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1 RICIIARD 1.FINE,lnProPer

2 PrisonerID#1824367

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4 LosAngeles,CA 90012 5 UM TED STATESCOURT OFAPPEALS 6 7

FOR THE M NTH CIXCUIT

8 RICHARD 1.FINE, 9 AppellantandPetitioner, 10

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SHEIUFFOFLOSANGELES 13 COUNTY,eta1, 14 AppelleesandRespondents 15 16 17

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D.C.No.2:09-cv-01914JTW (CW) EMERGENCY MOTION TO STRIKEAPPELLEES' ANSWERW G BRIEFSOR,IN TTIE ALTERNATIVE,STRIKE W APPROPIUATEREFERENCES TO DOCIM NTSNOTIN TTI' IE RECORD,,CONTAINED IN ANSWERW G BRYFS; EG RGENCY MOTION TO GRANTRELEASE

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21 AppellalztRichard 1. Fine filesthisemergency motion requesting this 22 CourtstlikeintheirentiretiestheansweringbriefsofAppelleesJudgeDavidP. 23 Yaffe,theLosM gelesCotmtySuperiorCourt,andSheriffLeroyD.Baca,ftled 24 October9,2009. 25 AppellantrequeststhatthisMotionbeconsideredonanT'emergency''b%is 26 27 28

duetotheverylimitedtime(fourteendaysfrom October9,2009)withilzwhich heisallowedtoprepareandftlehisReply.

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1 A. Appellees' silence until now renders their briefs and Iate 2 appearaneesimproper. 3 JudgeYaffeandtheSuperiorCourtdidnotfileananswertothePetition

4 forWritofHabe% Corpus(USDCDld.#1),anddidnotrespondtoanyofthe 5 Fotmds,factsorclaimssetforthinthePetition (USDC Dld.# 15& 16). 6 Further,theydidnotfileanyrecordofthecontemptproceedingsandtheynever 7 movedtointerveneinthehabeascopuscaseattheDistrictCourtlevel. 8 Further,theSheriffdidnotfileatzanswerin theDistrictCourt,andhis

9 MotiontoDismissandtodirecttheRealPartieslnInteresttoanswer(USDC 10 Dk' t#12)wasdeniedasmoot(USDCDk' t#30). 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

NotoneoftheAppelleeseverrespondtoasinglemotionpreviouslyfiled inthecaseatbarbeforetheNinthCircuitCourt. Forthe foregoing re%ons,Appelleeshave each waived theirrightto respondandappearinthisappeal. Theiransweringbriefsshouldthereforebe stricken. Further,they each impliedtheirconsentwithAppellant'sSeptember17, 2009,EmergencyMotion tolmmediately GratltWritofHabeasCorpusBased UponOpeningBriefbynotfiling any oppositionthereto. Theabsenceofany responsebyJudgeYaffeisparticularlyofimport.

20 F. R. A.P.31(c)dictatesthatanyAppelleelt whofailsto;leabriefwillnot 21 beheardatoralargumenf'.Rule8.54/)oftheCaliforniaRulesofCourt,by 22 analogy,allowsthatç:afailuretoopposeamotionmaybedeemedaconsentto 23 theFantingofthemotion. '' 24 TheWritshouldbeFanted,basedupontheOpeningBrief 25 B. Appellantshave impermissibly cited documentsoutside ofthe 26 record. 27 ln theeventtheCourtelectsnottostiketheanswejyjgjvjej. sjn tlwjr 28 entireties,AppellantalternativelyrequeststhatthisCourtstlikeeacjjandwes -2 -

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1 referenceinsaidbriefstodootmentsnotincludedintherecord. Theçç record''

2 consistssolelyofthosedocumentsattachedtothePetition(USDCDk' t#1)and 3 theDeclarationofKevinM.Mccormick(USDC Dk' t#16-2and16-5). No 4 otherdoolmentwasbeforetheDistrictCourtand,assuchawasnotevidencein 5 thiscase. 6 ThePetitionattachedonlythefollowing: 7 A. RésllméofRichard1.Fine; 8 B. November3,2008,OrdertoShow CauseReContempt; 9

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C. March4,2009,Judm entandOrderofContempt(stnmp-siredby JudgeYaffeonMarch24,2009,yetfiledin theSuperiorCourton March4,2009,andflledintheDistrictCourtonMarcjjztl,z()()q;, . D. PetitionforWritofHabeasCorpus(toCalifomiaAppellateCourtl dappendixofexhibits.

