406

Case 1:03-cr-00131-CC -CCH Document 406
Filed 06/27/11 Page 1 of 11
I N THE U N I T E D S T A T E S D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE NORTHERN D I S T R I C T OF G E O R G I A ATLANTA D I V I S I O N
JUN 2 7 2on
U N I T E D S T A T E S OF A M E R I C A , Plaintiff,
V.
No.- 1: 0 3 - C R - 1 3 1 - C C - J F K REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY HEARING ) ; )
SCOTT H I N T Z , Defendant
NOTICE IN REGARDS TO JUDGE CLARENCE COOPER I N SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY HEARING TO PROCEED PRO SE NOW COMES S c o t t H i n t z a n d r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t s l e a v e t o f i l e : this n o t i c e t o Judge hearing Clarence Cooper i n support o f an iiranediate had presented and items Cooper and relating
emergency
t o proceed
pro se. least
Defendant
numerous sworn s t a t e m e n t s f r o m ' a t of evidence requesting the recusal
12 i n d i v i d u a l s , Clarence
o f Judge
r e q u e s t i n g the removal to one o r more j u d g e s
of counsel for c o n f l i c t s of interest i ntherecord of this case.
See and h e r e i n The
i n c o r p o r a t e t h e J u n e 1 3 , 2 0 1 1 t r a n s c r i p t a t t a c h e d a s E x h i b i t A. recusal 28 was r e q u e s t e d 144 w h i c h under t h e a u t h o r i t i e s requires: o f 28 U.S.C.
455 a n d
U.S.C.
Whenever a party to any proceeding in a district court makes and files a timely and sufficient affidavit...such judge shall proceed no further therein, but another judge shall be assigned to hear such proceeding" 28 U.S.C. 144
On M a y 2 2 , 2 0 0 8 ,
Defendant
filed
a Motion
f o r Recusal
and a
Motion t o Stay Pending R e s o l u t i o n o fRecusal filing was f u r t h e r
(doc.258).
The doc.258
s u p p o r t e d ; w i t h t h e June 2 0 , 2008
(doc.263), t h e filings.
J u n e 3 0 , 2008
(doc.266) , a n d t h e ; A u g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 0 8 P a g e 1 o f 11
(doc.268)
"A judge i s under an a f f i r m a t i v e , s e l f - e n f o r c i n g o b l i g a t i o n t o r e c u s e h i m s e l f sua sponte whenever the p r o p e r grounds e x i s t . . . T h e duty o f r e c u s a l a p p l i e s e q u a l l y b e f o r e , d u r i n g and a f t e r a j u d i c i a l . p r o c e e d i n g . " U.S. v. K e l l y , 888 F2d@744 (11*'' C i r 1989, e m p h a s i s a d d e d ) .
In
clear
error,
with
prejudice
to
this
Defendant,
and
in
v i o l a t i o n o f v a r i o u s l a w s and t h e U.S. Cooper f a i l e d to follow United States
C o n s t i t u t i o n , Judge Code mandates t h a t
Clarence required be
Judge C o o p e r p r o c e e d no f u r t h e r t h e r e i n , b u t a n o t h e r j u d g e s h a l l assigned to hear such proceeding. h i s own Minimally, i t was
r e q u i r e d Judge any
C o o p e r r u l e on proceedings.
r e c u s a l ' ' p r i o r to'' m o v i n g f o r w a r d w i t h
Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper i g n o r e d t h e mandates
of United
S t a t e s law and o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s C o n s t i t u t i o n , forward with (1) his judicial Cooper acts,in an the, f o l l o w i n g arguably
and i n s t e a d moved docket entries: and
Judge
signed
knowingly unjust 14, 2011
adverse a c t i o n against t h i s (2) his orders 23,
Defendant on,March
(doc.271). timed and
U p o n ' i n f o r m a t i o n ahd-'.belief. J u d g e C l a r e n c e Cooper and p r o v i d e d 2011 direction.'on o r around March and doc.273) to present 14, an 2011
March
(doc.271
admittedly
c o n f l i c t e d a t t o r n e y , B r i a n Mendelsohn,' a s ; a p p o i n t e d c o u n s e l f o r t h i s Defendant. B r i a n Mendelsohn:''wa.s,' a n d i s , currently working closely and
w i t h Judge Cooper.
Mr. M e n d e l s o h n h a s a d m i t t e d , o f f t h e r e c o r d ,
i n r e c o r d e d s t a t e m e n t s t h a t h e ^has s i g n i f i c a n t c o n f l i c t s o f i n t e r e s t i n t h i s c a s e . , I n e m a i l s f r o m B r i a n M e n d e l s o h n , Mr. M e n d e l s o h n a g r e e d he h a s informed attorney Cynthia Roseberry that the whole:
"Atlanta Federal Defender's o f f i c e has 'conflicted out' and r e q u e s t e d t h [ i s ] c a s e be a p p o i n t e d t o t h e Macon G e o r g i a F e d e r a l D e f e n d e r ' s O f f i c e " ; s e e h e r e i n i n c o r p o r a t e d E x h i b i t B.
\ - srt'
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Attorney B r i a n Mendelsohn'also informed Mendelsohn version, had t o l d attorney ' Cynthia
t h i s D e f e n d a n t t h a t Mr. i n a short hand
Rosenberry,
about: [Defendant's] i n ex p a r t e
"Judge Baverman h a v i n g a f i n a n c i a l interest in u n d e r l y i n g c a s e , a n d Judge C o o p e r b e i n g i n v o l v e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s " ; s e e h e r e i n ^ I n c o r p o r a t e d E x h i b i t B. (3) Judge C o o p e r signed; an o r d e r on A p r i l
21, 2011 t o h o l d
hearing before
J u d g e C o o p e r o n J u n e 1 3 , 2 0 1 1 (doc. 290) .
The h e a r i n g regarding 13, 2011
would not a l l o w any p r e s e n t a t i o n o r testimony Defendant's hearing. (4) (doc.356) claims; see Exhibit A
of evidence of June
transcript
Judge Cooper s i g n e d ' a ' s e l f - s e r v i n g order which struck from the record,
o n J u n e 3, 2 0 1 1 denied, the
and thereby
Defendant's a p p l i c a t i o n s for. the, subpoena o f bona f i d e w i t n e s s e s and "off the record" materials^.:-facts, evidence and knowledge Judge
s p e c i f i c a l l y r e l a t i n g t o disputed facts i n these proceedings. Cooper r u l e d t o s t r i k e , and thereby deny
(even d e s p i t e t h e request
n o t t o s t r i k e t h e P r o Se f i l i n g s ' f i l e d b y a t t o r n e y B r i a n M e n d e l s o h n ) , subpoena requests f o r : Judge Clarence Cooper (doc.352), Judge
Cooper's c l e r k s
[Velma Shanks (doc.351) a n d K r i s t e n G l o v e r (doc.349)
- b o t h c l e r k s , upon i n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f , were sent by Judge Cooper to w a t c h a n d r e p o r t b a c k t o Cftfdge C o o p e r ' t h i s Defendant's " o f f the factual
r e c o r d " May 2 7 , 2 0 1 1 i n t e r a c t i o n s a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a b o u t disputes i n these proceedings].
S e e h e r e i n i n c o r p o r a t e d E x h i b i t C. denied,
Judge Cooper's o r d e r a l s o s t r u c k from t h e r e c o r d , and thereby s e v e r a l a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r the'stibpoena o f other pertinent
witnesses,
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materials, claims
and
evidence supporting
Defendant's process the since 13,
defense claims
and
of s i g n i f i c a n t has
p r o c e d u r a l : due requesting cpiinsel
violations. of Judge April Cooper's 13, 2011;
Defendant appointed, see and but
been
removal
conflicted,
at least 2011
herein
incorporate'the April On June 13, 2011,
transcript
attached Cooper
a s E x h i b i t D.
Defendant
i n f o r m e d Judge
a b o u t Mr. M e n d e l s o h n ' s of interest of h i s
o f f the record statements about the c o n f l i c t s
office.
Mr. M e n d e l s o h n , h i m s e l f , i n f o r m e d J u d g e C o o p e r o f a c a s e s i m i l a r to this one in which a criminal defendant. Sherry Ramos, was
testifying judge
about
the criminal
activity-of
a sitting This
United similar
States case,
i n the
Northern
Distribt; of
Georgia.
i n v o l v i n g f o r m e r S e n i o r U.S. ' D i s t r i c t C o u r t J u d g e J a c k Camp, r e q u i r e d the e n t i r e A t l a n t a F e d e r a l Defender's o f f i c e t o " c o n f l i c t o u t " (the case also required of the recusals of every judge in the Northern and/or like
District illegal
Georgia) .
Ms. i:;:fiamos was' a l l e g i n g
unethical
conduct against
f o r m e r ' U. S . J u d g e . J a c k Camp, a n d m u c h ;'
the Defendant i n t h i s
c a s e , was
r e f e r r e d f o r appointment of counsel
to the Federal Defender's o f f i c e f o r the'Middle D i s t r i c t of Georgia. Unlike Ms. Ramos, this Defendant has' s e v e r a l more concerns about
c o n f l i c t s o f i n t e r e s t b e c a u s e t h i s Def e n d a n t ' s s u p p o r t e d a l l e g a t i o n s involve at least two f ederal'' judges and at least one attorney Federal
admittedly very well Defender program The Director
known b y t h e , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o f t h e of Georgia. of Georgia's
f o r the M i d d l e : D i s t r i c t of
t h e VMl'ddle " D i s t r i c t Page A of 11
Federal
Defender telephone she has
Program,
attorney
Cynthia
Roseberry,
has
had
recent
conversations with this
D e f e n d a n t and
informed
Defendant almost people of the
p r a c t i c e d law
before;;;iiJudges C o o p e r a n d
Baverman f o r knows t h e outside
ten years. involved actual
A d d i t i o n a l l y , Ms.vjRoseberry allegation very
s t a t e d she well from
i n Defendant's of law.
practice
Ms.
Roseberry listed and
i n f ormed;;r t h i s i n Defendant's friend
Defendant allegations
she
has
met and
with was a
individuals regular Kadish
socially Mark
student has
of.attorney/judge and i n h i s own
Kadish.
Mark that he
admitted,
under-oath
statements,
i s a l o n g - t i m e and v e r y c l o s e : f t i e n d t o b o t h J u d g e Baverman and Cooper. imposing "May Judge Cooper told'Mark' K a d i s h , a sentence in'this, case, i n the r e c o r d and
Judge to
prior
t h a t the problems w i t h t h i s Judge Cooper
case was
come b a c k t o h a u n t having
[them]" v e r y : s h o r t l y a f t e r
witnessed
" o f f t h e reco'l::ci" e x p a r t e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s w i t h M a r k During Ms. Defendant's stated Federal
Kadish about the f a c t u a l disputes of t h i s case. recent call with attorney Cynthia Roseberry,
Roseberry of Georgia
she w a n t e d t o " c o n f l i c t out" Defender's Mark Baverman, office Kadish also. was
her Middle
District '
the' attorney record of case. this
personally case, and is an
s e l e c t e d by f o r the
Judge
outside the of this
underlying who was
proceedings
Mark
Kadish
attorney
witnessed having in by regards Judge to the
ex p a r t e c o i t p - u n i c a t i o n s w i t h J u d g e C l a r e n c e $1 m i l l i 6 h ' - ; d d l l a r s Mark Kadish ' Page 5 extorted from t h i s of Judge
Cooper
Defendant Baverman's
Baverman,
and'^^mbers of 11.
family.
The t h r e a t s o f M a r k K a d i s h , - J u d g e B a v e r m a n
and h i s f a m i l y , case have
and those a s s o c i a t e d w i t h they(durrent'proceedings o f t h i s a l l u n j u s t l y a f f e c t e d the proceedings involved this in illegal
o f t h i s case and have a l l been to the factual disputes of
activitiesrelated
case. E v e r s i n c e t h e a p p e a l s o f - t h i s c a s e ' s t a r t e d i n 2 0 0 4 , Judge Cooper
has
steadfastly
refused
t o h o l d ANY
hearing
to
allow
Defendant's requests
o f f e r s to tender a d d i t i o n a l for
proof i n support of Defendant's refused to accept of
r e c u s a l s , a n d J u d g e C o o p e r h a s now evidence,
additional conflicted of
testimony,
a n d eveni-Jthe r e c o r d e d s t a t e m e n t s
c o u n s e l , B r i a n M e n d e l s o h n , ' wh6rhimself a d m i t t e d he h a d c o n f l i c t s interest i n this case before t h e June 13, 2011 hearing started.
" D e f e n d a n t p r a y s t h i s C o u r t w i l l a l l o w f o r t e s t i m o n y and t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a d d i t i o n a l e v i d e n c e i n open c o u r t i n s u p p o r t o f the doc.258 and d o c . 3 0 1 m o t i o n s " S e e a n d h e r e i n i n c o r p o r a t e doc.379. Specifically, Def endant';requested t o have people testify to
f u r t h e r c l a r i f y sworn r e c o r d staltements, and t o have o t h e r
available
r e c o r d e d c o n v e r s a t i o n s and i t e m s o f e v i d e n c e p r e s e n t e d i n open c o u r t , that support the already'dlsSiissed sworn eye-witness accounts of
Judge Cooper's e x - p a r t e knowledge of the
communications and p e r s o n a l
extra-judicial (A) the
disputed-'facts'-'of these
proceedings:
e x t o r t i o n o f o v e r $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 000 f r o m D e f e n d a n t , - (B) t h e n u m e r o u s u n j u s t t h r e a t s t o t h i s D e f e n d a n t from;'-;lose f r i e n d s a n d l o n g - t i m e a s s o c i a t e s of Judge Cooper, (C) exculpatory 'facts, and (D) the c o n f l i c t s of
interest
issues relating has been
to attorneys i n the record of t h i s requesting the removal .:A:A ^Pag^-,6 o f S:tfr 11 of Judge
case.
Defendant
Cooper's
appointed, April
but conflicted,
counsel
o n the r e c o r d
since at least
13, 2 0 1 1 ; s e e a n d h e r e i n ^ i n c o r p o r a t e A p r i l 13, 2011 t r a n s c r i p t as Exhibit Cooper B. his discretion i n signing self-serving
attached
Judge orders
abused
o n J u n e 9, 2 0 1 1 (doc.376 and doc.377)
refusing t o allow the
p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a d d i t i o n a l e v i d e n c e s u p p o r t i n g t h e r e c u s a l o f Judge Cooper and s u p p o r t i n g of interest the presented claims of the self-admitted In fact. Judge Cooper
conflicts
o f B r i a n Mendelsohn.
f r o m t h e b e n c h c o a c h e d a t t o r n e y ' B r i a n M e n d e l s o h n t o s t a t e he d i d n o t have conflicts of interest during t h e June 13, 2011 when Mr.
Mendelsohn had s p e c i f i c a l l y communications that see
stated there
were i n 'outside
record'
Judge Cooper-^refused t o a l l o w B.
into the record;
Exhibit A and Exhibit During
t h e June 13, 2011'hearing, Judge Cooper would n o t a l l o w an u n c o n f l i c t e d " a t t o r n e y t h a t Instead, Judge Cooper does n o t p r a c t i c e his conflicted Per
Defendant law
t o have
i n Atlanta.
allowed
a t t o r n e y t o make a r e p o r t t o , t h e ' C o u r t Mr. M e n d e l s o h n ' s r e c e n t report.-'(doc'.'
f o r - h i s own r e p l a c e m e n t . ) and Judge Cooper's
direction provided
(see E x h i b i t A t r a n s c r i p t ) , with t h e new a p p o i n t m e n t .
a t t o r n e y C y n t h i a R o s e b e r r y was D u r i n g ,a r e c e n t telephone
conversation
w i t h t h i s D e f e n d a n t , Ms. R o s e b g r r y r e c e n t l y t o l d D e f e n d a n t s h e w i s h e s to "conflict o u t " h e r s e l f , an'd t h e M i d d l e o f fi'ce District of Georgia's her
Federal office
Defender
to:'; a v o i d ' ' f u r t h e r p r o b l e m s of Defendant's
by having
go " t o o f a r " d o w n t h e p a t h Judge C l a r e n c e
representation. to timely rule
In the past.
C o o p e r 'has f a i l e d 11
;. P a g e : 1 of
o r i n many o c c a s i o n s has recusal and removal of
f a i l e d ; , t o r u l e a l t o g e t h e r on counsel issues until
important well after
conflicted
t h e p r e j u d i c e has After counsel,
a l r e a d y b e e n d o n e a n d .the i s s u e s h a v e b e c o m e m o o t . and history will of this case with any
d i s c u s s i n g t h e I'ssu
i t is likely
that';Judge;,;Cooper
continue to ignore
P r o Se f i l i n g s in a case
and w i l l c o n t i n u e to'move f o r w a r d t o i m p o s e a accusers have a l l e g e d
sentence has Even
that Defendant's
Judge Cooper
already pre-judged Judge Cooper has
f o r guilt' despite evidence to the contrary. record evidence.,,of his knowledge of the
illegal
a c t i o n s o f h i s a c c u s e r s , but Judge Cooper has f a i l e d t o a c t t o c o r r e c t such egregious due process; violations.' thîr Clearly, Defendant's
a c c u s e r s c o u l d have brought
f a l s e c l a i m s t o any law e n f o r c e m e n t trial their Cooper
a g e n c y w h e r e D e f e n d a n t c o u l d have: r e c e i v e d a f a i r a n d i m p a r t i a l by jury. The fact t h a t Defendant's accusers false-: s t a t e m e n t s / t o have c a l c u l a t e d judge Clarence
unjust
presentation of
speaks volumes about Judge Cooper's b i a s t o w a r d them and a g a i n s t t h i s Defendant. result in I t appears Judge Cooper Judge Cooper's b i a s w i l l continuing to ignore continue any facts and and will law
s u p p o r t i n g D e f e n d a n t ' s p o s i t i o n s , : (even,: t o t h e p o i n t o f D e f e n d a n t ' s o f f e r s o f proof':t'y'-,,present t e s t i m o n y a n d into the r e c o r d t h a t a r e a'dmittedly. u n c o m f o r t a b l e
