, a sign language interpreter, for nearly 20 years. They married in August 2019 and live in the Redwood neighborhood of
Oakland, not far from the Mormon Temple.
21 After earning his Juris Doctor degree from the UC Davis School of Law, Fong was hired as a law clerk by Armstrong in 1992.
He also worked as an associate at the law firm Gordon & Rees in the early 1990s.
In 1993 Fong returned to clerk for Armstrong until 1998, when he became general counsel and chief administrative officer for
22 Discovery Foods. He left in 2002 to become senior counsel and an associate at Kerr & Wagstaffe LLC until 2009, when he
returned again to clerk for Armstrong.
23 In that position Fong has reviewed the papers submitted in the cases heard by Armstrong, analyzed the facts and the law, made
recommendations on what he thought her ruling should be, and drafted the ultimate opinion determined by the judge.
24 "I have been working for the judiciary now off and on 17 years. In that capacity I really have come to appreciate the critical role
that judges have in making sure that justice is done," said Fong. "I saw the awesome power and fulfillment of being a public
25 servant and making sure the process works the way it should."
He had first applied for a judicial appointment near the end of former governor Jerry Brown's last term and reapplied this past
26 January with Newsom's judicial appointments secretary, who at the time was Martin Jenkins, now the state's first out gay
Supreme Court justice. Fong learned he had been selected a few days prior to the official announcement earlier this month.
27 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/federal-judge-orders-alameda-county-to-review-death-penalty-cases/ar-AA1nviWW
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Judge Corley was a partner at Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, a San Francisco law firm that specializes
in civil litigation. Defendant Keith Fong is a Judge in Alameda County Superior Court that
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worked at the same time with Judge Corley at law firm Kerr & Wagstaffe; both worked and have
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ties with the Wagstaffe Group.
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• Judge Jacqueline Corley has served as a Magistrate Judge on the United States District
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Court for the Northern District of California since 2011. From 2009 to 2011, Judge Corley was a
16 partner at Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, a San Francisco law firm that specializes in civil litigation.
17 President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees
18 www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/03/president-biden-names-
19 ninth-round-of-judicial-nominees/
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The criticism and accusation at disabled Plaintiffs that only learnt of these conflicts is apparent in
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Order ORDER RE: SECOND REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME Document 17 “[A]
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motion to disqualify or recuse a judge under 28 USC § 144 or § 455 must be made in a timely
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fashion,” but there is no specific timeframe for bringing such a motion. Molina v. Rison, 886
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F.2d 1124, 1131 (9th Cir. 1989); see also E.&J. Gallo Winery v. Gallo Cattle Co., 967 F.2d
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1280, 1295 (9th Cir. 1992) (“While there is no per se rule that recusal motions must be made at a
26 fixed point in order to be timely, such motions should be filed with reasonable promptness after
27 the ground for such a motion is ascertained” and not for “strategic purposes.”) (cleaned up). So,
28 there is no need for an extension of time to file a motion to disqualify.
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final extension of time to serve Defendants.”
Plaintiff Bernstein having worked in the legal field previously is aware of upwards of 19, 20
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amended complaints filed by Plaintiff attorneys. Therefore, it is a double standard at play for pro
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se litigants pushing to serve complaint.
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• Conflicxt of interest keith fongf Jacqueline corely both at same firm 2009
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• Husband kaiser
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• Her hatred of self represented litigants and lack oif compassion for their budgets and
14 health issues
15 Plaintiffs want this matter transferred to Oakand or San Jse san jose to be transfererred to closer
16 health took turn for worse the case our health
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San Francisco too far and frightened to travel so far now
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This judge fong named ADA denials
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CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 3:20-cv-02983-WHO
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Case 3:20-cv-02983-WHO Document 99 Filed 08/16/21
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Plaintiffs Mary Helen Bernstein and Elizabeth Grace Tigano, who are proceeding without
24 an attorney,
25 Plaintiffs Mary Bernstein and Elizabeth Tigano are sisters. They identify themselves as
26 suffering from numerous disabilities and as survivors of sexual abuse. (Dkt. No. 98 at ¶¶ 1-2.)
27 Judge Coreley in previous matter Third Amended Complaint screening order had facts wrong.
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TAC describes a lengthy history of issues with the tenants and management of the apartment
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us/news/crime/federal-judge-finds-strong-evidence-alameda-prosecutors-deliberately-kept-black-
and-jewish-people-off-jurors/ar-AA1ntvEo
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Federal judge finds ‘strong evidence’ Alameda prosecutors deliberately kept Black and
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Jewish people off juries
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On July 30, 2020, GBDH, along with Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund,
15 Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and Disability Rights California (DRC), filed a
16 lawsuit against Alameda County for unnecessarily and illegally segregating people with
17 mental health disabilities in psychiatric institutions instead of providing them with services
18 they need to live in the community.
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Disability Rights California (DRC), along with Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund,
20 the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho, and the Law
Office of Aaron J. Fischer have filed a federal lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act
21 against Alameda County and Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services. The lawsuit
challenges the unnecessary and illegal segregation of people with mental health disabilities-
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especially Black people with disabilities in psychiatric institutions and the failure to ensure
23 people with disabilities are provided the services they need.
24 DRC is demanding that the County expand and enhance intensive community-based mental
health services, including supported housing, so that people are not forced into institutions like
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John George Psychiatric Hospital, or the Santa Rita Jail, when they can be served in a more
26 integrated setting.
27 Case Name:
Disability Rights California v. County of Alameda
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6 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-alameda-county-california-
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Justice Department Finds that Alameda County, California, Violates the Americans with
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Disabilities Act and the U.S. Constitution
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Uppity undertones exhibited by Judge Corley
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I have paid for this case filing
13 This judge in earlier matter discredited me as handicapped person claiming case frivolus
14 No trial date has even been set bias prejudice conflict of interest
15 Magistrate judge recommended my case could not go forward
16 I do not want this judge again prejudicial
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Mothers house has wall around it
Judge was assigned as a Magistrate previously and has a predetermined mindset to hurry up and
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close this matter; insensitive covert hostility towards unrepresented litigants in particular
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handicapped litigants
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U.S. District Court
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California Northern District (San Francisco)
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CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 3:20-cv-02983-WHO
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26 01-13-2021 screening order recommending dismissal as Plaintiffs were disabled, sisters and filed
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informa pauperis
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY United States Magistrate Judge
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Case No. 20-cv-02983-JSC (N.D. Cal. Jan. 13, 2021)
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A complaint drafted by a pro se plaintiff is held to a less stringent standard than a formal
6 pleading drafted by a lawyer. Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (2007).
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8 SCREENING ORDER
9 Plaintiffs Mary Helen Bernstein and Elizabeth Grace Tigano, who are proceeding without an
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attorney, filed this discrimination action against the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and several
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individual defendants. The Court previously granted Plaintiffs leave to proceed in forma pauperis
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and reserved review of Plaintiffs' complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Dkt. No. 12.) Plaintiffs
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thereafter requested leave to file an amended complaint prior to the Court's 1915 review, which
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the Court granted. (Dkt. No. 14.) Plaintiffs subsequently filed the now operative First Amended
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Complaint. (Dkt. No. 37.) Having reviewed the complaint pursuant to Section 1915, the Court
16 concludes that it is deficient for the reasons stated below.
17 This is curious because Fedpro attorneys reviewed and found that it was in fact sufficient and
18 should survive screening order. Fedpro is the very resource that this Court encouraged plaintffs
19 to utilize and plaintiffs did just that.
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“At the root of Plaintiffs' claims are their allegations of ongoing harassment and abuse by the
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other residents of their multi-resident housing complexes. With respect to Ms. Bernstein's
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housing complex, Plaintiffs allege that the other residents engage in a constant campaign of
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harassment and that Ms. Bernstein's upstairs neighbor "terrorizes" both sisters by "constant
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dropping of weights, furniture night and day" while they are on video calls. (Id. at ¶¶ 38-41.)”
