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    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    JOSEPH ZERNIK1853 Foothill BlvdLa Verne, CA 91750Tel: 3104359107Fax: 801 9980917Email: [email protected]

    MELSONET AL Defendants

    CASE NO: 1:2009cv00805HON RICHARD J LEON, JUDGE

    VERIFIED STATEMENT FOR THEDISQUALIFICATION OF UNITEDSTATES JUDGE RICHARD J LEONFORA CAUSE

    PLAINTIFF ALLEGES: DEFENDANTS FBI & USDOJ ENGAGE IN LONG-TERMABUSE OF THE CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS OF 10 MILLION RESIDENTS OF LACOUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THEY TOLERATE LA WLESSNESS THAT MADE ITINTO "THE EPICENTER OF REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE FRAUDS",LATER RECOGNIZED AS THE SUBPRIME CRISIS, WHICH WILL COST THEU.S. TAX PAYER OVER $1 TRILLION!PLAINTIFF ALLEGES: DEFENDANTS KAISER (FBI) & MELSON (USDOJ)PROVIDED FRAUDULENT RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES BYTHE HON DIANE WATSON & DIANNE FEINSTEIN IN RE: REAL ESTATEFRAUD AGAINST PLAINTIFF BYCOUNTRYWIDE, BAC & THE LAJUDICIARY RACKET (LA-JR). SUCH CONDUCT WAS AND IS PART OFCOVER-UP & PATRONIZING OF THE LA-JR, COUNTRYWIDE, & BAC,INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WRONGDOING UNDERLYING THE SUBPRIME CRISIS, BAILOUT, & TARP (TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM).PLAINTIFF FURTHERALLEGES: IRAN-CONTRAWAS A KEY EVENT IN THEABUSE OF LA COUNTY RESIDENTS & THE HON RICHARD J LEON SERVEDAS MINORITY COUNSEL IN THAT SCANDAL'S INVESTIGATION.

    COPIES ALSO FILED WITH CONGRESS AND NGOs r") .Digitally signed by / oseph Zernik -RECEI\1 ) IJ ON. cn=Joseph Zermk,.ED ) . ~ L ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ' J ; ~ ~ 4 5 @ e a r t h l iDate: 2009.05.1 0MAY 1 3 2009 00.09:46-07'00'

    NANCYMAYER WHITTINGTON (;LERKU.S. DISTRICT COURT' JOSEPH ZERNIK

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    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    JOSEPH ZERNIK1853 Foothill BlvdLa Verne, CA 91750Tel: 3104359107Fax: 801 9980917Email: [email protected]

    MELSONET AL Defendants

    CASE NO: 1:2009cv00805HON RICHARD J LEON, JUDGE

    VERIFIED STATEMENT FOR THEDISQUALIFICATION OF UNITEDSTATES JUDGE RICHARD J LEONFORA CAUSE

    PLAINTIFF ALLEGES: DEFENDANTS FBI & USDOJ ENGAGE IN LONG-TERMABUSE OF THE CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS OF 10 MILLION RESIDENTS OF LACOUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THEY TOLERATE LA WLESSNESS THAT MADE ITINTO "THE EPICENTER OF REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE FRAUDS",LATER RECOGNIZED AS THE SUBPRIME CRISIS, WHICH WILL COST THEU.S. TAX PAYER OVER $1 TRILLION!PLAINTIFF ALLEGES: DEFENDANTS KAISER (FBI) & MELSON (USDOJ)PROVIDED FRAUDULENT RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES BYTHE HON DIANE WATSON & DIANNE FEINSTEIN IN RE: REAL ESTATEFRAUD AGAINST PLAINTIFF BYCOUNTRYWIDE, BAC & THE LAJUDICIARY RACKET (LA-JR). SUCH CONDUCT WAS AND IS PART OFCOVER-UP & PATRONIZING OF THE LA-JR, COUNTRYWIDE, & BAC,INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WRONGDOING UNDERLYING THE SUBPRIME CRISIS, BAILOUT, & TARP (TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM).PLAINTIFF FURTHERALLEGES: IRAN-CONTRAWAS A KEY EVENT IN THEABUSE OF LA COUNTY RESIDENTS & THE HON RICHARD J LEON SERVEDAS MINORITY COUNSEL IN THAT SCANDAL'S INVESTIGATION.

    COPIES ALSO FILED WITH CONGRESS AND NGOs r") .Digitally signed by / oseph Zernik -RECEI\1 ) IJ ON. cn=Joseph Zermk,.ED ) . ~ L ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ' J ; ~ ~ 4 5 @ e a r t h l iDate: 2009.05.1 0MAY 1 3 2009 00.09:46-07'00'

    NANCYMAYER WHITTINGTON (;LERKU.S. DISTRICT COURT' JOSEPH ZERNIK

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    TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:Plaintiffherein files Verified Statement for the Disqualification of Judge Richard JLeon for a Cause.

