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Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Judge Chief Judge Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Rm. 2600, Chicago, Illinois 60602

August th 2017

RE Notice of Judicial malfeasance by Judge Kathleen Pantle

case 13 CH 17457, (Abramson v Abramson)

Your Honor

I wrote you back on January 22nd 2016 regarding the heinous acts of Chancery Judge Kathleen Pantle which since that time have escalated to a level probably never seen in a free democracy. My last notice to you was pretty much blown off as one of your clerk’s wrote me back on your behalf and advised me to file a complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Board which I later discovered is a complete exercise in futility, as I am sure you are aware the JIB gets almost 500 complaints against Illinois Judges a year and prosecutes less than .5 percent and that is why Judge’s like Judge Pantle can lawlessly get away with destroying peoples lives with impunity. My JIB complaint was superficially investigated then closed without action by Wade Crossin. The Board recently refused to reopen my investigation even though I provided new evidence. Again I think you sent me on a wild goose chase because as I have been advised by your colleagues, you are completely apathetic as to the malfeasance of the Judge’s you are supposed to oversee. Shame on you! Attached are articles of other victims of Judge Pantle which continues to grow. If you are not going to do the job and protect the public interest then it would be in everyone’s best interest that you resign effective immediately.

.Respectfully Submitted

/s/paulabramson/

Paul Abramson - Defendant

676 Caruso Ave, Glendale CA 91210

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In Gold Coast condo war, judge orders resident who sued board to pay $100,000 Steve Schmadeke Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune

A retired public relations executive who sued his Gold Coast condominium board over a $1,000 fine for alleged obnoxious behavior has been hit with an even stiffer penalty — nearly $100,000 — by the judge handling the case. In recent days, the Cook County judge presiding over the case ultimately decided that Brian Connolly's lawsuit was "meritless" and "frivolous" and only meant to "harass" and ordered him and his attorney to cover the condo board's $111,000 legal tab. The whopping judgment, which Connolly's attorney said sets a "dangerous precedent," came days after the Tribune chronicled the dysfunction that has plagued the building association's board in recent years. Things seemingly spiraled starting in 2011, when a former board president allegedly assaulted a former board member during a meeting at the high-rise in the 100 block of East Chestnut Street. Authorities were called and charges were filed, only for prosecutors to drop the misdemeanor case. Connolly, who has twice been kicked off the condo association board, sued in 2013 after he was fined $1,000 for "creating an uncomfortable and hostile environment" over what he thought were violations of building rules, including confronting a boy walking his bike through the lobby, a woman walking her dog through the lobby and people using glass containers by the pool, according to a violation letter from the association's board.

He sought punitive damages against the board members personally and asked that the board be ordered to hire a pool attendant and to open the building to an inspection of all construction done in the last decade. Connolly paid the $1,000 fine after his lawsuit was filed; he explained that he didn't want to incur an added penalty by the board if he didn't pay, he said. He now faces a penalty 100 times greater.

Cook County Judge Kathleen Pantle, who tossed the lawsuit earlier this year, wrote in a 10-page opinion awarding attorney's fees to the association's legal counsel that Connolly's claims were "meritless" and his lawsuit "should never have been brought in the first instance." "Connolly did not come to the courthouse to achieve a peaceful resolution for the disputes he had with the Association but instead filed frivolous pleadings to harass (the) defendants," Pantle wrote. She ordered Connolly and his attorney Norman Lerum to pay a total of $111,000, with the bulk of the fees to be paid by Connolly.

Connolly and Lerum say they will appeal the ruling. Lerum, who has practiced law for nearly 40 years, said he has never been sanctioned before and said Pantle's decision sets a "dangerous precedent" for those asserting their free speech rights.

"In all due respect to the court, Judge Pantle's ruling is incorrect as a matter of law," he said in an email. "As a matter of public policy, the courts are to be open and receptive to First Amendment issues, and not punish those who raise them. This ruling is contrary to existing law and sets a dangerous precedent." To Connolly, the fines were an attempt by the board to exact revenge for his public criticism of their decisions, and the judge's ruling only enhances the chilling effect on his free speech rights. He writes a blog that has detailed some of the strife in the building. The board previously settled a defamation lawsuit Connolly brought over a letter written by the board president, signed by three board members and sent to residents that called Connolly "unfit to serve on our board." "This case is about fundamental First Amendment rights and due process," said Connolly, a retired PR executive. "The courts should be open and protective of claims and arguments. Instead, Judge Pantle is closing the courthouse door and punishing condominium unit owners who dare disagree with bully boards that work to suppress contrary opinion." He previously told the Tribune that he feared he would lose his one-bedroom condo if the judge agreed to sanction him. But board president Tony Milazzo, who has frequently sparred with Connolly, cheered the judge's decision. "It vindicates our position that those who initiate frivolous and malicious litigation against others with the intent of harassing them or extracting unjustified settlement money should be held accountable," he said in an email. sschmadeke@chicagotribune.com Twitter @SteveSchmadeke

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A state appeals panel on Tuesday upheld the firing of two Chicago police officers who assaulted a man inside a Northwest Side restaurant more than 10 years ago while off-duty.