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The Respondent Defendant in the civil harassment matter Joaquin Rivera admitted to doing so
26 and a restraining order was assigned to him after the hearing by Commissioner Hockenhull. The
27 attitude of the magistrate judge of sneering, scoffing in belief with italicized word “terrorizes” is
28 dismissive of what sisters were enduring. Witnesses testified, recordings, videos provided at the
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The judge is extremely dismissive towards disabled Plaintiff Elizabeth Tigano, a non attorney for
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attempting to obtain assistance during pandemic for harassment by project across the street
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tenants in the screen order
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7 “At page 56 of the FAC, Plaintiffs include allegations regarding harassment of Ms. Tigano at the
8 Mission Vista Apartments in Tucson. (Id. at ¶ 68.) The harassment is described as
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Constantly watching, surveying me, threatening me, defaming me, stalking following me to the
store, harassing me, criticisms about my weight, my clothing, accusing me of being prostitute,
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pretentious, aloof. Tresspassing [sic] on property, prowling, tipping over chairs, threatening with
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assault. They say that they hate me so much that they want me to kill myself.
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(Id. at ¶ 69.) Although Ms. Tigano filed a complaint with HUD regarding the harassment, it was
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immediately dismissed. (Id. at ¶ 71.)”
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16 This judge treating me as a non person as a handicapped person going through this stress during
17 pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/24/collective-trauma-public-
18 outbursts/ In Arizona where I was living at the time, the entire neighborhood depreciated with
19 many drug addicts in the project across the street. There are many articles that have discussed
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that during the pandemic harassment reached its apex. This judge attitude towards me as a
handicaped person “Ms. Tigano” that it was dismissed. This article states “Across the United
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States, an alarming number of people are lashing out in aggressive and often cruel ways in
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response to policies or behavior they dislike.” My sister was trying to get me help in Arizona as
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she had a case in California federal same region for HUD. I did the best I could filing HUD
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complaint as a handicapped person. It was not even investigated by HUD at all.
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Interpersonal violence against people with disabilities: Additional concerns and
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considerations in the COVID-19 pandemic
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Emily M Lund 1
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6 • PMID: 32804531
• DOI: 10.1037/rep0000347
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8 Abstract
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Objective/Purpose: The objective of this article is to provide information about the ways in
10 which the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may affect the ongoing public health
issue of violence against people with disabilities and how rehabilitation psychologists and other
11 providers can address these concerns in their practice.
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Method: This article reviews the literature on violence against people with disabilities as well as
13 emerging literature on the COVID-19 pandemic and its social and medical consequences.
14 Results: The COVID-19 pandemic magnifies existing issues and barriers facing people with
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disabilities who are experiencing interpersonal violence. These issues include reliance on the
perpetrator for care and assistance, barriers to reporting abuse and seeking help, fear of
16 retaliation and other negative consequences if abuse is reported, emotional abuse related to
disability, and exacerbation of secondary physical and mental health sequalae of abuse.
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18 Conclusions/implications: The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences enhance the already
increased risk for abuse among people with disabilities. Providers who work with individuals
19 with disabilities should address these issues at both the individual client and systems levels.
(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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21 PubMed Disclaimer
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Sepehry-Fard v. Lee
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5:20-cv-03585-EJD (N.D. Cal. Dec. 27, 2021)
10 6 more...
11 the Court DISMISSES Plaintiff's first, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh
12 causes of action. See Bernstein v. U.S. Dep't of Hous. & Urban Dev., 2021 WL 121125, at *2
13 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 13, 2021) (“The Court has a continuing duty to dismiss any case in which a party
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is proceeding in forma pauperis upon a determination that the case is . . . fails to state a claim on
which relief may be granted . . . .”)
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Magistrate Jacqueline Corley this caase as well screening ordre?
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• Disenfranchised disabled persons
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• Undermining disabled
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• Discrediting
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This judge would not allow me to file under seal confidential motion to disqualify health issues
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which I am uncomfortable with placing here
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26 ADA denials Keith Fong this case moot, refusal to provide reasonable accommodations during
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sickness to Plaintiffs. Plaintiff Elizabeth Tigano is a witness in Alameda County Superior Court
Case No. HG18897381. Elizabeth Tigano is a plaintiff in Alameda County Superior Court case
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9 No ttrial date or CMC has been set demonatrating bad faith – the CMC was to be set at the filing
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of this action. These are some issues we are uncomfortable with Judge Corley
1. Kerr & Wagstafee, Jacqueline scott Corley keith kern fong
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2. Conflicts of interest
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3. Kaiser husband plaintiff doxtors
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4. Denial of sealing ADA medical – this is a case about ADA violations and denials and this
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Judge denial ADA inn federal court - conflict plantiffs uncomfortable with this judge
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Jacquieline Scott Corely
16 5. Disdain disgust two sisters representing themselves disabled comes through her feelings
17 LOUD AND CLEAR URGENCY OUR LAST CHANCE FINAL EXTENSION
18 DESPITE WE HAVE TIME FOR NO ONE SERVED TO PREPARE OUR FIRST
19 AMENDED COMPLAINT
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6. ATTORNEYS UPWARDS AS MANY AS 10, 20 AMENDED COMPLAINTS
7. UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS JUDGE
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8. Mentalism Sanism this judge discrimination disbelieves conditions and mistreatment
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9. TIMELY FILED
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10. We are afraid of this judge
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This is a criticsl casre concerning housing for plaintiffs and a fair trial mistreatment by state
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judges before a jury reasonable accommodations and discrininaion anti semitic anti crhisrtian
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If you cannot tolerate disabled non attorneys asnd hold then to the same standards as attorneys,
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explasin it in such a way or be compassionate, you exclude people and deny equal access to the
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5 Sanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanism
6 Alameda County engages in Sanism. 9
7 Sanism, saneism, mentalism, or psychophobia refers to the systemic discrimination against
or oppression of individuals perceived to have a mental disorder or cognitive impairment. This
8 discrimination and oppression are based on numerous factors such
as stereotypes about neurodiversity. Mentalism impacts individuals with autism, learning
9 disorders, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder), bipolar, schizophrenia, personality disorders, stuttering, tics, intellectual disabilities, and
10 other cognitive impairments.
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Mentalism may cause harm through a combination of social inequalities, insults, indignities, and
overt discrimination. Some examples of these include refusal of service and the denial of human
12 rights.
Mentalism does not only describe how individuals are treated by the general public. The concept
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also encapsulates how individuals are treated by mental health professionals, the legal
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system and other institutions.
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The terms mentalism, from "mental", and sanism, from "sane", have become established in some
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contexts, although concepts such as social stigma, and in some cases ableism, may be used in
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similar but not identical ways. While mentalism and sanism are used interchangeably, sanism is
18 becoming predominant in certain circles, such as academics. Those who identify as mad, mad
19 advocates, and in a socio-political context where sanism is gaining ground as a movement.[1] The
movement of sanism is an act of resistance among those who identify as mad, consumer survivors,
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and mental health advocates.[1][2][3] In academia evidence of this movement can be found in the
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number of recent publications about sanism and social work practice
22 Plaintiff paid for this lawsuit filing fee and has a right to jury trial and adjudication citizen of the
23 united statses
24 2011-2019 post Kerr & Wagstaffe receiving income from this firm connection. Judicial financial
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Defenndants already have a lot of friends in Court former Alameda California state judges
comprise large number of US District Court Northern District of California.
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complaint.
Plaintiffs do not want to list medical issues for public consumption and attempted to file under
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seal. Plaintiff is suffering from medical complications and is not going to put such private
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medical conditions listed for public consumption. No defendants have been served at this time.
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Plaintiff requested to file under seal details medical concerning motion for disqualification
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recently due to privacy issues confidential and was denied.
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Kaiser husband kaiser doctors uncomfortable with this as doctors to be in case
16 “Finally, my spouse is a partner in the Permanente Medical Group so I have placed that entity on
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my conflict list. I have also included other Kaiser health insurance entities because the San
Francisco Bay Area public generally does not understand that Kaiser physicians are separate
18 from Kaiser hospitals and the Kaiser health insurance plan and thus my
impartiality might reasonably be questioned in any proceeding involving any
19 Kaiser entity.
20
In Warne v. the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), No. 16-CV 6773-DMR, the
unrepresented plaintiff moved for my recusal after two years of
21 litigation.” Exhibit ___”
Unlike that matter this matter is early on litigation, plaintiffs are ill but have done to the best of
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ability
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Plaintiffs did not know at the time of filing this complaint about this conflicts
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Plaintiff learnt in judicial questionnaire these facts about other self represented liigant
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unconforable with this judge
26 Defendants and judge connections Kerr & Wagstaffe, LLP Keith Fong alumni abnd saqme time
27 colleagues Exhibits C, K, L, N, P to Declarations Bernstein, Tigano.
