Leo, would you have the time to draft a general type letter for us to personalize to the Justices - just so we get all of the pertinent emphasis in front of them in case they do not immediately reference your website?

Thanks.  We really want to help and not sound like we have no real understanding of the case.

My letter is in the mail, Leo. Thank you.

I don't feel like I can tell people what to put in the letter.  It's important that this does not feel like a chain letter, or look like one. 

I know it's hard, but people who are concerned really need to educate themselves as to the facts and law.  

Once they do that, they will be in the right frame of mind to compose their own letters.  

I can't tell you what to write because it must come from your own heart and head.  All I can do is ask that you do something proper and legal to help the case.  That means knowing what is proper and legal, and I can't tell you that.  You must find out for yourself for your letter to have any power.

Regards,

Leo C. Donofrio

I'm trying to understand the status of this so I can put it in plain language at various internet and non-internet groups I attend.

What I believe you are saying is that the NJ Supreme Court, Appellate Division, denied the application, which gave you the right to petition the United States Supreme Court.

At the SCOTUS level, you were essentially blockaded by Stay Clerk, Daniel Bickell.

If you would like to explain how we are to proceed when calling the clerk's office, I'd be happy to oblige as I'm sure many others would be as well.  But they're going to need a bit more plain language to understand what exactly happened after Bickell got his hands on your papers and why he is not proceeding per the Rules of Court.  Most US citizens aren't as well versed in law as you are, I'm afraid.

A blog is set up regarding this issue in two places at the teamsarah.org website.  Please feel free to help us help you!

The is the forum entry URL: http://www.teamsarah.org/forum/topics/nj-lawyers-suit-to-disqualify?page=1&commentId=2330231%3AComment%3A388211&x=1#2330231Comment388211

This is the blog entry which gets passed to subscribers directly:

http://www.teamsarah.org/profiles/blogs/nj-lawyers-suit-to-disqualify

Dear Mr. Donofrio:

I would recommend you contact Laura Ingraham, who clerked for Justice Thomas and has a good relationship with him---she possibly could talk directly to Justice Thomas on your behalf.     He was on her radio show during his book tour.

Hmm...I'm glad Mr. Bickell decided to do the right thing after all. Thanks for the update.

Letters to Roberts and Thomas written and mailed.

I have advised all of the participants on the 'www.democratic-disaster.com' website to get involved in this effort. 

so if i understand this correctly, when it comes to justice "appropriately speedy means" means the most archaic system possible!

Posted this on the NJ Public Internet Forums - Counties section

I would like to compose a letter as well, but fear that I am too unversed in the law to sound legitimate. I understand that these letters must be personal and not sound form-like. I just wish that I could understand what basic points should be conveyed. I am bright, have my doctorate in psych, and am very concerned about this issue. However, as a mom it is really tough to find the time to study up on the legalities. Can anyone help out?

Thanks to all who have made an effort to help.  Having spoken to Mr. Bickell, who actually called me, I am certain that he is aware of the public's watching of this case and I do not believe people need to call him any longer.  

The best thing people can do now is to write a letter to Justice Thomas and perhaps one other Justice of your choosing to inform them that this case exists and has been subjected to "unorthodox" treatment by the SCOTUS clerk, who made a substantive decision of law in deciding not to pass it on to Justice Souter and then such flagrant disrespect was compounded when, despite this being an Application for an Emergency Stay, Mr. Bickell decided no notification to the Appellant was necessary in direct contradiction to Rule 22(6).

Go with the letters, the phone calls have already done their job and are not necessary -- as long as Bickell updates the Docket as was promised. But I don't see that the Docket has been updated to include the NJ Supreme Court decision yet.  We shall see if he lives up to his word this time.

Saw this on the Hannity.com forums.

Word seems to be spreading fast.

I'll draft up a letter and put it on the teamsarah.org site if anyone is interested in deriving their own from that.

http://www.teamsarah.org/forum/topics/nj-lawyers-suit-to-disqualify

But you can tell Mr. Bickell that I still have his phone number on my cell phone records.  If he messes with you again or anyone down there for that matter, we can move to an organized demonstration in front of his office.

