REVEALED: Documents Obtained from Santa Ana School District Confirm Claims by University of New Hampshire School of Law Sarah E. Redfield Re “Launched” SALUCI Suspect

Documents obtained from the Santa Ana Unified School District provide fresh circumstantial evidence that while University of New Hampshire School of Law Professor Sarah Redfield was employed at Sacramento-based  McGeorge School of Law , she conspired with Ruthe Ashley and others to create a charitable entity (CaliforniaALL) that would serve as a vehicle to misappropriate and/or launder close to $800,000 from the Foundation of the State Bar of California.

According to Redfield, between 2008 and 2009 she “launched” CaliforniaALL, participated in RFP, and “launched” the Saturday Academy of Law at U. C. Irvine.

Unfortunately, this is not the case. Instead, as most transactions involving CaliforniaALL, the California Bar Foundation and the State Bar of California, it is imbued with fraud and egregious acts dishonesty and deception as even the Santa Ana Unified School District makes no Sarah Redfield in connection with the Saturday Academy of Law at U. C. Irvine.

Specifically, the Saturday Academy of Law has been in existence for many years, and is part of the University of California Irvine’s Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP), which has many programs to benefit the community, such as “UCI Saturdays with Sciences,” “Saturday Academy in Mathematics,” and the like.

Between 2004 and 2008, Professor Redfield served as a “visiting” professor at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. From 2008-2009, she served as interim Executive Director of CaliforniaALL, as well as program director.

Professor Redfield was paid $157,763 for her services, while she was misclassified as an “independent contractor.” See http://tinyurl.com/Portia-Balthazar

Sarah Redfield’s CV, between 2008 and 2009 she “launched” CaliforniaALL, participated in RFP, and “launched” the Saturday Academy of Law at U. C. Irvine.

Similarly, CaliforniaALL’s own publication indicates that with CaliforniaALL’s grant funds, U.C. Irvine developed and implemented the Saturday Academy of Law, and that by 2009 CaliforniaALL’s mission was visibly at work through the program. See below.

For example, as part of a field trip to law firms, the photo below was taken in 2005 when the UCISAL group visited the law offices of Sheppard Mullin.

In 2007, UCISAL paid a visit to Allen Matkins. (See below.) We have intentionally blurred the photo to maintain the students’ privacy. Seated on the right is Robert Hamilton. On the far right is Karina Hamilton, a former Allen Matkins associate, wife of Robert Hamilton, and Director of UCISAL.

Please double-click on the photo for full view.

In fact, UCI’s own literature gives no credit to CaliforniaALL. (See below.)

Additionally, claims by Sarah E. Redfield to the effect that she was part of both the CURRICULUM COMMITTEE and OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE are also false, fraudulent, and were otherwise spun from whole cloth.

While Professor Redfield was part of the Oversight Committee, she was not part of the Curriculum Committee. In fact, the sources maintain that close examination of SAL Curriculum shows that it was similar to the curriculum in the years before CaliforniaALL was even established, with emphasis on exceptions to the First Amendment such as time, place, and manner.

See below, misleading claims by Professor Sarah E. Redfield, which falsely mention Curriculum Committee. :

In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million from utility companies (AT&T, PG&E, Verizon, Sempra), including a sub-rosa contribution of $780,000.00 from the State Bar of California Foundation (DBA California Bar Foundation.)   It  was abruptly dissolved in June of 2010.

To date, data collected shows that CaliforniaALL (which was supposed to forward most of those funds) transferred between $300,000 to $400,000 to the UCI Foundation (where Joe Dunn serves as trustee), spent an unknown amount to honor Gwen Moore at a lavish dinner held at a luxury hotel in Sacramento, paid for other incidental expenses such as salaries, and subsequent to moving out from the offices of DLA Piper to a more modest location , paid for a UPS Store mail box slot in Citrus Heights.

CaliforniaALL never acknowledged receipt of the approximate $780,000 from the Cal Bar Foundation in any of its publications, although it did acknowledge the transfer on its IRS tax returns. Likewise, California Bar Foundation never acknowledged the largest grant it ever bestowed in its newsroom, the California Bar Journal, or similar publications; it did, however, recognize the transfer on its IRS returns, and in a 2 by 2 inch blurb in its annual report.

In September 2009, Ruthe Ashley abruptly exited CaliforniaALL. In the same month and year, Joe Dunn publicly launched the online publication –  ” Voice of OC” with the help of Thomas Girardi and James Brosnahan.

VOICE OF OC TEAM (ORIGINAL BOD) — UCI’s Henry Weinstein, Morrison & Foerster’s James Brosnahan, Girardi & Keese’s Thomas Girardi, Joe Dunn, Martha Escutia, and UCI’s Erwin Chemerinsky

The fact that some individuals and entities involved in the creation of CaliforniaALL and the subsequent  transfer of $780,000 from the Cal Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL were also involved in assisting Joe Dunn with the creation of “Voice of OC” has caused complainant to entertain the thought that “Voice of OC” may have been a recipient, at least in part, of the $780,000 obtained from the Foundation of the State Bar of California. To wit: on one hand Morrison & Foerster’s Susan Mac Cormac as legal counsel for CaliforniaALL; Morrison & Foertser Annette Carnegie and  Girardi & Keese’s Howard Miller in their capacity as BOD members of California Bar Foundation. On the other hand Morrison &Foerster’s James Brosnahan and Girardi & Keese’s Thomas Girardi as part of helping Joe Dunn with the establishment of Voice of OC.

The belief is heightened given various events’ proximity in time –  Ruthe Ashley left CaliforniaALL in the same month Joe Dunn  launched “Voice of OC”  (as though her mission had been completed). Moreover, the recent abrupt departure of Thomas Girardi and James Brosnahan from ‘Voice of OC” ( as though they were fleeing the scene with guilty consciences), the refusal of SAL-UCI to disclose the amount it receive from CaliforniaALL, the simulated RFP, and CaliforniaALL’s pre-selection of the UCI Foundation as a recipient of funds only reinforce this belief. This is heightened by Mr. Thomas Girardi’s lack of credibility (pursuant to findings made by a panel of federal judges), and the friendship Joe Dunn shares with him.

R. James Woolsey of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Hereby Asked to Opine on Alleged Prima Facie Showing of Money Laundering Involving James Brosnahan (Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker Honorably Mentioned)

Judge Morrison England emcees tribute celebration for McGeorge’s Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker

The Leslie Brodie Report “Quit Amid Probe Curse” Allegedly Due to Probes by TLR and/or YR (TLR Note: And One Who Wishes He Can Quit)

Erin Baldwin Demand for “Full Retraction” Served on The Leslie Brodie Report Rejected; TLR to Offer Limited Explanation

Vikram Amar , Sara Granda, Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, Torie Flournoy – England Hereby Asked to Opine on Jeff Reisig’s Sham Search Warrant in Connection with Ethics Complaint Re Sara Granda

The Leslie Brodie Report Mulls Filing Amicus Curiae Media Brief in Support of Plaintiff Abigail Fisher in Matter of Fisher v. University of Texas seeking to declare affirmative action programs unconstitutional

CaliforniaALL History – Archive 2008

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Recent Boalt Hall Graduate Armen Adzhemyan (“He Had My Fricken License…It Says White”) Hereby Asked to Opine on Color Only Event at Keker & Van Nest

Sacramento Chamber Honors Sutter’s Pat Fry, McGeorge’s Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, PRIDE ‘s Michael Ziegler (TLR Note: One Degree of Separation from CaliforniaALL, Howard Dickstein, Jeannine English, Pat Fong Kushida)

Jennifer Gratz says former UC regent Ward Connerly mishandled donations

via latimes.com

Related stories:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2012/01/08/john-f-kennedy-university-college-o…

And @:

http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2012/01/02/california-consumer-protection-foun…

And @:

http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2012/01/17/elizabeth-rindskopf-parker-and-sacr…

Sources: Amid concerns and whenever applicable, Erwin Chemerinsky; Dean of UC Irvine School of Law and Kevin Johnson, Dean of UC Davis School of Law to also be served with Cease & Desist Unlawful / Unfair Diversity-Related Discrimination In Favor of Latin

Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker and Sacramento-based McGeorge School of Law Asked to Cease & Desist Unlawful / Unfair Diversity-Related Discrimination as High Stakes Get Even Higher; Pierce O’Donnell Owe Inspiring ?

Clerk of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Refuses to Process Complaint Against U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England

BREAKING NEWS: SACRAMENTO-BASED MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW TO BE SERVED WITH CEASE & DESIST DEMAND TO HALT FORTHWITH ALL RACIALLY BASED PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN ADMISSIONS/SCHOLARSHIPS

Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker — Dean of Sacramento-Based McGeorge School of Law — Appointed Member of Public Interest Declassification Board

University of New Hampshire law professor Sarah Redfield asked to opine should APAWLA do away with reception honoring Judge Holly Fujie and put the money toward diversity scholarships ?

Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker and Joe Cotchett — Strange Things Happen to Google

Profile of Francis J. Mootz — McGeorge School of Law New Dean

Sacramento-based McGeorge School of Law Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker to Resign; Francis Jay Mootz of William S. Boyd School of Law Appointed New Dean

McGeorge School of Law’s Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, Paul Paton, and Robert Hawley Asked to Opine on Matters Relating to CCPF’s Judy Johnson

State Bar of California Quasi-Secretive Financial Transactions Part 2: List of 100 Entities Known as “GRANT RECIPIENTS” (TLR Note: Good Luck in Discovering Amounts Involved)

Voice of OC — Orange County’s Nonprofit Investigative News Agency — Subject of Formal Complaint (Referral) to IRS for Alleged Noncompliance with Tax Laws

McGeorge School of Law Announces Diversity Week Fall 2011, the week of Oct. 23

via mcgeorge.edu

McGeorge School of Law / Dean Elizabeth Parker Under Extreme Scrutiny in Connection with Sham Charity “CaliforniaALL”

McGeorge School of Law / Dean Elizabeth Parker Under Extreme Scrutiny in Connection with Sham Charity “CaliforniaALL”

UNH Law Professor Sarah Redfield CV– Falsely states she was part of Curriculum Committee. Also falsely states that she had “Launched” SAL UCI

SATURDAY ACADEMY OF LAW OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE — Mentioned Sarah Redfield

SATURDAY ACADEMY OF LAW CURRICULUM COMMITTEE — No Mention of Sarah E. Redfield

CaliforniaALL Part 16: TLR Denies a Request by Sarah Attia to Remove Her Name from Our Publications

CaliforniaALL Part 9: Fraud Realized

CaliforniaALL Part 10: Letter to California Supreme Court Chief-Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye « The Leslie Brodie Report

CaliforniaALL Part 9: Fraud Realized

CaliforniaALL Part 14: Ms. Sarah Attia — In Her Own Words

CALIFORNIA ALL PART 13(b): Judicial Misconduct Complaint Filed Against District Court Judge Morrison England for Alleged Misconduct in Sara Granda v State Bar of California.

