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8 RICHARD 1.FINE, Casexo.(j9.56()73
9 AppellantandPetitioner,
10 SUPPLEG NTTO EMERGENCY
vs. MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE
11 RELEASEFROM UNLAWFUL
12 W CARCEM TION SHOWING
U.S.DISTRICT COURT, IRREPARABLEAr
13 AppelleeandRespondent. IM= DIATEINJURY Ar
14 UNDUE FWANCIALHARDSHIP,
SC RIFFOFLOSANGELES INCLUDING THELOsSOFHlS
15 COUNTY HO= Ar ONGOING
16 (Rea1Partylnlnterest) PHYSICALPAIN Ar
17 SUFFERING
18 FjupRujes23(b)(3)and23(d)
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23 Appellant(ççFine'')hasbeen,andcontinuestobe,irreparablyinjuredby
24 hisunlawfulincarceration,whichbeganonMarch4,2009.
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26 Hewasdeprivedofpersonalliberty,whichforcibly subjectedhim to
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undueandsteadilymountingfinancialhardshipandcatastropheasadirectresult
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ofbeingpreventedfrom eamingaliving.

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1 He has been prevented 9om addressing the legalissues in this case

2 beyondhispersonalmemoryofapplicable1aw asaresultofhishavingbeen
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5 Theexpenseofretaining counselto adequately addressthesemattersis
6 prohibitive,and hecannotavailhimselfofany assistanceasapauperasthat
7 wouldentailfu11financialdisclosure,thesubjectofwhichisalsothethrustof
8 theunderlyingcontemptorder.
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Hisseveresnancialhardshiphas1edtotheimminentlossofhishome,
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whichisnow wellintoforeclosure.
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12 Fine'sincarcerationhasalsoresultedinhisneedlessly sufferingphysical
13 pain arising from medicalconditionswhich werecontracted astheresultof
14 incarceration atLA County Men'sCentralJail. Finehasdeveloped a staph
15 infection,backpain,andswellinginhisfeet,anklesandlegs,al1inviolationof
16 theFifthandFourteenthAmendments,duetohisunlawfulincarcerationandthe
17 deliberaterefusalandfailureoftheDistrictCourttoabideby28USCj2243in
18 proceedingwiththePetitionforWritofHabeasCorpus.
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20 Thesedelayshavesuspendedthettprivilegeofthewritofhabeascorpus''
21 inviolationofArticle1,Section942)oftheU.S.Constitution.
22 AsthisCourtisaware from therecord, the DistrictCourtunlawfully
23 delayed in ordering RespondentSheriffto answer, and did notenterthewrit
24 WhentherespondentSheriffdidnotanswer. TheDistrictCourtalsounlawfully
25 ççdirected''theLA SuperiorCourtand JudgeYaffeto answerwithouthaving
26 jurisdiction overthem,gaveeachatimeperiodbeyondthetwenty(20)days
27 (originallysetfortheSherifgallowedby28USCj2243,anddidnotenterthe
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l writwhentheydidnotopposeorcontestanyofthegrounds,factsorclaimsset
2 forthinthe Petition.
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5 thantwenty-five(25)daysafterthePetitionisfiledandsummarilydecidethe
6 case,orearlierifthegroundsorfactsinthePetition areundisputed,asinthis
7 case,assetfort hin28USC j2243,theDistrictCourtwaitedfor103daysto
8 renderitsdecision(Dkt#30),atwhichtimeitdeniedtheunopposedPetition.
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TheDistrictCourt'sdecisionshowedthatneitherit(JudgeWalter)northe
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Magistrate Judge (Judge Woehrle)had even read the fullPetition. (See
MagistrateJudge'sReportandRecommendationtçGRepolf'lDkt#26,page10,
12 line13,throughpage11,line1,whichstatesthePetitionhadonlyfivegrounds.
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ThePetitionhad,infact,sevengrounds.Page13,line27,throughpage14,line
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4,oftheReportstatesFinewasnotchargedtmderB&PCodej6126,acriminal
count. TheOrderto Show Cause,atpage 3,paragraph 16,attached tothe
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Petition showsthischarge. Atpage23,line 1,throughpage24,line 16,the
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Reportagainignoresthecriminalcontemptchargewhichwasneverdismissed.)
19 TheDistrictCourtleftitselfwith only CountsOne,Two and Fiveto
20 decide.
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22 AstoCountOne,theReportdidnotcitetoCaperton.etal.v.A.T(Massev
23 CoalCo.,etal,566U.S. (2009)decidedJune8,2009,whichheldthata
24 largecontributorto acampaigncommitteeofajudgeby alitigantwitha
25 prospectivecasebeforehim mandatedthejudge'srecusalfrom thecaseasa
26 denialofdueprocess.Caperton,supra,mandatedthegrantingofthewritbythe
27 DistrictCourtbecauseJudgeYaffehad received an illegalpayment9om LA
28 Countyequalto28% ofhisstatesalary(asubstantialsum)andthenmadean
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1 Finepresentatthehearing. Hethenrefusedtorecusehimselfinthecontempt
2 caseandthereafterçjudgedhisownaction,''aviolationoftheholdingofInRe
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4 CountOne,baseduponU.S.SupremeCourtprecedent.
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6 AstoGroundTwo,theDistrictCourtandtheMagistrateJudge'sReport
7 içmadeup afalserecord''. Withoutcitationtoany record,theReportstatesat
8 page21:çE-fherecord showsthatJudgeYaffegavePetitioneramplewarning
9 aboutpossiblecontemptcharges''and atpage22,lines23-25:tç...thatJudge
10 YaffewaspatientandprofessionalindealingwithPetitionerwhilecanyingout
11 hisjudicialdutiesandvindicatingthepropertyauthorityofhiscourt.''
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ThewritshouldthereforehavebeengrantedonGroundTwo.
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14 The District Courtand the Magistrate Judge's Reportreferenced no
15 review ofthelastrecordbeforetheStateCourttodetermineifthettdecisionwas
16 based on an unreasonabledetermination ofthefactsin lightoftheevidence
17 under28USCj2254(d)(2).''NeithertheRespondentSheriff,theLA Superior
18 Courtnor Judge Yaffe produced the trialtranscripts,the exhibits or any
19 pleadingsofthecontempttrial,exceptthattheLA SuperiorCourtproducedthe
20 March 4,2009,trialsentencingtranscript,theRemand Orderand aduplicate
21 copy ofthe March4,2009,Judgment,signed by Judge Yaffeon March24.
22 2009.twentydaysafteritwasfiled(comparetheCourt'sfilestampdate,Dkt
23 #1,pg.34,toJudgeYaffe'ssignamredate,pg.47).
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25 Fine produced the December 22,2008,and January 22,2009,trial
26 transcriptsandMinuteOrders,theNovember3,2008OrdertoShow Causeand
27 Declaration ofJoshuaL.Rosen,trialexhibits 1A,9,14,21,and SenateBill
28 <CSBXZ11''enactedFebruary20,2009.