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E. PetitionforWritofHabeasCorpus(toCalifomiaSupremeCourt). (Appendl 'x ofExhibitsnotattached;itduplicates appendix to AppellateCourtPetition.)

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AppendixtoPetitionforWritofHabe% Corpus: A. OrdertoShow Cause,datedNovember3,2008.

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DeclarationofJoshuaL.Rosen,datedNovember3,2008. TrialExhibitNllmbers#1-A,9,14,21. MinuteOrder,datedJanuary22,2008. Reporter'sTranscrjpt,datedDecember22,2008. Reporter'sTranscript,datedJanuary22,2009. SenateBillSBX2-11.

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KevinMccormick'sDeclarationattachedonlythefollowing: A. March 4,2009Remand/RemovalOrder;March4,2009Judo ent

andOrderofContempt(ink-sipzedbyJudgeYaffeonMarch24, 2009), . B. March27,2008,OrderStlikingNoticeofDisqualitkation; C. May1,2009,StateBarintenzetpagerestatusofRichard1.Fine; D. March4,2009,Reporter'sTranscriptofcontemptproceedings. The Mareh 27,2008,Order and the State Bar Reeord were not exhibitsatthecontempttrial. Appellees'answeringbriefsarerifewithreferencestodocumentsoutside therecord.A11suchreferencesshouldbestricken. Inclusion ofreferenceto extraneousdoclxments constitutesraising new issueson appealwithoutashowing ofexceptionalreasonsto do so,atactic barredbyNinthCircuitdecisionssuchasHarkinAmusementEnterprises,Inc.v.

GeneralCinema Corporation,850F.2d477(1988) çlcourtislimitedto consideration ofissuesoffactpresentedtothedistrictcourt''- andBrown v.

Gen.Tel.Co.qfCal.,108F.3d208,210n.1(1997). C. TheissueoftheIegalityofpaymentstojudgesisnotflnal. AppelleesLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffecontendintheiranswering brief,atpage26,thattheissuesraisedintheremandoftheSturgeoncasehave

beenresolvedbythegrantofsummaryjudgmentinLA Colmty'sfavor.Asthe Countywellu ows,however,aNoticeofAppealwmsfiledon September28,

2009,withtheSuperiorCourt(copyattachedtoaccompanyingRequestfor JudicialNotice)and wasserved upon LA Cotmty'scounsel. Appellees' referencesimplyinganyfmalityoftheissueofthelegalityofpaymentstojudges shouldthereforebesGcken.

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conclusion Basedupon theforegoing,theentireansweringbriefsfiledbyAppellees shouldbestricken.Altematively,portionsshouldbeszckenforthereasonsset forth above. ln eitherevent,Appellant'sEmergency Motion forlmmediate Relief,filed September 17,2009,should be granted and Appellantrele%ed fort hwith.

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s Datedthis , l3 dayofOctober,2009 Respect/llysubmitted, 9

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BY: w... RICHARD 1.FINE, InProPer

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1 RICI' RIDD1 ,6ln oPer 2 PrisoI nA er #.F 1I 8N 2E 43 7Pr sCenlalJail 3 c 4/ 4olMe Ban' uchetStreet

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8 RICHARD 1.FINE, 9 AppellantandPetitioner,

CaseNo.09-56073

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D.C.No.2:09-cv-01914JFW (CW)

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11 la SHERIFFOFLOSANGELES 13 COUNTY,etal, AppelleesandRespondents 14

E> RGENCY MOTION TO STRIKEANSWERING BRIEFSOF RESPONDENTSI-IERIFF,LA SUPERIOR COURTAr JUDGE DAVID p.YAFFE

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ARGUMENT ThecombinedbriefsofRespondentSheriffandtheLA SuperiorCourt 18 andJudgeDavidP.YaffeareasubterfugeonthisCourt.Thesametrickofthe 19 Sheriffstatinghedoesnotknow thefactsandpassingoffresponsibilitytothe

