Judge Nottingham should be impeached for violating my Rights Under Color of Law, a felony, so that the public will have confidence in Rule of Law and the Courts
Some people are disillusioned because Judge Manuel Real was not impeached. I recently filed a judicial misconduct complaint and sent it return receipt. The appellate court sent me a response but it is not published. It said:
“No rule or ethical consideration prevents a clerk of court from meeting with a lawyer to discuss matters that will be submitted to a magistrate judge for decision. To the contrary, it is an important part of a clerk’s duties to ensure that matters are prepared appropriately”.
What happened to me at the hands of Judge Edward Nottingham was I think a lot worse than the facts involving Judge Real. At the same time, Judge Nottingham is still in office even though he does not dispute the interview by Nine News of Denver with the driver for a brothel. As undisputed, at least 10 times prostitutes were delivered to Judge Nottingham to two different locations. One I suspect but cannot prove was the actual federal courthouse. The other was the Judge’s son’s condo. According to 9 News, Judge Nottingham told the prostitutes that he was a federal judge and that they should call him “Judge Naughty”. Nine News, the Denver Post, the Rocky Mountain News, AP, and the WSJ law blog also reported that on 9/5/05, continuing after midnight, Judge Nottingham charged $3,000 on his AMEX at the Diamond Cabaret Strip Club. That is 3 minutes from the federal court house and AP quoted the manager, a Mr. Frankel, as saying that was not Judge Nottingham’s first visit but that he was a repeat visitor. Judge Nottingham stated that he couldn’t remember how he spent the $3,000 at the strip club because he was so drunk. That was on a work night and he had court the next morning. Recent studies have shown that that level of being drunk does not go away overnight but that so much alcohol remains in one’s system the next morning that it is illegal to drive. But the next day, Judge N held court anyway. Since commercial pilots are not allowed to drink within 24 hours of flying, I think judges should be subject to the same restrictions. see
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The transcripts show that Judge Nottingham made these explicit threats and Deprived My Constitutional Rights Under Color of Law. Is that enough to get him impeached? See U.S.C. Title 18 section 242. The FBI web site says specifically that even judges can commit this crime.
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Judge Nottingham ordered me to be imprisoned without finding that I disrupted a hearing as required by Rule 42a or committed a crime. He did this three times. He deprived me of the protection of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Judge Nottingham did not ask the U.S. Attorney to prosecute me as required for indirect direct not did he appoint a disinterested prosecutor as required by Rule 41b. Instead he appointed the insurance defense counsel as prosecutor and allowed them to use summary procedure, which is also prohibited. Right in front of Judge Naughty, who knew it was not allowed, Faegre & Benson’s former partner Christopher Beall said:
“the point is that this is a civil contempt hearing. Regardless of any possibility of incarceration, Mr. and Mrs. Sieverding hold the keys to their cell. They may comply with the Court’s order, at least prospectively, and they may avoid incarceration. As a result, this is civil, not criminal contempt. They do not have the right to counsel. They do not have the right to a jury trial. They do not have the right to a full and complete evidentiary hearing.” (08-cv-01064 document 30 transcript 9/2/05, p. 13)
“Your Honor, If I can clarify. She filed a Notice of Appeal in the District of Kansas case, which is Kansas Case No 052510. She filed motions for reconsideration in the District of Columbia cases 0501283, 0501672 and 0052122. She has also now filed, Your Honor—before the hearing I checked Pacer half an hour ago, and she has filed something called a motion for clarification as to the status of her actions….in D.C., in all three D.C. cases…we would ask the Court to in its issuance of a bench warrant in this matter”. (08-cv-01064 document 32, transcript District of Colorado 02-1950 9/22/06)
Judge Nottingham made explicit and repeated threats to force me to file what he wanted:
“You will file on your behalf a motion to voluntarily dismiss (p. 32)…If you fail to withdraw those lawsuits, the next time you’re in this court you better be prepared with your toothbrush, because you will be going to jail. (p.33.)” Judge Edward W. Nottingham, 9/2/05 closed case CO 02-cv-1950.
Judge Nottingham: “They may choose to abandon any contempt proceedings in this court if you will agree not to file any further pleadings in this case…They have a right to pursue contempt proceedings if they wish to….If they wish to pursue contempt proceedings, Ms. Sieverding, you may not be out of the words, so to speak. However, you can negotiate with them.” 6/1/07 (p. 21).
I think this was extortion and Witness Intimidation as described in U.S.C. Title 18 Section 1512 (a felony)
Judge Nottingham also deprived my Rights Under Color of Law by ordering me to pay the insurance company lawyers $102,000 without them filing a counterclaim and without any Rule 11 c. 6 orders.
Another way that Judge Nottingham deprived my rights under Color of Law is that in my case before him, D of Colorado 02-1950, he issued a judgment without a jury trial that did not comply with either Rule 52a or Rule 54a. He adopted a disputed magistrate’s report without hearings and when I filed for summary judgment he referred my motion to the magistrate and let the magistrate strike my motions, violating the Magistrate’s Act. The transcript for 2/2/06 02-cv-1950 shows that Rule 54 and Rule 11 procedure was not followed:
“The sequence of the procedure was, Magistrate Schlatter recommended an award of attorneys' fees. Your Honor adopted his report and recommendation and referred to Magistrate Schlatter the award of attorneys' fees. The parties submitted papers on what their fees were. .. And it has been the case that the defendants have proceeded to execute on the attorneys' fees judgment. We believe it would be appropriate for the Court to enter an order indicating that the Court believes that its order on attorneys' fees, which was issued over Magistrate Schlatter's signature by virtue of the order of reference from Your Honor, is a final order and a final judgment of this court. And the -- leave it at that.” (Christopher Beall, Faegre & Benson, 2/2/06 transcript) (Beall did not file a Rule 11 motion)
It is a form of witness intimidation to retaliate financially against a person for their non fraudulent presentation in court. I was not accused of misrepresenting the facts nor misquoting laws or cases.
I wrote to my senator, Russ Feingold, and complained about Judge Naughty and his staff member wrote back that Congress is powerless to discipline Judge Nottingham unless the 10th Circuit first finds censures him and invites Congress to hold impeachment hearings.
I believe that Judge Nottingham should be impeached. I verify under penalty of perjury under U.S. law that my quotations are accurate.
I posted something very similar to this on the WSJ law blog but it was deleted without explanation. Who wants to cover up for Judge N? If the WSJ wants a good economy, then it is essential that people have confidence in the courts. Problems w judicial corruption have gone to far to cover up . People need to see that the system and Congress force judges to comply with the law. Self-authenticating court records show that Judge Nottingham committed felonies (Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law, Title 18 section 242, Witness Intimidation, Title 18 section 1512, Witness Retaliation, Title 18 section 1513) and therefore he should be removed from office.
Kay Sieverding
641 Basswood Ave
Verona WI 53593
kaysieverding@aol.com