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l Based upon the above,Fine was denied constitutionalrights which

2 supportedthePetitionandgrantingofthewrit.
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4 M tlm te+ inth-c-ir=i&viG terthe-Fmhund-FouA enth-e' ndments
5 andArticle1,Section9(2),oftheU.S.ConstitutionwhenitacceptedFine's
6 EmergencyPetitionforHabeasCorpusfiledJune3,2009,renamingitaPetition
7 forWritofMandategrohibitionincaseno.09-71692,anddelayeditsdecision
8 untilJtme30,2009. TheNinthCircuitignoredthefactthattheDistrictCourt
9 hadrefusedtofilethePetition(SeeNinthCircuitDecision,page1,paragraph1),
10 andtheNinth CircuiterroneouslyclaimedthattheMagistrateJudge'sJune 12,
11 2009,ReportwasthedecisionoftheDistrictCourt. (SeeDecision,page1,
12 paragraph2). TheDistrictCourt,however,didnotissueitsdecisionuntil
13 Jtme29,2009(Dld#30).
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Asoccun'edwiththeDistrictCourt,itappearsthattheNinthCircuitpanel
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alsohadnotfullyreviewedtheEmergencyPetition,whichplainlyshowedthat
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theDistrictCourthadviolated28USC j2243anddeniedFinedueprocess.
Haditreviewedtheentiredocllment,itwouldhaveissuedthewritofmandate
18 immediately. lnstead,itdeniedthewrit,causingfurtherunlawfulincarceration
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anduniqueandirreparablefinancialandphysicalhardship.
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21 ln summary,Finehasbeen deniedliberty andtherighttoearn aliving
22 sinceMarch 4,2009,resulting in severe financialand physicalhardship in
23 violationoftheFifthandFourteenthAmendments,andArticle1,Section9(2)of
24 theU.S.Constimtional. TheDistrictCourtknew ata11timesthatthePetition
25 hadmeritandwasunopposed,yetitunlawfully delayedanddeniedFinedue
26 processandthewrit. AndtheNinth Circuitknew atalltimesoftheDistrict
27 Court'stmlawfulactionsincaseno.09-71692,yetitdelayedanddeniedFine
28 dueprocessanddeniedthePetition.

