NJ FAMILY COURT & INSTITUTIONALIZED HARASSMENT – DOCUMENTED BELOW

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BELOW IS AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY OF HOW MY LOCAL FAMILY COURT CONTINUES TO HARASS AND IMPEDE MY ACCESS TO THE COURT IN RETALIATION FOR: MY COMPLAINTS TO THE JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE

I WENT TO COURT TO VIEW MY FILE AND SHERIFFS’ OFFICERS ESCORTED ME THROUGHOUT THE COURT HOUSE AND EVEN DOWN THE STREET.

THIS WAS NOTHING MORE THAN HARASSMENT.

TO DISCOURAGE FURTHER HARASSMENT:

I AM PREPARING A LAWSUIT WITH ANOTHER LAWYER AND MAKING OPRA REQUESTS (COSTLY FOR THE STATE TO COMPLY WITH) TO DISCOURAGE FURTHER MISCONDUCT AND DOCUMENT THE ISSUES.

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O.P.R.A. REQUEST SENT 8/8/2014

TO DOCUMENT THE CONTINUED HARASSMENT

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SENT TO: SHERIFF KEMLER, UNDER-SHERIFF MEDINA, FREEHOLDER BRIAN HUGHES, MERCER COUNTY OFFICE OF COUNSEL (A. Sypek), Court Staff (Sandra Terry)

O.P.R.A. Request #6 TO MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE &  Request to Judiciary for Common-law right of access
RE: Harassment Allegations of Derek Syphrett

Kangaroo Court Judge

INTRODUCTION TO
O.P.R.A. REQUEST:

I am writing today to get information about a bizarre personal experience I endured while reviewing my court files at 400 Warren St. and paying for my copied files at 175 S. Broad Street.

I am writing to place an O.P.R.A. Request which is listed below my statement of facts below the sections of this email denoted as “Introduction…” and “introductory comments regarding 8/6/2014 Statement of Facts.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:

1) That part of the reason I am making this O.P.R.A. request is to prepare for a lawsuit and to discourage the Sheriff’s Office and the Superior Court from attempting to harass or intimidate me further. I am probably the last person on earth that the court or the Sheriff’s Office should attempt to harass, intimidate, or stalk.

2) Please be advised if I continue to be confronted with bizarre behavior and actions by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office I will continue to update the FBI and document the issues via O.P.R.A. requests and or lawsuits to discourage:

a) any further misconduct with regard to my enforcement of my civil rights;
b) obstruction, impediments, or harassment related to my right to access the court.

3) I believe all parties will be well served by a strict adherence to my personal boundaries and my constitutionally protected rights. Further questionable conduct will lead to more O.P.R.A. requests and increased claims of damages in the future.

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS REGARDING
/6/2014 STATEMENT OF FACTS:

When I arrived at the 400 Warren Street court house for my scheduled appointment with the court to view my court files (which were deficient of missing documents AND inclusive of misfiled protected documents). I felt unnecessarily harassed by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office.

(Note: Both my lawyer and I felt it was inappropriate that my family court files were ONLY available for viewing in the “criminal” court house at 400 Warren Street rather than within the Family Court. I believe that this is a sign that the Family Court is unwilling to accommodate my access to the Family Court, unless I protest as I did on 8/6/2014 when I insisted on going to the family court to pay for my copies rather than having my lawyer write a check and reimbursing him as was requested by court staff).

This O.P.R.A. request has been sent to get information about the Sheriff’s Office’s activities related to my visit to the court houses at the aforementioned addresses on 8/6/2014.

Specifically be advised that:

I was “stalked” by 2 Sheriff’s Officers. One officer was badge #239 (his approximate name was “Ristuccia”)  once I entered the court house. When I asked the officers if there was any order for them to escort me through the court house, they responded no, but they continued to follow me and my lawyer Laurence Sheller throughout the court house as if we were suspects of a crime.

Once I arrived in court room 2A as I had arranged by appointment with Sandra Terry, The Officers remained in the court room and I asked the court staff in the room if there was any order for me to be escorted throughout the court house. They responded “no”.

Yet when I left the court to pay for the copies of my file the officers again followed me to the 175 S. Broad Street Court house and began following me throughout that court house.

I found this activity to be quite unnerving given:

my past experience with the Sheriff’s office and the still unexplained “kidnapping” of my person on 8/19/2013 that was purported to be an arrest on 8/19/2013, but later revealed to be a simple abduction of my person “under the color of law”. The Sheriff’s Office no longer takes the position that an arrest occurred on 8/19/2013 despite the fact I was told I was under arrest in front of a witness that accompanied me to court AND I was read Miranda, AND a Miranda form was filled out.

Once I left the court house to get into my car the Officers followed me until I passed the 400 Warren Street court house. At that point I asked Officer (Badge #239) If there was any order to escort me throughout the court house and he said “I can’t divulge that information”.

I then asked some follow-up questions to make sure the officer was aware that I am not a suspect to any crime or a convicted felon, and in fact I intend to Sue Catherine Fitzpatrick and the Sheriff’s Dept. For the aforementioned “kidnapping” and the emotional damages I suffered, which contributed to me ending up on Federal Disability (Permanently) with documented PTSD.

Also Note:
1) Prior to the facts cited above I found that Under-Sheriff Medina was cyber stalking my LinkedIn page and I called the FBI to complain about the incident given my past experience with the Sheriff’s Office and the prior FBI investigation of my complaint. I found Mr. Medina’s contact via LinkedIN to be unsettling especially given my well founded concerns for misconduct by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and my fear of further retaliation for my “whistleblowing”.

2) There is a court order from Judge Covert and Judge Bookbinder of the Superior Court of New Jersey (oral order with written minute order) that denotes the fact that I am not deemed to legally be a threat to self, others, or property. It is therefore VERY SUSPECT FOR THE MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO ESCORT ME THROUGHOUT A COURT HOUSE, WHEN THE COURTS ACCOMODATE VISITS FROM CONVICTED FELONS AND VIOLENT CRIME OFFENDERS WITHOUT ESCORTING MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COURT WHEN THEY APPEAR FOR PROBATION OR WHILE ON BAIL…. IT MAKES NO COMMON SENSE THAT I AM BEING TREATED AS A GREATER SECURITY THREAT AND/OR HARASSED TO A GREATER DEGREE THAN VIOLENT CRIMINALS WHO APPEAR AT YOUR COURT HOUSE WITHOUT ESCORTS!!!

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O.P.R.A. REQUEST #6 Dispatch / Sheriff Officer Assignment Records for 8/6/2014
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TO MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – RECORD CUSTODIAN
TO SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY (MERCER COUNTY VINCINAGE): RECORD KEEPER, ASSIGNMENT JUDGE, COURT CLERK, & SANDRA TERRY

O.P.R.A. REQUEST AND COMMON LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS REQUESTS FOR:

1. Mercer County Sheriff’s Office (AKA MCSO): Dispatch Log for 8/6/2014

2. MCSO: Incident Summaries for 8/6/2014

3. MSCO and/or Superior Court: Internal Communications, Emails, Memorandum, or like correspondence from 6/15/2014 to 8/8/2014 containing Derek Syphrett’s name or any of the following variations of Mr. Syphrett’s name such as “Mr. Syphrett, D. Syphrett, Syphrett”.

4. Any communication from the Superior Court Judge(s) or staff to MCSO staff regarding Derek Syphrett between 6/15/2014 to 8/8/2014

5. Any document in the MCSO possession or Superior Court Possession requesting or ordering the MSCO to escort Mr. Syphrett on 8/6/2014.

6. A Blank “Notice of Claim” Form, which applies to filing a legal claim against the MCSO staff.

7. Documents detailing / summarizing the the dispatch or assignment of Sheriff’s Officers to Family Court court rooms on 8/6/2014.

Note: As part of your O.P.R.A. responsibility, please request common law access to any records not in your possession but in the possession of the Superior Court, to the extent to such records exist and are possessed by the Superior Court.

Note: I have submitted this email as a letter to the courts. It should arrive at the court on Monday or Tuesday. I hereby request common law access to any records possessed by the Superior Court, which meet the descriptions above.

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Format of response:
Please provide this information via email or in electronic format.

Frequency of response:
Please deliver the documents: “as discovered ”

Destination for response:
Deliver to dsyphrett@EMAILREDACTED preferred destination is email)

or

Derek Syphrett

MY ADDRESS REDACTED

(only mail the records if you are unable to deliver them via email)
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O.P.R.A. NOTICE REGARDING FELONY CONVICTIONS and CITIZENSHIP OF PETITIONER
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I am not a convicted felon.

I am a dual citizen of the sovereign state of New Jersey AND the United States of America

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Very Respectfully,

Derek C. Syphrett

P.S.
I’ve been extremely patient under the above described circumstances. I believe your agencies & personnel  are continuing a pattern of abuse that began with my kidnapping on 8/19/2013.