    I.TABLE O F CONTENTS

    1. Table o fContentsII. Verified Statement for the DisqualificationIII. Statement o fVerificationIV. Exhibits .

    Exhibit 1: The Ho n Richard J Leon official biography .Exhibit 2: The Ho n Richard J Leon wikipedia biography .

    V. Certificate ofMailing .III/II

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    II.V E RI F IE D S T A TE M E N T FO R THE DISQUALIFIC ATION FO R A CAUSE

    O F THE HONORABLE RICHARD J LEONI, Joseph Zemik, am Plaintiffin Zernik v Melson et aI., marter filed on May I,2009, and assigned by the Clerk of the Court to the Honorable Richard J Leon,Judge of the U.S. Court for the District ofColumbia.

    1) The basis for this Statement o fDisqualification for a Cause is the following.2) Instant petition claims long-term abandonment of the civil and human rights ofthe 10 million residents of Los Angeles County, California, by the USDOJ andFBI,

    3) Iran-Contra scandal is central to instant petition, and a specific request wasmade for incorporation by reference ofUSDOJ report in this marter. The

    V E R IF I ED S T A TE M E N T FO R DISQ. O F J U DG E R IC H AR D J LEON-2-

    TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:Plaintiffherein files Verified Statement for the Disqualification of Judge Richard JLeon for a Cause.

    I.TABLE O F CONTENTS

    1. Table o fContentsII. Verified Statement for the DisqualificationIII. Statement o fVerificationIV. Exhibits .

    Exhibit 1: The Ho n Richard J Leon official biography .Exhibit 2: The Ho n Richard J Leon wikipedia biography .

    V. Certificate ofMailing .III/II

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    II.V E RI F IE D S T A TE M E N T FO R THE DISQUALIFIC ATION FO R A CAUSE

    O F THE HONORABLE RICHARD J LEONI, Joseph Zemik, am Plaintiffin Zernik v Melson et aI., marter filed on May I,2009, and assigned by the Clerk of the Court to the Honorable Richard J Leon,Judge of the U.S. Court for the District ofColumbia.

    1) The basis for this Statement o fDisqualification for a Cause is the following.2) Instant petition claims long-term abandonment of the civil and human rights ofthe 10 million residents of Los Angeles County, California, by the USDOJ andFBI,

    3) Iran-Contra scandal is central to instant petition, and a specific request wasmade for incorporation by reference ofUSDOJ report in this marter. The

    V E R IF I ED S T A TE M E N T FO R DISQ. O F J U DG E R IC H AR D J LEON-2-

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    petition states on page 59 (page numbers per Pacer blue header securityimprints), under Request for Incorporation by Reference:

    8. Special Report of Defendant USDOJ (December 1987)regarding drug sales fo r p rof it by CIA in LA County in the 1980as part of Iran-Contra.331) The report is important and direct ly re levant to instantcase, because of it s unique perspect ive on the or ig ins ofcorruption of th e LA County justice system. I t i s a lso th e bestevidence of deliberate, willful decision by U.S. officers, mostl ikely in Washington DC, to act in a manner that amounted toabuse of th e civil r ights of th e residents of LA County, in orderto accomplish their goals that were compounded violat ions ofth e law onother accounts. I t was a willful decision to engage in cr iminalmeans to accomplish criminal ends.332) I t is important to keep that report in mind, since many ofth e most senior off icers of th e LA Justice system today were intheir careers formative years then. Moreover, absent this clearhistorical record, many reviewers would tend to dismiss asimpossible th e idea that LA County law enforcement, or U.S.government agencies would engage in drug sales for profit inLA County.

    4) Iran Contra Scandal is central to instant petition, and a specific request wasmade for judicial notice ofUSDOJ report in this matter. The petition states onpage 62, under Request for Judicial Notice:

    5. Special Report of Defendant USDOJ (December 1987)regarding drug sales by CIA in LA County in th e 1980 as part ofIran-Contra.It is considered one of t he key events that established th ediscrimination against that region of th e U.S.A. by Federalagencies, and established th e exclusion o f it s residents fromprotect ion under Civil Rights guaranteed in th e Amendments toth e U.S. Constitution.