20 LA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffe(whodidnotinterveneinthecise)was 21 attemptedandrejectedintheDistrictCourt. 22

OnApril7,2009,theDistictCourtorderedRespondentSherifftoanswer 23 ormoveto dismissbased upon the cmsebei ng broughtin thewrong venue

24 (USDCDkt. #6).OnApril21,2009,RespondentSheriffdidnotanswerbut 25 instead filed ttamotion todismissorin thealtemativerequestthatthiscourt 26 directtherealpartiesininteresttorespondtopetitioner,spetition ... forwritof

27 habeascorpus...''(UsDC Dkt.#12). TheMotionwasdeniedasmooton 28 June29,2009(USDCDl d.#30). -1 -

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RespondentSheriffhad never designated the LA Superior Courtand

JudgeYaffeasrealpartiesininterestonlzisNoticeoflnterestedParties(USDC Dkt.#11). RespondentSheriffneverfiled an answerto thePetition. Hethereby

violatedtheApril7,2009,Orderand28U.S.C.j2243(çç Respondenttoshow causewhythewritshouldnotbepanted''l. The LA Superior Courtand Judge Yaffe nevermoved to intervene. Further,theirlimitedçç Response''didnotGçanswer''thePetition,andtherefore

violatedtheApril7,2009,Orderand28U.S.C.j2243ifitwastobecons% ed asinlieuofRespondentSheriff RespondentSheriffandtheLA SuperiorCourtatldJudgeYaffewerea11 incontemptforviolatingtheApril7,2009,Orderandindefaultforviolating28

U.S.C.j2243.Theyhadlosta11standingintheDistrictCourtcasefortheir failuretocomplywiththeApril7,2009,CourtOrderand28U.S.C.j2243. ln thisCourtofAppeal,Appellanthasflledtwomotionstobeset9ee 9om coercive incarceration pending decision on appealand one motion for reconsideration.Noneofthesemotionshavebeenopposed.Yetstrangely,none ofthesemotionshavebeenFanteddespitethetmiform lackofopposition. Further,on September16,2009,AppellantservedanEmergencyMotion

toImmediatelyGrantaWritofHabeasCorpusBasedontheOpeningBrief(9 Cir.Dk4.#22).TheOpeningBriefwasservedonAugust27,2009(9thCir. Dkt.#17).SuchMotionwasnotopposed.SuchMotionispresentlybeforethis Courtawaitingdecision. By analogy,underthe California Rules ofCourtrelating to appellate motions,ttafailuretoopposeamotionmaybedeemedaconsenttothegranting

ofthemotion.'' (SeeRule8.54/)oftheCaliforniaRulesofCourt.l And F.R.A.P.31(c)dictatesthatanyAppelleeEûwhofailstofileabriefwillnotbe heardatoralargumenf'.

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ViewedagainstthisbackpoundofviolatingtheApril7,2009,Orderand

28U.S.C.j2243,RespondentSheriffltheLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffe aremisleadinganddefraudingtheCourtbytilingtheirrelatedansweringbriefs astheydidintheDistrictCourt.

Theyltnow ofthekviolationsandthattheDistrictCourtrejectedtheir tt plan''bydenyingRespondentSheriffsMotion(USDCDkt#30).Yetthey havetheaudacitytoattempttodeludethisCourtwith theexactsametrickery

wltichoccurredandwasrejectedintheDistrictCourt. TheydeliberatelyrefusedtonngwerthePetitionintheDistrictCourtmzd deliberately refused to tçshow cause why the writshould notbe Fanted''. HavingviolatedtheCourtOrderandthestatute,theynow wanttocirclxmvent theirviolationsbyfilingbriefsinthisCourt. Suchconductandviolationoflaw cnnnotbesanctioned.Thebriefsmust