But the 1st District Appellate Court took the extra step of criticizing Cook County Circuit Judge Kathleen M. Pantle, who ruled in favor of officers Jason Orsa and Brian Murphy, finding their version of events credible despite contrary video evidence.

“Not only does the circuit court disregard the board’s determination that the testimony of the two witnesses was particularly credible and the testimony of the police officers was not worthy of belief, but it also interprets what occurs on the surveillance video in ways that twist the facts and defy reason,” Justice Michael B. Hyman wrote.

“Our careful and close review of the video leaves us dumbfounded by the circuit court’s rejection of the [b]oard’s prima facie true and correct findings,” Hyman added.

The 1st District panel agreed with the Chicago Police Board that Orsa and Murphy — along with their compatriots, Daniel McNamara and Louis Danielson, who are not a party to this case — were not prejudiced by the amount of time it took for police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to bring charges against them.

Additionally, the panel found that the officers’ version of events were not credible in light of witness statements and a videotape of the incident. The video does not feature audio.

But the panel also accused the officers of “stirring prejudices” with their false depiction of Obed DeLeon, the victim of their assault, as flashing gang signs and saying he wants to kill the police.

“Misconduct and manipulation of the sort that occurred here leaves a stain on the good honor of the vast majority of police officers in the department who comport themselves with integrity, dignity, decency and discipline,” Hyman wrote.

The events that occurred at Taco Burrito King during the early morning hours of March 24, 2006, are disputed by DeLeon, witnesses and the videotape, on one hand, and the police officers on the other.

The three police officers were eating their meal with a friend, Matthew Walsh. DeLeon entered the restaurant, asking who had parked a late model Chevrolet Camero in the restaurant’s parking lot in a way that prevented people from entering or leaving the lot.

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Hon. Kathleen M. Pantle Rating Details Subcircuit Judge Circuit Court Cook County Cook Judicial Circuit Comments

Attorney Average Rating: 2.6 Non-Attorney Average Rating: 3.0 =========================

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL1888

Rating:1.5 Comments: I've been an attorney for 3 decades now and been in front of every judge in the Daley Center. Pantle is easily one of the worst judges in the building. She has probably the lightest court call of any judge in the building, let alone the 24th floor, yet she is never prepared. She reads nothing, constantly fails to issue a timely opinion and almost always takes things "under advisement" which translates to her failing to do her job. The worse part is she doesn't understand the law and has no business in civil court. She was a public defender and for those that don't know, this generally means the person who graduated near the bottom of their law school class whom no one wanted to hire. Her experience in criminal court is of no use in civil court. Her temperament is fine, but she is very passive aggressive and dismissive in that she will listen to one side then ignore the other while rifling through papers or pretending to read something in an unrelated case. Few actual attorneys I know who are routinely before her respect her. Even though she has routinely ruled in my favor as a defense attorney, I still have to say that it is a shame and an embarrassment to retain her as a judge as most practicing attorneys have 10x her legal acumen and experience and she has no business being a judge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL1150

Rating:2.1 Comments: This judge's demeanor is not that of a judicial officer in her position and her courtroom demeanor does not command respect. Her rulings take political interests and interferences over the fair rule of law. She is not impartial, fair, or informed and does not have the acumen to be a judge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Other Comment #: IL1149

Rating:1.0 Comments: Not very fair and goes along with political interests and not judicial impartiality. Also does not have a demeanor commensurate with that of her office. Bad choice for retention.....! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL1016

Rating:1.0 Comments: She allowed contractors that sold a home we refuse to take due to irregularities to claim bankruptcy and not return the money we put into it. They sold the home for over 1 million dollars and we only wanted the $300 thousand we put into it for changes and they refused to do it claiming bankruptcy which wasn't even on file. She's as dishonest as the contractors and the lawyers that represented us- (who we found out had a relationship with the contractors). I would not recommend her or them to anyone. Very manipulative dishonest people ESPECIALLY Kathleen Pantle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL987

Rating:1.8 Comments: Biased. fails to prepare. Does not get beyond head notes. Simplistic. Far from even handed. And lazy. Not qualified. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL629

Rating:1.0 Comments: She strives to please lawyers and big law firms to get re-elected, Beware. She won't care about legal arguments, facts, or evidence. She shacks her head and gives you that wicked smile before ruling on a motion. If you are a Pro-Se, find a lawyer because you will have no chance with this crazy Judge. I neglect to call her a Judge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Other Comment #: IL507

Rating:1.0 Comments: 2

Horrific judge. Allow our case to fester for years by allowing continuous continuations until defendants could claim bankruptcy and then told us that we had no hope of recovering fraud revenues. Aloof, and uncaring, should not be allowed to continue to judge cases ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL487

Rating:1.8 Comments: Judge Pantle has a very poor judicial temperament; wears her emotions on her sleeve. She does not accept an unfair judgement against herself than she should not apply the same unfair judgment on others. Very disturbing and unpleasant experience to appear before her. No empathy, No compassion, Blind to the needs of others. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL482

Rating:1.1 Comments: A loose cannon that wields the power to abuse. Very unfair to Pro Se litigants and disregard their rights severely. Unfortunately, that is a reputation she tend to grow with, to please as many attorneys as possible. Awards the rats and harm the victims. Will not recommend for retention. Should be removed from the bench. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL478