    5) Iran Contra is central to instant petition and the alleged abuse of rights of the 10milllion residents ofLA County. On page 85 the petition states:

    v. In contrast, I allege that USDOJ and FB I t reat me, RichardFine, th e 10,000 FIPs - mostly b lack and lat inos , and all 10mill ions residents of Los Angeles County, California, as exemptf rom r ights guaranteed by U.S. Consti tution and it samendments - i n pr inc ip le - not much different than theGuantanamo Bay Detainees. Such t reatment of this county goesback t least 3 decades to th e ear ly 1980's and drug sales for

    VERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON-3-

    petition states on page 59 (page numbers per Pacer blue header securityimprints), under Request for Incorporation by Reference:

    8. Special Report of Defendant USDOJ (December 1987)regarding drug sales fo r p rof it by CIA in LA County in the 1980as part of Iran-Contra.331) The report is important and direct ly re levant to instantcase, because of it s unique perspect ive on the or ig ins ofcorruption of th e LA County justice system. I t i s a lso th e bestevidence of deliberate, willful decision by U.S. officers, mostl ikely in Washington DC, to act in a manner that amounted toabuse of th e civil r ights of th e residents of LA County, in orderto accomplish their goals that were compounded violat ions ofth e law onother accounts. I t was a willful decision to engage in cr iminalmeans to accomplish criminal ends.332) I t is important to keep that report in mind, since many ofth e most senior off icers of th e LA Justice system today were intheir careers formative years then. Moreover, absent this clearhistorical record, many reviewers would tend to dismiss asimpossible th e idea that LA County law enforcement, or U.S.government agencies would engage in drug sales for profit inLA County.

    4) Iran Contra Scandal is central to instant petition, and a specific request wasmade for judicial notice ofUSDOJ report in this matter. The petition states onpage 62, under Request for Judicial Notice:

    5. Special Report of Defendant USDOJ (December 1987)regarding drug sales by CIA in LA County in th e 1980 as part ofIran-Contra.It is considered one of t he key events that established th ediscrimination against that region of th e U.S.A. by Federalagencies, and established th e exclusion o f it s residents fromprotect ion under Civil Rights guaranteed in th e Amendments toth e U.S. Constitution.

    5) Iran Contra is central to instant petition and the alleged abuse of rights of the 10milllion residents ofLA County. On page 85 the petition states:

    v. In contrast, I allege that USDOJ and FB I t reat me, RichardFine, th e 10,000 FIPs - mostly b lack and lat inos , and all 10mill ions residents of Los Angeles County, California, as exemptf rom r ights guaranteed by U.S. Consti tution and it samendments - i n pr inc ip le - not much different than theGuantanamo Bay Detainees. Such t reatment of this county goesback t least 3 decades to th e ear ly 1980's and drug sales for

    VERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON-3-

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    profit in LA County by CIA as part of extensive unlawfulconduct later termed Iran - Contra scandal.

    6) The Honorable Richard J Leon's official biography, found online, and enclosedas Exhibit 1, states [underline added - jhz]:

    Judge Leon served as counsel to Congress in the investigationsof three sitting Presidents. In 1987, he was the Deputy ChiefMinority Counsel for the U.S. House Select "Iran-Contra"Committee. From 1992-1993, he was the Chief MinorityCounsel to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee's "OctoberSurprise" Task Force. In 1994, Judge Leon was Special Counselto the U.S. House Banking Committee fo r its "Whitewater"investigation.

    7) The Honorable Richard J Leon's biography as found online in Wikipedia, andenclosed as Exhibit 2, similarly states [underline added - jhz]:

    Richard J. Leon (born 1949) is an American lawyer and currentfederaljudge. He has served as a judge of the United States District Court fo rthe District of Columbia since 2002.Legal careerLeon was an assistant professor of law at St. John's University Schoolof Law f rom 1979 to 1983 and a senior trial attorney in the U.S.Department of Justice from 1983 to 1987. Leon served as deputy chiefminority counsel on the Select Committee to Investigate Covert ArmsTransactions with Iran of the United States House of Representatives,which investigated the Iran-Contra affair, f rom 1987 to 1988.Leon was appointed Deputy Assistant Attorney General and servedfrom 1988 to 1989, when he entered private pract ice in Washington,D.C., first with Baker & Hostetler from 1989 to 1999 and then withVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease f rom 1999 to 2002, when he wasappointed to the district court . Leon was a member of the President'sCommission on White House Fellowships from 1990 to 1993. Leon wasappointed chief minority counsel on the October Surprise Task Force ofthe House Foreign Affairs Committee from 1992 to 1993. He served asspecial counsel to the House Financial Services Committee in 1994. Hehas been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Centersince 1997.

    8) The law governing disqualifications ofD.S. judges 28 USC 455 states[underline added -jhz]:

    455. Disqualification of justice, jUdge, or magistrate judgeCa) Any just ice, judge, or magistrate judge of theVERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON

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    profit in LA County by CIA as part of extensive unlawfulconduct later termed Iran - Contra scandal.