CalALL_Dec2008Newsletter
http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=55859437&access_key=key-1b3rwvk7y119ewdqxcco&page=1&viewMode=list
Serving on the board of directors of CaliforniaALL (which was in a partnership relationship with the State Bar of California) was Torie Flournoy-England, spouse of Hon. Morrison England. Judge England, as well as then-State Bar of California Executive Director Judy Johnson and State Bar employee Patricia Lee were part of CaliforniaALL’s Advisory Council. The above is Attachment 3 to a judicial misconduct complaint filed against Judge England with the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit alleging failure to disclose to the plaintiff (Sara Granda) in the case at issue the nature of his (and his wife’s) close relationship to the defendant (State Bar of California) or, alternatively, to recuse himself from the matter. More information about the complaint below.

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey.

Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield. CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into various industries, such as finance, technology, and law.

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008. Other than in Foundation tax records and a 2 by 2 inch blurb in its 2008 annual report, the sub rosa contribution was never mentioned again – not by the State Bar of California, not in the Cal Bar Journal, not in the Foundation’s “newsroom,” and not by anyone or any publication of CaliforniaALL.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010. Circumstances surrounding CaliforniaALL are imbued with fraud, deceit, secrecy, and prima facie evidence of criminal conduct by many of the actors involved.

As we reported here yesterday, Leslie Hatamiya — Executive Director of the California Bar Foundation who colluded with Holly Fujie, Ruthe Ashley, Patricia Lee and Judy Johnson in order to maintain secrecy over the unlawful transfer of $780,00.00 from California Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL — has resigned and a search for a replacement is underway.

COMPLAINT AGAINST JUDGE MORRISON C. ENGLAND

The Leslie Brodie Report (“TLR”) has learned from confidential sources a complaint for judicial misconduct against the Hon. Morrison C.England, United States District Court, Eastern District of California has been delivered to the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit. The complaint, which we only publish selected parts below as a service to the community, alleges Judge England’s failure to disclose to the plaintiff (Sara Granda)in the case of Sara Granda V State Bar of California the nature of his (and his wife’s) close relationship to the defendant (State Bar of California) or, alternatively, to recuse himself from the matter constituted misconduct.

Below are only selected parts of the complaint:

The undersigned Complainant was not a party to the litigation, and byfiling this complaint is not seeking to change the outcome of the “underlying case” – i.e., the case presided over by the Judge England which is the subject of this complaint. However, in order to fully comply with the requirement stated in Local Rule 6.1(d) and the requirement to place the statement on page 1 of the complaint, I herby state the following: “I understand that even if I successfully prove that the judge engaged in misconduct or is disabled, this procedure cannot change the outcome of my underlying case.”

In addition, while some documents and exhibits are being submitted along with this Complaint, documents that are part of the Court file are not being provided pursuant to guidance found on page 2 of the instructions which state: “Thus, you need not include copies of your filings in the underlying case or the judge’s orders because even if a review of those documents is necessary, the documents are accessible via PACER. Excess or irrelevant documentation will be returned to the complainant.”

To reiterate, this Complaint alleges and deals solely with misconduct on the part of Judge England resulting from his failure to inform the parties, and particularly the plaintiff, of the existence of a close and personal relationship to defendant.

GENERAL BACKGROUND:

The Honorable Judge Morrison C. England is a United States District Court judge for the Eastern District of California who sits in Sacramento. Prior to assuming the role of a federal judge, he served as a judge with the Sacramento Superior Court. He is a graduate of McGeorge School of Law, also located in Sacramento.

In approximately 2005, as part of his community involvement and extra-judicial activities, Judge England became involved in programs initiated by Elizabeth Parker, dean of McGeorge, and Sarah Redfield, a visiting professor from New Hampshire, relating to the promotion of diversity within the legal profession. Ruthe Catolico Ashley, an assistant dean at the career office at McGeorge School of Law who later assumed a position as a Diversity Officer at CalPERS, was also involved in these activities.

The diversity initiatives instigated by McGeorge were both local and national in scope. The local program in Sacramento was entitled “PacificPathways.” The program to promote diversity on a national level became known as “Wingspread,” which evolved into a series, including Wingspread – Blackboard, Bench, and Bar and Wingspread – Delivered and Deliverable, and the like. Torie L. Flournoy, a school principal from Sacramento, was also involved in these programs at the local level.

Because Ruthe Ashley also served on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California and Sarah Redfield served on the State Bar’s Council on Fairness and Access, the parties from Sacramento (namely, Parker, Ahley, Flournoy, Redfield and Judge England) became acquainted with individuals from the State Bar of California who are involved in matters relating to diversity, including Executive Director Judy Johnson, State Bar employee Patricia Lee, and Buchalter Nemer’s Holly Fujie.

As such, it was common to observe the same participant names at various diversity-related events taking place around the country. For example, over a 3 day weekend in Monterey on October 5-7, 2006, part of the Wingspread program ran concurrently with the State Bar of California’s annual convention. Some of the attendees included Judy Johnson, Holly Fujie, Patricia Lee, Ruthe Ashley, Torie L. Flournoy, Hon. Morrison C. England, Dean Elizabeth Parker, and Sarah Redfield. (See attachment 1.)

This event, Wingspread — Blackboard Bench and Bar, was organized by Sarah Redfield. Similarly, in June 2007, and also part of the “Wingspread” series, a summit was held in Honolulu, Hawaii at which Dean Elizabeth Parker, Hon. Morrison C. England, Sarah Redfield and Torie L. Flournoy were all in attendance. (See attachment 2.) In approximately 2007, Ruthe Ashley and Munger Tolles & Olson’s Jeffrey Bleich served as vice-president and president of theCalifornia State Bar, respectively. During that time frame, an idea was formulated to replicate an existing entity that would also absorb large sums of money from utility companies and which would be used to promote diversity.

The original entity, the California Consumer Protection Foundation (CCPF), was secretly controlled for years by State Bar Executive Director Judy Johnson. Fines and settlements from proceedings before the CPUC and other cy pres funds of approximately $30 million dollars were funneled to CCPF, primarily from legal and administrative proceedings. Unlike the funds funneled to CCPF via cy pres funds or fines imposed by the CPUC, the funds flowing to the new entity would come from utility companies’ voluntary donations after they were urged by the CPUC and others to donate in order to further diversity.

As such, Peter Arth (Chief of Staff to then-president of the CPUC, Michael Peevey) invited Ruthe Ashley to a restaurant in San Francisco. As a result of the meeting, a new entity known as CaliforniaALL was formed as a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity that would collect funds to theoretically be used to invest in promoting diversity. CaliforniaALL, which came into existence in 2008 and was abruptly dissolved in 2010, was considered to have been in a partnership relationship with the State Bar of California. (See first page Attachment 3 – CaliforniaALL newsletter dated December 12, 2008 which consists of 4 pages.)

In addition, the partnership stipulation between the State Bar and CaliforniaAll provided that the Board of Governors would appoint two of CaliforniaALL’s members to the Board of Directors. Executive Director of the State Bar of California Judy Johnson, Patricia Lee , and Judge Morrison England were members of CaliforniaALL’s “Advisory Council” (see Attachment 3, page 4), affording Judy Johnson and Judge England numerous opportunities to meet and collude or, at a minimum, to create such an appearance. CaliforniaALL obtained donations of almost $2 million, primarily from utility companies such as Sempra, AT&T, PG&E and, of course, Verizon Wireless.

In addition, Judy Johnson, Patricia Lee, Buchalter Nemer’s Holly Fujie , and Leslie Hatamiya colluded to transfer $780,000 sub-rosa from the State Bar of California Foundation (dba California Bar Foundation) to CaliforniaALL. (See attachment 4 — Cal Bar Foundation 2008 IRS Form 990, Schedule I, which lists $774,247 to CaliforniaALL). The transfer of $774,247 from Cal Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL was never acknowledged by CaliforniaALL. (See page 1 of Attachment 3, making no mention of Cal Bar Foundation as a Founding Funder. Similarly, it was never mentioned in the California Bar Journal or the NewsRoom of Cal Bar Foundation, where all other grants were heavily reported.)

It is worth noting that the California Bar Foundation is part and parcel of the State Bar of California, despite claims to the contrary and the contention that it is only affiliated with the State Bar. The fact of the matter is that the State Bar’s Board of Governors appoints all Foundation board members, including the president, and that the Executive Director of the California Bar Foundation reports directly to the Board of Governors and needs the Board’s approval to change any bylaws, for example.

In the meantime – after Judge England filed for summary dissolution in the Sacramento Superior Court, and after Judge England and Torie L. Flournoy wed, and after Torie Flournoy-England was appointed to serve as a member of CaliforniaALL’s board of directors, and while CaliforniaALL was in existence – a lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of California in which the State Bar of California was named as the sole defendant. (See Attachment 3; page 4 which lists Torie Flournoy-England as board member of CaliforniaALL)

The action was filed by plaintiff Sara Granda and was titled Sara Granda v. the State Bar of California (Case Number 2:09-cv-02015- MCE). The matter was adjudicated by Judge England, who promptly dismissed it. Neither Judge England nor the defendant or its counsel disclosed to Granda the ongoing relationship with CaliforniaALL, to wit:

1. CaliforniaALL and the defendant (State Bar of California) are business partners.

2. Judge England and the Executive Director of the State Bar of California (Ms. Judy Johnson) are members of CaliforniaALL’s advisory council.

3. Torie Flournoy-England, the spouse of Judge England, is a board member of CaliforniaALL, an entity that is a partner of the State Bar.

4. And, the unusual sub rosa transfer of $780,000 from defendant to CaliforniaALL. By failing to make the disclosure mandated by these facts, and/or by failing to recuse himself from hearing this matter,

Judge England committed misconduct, irrespective of the merits of the case or its outcome. As such, Judge England must be disciplined for not acting in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.

Even though the outcome of the Granda matter is irrelevant to a determination of Judge England’s misconduct, the following paragraphs are included to provide further background and to rebut any allegation that the relationship between the Englands and the defendant caused no prejudice to plaintiff Sara Granda, or that the failure to provide fair administration of justice was otherwise harmless.

The fact of the matter is that the plaintiff was severely prejudiced by Judge England’s misconduct. Granda, a 2009 graduate of the Davis school of Law, intended to sit for the July 2009 bar exam.

The recent graduate, a quadriplegic who can only move her head and fingers, arranged for the California Department of Rehabilitation to pay the examination fee of $600, which it did via check. However, the State Bar of California stated that it only accepts payments made via credit card, and would not allow Granda to sit for the fast-approaching bar examination.