disallowing evidence Cooper
other
f o r Judge
and h i s c l o s e f r i e n d s t h a t are not o n l y t r u e , but t h a t are for his Defendant's defense). constitutional and
necessary
,If-Judge Cooper w i l l not a l l o w Defendant his ' accusers, into 11 the or to subpoena
right:'t,b''-^-face or
witnesses
evidence,
to 'allow Page 8 of
record
Defendant's
evidence
and
the
t e s t i m o n y ; of,, o t h e r s .
Mr.
Jerome
Froelich's Defendant sentence
s t a t e m e n t s w i l l be c o r r e c t : Judg^'Cooper'has guilty and Judge Cooper is'''''orily waiting
already found to impose a
(witnesses' sworn statements a l r e a d y a v a i l a b l e i n the r e c o r d of t h i s case) . As attorney Judge to Cooper will ,notf-.'allow.. D e f e n d a n t an unconflicted knowingly, of
represent
thrs..V'Def e n d a n t ,
Defendant
v o l u n t a r i l y and i n t e l l i g e n t l y ' r e q u e s t s t o p r o c e d e p r o se because the constraints For of this imposed upon t h i s Defendant by Judge Cooper.
a l l o f t h e r e a s o n s above, case, and
the reasons a l r e a d y i n the
record
the additiphaf'evidence that w i l l Court s h o u l d : v..--'
be p r o v i d e d i n
open c o u r t , (A) numerous
this
Immediately and
schedule:an emergency h e a r i n g t o address violations see ^ t f o f Defendant's 5^"^ and
the 6^^ Pro
continuing and to
Amendment r i g h t s Se
Defendant's
request to proceed
i s a p p r o p r i a t e g i v e n Judge''Cooper has for unconflicted Immediately counsel,
denied Defendant's
other
options (B) and
o r d e r the,;-tecusals" o f Judge C l a r e n c e Baverman, case
Cooper
M a g i s t r a t e - Judge A l a n (C)
I m m e d i a t e l y v a c a t e any p r e v i o u s o r d e r i n t h i s
which
h a s b e e n e n t e r e d i n v i o l a t i o n o f ' U . S. l a w o r i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h e U n i t e d States Constitution, Immediately and , f f yadverse proceedings against full, of
(D) Defendant fair
stay'V'-'^-ahy
u n t i l a f t e r a l l counsel: and r e c u s a l i s s u e s r e c e i v e a
and p r o p e r h e a r i n g t h a t w i l l
allow a l levidence i n support Sif P a g e 9 o f 11
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the
Defendant's (E)
a b o v e - l i s t e d .claims, re-hearV;the preliminary issues. hearing after the
Immediately
final
r e s o l u t i o n t o counsel This 27^^ d a y o f J u n e
andj.recusal : 2 p i i : . :
Respectfully
submitted.
Scott Hintz 6O25: S a n d y S p r i n g s #258 S a n d y S p r i n g s , GA 3 0 3 2 8 (404)665-3553
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CERTIFICATE QF SERVTCE I, Scott Hintz, certify I have served upon: A U S A Leshe J. Abrams 600 U.S. Courthouse 75 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, G A 30303 A true copy of the foregoing filing. This 27th day of June 2011 by hand-delivering same to A U S A Abrams' office. Respectfully,
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Case 1:03-cr-00131-CC -CCH Document 406-1
EXHIBIT A
TRANSCRIPT OF JUNE 13, 2011 HEARING BEFORE U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE CLARENCE COOPER Thirty-one (31) pages to follow t h i s page.
SEALED TRANSCRIPT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, -vsSCOTT HINTZ, Defendant. Indictment No. 1:03-CR-131-CC
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Amanda Lohnaas, RMR, CRR O f f i c i a l Court Reporter United States D i s t r i c t Court A t l a n t a , Georgia (404) 215-1546 APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL: On behalf of the Defendant: Brian Mendelsohn, Esq. T r a n s c r i p t of the Proceedings Before the. Honorable Clarence Cooper, United States D i s t r i c t Court Senior Judge June 13, 2011 A t l a n t a , Georgia
SEALED TRANSCRIPT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 seated. (Monday, June 13, 2011, 9:07 THE COURT: Thank you. v.; This i s the case of the United States of America versus Scott H i n t z . This matter i s before the Court on the a.m.)
Good morning, please be
Motion f o r Leave to Withdraw as Counsel f i l e d by attorney Brian Mendelsohn and the Motion to Remove Counsel f i l e d by defendant Scott H i n t z . Both Mr. Mendelsohn and Mr. H i n t z are i n court
and w i l l be heard from at the proper time with respect to these two motions. Let the record r e f l e c t that the defendant brought a motion f o r a r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n which the Court denied. The
Court's order denying the same w i l l be docketed i f i t hasn't a l r e a d y been docketed. Before the Court gets i n t o the substance of these motions, the record r e f l e c t s that a l s o pending i s a Motion to Redact Personal Information from the Motion f o r Leave to Withdraw as Counsel.,, Insofar as the motion i s one that can o n l y be viewed by the Court and i s already blocked from p u b l i c view, the Motion to Redact Personal Information from Motion f o r Leave to Withdraw as Counsel i s denied as moot. Mr. H i n t z a l s o r e c e n t l y f i l e d a pro se motion i n support of Document 258,' which i s the Motion f o r Recusal on which the Court has already r u l e d , and Docket 301, which i s the Motion t o Remove Counsel f i l e d by Mr. H i n t z . Mr. Hintz
SEALED TRANSCRIPT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IB 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 . speak. How are you t h i s morning, Mr. Mendelsohn? MR. MENDELSOHN: si.I'm f i n e . Judge, good to see you. i n your motion you c i t e l i k e w i s e f i l e d a pro se' motion i n f u r t h e r support of Documents 258 and 301. I n s o f a r as the Court reviewed these f i l i n g s p r i o r to r u l i n g on the Motion f o r Recusal and w i l l take them i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n to the extent they r e l a t e t o the issues of the withdrawal and the waiver of counsel, Mr. H i n t z ' s motions are granted i n p a r t . The motions are denied, however, with respect
to Mr. H i n t z ' s request f o r r e l i e f beyond the Court's mere c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the documents themselves. Today's hearing i s l i m i t e d only t o the Motion f o r Leave to Withdraw as Counsel and the Motion t o Remove Counsel. The Court hereby i n s t r u c t s Mr. Mendelsohn and Mr. Hintz that you are to l i m i t your statements and responses t o questions from the Court to issues relevant t o these two motions. The
Court w i l l not p r o h i b i t ..either of you from being heard on these motions but the Court w i l l not permit d i s c u s s i o n of extraneous i s s u e s immaterial t o the matters before the Court today. With t h a t i n mind, the Court would l i k e to hear f i r s t from Mr. Mendelsohn.' Mr. Mendelsohn, w i l l you approach the podium? Mr. H i n t z , you then w i l l have the opportunity to
THE COURT:
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i r r e c o n c i l a b l e differenees; with Mr. Hintz as the b a s i s f o r b r i n g i n g the Motion t o Leave'to Withdraw as Counsel; i s that correct? MR. MENDELSOHf:- That IS c o r r e c t , Judge. THE C U T , ; Can you be more s p e c i f i c regarding the OR:;: nature of these d i f f e r e n c e s ? , ; MR. MENDELSOHN:. C e r t a i n l y , Judge. Mr. Hintz has
s e v e r a l s t r a t e g i e s that he wishes t o employ t o defend against the charges of revocation,;,; i n c l u d i n g some of the r e c u s a l motions that the Court has already addressed, as w e l l as subpoenaing many witnesses: that t o address issues that I
b e l i e v e are a b i t f a r removed from the f a c t o r s t h a t I see as r e l e v a n t t o the revocatiph: i s s u e . , , For me t o go-out and subpoena these witnesses and b r i n g up these motions l! think would v i o l a t e my e t h i c a l o b l i g a t i o n s i n terms of,what I t h i n k i s necessary t o be a proper advocate and what I can do w i t h i n the bounds of e t h i c a l representation. Howeyery;Mr. H i n t z , based on my r e f u s a l t o do
these t h i n g s , threatensiibar complaints and i n d i c a t e s that he wants them pursued, period. ' : THE COURT:; 'He's brought a bar complaint? ^ MR. MENDELSOHN; ft?He has; not; he's threatened. THE COURT: ; ê*:s; threatened MR. MENDELSOHN;J Yes. THE COURT: t o b r i n g a bar complaint against you.
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MR. MENDELSOHN;! And then based on my r e f u s a l t o do t h i s , Mr. H i n t z b e l i e v e s that I am i n league with i n d i v i d u a l s who are accusing him:" of/misconduct and t h a t I'm l e a k i n g i n f o r m a t i o n to:them, \which I w i l l say on the record that I am not. But, however/f|h>ecause of t h a t , t h a t has severely undermined our a b i l i t y t o work together on these matters and THE COURT:" Let me,ask you t h i s . Have you made
attempts t o r e s o l v e these d i f f e r e n c e s with Mr. Hintz? MR. M N E S H : - ^ ' T EDLON.':^ THE C U T ^ ^ ' OR:^^ B such attempts have you made?
MR. MENDELSOHN:. .Between us, we probably speak on the phone a l l the time, we e-mail;dozens of times, we've met many times. So I , you know, adding a l l of those together, you know,
over two dozen. THE COURT:-.Over what? MR. MENDELSOHN;'Over two dozen. THE COURT: Thank ypu.; In your o p i n i o n ,
Mr. Mendelsohn, why haven,'-1 you been able t o r e s o l v e your d i f f e r e n c e s w i t h Mr. H ? h ' ; ? . ':,tz MR. MENDELSOHN: : Mr'. H i n t z has an understanding of the way he wishes,to defend t h i s case and he i s steadfast i n
t h a t d e s i r e t o do i t . a n d I j u s t don't b e l i e v e that I ara able t o e t h i c a l l y pursue the things that.he wants me t o pursue. I
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ever t e l l Mr. H i n t z that you were only appointed t o represent him i n connection with the p e t i t i o n brought t o revoke h i s supervised release? .^/'-^^liij,; MR. MENDELSOHN: i; That' s t r u e , because he does have c i v i l a c t i o n s pending i n both-state and f e d e r a l court, as w e l l as an u n d e r l y i n g 2255 case, and i t ' s my understanding o n l y appointed on the reyocation matter. THE COURT: ,-:pkay. Did you e x p l a i n t o him that t h i s I was
was a s e r i o u s matter,/that he' could p o s s i b l y be incarcerated again i f t h e a l l e g a t i o n s i n the p e t i t i o n are proven t o be true? MR. MENDELSOHN: Yes,. THE COURT: ,: lias; Mr. Hintz a s s i s t e d you or cooperated w i t h you i n preparing whatever defense he may have to the charges t h a t he has v i o l a t e d , c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s of h i s supervised r e l e a s e ? :' , I guess that's a
.MR. MENDELSOHN: ,j:Yes., I mean
competency kind of question but, yes, we can work together i n terms o f t a l k i n g about what the defenses are and understanding what they are. , We come,; to a d i f ference a t whether I can do what he asks me t o do. THE COURT:/:v,Thank^^^ a d d i t i o n t o what you've
already s a i d and i n a d d i t i o n t o the responses you made t o the questions put t o you.by the .Court, i s there any other matter
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you want t o b r i n g t o , t h i s r C o u r t ' s a t t e n t i o n with respect to your representation-of Mr/. Hintz? - MR. MENDELSOHN::*'';!\would l i t e ^ Mr. Hintz say, Judge, that I t ' s not a
I do b e l i e v e Mr. Hintz i s competent.
mental i l l n e s s t h i n g or,"anything l i k e t h a t .
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Mr. H i n t z understands what's going on, he understands what the r a m i f i c a t i o n s are and has h i s own s e t views of what he believes t h i s case how t h i s case should be defended, and I think the
Court has seen that with the various f i l i n g s that he has f i l e d on h i s own. And, you know, part o f the reason he's f i l i n g And so, again,
these t h i n g s on h i s ;Own i s that I won't do i t .
that leads us t o part of, pur i r r e c o n c i l a b l e d i f f e r e n c e s . THE COURT: ; ; T a ' you, Mr. Mendelsohn. .:hnk Mr. H i n t z , please come forward. At t h i s time I want
t o hear from you regarding'.any response you want t o make to what Mr. Mendelsohn has j u s t t o l d the Court with respect to h i s motion f o r leave t o withdraw as counsel. ^ THE DEFENDANT;Yes, s i r . S i r , I ' d l i k e t o ask i f I
c o u l d c a l l him as/ a'witness/''^,4 ; ' : : THE COURT:,' No.I want to hear your response.
^ THE DEFENDANT: ;;.-Yes, s i r . ' Your Honor, Mr. Mendelsohn has heard recorded conversations. He has a l s o read several
a f f i d a v i t s , including'some that were from people that alleged t o have, ex p a r t e qommunicatiphs with you. Mr. Mendelsohn s a i d t h a t , and we j u s t a c t u a l l y t a l k e d about i t a moment ago
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o u t s i d e , the f a c t that he's an o f f i c e r of t h i s court makes him i n a very c o n f l i c t e d po&ition because he has to p r a c t i c e law before you. From what',I understand he s a i d that he's working
on a death penalty case 'with you. And a Mr. J e r r y F r o e l i c h we t a l k e d about and he s a i d i t appears t h a t Mr. F r o e l i c h i s working hand i n glove with the government and there
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come from you. Your Honor, i n regards to t h i s case and Mr, Mendelsohn has agreed he,has no idea how have been i s s u e d t o Mr. Jerry' F r o e l i c h . i t could l e g a l l y
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and he doesn't want to ask the government or you. Your Honor, how that appeared to occur, even though we've agreed that i t
doesn't look l i k e i t c o u l d h a v e been l e g a l l y done. And because ,of h i s p o s i t i o n as a member of the bar of the s t a t e of Georgia he f e e l s uncomfortable and he s a i d that l i k e l y any attorney that: .has to p r a c t i c e before you or Magistrate Judge Baverman would probably be c o n f l i c t e d to the p o i n t where they wouldn't, be able to defend these p o s i t i o n s . A d d i t i o n a l l y , some of. the f i l i n g s that were brought i n t o the record were f i l i n g s that,he refused to do because they showed a f i n a n c i a l l i n k ^ w i t h i n the t h i r d degree of family to one or more judges i n the^record of t h i s case. And, again, he
s a i d that even though-these things are t r u e , and I understand t h a t the Supreme Court and the. Eleventh C i r c u i t says that a l l e g a t i o n s contained dm a f f i d a v i t s must be considered as true.
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i t appears t h a t these -.tiave been completely ignored to date. And one of; the.things in. p a r t i c u l a r was a sworn statement t h a t stated- that Judge Cooper was witnessed as having ex parte communications regards t o the m i l l i o n d o l l a r s worth of property t h a t U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman's family took from me. And t h i s was a sworn statement and i t was witnessed, Your Honor, with Mark Kadish.
i t s p e c i f i c a l l y witnessed'you.
And a d d i t i o n a l l y there was another a f f i d a v i t t h a t t a l k s about THE COURT: get i n t o extraneous Mr..' H i n t z , I t o l d you I d i d n ' t want t o matters.
THE DEFENDANT:, S i r , I'm t r y i n g t o l i m i t i t t o just things Is there
THE COURT:, You're going i n t o other t h i n g s . anything e l s e you might want t o say regarding h i s
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of you with respect, to the pending p e t i t i o n t o revoke your supervised release? we've, a l r e a d y d e a l t with. ;* ,. We're not going i n t o things
THE DEFENDANT;.:;:; .-There's a few other t h i n g s . THE COURT :''; Make i t b r i e f . ;: THE DEFENDANT: . Yes, s i r . In regards t o witnesses, he has not agreed t o c a l l any; of the witnesses t h a t I've presented. We've gotten;, a f f i d a v l t s from some of the accusers
t h a t on March 10th s a i d ' t h a t I had done these t h i n g s and they threatened, and an of f iQe3:,;;pf the court provided an a f f i d a v i t