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1 Now,theunlawfulincarcerationhasextendedtoalmostfivemonthsdue
2 solelytotherefusaloftheFederalCourtstoactappropriately.
---k T-hednse t-Motion-hasoot-been-opp%ed. The-petilionv-as-shewnk-was-
5 alsonotopposed.
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TheactionsoftheDistrictCourtinthiscaseareidenticaltotheactionsof
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thesameMagistrateJudgeandDistrictCourtJudgein caseno.CV-08-29056
8 JFW (CW),Finev.StateBar,etal,inwhichtheydelayeddecidingaMotionto
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Dismissfortenmonths,thendecidedtoabstain,andthen deniedanunopposed
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MotiontoSetAsidetheJudgmentwhich showedthattheCaliforniaSupreme
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Courtjusticeswerebiasedinasmuchastheyhadalsoreceivedillegalpayments
12 9om countieswhiletheyweresuperiorcourtjudgesandhadreceivedretroactive
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immunityforcriminalactsunderSenateBill(.uSBX211,,.
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15 ItappearsthatthebaniertograntingthewritiseitheranunwrittenCdcode
16 ofprotection''withinthejudiciarytoinsulatejudgesreceivingillegalpayments
17 despiteU.S.SupremeCourtholdingstothecontrary,orthatnojudgeisreading
18 theEmergency Petitionsin theirentirety. Neitheroption speakswellofthe
19 Courts'abilitytofollow theConstitutionandlaw.
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lnthemeantime,Finehasbeenmadetosuffergreatlybecausehehonored
22 hisoathandactedasanofficerofthecourtinobjectingtojudgeswhohad
23 received moniesfrom LA county who refusedto disqualify themselvesfrom
24 decidingcasesinwhichtheCountywasaparty.YetFine'sinjtlriesofthepast
25 fivemonthswouldhavebeenentirely avoidedifSupremeCourtprecedenthad
26 beenfollowed.
27 Furtherdelay isunconscionable. Fine should be setfreeand thewrit
28 granted.Thereshouldnotbeanybond,asthePetitionwasnotopposed.

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PROOFOFSERW CE
STATEOFCALIFORNIA,

lam Greg Mcphee. My businessaddressis2450 N.Lake Avenue,PMB 227,

Altadena,CA 91001.
OnJuly28th,2009,IservedtheforegoingdocumentdescribedasSUPPLEMENT TO
EMERGENCY MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM UNLAWFUL
INCARCEM TION SHOWING IRREPAM BLE AND IMMEDIATE INJURY AND
UNDUE FINANCIAI,HARDSHIP,INCLUDING THE LOSS OF HIS HOME,AND
ONGOING PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING on interested partiesinthisaction by
depositingatruecopythereof,which wasenclosedinasealedenvelope,withpostagefully
prepaid,intheUnitedStatesMail,addressedasfollows:
AaronMitchellFontana KevinM.Mccormick
PaulB.Beach BENTON,ORR,DUVAL&BUCIUNGHAM
LAWRENCEBEACHALLEN& CHOI,PC 39N.CaliforniaStreet
l00WestBroadway,Ste.1200 P.O.Box1178
Glendale,CA 91210-1219 Ventura,CA 93002
JudgeJohnF.Walter MagistrateJudgeCarlaM.Woehrle
USDistrictCourt,Crtrm 16 USDistrictCourt,RoybalBldg,Crtrm640
312N.SpringStreet 255EastTempleStreet
LosAngeles,CA 90012 LosAngeles,CA 90012
Clerk,U.S.DistrictCourt
312N.SpringSt.,Rm G-8
LosAngeles,CA 90012
1certifyanddeclare,tmderpenaltyofperjurytmderthelawsoftheUnitedStatesof
AmericaandtheStateofCalifornia,thattheforegoingistrueandcorrect.
Executedonthis28thdayofJuly,2009,atAltadena,Califonlia.

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