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Alleged Judicial Misconduct of Judge Bookbinder

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Quick Summary – Punchline:

CLICK LINK BELOW TO SEE COURT ORDER – EVIDENCE OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT:

RONALD BOOKBINDER’S COURT ORDERS VIOLATE THE LAW 2/6/2014 – 3/10/2014 – HE REFUSED TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE SUPPORTING HIS DECISION (CLICK TO READ COURT ORDERS)

JUDGE RONALD E. BOOKBINDER’S ILLEGAL COURT ORDERS VIOLATE:

  • THE U.S. CONSTITUTION,
  • N.J. CONSTITUTION,
  • SUPREME COURT RULINGS:
  • BINDING PRECEDENTS OF FEDERAL 3RD CIRCUIT
  • JUDGE BOOKBINDER IS ALLEGED TO HAVE ABUSED HIS OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF BULLYING A SELF-REPRESENTED FATHER
  • JUDGE BOOKBINDER VIOLATED THIS FATHER’S RIGHTS AND EFFECTIVELY SABATAGED THE FATHERS ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HIS OWN TRIAL FOR CUSTODY OF THE FATHER’S OWN CHILDREN.
  • JUDGE JOHN TOMASELL AND JUDGE JOHN CALL WERE COMPLICIT IN THE VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AT TRIAL IN FM-03-790-14:
    • Judge Tomasello held trial without the Defendant present, took testimony from the Plaintiff, and refused to allow the Defendant to cross-examine the Plaintiff
    • Judge Tomasello refused to hear the Defendant’s immediate appeal (a statutory right of the Defendant) in FV-03-1154-14
    • Judge John Call was the complicit presiding (Supervising) judge.

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EVIDENCE OF JUDGE BOOKBINDER’S JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

(supported by Judge John Call & Judge John Tomasello):

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RONALD BOOKBINDER’S COURT ORDERS VIOLATE THE LAW 2/6/2014 – 3/10/2014 – HE REFUSED TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE SUPPORTING HIS DECISION (CLICK TO READ COURT ORDERS)

1. A Father ((Self-Represented / Pro Se litigant) prohibited from appearing in court for his own Trial!   THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ACCESS THE COURTS.

2. Father (Self Represented / Pro Se Litigant) prohibited from meeting with Ombudsman to discuss his concerns.

  • This order was issued ex-parte with no notice & no hearing to the Father (no due process)
  • Order was only put in writing after the Father confronted Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder

3. Father (Self Represented / Pro Se Litigant) subjected to illegal court order that violated U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in Haines v. Kerner that permit a pro-se litigant to file pleadings contrary to court rules and procedures.

4. Father (Self Represented / Pro Se Litigant) Prohibited from viewing his own divorce files by court order

5. Judge Bookbinder  appears to have committed felony witness tampering in in State v. Syphrett System #03-2950-01 by admitting he consulted privately with a witness in State v. Syphrett about the case prior to the trial. He allowed the witness Judge Mary C. Jacobson to recommend bail conditions and civil restraints against Mr. Syphrett (the case was ultimately dismissed without any trial via highly unusual ex-parte motion by Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini of Mercer County).

 

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HOW THE LAW WAS VIOLATED BY JUDGE BOOKBINDER

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Fingers Crossed Oath

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After having my civil and criminal cases transferred to Burlington because Judges in Mercer County violated my rights, the apparent retaliation by judges continued in Burlington County via all manner of strange happenings.

1. Judge Bookbinder Consulted the Mercer County Judges despite the fact that Judge Mary C. Jacobson, Judge Pedro Jimenez, and Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick had been recused from my cases. THIS WAS BIZARRE!

2. Judge Bookbinder issued civil restraints against my access of the court without presenting any evidence to support these restraints. This was a violation of the law of the land per U.S. Supreme Court: Elrod v. Burns (1976)

See here where Elrod v. Burns clearly states that the government can not restrain a citizen’s 1st Amendment free speech without producing a burden of proof… Judge Bookbinder ignored this and acted as a tyrant rather than a Judge – in doing so he acted without subject matter jurisdiction.

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LEGAL DECISIONS SUPPORTING MY ALLEGATIONS:

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  • Judge Bookbinder’s Violation of Supreme Courts Law (Elrod v. Burns & Haines v. Kerner) – Click Underlined Links to read:
    • NOTE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT FINDINGS IN  Elrod v. Burns, 427 US 347 – 1976 pursuant Buckley v. Valeo:

Though First Amendment rights are not absolute, they may be curtailed only by interests of vital importance, the burden of proving the existence of which rests upon the government”

“Though First Amendment rights are not absolute, they may be curtailed only by interests of vital importance, the burden of proving the existence of which rests upon the government”

Haines v. Kerner Specifically States the Following:

“We cannot say with assurance that under the allegations of the pro se complaint, which we hold to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers, it appears ‘beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.’ Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41,45 46 (1957). See Dioguardi v. Durning, 139 F.2d 774 (CA2 1944)”

JUDGE BOOKBINDER SHOWED CONTEMPT FOR THE U.S. SUPREME COURT AND DECIDED HIS COUNTY COURT WAS ABOVE THE SUPREME COURT RULING – THIS VIOLATES THE LAW OF THE LAND!

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EVIDENCE OF

THE ALLEGED JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT & ALLEGED FELONIES:

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Magnify Glass FACTS

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Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder issued a court order on 2/6/2014 and others which prohibited a father from appearing in court for the father’s own divorce, custody litigation!

THIS WAS A VIOLATION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION 14TH AMENDMENT.

SEE COURT ORDERS HERE:

2014-02-06 and 14-2-19 and 14-3-10 COURT ORDERS BOOKBINDER

List of Illegal Aspects of these Court Orders:

1. Pro Se Defendant prohibited from appearing in court without EXPRESS PERMISSION of a Superior Court Judge (Regardless of whether the Defendant had a trial date)!!

2.Pro Se Defendant prohibited from filing contrary to the court rules, even though U.S. Supreme Court and Third Circuit of Federal Court has issued precedent setting decisions that state a Pro Se Defendant need not follow the court rules or follow court procedures in pleadings or filings. See Decisions in:

  • Third Circuit Binding Precedents – Clearly Make Judge Bookbinder’s Court orders illegal / Void
      • In Picking: the plaintiffs civil rights was 150 pages and described by a federal judge as “inept.” Nevertheless, it was held: Where a plaintiff pleads pro-se in a suit for protection of civil rights, the court should endeavor to construe plaintiffs pleading without regard to technicalities.     (
    • Todaro v. Bowman, 872 F.2d 43, 44 n. 1, 3d Cir. 1989 (Click this Link):
      • Findings of Todaro Court:  As a pro se litigant Todaro is held to less stringent pleading standards and we will afford him a liberal interpretation of our procedural rules. We will, therefore, consider the first amendment claim as properly before us. (iv) McTeague v. Sosnowski, 617 F.2d 1016, 1019 (3d Cir.1980).

 

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ABOUT JUDGE RONALD E. BOOKBINDER:

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Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder has a reputation in Burlington County for being a gregarious, even tempered Judge, with a keen mind for Municipal Ordinances and Laws.

I don’t Dispute that.

However: I have seen Judge Ronald Bookbinder apparently commit crimes of Official Misconduct (a felony) and violate his oath of office and the United States Constitution.

 

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CONCLUSION:

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I am a first person witness to a Superior Court Judge of New Jersey deciding that he is ABOVE THE LAW

I have witnessed Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder show complete disrespect for U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the Constitution, court rules, and “THE LAW”.

Everybody who reads this blog and views these court orders is now also a witness to the fact that Judge Bookbinder has diminished the integrity of the court and violated his oath of Office.

 The End Loonie Toons

 

 

ALLEGED CRIMES OF: Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder & Judge Mary C. Jacobson

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Introduction to Alleged Crimes:

Below are emails I sent to Mercer County Prosecutors Office and Burlington County Prosecutor’s Offices along with the evidence included in the links below.

I doubt the Prosecutors will prosecute these cases because they are likely fearful of retaliation from the judges’ and the judges’ political allies.

For that reason I have posted this information in public view so that the public can become aware of the unethical self-dealing within the judiciary.

New Jersey Courts are lawless and the judges do not hold themselves accountable to the United States Constitution or their Judicial Oaths (Judicial Canons).

Below I’ve included a summary and actual emails that I sent to the local prosecutor offices, to supplement my complaint to the FBI and Supreme Court of New Jersey.

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Quick Take Summary of Alleged Crimes

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1) Judge Bookbinder issued court orders that violated the United States Constitution in order to obstruct or deny me access to the court. He literally prohibited me from appearing at my own trials to face the accusers in both a criminal case and my divorce… OUTRAGEOUS!

2) Judge Bookbinder consulted / conspired with Judge Jacobson as denoted in hearing transcripts of State v. Syphrett on 12/24/2013 and 1/6/2014.

In other Words:

He consulted with a witness in a criminal case via ex-parte communications and he refused to reveal the nature of these communications. This led to my allegations of Official Misconduct and Witness Tampering.

RESULTING ALLEGED CRIMES:

2C: 30-2 – Official Misconduct in the third degree 12/24/2013, 1/6/2014, 3/24/2014, 2/6/2014, 2/19/2014, 3/10/2014

2C: 30-6 – A pattern of Official Misconduct in the third degree 12/24/2013, 1/6/2014, 3/24/2014, 2/6/2014, 2/19/2014, 3/10/2014, AND UNKOWN DATES WHERE EX-PARTE ORDERS FOR ESCORT AND RESTRAINTS OF MY ACCESS TO OMBUDSMAN WERE ISSUED VERBALLY OR VIA EMAIL.