28 2009
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Senior Counsel
Plaintiffs did not know at the time of filing this complaint about this conflicts
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Plaintiff learnt in judicial questionnaire these facts
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ADA denials
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https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/the-disability-docket-whats-at-stake-at-the-u-s-supreme-
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court-for-people-with-disabilities/
16 On July 26, we will celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
17 (ADA), a law that was enacted to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities in
18 all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, government programs and
19 services, and all places open to the public. In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic, in
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exacerbating existing inequities, has made society at large more aware of the barriers faced by
people with disabilities, particularly people of color with disabilities, and the life-or-death
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consequences such discrimination can entail during a time of crisis. During the pandemic,
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disabled activists also raised awareness of the reality that so many accommodations long sought
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by and often denied to disabled people, such as remote work and other virtual participation
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options, were, in fact, eminently achievable and preferred by many with and without disabilities
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alike.
26 Pro se parties are granted greater leeway than litigants represented by counsel. See Haines v.
27 Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520–21 (1972) (holding that pro se complaints are held to “less stringent
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When we first decided to meet as a church—it’s been a year now—and to do that without regard to what the government was
7
telling us to do, there was a lot of criticism. That criticism came from evangelical leaders, pastors, bloggers, writers, friends,
foes—just about everywhere. But we were not dissuaded in any sense from doing what we did. And the Lord has
8 demonstrated to us that we were lied to. And I think whatever the issues are in the world, the church is the only hope of the
world.
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Now I want to see if I can’t, from the Word of God, pull together some things that will help you to understand why this is our
10 position. And I want this because I think in the future, for those who are younger than I am—maybe I’ll live to see some of
it—this resolve to be the church when the government wants to shut you down is going to be tested again, and it’s going to be
11 tested at a much more aggressive level. There were many churches that failed this test, and there will be many who will fail
the next one. But the true church follows Christ, not the government. Our President’s said in the last month that the greatest
12 threat to America—he said on one occasion—is systemic racism, which doesn’t exist; he said white supremacy, which
doesn’t exist with any power; and then he said global warming, which doesn’t exist either, and if it does, God’s in charge of
it.
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In reality the greatest threat to this nation is the government, the government. And I want to show you how we are to understand
14 that. Turn to Romans 13, Romans 13. Listen carefully to what the apostle Paul said: “Every person is to be in subjection to
the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore
15 whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon
themselves. For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do
16 what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be
afraid; for it doesn’t bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who
17 practices evil.” The role of the government is to restrain evil; and when it functions to restrain evil, it is fulfilling its God-
ordained purpose.
18 Please notice in verses 1 and 2 that government is from God, by God, of God. It is designed as a necessary restraint in a world of
sinners. Verses 3 and 4 tell us it is not a threat to those whose behavior is good, but evil. It is those who do evil who should
19 be afraid, not those who do good. In fact it offers praise to those who do good, and brings wrath on those who do evil. And
rulers actually, according to verse 6, are servants of God, devoted to that service.
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This is God’s design for government. The problem is, when government ceases to function by God’s design, it yields up its
21 authority. The same would be true in a family. God’s design is that the father lead the family. When the father leads in a
destructive and evil way, he yields up the right to exercise that God-given authority.
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And by the way just as a footnote, the man who wrote that, the apostle Paul, was in violation of the government more often than
any other person in the entire New Testament. And when he went to preach the gospel, he was very often thrown in jail; and
23 ultimately he was executed by the government that he refused to obey when it no longer functioned to protect good behavior
and punish evil behavior.
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A second passage, 1 Peter chapter 2, and verses 13 and 14 will suffice, I think: “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every
25 human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him”—by the Lord—“for the
punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.” There again we are to submit for the Lord’s sake. “What do
26 you mean ‘the Lord’s sake’?” When the government is doing what the Lord designed it to do.
27 When government turns the divine design on its head and protects those who do evil and makes those who do good afraid, it
forfeits its divine purpose. In our world today rulers are designing a culture that protects the immoral. It even has reached the
point where it desires to protect criminals, and makes those who do good afraid. When the criminals are unrestrained because
28 they don’t fear the consequences, but the police are restrained because they fear the consequences of stopping criminals, you
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know everything is turned on its head. Our government is the source of lies and the protector of liars, and the enemy of those
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who speak the truth. It praises the evil and persecutes the good.
3 So God’s design for government has been entirely corrupted. As these divinely designed spheres of control in human society
descend into chaos, the government will cease to function the way God designed it, and in fact it will become the enemy of
4 the divine design. It will turn everything upside down. It will become the punisher of those who do good, like putting James
Coates in prison for preaching but letting rioters go free.
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Now I want you to understand that there’s some supernatural reasons why this is happening. They’re not political. They’re not
6 even social in the fullest measure. If you go back to 1 John and reconnect with the passage from last week, 1 John 2:15–17,
we read, “Do not love the world nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in
him.” Then verse 16, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is
7
not from the Father, but is from the world. The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God
lives forever.”
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The world is the enemy of God, the enemy of the triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The world is the enemy of Scripture.
9 The world is the enemy of the gospel. The world is the enemy of the church. What do we mean by the world? Well remember
last week I talked about the world as the complex of evil. The word is kosmos; it means a system. The complex of evil works
10 against what is good.
11 So you have government, which is a part of the world, turned to restrain the world of which it is a part. Very hard for it to hold
together because it’s all part of the same system. The complex of evil works everywhere, and the government is no exception
12 because the very evil people given the responsibility to restrain evil are themselves incapable of being without evil. And that
makes enough problems. We have a human system made up of evil, sinful people trying to control a culture of evil, sinful
people. The potential for breakdown is inevitable, and it has been demonstrated historically. That’s why the Bible says the
13 world gets worse and worse; evil men get worse and worse as time goes on.
14 But there’s something more than just that. There’s something more than just the human complex of sinners trying to restrain sin,
which in the end is a losing effort. There’s something more that we have to face, and that’s in 1 John 5:19, and I want you to
15 look at it. First John 5:19, “We know that we are of God.” We, believers, are of God. And then this very, very important
statement, “And that the whole world lies in”—literally—“in the evil one.” The whole world is in the control of the evil one.
16 It isn’t just that everybody’s sinful; it is that there is an evil supernatural power: the evil one.
17 Who is this archenemy of God, this evil one? Listen to John 12:31, where Jesus speaks of the devil and says he is “the ruler of
this world.” And then again in John 14 and verse 30, He calls the devil the ruler of this world. And then again in chapter 16
and verse 11, for the third time, “the ruler of this world.” And in Ephesians 2:2, he is “the prince of the power of the air, the
18 spirit working in the sons of disobedience.”
19 So you have Satan, who is the world ruler, who operates in the system and—listen carefully—in the people. The whole world is
in his kingdom—John 8:44, “You’re of your father the devil.” And Satan is in them in the sense that he can attach his
20 devious, evil deception to the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life—and that way exercise influence over
them. He is “the god of this world,” 2 Corinthians 4:4, who blinds minds. And Paul says in Ephesians 6:12, “We wrestle not
21 against flesh and blood”—humanity—“but against principalities and powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, spiritual
wickedness in the heavenlies.”
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It’s not just a human complex of evil, it is behind that that the entire force of hell operates. The enemy is not just sinful people, it
is the system of evil behind that visible evil, that invisible system basically under the control of the prince of demons, Satan
23 himself, and all his demon cohorts. Evil operates in the heart of every human being, so there is a kosmos of evil that operates
in the human heart. But there’s another powerful kosmos of evil in the invisible spiritual world run by Satan.
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What is Satan’s objective? Listen to Peter’s words, 1 Peter 5:8, “Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion,
25 seeking someone to devour, seeking someone to devour.” He’s a killer. John 8 tells us “he’s a liar, the father of lies,” and he’s
“a murderer.” He tempts, he lies, he seduces, he slanders; and Scripture gives us all of these illustrations. He distracts, he
26 divides, he destroys, he sifts, he silences, he strategizes, he steals, he oppresses, he possesses, he blinds, and he kills.
27 And how does he gain the power to do this? How is he so adept at drawing people into his methods? The answer comes in
Revelation 12:9, which says this: “Satan deceives the whole world.” “Satan deceives the whole world.” Paul told the
Corinthians he is disguised as an angel of light, and therein lies the deception.
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So what we’re dealing with in the world is not just a complex of human evil, as vast and complete and comprehensive as it is,
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we’re dealing with another level altogether—not just that visible human world, but that invisible demonic world. And Satan’s
ultimate goal is to prevent people from coming to Christ. His ultimate goal is to take over everything, to rule in the place of
3 God. He is the usurper. And he has a goal, he has an objective: He’s heading human history toward his kingdom. He has a
goal, he has an objective: Satan is systematically working to get to his kingdom.