bestricken.Todootherwisewouldmakeamockeryofthejudicialsystem and

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willreward dishonesty and fraudulentconduct. Further,tiling ofanswering briefsissuperfluousaûerRespondentSheriffandtheLA SuperiorCourtand JudgeYaffehavenotopposedtheEmergencyMotiontoGranttheWritB&sed UpontheOpeningBrietl Bynotopposingsuchmotion,theymaybedeemedto have consented to everything in the Opening Briefand the granting ofthe Motionbaseduponsuch.Hadtheynotbeenofsuchopinion,theywouldhave opposedtheMotion. They didnotopposetheMotion. Thebriefsshouldbe sljcken. REASON FOR EMERGENCY MOTION There%onthatthisisanemergencymotionisthatAppellant'sreplybrief isdueonOctober21,2009.AsofOctober12,2009,Appellanthadnotreceived . serviceofeitheranswelingbrief.Anl mmediatedecision ontlzisMotionmust benlade.

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oatedthis1.6 dayofoctober,2009 Respectfullysubmitted, BY:

RICHARD 1.FINE, lnProPer

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RICHARD 1.FINE,InProPer PrisonerID #1824367 gm ow fj5.2gâg c/oMen'sCenkalJail 441BauchetSkeet FILED . .-....... -- -. DOCKQTED DATE --(NI TI AL LosAngeles,CA 90012 UNITED STATESCOURT OFAPPEALS

FOR TIIE NINTH CIRCUIT CaseNo.09-56073

RICHARD 1.FINE, AppellantandPetitioner,

D.C.No.2:09-cv-01914JFW (CW)

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EW RGENCY MOTION TO STRIKE SUPPLEMENTAL EXCERPTOFRECORD ON APPEAL

SHERIFFOFLOSANGELES COUNTY,eta1, AppelleesandRespondents

Thegrotmdsforthemotionare: 1.TheentireDistrictCourtrecordhasbeendesi>atedbyAppellanttobe Appellant'sAppendix;

2.TheRespondentSheriftltheLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffedid

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notproduceanyçç record''from thecontemptproceedingintheDislict Court; 3.Underthe April7,2009,courtorder,the RespondentSheriffwas ordered to produce ççpertinent doolments'' 9om the contempt

proceeding(USDCDld.#6). 4.RespondentSheriffdidnotproduceanypertinentdoctlmentsfrom the contemptproceeding; OnMay 1,2009,theLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffeproducedthe transcriptoftheMarch 4,2009,sentencing henn' ng in the contempt

proceeding(USDCDkt.#16-5),aduplicatecopyoftheMarch4,2009 Judo ent,butwithacoverpageofaRemandOrder(USDCDl d.#16-1 -

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2)andtwodocumentswhichwerenotexhibitsatthecontempteial (USDCDkt.#s16-3and16-4),aspartsoftheDeclarationofKevinM. Mccormick(USDCDkt.#16-1), .and 6.No documentsfrom the contempttrialrecordwereproduced in the DistrictCourtotherthanthedocumentsattachedtotheWritofHabeas CopusandUSDC Dkt.#s16-2and 16-5.A11ofthesedocumentsare partoftherecorddesiratedbyAppellant. ARGUMENT

Al1ofthedoozmentsin theSupplementalExcerptofRecord areeither

documents which were not produced in the contempt proceeding or are documentswlzichareduplicationsofthosedesi>atedbyAppellant.

RespondentSheriffhadtheopporttmitytoobeytheApril7,2009,court orderandproducepertinentdocuments.Hedidnotdoso.

Healsohadtheobligationtoobey28U.S.C.j2243andtoshow cause whythewritshouldnotbegranted,whichwouldincludeproducingdocllments 9om thecontemptproceeding.Heviolatedthelaw.

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TheLA SuperiorCourtandJudgeYaffedidnotinterveneintheDistrict Courtcase.lftheyhad,theywouldhavebeentmderthesameobligationsasthe RespondentSheriff lfthey areto be considered in lieu oftheRespondent

Sheriftltheyarealsounderthesnmeobligations.Theyhavenotfulfilledthese obligations.