2C: 28-5 – Witness Tampering in the third degree on 12/24/2013, 1/6/2014, and about 3/24/2014

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ACTUAL EMAILS DETAILING CONCERNS & ALLEGED CRIMES 6/27/2014

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Subject: Formal REQUEST FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION: Specific Charges

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:48:24 -0400
From: Derek Syphrett <dsyphrett@gmail.com>
To: prosecutor@co.burlington.nj.us, rbernardi@co.burlington.nj.us, “glenn.grant@judiciary.state.nj.us” <glenn.grant@judiciary.state.nj.us>, ronald.bookbinder@judiciary.state.nj.us, sharyn.sherman@judiciary.state.nj.us, jeanne.covert@judiciary.state.nj.us, jbocchini@mercercounty.org, mnardelli@mercercounty.org, John Call <John.Call@judiciary.state.nj.us>, Divorce – John Rooney <john@rooneyphillylawyer.com>

The record of State v. Syphrett will show that on 12/24/2013 and 1/6/2014 both Judge Covert and Judge Bookbinder referenced Judge Bookbinder’s ex-parte consultation with Mary C. Jacobson a presumed witness in State v. Syphrett.

I have audio transcripts of both of these hearings.

 

ALLEGED WITNESS TAMPERING:

Further on about 3/24/2014 Judge Bookbinder insisted he might continue to consult Mary C. Jacobson despite my lawyer and my objection to the same during a status conference call held on about that date.

SEE PROOF THAT JUDGE JACOBSON WAS A WITNESS IN STATE V. SYPHRETT HERE:

2014-08-18 – SHERIFFS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – Redacted

 

ALLEGED OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT:

Further with regard to Judge Bookbinder’s void court orders of 2/6/2014, 2/19/2014, and 3/10/2014 I believe official Misconduct occurred as those court orders actually prohibited me from appearing in court for my own trials as a self-represented litigant and a real party of interest. Further Judge Bookbinder issued other court orders restraining me from meeting with the Ombudsman and with regard to having me harrassed by sheriff’s escorts via sua sponte orders off the record, which were only put on the record when I discovered such orders had been issued via conversations with Chip Thompson and Sgt. Potts.

SEE ATTACHED VOID COURT ORDERS HERE:

VOID COURT ORDERS BOOKBINDER

  • These Court Orders Violate the U.S. Constitution in numerous ways, including prohibiting a Defendant from appearing in court at his own trials!
  • These Court orders are also contrary to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Haines v. Kerner which allow for self-represented litigants to operate contrary to court rules.

I believe criminal charges under the following N.J. Statutes can and should be investigated and pursued in the interest of justice, especially considering the gravity of the allegations and the issues being related to public officials and the public interest in a lawful judiciary and the rule of law:

Alleged Criminal Charges:

2C: 30-2 – Official Misconduct in the third degree 12/24/2013, 1/6/2014, 3/24/2014, 2/6/2014, 2/19/2014, 3/10/2014

2C: 30-6 – A pattern of Official Misconduct in the third degree 12/24/2013, 1/6/2014, 3/24/2014, 2/6/2014, 2/19/2014, 3/10/2014, AND UNKOWN DATES WHERE EX-PARTE ORDERS FOR ESCORT AND RESTRAINTS OF MY ACCESS TO OMBUDSMAN WERE ISSUED VERBALLY OR VIA EMAIL.

2C: 28-5 – Witness Tampering in the third degree on 12/24/2013, 1/6/2014, and about 3/24/2014

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EMAIL TO BURLINGTON COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE:

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On 6/27/2014 4:19 PM, Derek Syphrett wrote:
Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office / Robert Bernardi:

Please accept this email as a formal request for investigation of Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder with regard to his role in State v. Syphrett. He admitted to consulting a witness in State v. Syphrett (see attached investigative report) with regard to the handling of State v. Syphrett.

Such actions by Judge Bookbinder appear to be contrary to the Supreme Court Precedent set in the Matter of Stephen Perskie (a former superior court judge), they were also definitely violations of the Judicial Canons.

Please note I had requested Judge Bookbinder to avoid embarassing the court and to uphold the integrity of the court by transferring my legal matters from his court, however, he chose of his own free-will to continue engaging in activities that demeaned the integrity of the court and appear to be contrary to the pillars of our justice system. Sometimes people just can’t handle the privilege and power that comes with their jobs, sadly I believe this is such a case.

SEE BOTH THE ATTACHED INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND THE INLINE ATTACHMENT BELOW DETAILING MY CONCERNS AND EVIDENCE:

REPORT SHOWING JUDGE JACOBSON WAS A WITNESS IN THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION: 2014-08-18 – SHERIFFS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – Redacted

 

INLINE ATTACHMENT BELOW:
> Hi Kathleen,
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> (To: Judge Grant & Joanne Dietrich please forward this email and my statements below as a verified complaint to the ACJC – I expect action with regard to paragraphs 3 & 4).
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> 1. Your response to my O.P.R.A. request did not include a couple emails (listed below as inline attachments) can you explain this discrepancy.
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> 2. My recollection is that both my lawyer and Michael Nardelli (who is btw a great guy, despite being a Dolphins fan… Go Patriots!) were thoroughly confused and irritated by Judge Bookbinder’s refusal to handle the case in a coherent manner and the following email exchange occurred:
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> 3. My recollection is that the email exchange (ATTACHED BELOW) occurred after a fairly lengthy status hearing with Judge Bookbinder where both my lawyer and I asked him to transfer the case given JUDGE BOOKBINDER’S consultation with Mary C. Jacobson (a witness in the underlying criminal investigation for State v. Syphrett) about State v. Syphrett and the associated bail conditions and restraints.
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> 4. The concerns my lawyer and I had related to the fact that Judge Bookbinder apparently violated of Judicial Canon 2 an 3 (ex-parte communication and bestowing and creating the appearance of special influence). It also may have been witness tampering (a felony). Additionally my lawyer and I felt that Judge Bookbinder’s civil restraints violated the United States Constitution and the Judicial Canons.

Subject: Re: Order
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:08:27 -0400
From: John F. Rooney, V <john@rooneyphillylawyer.com>
To: Nardelli, Michael <mnardelli@mercercounty.org>, Derek Syph <dsyphrett@gmail.com>

Mike:

 

I can’t consent to the form, or anything, regarding the case remaining in Burlington County. That being said, you can send it to Judge Bookbinder as it is written, and if Judge Bookbinder sees fit, he can sign it, but i cannot consent to it. Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

John
On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Nardelli, Michael <mnardelli@mercercounty.org> wrote:

I used “primary witness”. Let me know if this looks ok.

 

From: johnfrooneyesq@gmail.com [mailto:johnfrooneyesq@gmail.com] On Behalf Of John F. Rooney, V
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:58 PM
To: Nardelli, Michael
Subject: Re: Order

 

sorry to be a pain in the ass. Can we change “victim” to complaining witness?

 

John

 

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Nardelli, Michael <mnardelli@mercercounty.org> wrote:

I removed “entry”.

 

From: John F. Rooney [mailto:john@rooneyphillylawyer.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:51 PM
To: Nardelli, Michael
Subject: Re: Order

 

not sure. I would just ask that you take out that I consent to the “entry” of the order. I am ok with the “form” of the Order, not its content, or entry. Thanks.

 

John

 

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Nardelli, Michael <mnardelli@mercercounty.org> wrote:

I have no idea if this is even remotely close to what he wants.

 

Michael A. Nardelli

Assistant Prosecutor

Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office

209 South Broad St.

PO Box 8068

Trenton, NJ 08650

609-989-6360

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Kidnapping of Derek Syphrett & Mercer County Cover-up

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Introduction to Story:

  • I was kidnapped by Mercer County Sheriff’s Office on 8/19/2013.
  • The Sheriff’s Office purported my kidnapping to be an “arrest” BUT:
  • There was No Warrant, No Probable Cause, No Criminal Charges
  • When I requested Records and an explanation of my arrest, the Sheriff’s Office Denied they had arrested me.
  • Ultimately I spent 4 Months in Jail or Hospital and never had a trial
  • When I was released the Sheriff’s Office Sent a Response to an O.P.R.A. request and THEY SAY  HAVE NO RECORD OF MY “ARREST”… OF COURSE NOT, BECAUSE IT WAS A KIDNAPPING.
  • Ironically Below are links to the Official response from Mercer County’s lawyers stating that they have NO ARREST RECORD. The next link is MY COPY OF A MERCER COUNTY ARREST RECORD FOR 8/19/2013!

Below I have included  the back story including a story of apparent retaliation by a apparently vindictive Family Court Judge (Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick) and all the the facts supporting this claim.

BELOW THE LINKS TO SOURCE DOCUMENTS ARE INCLUDED AND LINKS TO DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW MERCER COUNTY IS COVERING UP AND REFUSING TO RESPOND TO O.P.R.A. REQUESTS.

This post has been published simply to provide proofs of my story to inform the public about the Corruption in Mercer County New Jersey and the ongoing cover-up related to my kidnapping by Mercer County Sheriff’s Officers.

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Quick Summary – The Punchline:

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Summary

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I was arrested 8/18/2013 on a lawfully issued warrant.

The charges for the 8/18/2013 arrest were apparently fabricated by my divorce judge Catherine M. Fitzpatrick, THESE ORIGINAL CHARGES WERE DISMISSED 8 MONTHS LATER (SEE DISMISSAL BELOW).