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regards t o t h i s court and members of t h i s court, even though he knows there's sworn statements that do support those p o s i t i o n s . THE COURTS. Thant.yW. : , t V ' Mr. Mendelsohn,/ l e t meihear from you again. There's
a matter he brought up that I'm t o t a l l y u n f a m i l i a r with, i t has t o do with a subpoena t o Mr'.'Froelich that he's t a l k i n g about. MR. MENDELSOHN: Well, i n the discovery, Judge, there
some records from. F i f t h T h i r d Bank that were provided The r e t u r n on the records
to us from the p r o b a t i p n ' o f f i c e r .
were from a subpoena that;were returnable t o Mr. F r o e l i c h about Mr. H i n t z . ~ :, . , We don't know where?'that subpoena came from. I don't I
know where i t came frpm,.;;; ;;*I don't know what court issued i t , don't know how Mr. F r o e l i c h was able t o get a subpoena f o r those bank records. : ; ,
THE COURT: J//Let me'ask you t h i s . o p i n i o n t h a t t h i s Court d i d ' i t ? ' ; / ; . /,
Mr. Hintz i s of the
MR. MENDELSqH^;:J; Apparently he i s . I t o l d him I have no idea where the subpoena came from and I don't know how Mr. F r o e l i c h has been able to^get
THE COURT: :Let the.rrecord r e f l e c t that t h i s Court had nothing t o do with/any/subpoena i s s u e d t o Mr. F r o e l i c h .
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your r i g h t t o be represented, by counsel w i t h respect to the p e t i t i o n seeking to-revoke your probation your supervised
r e l e a s e / r a t h e r , i s onestHat you.make knowingly, i n t e l l i g e n t l y , and v o l u n t a r i l y . Consistent; with<.>tha-t, .1,want you to respond to the f o l l o w i n g questions, .after which I w i l l hear from you. Mr. H i n t z , how old.are you, s i r ? ' THE DEFENDANT?Sir, I ' 4 1 years o l d . m THE COURT: , And how, much education do you have? , THE DEFENDANT: I've got some c o l l e g e education and
I've got some law classes under my b e l t , i n c l u d i n g one law degree. THE COURT:
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THE COURT: , At a law .school? THE DEFENDANT: yes, s i r . ' \ THE COURT;., And you've attended c o l l e g e ? THE DEFENDANT:: ; Yes, s i r . THE COURT: ,But you don't have a law degree; i s that correct? , .V; I t was a correspondence law school,
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: ; THE DEFENDANT:'-..-Sir, I do have a law degree but because of the c o n v i c t i o n - I can't s i t f o r the bar. THE cpURT: you f i n i s h ? Oh,.you, have a which law school d i d
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: THE COURT;-yDb/Zypu have' an undergraduate degree, a degree? THE DEFENDANT: , Y e s , ; s i r . THE COURT:'- In what?area?" : THE DEFENDANT: 'in business. THE C U T : : ' ' T a k you. OR:;'^-hn Are you aware of any issues
w i t h respect t o your p h y s i c a l or mental h e a l t h t h a t may i n t e r f e r e w i t h your a b i l i t y t o represent y o u r s e l f ? THE DEFENDANT: -No, s i r . V much experience have you
THE COURT: . /i^^hank ^y had w i t h t h e c r i m i n a l : j u s t i c e , system?
THE DEFENDANT; , Approximately ten years now, s i r . THE COURT: , 'Teh'years?:' :
THE DEFENDANT;,. -"'Yes, s i r , ; approximately. THE COURT:; ,/:Have a l l of these ~ has a l l of t h i s
experience been confined tp/the c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e system?