Rating:1.4 Comments: Judge Pantle is an incredibly biased judge toward civil right cases who allows her extreme politics to interfere with her ability to be impartial. She is so corrupt that one wonders how she can live with herself. It's astounding that, despite the fact that she is both a mother and a judge, she throws her own under the bus in order to try to gain entry into the good old boys club. The self-loathing that she harbors must be eating her up inside. Needs to stop using cookie cutter orders and pay attention to the facts of the case before her. Inclined to cite to cases for support of her opinion that are wholly irrelevant to the facts at bar. Lack of neutrality is her defining feature. She has a feeble grasp of the law. Does not work hard. People can not plan their lives around their legal rights if a judge will not respect them. We don't have a queen, so no one person can overturn congress, the president, and all the court precedent, but that is how she operates. Very shrill and ill-tempered and unpleasant. Lacking in self-control, almost childlike, easily confused and disoriented, fragile emotionally. Strongly favors one side in a case. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL476 3

Rating:1.5 Comments: Judge Kathleen Pantle has a very difficult time grasping even elementary legal principles. She abused her discretion more than once and was caught by the Appeal for abuse of discretion, who reversed her multiple times. She essentially does not care about how the appeal court rules and often will say they have their own system and I have mine. She is intellectually lazy and lacks ability to be fair. Her rulings are not prompt and her written rulings lack scholarship. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL475

Rating:1.4 Comments: Gives little to no consideration to motions and seems to rule without reading or caring about the arguments. Extremely bad draw if your case needs pretrial assistance from the court. She is moody, arbitrary, capricious and shortsighted. Snaps to judge a situation. Her worst trait is that she takes things personally and gets genuinely emotional over garden variety issues. She has a tendency to become vindictive. She does not rule with an even hand. Tends to make up her mind before evaluating evidence. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL473

Rating:1.0 Comments: By far the most clueless person in the building. A first year law student could do a better job. Her law clerk David Hensel often seen approaching the bench and whispering in her ear, causing her to change her mind in the middle of a ruling. Unreasonable does not begin to describe her scheduling orders. She is cold and calculating and has no respect for any human decency and the worst for Pro Se litigant. Dealing with her is a very unpleasant experience. Bot the brightest judge; holds grudges and doesn't forget ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private Comment #: IL411

Rating:1.0 Comments: Impeach this horrible judge. She has zero respect for PRO SE litigants, rude, does not respect the law if you have no lawyer, and will never listen to you. She should be removed from the bench immediately. She lacks understanding of civil cases, she was previously a criminal judge who was removed from the bench, later transferred to the Chancery Department. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL295

Rating:1.4 Comments: Pro whoever has a lawyer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Litigant Comment #: IL294

Rating:1.0 Comments: This Judge will not listen to you if you do not have a law degree or if you are PRO SE. She is rude and will not even look at you while talking. My opinion is that she needs to be removed from the bench. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL191

Rating:1 Comments: Judge Pantle seems to have a hard time making decisions and appears to go with whatever way she is pushed the hardest. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL179

Rating:3.3 Comments: A loose cannon, intellectually dishonest, irrational, unpredictable, arrogant and ignorant. Shoots from the hip when she doesn't know what she is talking about. Doesn't know when to step back and go look up the case law. The only topic she understands is the rules of evidence. Should be removed from the bench.

8/17/2017 Impeach Judge Kathleen Pantle | Dr Linda Shelton

Dr Linda Shelton “Experience should teach us to be most on guard to protect liberty when the Government’s purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of

zeal, well-meaning « Seat Roland but without Burris understanding.” – Follow Law!!

U.S. v. Olmstead – Justice Brandeis

Questions for Obama and America – Solutions for Change » Impeach Kathleen Judge

Pantle

7 Votes

Judges should be impeached when their conduct so intentionally

impeads justice and so intentionally violates the Bill of Rights that

they bring great disgrace upon the courts and cause great injustice.

These impeachable acts are not just a mistake of law, or a judicial

error, but rise to the level of intentional, disgraceful, illegal,

unconstitutional, acts of harassment, retaliation, bullying,

obstruction of justice, and aiding and abetting felony misconduct of

prosecutors. These acts have caused great harm to their victims.

I propose that articles of impeachment should be brought against

the following judge for the following reasons:

Dishonorable Judge Kathleen Pantle:

Dishon. Judge Pantle purposely violates the Constitution and the

laws of both the United States and the country:

1. She issues excessive and unconstitutional bail orders out of spite,

animosity, arrogance, narcissism, and deceit, even without a formal

charge or due process.

On June 15, 2005 she raised my bail on a fraudulent Medicaid

vendor fraud charge, upon a motion from the State for violation of

bail, from a $10,000 personal recognizance bail to a $100,000 D-

Bond (requires 10% payment) despite the fact she had declared me

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indigent, I am disabled, I had no criminal record, and I care for an

elderly disabled father. I had been jailed wrongfully by Pantle for

contempt because I told her she was violating the law and had no

jurisdiction in this void case, then politely attempted to walk out of

the courtroom to preserve this issue for appeal, particularly because

she had sue sponte removed me as pro se counsel and then denied

me appointment of a public defender. During incarceration I was

attacked by Sgt. Anthony Salemi, who falsified his record and said I

attacked him from my wheelchair.