DOCUMENT & PROOF : COURT ORDER DISMISSED CRIMINAL CASE (2014-04-17)

(The case was, oddly, dismissed on Prosecutor’s ex-parte motion, they never notified me – the opposing counsel – of the motion as required by law. If they had I’d have countered insisting a trial be heard due to the underlying fraudulent charges)

I posted bail 8/18/2013 and was released from jail

I went to my family court hearing on 8/19/2013 – somehow I was PURPORTEDLY placed under arrest again… EXCEPT THERE WAS:

  • NO WARRANT;
  • NO PROBABLE CAUSE;
  • NO CHARGES WERE EVER FILED;
  • NO LEGAL BASIS JUSTIFY THIS 8/19/2013 “PURPORTED ARREST”.

PROOF OF PURPORTED ARREST:

DOCUMENT:  Prisoner Receipts and Bail Recognizance – 8/19/2013

Cover-up Begins: SHERIFF’S OFFICE LATER DENIES ANY PURPORTED ARREST 8/19/2013.

NOW SEE THE LETTER FROM SHERIFF’S OFFICE  WHICH SHOCKINGLY STATES THERE IS “NO ARREST RECORD”

SEE THE ACTUAL LETTER (AN O.P.R.A. RESPONSE) VIA THE LINK BELOW:

DOCUMENT: 2014-06-12 – Mercer County OPRA Response

SO THEN ABSENT AN ARREST RECORD:

  1. THIS WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A KIDNAPPING UNDER FALSE PRETENSES
  2. WHAT I’VE JUST DESCRIBED IS A CRIME

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THE SET-UP:

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 Take 1

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There is a long back-story about a family court Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick, who tried to violate my constitutional rights and retaliate against me for exposing her for unlawful acts in my divorce…. For now I’ll spare you those details.

What is important to tell you and show you is the fact that Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick apparently fabricated criminal charges against me on 8/14/2013. These Charges were later Dismissed pre-trial for reasons never fully explained by the Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY – HERE IS THE SET-UP:

Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick made allegations / criminal complaint against me on 8/14/2013.

She sat on the bench in my divorce and another matter on 8/16/2013 without me present, but with my court appointed lawyer Stuart Weiner present for my divorce trial. Judge Fitzpatrick never disclosed her conflict of interest (the criminal complaint against me) then she apparently retaliated against me and attempted to issue an order for default in my divorce on 8/16/2013.

  • FYI: THIS ORDER FOR DEFAULT WAS NEVER ENFORCED, THE JUDGE WAS RECUSED AND THE ORDER WAS TREATED AS VOID BY JUDGE TOMASELLO.

She ordered I appear in court on 8/19/2013 for a default hearing. This was all very illegal, because there was reason given for the default hearing.

8/18/2013 I was arrested at my home on what appeared to be a lawfully issued warrant for albeit a FRAUDULENT CRIMINAL COMPLAINT BY JUDGE CATHERINE M. FITZPATRICK. The warrant was issued by a friend and colleague of Judge Fitzpatrick, Judge Pedro Jimenez. 

The warrant was very odd. My bail was set 150% higher than the state maximum for a third degree terroristic threat.

My bail was set all cash for a third degree charge, even though it is highly unusual and against state practice to have an “ALL CASH BAIL” for a third degree charge.

RegardlesS I POSTED BAIL 8/18/2013

RELEASED FROM JAIL AFTER LAWFULLY POSTING BAIL ON 8/18/2013.

…. LITTLE DID I REALIZE I WOULD BE KIDNAPPED THE NEXT DAY!!!


I ARRIVED AT THE FAMILY COURT ON 8/19/2013 WITH MY FRIEND

IMMEDIATELY WE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS STRANGE WHEN MY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS ON THE 4TH FLOOR TOLD US:

My wife and her lawyer were not even in court! I found out later this was because Judge Fitzpatrick’s chambers  told THEM (only) not to appear on 8/19/2013. The judge unethically had ex-parte communications (one-party discussions about the case).

WHEN I ARREIVED AT THE COURT ON 8/19/2013:

I was told I was under arrest by sheriff’s officers.

I ASKED THEM WHY I WAS UNDER ARREST – THEY SAID:

“WE’LL TELL YOU LATER”…. THEY NEVER DID.

… EVER SINCE MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (SHERIFF JACK KEMLER, UNDER-SHERIFF PEDRO MEDINA, AND THEIR MERCER COUNTY OFFICE OF COUNSEL HAVE ATTEMPTED TO OBSTRUCT MY ATTEMPTS TO GET AN EXPLANTION – SEE DOCUMENTS BELOW.

After I was kidnapped by Sheriff’s Officers 8/19/2013. I was handcuffed processed and then sent across town to the criminal courthouse for a first appearance for the 8/18/2013 criminal charges…. this was unlawful as well… because the 8/18/2013 warrant stated that my first appearance was scheduled for 8/20/2013 NOT 8/19/2013… In otherwords I had no legal notice for this “first appearance” / arraignment hearing and no opportunity to have a lawyer

JUDGE PEDRO JIMENEZ – a friend of Judge Fitzpatrick’s presided over my arraignment and immediately amended my arrest warrant without explaining why he was amending it. He presided over the case as a conflicted Judge… 3 months later he was recused from the case after I wrote a letter to the Administrative director of the courts and the Federal Civil Rights Office (DOJ).

During the first appearance hearing Judge Jimenez acted unlawfully and amended my warrant to require me to be sent back to jail, despite the fact the prosecutors office wasn’t present in court. Judge Jimenez acted as the prosecutor and acted without any new evidence being put before the court.

Note: I had posted bail lawfully on 8/18/2013… so there was no justification for amending my bail on 8/19/2013, since I hadn’t violated my bail conditions or committed any new crime!!!  Before I could even speak my warrant was “amended” sua sponte on the courts own motion, without any justification given until after I objected. Even then the justification for amending my bail was simply my behavior in court! THAT MAKES NO SENSE… BECAUSE THE AMENDMENT WAS MADE BEFORE I COULD ADDRESS THE COURT – MY BEHAVIOR COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR AMENDING THE BAIL CONDITIONS.

SEE TRANSCRIPTS HERE:

TRANSCRIPTS OF UNLAWFUL ARRAIGNMENT 2013-08-19 Case #13-2502

JUDGE JIMENEZ VIOLATED HIS OATH AND APPEARS TO HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME BY DENYING ME MY LIBERTY WITHOUT DUE-PROCESS UNDER THE LAW

 

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THE FULL STORY & THE EVIDENCE

CLICK THE  UNDERLINED DOCUMENTS IN THIS SECTION

TO SEE SOURCE DOCUMENTS

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Magnify Glass FACTS

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(I am only disclosing what I’ve shared with Mercer County I have more evidence than this).

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DOCUMENT: 2014-08-18 ARREST WARRANT (REDACTED) ISSUED BY JUDGE PEDRO JIMENEZ

This warrant stated that my first appearance in CRIMINAL COURT would be 8/20/2013… As you’ll see I never had an 8/20/2013 first appearance, instead I was kidnapped by Sheriff’s Officers and denied access to the phone or my lawyer before I was put in front of a criminal court judge on 8/19/2013, without legal notice, or opportunity to have my lawyer present… THIS WAS ILLEGAL.

I lawfully posted a $50,000 ALL CASH  bail on 8/18/2013.

Here is my Bail Recognizance Receipt – Showing I lawfully posted bail on 8/18/2013. See that evidence here:

DOCUMENT: 2013-08-18 Bail Recognizance Receipt

8/19/2013 I was ordered to appear in court before Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick. See that court order below.

DOCUMENT: 2013-08-16 – FM-97-11K – ORDER – Default Orders

  • NOTE: To be clear the appearance before Judge Fitzpatrick was for a Ridiculous Domestic Violence charge by my wife, IT WAS IN NO WAY RELATED TO THE CRIMINAL CHARGES OR MY ARREST ON 8/18/2013.
  • NOTE: The Domestic Violence case was also a creation of Judge Fitzpatrick and her cronies at court. The case was based on a ridiculous charge by my Wife Margaret Wallace who claimed she was put in fear for her wellbeing because she received that said “Yay I got my Tral Adjourned”. My wife ginned up the charge and it was always ridiculous. Judge Fitzpatrick let the DV charges linger for over 245 days without giving me a hearing. The copies of the text message my wife used for this complaint were covered in white-out – she even whited out the message that said “Happy Birthday Truly” on 12/1/2012…  4 days later my wife claimed i was a domestic violence batterer… I realize now what an idiot I was for even trying to be nice to my wife.
    NOTE: The Domestic Violence Charges against me were later dismissed by a different trial judge who said “THIS RESTRAINING ORDER SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ISSUED”.

Proof I was arrested on 8/19/2013 – See the prisoner receipt that indicates I was arrested around 1:35pm on 8/19/2013. See Prisoner Receipt here:

DOCUMENT:  Prisoner Receipts and Bail Recognizance – 8/19/2013
SO CLEARLY I WAS “ARRESTED” RIGHT???

WELL NOT ACCORDING TO THE MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

SEE THE COUNTY’S OFFICIAL RESPONSE – NO RECORD OF MY ARREST:

DOCUMENT: 2014-06-12 – Mercer County OPRA Response

At this point Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is stuck in a legal quagmire that they created themselves by unlawfully arresting me without a warrant, probable cause, or any criminal charges.