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That kingdom is described for us in the book of Revelation. Turn to chapter 13 of Revelation, one of the most amazing images in
5 this incredible revelation. As he moves through human history, Satan wants to strip all elements of divine law and all
elements of divine truth from society. He’s moving the world into his final design. Chapter 13, verse 1, John has a vision of a
6 dragon “on the sand of the seashore,” and he sees a monster, “a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven
heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names.” This is a monster—this is a monster
who consolidates power and consolidates national leadership; the ten and the seven speak of that consolidation. All the
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crowns are on his head, and all of them have the name of blasphemy because this is the kingdom that Satan is pulling
together as the final attempt to dethrone God. It describes this kingdom as having powers like a leopard, a bear, and a lion;
8 and what we find here is this monster is none other than the final Antichrist.
9 “Even now,” John says, there are “many antichrists.” This is the final one. He rises up out of the sea, out of the nations. He
consolidates all world power—this is globalism symbolized by ten horns, a number of completion, as is seven heads. He has
10 the consolidated power and the consolidated authority. He is a blasphemer, but a powerful one. And the dragon is Satan, and
the dragon gave the Antichrist in John’s vision his power, his throne, and his great authority. At some point in the future the
11 world will be, verse 3 says, amazed at this monster. And as a result of his influence they will worship the devil, the dragon,
because he gave his authority to the beast. They worship the beast, the monster, the Antichrist, “saying, ‘Who is like the
12 beast, and who is able to wage war with him?’”
Understand—all of human history is progressing toward a global kingdom under the power of Satan, in which Satan has one
13 global monster ruling the whole world. He is a blasphemer—we’ve already seen it, but notice “blasphemies,” in verse 5,
“blasphemies” in verse 6, “blaspheme” in verse 6 again. And verse 7, what does he do? He “makes war with the saints to
14 overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.” This final, global ruler
will make war against the saints.
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Verse 8, “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world
16 in the book of life of the Lamb who had been slain.” The whole world is going to go after him. We’re headed toward a one-
world, global government with one massive, monstrous leader.
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He has a cohort in verses 11 and following. This is another monster who has two horns like a lamb. This is a more benign
individual. This is the false prophet. This is the religious leader who, going along with the political leader, assists him. He
18 exercises all the authority of the first monster. He “makes the earth and those who dwell in it worship the first monster,
whose fatal wound was healed.” Apparently there’s some kind of false resurrection, which is how he gains power. And then
19 “he performs great signs,” verse 13, “making fire come down out of heaven in the presence of men.”
20 Verse 14, “He deceives those who dwell on the earth”—again, this is Satan—“which is given to him to perform in the presence
of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound of the sword and has
21 come to life.” So once he has this false resurrection, he then establishes himself as the world ruler; and the false prophet
points the world to him.
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Go down to verse 16. We don’t have time to cover all the details. “He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor,
free men and slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to
23 buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the monster or the number of his name,” which “is 666.”
24 So we’re headed toward a time when there’s a global satanic kingdom. It consolidates all kingdoms of the world. It is under the
final monster Antichrist, designed by the devil himself, and the entire world follows him, the entire world. Along with this
25 political leader there is a spiritual leader; this is the false prophet. He is the one who lures, seduces the world religiously to
worship the Antichrist. So he becomes god; he is Satan’s puppet.
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One world religion—that final world religion is the target of judgment in John’s vision of Revelation 17; go to Revelation 17.
27 Here this one-world religion, consolidated with the Antichrist and the false prophet, is called “the great harlot” because it’s
the prostitution of true religion. “Sits on many waters”—which means it just literally covers the globe—“with whom the
kings of the earth committed acts of immorality”—this is to say that the kings, the rulers, the nations of the world consolidate
28 all their power; metaphorically speaking, it’s like committing adultery with a prostitute. “And those who dwell on the earth
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10 In chapter 18, you have a look at the final world culture. The religion is what is revealed in chapter 17; in chapter 18 you see,
rather, just the culture of the world. “The kings of the earth,” verse 9, “who have committed acts of immorality and lived
11 sensuously . . . will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning.” What does that mean? Well back in
verse 8, “In one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the
12 Lord God who judges her is strong.” In the end God is going to bring down that global religion, and that global kingdom as
well.
13 “‘Woe’”—verse 10—“‘woe, the great city of Babylon, the strong city! In one hour your judgment has come.’ And the merchants
of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes anymore—cargoes of gold and silver and precious
14 stones, pearls, fine linen,” et cetera. “Merchants”—in verse 15—“are standing at a distance because of the fear of” what
they’re seeing in “torment, weeping and mourning.”
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Verse 16, “‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and
16 precious stones and pearls; for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!’ And every shipmaster, every passenger
and sailor, as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance, crying as they saw the smoke of the burning, saying,
17 ‘What city is like the great city?’ They threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning.” Realize John
is seeing this in a vision. This is a vision that depicts what is coming.
18 “Woe”—verse 19—“the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she had been laid
waste!” Verse 20, “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced
19 judgment for you against her.” This is where Satan is taking the world. Again, Satan has many strategies; but he has one goal,
and that is to collect the world around one final Antichrist, empower him to defeat God. In the process, he persecutes the
20 saints; he seeks to kill them.
21 Now let me remind you of something. We talk about persecution and we sometimes experience it in the sense that somebody
doesn’t like us because of our Christian testimony. You might have trouble with a professor in a university class because of
22 your testimony; you might get a bad grade. You might lose your job because of your convictions and your testimony. And
that’s a measure of persecution. But mark this: Real persecution, which means imprisonment or execution, can only be done
by government, right? Only government does that. There can’t be a group of atheists who go out and imprison Christians;
23 only government can do that. God has given government the sword, the power; and when they prostitute that power and they
begin to punish those who do good and protect those who do evil, they wield that power against the people of God.
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Satan knows that in order to kill the saints he has to have the one legitimate earthly power, and that’s the power of the
25 government. So government is, and always has been, and always will be the ultimate persecutor of the church. It is
government—authority, power constituted in rulers and leaders—that has essentially done all the damage to the church
26 through its history. And so I say what I said at the beginning: The greatest threat to truth and virtue in this country is the
government because they have totally prostituted their God-ordained design. All through history, government is the ultimate
27 persecutor of people. Satan has to get ahold of government; and that’s where he operates—always work through government.
Go back to Isaiah 14. Isaiah 14, the prophecy of Isaiah spoken to the king of Babylon, the king of Babylon. It’s a judgment
28 against the king of Babylon—chapter 14, verse 4, a “taunt against the king of Babylon,” judgment against the king of
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“You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God and walked in the
13 midst of the stones of fire. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created until unrighteousness was found
in you. By the abundance of your trade you were internally filled with violence, and you sinned; therefore I have cast you as
14 profane from the mountain of God, and destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Your heart
was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put
15 you before kings, that they may see you, the multitude of your iniquities.” He goes back to talking about the king of Tyre
with almost not missing a beat. The judgment on the king of Tyre is also a declaration of the judgment on the one who is
16 behind the king of Tyre.
17 Satan always works through evil rulers to persecute the people of God. In the book of Exodus it was Pharaoh. When the children
of God left Egypt, it was the Canaanites, it was the powers of the Philistines. It was the rulers of Assyria then, and then it was
the rulers of Babylon. And you come into the New Testament, and the persecutors of the people of God were the official
18 leaders of Israel, the Sanhedrin. And then it was the Roman Empire. Destroying the people of God is always a government
enterprise.
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I want to show you another illustration of this in Daniel, in Daniel chapter 2. Daniel, though he is a Jew in exile in Babylon along
20 with all the Jews that were taken there, God has elevated him because he interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. At the end of
chapter 2, verse 46, “King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, did homage to Daniel, gave orders to present to him an offering
21 and fragrant incense. The king answered Daniel and said, ‘Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of [lords] and a
revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery.’ Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many
22 great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. And
Daniel made request of the king, and appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of
Babylon, while Daniel was at the king’s court.” You know for a while Nebuchadnezzar liked Daniel a lot because all his own
23 fools, disguised as wise men, couldn’t answer any of his dilemmas. But he sounds like—almost like a believer here. Verse
47, “Your God is a God of gods and a Lord of [lords].”