On December 14, 2005 in the same case Dishon. Judge Pantle

arrested me executing her arrest warrant illegally issued on

December 8, 2005, despite me informing her in writing on

December 7, 2005 that I could not come to a court hearing on

December 8, 2005 because Federal Judge Filip had scheduled my

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on this criminal contempt case to

be heard on that morning, and even told me prior to the hearing

informally through his courtroom deputy that another judge would

not arrest someone for not appearing as long as they were given

notice there was another court hearing. Judge Filip denied my

petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust state remedies. This

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus has now been refiled and is

pending before Federal Judge Coar. I had been illegally removed

as pro se counsel (self-representation), although declared indigent

denied a public defender for 7 months, denied a due process

hearing on her statement that she was jailing me because I failed to

show up for hearing on December 8, 2005 and because I refused to

answer questions at a fitness exam she had ordered although I

showed up. It is actually a statutory right for me to refuse to

answer questions. I did so in exercising this right because I am

adamant that her orders are illegal and without jurisdiction –

void ab initio. I refuse to bow to despots. The statute, 725 ILCS

5/104-13, even states that bail may NOT BE REVOKED to

accomplish a fitness exam. Her order for a fitness exam was without

legal basis – she only said my behavior in court (vigorously

defending myself pro se by questioning her lack of jurisdiction) and

my copious pleadings (soon to be posted on the web motions to

dismiss the case for lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction)

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suggested a mental unfitness. This statement is NOT a legally

sufficient allegation in open court that would justify a fitness exam.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/9694342/Shelton-Federal-Habeas-

PetitionCriminal-Contempt-Conviction2008

http://www.scribd.com/doc/9708949/Shelton-Federal-Petition-for-

Writ-Habeas-Corpus-Vendor-Fraud-2008

On January 6, 2006 after the Illinois Appellate Court freed me on

December 30, 2005 and reduced bail from “no bail” to $10,000

personal recognizance bail, Dishon. Judge Pantle falsely stated on

the record, without me in the courtroom and without benefit of

counsel that I had lied to the IL Appellate Court to obtain release

and then she raised the bail from $10,000 personal recognizance

bail to $500,000 D-Bond (10$ cash required to get out). The IL

Appellate Court again freed me 2 weeks later, overturning her

order.

2. She committed felony conspiracy to violate rights under color of

law in conspiring with Bill Bradley, IL State Police Investigator

William Reibel, Patrick Keenan, Nicholas Cozzolino, John Fearon,

Patrick Murphy, and Judges Kathleen Pantle, Jorge Alonso, and Lon

Schultz, as well as other unnamed or unknown individuals to

intentionally retaliating against those who are whistle blowers

against government corruption in Illinois and Cook County in that

she conspired to illegally prosecute providers of mental health

services to those on Medicaid so as to deny care for mental health

services to those on Medicaid – this is a gross violation of her oath

of office in that prosecutions without personal or subject-matter

jurisdiction are forbidden;

3. She committed felony violation of civil rights under color of law

as above;

4. She committed the act of aiding and abetting felony subornation

of perjury by the employees of the IL Attorney General’s Office by

failing to hold hearings on my motion to dismiss for fraud upon the

grand jury, including the acts by State Police Inv. Reibel in making

false statements to the grand juries that indicted Dr. Shelton and

Mr. Glass, including false statements about the law and about

evidence;

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5. She violating her oath of office in allowing the void prosecution

of Dr. Shelton and Mr. Glass for Medicaid Vendor Fraud without

jurisdiction and in violation of the United States Federal Medicaid

Code and the Constitution’s Supremecy Clause, as well as

prosecuting these persons when she had evidence they were not

guilty of the alleged acts;

6. She committed malicious prosecution against Dr. Shelton and Mr.

Glass in that all these persons were whistle blowers against

corruption in Illinois government and these fraudulent and malicious

prosecutions amounted to retaliation for exposing the criminal

conduct of members of the Illinois Department of Children and

Family Services, as well as officials in the City of Chicago, County of

Cook, and State of Illinois;

7. She was aiding and abetting the felony violaton of civil rights

under color of law by AAGs Fearon, Murray who were and are

still grossly violating due process in not only prosecuting these

persons without subject matter or personal jurisdiction, but also in

doing so in a process indicative of gross prosecutorial misconduct in

violating many rights required by due process under the

Constitution;

8. She committed the felony federal crime of slavery concerning Dr.

Shelton in jailing her without legal process in violation of the 13th

Amendment to the United States Constitution;

9. She violated her oath of office and snubbed her nose at the

Constitution in stating in open court in answer to my concerns about

her lack of jurisdiction, “I don’t care,” in open defiance of the rules

of law;