In N.J. a suspect has to be charged and a probable cause determination must be made within 48 hours of an arrest… Mercer County NEVER CHARGED ME WITH ANYTHING… SO THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO PRETEND THEY NEVER ARRESTED ME ON 8/19/2013

 EVIDENCE THE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST ME WERE FRAUDULENT

CASE DISMISSED (SEE LINK BELOW)

After the second unlawful arrest Judge Pedro Jimenez ignored my requests that he explain why I was being arraigned without the prosecutor, my attorney, or legal notice of the 1st appearance… Instead he sent me to Jail and to a Mental Hospital without making any findings supporting the necessity of either. I stayed in Jail OR Hospital for 4 months.

I WAS FOUND TO BE LEGALLY COMPETENT, BUT I NEVER HAD A TRIAL.

I DID EVERYTHING A CONVICT DOES EXCEPT HAVE A TRIAL OR FACE MY ACCUSER.

DOCUMENT: 2014-04-17 – COURT ORDER DISMISSED CRIMINAL CASE

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NAMES OF MERCER COUNTY OFFICIALS

WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE ONGOING COVER-UP:

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 SHAME ON YOU

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PEOPLE APPEAR TO BE TRYING TO COVER UP THE FACT THAT THEY ARRESTED ME AND HELD ME CAPTIVE FOR HOURS WITHOUT A PHONE CALL.

Here is a list of Mercer County Officials & Judiciary Officials who have apparently ignored my over 25 emails, internal affaires complaints, and criminal complaints related to my own kidnapping:

(The officials listed below have knowledge of my kidnapping and/or received letters and emails and confirmed receipt of the same):

  • Judge Catherine M. Fitzpatrick (Presiding Judge Family Part, who apparently fabricated a criminal complaint against me that was later dismissed. Fitzpatrick also attempted to strip me of my right to represent myself -she did this illegally too and violated court rule 5:3-3 on 6/4/2013 see here:

About (some) Of Judge Fitzpatricks apparent Misconduct:

Reversal of the above referenced order(after I reported Judge Fitzpatrick to appropriate authorities) – SEE BELOW:

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  • Judge Mary C. Jacobson (Assignment Judge Mercer County).

ABOUT JUDGE JACOBSON’S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT:

    • (Marry C. Jacobson actually was involved in the criminal investigation for the charges against me in State v. Syphrett, but she continued to act as a Judge handling the case despite this conflict of interest, she continued to consult on my case despite being conflicted through April of 2014)
        See Investigation Report Listing

About Judge Mary C. Jacobson

ACTED AS BOTH JUDGE & WITNESS IN MY CASE!!

    • JUDGE JACOBSON SHOULD HAVE RECUSED HERSELF!!!
    • MARY JACOBSON NEVER ONCE ADMITTED SHE HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFTER 8/15/2013, SHE CONTINUED TO HANDLE MY CASES AND CONSULT WHILE OBSCURING THIS INFORMATION FROM ALL PARTIES.
    • JUDGE JACOBSON ACTED AS JUDGE AND WITNESS IN MY CASE!!!

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  • Judge Pedro Jimenez (Superior Court Judge who held a 1st Appearance without legal notice and violated my constitutional rights)

ABOUT JUDGE JIMENEZ’S ALLEGED OUTRAGEOUS MISCONDUCT:

  • In Judge Pedro Jimenez fraudulently issues a court order stating I was represented by a public Defender. I wasn’t.  See the 8/19/2013 Transcripts & the 8/20/2013 court order below:
    • THIS COURT ORDER CONTAINS FALSE INFORMATION – NO PUBLIC DEFENDER HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO MY CASE IN
    • JUDGE PEDRO JIMENEZ APPEARS TO HAVE COMMITTED FRAUD – HIS ORDER STATES I HAD A PUBLIC DEFENDER, BUT RECORDS SHOW THAT I NEVER DID (In 2013).
    • THE TRANSCRIPTS SHOW I REFUSED A PUBLIC DEFENDER!

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  • Det. Paul Toth (Sheriff’s Office)
  • Sheriff Officer who witnessed my arrest & a cop who was found to have violated an inmates rights in 2012 in State v. Funchess (N.J. Appellate Court).

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THE REST OF THE SUPPORTING CAST OF DISHONEST/ INCOMPETENT GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES / OFFICIALS:

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  • Chief Justice Stuart Rabner (Received Emails & Letters)
  • Judge Glenn Grant, Acting Director of Courts (Received Emails & Letters)
  • Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder (Assignment Judge Burlington)
    • SEE THE OTHER BLOG POSTS ABOUT JUDGE BOOKBINDER’S UNLAWFUL COURT ORDERS AND COMPLICITY IN COVERING UP THE KIDNAPPING – HE EVEN CONSULTED WITNESSES EX-PARTE ABOUT THE CRIMINAL CASE BEFORE IT WAS DISMISSED.

I CAN’T RESPECT A JUDGE LIKE BOOKBINDER WHO BREAKS THE LAW AND VIOLATES SUPREME COURT DECISIONS LIKE HAINES V. KERNER (he claimed he wasn’t familiar with it)!

  • David Merritt, Esq. (Law Clerk to Judge Bookbinder)

NOTES:

    •  David Merritt was initially very courteous when handling my phone calls and he seemed to empathize with the unfair treatment that I was receiving from Judge Bookbinder, which included COURT ORDERS THAT PROHIBITED ME FROM APPEARING IN COURT FOR MY OWN TRIAL DATES (IN MY DIVORCE AN CHILD CUSTODY ACTINS)… but after I posted this blog and reported Judge Bookbinder to the Supreme Court Judicial Conduct Committee, David told me he was instructed to cease taking my phone calls per court order.
    • 7/11/2014 I recorded a call with David, I reminded David that the court order he was citing was NULL & VOID because it violated my due-process rights (my right to be present at my own trial!)… David is a lawyer and should be fully aware that Judge Bookbinder issued a unlawful court order, and that David was effectively participating in a criminal act by enforcing a VOID COURT ORDER. Instead of being ethical and reporting the court’s abuses and damages to myself and my children, David instead decided to knowingly enforce a void court order and ignore the illegal activity that he was enabling.
    • David seems like a nice guy, but at the end of the day he decided to participate in misconduct rather than stand up for justice. It seems that the Judges likely bullied him into abiding their misconduct
  • Sheriff Jack Kemler (Mercer County)
  • Brian Hughes (Mercer County Chief Executive)
  • Arthur Sypek (Mercer County Office of Counsel)
  • Kristina Chubenko (Mercer County Office of Counsel)
  • Anita Ricketts (Mercer County Office of Counsel)
  • Paul Adezio (Mercer County Office of Counsel)
  • Joseph Bocchini (Prosecutor)
  • Michael Nardelli (Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office)
  • Warden Charles Ellis
  • Under-sheriff Pedro Medina
  • Det. Paul Toth (Mercer County Sheriff’s)
  • Jennifer Weisberg-Millner – (My wife’s Divorce Lawer. She also violated a court order and distributed my money from her escrow account in violation of a court order, I alleged that this was theft by deceiption, because she did not initially provide me with statements for the distributions of my money, which were larger than what was ordered by the court – I reported this to the Lawrenceville Police, who did nothing).
  • PROOF JENNIFER MILLNER DISTRIBUTED MORE MONEY THAN SHE WAS ALLOWED TO BY LAW:
  • Sharyn Sherman (Burlington County Court)
  • Laura Oliver, Esq (Law Clerk to Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick) – Laura helped write void court orders / was complicit with the act on 8/16/2013 when Judge Fitzpatrick should have been recused.
  • Judge John Call (Presiding Judge of Burlington Count Family Part) – He has allowed Judge Tomasello to continue a pattern of retaliation against me for speaking out and reporting judicial Misconduct.
  • John Munoz, Esq (Law Clerk to Judge Covert) – NICE KID THOUGH SERIOUSLY.

NOTES:

  • John was extremely professional during phone calls so I feel bad putting him on the Wall of Shame, because he at least said he understood my frustration and that I was simply fighting to enforce my rights.
  • Still John watched as my criminal case was dismissed in a fashion that should have raised red flags to any competent lawyer interested in Justice.
  • Again rather than report the Judges or attempt to help me John instead decided that his career aspirations are more important than my rights or my children’s rights, etc.
    John is on this list not because he is a bad guy, but because if I were him I would be ashamed…

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PLEASE SHARE THIS STORY WITH YOUR FRIENDS, THE MEDIA, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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THE PUBLIC ATTENTION TO MY KIDNAPPING WILL BE THE ONLY WAY THAT I WILL EVER GET TRUE JUSTICE….

WE CAN NOT ALLOW OUR GOVERNMENT TO BELIEVE THEY CAN KIDNAP US WITHOUT ANY CONSEQUENCES!

 MY CURRENT POSITION ON THE MATTER:

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Mercer County Sheriff’s Office KIDNAPPING OF DEREK SYPHRETT 8/19/2013

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BELOW IS A EMAILED LETTER I SENT WITH ATTACHED DOCUMENTS PROVING THAT I WAS KIDNAPPED BY SHERIFF’S OFFICERS ON 8/19/2013.

 

SOME BACKGROUND FACTS RE: FALSE CHARGES, A ARREST, & A KIDNAPPING:

STATEMENT OF FACT:

1) On 8/9/2013 Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick claimed alleged that her law clerk received a “Terroristic Threat” via an email to her law Clerk Laura Oliver, it is purported but not confirmed that the email was sent by Derek Syphrett for the purposes of threatening Judge Fitzpatrick (the accusation has repeatedly been denied by Derek Syphrett, as the email was not sent to Judge Fitzpatrick, and the prosecutor’s discovery show’s the email is devoid of ANY explicit threat of violence).

