Complaint Of Judicial Misconduct Or Disability - Judicial Council Of The Ninth Circuit

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Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit
COMPLAINT OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT OR DISABILITY
To begin the complaint process, complete this form and prepare the brief statement of facts
described in item 5 (below). The R
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ULES FOR
UDICIAL
ONDUCT AND
UDICIAL
ISABILITY
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, adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, contain information on
ROCEEDINGS
what to include in a complaint (Rule 6), where to file a complaint (Rule 7), and other important
matters. The Ninth Circuit Judicial Council also adopted local misconduct rules. The rules are
available in federal court clerks’ offices, on individual federal courts’ Web sites, and on
, and
Your complaint (this form and the statement of facts) should be typewritten and must be legible.
Under the Ninth Circuit’s local misconduct rules, you are required to file five copies of your
misconduct complaint and exhibits, plus one copy for each additional judge if more than one
subject judge is named in your complaint. Enclose your complaint in an envelope marked
“COMPLAINT OF MISCONDUCT” or “COMPLAINT OF DISABILITY” and submit it to the
appropriate clerk of court. Do not put the name of any judge on the envelope.
Name of Complainant:
1.
Contact Address:
Daytime telephone:
(
)
Name(s) of Judge(s):
2.
Court:
3.
Does this complaint concern the behavior of the judge(s) in a particular lawsuit or
lawsuits?
[
] Yes
[
] No
If “yes,” give the following information about each lawsuit:
Court:
Case Number:
Docket number of any appeal to the
Circuit: ___________________
Are (were) you a party or lawyer in the lawsuit?
[
] Party
[
] Lawyer
[
] Neither
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