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THE COURT:. Have;-'you ever" represented y o u r s e l f i n any other proceeding? "-^ ' '-
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SupremeCpurt, t h a t a c i v i l case or a criminal, case? I t "was i n regards to t h i s case at the
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Washington, D.C.?. THE DEFENDANT: Yes, s i r . . i n '05. I t was when
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In what year?
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my case was vacated and/remanded. THE COURT: Let,me ask you t h i s also. Have you
r e c e i v e d a copy of the p e t i t i o n charging you with v i o l a t i o n s of the terms of your superyised release? THE DEFENDANT:Sir, there's a couple of issues out
there, I guess I would l i k e , some c l a r i t y on them. THE COURT: What I'm saying, have you received a copy .
of the p e t i t i o n so charging you? THE
DEFENI3ANT.?& S i r , I ' b e l i e v e there's more than one,
I'm questioning i t , because I haven't received the one., You might want to confer with
THE COURT: Mr. Mendelsohn.
As I understand i t he's been charged with One, t h a t he defrauded h i s go o f f the record,
v i o l a t i n g h i s supervise'^;,release:
former employee of over'''$15r 000; and, two
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a supervised r e l e a s e reyocation p e t i t i o n which he has and then the government has f i l e d ' a motion t o revoke bond. when he was t a l k i n g ; THE COURT: ^Set aside the THE DEFENDANT: . S i t ' s. two revocations proceedings ,o THE COURT:' Set aside the motion t o revoke bond. THE DEFENDANT: : Yes, s i r . THE COURT: I'm t a l k i n g about the a l l e g a t i o n s And that's
contained i n the p e t i t i o n " s e e k i n g t o revoke your supervised r e l e a s e , they're a l l e g i n g - t h a t you v i o l a t e d two conditions of your supervised r e l e a s e /
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THE DEFENDANT,^ ' Yes . - THE COURT: One,, that you, committed another f e d e r a l ,
s t a t e or l o c a l crime; is;/that c o r r e c t , Mr. Mendelsohn? MR. MENDELSOHN:. That's c o r r e c t . THE COURT:- And'two/' that you f a i l e d t o make known t o the probation o f f i c e r - t h a t , ypu, had some kind o f bank account;
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if ' MR. MENDELSGHN^:^: Right. ^ THE C U T : ; Those,,two,, are you f a m i l i a r with those OR,two? THE DEFENDANT: Yes,- sir/; And those are the things
t h a t I was a c t u a l l y .going t o t a l k t o you,about because Attorney Mendelsohn i s i n possession of the a c t u a l accusers', he's a c t u a l l y gotten a f f i d a v i t s from them s t a t i n g t h a t the a l l e g a t i o n s are false;./'and, secondly, you know, obviously we t a l k e d about Mr. Froelich!;,,s involvement, i n making f a l s e statements i n t o the caseyvr THE COURT: So you,do understand the a l l e g a t i o n s set
f o r t h i n the petition,, seeking t o revoke your supervised release? ;
; THE DEFENDANT^ll-Yes, , s i r ^ ^ THE COURT:-^''''You " f u l l y understand those? THE DEFENDANT: ; Yes^; s i r . And from my understanding
Mr. Mendelsohn agrees.with me:that the evidence shows that they are f a c t u a l l y i n a c c u r a t e ,
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from-ray understanding he hasn't : this. I don't want you to
c a l l e d any o f these ;'wlt;hes,ses THE COURT:'';^
t e l l me or t o present ypur defense today because we're not i n court t o do t h a t but^ 3: ' . wanted t o l e t you
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know t h a t we've talked;''about i t and he doesn't want to pursue
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your lawyer, have you thought'of, what defenses you might assert ' '/?1v/|??'\-'^'"
THE DEFENpANT;:,/>We; h THE COURT: -- ag'aihst> those a l l e g a t i o n s i n the
sentence o r p e n a l t i e s / y o u face i f you are found t o have v i o l a t e d any of:the terms'bf your supervised r e l e a s e ? THE DEFENDANT: Ye^' s i r , ; , . ; Howrfamiliar are you with the
THE COURT:,V :Qlây. r e v o c a t i o n proceedings?:
THE DEFENDANT:': :"Sir,- t h i s i s the f i r s t revocation proceedings I' ve ever;>been i n v o l v e d w i t h i n my l i f e . THE COURT: Have-you discussed the nature of those v '
proceedings w i t h Mr.'Mendelsohn?
THE DEFENDANT:; Not i n great d e t a i l because he said t h a t we obviously,wouldn't. have those hearings u n t i l some time i n the ^future. : THE COURT: : ::,Le,t:"iTie :ask^^^^^^^ this. Do you understand
t h a t a s p e c i a l l y trainedvahd experienced attorney would be would b e t t e r represent you,;:,given that you are not f a m i l i a r or as f a m i l i a r w i t h r e v o c a t i o n proceedings?
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t h a t , and obviously=a :well-trained attorney would work but because of the i s s u e s . s p e c i a l t o t h i s case we're i n agreement t h a t any a t t o r n e y that's barred i n Georgia, would have t o p r a c t i c e before t h i s Court, would probably have the same c o n f l i c t s of i n t e r e s t . /' THE COURT: .-Have-you spoken with your attorney, Mr. Mendelsohn, about the p i t f a l l s of s e l f - r e p r e s e n t a t i o n ? THE DEFENDANT:. ! S i r , we discussed i t and he s a i d t h a t a n d we discussed the f a c t that he has a bar card and the f a c t t h a t that bar;card i s a c t u a l l y a hindrance like this. THE COURT:' Do yoU' understand that you are not e n t i t l e d t o have thesame access t o the l e g a l resources that an attorney r e p r e s e n t i n g you.would have? : THE DEFENDANT:' ,Sir, t h a t ' s where I'd have a l i t t l e b i t of an i s s u e because;!:would l i k e t o have an u n c o n f l i c t e d attorney and I'd love to. have .'access t o Pacer and a l l the other t h i n g s , e s p e c i a l l y i n l i g h t of t h e . f a c t t h a t the U.S. Probation O f f i c e hasn't allowed..me. t o work., And because of those things I'd love t o have every bit. of the access t o the same resources as an attorney would: have.,,- ; THE COURT:''' Have :youidiscussed t h i s issue with Mr. Mendelsohn? ' i n a case
THE DEFENDANT::!:: No, we' have not discussed that i n
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d e t a i l . ; We d i s c u s s e d / i ^ p o s s i b l e t h a t I .could go p fo! ,se 'ah^
saying that i t ' s counsel that
would b a s i c a l l y be alole' to p u l l up everything, e-mail things to me and provide me some counsel, but I'd s t i l l be pro se. THE COURT: ;;H;as;your attorney m i s t r e a t e d or coerced you i n any manner? . i;;: ' ';? ; THE DEFENDANT^:/':Sir/::;;I::::wouldn't say t ^ ^ has
m i s t r e a t e d me i n - except the":fact t h a t maybe he's c o n f l i c t e d and maybe hasn't advoca.ted' f o r me as a g g r e s s i v e l y as he would i f he wasn't a f r a i d about some o f the repercussions f o r h i s career. THE COURT: ? : : T d y as you stand before the Court are ,;oa you asking the Court' nq|: o n l y t o remove Mr. Mendelsohn as counsel of record but.are: you not a l s o asking the Court that you be allowed t o represent y o u r s e l f ? THE DEFENDANT: S i r , I'm asking t h a t I'm allowed t o
represent myself only .becausei::i. don' t f i n d t h a t t h i s Court w i l l be a b l e - t o f i n d an u n c o n f l i c t e d attprney that would be w i l l i n g t o come b e f o r e t h i s Qoutt.fln; t h i s s t a t e . , THE COURT:;: Wellv;:.;let me ask you t h i s . Would you
l i k e f o r Mr. Mendelsohn to' serve as a standby t o a s s i s t you as you proceed t o represent y o u r s e l f ? ^ ' ' THE DEFENDANT'it I'd l i k e t o discuss i t with him o f f the record i f p o s s i b l e .^^ ^^^ detail. we haven't discussed that i n
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THE DEFENDANT:" Yes, Your Honor, we have, THE COURT :v -,^7- with respect t o whether or not you might want him t o a s s i s t you as you represent y o u r s e l f pro se? THE DEFENDANT: d i f f e r e n t scenarios and : THE COURT:' vCome forward. THE DEFENDANT: ':Yes, s i r . THE COURT: , I'm :sorry. . THE DEFENDANT: S i r , Your Honor, Mr. Mendelsohn and I Yes, s i r . We discussed three
d i s c u s s e d and my preference would not be t o be going pro se but given the circumstances I f e e l that I'm forced t o go pro se.
So w i t h that said,-, the f i r s t choice would be to have a defender program outside of Georgia t h a t does not have t o p r a c t i c e before t h i s Court.; The second choice would be to be
pro se w i t h an attorne:yfputside the p r a c t i c e of Georgia law i n Georgia. And the t h i r d choice would be t o be pro se with ,
standby counsel-here'. ,
: , ' And t h e i s s u e that iwe j u s t t a l k e d about was i f I am ,
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S i x t h Amendment questions and that's something that I t h i n k we need t o r e s o l v e . In p a r t i c u l a r ,;-- l e t ' s see here, I j u s t went through the r i g h t to a p u b l i c t r i a l . We discussed that the
accusers d i d n ' t b r i n g t h i s , . you know, i n any format that would be more p u b l i c l y , , you know, subjected to a j u r y . we'd want an i m p a r t i a l j u r y , the r i g h t t o confront The f a c t that and
cross-examine adverse witnesses, the r i g h t to compel favorable witnesses to t e s t i f y , at t r i a l through the subpoena power of the
j u d i c i a r y , and the r i g h t to l e g a l counsel, THE THE THE COURT:, :Mr, Hintz, l e t me DEFENDANT: :,;' sorry, s i r ? :;Im COURT: Let; me j u s t b r i n g to your a t t e n t i o n that
the Court i s going to'grant your motion t o proceed pro se with Mr. Mendelsohn s e r v i n g as"your standby counsel. THE DEFENDANT: Yesf^'sir,; so i s that
THE COURT:; .That:was the t h i r d option you mentioned. THE DEFENDANT: ' So the f i r s t two options are denied? the
THE COURT;: T h e ; f i r s t two options are denied, reason being that Mr .'Mendelsohn ,,is thoroughly
f a m i l i a r with
t h i s case, has been working, w i t h you i n connection with t h i s matter f o r how long; now, Mr. Mendelsohn?
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he's t o l d me t h a t y o u ' a l l cominunicate by phone and by e-mail on a regular basis. So the Court i s going t o ask him t o do that.
But as pro se counsel//f6r, y o u r s e l f you've got t o obey the orders of t h i s Court. l i k e i t or not. THE DEFENDANT: Sir,' w e l l , t h a t ' s where I do have a Do you understand that? Whether you
I f I have to/pbey the,orders of the Court that means
that I can't cross-examine THE COURT: We'il-deal with those issues when we get
You get with Mr. Mendelsohn, t h a t ' s why I want him t o
a s s i s t you and THE DEFENDANT:/'':; .Then I guess the other question i s THE COURT: ' , Let me f i n i s h . THE DEFENDANT: , Yes, Your Honor. THE COURT: There are c e r t a i n l o c a l r u l e s that he
needs t o become f a m i l i a r , with ' and I want you t o adhere t o those l o c a l r u l e s and,:: Mr. Mendelsohn, you need t o verse him on those and with respect, t o anything he wants t o do, I want you t o a s s i s t him i n doing those things i f i t can l a w f u l l y be done. : , Mr. Mendelsohn,: I a l s o want you t o prepare an order f o r t h i s Court's signature granting not only your motion t o
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withdraw as counsel f o r Mr. Hintz but a l s o g r a n t i n g h i s motion t h a t he be allowed to proceed'.pro se, given h i s background and f a m i l i a r i t y with the c r i m i n a l ; ' j u s t i c e system,, based on the testimony he's given today, and a l s o the f a c t that you and he have been working on t h i s case f o r s e v e r a l months. THE question now? THE COURT: I'm j u s t t h i n k i n g about a j u r y t r i a l . DEFENDANT: . .Your Honor, am I allowed to ask a
Mr. Mendelsohn, you needito get with him on what the probation the supervised release proceedings entail. He
t h i n k s he's going to- t r i a l and I'm glad that you w i l l be there to help him understand the process. What e l s e , Mr. THE Hintz?
DEFENDANT?''..-Your Honor, j u s t f o r c l a r i f i c a t i o n ,
I'm not knowingly and v o l u n t a r i l y going pro se; I'm doing that only because you have refused the f i r s t two options. second of a l l THE COURT: /Because I f i n d that the f i r s t two options And
are c o n t r a r y to j u d i c i a l economy and would prolong t h i s hearing f o r I don't know how long/'-because you asked me to i d e n t i f y some counsel outside of'the s t a t e . Is that correct^,, Mr, Mendelsohn, i s that what he was
DEFENDANT: , Somebody outside t h i s d i s t r i c t .
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THE COURT: ;:,Mr. Mendelsohn, you need t o confer with him. E i t h e r he wants t o do I t pro-se and then we don't have t o appoint, another lawyer :to represent, him; i t ' s you or someone e l s e who one of the magistrate judges so designates. needs t o make a d e c i s i o n . MR. MENDELSOHN: requesting THE COURT: f l i w a n t t o hear from him, you need t o get He:can't have i t both ways. Judge, I t h i n k what he's So he
THE COURT::.That's what he s a i d .
b e l i e f , Judge, i s t h a t ;any lawyer who p r a c t i c e s i n the Northern D i s t r i c t o f Georgia has ,a .conflict and so THE COURT: But did-you e x p l a i n t o him that was not a
He may t h i n k d t s a c o n f l i c t but have you explained
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MR. MENDELSOHN: ; : i;: have, Judge, but he s t i l l believes that i t i s . THE COURT: Okay, ^" .,:: '/ ,,'
THE DEFENDANT'S?And, Ypur Honor, we discussed i t /
THE COURT:; Let-me: f i n i s h . THE DEFENDANT: c a l l s where he and : THE COURT : . ,Let: jne f i n i s h = THE DEFENDANT:* : . Mr. Hintz,' l e t me f i n i s h hearing from we a c t u a l l y have recorded phone
and other attorneys s a i d i t i s a
MR. MENDELSOHN:.-' So because he b e l i e v e s that c o n f l i c t , he doesn' t: b e l i e v e ;-1;;hat any attorney who p r a c t i c e s i n the Northern D i s t r i c t r o f Georgia can p r o p e r l y represent him. That's why he's asking f o r an attorney from, f o r example, somewhere out of the d i s t r i c t . For example . -
THE COURT:::; Out .of the d i s t r i c t or out of the state? MR. MENDELSOHN: "Well, he s a i d out of the state but I t h i n k he's more concerned about p r a c t i c i n g i n the Northern D i s t r i c t o f Georgia. ,
THE DEFENDANT:' ' That would be THE COURT;: Excuse, me, I want you a l l t o t a l k and
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I b e l i e v e d i t was, i s haiving .to do with attorneys who p r a c t i c e r e g u l a r l y i n the Northern D i s t r i c t of Georgia. So, f o r
example, i f there was a way t o b r i n g i n an attorney frora the defender o f f i c e i n Macon,'^ .-.for example, who doesn't p r a c t i c e here, that would be f i n q with him to be represented i n that way. THE COURT: Let me -ask you t h i s . You've been
p r a c t i c i n g law as a f e d e r a l defender f o r how long? MR. MENDELSOHN:; 15 years. THE COURT:; Have,you ever known t h i s request t o be made and granted? , there have been
MR. MENDELSOHN: ^ - I t has i n some
I'm f a m i l i a r , f o r example,;; with, i n the case i n v o l v i n g
Judge Camp, the young;woman who was i n the center of a l l t h i s has been represented by;an attorney from the Macon o f f i c e . THE COURT: Let me .reverse myself. I'm going t o
grant your motion t o withdraw and,I'm going t o deny h i s motion t o proceed pro se, refeH'the matter.back t o a magistrate judge,
who w i l l make the decision;^whether or not the attorney chosen t o represent him should'.come "from i n s i d e or outside the
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THE COURT: .'llfwant you t o prepare an order t o that
MR. MENDELSOHN:. : I, w i l l .
I f i t w i l l be of
a s s i s t a n c e , I can contact my colleagues i n the Middle D i s t r i c t and see i f they would ^beiwilling;^to undertake such a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n and provide that information t o the magistrate. THE COURT:. Well, ,I.think once i t was before the Court we ought t o wait ."' I'm going t o deny h i s motion to proceed pro se, r e f e r the matter back t o the magistrate judge f o r the judge t o make tha,t determination and at that time you might t e l l the magistrate judge you've already been i n contact w i t h someone o u t s i d e the d i s t r i c t . MR. MENDELSOHN: Okay. But, s i r , i f you're granting
my motion t o withdraw^. S-, '; ' ' THE COURT:

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what you're saying.
MR. MENDELSOHN: ;:;i:|.m happy to do a l l t h i s
THE COURT: , Let the record r e f l e c t you go ahead and prepare an order. MR. MENDELSOHN:' I w i l l . ' And so i t w i l l simply say
the motion t o withdraw'is, granted, the motion t o proceed THE COURT:: For" the;;reasons s t a t e d . MR. MENDELSOHN: For/the reasons s t a t e d , the motion
t h a t the case i s r e f e r r e d back t o , t h e m a g i s t r a t e court f o r
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appointment of counsel ,to,,;,idetermine whether i n d i s t r i c t or out of d i s t r i c t counsel wpul'd jbe appropriate. THE COURT:' Something to that e f f e c t . MR. MENDELSOHN:,, And then at that p o i n t what happens t o the pro se i s s u e / i f the magistrate says, " I want t o appoint somebody l o c a l l y " ? : THE COURT :;.,?Theh we -MR. MENDELSOHN : ,y Then we come back. THE COURT: That's a l l I can say.
(Discussion o f f the record between defendant and Mr. Mendelsohn.) THE COURT:,/ : to e l s e , Mr. Mendelsohn?
MR. MENDELSOHN:-I'm j u s t t r y i n g t o t h i n k i n terms of p r a c t i c a l i t y . Judge. THE COURT: I guess,,, Mr.,,Hintz has s a i d that he r e a l l y doesn't
want to, proceed pro se,';.\that' s what h^ s a i d . MR. MENDELSOHN: ' Right. / THE COURT: .? So 1,/can't grant the waiver. MR. MENDELSOHN: I 'Hon't have a problem with that.
I'm j u s t t h i n k i n g i n terms o f i n - t h e i n t e r i m between the time the case i s r e f e r r e d ; back t o the magistrate judge and the magistrate takes i t up, you/know, there are THE COURT : ;' ,Everything ..else i s t o be held i n abeyance / u n t i l the magistrate makes, a d e c i s i o n . MR. MENDELSOHN:; . Although we do have a hearing
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e i t h e r have t o put that:one o f f pending the r e s o l u t i o n of the counsel i s s u e , I would t h i n k . THE COURT:.. 'believe so i f you're out of the case. o f the case and the Court
MR. MENDELSOHN:;,:.! hasn't approved the pro se s t a t u s . THE COURT:
You're out of ..the case because he doesn't
want you because he claims you're c o n f l i c t e d , although you're not c o n f l i c t e d . MR. MENDELSOHN:' Right, I understand t h a t . THE COURT: I' think., that i s something that the magistrate may want t o postpone, knowing that you are no longer counsel of record for/Mr.; H i n t z , unless he chooses to proceed pro se on a l i m i t e d b a s i s f o r that bond hearing. MR. MENDELSOHN: . : Right. ' THE COURT:'; I don.'t .know ^.what he might want to do. MR. MENDELSOHN:?: Right;; okay. Well, I've got
marching orders, I b e l i e v e . And i n terms of any a d d i t i o n a l pro se f i l i n g s between now :and the. time counsel i s appointed THE COURT: He's got t o seek leave of Court f o r any
pro se f i l i n g s , any pro*se.: : f i l i n g s by him that are not granted by t h i s Court w i l l :b'e::dehi^d and/you may s t a t e t h a t i n your order. <
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MR. MENDELSOHN^ : A l l , r i g h t , Judge.
I w i l l t r y t o get I have
you a copy of an order by the:,end:of the day today.
another commitment that'ijwill ,:take/until about 2:30 or 3:00 but I w i l l rush back a n d ; t r y to get you something by the end of the day so we can keep t h i s movihg. ; THE COURT:/?Thank you., THE DEFENDANT; :Can we get a copy of the order denying 37 9 and 382? MR, MENDELSOHN::;' Right, t h a t should be on Pacer, I ' l l get you a copy o f t h a t . ; ^ : ;
THE DEFENDANT : " 'Okay . And do I have leave t o go ahead and appeal that o r d e r s
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Thank you,
pursuant t o my i n s t r u c t i o n .
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From: B r i a n Mendelsohn <Brian_Mendelsohn@fd.org> Date: F r i , 24 Jun 2011 17:13:59 To: S c o t t H i n t z S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s That sounds a c c u r a t e . Page From: S c o t t H i n t z Sent: 06/24/2011 08:46 PM GMT To: B r i a n Mendelsohn <Brian_Mendelsohn@fd.org> S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s I j u s t want t o ensure I am c a r e f u l and c a u t i o u s b e f o r e moving forward. Where her s t a t e m e n t ' s r i g h t ? She s a i d you c a l l e d her and t o l d her your o f f i c e c o n f l i c t e d out and you asked i f her o f f i c e would e n t e r t a i n appointment. Is t h i s c o r r e c t ? I would not ask i f i t were not i m p o r t a n t t o get the f a c t s s t r a i g h t . Thank you, Scott From: B r i a n Mendelsohn < B r i a n Mendelsohngfd.org> Date: F r i , 24 Jun 2011 16:44:15 -0400 To: S c o t t H i n t z S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s Scott, She and I had a b r i e f c o n v e r s a t i o n when I c a l l e d her up out of t h e b l u e on i t . You s h o u l d j u s t e x p l a i n your case t o her as she i s t r u l y s t a r t i n g from a c l e a n s l a t e . Brian <^ ^
From: S c o t t H i n t z Sent: 06/24/2011 08:38 PM GMT To: B r i a n Mendelsohn S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s Brian, I j u s t spoke t o t h e i r o f f i c e . C y n t h i a s t a t e d she was t o l d your o f f i c e s t a t e d the whole A t l a n t a F e d e r a l Defender's o f f i c e has " c o n f l i c t e d out" and r e q u e s t e d the case be appointed t o the Macon Georgia F e d e r a l Defender's O f f i c e . Do these statements from C y n t h i a Roseberry sound a c c u r a t e t o you i n regards t o your c o n t a c t w i t h her o f f i c e ? O r i g i n a l Message From: B r i a n Mendelsohn To: S c o t t H i n t z S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s Sent: Jun 24, 2011 3:54 PM I gave a v e r y s h o r t hand v e r s i o n about Judge Baverman h a v i n g a f i n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t i n your u n d e r l y i n g case and judge Cooper b e i n g i n v o l v e d i n ex Exhibit B Scott
p a r t e communications. V e r y a b b r e v i a t e d . I would suggest t h a t you communicate w i t h them. Brian From: S c o t t H i n t z To: B r i a n Mendelsohn <brian_mendelsohn@fd.org> Date: 06/24/2011 03:44 PM S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s What d i d you say where t h e c o n f l i c t o f i n t e r e s t i s s u e s ? What s p e c i f i c s were g i v e n ? O r i g i n a l Message From: B r i a n Mendelsohn <brian_mendelsohn@fd.org> To: S c o t t H i n t z S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s Sent: Jun 24, 2011 3:43 PM I t o l d her b r i e f l y o f t h e c o n f l i c t i s s u e and t h a t i s why t h e case i s b e i n g sent t o Macon. From: S c o t t H i n t z To: B r i a n Mendelsohn <Brian_Mendelsohn@fd.org> Date: 06/24/2011 03:39 PM S u b j e c t : Macon Q u e s t i o n s Bryan, 1) D i d you t e l l a n y t h i n g about me? 2) Why does she t h i n k an A t l a n t a case i s b e i n g sent t o Macon f o r representation? 3) What d i d you communicate t o h e r i n regards t o my case b e i n g s e n t t o h e r office? Thanks. O r i g i n a l Message From: B r i a n Mendelsohn <Brian_Mendelsohn@fd.org To: S c o t t H i n t z S u b j e c t : Re: Appointment Order Sent: Jun 24, 2011 3:34 PM I gave her a b r i e f summary o f t h e appointment s i t u a t i o n and s e n t her c o p i e s of Cooper's o r d e r removing me and a copy o f the r e v o c a t i o n p a c k e t . I have not sent her d i s c o v e r y o r t h e case f i l e . Brian From: S c o t t H i n t z To: B r i a n Mendelsohn <Brian_Mendelsohn@fd.org> Date: 06/24/2011 03:30 PM S u b j e c t : Re: Appointment Order Brian, What have you t o l d C y n t h i a about my case so f a r ? Scott On 6/24/11, B r i a n Mendelsohn <Brian_Mendelsohn@fd.org> w r o t e : > > (See a t t a c h e d f i l e : C y n t h i a Appointment.pdf)
Pag
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Exhibit B
From: S c o t t H i n t z Date: F r i , 24 Jun 2011 21:32:03 +0000 S u b j e c t : Macon appointment To: C y n t h i a R o s e b e r r y <cynthia_roseberry@fd.org> Cc: B r i a n Mendelsohn <brian_mendelsohn@fd.org>, Debra S p r a t t <debra_spratt@fd.org>, Stephanie Kearns <stephanie_kearns@fd.org> Ms. Roseberry, w i t h me today. Per our c a l l , t h a t the A t l a n t a F e d e r a l t h e i r o f f i c e and had United States D i s t r i c t Court ^'if
Thank you f o r t a k i n g the time t o speak you s a i d Mr. B r i a n Mendelsohn t o l d you Defender's O f f i c e had ' c o n f l i c t e d o u t ' recommended your o f f i c e t o the A t l a n t a f o r the appointment o f c o u n s e l .
Thank you f o r e x p l a i n i n g your u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the case. I l o o k f o r w a r d t o s p e a k i n g w i t h you e a r l y next week. Thank you a l s o f o r e x p l a n i n g your out o f c o u r t r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h some o f the p e o p l e i n c l u d e d i n my a l l e g a t i o n s . Some, but not a l l , of the p e o p l e i n v o l v e d are i n c l u d e d i n Mr. Mendelsohn's e m a i l below From: B r i a n Mendelsohn To: S c o t t H i n t z S u b j e c t : Re: Macon Q u e s t i o n s Sent: Jun 24, 2011 3:54 PM I gave a v e r y s h o r t hand v e r s i o n about Judge Baverman h a v i n g a f i n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t i n your u n d e r l y i n g case and judge Cooper b e i n g i n v o l v e d i n ex p a r t e communications. Very a b b r e v i a t e d . I would suggest t h a t you communicate w i t h them. Brian
Exhibit B
EXHIBIT C
SUBPOENAS OF JUDGE CLARENCE COOPER AND OF THE CLERKS FOR JUDGE CLARENCE COOPER (VELMA SHANKS AND KRISTEN GLOVER) Twenty-one (21) pages to follow t h i s cover page.