Plaintiff sensed unfairness and, like many recent law school graduates before her who approached federal court, she asked the federal court to award her both monetary and equitable relief in her lawsuit, which claimed that defendant State Bar of California violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The State Bar of California, which was represented by Michael von Lownedfelt of Kerr & Wagstaffe, as well as Lawrence Lee, Mark Gil-Torres and Rachel Grunberg (State Bar in-house attorneys) asserted that the State Bar was immune pursuant to the 11th Amendment. In its filing, defendant mostly cited as authority cases adjudicated by district courts around the country, as there is no clear authority addressing the interactions between the ADA and Eleventh Amendment Immunity.

Cases which held otherwise were not referenced by defendant, such as Stoddard v. Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Judge England promptly dismissed the case without giving Granda the chance to amend or plead around the issue of Eleventh Amendment Immunity by, for example, naming Judy Johnson as a defendant in her individual capacity. In addition, Granda’s claim for monetary relief was completely ignored by the judge, and was never ruled upon.

In view of the above, it is clear that Judge England did not fulfill his obligation to disclose all facts that might serve as grounds for disqualification. HIs failure to disclose his (and his wife’s) direct and continuing association with the defendant over the course of four years must be seen as a breach of the rules governing judicial conduct that goes beyond mere negligence or harmless error; it suggests that Judge England actually had an interest in the outcome of the proceedings resulting from his relationship with the defendant.

CALIFORNIA ALL PART 13(a): JUDGE AND MRS. MORRISON ENGLAND; SARA GRANDA VS. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield.

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into various industries, such as finance, technology, and law.

On January 27, 2009 DLA Piper’s Gilles Attia and the Office of Assembly-member Mike Davis co-hosted a reception honoring California ALL at the Tsakopoulos Galleria in Sacramento. Bottom (left to right): Ruthe Ashley; Judge Morrison England and Mrs. Torie Flournoy-England; Ruthe Ashley, Gilles Attia, News 10 Presenter Sharon Ito, and Assembly-member Mike Davis. Top right is Karina Hamilton. Mike Davis, an ally of former assembly-member Gwen Moore and Karen Bass, is the vice-chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, member of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce, and the Chair of the California Assembly “Select Committee on Rail Transportation.” DLA Piper’s Gilles Attia is the corporate counsel of Wireless Rail Network (Wi-Fi Rail)– a high-speed broadband wireless provider with specific focus on commuter rail lines and WiFi on trains. Around 2008, Wi-Fi Rail was in negotiation with BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to provide lightning-fast Internet connections for thousands of daily commuters. (Photo:courtesy)

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

JUDGE AND MRS. MORRISON ENGLAND

Hon. Morrison C. England, born 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, received a B.A. from University of the Pacific in 1977 and a J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in 1983. He was in private practice in California from 1983 to 1996 and served as a judge on the Sacramento Superior Court for the State of California from 1996 to 2002. In 2002, England was appointed to serve as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, located in Sacramento, California.

Serving on the board of directors of CaliforniaALL (which was in a partnership relationship with the State Bar of California) were Torie Flournoy-England, the esteemed and educated spouse of a Sacramento- based federal judge, Hon. Morrison England.

Judge Morrison England, as well as then-State Bar of California Executive Director Judy Johnson and State Bar employee Patricia Lee were part of CaliforniaALL’s Advisory Council. See below.

Sara M. Granda v State Bar of California (2009 cv 02015)

Ms. Sara Granda. It is easy to imagine Sara Granda in a courtroom, questioning witnesses, challenging the opposition, and fighting for justice with the force of her large personality. A ventilator, which she needs to breathe, would hang from the back of her wheelchair. An assistant would help her flip through files, since she cannot move her hands or arms. When she approaches the bench, Ms. Granda would maneuver her chair using her tongue. “So much of what happens in the courtroom is theater,” says Ms. Granda, 29, who has lived out her own drama since she became paralyzed from the neck down at age 17. “I’m not sure how much time I will spend in court as an attorney. But I know I could do it.” (Photo and Narrative Courtesy of www.alldeaf.com)

In May 2009, Granda graduated from U.C. Davis School of Law and, like most of her peers, hoped to sit for the July 2009 bar exam.

California’s Department of Rehabilitation paid the $600 bar exam fee with a check, and Granda was assured that she was properly registered. However, the State Bar of California’s Office of Admission, headed by Ms. Gayle Murphy, never processed Granda’s application because the Department of Rehabilitation paid the $600 fee with a check, rather than a credit card.

The State Bar of California did not relent, and neither did Granda.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Courtesy CNN)

Local and national media expressed outrage after the situation gained publicity as a result of statements by Governor Schwarzenegger, who publicly stated: “It is outrageous that someone who has overcome so much in life is penalized by a bureaucratic error that prevents her from taking the bar exam. Government should work for the people, not against them and I’m calling on the state bar to allow Sara Granda to take next week’s test. Sara is a fighter and I am with her all the way.”

Robert Hawley

Robert A. Hawley, State Bar Deputy Executive Director and an adjunct ethics professor at McGeorge School of Law, stated to the Sacramento Bee:
“It’s a high-tech process, and people need to maneuver it successfully, and we can’t be in the business of helping any one person out with it.” Hawley continued: “That takes us down a path that ends up in a place we don’t want to be. How do you then choose which ones to help and which you don’t?”

“I worked very, very hard for every cent,” Granda stated to the local media. “So for everything to come together in the end and for it to just kind of fall through on such a minor, minor detail.”

True to her spirit, Granda filed an action in federal court seeking an order directing the State Bar of California to allow her to take the fast-approaching bar exam.

The case was assigned to the courtroom of Hon. Morrison C. England, the husband of California ALL board member Torie Flournoy-England who, together with State Bar Executive Director Judy Johnson, served on CaliforniaALL’s advisory council.

Making an appearance and vigorously contending that the federal court had no jurisdiction over the State Bar of California was Mr. Mark Torres-Gil of the State Bar office of General Counsel, the same office that drafted the partnership agreement between CaliforniaALL and the State Bar of California.

In addition to Mr. Torres-Gil, the State Bar of California also retained the services of a private law firm — Kerr & Wagstaffe.

To be continued.

CALIFORNIA ALL PART 13(a): JUDGE AND MRS. MORRISON ENGLAND; SARA GRANDA VS. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey.  Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield.

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into various industries, such as finance, technology, and law.

<img src=”http://data6.blog.de/media/201/5550201_701f880cde_m.jpeg” alt=”California ALL DLA Piper Reception” style=”margin:5px;” />
On January 27, 2009 DLA Piper’s Gilles Attia and the Office of Assembly-member Mike Davis co-hosted a reception honoring California ALL at the Tsakopoulos Galleria in Sacramento.  Bottom (left to right): Ruthe Ashley; Judge Morrison England and Mrs. Torie Flournoy-England; Ruthe Ashley, Gilles Attia, News 10 Presenter Sharon Ito, and Assembly-member Mike Davis. Top right is Karina Hamilton. Mike Davis, an ally of former assembly-member Gwen Moore and Karen Bass, is the vice-chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, member of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce, and the Chair of the California Assembly “Select Committee on Rail Transportation.”  DLA Piper’s Gilles Attia is the corporate counsel of Wireless Rail Network (Wi-Fi Rail)– a high-speed broadband wireless provider with specific focus on commuter rail lines and WiFi on trains. Around 2008, Wi-Fi Rail was in negotiation with BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to provide lightning-fast Internet connections for thousands of daily commuters. (Photo:courtesy)

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&amp;T, Sempra Energy, and PG&amp;E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

<u>JUDGE AND MRS. MORRISON ENGLAND</u>

Hon. Morrison C. England, born 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, received a B.A. from University of the Pacific in 1977 and a J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in 1983.  He was in private practice in California from 1983 to 1996 and served as a judge on the Sacramento Superior Court for the State of California from 1996 to 2002.  In 2002, England was appointed to serve as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, located in Sacramento, California.

Serving on the board of directors of CaliforniaALL (which was in a partnership relationship with the State Bar of California) were Torie Flournoy-England, the esteemed and educated spouse of a Sacramento- based federal judge, Hon. Morrison England.

Judge Morrison England, as well as then-State Bar of California Executive Director Judy Johnson and State Bar employee Patricia Lee were part of CaliforniaALL’s Advisory Council.  See below.

<img src=”http://data6.blog.de/media/203/5550203_6bd7f157c7_m.jpeg” alt=”California ALL Advisory Council” style=”margin:5px;” /><img src=”http://data6.blog.de/media/202/5550202_57b5e4e19e_m.jpeg” alt=”California ALL BOD ” style=”margin:5px;” />

<strong><u>Sara M. Granda v State Bar of California</u></strong> (2009 cv 02015)

<img style=”margin: 0px;” src=”http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2009/05/14/22/25-5M15GRADUATE.standalone.prod_affiliate.4.JPG” alt=”" width=”540″ height=”400″ />
Ms. Sara Granda.  It is easy to imagine Sara Granda in a courtroom, questioning witnesses,  challenging the opposition, and fighting for justice with the force of her large personality.  A ventilator, which she needs to breathe, would hang from the back of her wheelchair.  An assistant would help her flip through files, since she cannot move her hands or arms.  When she approaches the bench, Ms. Granda would maneuver her chair using her tongue.   “So much of what happens in the courtroom is theater,” says Ms. Granda, 29, who has lived out her own drama since she became paralyzed from the neck down at age 17.  “I’m not sure how much time I will spend in court as an attorney.  But I know I could do it.”  (Photo and Narrative Courtesy of www.alldeaf.com)

In May 2009, Granda graduated from U.C. Davis School of Law and, like most of her peers, hoped to sit for the July 2009 bar exam.

California’s Department of Rehabilitation paid the $600 bar exam fee with a check, and Granda was assured that she was properly registered.
However, the State Bar of California’s Office of Admission, headed by Ms. Gayle Murphy, never processed Granda’s application because the Department of Rehabilitation paid the $600 fee with a check, rather than a credit card.

The State Bar of California did not relent, and neither did Granda. 

<img src=”http://media.onsugar.com/files/2011/05/18/4/93/934221/image.jpg” alt=”" title=”" />
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Courtesy CNN)

Local and national media expressed outrage after the situation gained publicity as a result of statements by Governor Schwarzenegger, who publicly stated:  “It is outrageous that someone who has overcome so much in life is penalized by a bureaucratic error that prevents her from taking the bar exam.  Government should work for the people, not against them and I’m calling on the state bar to allow Sara Granda to take next week’s test.  Sara is a fighter and I am with her all the way.”

Robert A. Hawley, State Bar Deputy Executive Director and an adjunct ethics professor at McGeorge School of Law, stated to the Sacramento Bee:
“It’s a high-tech process, and people need to maneuver it successfully, and we can’t be in the business of helping any one person out with it.”  Hawley continued: “That takes us down a path that ends up in a place we don’t want to be.  How do you then choose which ones to help and which you don’t?”

“I worked very, very hard for every cent,” Granda stated to the local media.  “So for everything to come together in the end and for it to just kind of fall through on such a minor, minor detail.”