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Some time passed, probably some years. Chapter 3 gives us a different picture. Nebuchadnezzar had forgotten, apparently, about
25 the declaration that the God of Daniel was the God of gods, and he “made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty
cubits”—that would be ninety feet—the “width six cubits”—that would be nine feet—“and he set it on the plain of Dura in
26 the province of Babylon. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects, the governors, the
counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, all the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image
27 Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.” And by the way it was an image of him.
Then they all came. In verse 4, “The herald loudly proclaimed: ‘To you the command is given, O people, nation and men of
28 every language, that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon’”—another musical
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21 So Daniel interprets the dream, and then in verse 27 says, “Let me give you some advice, O king”: “Break away now from your
sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your
22 prosperity.” Here’s another opportunity for this guy to say what he says and actually believe it. All this happened to the king.
This is the interpretation of the dream.
23 Verse 29, “twelve months later,” he’s forgotten it again. And he thinks he’s God, and he’s reflecting on it: “Is not this
Babylon”—verse 30—“the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory
24 of my majesty?” It’s a soliloquy on his majesty. “While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven, saying,
‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: sovereignty has been removed from you. You’ll be driven away from mankind,
25 your dwelling place will be with the beasts of the field. You’ll be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven [years, literally] will
pass over until you recognize the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’
26 Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; he was driven away from mankind, began eating grass like
cattle, his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and nails like birds’
27 claws.” For seven years. That is humbling.
“At the end of the period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the
28 Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; for His dominion is an everlasting dominion, His kingdom
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endures from generation to generation. All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing; He does according to His
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will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no one can ward off His hand or say to Him, “What have
You done?” At that time my reason returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my
3 kingdom, and my counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my sovereignty, and surpassing
greatness was added to me. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true
4 and His ways just, and He’s able to humble those who walk in pride’”—yeah, he learned that. I think you’re going to see him
in heaven. It’s a real conversion story.
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The point that I want to make out of this is it’s always in the power of monarchs to do damage to the people of God, always. That
6 is why Proverbs 16:12 says, “It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,” because it turns everything upside-down.
Only in righteousness is a throne established.
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Look, in Acts chapter 4, the Jewish leaders said to the apostles, “Stop preaching!” In Daniel 3, Nebuchadnezzar said, “Stop
worshiping!” Again, in Daniel 6—we didn’t read it—the rulers said, “Stop praying, or we’re going to throw you into”—
8 what?—“the lions’ den.” The governor of California says, “Stop singing! Stop hugging!” But God’s people don’t stop
because no—listen to me—no human authority is absolute. No human authority is absolute. I’ll say it again: No human
9 authority is absolute. All human authorities are only authorities as long as they function in the way God designed them; and
when they don’t function that way anymore, but they turn it on its head and do it in the reverse form, they yield up that God-
10 given authority. Obviously the fallout is horrendous.
11 I love this little paragraph by Doug Wilson talking about Peter. He said, “The man who [told us to submit to the government] was
soon to be executed by the magistrate as someone who was a grave threat to the civil order. This [is] the same man who was
12 broken out of jail by an angel, . . . who disappeared from the book of Acts as a wanted man. The guards who lost him were
executed because of his disappearance. This was the man who was in jail in the first place because he was a leader of
Christians, and who earlier had told the Sanhedrin that he [would not] quit preaching, no matter what they said. And he was
13 the man who was writing this letter to prepare law-abiding Christians for the time of persecution that was coming, in which
time they would be accused of being [rebellious]. So whatever his words in chapter 2 mean, they [had] to be consistent with
14 the life of the [man] who wrote them.” You submit when the government functions in the way God designed it.
15 So we are beginning to see persecution from government. This is the most formidable persecution: COVID, LGBTQ,
transgender, social justice—all these new ideologies are now going to become the only acceptable moral standards. And if
16 you don’t accept them, you’re going to be the enemy of the government. Truth, the Bible, Scripture is going to be canceled.
The government’s taking control; they want to take control of absolutely everything. The church has become the main enemy
17 of the government—nothing new.
Some helpful insights from Tim Cantrell over in South Africa, one of our missionaries: “In July 1933, during Hitler’s first
18 summer in power, a young German pastor named Joachim Hossenfelder preached a sermon in . . . Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial
Church, Berlin’s most important church. He used the words of Romans 13 to remind worshippers of the importance of
19 obedience to those in authority.” This is 1933. “The church was [all decked out] with Nazi banners . . . its pews packed with
the Nazi . . . faithful [and soldiers in uniform].” Earlier that same year, Friedrich Dibelius, “a German bishop and one of the
20 highest Protestant officials in the country” also preached on Romans 13 “to justify all the Nazi seizure[s] of power and
[brutal] policies,” and misquoted Martin Luther himself about the powers of the state. “Three days” after this sermon by
21 Dibelius, “the German parliament dissolved,” and Hitler took over. Within a few years, six million Jews had been
slaughtered, and the world devastated by World War II.
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Throughout history, even in the Western world, people lived under what was called the divine right of kings. Kings were believed
to have had a divine right. This was absolute monarchy. What broke that was basically the Reformers. The Reformers—a
23 little phrase was “the law is king,” not the man. Because of the myth of the divine right of kings, it became the justification
for the slaughter and the massacre of countless children of God.
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One New Testament writer says that Romans 13 has “caused more unhappiness and misery . . . than any other . . . verses in the
25 New Testament by the license they have given to tyrants . . . used to justify a host of horrendous abuses of individual human
rights.” Hitler’s Holocaust, racism in the apartheid of South Africa, Cantrell says, “Both the Jews in Germany and blacks in
26 South Africa were viewed as a threat to public health and national security. . . . “‘Trust us,’ said government . . . ‘we truly
have your best interests at heart. All we want to do is help . . . keep you safe.’”
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Government has already become the purveyor of wickedness. Government is a murderer, slaughtering millions of infants in
abortion; elevating the LGBTQ agenda, the bizarre transgender deception. The culture has become anti-truth, we all know
28 that. The truth is the biggest threat to lies. William Pitt, well-known name in English history, said this: “Necessity (i.e., public
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6 In his book The Glorious Body of Christ, Kuiper wrote, “Our age is one of ecclesiastical passivism. . . . When a church ceases to
be militant it also ceases to be a church of Jesus Christ. . . . A truly militant church stands opposed to the world both without
its walls and within. . . . Time and again in its history the church has found it necessary to assert its sovereignty over against
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usurpations by the state.” And Kuiper gave some biblical examples, like when King Saul or King Uzziah usurped the
priesthood, stating, “In both cases a representative of the state was severely punished for encroaching [on] the sovereignty of
8 the church.”
9 “Lord Macaulay of England summed up the Puritan reputation this way” [(Cantrell)]. He said of the Puritans, “He bowed himself
in the dust before his Maker; [as] he set his foot on the neck of his king.” Kuiper says, “Ours is an age of state totalitarianism.
10 All over the world statism is [rising] . . . . In consequence, in many lands the church finds itself utterly at the mercy of the
state whose mercy often proves cruelty, while in others the notion is rapidly gaining ground that the church exists and
11 operates by the state’s permission.” We do not operate by the state’s permission; we operate by the Lord’s command.
12 Francis Schaeffer, who died in 1984, says, “If [there’s] no final place for civil disobedience, then the government has been made
autonomous, and as such, it has been put in the place of the living God.” And that point is exactly when the early Christians
performed their acts of civil disobedience, even when it cost them their lives. “Acts of State which contradict God’s [Laws]
13 are illegitimate and acts of tyranny. Tyranny is ruling without the sanction of God. To resist tyranny is to honour God. . . .
The bottom line is that at a certain point there is not only the right, but the duty to disobey the State.”
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[Cantrell:] “G. K. Chesterton once made this . . . observation: ‘It is only by believing in God that we can ever criticize the
15 government. Once abolish God, and the government becomes . . . God . . . . Wherever the people do not believe in something
beyond the [government], they will worship [it]. . . . They will worship the strongest thing in the world.’”
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John Calvin said, “[We’re] subject to the men who rule over us, but subject only in the Lord. If they command anything against
17 Him let us not pay the least regard to it, nor be moved by all the dignity which they possess as magistrates.”
Now Scottish Covenanters, amazing people. Andrew Melville was jailed in the Tower of London for the gospel. He was actually
18 jailed because he confronted King James of the King James Bible. This is what Melville said: “There are two kings and two
kingdoms in Scotland: There is King James, the head of the Commonwealth, and there is King Jesus, the Head of the
19 [Church], whose subject King James is, and of whose kingdom he is not the head, nor a lord, but only a member.” For that he
was jailed.