Case 1:03-cr-00131-CC Document349
Filed 06/01/11 P a g e l of 7
FILED IN CLERK'S 0
U.S.D.C. - Atlanta
I N THE UNITED S T A T E S . D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE NORTHERN D I S T R I C T OF GEORGIA ATLANTA D I V I S I O N
J U H O l Z01I JAMEi
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UNITED STATES OF Plaintiff,

V.
AMERICA
ci 2 I
No.
1:03-CR-131-CC-JFK
SCOTT HINTZ, Defendant
A P P L I C A T I O N I N FORMA PAUPERIS FOR REQUIRING SUBPOENA TO BE ISSUED FOR NOW
ORDER SERVICE
COMES S c o t t H i n t z , p u r s u a n t t o R u l e 17 (B) a n d 17 (c) , F e d e r a l
R u l e s o f C r i m i n a l P r o c e d u r e and p r a y s f o r i s s u a n c e by t h i s C o u r t o f an Order requiring service of' a s u b p o e n a , a t Government expense,
upon: SW,
Kristen
G l o v e r , i n her i n d i v i d u a l c a p a c i t y , 75 S p r i n g S t r e e t B. Russell Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
1701
Richard
Phone:
(404)215-1394. shows t h e following: of
In support hereof the P e t i t i o n e r The the P e t i t i o n e r was Justice adjudged of
eligible This
under the p r o v i s i o n s subpoena, 2011. or a
Criminal
Act
1964.
similar
subpoena, The necessary Defendant
has b e e n r e q u e s t e d s i n c e M a r c h
a b o v e - l i s t e d w i t n e s s J h a s i n h i s / h e r p o s s e s s i o n documents f o r p r e p a r a t i o n of the defense of the above-referenced
at upcoming h e a r i n g ( s ) b e f o r e U n i t e d S t a t e s M a g i s t r a t e later. The
J u d g e J a n e t F. K i n g a n d o t h e r j u d g e ( s ) t o be d e t e r m i n e d Page 1 o f
Exhibit C

Case 1:03-cr-00131-CC Document 349

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Filed 06/01/11
questioned
a l l e g a t i o n s of
Robert
Willison
and
the
associates Five
of
G e r o v a F i n a n c i a l G r o u p L t d , .Net F i v e G r o u p L L C a n d N e t LLC (who have p a r r o t e d h i s / h e r a l l e g a t i o n s )
Holdings
Page I 2
came a f t e r members
o f G e r o v a ' s l e a d e r s h i p , i n c l u d i n g R o b e r t W i l l i s o n , w e r e f o u n d t o be i n v o l v e d w i t h Westmoore scheme. The questioned an ::,SEC-alleged allegations also $53 m i l l i o n - d o l l a r came a f t e r Gerova Ponzi Real
E s t a t e G r o u p L L C s bookkeeper;-; M i c h a e l G a r o n e , was
f o u n d have been
r u n n i n g a m u l t i - m i l l i o n d o l l a r money l a u n d e r i n g o p e r a t i o n a f t e r h i s s e n t e n c e became p u b l i c i n f o r m a t i o n i n J a n u a r y i s a long-time LLC is Robert W i l l i s o n associate. 2011. M i c h a e l Garone
G e r o v a R e a l E s t a t e Group the company
i s a s u b s i d i a r y o f G e r o v a . F i n a n c i a l Group L t d and now known as N e t F i v e Group in LLC. capacity,
Kristen overheard
Glover,
her-personal:
alDout
witnessed of t h i s
and case. but of
various statements
the s u b j e c t matter
She h a s p e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e o f e x c u l p a t o r y i n f o r m a t i o n i n c l u d i n g , not limited to the long, and

I
questionable,
business
dealings
Robert W i l l i s o n . communicate on and
K r i s t e n Glover; witnessed o f f the record
D e f e n d a n t , and to the
others, of was
i n regards
misdeeds also of
individuals listed present involved t o hear the i n these
i n t h e r e c o r d :of t h i s c a s e a n d false, and prejudicial,
s h e was
statements
others
same
proceedings. Glpyer and U.S. District Court Judge 27,
Minimally, Clarence
Kristen
C o o p e r ' s d e p u t y c l e r k c o m m u n i c a t e d r e g a r d i n g t h e May
ExhibitC


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Filed 06/01/11
2011 h e a r i n g o f t h i s c a s e h e l d b e f p r e . M a g i s t r a t e J u d g e K i n g ; K r i s t e n G l o v e r a n d U.S. District Judge/Clarence Cooper's deputy c l e r k were

Page | 3
t h e o n l y two i n d i v i d u a l s 27,
p r e s e n t i n Judge K i n g ' s c o u r t f o r the May
2011 h e a r i n g o f t h i s case t h a t were n o t t h e r e as ^part o f the The p e r s o n a l with knowledge o f K r i s t e n Court Judge Glover, and h e r Cooper's
<;i^
proceedings'. communications deputy
U.S. D i s t r i c t
Clarence
c l e r k r e g a r d i n g the a c t i o n s andstatements t o the disputes provide o f these proceedings
she w i t n e s s e d i s and t h e requested Defendant
relevant materials
s i g n i f leant exculpatory value f o r the
against the r e l e n t l e s s a t t a c k of f a l s e a l l e g a t i o n s from h i s accusers (and o f t h o s e c o l l u d i n g w i t h " them) .
S p e c i f i c a l l y r e q u e s t e d under t h i s subpoena a p p l i c a t i o n are a l l o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s d a t e d o n o r b e t w e e n S e p t e m b e r 1, 2009 and May 3 1 , 2011: all phone a l l e m a i l s f o r any e m a i l account text records for a n y phone used by K r i s t e n Glover; by K r i s t e n Glover;
used
facsimiles;
Excel
spreadsheets;W
documents;
and any other format.
documentary evidence The items
whether/hand-written
or i n printed
scope o f t h e r e q u e s t e d items, above, a r e t o be l i m i t e d t o Kristen Glover and ANY of the following: Robert
between
W i l l i s o n ; Jerome J . F r o e l i c h ; Steven E s t e p ; U.S. D i s t r i c t Court Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper and/or any member of h i s s t a f f ; U.S. M a g i s t r a t e Judge J a n e t F. K i n g and/or any member o f h e r s t a f f ; U.S. M a g i s t r a t e Judge Alan J . Baverman and/or any member o f h i s s t a f f ; Page 3 o f 7 any a s s o c i a t e .
ExiiibitC


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representative,
or
agent
of
Gerova
Financial
Group
Ltd;
any
a s s o c i a t e , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , or agent o f P l a n e t F i v e Development Group