2) 8/14/2013 Catherine Fitzpatrick in her individual capacity initiated a criminal investigation and Det. Paul Toth was assigned to investigate the incident.

3) 8/15/2013 Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick, P.J.F.P. met with Paul Toth & Judge Mary C. Jacobson Met with Det. Paul toth as part of his “criminal investigation”

4) Neither Judge Fitzpatrick or Judge Jacobson recused themselves from my civil matters pending in their court – neither would recuse themselves formally for the next 8 months, although my civil cases were eventually transferred out of Mercer County on about 1/17/2014.

5) 8/16/2013 Judge Fitzpatrick sat on the bench in my civil matters FV-11-625-13 AND FM-11-97-13, she then issued orders for default trials to be held in both matters without a basis in the law, and without revealing she was participating in a criminal investigation adverse to my interests. Her orders were later treated as void by Judge Tomasello, he actually orally ordered them vacated.

6) 8/18/2013 I was arrested on a warrant at my house for charges that appeared fraudulent and for charges that ultimately were dismissed pre-trial on 4/17/2014. Note the complaining witness was Judge Fitzpatrick, via a third-party complaintant Paul Toth, and the Warrant was issued by a colleague of the purported victim Pedro Jimenez (a conflict of interest, which later resulted in the recusal of Judge Jimenez from the case, but only after he set my bail at 150% of the state maximum, and his recusal occurred after he fraudulently claimed that a public defender had been assigned to my case on 8/20/2013 – when in fact, this never occurred).

7) 8/18/2013 I posted bail and was released from Mercer County Jail. Notably I posted a $50,000, ALL CASH bail for a third degree charge, despite the state maximum in the state guidelines for a third degree charge being $20,000 with 10% permissable, unless extraordinary circumstances are put on the record (which in my case they were not).

8) There was no warrant for my arrest, no probable cause explanation provided, no bail condition violations, and no criminal charges ever issued with relation to this kidnapping, under the color of law.

9) When I was released from Burlington County Jail (Again note my criminal case State v. Syphrett was transferred from Mercer County after I wrote the court about my concerns of misconduct)… I contacted the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and Under-Sheriff Pedro Medina, He said he would look into the circumstances around my 8/19/2013 arrest. When I followed up with him in 1/2014, he became notably upset and refused to provide me any information about the circumstances of my arrest.

10) I subpoenaed the the Sheriff’s Office (Jack Kemler), Paul Toth, etc for information and documents related to the circumstances surrounding my 8/19/2013 arrest, The MERCER COUNTY OFFICE OF COUNSEL THEN INFORMED ME THERE IS NO RECORD OF MY ARREST ON 8/19/2013!!!! … NOTABLY UNDER N.J. STATUTE AND O.P.R.A. THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING ANY ARREST ARE PUBLIC RECORDS, IN THIS CASE THERE IS NO RECORD, AND AS A RESULT IT APPEARS I WAS KIDNAPPED BY SHERIFF’S OFFICER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HELPING A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE RETALIATE AGAINST ME BECAUSE I REPORTED HER TO THE A.C.J.C.

 

ABOUT THE APPARENTLY CORRUPT OFFICIALS

DETAILS:

  • Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick is/was a subject in numerous state & federal investigations in part because she repeatedly violated my rights during a divorce. She had been retaliating against me for about 2 years prior to my decision to report her to court officials including Judge Glenn Grant, J.A.D. (Acting Director of the Courts). She remains a judge today, despite stripping me of visitation without a plenary hearing, and attempting to silence me by appointing a Guardian Ad Litem and court appointed order without a hearing – a violation of my constitutional rights and court rule 5:3-3.
  • Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick: had been retaliating against me for about 2 years prior to my decision to report her to court officials including Judge Glenn Grant, J.A.D. (Acting Director of the Courts). She remains a judge today, despite stripping me of visitation without a plenary hearing, and attempting to silence me by appointing a Guardian Ad Litem and court appointed order without a hearing – a violation of my constitutional rights and court rule 5:3-3.
  • 8/14/2013 Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick alleged that I sent an 8/9/2013 email containing a threat against her life / wellbeing. She began participating in a criminal investigation on 8/14/2013. NOTE THESE CHARGES WOULD LATER BE DISMISSED AFTER BEING DOWNGRADED FROM FELONY TO A MISDEMEANOR – I WA.S NEVER PROVIDED A TRIAL, BUT I WAS JAILED FOR 4 MONTHS ON FALSE ALLEGATIONS, AND AFTER BEING KIDNAPP
    • I NEVER SENT AN EMAIL TO JUDGE FITZPATRICK
    • THE EMAIL USED IN THE PROSECUTOR’S DISCOVERY – CONTAINED NO DEATH THREAT OR VIOLENT THREAT AT ALL.
    • NO INVESTIGATOR EVER ASKED ME IF I SENT AN EMAIL OR THREATENED THE JUDGE … EVER
    • NOBODY EVER AUTHENTICATED THE EMAIL EVIDENCE TO AFFIRM THAT I IN FACT SENT IT
  • ~8/15/2013 Judge Mary C. Jacobson, A.J.S.C. and Judge Fitzpatrick both participated in a criminal investigation. This is notable because neither Judge Recused themselves from my legal matters, and in fact on 8/16/2013 Judge Fitzpatrick issued orders for default in my divorce and a domestic violence case (that was also a fraud – it was later dismissed by a different judge in a Burlington County – That judge (Judge John Tomasello) refused to allow me to be heard in order to cover up for Judge Fitzpatrick).
  • 8/16/2013 Judge Fitzpatrick ACTED AS A JUDGE IN MY DIVORCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATUS HEARING – WITHOUT MENTIONING THAT SHE HAD BECOME PARTY TO AN OPENED LEGAL MATTER – A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  SHE ISSUED ORDERS FOR DEFAULT IN MY DIVORCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HEARING WITHOUT ME PRESENT AND DESPITE THE FACT MY COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL (RECOGNIZING HE’D BEEN APPOINTED ILLEGALLY – ASKED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CASE DUE TO CONFLICTS OF INTERST) – IN OTHER WORDS I WAS NOT REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING…. AND THE JUDGE WAS A LEGAL ADVERSARY!

 

  • 8/16/2013 Detective Paul Toth of Mercer County Sheriff’s Office met with the 1st Prosecutor and they decided to charge me with a felony threat to kill, despite the fact that no such threat existed. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, BECAUSE THE CHARGES WERE LATER DISMISSED BY THE SAME PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE AND NO INDICTMENT WAS EVER SOUGHT BY Assistant Prosecutor Michael Nardelli (In fact he told my Lawyer John F. Rooney, that he never believed he could get an indictment, yet I sat in Jail or Hospital for 4 Months).DETECTIVE TOTH HAS VIOLATED THE LAW IN THE PAST: See State v. Funchess (2012) A conviction was overturned because of Det. Paul Toth’s conduct.
  • 8/18/2013 I was arrested on a warrant which was issued based upon an apparently false claim made by Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick, P.J.F.P.
    • THE WARRANT: Was issued by a colleague of Judge Fitzpatrick, Judge Pedro Jimenez. (He was later recused from the case after I was kidnapped).
    • THE WARRANT STATED: My bail was $50,000 NO 10% (OR ALL CASH) 150% HIGHER THAN STATE GUIDELINES WITH NO FINDINGS SUPPORTING IT, THIS VIOLATED PRECEDENT IN NEW JERSEY (SEE: State v. Johnson, State v. Fajardo-Santos).
    • THE WARRANT STATED: My first appearance was to be 8/20/2013… I instead was kidnapped 8/19/2013 and denied counsel, the prosecutor wasn’t present, and Judge Jimenez claimed to Amend my warrant – AFTER I HAD PURPORTEDLY BEEN ARRESTED ON 8/19/2013… A JUDGE CAN’T DO THAT. I CAN’T BE ARRESTED ON A WARRANT THAT DIDN’T EXIST / HAD BEEN SATISFIED ALREADY – YET I WAS.
  • 8/18/2013 I POSTED BAIL AND WAS RELEASED FROM MERCER COUNTY CORRECTIONS FACILITY
  • 8/19/2013: I WAS KIDNAPPED / PURPORTEDLY “ARRESTED” WITHOUT ANY WARRANT, CRIMINAL CHARGES, PROBABLE CAUSE FINDING, OR A TRIAL)
  • 8/19/2013: I was detained for over 2 hours without a phone call, handcuffed, read Miranda and told I was under arrest. When I asked why, the Sheriff’s Officers said they’d tell me later… THEY NEVER DID. When I asked to be given a valid warrant for my arrest, they said they’d get me one later -THEY NEVER DID.
  • 8/19/2013: I was transported to another courthouse for a “first appearance” on 8/19/2013. THIS FIRST APPEARANCE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY LEGAL NOTICE – RECALL THE WARRANT STATED MY FIRST APPEARANCE WOULD BE 8/20/2013. I HAD NO OPPORTUNITY TO GET A LAWYER BEFORE THIS UNSCHEDULED FIRST APPEARANCE
  • 8/19/2013: before Judge Jimenez. When I asked him why I had been arrested a 2nd time he refused to answer. Instead he started the proceeding by saying “I am going to amend your warrant now”… effectively admitting I’d just been arrested without a warrant.
  • SINCE MY KIDNAPPING: I HAVE GIVEN RECORDS TO THE F.B.I. NON-PROFITS, AND MEDIA – THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTINUES TO DENY I WAS ARRESTED DESPITE THE FACT I HAVE ARREST RECORDS AND SO DOES THE FBI
  • I HAVE RECORDS THAT CLAIM TO BE ARREST RECORDS: I’ve sent them to the F.B.I. U.S. Attorney’s Office and multiple politicians & the media.