10. She gave false information to Judge Alonso , who had taken

over the case against me when Judge Pantle was transferred out of

the criminal court to the Chancery Division, while in the judge’s

chambers behind the bench on April 13, 2007, so that Judge Alonso

would again illegally hold me in contempt and summarily jail me –

Judge Pantle was “visiting” the courtroom to finish up a few cases

and hid herself in Judge Alonso’s chambers during one of my void

pre-trial hearings – Judge Alonso, falsely thinking that Judge Pantle

understood pro se and contempt issues BLINDLY followed her

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suggestions and procedures thereby also illegally finding me in

contempt in an act of not just judicial stupidity, but also in an

unconstitutional act;

11. She committed court ordered elder neglect, in a heartless and

unethical act, by not considering my father’s situation and not

allowing me to arrange for the care of my disabled father whenever

she took me into custody- during May to June 2005 he lost 20 lbs

and I found him at home dehydrated and depressed;

12. She ignored the well being and health of a defendant, as well as

denied due process, by continuing hearings when I was

substantially impaired by an asthma attack and/or dehydration and

medical neglect – Cook County Jail staff had withheld my heart and

lung medication;

***further details to be added to this post – work in preparation***

I call upon the Illinois House to investigate this matter and consider

articles of impeachment. I call upon Chief Judge Evans to remove

this incompetent, arrogant, dangerous, witch from the bench before

others are harmed.

Please write the Majority Leader of the Illinois House at:

Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

300 Capitol Building

Springfield, IL 62706

and the Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge:

Chief Judge Timothy Evans

Richard J. Daley Center

50 W. Washington, Rm 2600

Chicago, IL 60602

It is criminal in my opinion that she is now a bond judge in the main

criminal court building concerning the most serious felonies in Cook

County. Presiding Criminal Court Judge Biebel should be ashamed

that he has appointed her to such an important task.

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 10:00 PM

Arlene Jones

Everyone knows that a defendant is "innocent until proven guilty." What goes hand- in-hand with that thought is the ability of a defendant to make bail. Bail is the great equalizer during the criminal justice process. Most of us are aware that the constitution gives us the right not to be subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment." An additional caveat of the 8th amendment to the constitution gives us the right to not have excessive bail or fines placed upon us.

The vagueness of that amendment gives judges a lot of leeway. A judge can set a reasonable bail based on the seriousness of the crime. The amount of the bail is not a measure of whether or not a person can afford it. Rather three major factors -- uncertainty, risk and overcrowded jails -- go into a judge's decision according to the book "Criminal Justice in Action" by Larry Gaines and Roger Miller. If there is a concern that a defendant will commit additional crimes, then bail can be set so high that the defendant cannot possibly afford it. There are even federal laws that allow judges to simply deny bail.

A defendant able to make bail can work, be with their family, and have access to sources to defend themselves. When determining the bail amount according to the Gaines-Miller book, a judge in Illinois is required to take 38 different factors into account. Fourteen of those factors involve the crime itself; two relate to the evidence gathered; four to the defendant's record, nine to the defendant's flight risk and immigration status, and nine to the defendant's general character.

An "incident" occurred on Feb. 5, 2005 involving four Chicago police officers and a man who would soon become known as the defendant. That man was a 54-year- old Chicagoan, married, property owner, former Chicago police officer. He has numerous plaques and accolades that line his walls and is currently a railroad police officer licensed to carry a weapon. During the course of the "incident" two Chicago police officers were wounded and the defendant was shot 28 times by the four police officers who he encountered.

Now that wasn't a typo you just read. Howard Morgan was shot 28 times and lived to tell about it. Lying in his hospital bed with 28 bullet wounds to his body, shackled to the hospital bed as if he could escape, Morgan was charged with four counts of first degree attempted murder of the police, three counts of aggravated battery and discharge of a firearm. With 28 bullet holes piercing his body and his stellar

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background, the judge who handled the Morgan case had the right to set a bail that would show fairness towards the defendant based on the "alleged" crime. Yet Judge Kathleen Mary Pantle set an outlandish bail of $2 million for Morgan.

When Morgan's attorney, retired Judge Leo Holt learned of the amount for bail, he immediately became incensed. Back then this is what Holt had to say, "In my years as a practicing attorney and the 18 years that I sat on the bench, I've never seen a bond like it. People charged with murder were out on less bond."

Morgan's wife was eventually able to secure $12,000 in donations for the bond. Morgan spent almost an entire year in Cook County jail unable to post the entire 10 percent of the bail amount until an anonymous donor gave the remaining $188,000 so that Morgan could be free. Remember people, this man had been shot 28 times. His flight risk if he could flee would be minimal.

It is not often that the black community can send a message to the legal system in a manner it can understand. But come Nov. 2, election day, we can send a strong message to the criminal justice system by voting 'No' on retaining Judge Pantle on the bench. Her decision to impose such a high bail on Howard Morgan is reflective of the basic unfairness of the criminal justice system when with the exception of race, all things were equal with him and the other police officers. It can only be the race of Howard Morgan that would have allowed him to be subjected to a bail higher than what a killer would have gotten. Punch 297 and tell everyone you know not to retain Judge Pantle on the bench. She deserves to pay a high price, the same as she asked of Morgan and his family. Only she'll pay by losing her role on the bench.