LLC;
o r any a s s o c i a t e , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e or agent o f Net F i v e Group
LLC
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t h a t r e f e r e n c e any o f the f o l l o w i n g : " S c o t t H i n t z " ; " S c o t t " ; "JS of Georgia, Inc."; "JS of Georgia"; "Sonata"; "Teledata"; "jsofgeorgia"; "Equities"; "TransOne"; "jsofamerica"; "Gerova"; "Panama"; "Net "Tom
<| ^^
"Fund.com"; Five";
"Westmoore"; Etutor";
"Global
McMurrain"; "Thomas McMurrain"; " M i c h a e l
Garone"; "Mike Garone"; "Stillwater".
"Jason G a l a n i s " ; " W i l l i n v e s t " ; " B r i s t o l C a p i t a l " o r
F o r d a t e s o n o r b e t w e e n S e p t e m b e r 1, 2009 a n d May 3 1 , 2 0 1 1 , a l s o requested are a l l Glover to c a l l t e l e p h o n e r e c o r d s f o r any number u s e d b y K r i s t e n at (678) 644-3383 a n d / o r any other
Robert W i l l i s o n
number known t o K r i s t e n G l o v e r t o be a s s o c i a t e d w i t h R o b e r t W i l l i s o n o r any o f h i s / h e r G e r o v a F i n a n c i a l Group - Net F i v e Group a s s o c i a t e s , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , agents, i n d i v i d u a l s and/or companies l i s t e d i n the paragraph immediately The above. deemed m a t e r i a l t o t h e d e f e n s e
requested records are a l l
of Defendant.
A copy o f the r e c o r d s s h o u l d be p r o v i d e d t o S c o t t Hintz R o s w e l l Road #200, in lieu
i n c a r e o f B e l l i , W e i l , Grozbean & D a v i s a t 8010 A t l a n t a , GA 30350 on o r p r i o r t o 12:00 o f a c o u r t appearance. Pursuant documents to Rule 17(c)., p.m.
on June 2, 2011
Def endant ^ r e q u e s t s
production
of
s o u g h t b y 10:00 a . m r f o n J u n e 3, 2 0 1 1 b e f o r e U n i t e d Page : 4 o f 7 Sl'^
States
Exhibit C
CaseV.03-or-00 ^ 2008 judge Janet -^^^^^"\,e court for V ^. l ^ i ^ ^ ' , ,^ ^^^,g.a. C ""^ ^^
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I N THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN "DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLÎJTA^ D I V I S I O N ;
Page I 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NO.

V.
1:03-CR-131
SCOTT HINTZ ORDER Having considered the foregoing Motion f o r Issuance and
S e r v i c e o f S u b p o e n a , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED t h a t t h e r e q u e s t e d s u b p o e n a be i s s u e d f o r t h e p r e s e n c e o f K r i s t e n G l o v e r , C u s t o d i a n o f Records,
who h a s i n h i s / h e r p o s s e s s i o n t h e : d o c u i a e n t s r e q u e s t e d i n t h e a t t a c h e d subpoena... The cost ' lirl'; and fees for the
o f transportation, subsistence,
w i t n e s s s h a l l b e p a i d b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s M a r s h a l i n t h e same manner as witnesses s u b p o e n a e d b y t h e Government. In l i e u o f a court
appearance, c o p i e s o f t h e r e q u e s t e d documents w i l l SO ORDERED: T h i s f_ d a y ' o f J u n e , 2 0 1 1 .
suffice.
UNITED;STATES MAGISTRATE PRESENTED BY: Defendant....
JUDGE
Exhibit C
, 6

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Scott Hintz, certify I have served upon: AUSA Leslie J. Abrams 600 U.S. Courthouse 75 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303 A true copy of the foregoing filing. This I''' day of June 2011 by hand-delivering sarne to AUSA Abrams' office.
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c4 5rt
Respectfully,
[./-"'''^'C'".:
Scott Hintz
Exhibit C


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Filed 06/01/11
CLERK'S OFFICE
.D.C.-Atlanta
IN FOR
THE
UNITED
.STMES DISTRICT OF DIVISION
COURT GEORGIA
T H E NORTHERN^tDlSTRICT ATLANSa.
JUN 0 1 201!
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UNITED
STATES
OF
AMERICA
Plaintiff,
V.
No. 1:03-CR-131-CC-JFK
SCOTT HINTZ, Defendant
APPLICATION REQUIRING
IN.FORMA TO
PAUPERIS BE ISSUED
FOR FOR
ORDER SERVICE
SUBPOENA
NOW COMES S c o t t H i n t z , p u r s u a n t t o R u l e 1 7 ( B ) a n d 1 7 ( c ) , F e d e r a l Rules o f C r i m i n a l P r o c e d u r e and pray? f o r i s s u a n c e by t h i s Court o f an O r d e r upon: SW, requiring service.'of. a'subpoena, a t Government expense, Street 30303.
Velma Shanks, i n h e r i n d i v i d u a l c a p a c i t y , Richard B. Russell Building, Atlanta,
75 S p r i n g Georgia
1701
Phone: (404)215-1394. In The the support hereof t h e Petitioner P e t i t i o n e r was a d j u d g e d Justice shows t h e f o l l o w i n g : under the provisions of or a similar
eligible This
Criminal
A c t : o f ,;.3l964.
subpoena, by c o u n s e l .
s u b p o e n a , h a s b e e n requested;.|;d::be The necessary Defendant
filed
a b o v e - l i s t e d w i t n e s s . h a s i n h i s / h e r p o s s e s s i o n documents f o r preparation'.of the defense of the above-referenced
a t u p c o m i n g h e a r i n g : ( s ) before.. U n i t e d S t a t e s M a g i s t r a t e t o be d e t e r m i n e d l a t e r . The
J u d g e J a n e t F. K i n g a n d o t h e r ..judge (s) Pager 1: o f 7
Exhibit C

Filed 06/27/11 Page 10 of 22

Page2of7
Filed 06/01/11
questioned
a l l e g a t i o n s of- R o b e r t ; W i l l i s o n
and t h e a s s o c i a t e s of Holdings Page Sff \ 9
G e r o v a F i n a n c i a l Group L t d , N e t F i v e Group LLC and Net F i v e LLC
(who h a v e p a r r o t e d h i s / h e r a l l e g a t i o n s ) -- came a f t e r members
o f G e r o v a ' s l e a d e r s h i p , i n q l u d i h g R o b e r t W i l l i s o n , w e r e f o u n d t o be i n v o l v e d w i t h Westmoore a n S E C - a l l e g e d scheme. The q u e s t i o n e d allegations also $53 m i l l i o n - d o l l a r came a f t e r Gerova Ponzi Real
E s t a t e Group L L C s b o o k k e e p i e r M i c h a e l
G a r o n e , was f o u n d h a v e b e e n
r u n n i n g a m u l t i - m i l l i o n d o l l a r money l a u n d e r i n g o p e r a t i o n a f t e r h i s s e n t e n c e became p u b l i c i n f o j r m a , t i p n i n J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1 . i s a long-time M i c h a e l Garone
R o b e r t W i l l i s o n . a s s o c i a t e . G e r o v a R e a l E s t a t e Group
L L C i s a s u b s i d i a r y o f G e r o v a F i n a n c i a l G r o u p L t d a n d t h e company is now known a s N e t F i v e Group. L L C . Velma Shanks, i n h e r p e r s o n a l c a p a c i t y , w i t n e s s e d and overheard various personal statements about t h e subject matter of this case. She has
knowledge o f e x c u l p a t o r y
i n f o r m a t i o n i n c l u d i n g , but not d e a l i n g s of Robert and others,
l i m i t e d t o t h e l o n g , and questionable, business Willison. communicate Velma Shanks ;;M tne ssed ::
Defendant,
on and o f f t h e r e c o r d ' i n r e g a r d s
t o t h e misdeeds of
individuals listed present involved
i n " t h e r e c o r d ' o f t h i s c a s e a n d s h e was a l s o was and p r e j u d i c i a l , statements o f others
t o hear the f a l s e , i n these same
proceedings. Clarence
M i n i m a l l y , V e l m a S h a n k s and'U.S. D i s t r i c t C o u r t J u d g e
C o o p e r ' s l a w c l e r k c o m m u n i c a t e d r e g a r d i n g t h e May 2 7 , 2 0 1 1 h e a r i n g : Page 2 o f 7 5'f'/'
Exhibit C

Filed 06/27/11 Page 11 of 22

Page3of7
Filed 06/01/11
o f t h i s c a s e h e l d b e f o r e M a g i s t r a t e J u d g e K i n g ; V e l m a S h a n k s and U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper's law c l e r k were t h e only two Page j 10 ^ j^-
i n d i v i d u a l s p r e s e n t i n Judge King's c o u r t f o r the May 27, 2011 h e a r i n g of t h i s c a s e t h a t were n o t t h e r e as ^part o f the p r o c e e d i n g s ' . The
p e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e o f V e l m a S h a n k s , and h e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n s w i t h U.S. District Court Judge Clarenpp law clerk regarding the
actions and statements these proceedings exculpatory value
she'witnessed i s r e l e v a n t t o the disputes of significant attack
and the requested m a t e r i a l s provide f o r the Defendant against the
relentless
of f a l s e a l l e g a t i o n s from h i s accusers them) .
(and o f t h o s e c o l l u d i n g w i t h
S p e c i f i c a l l y r e q u e s t e d under t h i s subpoena a p p l i c a t i o n are a l l o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s d a t e d , p n o r b e t w e e n S e p t e m b e r 1, 2009 and May 31, 2011: a l l e m a i l s f o r any e m a i l account u s e d by Velma Shanks; a l l facsimiles; documentary
phone t e x t r e c o r d s f o r a n y phone used by Velma Shanks; Excel spreadsheets; Word documents; and a n y o t h e r format.
evidence The
w h e t h e r hand-written:t'Or
i n printed
scope o f t h e r e q u e s t e d items, above, a r e t o be l i m i t e d to
items between Velma Shanks and ANY o f the f o l l o w i n g : R o b e r t W i l l i s o n ; Jerome J . F r o e l i c h ; Steven E s t e p ; U.S. D i s t r i c t C o u r t Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper and/or any member o f h i s J. Baverman and/or or s t a f f ; U.S. M a g i s t r a t e Judge A l a n of h i s s t a f f ; Financial any Group associate, L t d ; any
any member agent
representative,
o f Gerova
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a s s o c i a t e , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , or agent o f P l a n e t F i v e Development Group LLC; or any a s s o c i a t e , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e or agent o f Net F i v e Group LLC t h a t r e f e r e n c e any o f the f o l l o w i n g : " S c o t t H i n t z " ; " S c o t t " ; "JS of Georgia, Inc."; "JS of Georgia"; "Sonata"; "Teledata"; "jsof georgia"; "Equities"; "TransOne"; Garone"; " j sof america"; "Gerova"; "Panama"; "Net "Tom
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11
"Fund.com"; Five";
"Westmoore"; Etutor";
"Global
McMurrain"; "Thomas McMurrain"; "Michael
"Mike Garone"; "Stillwater".
"Jason G a l a n i s " ; " W i l l i n v e s t " ; " B r i s t o l C a p i t a l " o r For requested
d a t e s o n o r b e t w e e n S e p t e m b e r 1, 2009 a n d May 3 1 , 2 0 1 1 , a l s o are a l l telephone r e c o r d s ' f o r any number u s e d by (678) 6 4 4 - 3 3 8 3 Velma
Shanks t o c a l l
Robert W i l l i s o n at
a n d / o r any o t h e r
number known t o V e l m a S h a n k s : t o be a s s o c i a t e d w i t h R o b e r t W i l l i s o n or any o f h i s / h e r G e r o v a F i n a n c i a l Group - Net F i v e Group a s s o c i a t e s , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , a g e n t s , individ:uals. and/or companies l i s t e d i n the p a r a g r a p h i m m e d i a t e l y above.'"'' ' ^ The r e q u e s t e d r e c o r d s a r e a i l deemed m a t e r i a l t o the defense
of Defendant.
A copy o f the r e c o r d s should be p r o v i d e d to S c o t t Hintz R o s w e l l Road #200, in lieu
i n c a r e o f B e l l i , W e i l , Grozbean & Davis a t 8010 A t l a n t a , GA 30350 on o r p r i o r to 12:00 o f a c o u r t appearance. Pursuant documents to Rule > 17 (c)'y,'; D e f e n d a n t p.m.
on June 2, 2011
requests
production
of
s o u g h t b y 10:00 a.m.=on J u n e 3, 2011 b e f o r e U n i t e d S t a t e s District
M a g i s t r a t e J u d g e J a n e t F. K i n g , C o u r t r o o m 2008 a t t h e U.S. Page 4 o f 7
Exhibit C