True to her spirit, Granda filed an action in federal court seeking an order directing the State Bar of California to allow her to take the fast-approaching bar exam.

The case was assigned to the courtroom of Hon. Morrison C. England, the husband of California ALL board member Torie Flournoy-England who, together with State Bar Executive Director Judy Johnson, served on CaliforniaALL’s advisory council.

Making an appearance and vigorously contending that the federal court had no jurisdiction over the State Bar of California was Mr. Mark Torres-Gil of the State Bar office of General Counsel, the same office that drafted the partnership agreement between CaliforniaALL and the State Bar of California. 

In addition to Mr. Torres-Gil, the State Bar of California also retained the services of a private law firm — Kerr &amp; Wagstaffe.

To be continued.

Mānoa: UH Manoa law school brings national summit on education and leadership to Hawaii | University of Hawaii News

Mānoa: UH Manoa law school brings national summit on education and leadership to Hawaii | University of Hawaii News

California ALL Part 12: University of New Hampshire School of Law Asked to Cease & Desist from Making False Representations Re Prof. Sarah Redfield

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield.

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into various industries, such as finance, technology, and law.

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&amp;T, Sempra Energy, and PG&amp;E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

According to confidential sources, an ongoing multi-prong inquiry is continuing. A source maintains that one aspect of the inquiry involves a close and focused examination of Munger Tolles Olson’s Jeffrey Bleich, CPUC, CCPF, Verizon, Judy Johnson, Starr Babcock, Marie Moffat, and Robert Hawley.

<img src=”http://media.onsugar.com/files/2011/05/17/0/93/934221/image.jpg” />
Mr. John T. Broderick Jr., dean &amp; president of the University of New Hampshire School of Law.  Broderick served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court for 15 years.  Under Broderick’s leadership, New Hampshire established an “Access to Justice Commission” to help enhance programs that provide low cost legal services to poor and low income citizens. Broderick wrote, along with Ronald George, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, a 2010 New York Times op-ed lamenting the rise of unrepresented litigants and calling for an expansion of limited-scope representation. (Credit:Photo and Narrative from UNH  http://law.unh.edu/johnbroderick/)

According to the sources, University of New Hampshire School of Law has been served with a cease &amp; desist request, which as a service to the community we publish below.

Dear Dean Broderick:

Consistent with the University of New Hampshire School of Law’s Statement of Values and commitment to integrity and adherence to the highest ethical standards, this is a request that certain inaccurate information be removed from the school’s web-site.  Specifically, this request relates to inaccurate and false material contained in Professor Sarah E. Redfield’s CV, including that A) she “launched” the Saturday Academy of Law at U.C. Irvine and B) she was and is a member of the Saturday Law Academy’s “Curriculum Committee.”

For background, Professor Redfield was a visiting professor at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California from 2004 to 2008.  While at McGeorge, Professor Redfield and McGeorge’s Dean, Ms. Elizabeth Parker, established and otherwise engaged in activities to promote diversity within the student body.  This included a series of “Wingspread”  events, notable of which was “Wingspread — Delivered and Deliverable.”

Also while at McGeorge, Professor Redfield met Ms. Ruthe Ashley, who was serving as Assistant Dean in the Career Development Office.

In approximately 2007, Ms. Ashley left McGeorge for employment as a diversity officer at CalPERS, the California Employee Retirement System.  In addition,  Ms. Ashley served as the Vice President of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California (alongside 3 other Vice Presidents).  Serving as President of the State Bar of California at that time was Munger Tolles Olson’s Jeffrey Bleich.  (Bleich, a long time friend of President Barack Obama, now serves as the U.S. ambassador to Australia.)

In California, the California Public Utility Commission (“CPUC”) is charged with the task of regulating utility companies (such as AT&amp;T, Verizon Communication, and others).  The CPUC is controlled by a president (Mr. Peevey) and 3 commissioners.

Much like McGeorge and the State Bar of California, the CPUC was and is interested in promoting diversity among the utility companies and their subcontractors, and in fact has issued numerous rulings, fines, and mandates to that effect.  Most notable among those who have lobbied for and authored legislation to that effect is State Bar of California
Board of Governor member Gwen Moore.

Utility companies have demonstrated  their willingness to abide by the mandates concerning diversity via contributions of huge sums of money to support diversity-related events, and to buy peace as part of fines and settlement imposed by the CPUC (mostly on Verizon Wireless, which was and is represented by Munger Tolles &amp; Olson).  Consistent with CPUC’s desire to promote diversity, in approximately mid-2007, Mr. Peter Arth (Chief of Staff to CPUC’s President Peevey) invited Ms. Ashley to a meeting held at a San Francisco restaurant to discuss matters allegedly relating to diversity.  Professor Redfield also attended the meeting.

Out of that meeting, and consistent with their knowledge of the utility companies’ desire to make contributions (particularly Verizon), the participants decided to create a Section 501(c)(3) entity known as “California ALL.”  This organization was intended to serve as an umbrella organization by raising funds that would go to support a more diverse workforce in California.

CaliforniaALL came into being towards the end of 2007.  Mr. Victor Miramontes of San Antonio, Texas, a business partner of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, served as Chairman of the organization’s board.  Professor Redfield served as CaliforniaALL’s Interim Executive Director and consultant; according to data submitted to the IRS, Professor Redfield was paid $157,000 for those services as an independent contractor.

In approximately mid-2008, and after a “nationwide search,” Ms. Ruthe Ashley was elected to serve as CaliforniaALL’s permanent CEO.  Ms. Ashley exited CaliforniaALL in approximately September 2009, and the entity was dissolved in or about June 2010.

During its brief existence, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million in contributions, mostly from utility companies (and primarily from Verizon which, again, is represented by Munger Tolles &amp; Olson) and through a sub rosa transfer of $780,000 from the Foundation of the State Bar of California.

CaliforniaALL’s only contributions were made to the U.C. Irvine Foundation (where State Bar of California Executive Director Joe Dunn served as trustee) to support the U.C. Irvine Saturday Academy of Law (“UCISAL”).

Because CaliforniaALL needed to justify its existence, a massive campaign was put in place to credit it with the creation of UCISAL.  In actuality, however, UCISAL was in existence as early as 2004 as part of a partnership between UCI and the Santa Ana School District in Orange County, California.  Please see:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/saturdayacademy/archives/

Moreover, contrary to her representations, Professor Redfield was never and is not now a member of UCISAL’s “Curriculum Committee”. 

Please see:

http://www.cfep.uci.edu/sal/curriculumcomm.html

and

and

http://www.cfep.uci.edu/sal/oversightcomm.html
 
and

I am also providing links to photos from UCISAL’s flickr account which prove the existence of UCISAL as early as 2004.

Here, a visit by UCISAL to the law firm of Allen Matkins in 2007.  Seated on the left is Karina Hamilton, a former associate at Allen Matkins who is married to Robert Hamilton, seated on the right, who is the managing partner of Allen Matkins.

Karina Hamilton states on her linkedin profile that she was the person who “launched” the Saturday Academy of Law at UCI.

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karina-hamilton/3/a46/6a8

In actuality, UCISAL was launched as a result of the joint efforts of Rob Vicario, Sara Lundquist, and Santana Ruiz.

For these reasons, I request that UNH cease and desist from making these false representations regarding Professor Redfield, and that these assertions be removed from the University’s website within 30 days.  If UNH elects to maintain the misleading material on its website, it will be the subject of legal proceedings.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.  Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Endorsements for Mike A. Nisperos, Jr.

CaliforniaALL Part 10: Letter to California Supreme Court Chief-Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield.

Ms. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. Previously, The Leslie Brodie Report filed a complaint against Justice Marvin Baxter for making unprofessional and racially derogatory comments about Cantil-Sakauye. See http://tinyurl.com/kronborgcastle

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $769,247 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

Sources with knowledge of the investigation, speaking on condition of anonymity, maintain a letter has been delivered to the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court — Madam Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye.

As a public service to the community, a copy of the letter is enclosed below:

LETTER TO CSC CHIEF JUSTICE TANI GORRE CANTIL-SUKAUYE

March 28, 2011

VIA U.S. MAIL AND FAX

Chief Justice Tani Cantil
Supreme Court of California
350 McAllister St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Re: Ruthe Catolico Ashley; CaliforniaALL; California Bar Foundation; State Bar of California; Ronald Stovitz; Beth Jay; Patrice McElroy; Matter of Ronald Gottschalk (S185781).

Dear Chief Justice:

I am writing to inform you that in 2008, Ruthe Ashley, along with Holly Fujie, State Bar employee Patricia Lee, and Executive Director of the State Bar of California Foundation Ms. Leslie Hatamiya, entered into a conspiracy to misappropriate close to $780,000 from the Foundation to be used for matters inconsistent with the designated purpose while defrauding (actively or by omission) members of the State Bar, donors to the California Bar Foundation, and members of the public.

The sub Rosa transfer of funds was to CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity established in 2008, which would award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

In 2008, Ms. Ashley , while employed as a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and serving as the Vice-President of the State Bar of California, was the driving force behind the creation of “Ca AAL” , a name later changed to CaliforniaALL. Professor Sarah E. Redfield, a visiting professor at McGeorge School of Law, was also involved in the entity’s formation.

Other than in Foundation tax records and a 2 by 2 inch blurb in its 2008 annual report, the sub rosa contribution was never mentioned again – not by the State Bar of California, not in the Cal Bar Journal, not in the Foundation’s “newsroom,” and not by anyone or any publication of CaliforniaALL.

In its brief existence from January 2008 to July 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million from various utility companies (AT&T, PG&E, Verizon, Sempra). In addition, CaliforniaALL obtained the aforementioned sub rosa contribution of $769,247 from the State Bar of California Foundation (dba California Bar Foundation.)

Circumstances surrounding CaliforniaALL are imbued with fraud, deceit, secrecy, and prima facie evidence of criminal conduct by many of the actors involved.

CaliforniaALL’s flagship project was the alleged creation of the Saturday Academy of Law (“SAL”) at U.C. Irvine (“UCI”), which it heavily publicized and which both CaliforniaALL and Professor Redfield took credit for “launching.” Close examination, however provides that the SALUCI was in existence for many years prior to the establishment of CaliforniaALL.

As the California Supreme Court is charged with overseeing the State Bar of California, it is imperative that you be made aware of these facts and issues. Presently, there are more questions than answers as to the fate of the close to $2 million dollars CaliforniaALL collected.

STATE BAR COURT JUDGE RONALD STOVITZ:

This will also serve to inform you that, despite the fact that the appointment of Ronald Stovitz expired, he nevertheless continued to act as a judge, and indeed sat as part of a panel which adjudicated numerous cases.

