|
CURRENT EVENTS
Here is what the original complaint and lawsuit alleged!
"In the
present case, Ballew alleges that the DOJ attorneys conspired with the USCG (and the
defendants in the Underlying Qui Tam) to mislead the court as to the true nature,
extent and value of the Underlying Qui Tam settlement proceeds. This scheme, by
which the integrity of the judicial process was fraudulently subverted, had a negative
impact far greater than that suffered by Ballew. In fact, in his First Amended Complaint,
Ballew specifically alleged that the Government:
defiled the Court in such a way that the judicial machinery could
not perform in its usual manner;
injured the American public by concealing the massive mechanical and
structural defects of the SRR helicopters (and corresponding private sector helicopters)
designed, manufactured and serviced by the Underlying Qui Tam defendants; and
injured American taxpayers by propagating the DOJ scheme of not
involving qui tam relators in settlement negotiations, not disclosing the true
nature, extent and value of qui tam settlement proceeds, and using strong-arm
tactics at the conclusion of successful False Claims Act cases to minimize qui tam
relators' statutory share of qui tam recoveries. This scheme acts as a disincentive
to potential qui tam relators to come forward and report fraud on the United States
Government which, in turn, injures American taxpayers." The Judge openly stated that she wasn't neutral (immediately before her decision.)
On December 15, 2000, the Appeals Court panel hearing our appeal rendered
an opinion. It was predicated by a disturbing public statement by one of our judges, on
Thursday, September 21, 2000 (in the presence of the public and the full court which was
hearing arguments in a different qui tam case). Our judge expressed her clear and
unmistakeable bias against anyone that attempted to exhaust ther legal rights in a fraud
case against the government. In contrast with the law's stated recourse, here is
what she said:
"What troubled me is the relators can pursue these qui tam actions. ... They go
on for years and years and years," said Judge Edith Jones. "And the government couldn't
get them to stop."
Should she have disqualified herself?
CLICK HERE to read some caselaw about this type of special situation.
Did the Judge even read the complaint shown above?
Page 6, Footnote # 2: "As Beggerly suggests, Rule 60(b)(3) would be
directly applicable to Ballew's alleged situation, permitting relief "from a final
judgment... [because of] fraud ...misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse
party;" but by waiting over nine years to assert that the Government committed fraud in
entering into the underlying qui tam settlement, Ballew lost the option of bringing a
60(b)(3) motion. Similarly, to the extent Ballew's allegations might have supported relief
based on Rule 60(b)(1) ("mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect"), or
Rule 60(b)(2) (newly discovered, evidence), they are also time-barred."
Page 9: "Ballew has failed to plead any grave miscarriage of justice. In the absence of a grave
miscarriage of justice, a Rule 60(b) independent action can not be sustained. The district
court's dismissal of Ballew's action for failure to state a claim is therefore AFFIRMED."
Edith H. Jones, Circuit Judge, United States Court of
Appeals For The Fifth Circuit, No. 99-11308, before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges,
Robert C. Ballew, Plaintiff-Appellant versus United States Department of Justice and United
States Coast Guard, Defendants-Appellees, On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas, Civil Docket #4:99-CV-406-Y.
My God! How can she be so arrogant as to make these statements in light of the specific
and exact wording of my claim of a "grave miscarriage of justice" in the main document she is tasked with using.
How can the following not be a "grave miscarriage of justice":
Apparently not, so "on we went" to the Supreme Court:
| |||
| CURRENT EVENT - |
Supreme Court Filing, "Fraud On The Court By Officers Of The Court" - 05/15/01. |
||
| CURRENT EVENT - | A New and Independent FCA Disclosure Was Made To Document This Governmental Abuse Pattern and Guess What Happened... The FBI Destroyed The New FCA Disclosure Documents - 05/21/01. (Pattern of abuse?) | ||
|
ISSUES PRESENTED TO THE SUPREME COURT 1. Does a "grave miscarriage of justice" occur, as required in United States v. Beggerly, 524 U.S. 38 (1998), when the Government attempts to (1) prevent the lawful return of the proceeds to the (United States Treasury Department's Miscellaneous Receipts account within the) general fund, and (2) prevent the lawful payment of the qui tam relator’s portion? 2. Under the liberal rules of pleadings of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has Petitioner Ballew adequately pled a Rule 60(b) fraud on the court in light of the clear language in his First Amended Complaint? |
The Supreme Court refused to review the case. The taxpayers lost: Click Here to see the Supreme Court's negative notification to me.
We have exhausted our legal remedies and, so, the taxpayers suffer a loss of 100% of the undisclosed
"proceeds of the action or settlement of the claim..." and this scheme is secretely used on a regular basis to
avoid the oversight of Congress and the taxpaying public. This is outrageous and it is my final opinion that it
is up to Congress and the Treasury Department to stop this massive and fraudulent conversion of billions of
taxpayer dollars. Never trust the Executive Branch Agencies, the Department of Justice or the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
This scenario is repeated, over and over again, in fraud lawsuits under the False Claims Act
when they are investigated by the FBI and litigated by the Justice Department.
To those individuals and organizations endorsing the aggrandizement and expansion of
trust and domestic powers to the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation, please reconsider.
Their documented actions prove that they cannot be blindly trusted.
It is my opinion, after 15 years of direct engagement, involvement and research, that certain persons in
controlling positions in these agencies have a proven track record of absolute abuse, bad faith and
intentional misconduct.
|
Over $640 Million was recovered in private, civil qui
tam lawsuits... which consisted of fraud on the government (which the FBI,
DOJ, and government agency did not prevent, discover, or eliminate) but the DOJ is fighting
the qui tam Plaintiffs in court to keep from having to pay them
their $96 Million. (...exactly the same, only different!) |
|
ClICK HERE - if you know something that we need to know about this case.
© 2002 by Bob Ballew. All rights reserved
|