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January 22nd 2016 Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Judge Chief Judge Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Rm. 2600, Chicago, Illinois 60602

RE Notice of Judicial impropriety case 13 CH 17457, (Abramson v Abramson)

Your Honor I am writing you at the advice of retired attorney Bernard Hammer My name is Paul Abramson and I am the Defendant being sued in Chancery court (judicial notice case 13 CH 17457) by my father and well known Chicago attorney Floyd Abramson for alleged breach of contract arising out of the settlement of my late mother's estate (judicial notice case 08P000335). The reason for my communication is because I believe the Judge assigned to the Chancery case, Judge Kathleen Pantle has been intentionally engaging in a course of conduct through out this case that favors the Plaintiff and is prejudicial to my case and a violation of my civil rights as follows:

1 Judge Pantle allowed without good cause for process service of the Plaintiff's summons and complaint by electronic mail to Defendant 2.Judge Pantle denied Defendent’s motion to have the case removed to Probate court even though the probate settlement order stated it retained jurisdiction 3 Judge Pantle has granted every request the Plaintiff has made and denied all of Defendant's other than a motion to strike which was re plead by Plaintiff. 4 Judge Pantle has made biased comments in open court including stating that the Plaintiff has breach of contract monetary damages even though none have ever been plead to date 5 Judge Pantle has given legal advice to help the Plaintiff stating they should file a Motion to Quash a scheduled deposition of one of Defendant's s key witnesses which was thereafter filed by the Plaintiff and the motion to quash was granted by Judge Pantle. 6 During the course of this case Judge Pantle testified as a character witness in a non judicial personal matter in front of the ARDC on behalf of Plaintiff's counsel P Andrew Fleming without ever disclosing this material fact to the Defendant or Defendant's counsel or voluntarily re- cusing herself from the case. (ARDC document - relevant page attached) 7. Defendant timely filed a petition for Substitution of Judge for cause when discovering Judge Pantle had acted on behalf of Plaintiff's counsel in a personal matter. On 1/22/16 Judge Pantle refused to allowed the petition for Substitution of Judge to be transferred to another judge for determination and instead ruled to deny it. Therefore for and including the above reasons I respectfully request an investigation into my complaint against Judge Pantle as well as my previously filed petition for Substitution of Judge be timely transferred and determined by a third party judge, Please be advised failure to take immediate action could forever prejudice my rights. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Respectfully Submitted

Paul Abramson

Defendant 676 Caruso Ave, Glendale CA 91210, telephone 818-956-8607 cc Judge Moshe Jacobius Margaret Lundahl Esq

Elena Fedorova 175 N. Harbor Dr. #709, Chicago IL 60601 October 30, 2015 Honorable Presiding Judge Moshe Jacobius 50 W. Washington St. Room 2403 Chicago IL 60602

Re: Case 15-CH-11727. Fedorova v. Chicagoland Communy Mgmt. Public Evaluation and Feedback for Honorable Judge Kathleen Pantle.

Dear Honorable Presiding Judge Moshe Jacobius,

Please find my review and evaluation of Honorable Judge Kathleen Pantle from our hearing on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Judge granted a favorable decision to CCM to Stay Discovery and approved Temporary Restraining Order against me without any probable cause nor ordering a following an evidentiary hearing. Based on Judge Pantle’s professional performance in our hearings on October 13th and 28th, I have observed that she applies the law unequally in her courtroom. Pantle was lenient with the licensed lawyers, ignoring their malpractices while nitpicking non-existing deficiencies purportedly made by a ProSe without stating any evidence or legal grounds in support. This is a violation of the Canon of Judicial Ethics. All Judges are required to obey the Constitution, comply with the law, treat all parties equally, and criticize unprofessional behavior of licensed lawyers when necessary. These criteria were not met by Judge Kathleen Pantle.

On August 5, 2015 I filed case 15-CH-11727, Fedorova v. Chicagoland Community Management, et.al. The case include Joe Doe defendants whose names are currently unknown by me. On October 9, 2015, I filed the First Set of Interrogatories under Rule 224, asking that I be provided with names of all corporate parties. This would include names of board members and managers of HOAs that employ Chicagoland Community Management as their Agents. See the copy attached. My case is based in part on Restatement (Second) of Torts, Sec. 414, which expressly states “one who entrusts work to an independent contractor, but who retains the control of ANY part of the work, is subject to liability for harm to others”. All HOA Defendant in my case employ CCM as their agent. These HOAs have a duty to exercise control of any part of CCM’s work, especially when their contracted work can cause harms to the HOAs’ clients. The HOAs in my case failed to exercise control over CCM’s performance. My case has solid merits and is based on numerous precedents that favor my argument. See Ward, et al. v. Trusted Health Resources, Inc., et al. and Mark and Debbie Jacobs v. Yellow Cab Co., et.al. Moreover, here is an absolutely identical case pending in Law Division, resulted of CCM and its HOAs negligence after they ignored my constructive safety warning on 06/26/2014.