    6) The Honorable Richard J Leon's official biography, found online, and enclosedas Exhibit 1, states [underline added - jhz]:

    Judge Leon served as counsel to Congress in the investigationsof three sitting Presidents. In 1987, he was the Deputy ChiefMinority Counsel for the U.S. House Select "Iran-Contra"Committee. From 1992-1993, he was the Chief MinorityCounsel to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee's "OctoberSurprise" Task Force. In 1994, Judge Leon was Special Counselto the U.S. House Banking Committee fo r its "Whitewater"investigation.

    7) The Honorable Richard J Leon's biography as found online in Wikipedia, andenclosed as Exhibit 2, similarly states [underline added - jhz]:

    Richard J. Leon (born 1949) is an American lawyer and currentfederaljudge. He has served as a judge of the United States District Court fo rthe District of Columbia since 2002.Legal careerLeon was an assistant professor of law at St. John's University Schoolof Law f rom 1979 to 1983 and a senior trial attorney in the U.S.Department of Justice from 1983 to 1987. Leon served as deputy chiefminority counsel on the Select Committee to Investigate Covert ArmsTransactions with Iran of the United States House of Representatives,which investigated the Iran-Contra affair, f rom 1987 to 1988.Leon was appointed Deputy Assistant Attorney General and servedfrom 1988 to 1989, when he entered private pract ice in Washington,D.C., first with Baker & Hostetler from 1989 to 1999 and then withVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease f rom 1999 to 2002, when he wasappointed to the district court . Leon was a member of the President'sCommission on White House Fellowships from 1990 to 1993. Leon wasappointed chief minority counsel on the October Surprise Task Force ofthe House Foreign Affairs Committee from 1992 to 1993. He served asspecial counsel to the House Financial Services Committee in 1994. Hehas been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Centersince 1997.

    8) The law governing disqualifications ofD.S. judges 28 USC 455 states[underline added -jhz]:

    455. Disqualification of justice, jUdge, or magistrate judgeCa) Any just ice, judge, or magistrate judge of theVERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON

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    United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which hisimpartiality might reasonably be questioned.(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances:(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party,or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning theproceeding;(2) Where in private pract ice he served as lawyer in the matter incontroversy, or a lawyer with whom he previously practiced lawserved dur ing such association as a lawyer concerning the matter,or the judge or such lawyer has been a material witness concerning11;.(3) Where he has served in governmental employment and in suchcapacity participated as counsel, adviser or material witnessconcerning the proceeding or expressed an opinion concerning themerits of the particular case in controversy;(4 ) He knows that he, individually or as a f iduciary, or his spouseor minor chi ld residing in his household, has a f inancial interest inthe subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding,or any other interest that could be substantially affected by theoutcome of the proceeding;(5) He or his spouse, or a person within the third degree ofrelationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person:( i) Is a par ty to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee ofa party;( i i) Is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding;( i i i ) Is known by the judge to have an interest that could besubstantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding;( iv) Is to the judge's knowledge likely to be a mater ia l wi tness inthe proceeding.

    9) Therefore, it is respectfully requested herein that the Honorable Richard JLeonbe disqualified for a cause forthwith.Respectfully submitted, on May 9, 2009

    JOSEPH ZERNIKPLAINTIFFin pro se

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    VERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON-5-

    United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which hisimpartiality might reasonably be questioned.(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances:(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party,or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning theproceeding;(2) Where in private pract ice he served as lawyer in the matter incontroversy, or a lawyer with whom he previously practiced lawserved dur ing such association as a lawyer concerning the matter,or the judge or such lawyer has been a material witness concerning11;.(3) Where he has served in governmental employment and in suchcapacity participated as counsel, adviser or material witnessconcerning the proceeding or expressed an opinion concerning themerits of the particular case in controversy;(4 ) He knows that he, individually or as a f iduciary, or his spouseor minor chi ld residing in his household, has a f inancial interest inthe subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding,or any other interest that could be substantially affected by theoutcome of the proceeding;(5) He or his spouse, or a person within the third degree ofrelationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person:( i) Is a par ty to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee ofa party;( i i) Is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding;( i i i ) Is known by the judge to have an interest that could besubstantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding;( iv) Is to the judge's knowledge likely to be a mater ia l wi tness inthe proceeding.

    9) Therefore, it is respectfully requested herein that the Honorable Richard JLeonbe disqualified for a cause forthwith.Respectfully submitted, on May 9, 2009

    JOSEPH ZERNIKPLAINTIFFin pro se

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    VERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON-5-

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    III.STATEMENT OF VERIFICATION

    I, Joseph Zernik, am Plaintiff in Zernik v Melson et al.I have written and re-read the foregoing Verified Statement Of

    Disqualification of a United States Judge Richard J Leon for a Cause, and Iknow the content thereof to be true. It is correct based on my own personalknowledge as Plaintiff in pro se, who wrote the petitit ion at bar, and as the onewho wrote instant verified statement, except as to those matters therein stated asbased upon information and belief, and as to to those matters, I believe them to betrue and correct as well.

    Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the the Honorable Richard J Leon'sofficial biography, as I obtained it online from a web site ofU.S. Courts.

    Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the Honorable Richard J Leon'sbiography as I obtained online from Wikipedia.

    I make this declaration that the foregoing is true and correct under penalty ofperjury pursuant to the laws ofCalifornia and the United States.

    Executed here in La Verne, County ofLos Angeles, on this 9th day in May,2009,

    JOSEPH ZERNIKPLAINTIFFin pro se

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    III.STATEMENT OF VERIFICATION

    I, Joseph Zernik, am Plaintiff in Zernik v Melson et al.I have written and re-read the foregoing Verified Statement Of

    Disqualification of a United States Judge Richard J Leon for a Cause, and Iknow the content thereof to be true. It is correct based on my own personalknowledge as Plaintiff in pro se, who wrote the petitit ion at bar, and as the onewho wrote instant verified statement, except as to those matters therein stated asbased upon information and belief, and as to to those matters, I believe them to betrue and correct as well.

    Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the the Honorable Richard J Leon'sofficial biography, as I obtained it online from a web site ofU.S. Courts.

    Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the Honorable Richard J Leon'sbiography as I obtained online from Wikipedia.

    I make this declaration that the foregoing is true and correct under penalty ofperjury pursuant to the laws ofCalifornia and the United States.

    Executed here in La Verne, County ofLos Angeles, on this 9th day in May,2009,

    JOSEPH ZERNIKPLAINTIFFin pro se

    III

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    IV. EXHIBITSVERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON

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    EXHIBIT 1VERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON

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    EXHIBIT 1VERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON

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    Chambers: (202) 354-3580Courtroom Deputy:Kenneth Cockrell (202) 354-3177

    Court Reporter:Patty A. Gels (202) 962-0200

    www.dcd.u5Courts.gov/leon-bio.html

    Judge Richard J. Leon - U.s. District ...Judge Richard J. Leon

    Judge Leon was appointed to the United States Dlstrict Court In February 2002.He received hIS A.B. from Holy Cross College in 1971, h is J .D . cum laude fromSuffolk Law School In 1974, and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1981.ImmedIately prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Leon was engaged Inpnvate practICe In Washington, D.C., as a partner in the Washington office ofBaker & Hostetler (1989-1999), and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (1999-2002).Prior to and while In private pract ice, Judge Leon served as counsel toCongress in the investigatlOns of three sitting PreSIdents. In 1987, he was theDeputy Chief Minorit y Counsel for t he U.S. House Select "Iran-Contra"Committee. From 1992-1993, he was the ChIef Minority Counsel to the U.S.House ForeIgn AffaIrs Committee's "October Surprise" Task Force. In 1994,Judge Leon was Special Counsel to the U.S. House Banking Committee for its"Whitewater" investigation. He also served in 1997 as Spec lal Counsel to thebIpartisan U.S. House Ethics Reform Task Force. Earlier in his career, JudgeLeon served at the U.S. Department of Justice In a number of pOSItionsincluding Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the EnVIronment DlVlsion, SemorTrial Attorney in the Criminal Section of the Tax DivlslOn, and as a SpecialAsSIstant Uni ted States Attorney in the Southern Distnct of New York. He alsoserved as a Commissioner on the Whi te House Fellows CommIssion and theJudIcial Review Commiss ion on Foreign Asset Control. A former ful l-time lawprofessor at St. John 's Law School (1979-1983), Judge Leon IS currently anadjunct law professor at the Georgetown Umversity Law Center and the GeorgeWashington UniverSIty Law Sc hool.

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    Chambers: (202) 354-3580Courtroom Deputy:Kenneth Cockrell (202) 354-3177