It's only a short drive. ;)

"as long as Bickell updates the Docket as was promised. But I don't see that the Docket has been updated to include the NJ Supreme Court decision yet.  We shall see if he lives up to his word this time."

Nope, you're right.  All he did was change the description.  He must be a union worker.  He's awfully slowwwww.

This blog sent to Greta at Fox news.

Also to tips line.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptyIpv4jLjc

THE TAPE OF THE CENTURY?

Hi, Leo:

Seems as though clerk misconduct or-- should it be labeled Committing Fraud Against the Court (?) is more common than we think within our federal court system. 

As I write this, I have a case sitting in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals right now that like you I am handling on a Pro Se basis--(Gutierrez v Hiatt--#07-20902), and in my appellant's brief I complain about alleged clerk misconduct having taken place over at the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston with respect to questionable judge's orders with questionable signatures having been issued around federal holidays-- when the judge is not likely to be around.

I requested that the Court (5th Circuit) forward my case materials to the appropriate law enforcement authorities for investigation--but as far as I know, nothing has been forwarded and nothing has been done.

Just keep moving forward, Leo--you've got the U.S. Constitution on your side! I see a true national hero in the making--and that is YOU!

In the long run, Justice Thomas, Justice Roberts and the rest of the Supreme Court Justices will one day look back and feel honored to have had an audience with YOU--because YOU will have made sure that the Constitution be upheld with respect to the Natural Born Citizen Presidential eligibility requirement! Remember that there are nine (9)of them and only one (1) of YOU! --Go, Leo, Go--!

thought i would google mr. bickell and came up with a danny bickell in maryland with several friends around the DC area and obama supporters. the strange part is (if this is the same person) his facebook page came up in german

Leo, after your last update I think it is time to place the phone numbers up again since it would appear that they made some notice....if not Mr. Bickel's, then at least the Communications/PR office number so others there hear of this complaint.  We really need to strike while the iron is hot and the quickest way to get noticed is through the phone system...followed up by the letters which I have already done.  Let them know that this Clerk has been communicating with an appellant in an "inappropriate" and biased manner for his position.  This Clerk needs to know that others surrounding him are also taking notice.

 Apparently you're on a radio show tonight... I went into a chatroom to tell people about your lawsuit and they already knew AND they said they were listening to you right now!  Please be sure and announce your next radio show visit - you'll be sure to get lots of listeners.

You are just another racist hrowing a hissy fit that your candiate lost the election. Telling more lies won't change that. Stop wasting the Court's time with your childish racist antics.

First off, I am pro-anything that gets Barack Obama the bogus userper unseated from becoming POTUS.  But I am puzzled at why Donofrio, Berg and others who have managed to get this far along scream "CONSPIRACY" when things don't go as planned, e.g., some "clerk" drops the ball on what could be the most prominent case in our lifetime?  To cry foul or conspiracy gives these "clerks" way more credit than they deserve.  Now I don't doubt Obama has the capacity and resouces to scheme and conspire...but I have worked out amoongst the heathens for 30 years and my experience has been that most people are too stupid to come in out of the rain, much lest conspire at the level this clerk would have to conspire. I think that CREDIBILITY is the single most important factor in garnering the support of the American people on this issue and both this website and Berg's looks like someone has slaughtered a goat....red ink, emotional spew, accusations and consirpacy sprayed everywhere like graffiti under a bridge.  Seriously, you want to gather a following and support and attention and get some letters written? You want to compel educated, high-income earners with connections in high places to take a stand with you? Then quick acting like you caught a bigfoot and you have him in your deep freezer at home. Clean this mess up, stick to the facts, and back off the volume. Otherwise, this whole opportunity to burst BO's bubble will go down in history as just another hoax propogated by UFO watchers.

Anonymous 10:11, I see your point, but IMO Leo is only trying to educate those of us who don't know what "injunction" means, and is trying to write out his update in a clear fashion.  