After his retirement, the California Supreme Court on March 18, 2008 issued a direct directive appointing Mr. Stovitz as a judge pro tem whose term was set to expire “until such time as the Supreme Court appoints an individual to fill the Review Judge position to be vacated by Judge Madge S. Watai .”
On November 1, 2008 Catherine D. Purcell took the oath of office, ipso facto terminating the pro-tem appointment of Mr. Stovitz. Nevertheless , after that date, he continued to sit in judgment. It is my position that those decisions are void , including that relating to Mr. Richard Fine.

STATE BAR COURT PATRICE MCELROY

Presently before the court is a motion for continuance regarding Ronald Gottschalk (S185781) . You should be fully aware that the proceedings against Mr. Gottschalk were imbued with irregularities and, most importantly, misconduct by Judge Patrice McElroy.

Stanley Arouty, Mr. Gottschalks’s attorney, submitted declarations under oath alleging that Judge McElroy destroyed part of the official record of the proceedings involving his client.

This, unfortunately , is not the first time such an accusation was leveled against Judge McElroy, who has been sued in federal court by another 30 year veteran member of the State Bar (Mr. Khanna) for similar acts of egregious misconduct involving the destruction of official records.

In addition, Judge McElroy failed to disclose an overseas trip she received from Mr. Peter Keane while a case in which Mr. Keane was involved as a witness and counsel of record was before her. Judge McElroy only disclosed to the parties that she had previously worked with Mr. Keane at the Public Defenders’ office.

As such, I am extremely concerned about Ronald Gottschalk and his potential mistreatment by the California Supreme Court. These concerns are heightened because the case against Mr. Gottschalk involves circumstances arising out of a conflict he had with Mr. Thomas Girardi, who apparently befriended former Chief Justice George, and otherwise took steps to place proxies in almost every department of the State Bar of California. That includes befriending former crack addict Mike Nisperos while Mr. Nisperos served as Chief Trial Counsel.

Recently, documents associated with what has become known as the “Addington Report” became available to the public. These documents the deposition of Mr. Nisperos, who testified under oath that, despite being a “wild cock head,” he was not in breach of any of INS rules and regulation pertaining to his employment. Similarly, despite being convicted for attempting to board an airplane at the Burbank airport while carrying a dangerous weapon, Mr. Nisperos claimed that he is not a criminal. Mr. Nisperos’s attitude is most concerning, and I intend to fully pursue these matters against him (in addition to the matters in which he was arrested for opening fire, while delusional, at an imaginary figure) with the State Bar of California and via verified accusations to the California Supreme Court

BETH JAY:

A few weeks ago, a request was served on Ms. Beth Judith Jay to disclose all ex parte communications she had with the State Bar of California. To date, no response has been received.

FINANCIAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA:

This is to also intended to inform you of serious concerns I have about the State Bar of California’s failure to be fully transparent when it comes to disclosing the amount of voluntary contributions made by members, as well as how the money, including amounts, is distributed. Please note that this does not refer to distributions made by the Foundation but, rather, by the State Bar itself.

END OF REPORT

CaliforniaALL Part 10: Letter to California Supreme Court Chief-Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye ((tag: Holly Fujie, Buchalter Nemer, Ronald Stovitz, Mike Nisperos, Patrice McElroy, Leslie Hatamiya, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, Marvin Baxter, Ronald Gott

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a
result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a
Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of
California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President
Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E.
Redfield.

Ms. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of the California Supreme
Court. Previously, The Leslie Brodie Report filed a complaint against
Justice Marvin Baxter for making unprofessional and racially derogatory
comments about Cantil-Sakauye. See http://tinyurl.com/kronborgcastle

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that
would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into
industries such as finance, technology, and law.
Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies
(including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief
existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2
million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $769,247
from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

Sources with knowledge of the investigation, speaking on condition of
anonymity, maintain a letter has been delivered to the Chief Justice of
the California Supreme Court — Madam Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye.

As a public service to the community, a copy of the letter is enclosed
below:

LETTER TO CSC CHIEF JUSTICE TANI GORRE CANTIL-SUKAUYE

March 28, 2011

VIA U.S. MAIL AND FAX

Chief Justice Tani Cantil
Supreme Court of California
350 McAllister St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Re: Ruthe Catolico Ashley; CaliforniaALL; California Bar Foundation;
State Bar of California; Ronald Stovitz; Beth Jay; Patrice McElroy;
Matter of Ronald Gottschalk (S185781).

Dear Chief Justice:

I am writing to inform you that in 2008, Ruthe Ashley, along with Holly
Fujie, State Bar employee Patricia Lee, and Executive Director of the
State Bar of California Foundation Ms. Leslie Hatamiya, entered into a
conspiracy to misappropriate close to $780,000 from the Foundation to be
used for matters inconsistent with the designated purpose while
defrauding (actively or by omission) members of the State Bar, donors to
the California Bar Foundation, and members of the public.

The sub Rosa transfer of funds was to CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3)
charitable entity established in 2008, which would award grants to
entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines”
that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

In 2008, Ms. Ashley , while employed as a Diversity Officer at CalPERS
and serving as the Vice-President of the State Bar of California, was
the driving force behind the creation of “Ca AAL” , a name later changed
to CaliforniaALL. Professor Sarah E. Redfield, a visiting professor at
McGeorge School of Law, was also involved in the entity’s formation.

Other than in Foundation tax records and a 2 by 2 inch blurb in its 2008
annual report, the sub rosa contribution was never mentioned again – not
by the State Bar of California, not in the Cal Bar Journal, not in the
Foundation’s “newsroom,” and not by anyone or any publication of
CaliforniaALL.

In its brief existence from January 2008 to July 2010, CaliforniaALL
collected close to $2 million from various utility companies (AT&T,
PG&E, Verizon, Sempra). In addition, CaliforniaALL obtained the
aforementioned sub rosa contribution of $769,247 from the State Bar of
California Foundation (dba California Bar Foundation.)

Circumstances surrounding CaliforniaALL are imbued with fraud, deceit,
secrecy, and prima facie evidence of criminal conduct by many of the
actors involved.

CaliforniaALL’s flagship project was the alleged creation of the
Saturday Academy of Law (“SAL”) at U.C. Irvine (“UCI”), which it heavily
publicized and which both CaliforniaALL and Professor Redfield took
credit for “launching.” Close examination, however provides that the
SALUCI was in existence for many years prior to the establishment of
CaliforniaALL.

As the California Supreme Court is charged with overseeing the State Bar
of California, it is imperative that you be made aware of these facts
and issues. Presently, there are more questions than answers as to the
fate of the close to $2 million dollars CaliforniaALL collected.

STATE BAR COURT JUDGE RONALD STOVITZ:

This will also serve to inform you that, despite the fact that the
appointment of Ronald Stovitz expired, he nevertheless continued to act
as a judge, and indeed sat as part of a panel which adjudicated numerous
cases.

After his retirement, the California Supreme Court on March 18, 2008
issued a direct directive appointing Mr. Stovitz as a judge pro tem
whose term was set to expire “until such time as the Supreme Court
appoints an individual to fill the Review Judge position to be vacated
by Judge Madge S. Watai .”
On November 1, 2008 Catherine D. Purcell took the oath of office, ipso
facto terminating the pro-tem appointment of Mr. Stovitz. Nevertheless
, after that date, he continued to sit in judgment. It is my position
that those decisions are void , including that relating to Mr. Richard
Fine.

STATE BAR COURT PATRICE MCELROY

Presently before the court is a motion for continuance regarding Ronald
Gottschalk (S185781) . You should be fully aware that the proceedings
against Mr. Gottschalk were imbued with irregularities and, most
importantly, misconduct by Judge Patrice McElroy. Stanley Arouty, Mr. Gottschalks’s attorney, submitted declarations under
oath alleging that Judge McElroy destroyed part of the official record
of the proceedings involving his client. This, unfortunately , is not the first time such an accusation was
leveled against Judge McElroy, who has been sued in federal court by
another 30 year veteran member of the State Bar (Mr. Khanna) for similar
acts of egregious misconduct involving the destruction of official
records. In addition, Judge McElroy failed to disclose an overseas trip she
received from Mr. Peter Keane while a case in which Mr. Keane was
involved as a witness and counsel of record was before her. Judge
McElroy only disclosed to the parties that she had previously worked
with Mr. Keane at the Public Defenders’ office.

As such, I am extremely concerned about Ronald Gottschalk and his
potential mistreatment by the California Supreme Court. These concerns
are heightened because the case against Mr. Gottschalk involves
circumstances arising out of a conflict he had with Mr. Thomas Girardi,
who apparently befriended former Chief Justice George, and otherwise
took steps to place proxies in almost every department of the State Bar
of California. That includes befriending former crack addict Mike
Nisperos while Mr. Nisperos served as Chief Trial Counsel.

Recently, documents associated with what has become known as the
“Addington Report” became available to the public. These documents the
deposition of Mr. Nisperos, who testified under oath that, despite being
a “wild cock head,” he was not in breach of any of INS rules and
regulation pertaining to his employment. Similarly, despite being
convicted for attempting to board an airplane at the Burbank airport
while carrying a dangerous weapon, Mr. Nisperos claimed that he is not a
criminal. Mr. Nisperos’s attitude is most concerning, and I intend to
fully pursue these matters against him (in addition to the matters in
which he was arrested for opening fire, while delusional, at an
imaginary figure) with the State Bar of California and via verified
accusations to the California Supreme Court

BETH JAY:

A few weeks ago, a request was served on Ms. Beth Judith Jay to disclose
all ex parte communications she had with the State Bar of California. To date, no response has been received.

FINANCIAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA:

This is to also intended to inform you of serious concerns I have about
the State Bar of California’s failure to be fully transparent when it
comes to disclosing the amount of voluntary contributions made by
members, as well as how the money, including amounts, is distributed. Please note that this does not refer to distributions made by the
Foundation but, rather, by the State Bar itself.

END OF REPORT

CaliforniaALL Part 9: Fraud Realized

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield.

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Mr. Peter Arth Jr., former Chief of Staff to CPUC’s President Michael Peevey. Mr. Arth has been recently recalled as mayor of the city of Dunsmuir, California, where he was nicknamed “Mayor Juana” for his support of the growing of marijuana in the middle of town. (Photo: courtesy)

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $769,247 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.

CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

As we previously mentioned, other than in Foundation tax records and a 2 by 2 inch blurb in its 2008 annual report, the State Bar contribution was never mentioned again – not by the State Bar itself, not in the Cal Bar Journal, not in the Foundation’s “newsroom,” and not by anyone or any publication of CaliforniaALL. See below, California Bar Foundation’s Newsroom, which made no mention of the “hush-hush” transfer.

According to confidential sources, an ongoing multi-prong inquiry is continuing and expanding, albeit at a slow pace. According to these sources, the nature of the investigation as well as the direct involvement of governmental bodies require that the inquiry commenced in venues other than California.

Separately, sources maintain that the inquiry also involves personnel at CaliforniaALL, the State Bar of California, and the California Bar Foundation, with particular attention given to examining past and present actions by Buchalter Nemer’s Holly Fujie and Howard Rice’s Douglas Winthrop.

