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Complaint
Complaint of Judicial Misconduct against Judge Ginger Berrigan to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Docket No. 99-05-372-0118, filed Feb. 11, 1999.
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Appeal
Appeal of Chief Judge's Order Dismissing Complaint. Filed Mar. 12, 1999.
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Petition
Petition to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for Writ of Mandamus to recuse Judge Ginger Berrigan. Docket No. 99-30614, filed June 14, 1999. |
Response
Judge Berrigan's response to Petition for her recusal. Filed June 21, 1999. |
Reply
Reply to Judge Berrigan's response to Petition for her recusal. Filed June 24, 1999. |
Petition
Petition for Writ of Mandamus. U.S. Supreme Court, docket No. 99-372, filed Aug. 30, 1999.
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Reply
Reply to Tulane's brief opposing Writ of Mandamus. U.S. Supreme Court, docket No. 99-372, filed Oct. 8, 1999.
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Petition
Petition for Certiorari. U.S. Supreme Court, docket No. 01-249, filed Aug. 9, 2001.
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Reply
Reply to Tulane's brief opposing Certiorari. U.S. Supreme Court, docket No. 01-249, filed Oct. 19, 2001.
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Letter
Letter to Judge Ginger Berrigan requesting that she recuse herself after accepting $5,500 for teaching a Tulane course in Greece during the summer of 2000. Dated Apr. 4, 2000. |
Motion
A request for Judge Berrigan to recuse herself, and/or amend her judgment, and/or permit a trial on the merits. Filed May 2, 2000. From Civil Action 98-2102 c/w 98-1792 against Tulane University for defamation and retaliation. |
Motion
Reply to Tulane's Opposition to Reconsideration. A further affirmation of arguments favoring Judge Berrigan's recusal. Filed May 18, 2000. |
Appeal
Original Brief on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant. Case No. 00-30704, filed Sept. 6, 2000 in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
Brief
Reply Brief on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant. Filed Dec. 7, 2000. Judge Berrigan's abuse of judicial discretion is an important claim in the appeal of this defamation/retaliation case. Oral arguments Apr. 3, 2001. |
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Should Judge Ginger Berrigan Be Censured?
Adjudicating a lawsuit against Tulane while preparing to teach a course in Greece for which she was paid $5,500 by Tulane may make Judge Berrigan a candidate for judicial discipline.
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Judicial Conflict of Interest
Adjunct professorships, board memberships, paid travel to resort locations, and scholarships to their families create a blatant conflict of interest for judges who preside over Tulane cases.
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Schwarz v. Tulane
Letters to the Editor, published in a New Orleans area newspaper, demonstrating how four judges with ties to Tulane ruled against a Jewish faculty member who brought charges of discrimination against the university. |
A Legacy of Betrayal
How Tulane engaged in subornation of perjury to obtain false testimony from a witness.
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Attorney Misconduct
Ethical Conduct Complaint against Tulane's Attorney, G. Phillip Shuler, to Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, claiming willful falsification of facts to a panel of appellate court judges. Case No. 2001-ADMIN-69, filed Jan. 23, 2001. |
Recognition of Judicial Error
A judge's disclosure of his Tulane University affiliation suggests the recognition of judicial error in Bernofsky's lawsuits, where disclosure was withheld.
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Toward Indicting a Judge
An indictment for criminal judicial misconduct is pursued by means of a petition for a writ of mandamus.
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