    Court Reporter:Patty A. Gels (202) 962-0200

    www.dcd.u5Courts.gov/leon-bio.html

    Judge Richard J. Leon - U.s. District ...Judge Richard J. Leon

    Judge Leon was appointed to the United States Dlstrict Court In February 2002.He received hIS A.B. from Holy Cross College in 1971, h is J .D . cum laude fromSuffolk Law School In 1974, and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1981.ImmedIately prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Leon was engaged Inpnvate practICe In Washington, D.C., as a partner in the Washington office ofBaker & Hostetler (1989-1999), and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (1999-2002).Prior to and while In private pract ice, Judge Leon served as counsel toCongress in the investigatlOns of three sitting PreSIdents. In 1987, he was theDeputy Chief Minorit y Counsel for t he U.S. House Select "Iran-Contra"Committee. From 1992-1993, he was the ChIef Minority Counsel to the U.S.House ForeIgn AffaIrs Committee's "October Surprise" Task Force. In 1994,Judge Leon was Special Counsel to the U.S. House Banking Committee for its"Whitewater" investigation. He also served in 1997 as Spec lal Counsel to thebIpartisan U.S. House Ethics Reform Task Force. Earlier in his career, JudgeLeon served at the U.S. Department of Justice In a number of pOSItionsincluding Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the EnVIronment DlVlsion, SemorTrial Attorney in the Criminal Section of the Tax DivlslOn, and as a SpecialAsSIstant Uni ted States Attorney in the Southern Distnct of New York. He alsoserved as a Commissioner on the Whi te House Fellows CommIssion and theJudIcial Review Commiss ion on Foreign Asset Control. A former ful l-time lawprofessor at St. John 's Law School (1979-1983), Judge Leon IS currently anadjunct law professor at the Georgetown Umversity Law Center and the GeorgeWashington UniverSIty Law Sc hool.

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    EXHIBIT 2VERIFIED STATEMENT FORDISQ. OF JUDGE RICHARD J LEON

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    Richard J. LeonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Richard J. Leon - Wikipedia, the free...

    Richard J. Leon (born 1949) is an American lawyer and current federaljudge. He has served as ajudge of the United States District Court furthe District ofCoIumbia since 2002.

    .Contents I Early lite and education 2 Legal career 3 As federal judge 4 References 5 Extemallinks

    Early life and educationLeon was born in South Natick, Massachusetts. [n 1972,

    Richard J. Leon

    He received his Bachelor ofArts from the College of the Holy Cross (where he was a classmate offutureSupreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas) in 1971. He received his J.D. from Su1fu1k UniversityLaw School in 1974.Legal careerLeon served as a law clerk to the justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1974 to 1975and to Thomas F. Kelleher ofthe Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1975 to 1976. Leon was an attorneyfur the Immigration and Naturalization Service ofthe United States Department ofJustice from 1976 to 1977and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the office ofthe U.S. Attorney fur the Southern District ofNewYork working in the Civil Division from 1977 to 1978.Leon received his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1981.Leon was an assistant professor of law at St. John's University School of Law from 1979 to 1983 and asenior trial attorney in the U.S. Department ofJustice from 1983 to 1987. Leon served as deputy chiefminority counsel on the Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran of the UnitedStates House ofRepresentatives, which investigated the Iran-Contra affuir, from 1987 to )988.Leon was appointed DeputyAssistantAttorney General and served from) 988 to )989, when he enteredprivate practice in Washington, D.C., first with Baker& Hostetler from) 989 to 1999 and then with Vorys,Sater, Seymour and Pease from) 999 to 2002, when he was appointed to the district court.Leon was a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships from 1990 to 1993. Leonwas appointed chiefminority counsel on the October Surprise Task Force of the House ForeignAffuirsCommittee from 1992 to 1993. He served as special counsel to the House Financial Services Committee in1994. He has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center since 1997.As federal judgeLeon was nominated to the United States District Court fur the District ofCoIumbia by George W. Bush onen.wikipedia.org/wikijRichard_J._Leon

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    Richard J. LeonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Richard J. Leon - Wikipedia, the free...

    Richard J. Leon (born 1949) is an American lawyer and current federaljudge. He has served as ajudge of the United States District Court furthe District ofCoIumbia since 2002.

    .Contents I Early lite and education 2 Legal career 3 As federal judge 4 References 5 Extemallinks

    Early life and educationLeon was born in South Natick, Massachusetts. [n 1972,

    Richard J. Leon

    He received his Bachelor ofArts from the College of the Holy Cross (where he was a classmate offutureSupreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas) in 1971. He received his J.D. from Su1fu1k UniversityLaw School in 1974.Legal careerLeon served as a law clerk to the justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1974 to 1975and to Thomas F. Kelleher ofthe Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1975 to 1976. Leon was an attorneyfur the Immigration and Naturalization Service ofthe United States Department ofJustice from 1976 to 1977and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the office ofthe U.S. Attorney fur the Southern District ofNewYork working in the Civil Division from 1977 to 1978.Leon received his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1981.Leon was an assistant professor of law at St. John's University School of Law from 1979 to 1983 and asenior trial attorney in the U.S. Department ofJustice from 1983 to 1987. Leon served as deputy chiefminority counsel on the Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran of the UnitedStates House ofRepresentatives, which investigated the Iran-Contra affuir, from 1987 to )988.Leon was appointed DeputyAssistantAttorney General and served from) 988 to )989, when he enteredprivate practice in Washington, D.C., first with Baker& Hostetler from) 989 to 1999 and then with Vorys,Sater, Seymour and Pease from) 999 to 2002, when he was appointed to the district court.Leon was a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships from 1990 to 1993. Leonwas appointed chiefminority counsel on the October Surprise Task Force of the House ForeignAffuirsCommittee from 1992 to 1993. He served as special counsel to the House Financial Services Committee in1994. He has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center since 1997.As federal judgeLeon was nominated to the United States District Court fur the District ofCoIumbia by George W. Bush onen.wikipedia.org/wikijRichard_J._Leon