As reported by these sources, there is absolutely no doubt that the actions of Ms. Fujie and Ms. Ashley (President and Vice President of the State Bar of California, respectively) were motivated by a desire to benefit themselves and financially enrich fellow APIs (Asian Pacific Islanders).

In addition, the sources maintain connections between Mr. James Hsu and Justice Ming Chin vis-à-vis CAUSE are also being examined, as are events at the Asian Bar Association of Sacramento.

From Left Ruthe Ashley, Holly Fujie, Leslie Hatamiya, and Patricia Lee. Sources maintain that as part of the inquiry, the State Bar of California was asked to produce and otherwise disclose the
classification and total annual compensation of Patricia Lee consistent with Section 6001.4 of the State Bar Act. (Photo: courtesy.)

FRAUD BY “DIVERSITY EXPERT” SARAH E. REDFIELD Between 2004 and 2008, Professor Redfield served as a “visiting” professor at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. From 2008-2009, she served as interim Executive Director of CaliforniaALL, as well as program director.

Professor Redfield was paid $157,763 for her services while she was misclassified as an “independent contractor.” See
http://tinyurl.com/Portia-Balthazar.

As was established in the last installment, claims by CaliforniaALL and the learned professor that they established and otherwise “launched” the Saturday Law Academy at U.C. Irvine are totally false and baseless. see http://tinyurl.com/Hampton-court-palace-surrey.

Additionally, the sources maintain that claims by Sarah E. Redfield to the effect that she was part of both the CURRICULUM COMMITTEE and OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE are also false, fraudulent, and were otherwise spun from whole cloth.

While Professor Redfield was part of the Oversight Committee, she was not part of the Curriculum Committee. In fact, the sources maintain that close examination of SAL Curriculum shows that it was similar to the curriculum in the years before CaliforniaALL was even established, with emphasis on exceptions to the First Amendment such as time, place, and manner.

See below, misleading claims by Professor Sarah E. Redfield, which falsely mention Curriculum Committee. :

CaliforniaALL Part 9: Fraud Realized

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a
result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a
Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of
California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President
Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E.
Redfield.

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that
would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into
industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Mr. Peter Arth Jr., former Chief of Staff to CPUC’s President Michael
Peevey. Mr. Arth has been recently recalled as mayor of the city of
Dunsmuir, California, where he was nicknamed “Mayor Juana” for his
support of the growing of marijuana in the middle of town. (Photo:
courtesy)

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies
(including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief
existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2
million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $769,247
from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008. CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.
As we previously mentioned, other than in Foundation tax records and a 2
by 2 inch blurb in its 2008 annual report, the State Bar contribution
was never mentioned again – not by the State Bar itself, not in the Cal
Bar Journal, not in the Foundation’s “newsroom,” and not by anyone or
any publication of CaliforniaALL. See below, California Bar
Foundation’s Newsroom, which made no mention of the “hush-hush”
transfer.

According to confidential sources, an ongoing multi-prong inquiry is
continuing and expanding, albeit at a slow pace. According to these
sources, the nature of the investigation as well as the direct
involvement of governmental bodies require that the inquiry commenced in
venues other than California.

Separately, sources maintain that the inquiry also involves personnel at
CaliforniaALL, the State Bar of California, and the California Bar
Foundation, with particular attention given to examining past and
present actions by Buchalter Nemer’s Holly Fujie and Howard Rice’s
Douglas Winthrop.

As reported by these sources, there is absolutely no doubt that the
actions of Ms. Fujie and Ms. Ashley (President and Vice President of the
State Bar of California, respectively) were motivated by a desire to
benefit themselves and financially enrich fellow APIs (Asian Pacific
Islanders). In addition, the sources maintain connections between Mr. James Hsu and
Justice Ming Chin vis-à-vis CAUSE are also being examined, as are events
at the Asian Bar Association of Sacramento.

From Left Ruthe Ashley, Holly Fujie, Leslie Hatamiya, and Patricia Lee.
Sources maintain that as part of the inquiry, the State Bar of
California was asked to produce and otherwise disclose the
classification and total annual compensation of Patricia Lee consistent
with Section 6001.4 of the State Bar Act. (Photo: courtesy.)
FRAUD BY “DIVERSITY EXPERT” SARAH E. REDFIELD
Between 2004 and 2008, Professor Redfield served as a “visiting”
professor at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. From 2008-2009, she
served as interim Executive Director of CaliforniaALL, as well as
program director. Professor Redfield was paid $157,763 for her services while she was
misclassified as an “independent contractor.” See
http://tinyurl.com/Portia-Balthazar.

As was established in the last installment, claims by CaliforniaALL and
the learned professor that they established and otherwise “launched” the
Saturday Law Academy at U.C. Irvine are totally false and baseless.
see http://tinyurl.com/Hampton-court-palace-surrey.

Additionally, the sources maintain that claims by Sarah E. Redfield to
the effect that she was part of both the CURRICULUM COMMITTEE and
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE are also false, fraudulent, and were otherwise spun
from whole cloth.

While Professor Redfield was part of the Oversight Committee, she was
not part of the Curriculum Committee. In fact, the sources maintain
that close examination of SAL Curriculum shows that it was similar to
the curriculum in the years before CaliforniaALL was even established,
with emphasis on exceptions to the First Amendment such as time, place,
and manner.

See below, misleading claims by Professor Sarah E. Redfield, which falsely mention Curriculum Committee. :

CaliforniaALL Part 8: UNH Law Professor Sarah E. Redfield in The Make Belief Launching of SAL

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E. Redfield.

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008. CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

According to confidential sources, an ongoing multi-prong is continuing, with “major breakthroughs” the sources describe as “alarming.”

A source maintains that one aspect of the inquiry involves grave misconduct surrounding the circumstances by which the public was misled to believe that CaliforniaALL was responsible for the creation of the Saturday Law Academy (SAL) at U.C. Irvine (UCI) in 2009 when, in fact, the SAL at UCI has actually been in existence for many years.

These sources maintain that the inquiry involves personnel at CaliforniaALL, the State Bar of California, and the California Bar Foundation, as well as University of New Hampshire (“UNH”) School of Law Professor Sarah E. Redfield, who falsely took credit for the project.

A 5 Year Visit to Sacramento
Ms. Sarah E. Redfield is a tenured law professor at the UNH School of Law. She is an expert in the area of education, education
jurisprudence, and matters relating to diversity in the legal profession.

Ironically, as one can see below, the faculty of UNH School of Law is approximately 98% Caucasian. See below a representative sample photo of the faculty. Either to maintain privacy or to make a statement, Prof. Redfield is camera-shy, and the below photo is as it appears on UNH’s website.

Between 2004 and 2008, Professor Redfield served as a “visiting” professor at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. From 2008-2009, she served as interim Executive Director of CaliforniaALL, as well as program director. Professor Redfield was paid $157,763 for her services while she was misclassified as an “independent contractor.” See http://tinyurl.com/Portia-Balthazar

At and around the time that Prof. Redfield was serving at McGeorge, Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker served as the law school dean, and currently remains in that position. According to Dean Parker, because the pool of available minority students was not large enough, law schools were “competing” amongst themselves for each qualified minority student.

Parker, former General Counsel of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), took matters into her own hands to create her own supply of well-qualified minority students from minority neighborhoods in the surrounding Sacramento area.

As circumstances presented themselves, particularly with the election of former NBA player Kevin Johnson as the mayor of Sacramento, an idea surfaced that McGeorge (and other law schools in their respective communities) would create their own supplies of qualified minority students by actively engaging the community of potential future students as early as junior high school. Activities would include mentoring, speaker series, field trips, on-site visits to the law schools, Saturday law classes, and the like.

Thus, with visiting Professor Redfield – an expert in the area of education and education law – various programs came about, such as Wingspread P20 Consortium. At McGeorge, a local program known as the “Pacific Pathways” was created by Professor Redfield. See below.

Also employed at McGeorge as Assistant Dean for Career Services was Vice President of the State Bar of California, Ms. Ruthe Ashley, as well as State Bar Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Robert Hawley.

Ashley and Redfield were also involved with diversity-related matters within the State Bar of California as part of its council on access and fairness, and as the head of a working group referred to as “Education Pipeline, State Bar of California.”

Shortly, thereafter, Ashley left McGeorge to work at CalPERS as a “Diversity Officer” for External Affairs. As previously mentioned, Peter Arth, Jr. invited Ashley and Redfield to dinner, whereupon the idea for CaliforniaALL (initially known as Ca AAL) was memorialized on a paper napkin in approximately July 2007.

By the end of 2007, the State Bar of California, the CPUC, and CalPERS all agreed to enter into a partnership with CaliforniaALL, and to otherwise endorse the organization which had its first board meeting in November 2007. Two noted board members who were with CaliforniaALL from its inception until it was dissolved were James Hsu and Pat
Fong-Kushida.

Fong-Kushida is a longtime acquaintance of Ashley, and served as President of the Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce. Fong-Kushida, along with Board of Governors member Gwen Moore, are both members of the California Utilities Diversity Council.

Similarly, James Hsu – a corporate attorney who advises companies regarding off-shore transactions and has a “China Specialty” – was actively involved in efforts to diversify the California workforce by attending CPUC meeting relevant to the matter.

Ms. Ginger Bredmeier (right), from May 2007 to May 2008 was employed at CalPERS as Administrative Assistant, Diversity Outreach Program. From May 2008 to August 2009 she was a “Writing Projects Manager – Human Resources and Grant Projects” at CaliforniaALL. Ms. Bredmeier was elected President of the National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA) while a law student at McGeorge, and is seen here with Ms. Holly Fujie who in 2008 was serving both on the Board of Governors and the California Bar Foundation, participated in a scheme along with Ruthe Ashley, Patricia Lee, Judy Johnson and Leslie Hatamiya relating to the transfer of $780,000 in “hush-hush” funds from the California Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL. (Photo :courtesy)

The Make-Belief Launching of SAL

In mid 2008, CaliforniaALL was ready to rock and roll. It had just obtained Section 501(C)(3) approval, Ruthe Ashley was hired as a CEO, a sub rosa transfer of $780,000 had been received from the Cal Bar Foundation, and close to another million dollars from utility companies poured in.

In addition to having and employing “best practices,” CaliforniaALL was fortunate to have on board talented and dedicated staff such as Sarah E. Redfield, Program Director; Consultant Larissa Parecki, office manager; Ginger Bredmeier, Writing Projects Manager, Human Resources, Grant Projects; and Matt Cumida, executive administrative assistant.

According to Professor Redfield’s CV, between 2008 and 2009 she “launched” CaliforniaALL, participated in RFP, and “launched” the Saturday Academy of Law at U. C. Irvine.