My request under Rule 224 is a lawful attempt to further this case and notify all appropriate parties of CCM’s substandard, dangerous services for HOA communities. After I informed other HOAs known to me as working with CCM about the hazardous environment in Carl Sandburg Village HOA# 1, CCM promptly fabricated a frivolous “defamation” case against me based on lies. But CCM’s work as a management company speaks for itself: on September 24, 2014, CCM and HOA Gaslight Village were sued by Mr. Ziobro for severe and permanent body injuries he suffered on August 15, 2014, after he failed from unsafe and unsound scaffolding in Gaslight Village, less than two month after my whistleblowing letter. (Case 14-L- 010023. Ziobro v. Pyramid LLC, et.al.) Mr. Ziobro and his wife are suing CCM and Gaslight Village for avoidable injury caused by their neglect on the HOA’s premises. A SIMILAR case was filed on June 27, 2014 against CCM and Waterford HOA by Mrs. Grundleger, case 14-L-6838, to whom CCM and Waterford lied about “good” conditions of the premises which in fact were unsafe due to “deteriorated concrete, cracked brick” and needed costly construction work. The same unsafe conditions I personally observed at 30 East Elm Street. On July 21, 2015 IDENTICAL case was filed by ComEd against CCM and River City HOA, for negligent water damages to electrical distribution facility in 448 –units building. Case 15-L-007423.

From mid-Sept. until October 8, 2015 I was away from Chicago. My defendants filed two Motions to Dismiss the case behind my back, which they tried to present before Judge Flynn for October 1 and October 5 while I was absent. Judge Flynn recused himself on September 28th and this case was transferred to Honorable Kathleen Pantle. Lawyers for CCM, Franz and Bonsall scheduled new hearings for October 13, 14 and 27th On October 13, 2015, I informed Judge Pantle that Mr. Michael Franz, a lawyer for HOA Defendants, refused to serve me a copy of his Motion to Dismiss or Notices about the hearing on October 13th, even though I demanded it three times on October 9th via email. Mr. Franz told to Judge Pantle saying that he did not send me a copy because he “does not have” my correct mailing address. (Before he has claimed that the Motion was emailed and mailed it to me, which was not true. Only his colleague’s, Ms. Bonsall’s, Motion and Notices about the October 14th and 27th hearings were successfully delivered.) Mr. Franz’s Motion was also missing from the Judge’s files, but Honorable Pantle said this was “not a big deal.” Instead of reprimanding Mr. Franz for his faulty service of the Motions for all parties in violation HER OWN Standing Order of 6-15-15, Judge Pantle lectured me for not giving Mr. Franz my mailing address. This is not only unfair but absurd. Mr. Franz, who filed case 14-CH-11573 on July 15, 2014, has been involved in these proceeding for over the year. He is perfectly aware of my address at this point of the litigation, and has my email address, and is doing all in his power to abuse the legal process including repetitive lies. Franz’s unprofessional conduct was not criticized at all.

On October 21, 2015, defendants CCM and HOAs filed their Motion for a Protective Order without a mandatory Affidavit, as required by 735 ILCS 5/1-109. Defendants heinously misrepresented my request under Rule 224 as “discovery”, “harassment”, and “unwarranted revenge” against Chicagoland Community Management. In support, they stated that my case against CCM and HOAs arose from when I “lost possession of [a] unit due to nonpayment of assessments” for a condominium I bought in 2006. This is not true. I lost possession of this unit due to the HOA’s and CCM’s collection of a fabricated debt, commonly known as extortion racket. The HOA and CCM retained possession of my property from September 2006 until May 2012, rented the unit for five years at $900.00 - $950.00 (assessment was about $300.00), and refused to return me possession of the property and refund me the surplus from rent. Moreover, CCM lawyers advised me that they are “under NO OBLIGATION TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY ARRIVED at fees as they did” when CCM and HOA embezzled money from my unit. These seemed to be the organizations’ joined modus operandi for collecting assessments because the building premises were kept in nearly emergency condition during CCM’s management, which is a common practice for CCM-managed communities like River City HOA, where Mr. Michael T. Franz pillage owners and big banks with frivolous collections while premises are poorly maintained and unsafe for residents and surrounding area due to a serious bed bugs infestation.

On October 28, 2015, I appeared before Judge Pantle on Ms. Bonsalls’ Motion for Protective Order and to Stay Discovery. I presented my Motion to Oppose where I objected defendants’ Motion to Stay and TRO, which are based on false statements and misrepresentation of material facts, and lacked any probable cause. While all Mr. Franz’s arguments were passionately heard by Judge Pantle, my Motion was not discussed at all, as well as my request for injunction against unwarranted TROs. Judge Pantle decided against me, without even making a single effort to validate the evidence in my case, provide compelling reasons she relied upon to stay my Rule 224 request; balancing the interests of ALL parties, or taking ANY preliminary peak on merits. Which suggests that she had made a favorable decision for the lawyers before our hearing.

To the contrary, Judge Pantle trespassed requirements of 735 ILCS 5/1-101, et seq. and blindly granted defendants unjustified demand for an ultimate remedy, like a TRO, without evidentiary hearings. 5/1-101 requires that in order to obtain injunctive relief, a party must establish the following elements: (a) a clearly ascertainable right that needs protection; (b) the fact that the party would suffer irreparable injury without the protection of an injunction; (c) the absence of an adequate remedy at law. Mohanty v. St. John Heart Clinic, S.C., No. 101251, 2006 Ill. LEXIS 1689 at *12 (Dec. 21, 2006); Klaeren, supra, 781 N.E.2d at 230; Callis, Papa, Jackstadt & Halloran, supra, 748 N.E.2d at 159; Continental Cablevision, supra, 606 N.E.2d at 595; American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Village of Arlington Heights, 174 Ill.App.3d 381, 528 N.E.2d 1000, 1003 – 1004, 124 Ill.Dec.109 (1st Dist. 1988). Mr. Franz and Ms. Bonsall failed to provide any proof for the need of ultimate protection, yet Judge Pantle granted their request without any questions asked.