 

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BELOW IS A LETTER / EMAIL I SENT

DETAILING MY OUTRAGE AND CONCERN

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INSERTED COMMENTS – INTRO TO LETTER SENT FOR EXPLANATION OF MY KIDNAPPING.

[ LETTER SENT TO:

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, Warden Charles Ellis, Judge Ronald Bookbinder, Judge Glenn Grant, Judge John Call, Sharyn Sherman, Arthur Sypek, Kristina Chubenko, Brian Hughes, Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini, Asst. Prosecutor Michael Nardelli, Under-Sheriff Medina, etc. Collectively members of Mercer County Executive Offices, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, New Jersey Superior Court, New Jersey Supreme Court, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, and Mercer County Corrections. SHERIFF JACK KEMLER (A PENSION DOUBLE DIPPER)

I also sent O.P.R.A. requests because the circumstances of all arrests are public information.

 

They’ve responded to say they have no record of my arrest so: I GUESS THAT MAKES IT A KIDNAPPING & NOT A FALSE ARREST THEN!

 

THE PUBLIC CAN EMAIL THESE FINE PEOPLE TOO

I’VE INCLUDED THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES SO THAT YOU MAY MAKE YOUR OWN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST  ]

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ORIGINAL EMAIL POSTED HERE:

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To: policeaccountability@njlp.org, “Medina, Pedro” <pmedina@mercercounty.org>, “Toth, Paul” <ptoth@mercercounty.org>, mnardelli@mercercounty.org, jbocchini@mercercounty.org
CC: glenn.grant@judiciary.state.nj.us, Chubenko, Kristina <kchubenko@mercercounty.org>, Kemler, Jack <jkemler@mercercounty.org>, Jennifer Millner <JMillner@foxrothschild.com>, bhughes@mercercounty.org, jeanne.covert@judiciary.state.nj.us, pedro.jimenez@judiciary.state.nj.us  [EDITED TO REMOVE EMAILS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS]

Prosecutor Bochini & Police Accountability Project:

I have communicated my concerns and supplied complaints via fax to the prosecutors office from 12/24/2013 to present.

I have yet to receive an official written response from the Mercer County Prosecutors Office.

I respectfully request the Mr. Bocchini follow-up with me in writing with regard to the complaints that I’ve sent to your attention with regard to the unlawfull seizure of my person and property on 8/19/2013. Given that there is no arrest record, but that their are witnesses, including myself to officers telling me that I was under arrest on 8/19/2013, without ever explaining the reason and without presenting a warrant at anytime for an arrest to be executed on 8/19/2013, there is clearly and convincingly an issue of police / sheriff’s office abuse of authority, crimes under the color of law.

In January I called the Prosecutor and was told my complaint was assigned to Michael Nardelli, the same prosecutor handing State v. Syphrett. He later told my lawyer and myself this was not true.

I request a formal written response with regard to the seizure of my person that occurred on 8/19/2013 at around 1:35pm at 175 S. Broad Street. At that time there was no warrant for my arrest and there was no first appearance scheduled with legal notice to myself, yet I was arrested, put in a holding cell at 400 Warren Street, and denied a phone call for over 2 hours, then I was taken to a first appearance on 8/19/2013, without counsel, without notice, and my bail was set above state guidelines without fact finding supporting it. Most incredibly my bail was set at $50,000, despite the fact I’d already lawfully posted bail and met all bail conditions on 8/18/2013.

The bottom line here is that:

The public can accept an aggressive police force, but we can not and should not ever accept a policing agency to disregard the law or a citizens rights.

The Mercer County Sherriff’s had no right to violate my person on 8/19/2013 and create symptoms that my doctors and family have commented are similar to those of rape victims.

I was physically and emotionally violated and I expect a full investigation and findings to be provided to me.

Please accept this as my formal request for the same. I will not relent requesting investigative action or publicity with regard to what is an outrageous abuse of power by Mercer County officials.

A pillar of our justice system is that wrongs SHALL be righted by the administrators of justice. I demand you fulfill this common-law / oath related obligation or be held legally accountable for failing to do so – as complicity with civil rights violations is not covered by qualified immunity under U.S.C. 42 1986 (complicity with interference in civil rights violations).

Further given that I was denied access to my trial at the Family Part on 8/19/2013 because of my false arrest, my constitutional right to access the court was also violated on 8/19/2013.

Kind regards,

Derek Syphrett

ANOTHER EMAIL SENT EARLIER TO SAME PEOPLE:

Dear Police Accountability Project:

I need your help, and your public intervention in a matter that is clearly and convincingly an abuse of the law by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and several Sheriff’s Officers, including Det. Paul Toth.

INTRODUCTION:

Please see the attachments related to a “kidnapping” under the color of law that occurred on 8/19/2013 at 175 S. Broad Street New Jersey. I have several civilian witnesses to this kidnapping / false arrest.

I will shortly send you the emails between myself and the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and the Mercer County Office of Counsel (lawyers representing the Sheriff’s Office).

What you will see is a pattern of evasiveness with regard to a purported kidnapping on 8/19/2013. Notably we can not call my 8/19/2013 kidnapping a purported “arrest”, because the Sheriff’s Office has now claimed there is no arrest record and there was no arrest on 8/19/2013 at about 1:35pm.

The F.B.I. completed an investigation into this matter and has referred the matter to the D.O.J. and U.S. Attorney for further prosecution – which is not assured, but with the appropriate public involvement I believe that the D.O.J. will do take the path less traveled and prosecute this matter as the evidence according the F.B.I. Special Agent is convincing to the F.B.I.

Luckily, the F.B.I. has informed me that I am not “alone” and that they are continuing to pursue prosecution of my claim.

REQUEST: Would you please make a O.P.R.A. request regarding my arrest in this matter. The identifying case number, warrant etc are contained in the attachments to this email.

SUMMARY OF CORE ISSUE:

I appeared in court on 8/19/2013 for a scheduled court date in a civil matter FV-11-625-13 by court order of Judge Fitpatrick

I was told I was “under arrest” in the lobby of the Family Court at 175 S. Broad Street.

I asked why I was under arrest, and the Sheriff’s Officers responded “we’ll tell you later” … THEY NEVER DID

I asked if there was a warrant for my arrest … they said they’d get one to me latter … THEY NEVER DID

I informed them I posted bail on 8/18/2013 for a criminal charge filed by Judge Fitzpatrick and produced my bail receipt

One or more of the officers from my 8/18/2013 arrest, was present at the 8/19/2013 kidnapping / false arrest, I believe it was Paul Toth – a man with dark hair. He did nothing to protect my rights, despite the fact I had lawfully posted bail from the 8/18/2013 arrest.

I was handcuffed and miranda was read, and a miranda form was filled out by one of the 4 Officers that escorted me into the court elevator down to the holding cells below the court

When I arrived inthe Criminal Court at 400 Warren Street, I demanded Judge Pedro Jimenez produce a warrant – he produced only a warrant for my 8/18/2013 arrest – a warrant I’d already fully satisfied by posting bail on 8/18/2013 – when I was released from Merer County Corrections! I was arrested again on 8/19/2013 despite satisfying the attached warrant.

 

WITNESSES:
The witnesses include A. A., S. C., and D.C. – all of which where present at the Family Part Courthouse (175 S. Broad Street, Trenton) at about 1:35pm on 8/19/2013 where I was kidnapped under the color of law by Mercer County Sheriff’s officers.

I can provide phone numbers and affadavits from the witnesses upon your request.

STATEMENT OF FACT:

1) On 8/9/2013 Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick claimed alleged that her law clerk received a “Terroristic Threat” via an email to her law Clerk Laura Oliver, it is purported but not confirmed that the email was sent by Derek Syphrett for the purposes of threatening Judge Fitzpatrick (the accusation has repeatedly been denied by Derek Syphrett, as the email was not sent to Judge Fitzpatrick, and the prosecutor’s discovery show’s the email is devoid of ANY explicit threat of violence).

2) 8/14/2013 Catherine Fitzpatrick in her individual capacity initiated a criminal investigation and Det. Paul Toth was assigned to investigate the incident.

3) 8/15/2013 Judge Catherine Fitzpatrick, P.J.F.P. met with Paul Toth & Judge Mary C. Jacobson Met with Det. Paul toth as part of his “criminal investigation”

4) Neither Judge Fitzpatrick or Judge Jacobson recused themselves from my civil matters pending in their court – neither would recuse themselves formally for the next 8 months, although my civil cases were eventually transferred out of Mercer County on about 1/17/2014.

5) 8/16/2013 Judge Fitzpatrick sat on the bench in my civil matters FV-11-625-13 AND FM-11-97-13, she then issued orders for default trials to be held in both matters without a basis in the law, and without revealing she was participating in a criminal investigation adverse to my interests. Her orders were later treated as void by Judge Tomasello, he actually orally ordered them vacated.