Most of the people who hear about Obama's lawsuits think we're all a bunch of crackpots anyway, and the biggest problem is that the MSM won't report any of it.

Please keep in mind that I brought this law suit BEFORE the election and I sought to have McCain and Colera declared ineligible as well as Obama.  My suit was Bi-partisan.

I am sending my letter to Justice Thomas in the morning.

We need to try to get this to Savage or Levin or someone who will get it on the air. Everyone needs to send letters to Justice Thomas as Leo suggested.  See if we can get this to freerepublic, atlasshrugs and others.

Well as I said at 10:11, I want to see him unseated NOW.  I have written 30 letters to all my electors, senators, representatives and the Secretary of State in Austin (TX.)  And tomorrow one will go out to Clarence Thomas. We can only hope that if these lawsuits don't get it stopped, maybe John Roberts will see the light and intervene given that he has to swear in the otherwise Great Usurper.

Could you explain what you're arguing in this part of the Constitution? 

"No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President"

I'm just trying to understand the difference and how it relates to the candidates ineligibility.

The laws really shouldn't require a legal scholar to comprehend.  That's why 99% of the American citizens are always in the dark!

If all else fails , there must be a way to force the Kenya Gov. to release the sealed documents held in the Majurstrate of Medical Services Offices.   Maybe, 'make them an offer they cannot refuse[?].   Just my opinion.

Citizenship in this case is well defined in layman's terms here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born_citizen

This Clerk has a history of doing this.

Leo, Thank you for your efforts!

I realize that you case does not depend on the birth place of Obama being in or out of the USA. However, I haven't been able to find ANY kind of record to indicate that he was born in the USA: No signed birth certificate, No birth announcement in Newspapers,...

Obama's eligibility for POTUS has to be proven.  Specifically what type of evidence can he or anyone else provide that would do that?

(BTW - My research skills are limited.  Has anyone else tried to locate Newspaper accounts of his birth in 1961?)

Ok, if Ann Durham, Obama's mother, was a United States citizen from Kansas, and you're not arguing the validity of a birth certificate, Obama was her son, and she was an American.

Does it matter if the father was from Kenya?

What am I missing here?

Still, they should be verifying if these candidates have proven they were born here.  That's black and white.  No law clerk or judge has the right to usurp the Constitution.

Letters sent to Thomas and Roberts Nov 13th AM.

Hang in there Leo ...  others will help

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Next???  .....

You certainly have your work cut out for you.  Thank you for your attempts at enforcing the U.S. Constitution and may God bless you and God bless America. 

www.ahrcanum.wordpress.com links to you to help spread the word

You're playin' that well, Leo.

https://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/leo-donofrio/42071/player-profile.asp

I think contacting Laura Ingram is a good idea.  Did you also know that Mark Levin is a constitutional lawyer and knows many people inside Washington.  I believe he was part of the Justice Department with the Reagan Adminsitration.  I know that he once represented Ed Meese. 

Mr. Donofrio:

As a fellow attorney, I think you are better off accurately portraying the facts instead of misrepresenting them when you are trying to get people to support you.  I am not privy to the several discussions you purportedly had with the Stay Clerk so I can not and will not comment on his or your behavior in that regard. 

However, I noticed that you seem to make much of the argument that a very important factor justifying "expedited review" for your submission to the Supreme Court was that the NJ Supreme Court had relied upon argument you made in your moving papers to them, which arguments were apparently not contained in the original moving papers to the NJ Appellate Court.

In fact, you specifically assert that the "NJ Supreme Court specifically relied [emphasis added] upon "movant's papers" in their order denying emergency relief and "movant's papers" focused on the "natural born citizen" issue". 

You also stated that "[F]inally, the NJ Supreme Court denied my request for Emergency Relief, but in so doing, they opened the door to expedited review of the United States Supreme Court when Justice Long, in her order, made specific reference to the NJ Supreme Court having "relied" on "movant's papers" while such papers raised the Constitutional "natural born citizen" issue of first impression.