Similarly, CaliforniaALL’s own publication indicates that with CaliforniaALL’s grant funds, U.C. Irvine developed and implemented the Saturday Academy of Law, and that by 2009 CaliforniaALL’s mission was visibly at work through the program. See below.

Unfortunately, this is not the case. Instead, as most transactions involving CaliforniaALL, the California Bar Foundation and the State Bar of California, it is imbued with fraud and egregious acts dishonesty and deception.

Specifically, the Saturday Academy of Law has been in existence for many years, and is part of the University of California Irvine’s Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP), which has many programs to benefit the community, such as “UCI Saturdays with Sciences,” “Saturday Academy in Mathematics,” and the like.

For example, as part of a field trip to law firms, the photo below was taken in 2005 when the UCISAL group visited the law offices of Sheppard Mullin.

In 2007, UCISAL paid a visit to Allen Matkins. (See below.) We have intentionally blurred the photo to maintain the students’ privacy. Seated on the right is Robert Hamilton. On the far right is Karina Hamilton, a former Allen Matkins associate, wife of Robert Hamilton, and Director of UCISAL.
Please double-click on the photo for full view.

In fact, UCI’s own literature gives no credit to CaliforniaALL. (See below.)

CaliforniaALL Part 8: UNH Law Professor Sarah E. Redfield in The Make Belief Launching of SAL

CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity, came about as a
result of a San Francisco restaurant meeting between Ruthe Ashley (a
Diversity Officer at CalPERS and Vice President of the State Bar of
California) and Peter Arth, Jr., Chief of Staff to CPUC President
Michael Peevey. Also present at that meeting was Professor Sarah E.
Redfield.

CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that
would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into
industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies
(including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief
existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2
million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000
from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008. CaliforniaALL was
abruptly dissolved in July 2010.

According to confidential sources, an ongoing multi-prong is continuing,
with “major breakthroughs” the sources describe as “alarming.” A source maintains that one aspect of the inquiry involves grave
misconduct surrounding the circumstances by which the public was misled
to believe that CaliforniaALL was responsible for the creation of the
Saturday Law Academy (SAL) at U.C. Irvine (UCI) in 2009 when, in fact,
the SAL at UCI has actually been in existence for many years.

These sources maintain that the inquiry involves personnel at
CaliforniaALL, the State Bar of California, and the California Bar
Foundation, as well as University of New Hampshire (“UNH”) School of Law
Professor Sarah E. Redfield, who falsely took credit for the project.

A 5 Year Visit to Sacramento
Ms. Sarah E. Redfield is a tenured law professor at the UNH School of
Law. She is an expert in the area of education, education
jurisprudence, and matters relating to diversity in the legal
profession. Ironically, as one can see below, the faculty of UNH School of Law is
approximately 98% Caucasian. See below a representative sample photo of
the faculty. Either to maintain privacy or to make a statement, Prof.
Redfield is camera-shy, and the below photo is as it appears on UNH’s
website.

Between 2004 and 2008, Professor Redfield served as a “visiting”
professor at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. From 2008-2009, she
served as interim Executive Director of CaliforniaALL, as well as
program director. Professor Redfield was paid $157,763 for her services
while she was misclassified as an “independent contractor.” See
http://tinyurl.com/Portia-Balthazar At and around the time that Prof. Redfield was serving at McGeorge,
Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker served as the law school dean, and currently
remains in that position. According to Dean Parker, because the pool
of available minority students was not large enough, law schools were
“competing” amongst themselves for each qualified minority student. Parker, former General Counsel of the United States Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA), took matters into her own hands to create her own supply
of well-qualified minority students from minority neighborhoods in the
surrounding Sacramento area. As circumstances presented themselves, particularly with the election of
former NBA player Kevin Johnson as the mayor of Sacramento, an idea
surfaced that McGeorge (and other law schools in their respective
communities) would create their own supplies of qualified minority
students by actively engaging the community of potential future students
as early as junior high school. Activities would include mentoring,
speaker series, field trips, on-site visits to the law schools, Saturday
law classes, and the like.

Thus, with visiting Professor Redfield – an expert in the area of
education and education law – various programs came about, such as
Wingspread P20 Consortium. At McGeorge, a local program known as the
“Pacific Pathways” was created by Professor Redfield. See below.

Also employed at McGeorge as Assistant Dean for Career Services was Vice
President of the State Bar of California, Ms. Ruthe Ashley, as well as
State Bar Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Robert Hawley.

Ashley and Redfield were also involved with diversity-related matters
within the State Bar of California as part of its council on access and
fairness, and as the head of a working group referred to as “Education
Pipeline, State Bar of California.”

Shortly, thereafter, Ashley left McGeorge to work at CalPERS as a
“Diversity Officer” for External Affairs. As previously mentioned,
Peter Arth, Jr. invited Ashley and Redfield to dinner, whereupon the
idea for CaliforniaALL (initially known as Ca AAL) was memorialized on a
paper napkin in approximately July 2007. By the end of 2007, the State Bar of California, the CPUC, and CalPERS
all agreed to enter into a partnership with CaliforniaALL, and to
otherwise endorse the organization which had its first board meeting in
November 2007. Two noted board members who were with CaliforniaALL from
its inception until it was dissolved were James Hsu and Pat
Fong-Kushida. Fong-Kushida is a longtime acquaintance of Ashley, and served as
President of the Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce. Fong-Kushida,
along with Board of Governors member Gwen Moore, are both members of the
California Utilities Diversity Council.

Similarly, James Hsu – a corporate attorney who advises companies
regarding off-shore transactions and has a “China Specialty” – was
actively involved in efforts to diversify the California workforce by
attending CPUC meeting relevant to the matter.

Ms. Ginger Bredmeier (right), from May 2007 to May 2008 was employed at
CalPERS as Administrative Assistant, Diversity Outreach Program. From
May 2008 to August 2009 she was a “Writing Projects Manager – Human
Resources and Grant Projects” at CaliforniaALL. Ms. Bredmeier was
elected President of the National Asian Pacific American Law Student
Association (NAPALSA) while a law student at McGeorge, and is seen here
with Ms. Holly Fujie who in 2008 was serving both on the Board of
Governors and the California Bar Foundation, participated in a scheme
along with Ruthe Ashley, Patricia Lee, Judy Johnson and Leslie Hatamiya
relating to the transfer of $780,000 in “hush-hush” funds from the
California Bar Foundation to CaliforniaALL. (Photo :courtesy)

The Make-Belief Launching of SAL

In mid 2008, CaliforniaALL was ready to rock and roll. It had just
obtained Section 501(C)(3) approval, Ruthe Ashley was hired as a CEO, a
sub rosa transfer of $780,000 had been received from the Cal Bar
Foundation, and close to another million dollars from utility companies
poured in.

In addition to having and employing “best practices,” CaliforniaALL was
fortunate to have on board talented and dedicated staff such as Sarah E.
Redfield, Program Director; Consultant Larissa Parecki, office manager;
Ginger Bredmeier, Writing Projects Manager, Human Resources, Grant
Projects; and Matt Cumida, executive administrative assistant.

According to Professor Redfield’s CV, between 2008 and 2009 she
“launched” CaliforniaALL, participated in RFP, and “launched” the
Saturday Academy of Law at U. C. Irvine.

Similarly, CaliforniaALL’s own publication indicates that with
CaliforniaALL’s grant funds, U.C. Irvine developed and implemented the
Saturday Academy of Law, and that by 2009 CaliforniaALL’s mission was
visibly at work through the program. See below.

Unfortunately, this is not the case. Instead, as most transactions
involving CaliforniaALL, the California Bar Foundation and the State Bar
of California, it is imbued with fraud and egregious acts dishonesty and
deception.

Specifically, the Saturday Academy of Law has been in existence for many
years, and is part of the University of California Irvine’s Center for
Educational Partnerships (CFEP), which has many programs to benefit the
community, such as “UCI Saturdays with Sciences,” “Saturday Academy in
Mathematics,” and the like.

For example, as part of a field trip to law firms, the photo below was
taken in 2005 when the UCISAL group visited the law offices of Sheppard
Mullin.

In 2007, UCISAL paid a visit to Allen Matkins. (See below.) We have
intentionally blurred the photo to maintain the students’ privacy. Seated on the right is Robert Hamilton. On the far right is Karina
Hamilton, a former Allen Matkins associate, wife of Robert Hamilton, and
Director of UCISAL. Please double-click on the photo for full view.

In fact, UCI’s own literature gives no credit to CaliforniaALL. (See
below.)

CaliforniaALL- Part 3: The Money Chase

CaliforniaALL, a 501(c)(3) charitable entity, was the brainchild of
Ruthe Catolico Ashley — a Diversity Officer at CalPERS who also served
as the Vice-President of the State Bar of California. In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close
to $2 million from utility companies, including a sub-rosa contribution
of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation.
Ms. Leslie Hatamiya. Executive Director, State Bar of California
Foundation (DBA California Bar Foundation). The Foundation–a sub-entity
of the State Bar of California — is directly reporting to the State Bar
Board of Governors. In 2008, an unusual sub-rosa transfer of
$780,000 from the Foundation to CaliforniaALL took place. Conveniently,
it never made it to the foundation “Newsroom”. (Photo:courtesy)

Specifically, CaliforniaALL alleged purpose was to award grants to
entities which would increase minority participation in the “pipelines”
that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Extensive research shows that CaliforniaALL awarded only one grant
during its existence. The grant was for $100,000, and was issued to the
U.C. Irvine Foundation to be used for a “Saturday Law Academy” at U.C. A subsequent grant in the amount of $100,000 arrived courtesy of Verizon
Communications.

According to confidential sources, presnetly there is no showing of any
wrong doing on the part of Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, as well as on the
part of U.C. Irvine Foundation’s trustee Joe Dunn — Executive Director,
State Bar of California.

Registry of Charitable Trusts

According to the Registry of Charitable Trusts (RCT) maintained by
California’s Attorney General, CaliforniaALL’s income totaled $1,361,319
in 2008, and $370,511 in 2009.

A total of $1,731,830 during that period.

Further, the RCT reflects that CaliforniaALL obtained its “Charity”
status on March 14, 2008. It was likely shortly thereafter that the IRS
granted the entity Section 501(C)(3) status.

Ruthe Ashley
Thus, as part of a master plan, it was now time for Ruthe Ashley to make
her appearance, indeed. She did so in June of 2008. CaliforniaALL issued multiple press releases announcing that Ruthe
Ashley would serve as CaliforniaALL’s CEO.

Certainly, CaliforniaALL had various expenses during this period,
including Ruthe Ashley’s annual salary of $140,000; a $150,000 payment
to Sarah E. Redfield — Interim Executive Director — in her capacity as
a “subcontractor”. A dinner to honor Gwen Moore and others in
Sacramento; and a $100,000 grant to U.C. Irvine. It is hard to comprehend how funds contributed to the State Bar of
California Foundation in order to “promote justice”, ended up promoting
Gwen Moore and Wal-Mart at a lavish hotel in Sacramento. Details about
the “Gala” below.