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    . 5/6/2009 Richard J. Leon - Wikipedia, the free...September 10, 2001, to the seat vacated by Norma Holloway Johnson. Confirmed by the Senate onFebruary 14,2002, he received commission five days later.Leon was responsible fur adjudicating the habeas corpus p e t i t i o n ~ of several dozen captives held at theGuantanarno Baydetention carnp.[I][2][3] Boumediene v. Bush, which was eventually considered by theSupreme Court, was first heard by Leon.By August 28, 2008, Leon had 24 cases assigned to him. [ l ] (http://www.webcitation.orglquery?url=http%3A%2F%2Fap.google.confIo2Farticle%2FALeqM5gUxng-zk12uhqdCATFQyY9_8QV3QD92QQ8309&date=2008-08-29)The Associated Press reported Leon hoped to resolve those cases before the presidential inauguration in2009 and was concerned that the public and the detainees will be barred from observing the hearings: "Ifitcan't be done, I have great concern that these hearings will be virtually or exclusively classified, closed to thepublic and, Imight add, to the detainees."During a hearing onOctober 23, 2008 Leon commented on the ambiguity of the term "enemy combatant"and criticized Congress and the Supreme Court fur 'We are here today, much to my dismay, Imight add, todeal with a legal question that in my judgment should have been resolved a long time ago. I don't understand,I really don't, how the Supreme Court made the decision it made and left that question open... I don'tunderstand how the Congress could let it go this long without resolving." [2](http://www.bostoncomlnews/nation/washington/articles/2008/l 0/24/1awyers_debate_enemy_combatant/)On November 20th, Judge Leon ordered five detainees released from Guantanamo Bay due to insufficientevidence. [4][5]References

    I. 1\ 'Respondents' response to Court's August 7,2006 order" (PDF). United States Department ofDefense. August 15, 2006.http://www.pegc.us/archive/OK_v_Bush/govUesp_to_GK_20060815 .pdf Retrieved on 2008-06-23. mirror (http://www.webcitation.orglquery?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pegc.us%2Farchive%2FOK_v_Bush%2FgovtJesp_to_GK_20060815.pdf&date=200808-18)2. 1\ ''Lead Petitioners' Counsel in Guantanamo Habeas Cases" (PDF). Center fur Constitutional Rights.January 8, 2007. http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/law-lib/law-hb.log0701/att-0174/01GITMO_AttyList.pdf Retrieved on 2008-06-11. mirror (http://www.webcitation.orglquery?url=http%3A%2F%2Flistproc.ucdavis.edu%2Farchives%2Flaw-lib%2Flaw- hb.log070 1%2 Fatto174%2FO l-GITMO_AttyList.pdf&date=2008-08-18)

    3. 1\ ''Exhibit B: List OfEnemy Combatant Detainees With Pending Habeas Corpus Petitions Who HaveBeen Released From United States Custody" (PDF). United States Department ofJustice. April 17,2007. http://www.pegc.us/archive/InJe_Gitmo/gov_mot_to_dismiss_20070419.pdf Retrieved on2008-05-05.

    4. 1\ http://www.scotusblog.comlwp/judge-orders-five-detainees-freed/5. 1\ http://www.salon.comlopinion/greenwald/2008/l1!20/guantanmm/index.html

    External links Richard J. Leon (http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetlnfu?jid=2921) at the Biographical Directory of

    FederalJudges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.Retrieved from 'http://en.wikipedia.orglwikilRichardJ_Leon''Categories: 1949 births ILiving people ICollege of the HolyCross alumni ISuffulk University Law Schoolahmmi IHarvard Law School ahmmi IGeorgetown University fuculty IJudges of the United States DistrictCourt fur the District ofColumbia IUnited States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush IJudQes oresidinQ over Guantanamo habeas oetitionsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Leon