During the hearing on October 28, 2015, lawyer Michael T. Franz made a number of false and defamatory statements about my “violations” of Temporary Restraining Orders entered in a different case. (This decision was also attained in violation of all possible laws and the TRO had expired a long time ago.) Judge Pantle

did not inquire into why orders in the Law Division case are applicable to my Rule 224 request in Chancery case 15-CH-11727. She also failed to verify the legitimacy of these Orders. For example, Judge Pantle paid no attention to the fact that her fellow Chancery Division judge, Judge Novak, had presided over a similar demand for TRO by CCM in which Novak denied CCM’s request because “something more is required in order to obtain TRO”. Judge Pantle favorably accepted lawyer Franz’s false accusations against me (aka “false crime reports”), while knowing that at the time of the transaction there is no reasonable ground to believe that the offence has been committed, which is a direct violation of 720 ILCS 5/26-1(4).

Lawyers’ malpractices, including absent Affidavit under 5/1-109 (the only Sworn Affidavit attached to the Motion was made by a non-attorney Barnes who verified that she mailed me a copy); and violations of 5/1- 101 et seq. were once again not noticed by Judge Pantle. Rather, Honorable Pantle gave me another lecture how I, as ProSe, must comply with all laws. (She never advised the lawyers that they ALSO MUST to comply with the law.)

She even advised me to visit the Law Library to improve my legal knowledge, thus compromising my wisdom in the most adverse way in front of the lawyers and other Court participants, which I consider as public humiliation per se. Mr. Franz’s and Mrs. Bonsall’s professional competence and obstruction of justice was not questioned; and Ms. Bonsall and Mr. Franz were not advised to take Continued Legal Education classes to learn how prepare Motions in compliance of basic Rules of Civil Procedure, like including Sworn Affidavits or doing due service for all parties. To the note, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Pacer , Justia, FindLaw and other Internet search engines are much more effective tools to improve legal knowledge than a research in the law library Judge Panlte advised me to use, which suggests that she personally is not familiar with these very common contemporary legal research instruments.

After several years in this court Judge Pantle’s prejudiced attitude to ProSe is no surprise to me. Many judges whom I met in this Court demonstrated strong professional incompetence, grossly inflated very tiny technical mistake committed by me, for “deficiencies” not supported by the statutes, while applying every possible loophole in the law in favor of corporate defendants. In fact, Judge Pantle did nothing but turn a blind to the lawyers’ malpractices.

On October 28th Judge Pantle ruled that I must refrain from any Discovery, stating that her verdict was supported by various Supreme Court rules and Appellate Court decisions. The names of the Rules or relevant cases Judge Pantle relied upon where not mentioned. Although my request for Interrogatories was also based on IL Supreme Court rule 224, Judge Pantle preferred to rely on Supreme Court Rules convenient for the lawyers, even though they do not support their request. Judge Pantle further accepted binding authorities of the cases cited by lawyer Bonsall , which are also irrelevant to my case at all. For example, in Leeson v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Inc. Co. plaintiff whose insurers’ provider failed to cover for his medical expenses, requested privileged documents such as information concerning all independent medical examinations conducted by defendant on claims for automobile medical payment benefits submitted to defendant's Des Plaines office between January 1, 1985, to December 31, 1985. In DOS Technologies v. Mesirow plaintiff filed his Discovery Request under Rule 216 to deem facts to admit. My Interrogatories are NOT burdensome or privileged, this is a straight forward Rule 224 request for names of responsible parties, whom I plan to include in my case. Judge Pantle’s unfair, harsh treatment of me in her courtroom while obviously favoring deceitful lawyers is a sign of her lenience and professional incompetence. Her decision was not legally sound.

Based on my overview of public records, Judge Pantle has received negative feedbacks from other litigants, who mentioned the same issues: her failure to follow due process; arrogance, trespasses of the law and discriminatory treatment against a ProSe litigant. According to the publication, Judge Pantle found a ProSe defendant, Linda Shelton in contempt for failure to attend a hearing (ProSe proved that she had another previously scheduled hearing before a different judge). Due to Mr. Franz’s dishonest manipulations with the Court’s calendar, I could easily miss at least THREE hearings in this case: on October 1, 5 when I was absent from Chicago; and on October 13 th when I didn’t received a due Notice from lawyer Franz. According to Judge Pantle’s logic, it would be enough to find ME in contempt while lawyer Franz will walk away unpunished.

I do not feel safe and/or equally treated in Judge Kathleen Pantle Court and I will request her substitution from my case by right, and reversal of her unjust and unlawful decision.

Sincerely Elena Fedorova. CC: All Chancery Division Judges as a part of Public Survey on Judicial Performance

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