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[Cantrell:] “In 1660 the Covenanters signed their National Covenant” with their blood. “Historian S.M. Houghton tells . . . they
21 were determined”—quoting—“to: resist to the death the claims of the king . . . to override the Crown Rights of the Redeemer
in His [Church] (King Jesus). Their National Covenant [gave] high honour to the eternal God and His most holy Word;
22 demands the faithful preaching of that Word, the due and right ministration of the sacraments . . . . The subscribers further
say that they fear neither ‘the foul aspersions of rebellion, combination, or what else our adversaries from their craft and
malice would put upon us, seeing what we do is so well warranted, and [arises] from an unfeigned desire to maintain the true
23 worship of God, the majesty of our King, and the peace of [His] kingdom, for the common happiness of ourselves and our
posterity.’ They [pledged] themselves as in the sight of God to ‘be good examples to others of all godliness, soberness, and
24 righteousness, and . . . every duty we owe to God and man.’”
25 Does government win? Does Satan win? No, because in chapter 19 of the book of Revelation, Jesus comes back, right? And
destroys all kings set against Him. Battle of Armageddon, He wipes them out. Listen to Psalm 2: “Why are the nations in an
26 uproar and the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers take counsel together
against the Lord and against His Anointed”—this is what the rulers of the world do. And they say, “‘Let us tear their fetters
27 apart and cast away their cords from us!’ He who sits in the heavens laughs, the Lord scoffs at them. Then He will speak to
them in His anger and terrify them in His fury, saying, ‘But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy
mountain.’” The King is coming, isn’t He?
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14 “I will . . . tell you the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, ‘You’re My Son, today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I’ll surely
give the nations as Your inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Your possession. You will break’” those nations “‘with
15 a rod of iron, You will shatter them like’” clay pots. “‘Therefore, O kings, show discernment; take warning, O judges of the
earth. Worship the Lord with reverence and rejoice with trembling. Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and
you perish in the way, for His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!” A warning to the
16 leaders of this nation and every nation: The King is coming. He will crush all opposition.
17 Satan persecutes the church through governments. But the Son of God has come to destroy the devil, to render him powerless, to
overthrow Satan’s final kingdom of darkness. In conclusion, Romans 8:31, “If God be for us, who is against us?” Let’s pray.
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Father, we are so grateful for the confidence that we have, borne to our souls from Your precious truth: Your Word. Thank You
19 for these dear people. Thank You for their faithfulness, for their love for You, for the love wrought in their hearts, by You
and thus for You. Thank You for the joy of fellowship. Give us such joy, as we understand that what’s coming is all going to
20 be for Your glory.
Everything in history is unfolding in the plan that You have designed. Your purposes cannot be thwarted. You will triumph.
21 Christ will come. He will destroy His enemies. He will destroy all kings and all rulers, and reign alone in His glorious
kingdom, of which we who love Him will be a part. We long for that day. Until then may we celebrate with joy and
22 thanksgiving that we even now are citizens of that kingdom; and we who know Him and love Him will reign with Him. We
thank You for that promise.
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May we never become discouraged by what’s happening in the world. May we understand that it’s exactly what Scripture says
24 we would expect. Help us not to get caught up in the politics of these things, but rather to see them through the lens of Holy
Scripture.
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We know that the devil has a plan, but so do You; and You will triumph. You are triumphing even now at Grace Church, and we
are basking in a preview of Your final triumph. We thank You for that sweet gift of grace. Bring to Yourself any with us
26 today who don’t know Christ. Draw that soul into Your kingdom. For Your glory we pray. Amen.
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20 11 (A Psalm of David.) The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
21 2For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
22 3Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
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Presider: Jacqueline Scott Corley
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Jury demand: Plaintiff
16 Case flags: ADRMOP,APPEAL,CLOSED,E-ProSe,ProSe
17 A court must dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint before service of process if it is
18 frivolous, fails to state a claim, or contains a complete defense to the action on its face. Plaintiff
19 is proceeding without representation by a lawyer. Even considering the claims on their
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merits, the undersigned finds they should be dismissed.
3:21-cv-09347-JSC
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Austin v. Riley Case filed: 12/02/2021
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Case closed: 03/16/2022 Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment
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Discrimination
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NOS: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
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Office: San Francisco
26 Jurisdiction: Federal Question
27 Presider: Jacqueline Scott Corley
28 Jury demand: Plaintiff
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12 Back in the 1970s, in Norwalk, California, when I was seeking to be baptized, I was trying to quit smoking. I found that it
required that I keep quitting, because I kept finding a cigarette in my hand. It was such an ingrained habit that I did it without
thinking. Each time I did, I would leave the rest of the pack some place where I could not recover it.
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One night during this time, my family went to the home of some friends for a barbeque. Out of habit, I lit a cigarette and took a
14 drag. As I blew the smoke out, I overheard my mother bragging to our host that I had quit smoking. My mom had been
blinded by her partiality toward me and my abilities, and I felt horrible that I had caused her shame and disappointment.
15 Realizing this helped me to quit the disgusting habit for good.
16 James 2:1 broaches the topic of partiality: "My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with
partiality." The King James Version translates this virtually the same way except that instead of "partiality," it reads "respect
17 of persons." In many ways, "respect of persons" is a plainer translation of the Greek, since that is exactly what the apostle is
fighting: church members respecting some people over others.
18 Since we, too, are members of God's church, it is beneficial to take a closer look at this idea of partiality or respect of persons
from time to time. This problem frequently rears its ugly head, causing trouble among brethren, so it is good to know what it
19 is and how it manifests itself in a congregation.
20 Definitions
21 First, we need to make sure that we understand the full implications of partiality by reviewing some definitions of the term.
Webster's Dictionary defines partial as "biased to one party; inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question,
22 more than the other; not indifferent." A second meaning emphasizes favoring something "without reason," and a third,
"affecting a part only; not general or universal; not total," implies dividing or separating things apart from the whole.
23 Another tool we can use to get a better grasp of a term is to see how other translations of a particular Bible verse use it. Here are
several alternate translations of James 2:1:
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International Standard Version: My brothers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ by showing partiality.
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New International Version: My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism.
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Good News Translation: My friends, as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, you must never treat people in
27 different ways according to their outward appearance.
James Moffatt Translation: My brothers, as you believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Glory, pay no servile regard to
28 people.
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William Barclay Translation: My brothers, you cannot at one and the same time believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ and be
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a snob.
3 The New Testament in Modern English: Don't ever attempt, my brothers, to combine snobbery with faith in our glorious Lord
Jesus Christ!
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Amplified Bible: My brethren, pay no servile regard to people [show no prejudice, no partiality]. Do not [attempt to] hold [and]
5 practice the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of Glory, [together with snobbery]!
6 This term, rendered variously as "partiality," "favoritism," "respect of persons," "servile regard," and "snobbery" in James 2:1, is
prosôpolepsía in Greek, and it is very close in meaning to the English word partiality. Vine's Expository Dictionary of New
Testament Words expands on its meaning: "[It is] the fault of one who, when responsible to give judgment, has respect to the
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position, rank, popularity, or circumstances of men, instead of their intrinsic conditions, preferring the rich and powerful to
those who are not so. . . ."
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Armed with this understanding, we can explore some of the occasions when partiality occurs. For instance, parents almost always
9 display partiality for their own children over other people's children, which is only natural, but sometimes they favor one of
their own children over his or her sibling(s). This is bound to have disastrous results at some point.
10
People also make economic distinctions, showing a bias for one brand of car, clothing, appliance, or laundry soap. Some are
11 partial to stocks and bonds, while others prefer to invest in land, gold, or commodities. Such preferences are usually just
personal opinions due to habit, experience, advertising, or personal recommendation.
12
Of course, there are racial, social, religious, and political prejudices. We read or hear of such biases frequently. Many of these
kinds of partialities can get one in trouble with the group in question, the law, the community, or the church, depending on
13 how radically a person displays them. Even in supposedly free and equal societies, prejudices abound, as they are part of
human nature.
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Further, intellectual snobbery and elitism abound. Those who have advanced degrees too often look down their noses at those
15 whose educational achievements were stymied by a lack of opportunity or funds or plain bad grades in school. Though it is
more rare, a reverse intellectual snobbery has been known to exist among poorly educated Americans from time to time.