Also, as part of the master plan and due to her steadfast commitment to
diversity, it was time for Ruthe Ashley to exit CaliforniaALL, which she
did in September 2009.

Around the same time, CaliforniaALL’s was no longer housed at the
Sacramento office of DLA Piper, and was moved to Citrus Heights.

Larissa Parecki

CaliforniaALL was now left in the trusted hands of Larissa Parecki , who
had been a staff member with CaliforniaALL since its inception. Parecki had previously worked as an executive secretary at McGeorge Law
School from May 2004 to January 2008 where she had met Ruthe Ahsley.

From January to June 2008, Parecki was employed at CalPERS as a “Staff
Service Analyst,” with an emphasis on “pipeline programming.” In short,
while at CalPERS Parecki worked for Ruthe Ashley.

In June 2008, Parecki accompanied Ruthe Ashley to CaliforniaALL to work
as the office manager. From September 2009 (when Ashley left CaliforniaALL) to June 2010 (when
CaliforniaALL was dissolved), Parecki served as CaliforniaALL’s Interim
CEO.

According to sources close to the investigation who spoke on condition
of anonymity, while Parecki is neither a suspect nor a person of
interest, messages she posted on Twitter on behalf of CaliforniaALL
might prove useful, and are being examined very carefully. This includes the message below,for example, which shows that financing
to the “Green Academy” came from PG&E(and not CaliforniaALL, should
someone ever make such a claim).

PG & E Green Energy Academy

Likewise, a press release issued by CaliforniaALL in March 2010 which
was authored by Sarah Modeste shows that the only two programs
CaliforniaALL participated in were the Law Academy and the “Green Energy
Academy” (see below). Thus, sources maintain, part of the multipronged investigation is an
attempt to ascertain the status of between $700,000 to $1,000,000 which
is yet to be accounted for.
TO BE CONTINUED.

CaliforniaALL- Part 3: The Money Chase

CaliforniaALL, a 501(c)(3) charitable entity, was the brainchild of Ruthe Catolico Ashley — a Diversity Officer at CalPERS who also served as the Vice-President of the State Bar of California.

In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million from utility companies, including a sub-rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation.

Ms. Leslie Hatamiya. Executive Director, State Bar of California Foundation (DBA California Bar Foundation). The Foundation–a sub-entity of the State Bar of California — is directly reporting to the State Bar Board of Governors. In 2008, an unusual sub-rosa transfer of $780,000 from the Foundation to CaliforniaALL took place. Conveniently, it never made it to the foundation “Newsroom”. (Photo:courtesy)

Specifically, CaliforniaALL alleged purpose was to award grants to entities which would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Extensive research shows that CaliforniaALL awarded only one grant during its existence. The grant was for $100,000, and was issued to the U.C. Irvine Foundation to be used for a “Saturday Law Academy” at U.C. A subsequent grant in the amount of $100,000 arrived courtesy of Verizon Communications.

According to confidential sources, presnetly there is no showing of any wrong doing on the part of Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, as well as on the part of U.C. Irvine Foundation’s trustee Joe Dunn — Executive Director, State Bar of California.

Registry of Charitable Trusts

According to the Registry of Charitable Trusts (RCT) maintained by California’s Attorney General, CaliforniaALL’s income totaled $1,361,319 in 2008, and $370,511 in 2009.

A total of $1,731,830 during that period.

Further, the RCT reflects that CaliforniaALL obtained its “Charity” status on March 14, 2008. It was likely shortly thereafter that the IRS granted the entity Section 501(C)(3) status.

Ruthe Ashley
Thus, as part of a master plan, it was now time for Ruthe Ashley to make her appearance, indeed. She did so in June of 2008.

CaliforniaALL issued multiple press releases announcing that Ruthe Ashley would serve as CaliforniaALL’s CEO.

Certainly, CaliforniaALL had various expenses during this period, including Ruthe Ashley’s annual salary of $140,000; a $150,000 payment to Sarah E. Redfield — Interim Executive Director — in her capacity as a “subcontractor”. A dinner to honor Gwen Moore and others in Sacramento; and a $100,000 grant to U.C. Irvine.

It is hard to comprehend how funds contributed to the State Bar of California Foundation in order to “promote justice”, ended up promoting Gwen Moore and Wal-Mart at a lavish hotel in Sacramento. Details about the “Gala” below.

Also, as part of the master plan and due to her steadfast commitment to diversity, it was time for Ruthe Ashley to exit CaliforniaALL, which she did in September 2009.

Around the same time, CaliforniaALL’s was no longer housed at the Sacramento office of DLA Piper, and was moved to Citrus Heights.

Larissa Parecki

CaliforniaALL was now left in the trusted hands of Larissa Parecki , who had been a staff member with CaliforniaALL since its inception.

Parecki had previously worked as an executive secretary at McGeorge Law School from May 2004 to January 2008 where she had met Ruthe Ahsley.

From January to June 2008, Parecki was employed at CalPERS as a “Staff Service Analyst,” with an emphasis on “pipeline programming.” In short, while at CalPERS Parecki worked for Ruthe Ashley.

In June 2008, Parecki accompanied Ruthe Ashley to CaliforniaALL to work as the office manager.

From September 2009 (when Ashley left CaliforniaALL) to June 2010 (when CaliforniaALL was dissolved), Parecki served as CaliforniaALL’s Interim CEO.

According to sources close to the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity, while Parecki is neither a suspect nor a person of interest, messages she posted on Twitter on behalf of CaliforniaALL might prove useful, and are being examined very carefully.

This includes the message below,for example, which shows that financing to the “Green Academy” came from PG&E(and not CaliforniaALL, should someone ever make such a claim).
PG & E Green Energy Academy

Likewise, a press release issued by CaliforniaALL in March 2010 which was authored by Sarah Modeste shows that the only two programs CaliforniaALL participated in were the Law Academy and the “Green Energy Academy” (see below).

Thus, sources maintain, part of the multipronged investigation is an attempt to ascertain the status of between $700,000 to $1,000,000 which is yet to be accounted for.

TO BE CONTINUED.

CaliforniaALL — Part 2: Concerns Mount Over Interim Executive Director Sarah E. Redfield ; Cal Bar BOG Member Gwen Moore

In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including a sub-rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation.

Specifically, CaliforniaALL would award grants to entities which would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

Extensive research shows that CaliforniaALL awarded only one grant during its existence. The grant was for $100,000, and was issued to an educational facility in Orange County – specifically, U.C. Irvine School of Law headed by Erwin Chemerinsky.

GWEN MOORE

According to confidential sources, Ms. Gwen Moore, a current member of the State Bar Board of Governors, is under heavy scrutiny as a result of these matters.

A prior FBI sting operation that targeted Gwen Moore; as well her familiarity with the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) and utility companies, is being reviewed for potential leadsand in order to become familiar with Moore’s modus operandi.

Separately, sources maintain that Moore’s agendas and politics are a source of concern, particularly as she presently serves on the RAD Committee. According to one source, “While heractions to promote equality such as General Order 156 are certainly appreciated and understood, particularly in light of the persistent mistreatment of African-Americans in the
U.S., I would tend to question her ability to remain impartial in matters which come before the BOG in general and the RAD in particular involving misconduct by minorities and/or close political allies from the Democratic party.”

“Clearly, one substantial factor leading to the State Bar’s ethical and moral collapse was provided courtesy of individuals who fall into those two categories (i.e., minorities and/or close political allies from the Democratic party), including JoAnn Remke, Judy Johnson, Debra Murphy-Lawson, Patrice McElroy, Lucy Armendadiz, Mike Nisperos, and – as we are learning through the latest revelations pertaining to her – Ruthe Ashley,” the source added.

In particular, the source referenced JoAnn Remke’s lengthy and persistent trail of misconduct, including the “60 Day Suspension Scandal” and the “Ronald Stovitz Scandal,” and culminating in the egregious misconduct in matters relating to nationally-renowned lawyer’s lawyer Philip Edward Kay.

SARAH E. REDFIELD
Per CaliforniaALL and Ruthe Ashley, in April 2007 three attorneys who were representing three separate governmental agencies (the State Bar of California, CalPERS, and CPUC) met at a San Francisco restaurant for a brainstorming session concerning how to further promote diversity in the
California workforce. The three lawyers were Ruthe Ashley, Sarah E. Redfield, and Pete Arth Jr. With a steadfast commitment, all three arrived for the “brainstorming session” without any notepads; they quickly improvised and resorted to recording notes on a paper napkin. According to Ashley, these notes were the cornerstones of CaliforniaALL. See an excerpt from CaliforniaALL’s website below:

Urban legend notwithstanding, Ashley’s version of events is slightly inaccurate, as Sarah Redfield (a visiting professor from New Hampshire who Ashley met at McGeorge School of Law) is not a member of the California Bar, and was not representing any governmental agency. In actuality, Ruthe Ashley acted on behalf of both the State Bar California and CalPERS — where she was at the time employed as a Diversity Officer. Pete Arth, an attorney with the CPUC, spoke on
behalf of the CPUC. (It is worth noting that most of the donations later made to CaliforniaALL originated from utility companies such as Verizon and PG&E.)

Eventually, CalPERS, CPUC, and the State Bar of California endorsed in principle the creation of CaliforniaALL – a Section 501(c)(3) entity that would raise funds to be used to support a more diverse work-force in California. Specifically, CaliforniaALL would award grants to entities which would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into industries such as finance, technology, and law.

In the meantime, with a green light to proceed with her plans and with the credibility of state agencies behind her, Ruthe Ashley marched on.

Ashley, however, wanted to maintain a low profile AND make it appear that her subsequent hiring was purely coincidental. As such, she delegated the task of forming the legal entity to be known as
CaliforniaALL to Sarah Redfield and Victor Miramontes.

Papers were filed with both state and federal agencies to allow CaliforniaALL to operate as a tax exempt entity. Victor Miramontes listed himself as Chairman of the Board, and Sarah E. Redfield served as CaliforniaAll’s interim-executive-director for a period of 6 months. See
below excerpt from CaliforniaALL’s website:

Sarah Redfield, one of the three lawyers who met at the San Francisco restaurant and who acted as CaliforniaALL’s Interim Executive Director was paid $157,763 while misclassified as an “independent contractor” in tax-returns submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

See excerpt below from 2008 CaliforniaALL’s tax return.

Any argument that, in addition to her role as Interim Executive Director, Redfield was also paid for her role as a “consultant” will be defeated by assertions that CaliforniaALL and Ruthe Ashley made under penalty of perjury when they answered NO to question 28 in Form 990 of CaliforniaALL’s 2008 tax rerurn.

“During the tax year, did any person who is a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee a) Have a direct business relationship with the organization (other than as an officer, director, trustee, or employee)”

See below:

TO BE CONTINUED