Both of those statements are complete and utter misrepresentations of the facts and you either know or should know, but choose to ignore it.

            The NJ Supreme Court's order denying the relief you sought, which you order you have enclosed in your rantings, expressly says as follows:

            "This matter having come before the Court on an application for emergent relief pursuant to Rule 2.9.8 and the undersigned having reviewed the movant's papers and the papers filed by the defendant in the Superior Court, Appellate Division, it is hereby Ordered that the application for emergent relief is denied. [emphasis added]"  

            Firstly, the NJ Supreme Court noted that it had reviewed your papers, along with the defendant's filings in the Appellate Division.  The NJ Supreme Court never specifically relied on your moving papers or the arguments set forth therein.  As you well know, there is a huge difference between a Court saying they reviewed someone's papers and saying they relied upon them, particularly when the Court is rejecting the relief requested. 

            Secondly, although you may have brought up new issues in your moving papers to the NJ Supreme Court, as you also should know, reviewing courts almost never review issues that were not raised in lower courts.  So your argument that your moving papers raised the Constitutional "natural born citizen" issue as an issue of first impression, i.e., not raised with the lower courts, would almost certainly have resulting in the NJ Supreme Court not even considering that issue.  If the issue was one of "first impression" and not considered by the NJ Supreme Court, then it was not ripe for appeal to the US Supreme Court.

            As an attorney,  I am always disgusted when a fellow lawyer attempts to mislead non-practitioners by throwing out a lot of legal mumbo-jumbo and complaining that everyone is engaged in a conspiracy against them.

            So far, you appear to have lost in every single court you have raised these issues, as have Berg and your and his fellow mud-slinging polecats.  And of course, every judge, jury, clerk or person, what ever their position, that disagrees with you is either part of the conspiracy or is evil or a socialist or liberal or some other purportedly terrible thing (for the record, I am a corporate lawyer, who makes over $200,000 a year and is a proud liberal). And I am certain that when the US Supreme Court throws you out on your ass, you will find another excuse or alibi explaining why you lost.  And I will look forward to reading about -- I love reading comedic fiction, particularly when the writers don't realize it is.

            Lastly, in closing, I note that you seem to exhibit a great deal of outrage whenever someone misrepresents the facts, at least how you see the facts.  Although I probably won't respect myself in the morning for descending to your level, I can't resist it.  You sir, are a liar, a mountebank and a fraud.

Respectfully yours,

Howard.

Howard,

 I have been watching this post for a while and have never posted , but your post I felt needed a  response  from an average  person.   I must say ,that if  mr. Donofrio  did someting that you didn't agree with you were very  professonal in your responce as most fellow attys. show respect for eachother. However he has done it  ( is fine with me because he is after protecting our constituion ) his efforts maybe the only thing that keeps our constitution safe.

 I can't see anyway the ussc can do anything but make all parties step down that are not eligble to run for USP as the evidence is self explaining and obama admitted he was a  british citizen on his own words and and public has heard and read it by his own admission . he's gone and the courts or Justices have no choice but to tell him he can't serve.

 It's that cut and dry I had a good friend of mine that is a very sucessfull attorney that looked at the evidence and said it is over for obama unless the justices don't want to honor thier oath to defend the constitution and we the people

 Spend your time trying to help this man insead of trying to bring him down ATLEAST he's doing something for this country and we the people.

  WHAT ARE YOU DOING  (   EMPHASIS  ADDED )       atthis time when your country needs help to defend her honor that so many died protecting ,so we all live in freedom!!!

Lou Donofrio should be commended for his efforts and may very well go down in history as the person that stops this FRAUD!!!!!!!

THANKS  LOU

Although you may have brought up new issues in your moving papers to the NJ Supreme Court, as you also should know, reviewing courts almost never review issues that were not raised in lower courts.online games So your argument that your moving papers raised the Constitutional "natural born citizen" issue as an issue of first impression, i.e., not raised with the lower courts, would almost certainly have resulting in the NJ Supreme Court not even considering that issue.