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In the church, we often witness the "holier than thou" individual who wears his spirituality on his sleeve for all to see. He is quick
17 to criticize others for their shortcomings, drawing away from fellowship with them for their "lack of conversion." Such a
person is showing a bias toward his idea of righteousness, which, as we know, is called "self-righteousness."
18 There are many other kinds of partiality, and if one keeps an eye out for them, they are easy to spot. Respect of persons is part of
the underside of the human condition, so it is not surprising that the Bible presents so many illustrations of it.
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Biblical Examples
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God provides us with dozens of examples of men and women who were partial to various people or things, and along with the
21 examples come important lessons we can learn to avoid their mistakes. Sometimes, a right and godly favoritism is shown—
particularly by God Himself—and an unrighteous, human reaction causes a great deal of trouble. Yet, more often, human
22 partiality toward or against others opens the proverbial can of worms. A number of examples come immediately to mind.
»When God accepted Abel's offering but rejected Cain's—favor based on obedience and proper attitude—hatred, jealousy,
23 resentment, and murderous rage resulted (see Genesis 4). This first example is one of godly favor taken badly.
24 »Through favoritism, Isaac (toward Esau) and Rebecca (toward Jacob) instilled a spirit of competition, strife, and resentment
between the two brothers, which led to an even-now ongoing feud, more than 3,500 years later (see Genesis 25 and 27)!
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»Jacob's partiality to Rachel was the source of a great deal of hostility and scheming among Jacobs's wives and concubines (see
26 Genesis 30). This also created rivalries between their sons.
27 »Jacob's favoritism for Joseph made his half-brothers so jealous that they were ready to murder him (see Genesis 37). Instead,
they "only" sold him into slavery, telling their father that he had been torn to pieces by a wild beast. This caused the patriarch
no end of grief.
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6 The Bible contains a host of other examples that thoroughly demonstrate the insidiousness of this potential sin. It is clear that the
effects of partiality are the real problem. A person can have the best of intentions and reasons for his bias—as God's favor
certainly is—but the reactions of those not in favor cause events to spin out of control. At other times, and certainly in most
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cases of human bias, the respect of persons is clearly wrong from the outset, and the carnal reactions of those it affects just
makes matters worse.
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Emulating God
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In his epistle, the apostle James is combating the practice of showing favoritism toward the wealthy at the expense of poorer
10 brethren. He asks in James 2:4, in doing so, "have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil
thoughts?" Here, he gets to the crux of the problem. As converted children of God, we are supposed to be able to make
11 righteous judgments through the gift of God's Spirit. However, when we show partiality or respect of persons, we have
allowed evil thoughts to compromise our judgment.
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The Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary emphasizes that "the sin in question [respect of persons] is peculiarly
inconsistent with His 'faith.'" Christ died for all, rich and poor alike, and His doctrine consistently stresses the spiritual
13 equality of believers and unity in a brotherhood of believers. Thus, preferring one person over another because of wealth or
status introduces an element of wickedness into Christian relations: division.
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Matthew Henry agrees:
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The apostle is here reproving a very corrupt practice. He shows how much mischief there is in the sin of prosôpolepsía—respect
16 of persons, which seemed to be a very growing evil in the churches of Christ even in those early ages, and which, in these
after-times, has sadly corrupted and divided Christian nations and societies.
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. . . You who profess to believe the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, which the poorest Christian shall partake of equally with the
rich, and to which all worldly glory is but vanity, you should not make men's outward and worldly advantages the measure of
18 your respect. In professing the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, we should not show respect to men, so as to cloud or lessen the
glory of our glorious Lord: how ever any may think of it, this is certainly a very heinous sin.
19
What about God's supposed favoritism for His chosen people? For many centuries, it seemed as if God was partial toward Israel
20 in that only Israelites had an opportunity for salvation. From our perspective today, we know that He was working solely
through Israel only for the time being, preparing a people for the coming of His Son in the flesh.
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After Jesus' resurrection, God soon opened salvation to the Gentiles too, as related in the story of Cornelius in Acts 10. In verses
22 34-35 of this chapter, Peter draws a conclusion from his experiences with the vision of the animals let down in a sheet from
heaven and with the conversion of the household of Cornelius: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality, but in every
nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him."
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In Romans 2:11, speaking of the righteous judgment of God, Paul repeats this point: "For there is no partiality with God," a truth
24 Paul understood from the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 10:17). To the Galatians, the apostle makes the spiritual equality of
Christians even more specific: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor
25 female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28; see I Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 3:11).
26 It is clear that God is not a respecter of persons, giving everyone an equal opportunity for salvation and judging all by the same
standards. And certainly, we should want to be like God, respecting every member of the church as an equal brother or sister
27 in Christ.
English playwright George Bernard Shaw wrote, "We educate one another, and we cannot do this if half of us consider the other
28 half not good enough to talk to." The church of God is an educational institution, and every member has a part to play in
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7 One of her rulings, in 2018, required bail hearings every six months for hundreds of
8 undocumented immigrants in Western states who were held in jail while awaiting rulings on
9 applications for political asylum. Although the Supreme Court had recently ruled against
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mandatory bond hearings for immigrants in U.S. custody, Corley said the constitutional
guarantees of liberty and due process of law entitle them to consideration of release after
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prolonged detention. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Senate-confirms-Biden-s-
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first-appointee-to-San-17009876.php Exhibit S
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Judge Corley concerned abut the rights f undocumente4ed immigrants but not for fair housing
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and disability rights of disabled citizens. This motion and the affidavits made to the best of
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plaintiff ability.13
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helping to build up others as they prepare for God's Kingdom. Eliminating biases and prejudices will go a long way toward
17 bringing unity and growth to God's church.https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/RA/k/1253/sin-
partiality.htm
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19 13 The affidavit shall state the facts and the reasons for the belief that bias or prejudice exists, and shall be filed not less than ten
days before the beginning of the term at which the proceeding is to be heard, or good cause shall be shown for failure to file it
20 within such time. A party may file only one such affidavit in any case. It shall be accompanied by a certificate of counsel of
record stating that it is made in good faith.
21 a)Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality
might reasonably be questioned.
22 (b)He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances:
(1)Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning
the proceeding;
23 (2)Where in private practice he served as lawyer in the matter in controversy, or a lawyer with whom he previously practiced law
served during such association as a lawyer concerning the matter, or the judge or such lawyer has been a material witness
24 concerning it;
(3)Where he has served in governmental employment and in such capacity participated as counsel, adviser or material witness
25 concerning the proceeding or expressed an opinion concerning the merits of the particular case in controversy;
(4)He knows that he, individually or as a fiduciary, or his spouse or minor child residing in his household, has a financial interest
26 in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or any other interest that could be substantially affected by the
outcome of the proceeding;
27 (5)He or his spouse, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person:
(i)Is a party to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party;
(ii)Is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding;
28 (iii)Is known by the judge to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding;
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(iv)Is to the judge’s knowledge likely to be a material witness in the proceeding.
(c)A judge should inform himself about his personal and fiduciary financial interests, and make a reasonable effort to inform
3 himself about the personal financial interests of his spouse and minor children residing in his household.
(d)For the purposes of this section the following words or phrases shall have the meaning indicated:
4 (1)“proceeding” includes pretrial, trial, appellate review, or other stages of litigation;
(2)the degree of relationship is calculated according to the civil law system;
5 (3)“fiduciary” includes such relationships as executor, administrator, trustee, and guardian;
(4)“financial interest” means ownership of a legal or equitable interest, however small, or a relationship as director, adviser, or
6 other active participant in the affairs of a party, except that:
(i)Ownership in a mutual or common investment fund that holds securities is not a “financial interest” in such securities unless
the judge participates in the management of the fund;
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(ii)An office in an educational, religious, charitable, fraternal, or civic organization is not a “financial interest” in securities held
by the organization;
8 (iii)The proprietary interest of a policyholder in a mutual insurance company, of a depositor in a mutual savings association, or a
similar proprietary interest, is a “financial interest” in the organization only if the outcome of the proceeding could substantially
9 affect the value of the interest;
(iv)Ownership of government securities is a “financial interest” in the issuer only if the outcome of the proceeding could
10 substantially affect the value of the securities.
(e)No justice, judge, or magistrate judge shall accept from the parties to the proceeding a waiver of any ground for
11 disqualification enumerated in subsection (b). Where the ground for disqualification arises only under subsection (a), waiver may
be accepted provided it is preceded by a full disclosure on the record of the basis for disqualification.