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DuetotherefusaloftheRespondentSheriff,theLA SuperiorCourtand

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JudgeYaffetoobeytheApril7,2009,cotll' torderand28U.S.C.j2243,the

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RICIIARD 1.FINE, jyjproper

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PROOFOFSERW CE STATE OFCM IFORNIA, COUNTY OFLOSANGELES Iam FredSottile.Myaddressis2601E.VictoriaStreet,# 108,Rancho Dominguez,CA 90220.

On October 13 ,2009,Iservedtheforegoingdocumentdescribedas EMERGENCY MOTION TO STRTKE APPELLEES' ANSWERING BRIEFS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, STRIKE G APPROPRIATE REFERENCESTO DOCUMENTSNOT IN (STHERECORD''CONTAG ED IN ANSWERING BRIEFS; EG RGENCY MOTION TO GM NT

RELEASEoninterestedpartiesinthisactionbydepositingamzecopythereot whichwasenclosedinasealedenvelope,withpostagefullyprepaidailztheUnited StatesMail,addressedasfollows: AaronMitchellFontana PaulB.Beach LAWRENCEBEACH M LEN& CHOI,PC 100WestBroadway,Ste.1200 Glendale,CA 91210-1219

KevinM.Mccormick BENTON,ORR,DUVAL& BUCKINGHAM 39N.CalifomiaStreet P.O.Box1178 Ventura,CA 93002

1certifyanddeclare,tmderpenaltyofperjuryunderthelawsoftheUrlited StatesofAmerica and the State ofCaliforniw thattheforegoing istrueand correct.

Executed on this /3 day ofOctober,2009,atRanchoDominguez, California.

FFr za S&zr/= RED soTTms

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PROOFOFSERW CE STATE OFCALIFORNW , COUNTY OFLOSANGELES

1nm FredSottile.Myaddressis2601E.VictoriaStreet,# 108,Rancho Dominguez,CA 90220.

On October /J ,2009,1servedtheforegoingdocumentdescribed as EW RGENCY MOTION TO STRTKE ANSWERING BRIEFS OF RESPONDENT SIIERIFF,LA SUPERIOR COURT AND JUDGE DAH D P.

YAFFE oninterestedpartiesinthisactionbydepositingatruecopythereotl whichwasenclosedinasealedenvelope,withpostagefullyprepaid,intheUnited

StatesMail,addressedasfollows: AaronMitchellFontana PaulB.Beach LAWRENCEBEACH ALLEN & CHOI,PC 1O0WestBroadway,Ste.1200 Glendale,CA 91210-1219

KevinM.Mcconnick BENTON,01G,DUVM &BUCKINGHAM 39N.CaliforniaStreet P.O.Box1178 Ventura,CA 93002

Icertifyanddeclare,underpenaltyofperjurytmderthelawsoftheUnited StatesofAmerica and theStateofCalifomia,thatthe foregoing istnle and correct.

Executedonthis 1. 3 dayofOctober,2009,atRanchoDominguez, (zalifornia.

Fteu . % rr/us FRED SOTTILE

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PROOF OF SERW CE STATEOFCALIFORNIA, COU' NTY OFLOSANGELES

1nm FredSottile.Myaddressis2601E.VictoriaStreet,# 108,Rancho Dominguez,CA 90220.

On October /J ,2009,lservedtheforegoing documentdescribedas EMERGENCY MOTION TO STQKKE SUPPLEIKENTAL EXCERPT OF RECORD ON APPEAL on interestedpartiesinthisactionbydepositing at rue

copythereotlwhichwasenclosedinasealedenvelope,withpostagefullyprepaid, intheUnitedStatesMail,addressedasfollows: AaronMitchellFontana PaulB.Beach LAWRENCEBEACH ALLEN & CHOI,PC 100WestBroadway,Ste.1200 Glendale,CA 91210-1219

KevinM.Mccormick BENTON,ORR,DUVAL& BUCIUNGHAM 39N.CaliforniaStreet P.O.Box1178 Ventura,CA 93002

1certifyanddeclare,tmderpenaltyofperjuryunderthelawsoftheUnited StatesofAmericaand theStateofCalifomiw thattheforegoingistrueand correct.

Executed on this 1; day ofOctober,2009,atRanchoDominguez, Califomia.

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FRED SOTTILE