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    . 5/6/2009 Richard J. Leon - Wikipedia, the free...September 10, 2001, to the seat vacated by Norma Holloway Johnson. Confirmed by the Senate onFebruary 14,2002, he received commission five days later.Leon was responsible fur adjudicating the habeas corpus p e t i t i o n ~ of several dozen captives held at theGuantanarno Baydetention carnp.[I][2][3] Boumediene v. Bush, which was eventually considered by theSupreme Court, was first heard by Leon.By August 28, 2008, Leon had 24 cases assigned to him. [ l ] (http://www.webcitation.orglquery?url=http%3A%2F%2Fap.google.confIo2Farticle%2FALeqM5gUxng-zk12uhqdCATFQyY9_8QV3QD92QQ8309&date=2008-08-29)The Associated Press reported Leon hoped to resolve those cases before the presidential inauguration in2009 and was concerned that the public and the detainees will be barred from observing the hearings: "Ifitcan't be done, I have great concern that these hearings will be virtually or exclusively classified, closed to thepublic and, Imight add, to the detainees."During a hearing onOctober 23, 2008 Leon commented on the ambiguity of the term "enemy combatant"and criticized Congress and the Supreme Court fur 'We are here today, much to my dismay, Imight add, todeal with a legal question that in my judgment should have been resolved a long time ago. I don't understand,I really don't, how the Supreme Court made the decision it made and left that question open... I don'tunderstand how the Congress could let it go this long without resolving." [2](http://www.bostoncomlnews/nation/washington/articles/2008/l 0/24/1awyers_debate_enemy_combatant/)On November 20th, Judge Leon ordered five detainees released from Guantanamo Bay due to insufficientevidence. [4][5]References

    I. 1\ 'Respondents' response to Court's August 7,2006 order" (PDF). United States Department ofDefense. August 15, 2006.http://www.pegc.us/archive/OK_v_Bush/govUesp_to_GK_20060815 .pdf Retrieved on 2008-06-23. mirror (http://www.webcitation.orglquery?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pegc.us%2Farchive%2FOK_v_Bush%2FgovtJesp_to_GK_20060815.pdf&date=200808-18)2. 1\ ''Lead Petitioners' Counsel in Guantanamo Habeas Cases" (PDF). Center fur Constitutional Rights.January 8, 2007. http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/law-lib/law-hb.log0701/att-0174/01GITMO_AttyList.pdf Retrieved on 2008-06-11. mirror (http://www.webcitation.orglquery?url=http%3A%2F%2Flistproc.ucdavis.edu%2Farchives%2Flaw-lib%2Flaw- hb.log070 1%2 Fatto174%2FO l-GITMO_AttyList.pdf&date=2008-08-18)

    3. 1\ ''Exhibit B: List OfEnemy Combatant Detainees With Pending Habeas Corpus Petitions Who HaveBeen Released From United States Custody" (PDF). United States Department ofJustice. April 17,2007. http://www.pegc.us/archive/InJe_Gitmo/gov_mot_to_dismiss_20070419.pdf Retrieved on2008-05-05.

    4. 1\ http://www.scotusblog.comlwp/judge-orders-five-detainees-freed/5. 1\ http://www.salon.comlopinion/greenwald/2008/l1!20/guantanmm/index.html

    External links Richard J. Leon (http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetlnfu?jid=2921) at the Biographical Directory of

    FederalJudges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.Retrieved from 'http://en.wikipedia.orglwikilRichardJ_Leon''Categories: 1949 births ILiving people ICollege of the HolyCross alumni ISuffulk University Law Schoolahmmi IHarvard Law School ahmmi IGeorgetown University fuculty IJudges of the United States DistrictCourt fur the District ofColumbia IUnited States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush IJudQes oresidinQ over Guantanamo habeas oetitionsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Leon

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    This Certificate of Mailing provides evidence that mail has been presented to USPS for mailing.This form may be used for domestic and international mail.From:Joseph Zernik1853 Foothill BlvdLa Verne, CA 91750

    Content:1) Motion for Electronic Filing2) Notice of Errata in support oMotion for Electronic Filing3) Verified Statement for Disq. forCause of Judge Leon.

    To: See attached Addressee List forZernik v Melson et a/.

    PS Form 3817, April 2007 PSN 7530-02-000-9065

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    MAILING LIST FOR ZERNIK V MELSON ET AL (May 5, 2009)

    FROM:Joseph Zernik1853 Foothill BlvdLa Verne, CA 91750

    TO:COURT: (original +1 copy)OFFICE OF THE CLERKU.S. Court for the District of Columbia333 Constitution Ave.N.W Washington, D.C. 20001PARTIES:1) KENNETH MELSON & U.S. DEPT OFJUSTICEKenneth Melson, DirectorU.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.WOffice of the Assistant Attorney General, MainWashington, D.C. 205302) KENNETH KAISER & FBIKenneth W KaiserAssistant DirectorCriminal Investigative DivisionFederal Bureau of InvestigationU.S. Department of Justice935 Pennsylvania Ave, NWWashington, D C 20535-0001

    3) US ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA501 Third Street, NWWashington, DC 20001

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    3) US ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA501 Third Street, NWWashington, DC 20001

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    5) KENNETH LEWIS, TIMOTHYMAYOPOULOS, BAC, & BAC AUDITCOMMITTEET Mayopoulos-General Counsel100 North Tryon StBank of America Corporate CenterCharlotte, North Carolina 28255

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