12 (f)Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, if any justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge to whom
a matter has been assigned would be disqualified, after substantial judicial time has been devoted to the matter, because of the
appearance or discovery, after the matter was assigned to him or her, that he or she individually or as a fiduciary, or his or her
13 spouse or minor child residing in his or her household, has a financial interest in a party (other than an interest that could be
substantially affected by the outcome), disqualification is not required if the justice, judge, magistrate judge, bankruptcy judge,
14 spouse or minor child, as the case may be, divests himself or herself of the interest that provides the grounds for the
disqualification.
15 (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908; Pub. L. 93–512, § 1, Dec. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 214(a), (b),
Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2661; Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1007, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4667; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321,
16 Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 898 ; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, §65, 63 Stat. 99 .)
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What is the difference between Section 144 and Section 455?
18 Section 144 deals exclusively with actual bias, whereas section 455 deals with actual bias as well as other specific conflicts of
interest and the appearance of partiality. Section 144 is triggered by a party’s affidavit while section 455 may be invoked by
19 motion and requires judges to recuse sua sponte.
Refusal to allow under seal traumatic and medical
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https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/recusal-analysis-case-law-under-28-usc-ss-455-144
21 Litigants can move for trial judges to recuse themselves on grounds of partiality or the appearance of partiality. Improper denial
of these motions can deprive citizens of their right to a “neutral and detached judge,” and diminish public trust in the judicial
22 system. The statute 28 U.S.C. Section 144 deals with the bias or prejudice of a judge. Section 455 deals with the
disqualification of a justice, judge, or magistrate. While section 455 overlaps and subsumes section 144, there are important
differences between the two sections. Section 144 deals exclusively with actual bias, whereas section 455 deals with actual
23 bias as well as other specific conflicts of interest and the appearance of partiality. Section 144 is triggered by a party’s
affidavit while section 455 may be invoked by motion and requires judges to recuse sua sponte. Section 144 applies only to
24 district judges while section 455 applies to any justice, judge, or magistrate. A third recusal statute, 28 U.S.C. Section 47
applies only to appellate judges or trial judges sitting by designation on appellate panels. This statute prohibits a recently
25 promoted appellate judge from hearing an appeal of a case tried by that same judge. Recusal is usually unnecessary in cases
of the judge’s adverse ruling or expression of opinion; rumor, suspicion, or innuendo; familiarity with parties or events;
26 personal attacks on the judge; and threats or lawsuits against the judge. Recusal is more likely in cases of close personal or
professional relationship to attorneys or others; public comments or outside activities; ex parte contacts; involvement
27 pertaining to guilty plea; and a judge taking personal offense. Miscellaneous issues, such as timeliness of motion, recusal in
bench trials, standing, efforts to investigate, rule of necessity, and substitution of counsel, are discussed. Appellate issues are
analyzed, including standard of review, harmless error, interlocutory review, reviewability of recusal, mootness, guilty plea,
28 and jurisdiction. 339 footnotes, 17 references
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The Wind, as a Type of the Holy Spirit, Is Not Unlike the Very Breath of God by Which Man
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Became a Living Soul. And, God Breathed His Word (Inspired) Both When He Wrote It and
6 When It Is Read. The Winds from the Four Corners of the Earth Are Distinctive: the East, a
7 Cleansing Wind; the North, Purifying; South, Fragrant and Comforting; and the West, Rain.
8 Also, Inspiration from a 16th Century Text and from Joni Eareckson Tada.
9 Scripture: Song of Solomon 4:15-16
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No one has been served in this matter yet In the process of first amended complaint prior to
service
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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/demystifying-psychiatry/201602/why-do-people-
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schizophrenia-die-prematurely
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Cousin Jeannie Tigano died prematurely schizophereni; family friend schizophrenia Stevep Jakes
16 died prematurely
17 Persons with schizophrenia have a greatly diminished life span. In general,
18 people with this disorder die more than 25 years earlier than the general
population. In other words, these individuals can only expect to live about 70%
19 of the normal life span. Why do they die early? In a paper recently published
20 in JAMA Psychiatry, Mark Olfson and colleagues set out to answer this
question. They examined reasons for premature mortality in a group of over 1
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million people with schizophrenia covered by Medicaid, the largest insurance
22 provider for persons suffering from schizophrenia in the U.S. They identified
causes of death for over 65,500 of the 74,000 people who died during the
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study period and found that individuals with schizophrenia had an increased
24 rate of death across all ages and all demographic groups when compared to
the general population.
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26 What were the causes of death in these individuals? Olfson and colleagues
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found that both natural causes and unnatural causes of death were increased
by over three-fold. The most common causes of death were cardiovascular
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5 Therefore the limited time that she has has been raftr with aggravation, trauma in this common
6 development. And Court
7 ECF pattern pro se closure Exhibit A 2023-2024
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Jacqueline Corley Senate Questionnaire Exhibit C
Douglas Corley Kaiser Exhibit D
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Disability Accommodations California Courts Exhibit E
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Wagstaffe Group Exhibit F Exhibit FA – FM
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Alameda Blacks and Jews 2005 Exhibit G (inside Wagstaffe Group)
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Revolvling Door Project request recusal family member Exhibit H
15 Eumi Lee Judgeship confirmation March 2024 Exhibit I
16 How Domestic Abusers abuse the Courts The Fuller Project Exhibit J
17 Jacqueline Corley Ballotpedia Wagstaffe Exhibit K
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Case 3:23-cv-03776-JSC Order dismissing pro se without leave to amend Exhibit M
Chevron case partner Jacqueline Corley Kerr & Wagstaffe Exhibit N
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The Vetting Room Exhibit O
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Judicial disclosures financial 2011-2021 Exhibits P PA-PE
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Case 5:23-cv-02799-BLF Kai Lu discrimination Exhibit Q
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Lu Vivente Exhibit R
25 Senate confirms Biden’s first appointee to San Francisco federal court Exhibit S
26 The Disability Docket: What’s at Stake at the U.S. Supreme Court for People with Disabilities?
27 Exhibit T
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6 CONCLUSION
7 Plaintiffs hereby move to disqualify the Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley as the sitting judge in
8 the present case on the grounds of 28 USC Sections 144114 and 455. 15 As set forth in more detail
9 below, this motion is based on evidence contained in the supporting Affidavit of Elizabeth
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Tigano. This includes Judge Corley’s growing repugnance of self-represented litigatnts as
evidenced above in the above cases unrelated cases 3:23-cv-03776-JSC
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Tauscher v. Hanshew Case filed: 07/28/2023 and 3:21-cv-09347-JSC
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Austin v. Riley Case filed: 12/02/2021.
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And more recently disdainfully referring to disabled sisters repreesnting themselves in order
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Docket 17 Judge Corley holding her nose, Judge Corley friend partner Defendant in this
16 matter Keith Fong to be added same law firm in First Amended Complaint (Keith Fong was
17 a law clerk here in this US District Court before becoming an Alameda County Superior Court
18 Judge).
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Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for
darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter
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23 14 In relevant part, section 144 states: “Whenever a party to any proceeding in a district court makes and files a timely and
sufficient affidavit that the judge before whom the matter is pending has a personal bias or prejudice either against him or in
24 favor of any adverse party, such judge shall proceed no further therein, but another judge shall be assigned to hear such
proceeding. The affidavit shall state the facts and the reasons for the belief that bias or prejudice exists, and shall be filed not
25 less than ten days before the beginning of the term at which the proceeding is to be heard, or good cause shall be shown for
failure to file it within such time.”
15 In relevant part, section 455 states: “(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United
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States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be
27 questioned.
(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances:
(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of
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John 10:1-42 ESV / 348
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in
19 by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the
shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and
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he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his
21 own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A
stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice
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of strangers.” ...
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Ecclesiastes 9:11 ESV / 343
24 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong,
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nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge,
but time and chance happen to them all.
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2 Chronicles 20:12 ESV / 288
O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this
7 great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on
you.”
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2 Chronicles 20:7 ESV / 247
Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel,
7 and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?
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2 Chronicles 14:11 ESV / 243
9 And Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the
mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we
10 have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against
11 you.”
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‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will
19 stand before this house and before you—for your name is in this house—and cry out to
you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’
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Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written,
19 “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
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2 Chronicles 19:1-11 ESV / 144
21 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. But Jehu
the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat,
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“Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, wrath
23 has gone out against you from the Lord. Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for
you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
24 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from
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Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord, the God
of their fathers. He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city
26 by city, ...
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I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a
19 living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
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21 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the
flaming darts of the evil one;
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