6) 8/18/2013 I was arrested on a warrant at my house for charges that appeared fraudulent and for charges that ultimately were dismissed pre-trial on 4/17/2014. Note the complaining witness was Judge Fitzpatrick, via a third-party complaintant Paul Toth, and the Warrant was issued by a colleague of the purported victim Pedro Jimenez (a conflict of interest, which later resulted in the recusal of Judge Jimenez from the case, but only after he set my bail at 150% of the state maximum, and his recusal occurred after he fraudulently claimed that a public defender had been assigned to my case on 8/20/2013 – when in fact, this never occurred).

7) 8/18/2013 I posted bail and was released from Mercer County Jail. Notably I posted a $50,000, ALL CASH bail for a third degree charge, despite the state maximum in the state guidelines for a third degree charge being $20,000 with 10% permissable, unless extraordinary circumstances are put on the record (which in my case they were not).

8) There was no warrant for my arrest, no probable cause explanation provided, no bail condition violations, and no criminal charges ever issued with relation to this kidnapping, under the color of law.

9) When I was released from Burlington County Jail (Again note my criminal case State v. Syphrett was transferred from Mercer County after I wrote the court about my concerns of misconduct)… I contacted the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and Under-Sheriff Pedro Medina, He said he would look into the circumstances around my 8/19/2013 arrest. When I followed up with him in 1/2014, he became notably upset and refused to provide me any information about the circumstances of my arrest.

10) I subpoenaed the the Sheriff’s Office (Jack Kemler), Paul Toth, etc for information and documents related to the circumstances surrounding my 8/19/2013 arrest, The MERCER COUNTY OFFICE OF COUNSEL THEN INFORMED ME THERE IS NO RECORD OF MY ARREST ON 8/19/2013!!!! … NOTABLY UNDER N.J. STATUTE AND O.P.R.A. THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING ANY ARREST ARE PUBLIC RECORDS, IN THIS CASE THERE IS NO RECORD, AND AS A RESULT IT APPEARS I WAS KIDNAPPED BY SHERIFF’S OFFICER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HELPING A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE RETALIATE AGAINST ME BECAUSE I REPORTED HER TO THE A.C.J.C.

CONCLUSION:

Given that I was arrested by no less than 4 Sheriff’s Officers, and that no less than 7 Officers became involved in the kidnapping, and purported processing of my “arrest” I believe this event represents an act of:

1) official misconduct (N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2)
2) violation of Federal Statutes
3) U.S.C. 18, Section 241, (Deprivation of Civil Rights)
4) U.S.C. 42, Section 1985 (Conspiracy to Interfere with Civil Rights)
5) Federal Civil R.I.C.O. – Notably I or a attorney of my choosing can prosecut Federal R.I.C.O. with assistance from the U.S. Government

Given this email and my prior email, I am sure you can see that I am getting the “Jersey” treatment from local officials and it appears that the only way to get anything resembling justice will be to expose these people to public scrutiny.

I attempted to resolve this matter privately, with private requests for internal investigations, and private requests for the officers to take remedial action, but instead such civil requests have been met with an arrogance and willful disregard for lawful conduct, that I at this point feel that it is time to involve the public and the media.

Thank you for your assistance,

Derek C. Syphrett

cc: F.B.I.
cc: D.O.J.
cc: Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office – Prosecutor Nardelli (Please respond to the criminal complaint I sent to your attention with regard to these concerns).

P.S.

(1) Chief Justice Rabner and Glenn Grant became personally involved in my case as was noted during status hearings in:

[PUBLIC RECORDS:] 

Burlington County System# 13-950-01 / Mercer County Case File: 1111-W2013-002897 / Police Case #13-026677 / Mercer County Prosecutor’s File: 13-2502

(2) Notably Judge Jacobson, a witness for the State per the “Investigative Report”, denoted as being for Incident # I-2013-02776. DESPITE BEING A WITNESS FOR THE STATE – JUDGE JACOBSON CONTINUED TO CONSULT ON MY BAIL CONDITIONS AND ISSUE ORDERS IN STATE V. SYPHRETT – WHEN SHE CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECUSED!!!

 

 EARLIER EMAIL SENT TO MERCER COUNTY OFFICES

——– Original Message ——–

Subject: RE: Discovery Follow-up – Derek Syphrett
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:52:24 -0500
From: Derek Syphrett <dsyphrett@gmail.com>
To: asypek@mercercounty.org, kchubenko@mercercounty.org,  aricketts@mercercounty.org (COUNTY OFFICE OF COUNSEL)

Hello Mr. Sypek, Esq. and Ms. Chubenko, Esq.:

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ATTACHMENTS:
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1. Court Order 1/17/2014 – Recusal of All Mercer County Judges – Transfer Order

2. My Letter Brief / Petition to Chief Justice Rabner, Grant, et. al. – pursuant Court Rule 1:33 (broadly construed per the doctrine of the “civil liberal construct”)

3. Letter / Petition for Relaxation of Petition Format Rules ((broadly construed per the doctrine of the “civil liberal construct” / NJ Constitution Article 1. Par. 18)

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Thank you for sending part of the discovery I requested via email last week.

I need to follow-up again, because as I informed Anita Ricketts via email my Mercer County Civil Matters have been transferred to Burlington County by Assignment Judge Mary C. Jacobson, pursuant to my Court Rule 1:33 petition to her honor, Judge Glenn Grant, J.A.D. – Acting Director of Court Administration, and Chief Justice Stuart J. Rabner – New Jersey Supreme Court.

It now appears my court date in Burlington county will be sooner than later.

More importantly:

I am VERY concerned with regard to what remains lacking from the discovery provided – specifically:

1. The name of the Sheriff’s Officer whom was dispatched to my home does not appear in any of the discovery documents.

Concern: I must presume a record of the same must exist as the Sheriff’s Office is known to have a dispatch log and it would not be prudent to dispatch officers without making a record of the same.

2. I still have not received any new information from regarding my 8/19/2013 at ~1:30pm “ARREST” (Sheriff’s Officers words as my witness will testify to).

Concern: My power(s) of attorney and myself have requested this information directly from the sheriff’s dept, clerk, Under-Sheriff Medina, Sheriff Kemler, Det. Paul Toth, and Sgt. Barton for over 2 months now.

Concern: Given the highly unusual circumstances that I know to exist related to the “ARREST” such as:

(a) There was no valid warrant for that arrest
(b) There was no probable cause provided when requested 8/19/2013, or anytime thereafter
(c) There was no violation of any existing Bail Condition
(d) I had already lawfully posted bail
(e) My arraignment wasn’t scheduled until 8/20/2013
(f) I was arraigned without any legal notice or opportunity to seek counsel before the critical stage of a criminal proceeding that included bail setting / bail modification
(g) I have transcripts that prove the 8/18/2013 arrest warrant WAS NOT amended prior to my arrest on 8/19/2013
(h) There are other details I do not wish to share at this time that I have evidence of.

Concern #2: I am concerned that Your Office has not provided even basic information AND that your office Ms. Chubenko has stated that you need to “review” the basic information regarding my discovery requests (including basic information that I and the public are entitled to pursuant previously cited state statutes).

In other words, given the fact that these issue are being investigated by the federal government, AND given that multiple Judges have now been recused from further involvement due to the appearance of a tainted process, AND given the allusive and evasive responses from the Sheriff’s Department, I have reasonable concerns that there is an attempt to “cover-up”, “mislead”, or obstruct my discovery of the truth (my arrest was a violation of constitutionally protected rights and I was denied due process and my basic dignity by a Sheriff’s Office that has a history of violating my rights / assisting others in violating my rights at the direction, or with the involvement of Judges in Mercer County.

REQUEST FOR FOLLOW-UP:

Please advise me when I can receive discovery of the aforementioned documentation / records.

Please also share any and all discovery with my criminal defense lawyer John F. Rooney, Esq as we’re both trying to obtain this information.

Note:
Obviously IF the prosecutors office decides to prosecute the cr iminal case #2502 or indict it (which they have not done in 5-months), THEN Mr. Rooney will receive discovery from the Prosecutors office. In the meantime your office appears to be the most expedient available option for both my lawyer and myself to receive discovery for the criminal matter (which my lawyer handles) and the civil matter (where I am pro se).

Lastly Please Understand:

I am sorry to be compelled to communicate in a high frequency manner and I hope I am not inconveniencing you or your office.

That said I would hope you can understand I am VERY concerned and upset that it appears I was arrested illegally and that my rights were thoroughly violated by both the Sheriff’s Office and the Judge Jimenez (who has now been recused from this matter).

This has been a very traumatic experience that impacted all aspects of my life, my finances, my family, their finances, and my personal relationships with my children.

I am therefore left with no option but to be persistent and to employ any and all civil and legal means of recourse until the questions / requests I’ve made are appropriately answered.

Thank you kindly for your anticipated prompt response to these issues.

I appreciate that we have an opportunity to resolve this matter amiably and I would greatly appreciate your courtesy in that regard (I assure I will remain courteous and respectful throughout the process, regardless of the ultimate ends).

Kind Regards,

Derek Syphrett

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CONCLUSION:

If you would like to contact me for source documents feel free to email me at sd@00060@gmail.com.

I have clear and convincing Evidence I was kidnapped, and the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is covering it up!.

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