Judicial Crimes Condoned

March 20, 2007

By Taffy Rice (View author info)
Copyright Taffy Rice

Recently I had the misfortune of recusing EVERY judge on the GA Court of Appeals. Why would anyone do that? At the time, the actions of the Court of Appeals Clerk,William Martin necessitated just that to uphold the rule of law. Martin had published a decision in violation of law and the rules of the Court in the matter of Lost Mountain Homeowners Association, Inc. (LMHA, Inc.) and the Architectural Control Committee (ACC) of Lost Mountain Township Homeowners Association, Inc. (LMTHA) v. Rice et al, a case precedence erroneously reported by Lexis Nexis and Thomson West, in which covenants and restrictions were illegally imposed upon a deed containing no such contractual restriction (See Attachment - GA Senate Bill 217) by a dissolved corporation and the corporate interests of the Defendant. When my husband and I questioned the illegality of a published "Order," denying our Motion to Declare Order Void, without addressing a single issue raised, allegedly written by a single judge, Clerk Martin refused to identify the authoring judge. But why? And how can you recuse a biased and unlawful judge, when the Clerk REFUSES to identify the judge?

My husband and I in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 9-11-60, had specifically challenged a VOID (and illegal) Order in any court at any time, in which the rendering Judge, Adele Grubbs, dismissed our action with a pending Writ of Prohibition against her, while the GA Court of Appeals immediately disposed of the matter, followed by Martin's refusal to disclose the identity of the judge! So, when a decision by Judge Adele Grubbs undeniably violated GA Law, standing case precedence, any state or federal Constitutional protection, much less the Uniform Commercial Code, how can one recuse a judge the Clerk refuses to identify?

That wasn't the end of the line. After Clerk Martin's refusal to perform his duty, we filed a Writ of Mandamus against Clerk Martin. But leave it to Fulton County Judge Jerry Baxter to cover Brother Martin. So where is judicial redress and due process?

When a man by the name of Ronald Cannon swore under oath to be the President of LMHA, Inc. for all times, a dissolved corporation during the entire litigation, but sold common property my family owned an interest in, as the President of LMTA, Inc., creating billing records to sue us for covenants and restrictions NOT on our deed under LMTHA, Inc., you've got to wonder, where does judicial and corporate fraud end? And the LMTA Covenants he sought to impose were NOT part or binding upon our deed, then it's time to call in the muscle of the politically connected (Bush Administration) law firm of Brock Clay, who published billing records and demanded fees from Judge Grubbs in the corporate name of LMTHA, Inc., owned by my husband and me. It was then, we learned judicial corruption in America today, knows NO bounds and NO restraint by any legal authority or government agency. Welcome NOT to the home of the free, but the indentured, deceived, and threatened!

In a published decision for Rice v. Cannon Case, GA Court of Appeals Judge Andrews wrote, on page 12,

"The Rices' dissatisfaction over the outcome of the prior fence dispute was not limited to Judge Grubbs. They have alleged that various judges, lawyers and officials in Cobb County, along with the Clerk of this Court and the office of the Georgia Attorney General, conspired to deprive them of their rights. In addition to seeking disqualification of every appellate judge on this Court, the Rices sought investigations into this matter by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Department of Justice."

Now, the question is, there was NO evidence of contacts with ALL of the aforementioned governmental agencies in the Cannon Case File, or the action against the Clerk Martin in Rice v. Cannon. There was a letter to my Congressman and Senator, but that was noted by Judge Andrews! So, why would Judge Andrews perform personal investigation or be aware of any contacts by my husband or me NOT in the record, regarding the matter placed before him? Does violating the Code of Judicial Conduct matter anymore (Canon 3B7(e))? Is ex parte communications acceptable bythose charged with upholding the law, but NOT for those seeking lawful redress? And isn't it the duty of every American to and certainly BAR Members, to report crimes?

In the final analysis Judge Andrews is right to a degree. Fraud, corruption, conspiracy, and racketeering do dissatisfy my husband and me. Fortunately, Americans are learning and openly addressing the illegal acts carried out in the name of Georgia and American Courts. It is more than dissatisfying that the country my husband served for 23 years as a Marine Corps Officer (LtCol), would choose to punish law abiding citizens, willfully denying any legal standard. For America to be forced to accept violations of law and lawless behavior, in order to be safe from incarceration or legal assaults, is a travesty and burden, every American will continue to suffer from. How is it ONLY citizens are required to obey the law, and not the government allowed to serve them?