Whistleblowers Charge Judicial Council Ignoring Egregious, Bad Faith Appeal Delay in 3rd District Court

The pending Ferris v. Ferris appeal alleges misconduct by Sacramento County Judge Matthew Gary and seeks to establish a constitutional right to counsel in civil cases involving basic human needs.

An appeal from a high-profile Sacramento Superior Court case has languished in the 3rd District Court of Appeal for more than 39 months. Court watchdogs allege that the appellate court has deliberately delayed resolution of the appeal because it involves egregious and embarrassing misconduct by a prominent Sacramento County Superior Court judge with a history of similar conduct.

"This case represents one of the most unsettling examples we've seen of what we believe is cronyism between the Third District and Sacramento Superior Court," said Ulf Carlsson of the Family Court Accountability Coalition, a court watchdog organization."The trial court judge has personal connections in the appellate court, and the 3rd District is delaying this case in the hopes that the publicity will die down and the issues raised will become moot."

Judicial Council Controversy: Troubled Sacramento County Judge Matthew J. Gary Involved in Traffic Fatality

UPDATE: The Sacramento Bee has published an investigative report about the questions surrounding this incident: click here.

The California Highway Patrol has issued a press release announcing a fatal traffic incident involving controversial Sacramento County Judge Matthew Gary:

Whistleblowers Blame Judicial Council Chair Tani Cantil-Sakauye for CJP Inaction Against Former Sacramento County Coworker

The appellate brief excerpt embedded at the bottom of this post recounts one instance of Sacramento Superior Court Judge Matthew Gary's alleged misconduct in the high profile Susan Ferris case, in connection with an illegal attorney fee sanctions order. 

The appeal in the case is pending at the controversial 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento.

The proceedings have been reported by the Sacramento Bee, and are being closely watched by court reform advocates. Interest in the case and family court corruption in Sacramento County on social media, YouTube, and Vimeo has reached viral levels among family court reform watchdogs.

The embedded document package also includes the court reporter transcript from a hearing in the case recording that Gary ordered Ferris to pay $2,500 to the opposing attorney, Timothy Zeff, based on Ferris' "body language." 

Judicial Council Corruption: Chair Tani Cantil-Sakauye Charged with Obstructing Investigation of Crimes by Former Sacramento Colleagues

Judicial Council Ignores Sacramento County Judge-Attorney Collusion, Child Abduction Crimes

Judicial Branch whistleblowers allege that attorneys and
judges in Sacramento County operate a racketeering enterprise
that deprives the public of the federally protected right to
honest government services.

Sacramento Family Court News, an online, nonprofit journalism organization has published an investigation into allegations of judge-attorney collusion and child abduction in Sacramento Superior Court. 

The report indicates that Sacramento County Judge Thadd Blizzard effectively aided and abetted an out-of-state criminal child abduction by the client of a divorce attorney who also works as a part-time judge in the same court.

The case is the second report of a confirmed child abduction aided and abetted by a judge in the county. Previously, Judge Matthew Gary aided and abetted a client criminal child abduction for the law partner of an attorney who works as a temporary judge. 

Judicial Council Chair Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye formerly was a Sacramento Superior Court judge, and court watchdogs charge that she has directed Judicial Council staff to disregard the alleged criminal conduct by her former colleagues.

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