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Page 5 of 7
Filed 06/01/11
Court
f o r t h e Northern
District- of Georgia,
Atlanta
D i v i s i o n , 75
Spring Street, A t l a n t a , Georgia. will suffice i n lieu
A copy o f t h e documents requested

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o f a c o u r t appearance.
12
WHEREFORE, A p p l i c a n t . r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t s t h i s / h e r C o u r t t o i s s u e an o r d e r r e q u i r i n g s e r v i c e o f subpoena upon t h e aforementioned w i t n e s s a t Government expense. Dated: T h i s 1^^ d a y o f :June, 2011-. Respectfully submitted,
Exhibit C

Case 1:03-cr-00131-cc Document 351
Filed 06/27/11 Page 14 of 22

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I N THE UNITED STATES D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE NORTHERÎj' DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA.DIVISION
Page I 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

V.
NO.
1:03-CR-131
SCOTT HINTZ
ORDER Having considered t h e foregoing Motion f o r Issuance and subpoena
S e r v i c e o f S u b p o e n a , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED t h a t t h e r e q u e s t e d be i s s u e d f o r t h e p r e s e n c e of.-rVelma Shanks, C u s t o d i a n
o f Records,
who h a s i n h i s / h e r p o s s e s s i o n t h e d o c u m e n t s r e q u e s t e d i n t h e a t t a c h e d subpoena. The cost o f transportation, subsistence, and fees f o r the
w i t n e s s s h a l l b e p a i d b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s M a r s h a l i n t h e same manner as witnesses subpoenaed b y t h e . Government. In l i e u of a court
appearance, c o p i e s o f t h e r e q u e s t e d documents w i l l SO ORDERED: T h i s _____ d a y o f ;June, ,2011.
suffice.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE PRESENTED BY: Defendant. : ' ,
JUDGE
Exhibit C
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVTCE
I, Scott Hintz, certify I have served upon: AUSA Leslie J. Abrams 600 U.S. Courthouse 75 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303 A true copy of the foregoing filing.
y y , . : i ' y
Page I 14;
This 1^' day of June 2011 by hand-delivering same to AUSA Abrams' office. Respectfully,
Scott Hintz
Exhibit C

Filed 06/27/11 Page 16 of 22
FILED JN CLERK'S OFFICE

I N THE UNITED STATES.; D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE NORTHERN:DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA'^DIVISION USDC - Atlanta ....
UNITED STATES OF Plaintiff,

V.
AMERICA
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S'lf
No.
1:03-CR-131-CC-JFK
SCOTT H I N T Z , Defendant
A P P L I C A T I O N I N FORMA PAUPERIS FOR REQUIRING S U B P O E N A : T O BE' ISSUED FOR

, I ^T-: :
ORDER SERVICE
-
NOW
COMES S c o t t H i n t z , p u r s u a n t t o R u l e 17(B) a n d 1 7 ( c ) , F e d e r a l
R u l e s o f C r i m i n a l P r o c e d u r e and p r a y s f o r i s s u a n c e b y t h i s C o u r t o f an Order requiring service of:':'a_ s u b p o e n a , at Government expense,
upon:
U.S. 75
D i s t r i c t C o u r t Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper, i n h i s S p r i n g S t r e e t SW, Phone: 1701 R i c h a r d B. Russell
individual Building,
capacity,
A t l a n t a , G e o r g i a 30303. In The the support
(404)215-1390. shows t h e following: of
hereof the Petitioner was adjudged
Petitioner
eligible
under the p r o v i s i o n s subpoena, 2011. or a
Criminal
Justice
Act - of,1954. This
similar
subpoena, The documents
has been r e q u e s t e d s i n c e March

I'
,
a b o v e - l i s t e d w i t n e s s h a s : i n h i s p o s s e s s i o n r e c o r d s and/or necessary for preparation at upcoming King of the defense before judge(s) of the
above-referenced States
Defendant
hearing(s) and ^/t other
United to be
M a g i s t r a t e Judge
Janet
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Exhibit C

Filed 06/27/11 Page 17 of 22

Page 2 of 7
Filed 06/01/11
determined l a t e r .
The q u e s t i o n e d a l l e g a t i o n s o f R o b e r t W i l l i s o n a n d
t h e a s s o c i a t e s o f G e r o v a F i n a n c i a l G r o u p L t d , N e t F i v e G r o u p LLC a n d Net Five Holdings L L C (who h a v e p a r r o t e d h i s a l l e g a t i o n s ) including -Robert came Page|16 Sll \
after were
members o f G e r o v a ' s , l e a d e r s h i p , found t o be
Willison, $53 The
i n v o l v e d with''Westmoore
an S E C - a l l e g e d
million-dollar
Ponzi
scheme :'s|iut down b y t h e SEC i n 2 0 1 0 .
q u e s t i o n e d a l l e g a t i o n s also'came a f t e r Gerova R e a l E s t a t e Group L L C s bookkeeper, Michael Garone, was found have been running a :
m u l t i - m i l l i o n , d o l l a r money l a u n d e r i n g o p e r a t i o n a f t e r h i s became p u b l i c i n f o r m a t i o n , in!;ijanuary 2 011. Willison associate. Michael
sentence
Garone i s a
long-time Robert
G e r o v a R e a l E s t a t e Group LLC
i s a s u b s i d i a r y o f G e r o v a F i n a n c i a l G r o u p L t d a n d t h e company i s now known a s N e t F i v e G r o u p L L C . ,.i ,
Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper, i n f h i s p e r s o n a l c a p a c i t y , i s a l l e g e d by Jerome J F r o e l i c h Clarence Cooper t o h a v e had'; e x p a r t e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s w i t h t o the subject matter were o v e r h e a r d of this Judge case.
i n regards statements
Jerome F r o e l i c h ' s the sworn
b y v a r i o u s p e o p l e and overhearing case. the
statements
of,, sprnê, , o f
t h e ' :people
communications
are entered
ihto' the record
of this
Judge
C l a r e n c e C o o p e r , i n h i s i n d i v i d u a l c a p a c i t y , has p e r s o n a l knowledge of exculpatory information including, but not n e c e s s a r i l y limited
t o t h e v e r a c i t y o f c r i m i n a l Jerome' J . F r o e l i c h ' s s t a t e m e n t s o f h a v i n g e x p a r t e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s with''Jhdge Clarence Cooper r e g a r d i n g this
, , , Pagei,2,::.of . 7
Exhibit C

Filed 06/27/11 Page 18 of 22

Page 3 of 7
Filed 06/01/11
Defendant. law clerk
Additionally, witnessed
Judge .Clarence Cooper's deputy
c l e r k and
Defendan1f| '"and o t h e r s , c o m m u n i c a t e on a n d o f f
the r e c o r d i n r e g a r d s t o t h e misdeeds o f i n d i v i d u a l s
"'-''''-"'':1,'-''':
others involved
listed
i nthe
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^-^J-^
So
record of t h i s case and prejudicial,
a n d s h e was a l s o - w a s s t a t e m e n t s , ;=pf
p r e s e n t t o hear t h e f a l s e . i n these same
proceedings. U.S. District C o u r t ;Judge Clarence Cooper's deputy clerk
communicated w i t h a t l e a s t May
Judge Copper's l a w c l e r k
regarding the
27, 2 0 1 1 h e a r i n g o f t h i s ,case''^;held b e f o r e M a g i s t r a t e J u d g e K i n g ;
Judge C l a r e n c e C o o p e r ' s d e p u t y - c l e r k and Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper's law c l e r k w e r e t h e o n l y two i n d i v i d u a l s p r e s e n t i n Judge King's c o u r t
f o r the May 27, 2011 h e a r i n g o f t h i s case t h a t were n o t t h e r e as ^part of the p r o c e e d i n g s ' . The p e r s o n a l knowledge o f Judge Clarence
Cooper and h i s s t a f f regarding/'the a c t i o n s , matter of t h i s case
statements
and s u b j e c t
i s r e l e v a n t t o the Defendant's disputes of the (and t h o s e s u p p o r t i n g him) The r e q u e s t e d which are provide
allegations listed
of Robert W i l l i s o n proceedings.
i n these
materials
significant relentless those
exculpatory
value:,:; f o r
the , Defendant from
against the (and o f
attack of false w i t h them).
allegations '
h i s accusers
colluding
S p e c i f i c a l l y r e q u e s t e d under t h i s subpoena a p p l i c a t i o n a r e a l l of t h e f o l l o w i n g 31, i t e m s d a t e d ; qn.'or b e t w e e n J a n u a r y f o r any;,:email
1, 2 0 0 1 a n d May Clarence
2011: a l l e m a i l s
account
'
u s e d b y Judge
PageT'S yof: 7 . ;
Exhibit C

Filed 06/27/11 Page 19 of 22

Page4of7
Filed 06/01/11
C o o p e r ; a l l p h o n e t e x t r e c o r d s f o r any p h o n e u s e d b y J u d g e C l a r e n c e Cooper; other format. The scope o f t h e r e q u e s t e d facsimiles; Excel spreadsheets; Word documents; and any
Page I 18
documentary
e v i d e n c e ; whether .
hand-written
or i n printed
items, above, a r e t o be l i m i t e d t o
items between Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper and ANY o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : Robert W i l l i s o n ; Jerome J . F r o e l i c h ; Steven Estep; U.S. D i s t r i c t Court Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper and/or any member o f h i s s t a f f ; U.S. M a g i s t r a t e Judge J a n e t F. K i n g and/or any member o f h e r s t a f f ; U.S. M a g i s t r a t e Judge Alan J . Baverman and/or any member o f h i s s t a f f ; or agent o f Gerova Financial any a s s o c i a t e , Group L t d ; any
representative,
a s s o c i a t e , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , o r agent o f P l a n e t F i v e Development Group LLC; o r any a s s o c i a t e , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o r agent o f N e t F i v e Group LLC t h a t r e f e r e n c e any o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : " S c o t t H i n t z " ; "JS o f Georgia, Inc."; "JS o f G e o r g i a " ; " j s o f g e o r g i a " ; " j s o f a m e r i c a " ; "Fund.com"; "Net F i v e " ; "Global
"Westmoore"; " S o n a t a " ; " E q u i t i e s " ; "Gerova";
E t u t o r " ; " T e l e d a t a " ; "TransOne"; "Panama"; "Tom McMurrain"; "Thomas McMurrain"; "Michael Garone"; "Mike Garone"; "Jason Galanis";
" W i l l i n v e s t " ; " B r i s t o l C a p i t a l " or " S t i l l w a t e r " . F o r d a t e s o n o r b e t w e e n J a n u a r y 1, 2 0 0 1 a n d May 3 1 , 2 0 1 1 , a l s o requested area l l t e l e p h o n e r e c o r d s f o r a n y number u s e d b y Judge
C l a r e n c e C o o p e r t o c a l l R o b e r t W i l l i s o n a t ,(678) 6 4 4 - 3 3 8 3 a n d / o r any o t h e r n u m b e r known t o J u d g e C l a r e n c e C o o p e r t o b e a s s o c i a t e d Page 4 o f 7 with
Exhibit C

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Page 5 of 7
Filed 06/01/11
Robert W i l l i s o n o r a n y o f h i s / h e r Gerova Group associates, represent;iti,ves,:
F i n a n c i a l Group - Net F i v e individuals and/or

P a g e j 19
agents,
companies l i s t e d i n the paragraph The
i m m e d i a t e l y above. defense
requested records; are all^deemed m a t e r i a l t o the
of Defendant.
A copy of the r e c o r d s s h o u l d be p r o v i d e d to S c o t t H i n t z
i n c a r e o f B e l l i , W e i l , Grozbean & Davis a t 8010 R o s w e l l Road #200, Atlanta, GA 30350 on o r p r i o r : t o 12:00 p.m. on June 2, 2011 i n l i e u
o f a c o u r t appearance. Pursuant t o Rule ,17(c), Defendant requests production of
d o c u m e n t s s o u g h t b y 10:00
a.m.,5pn J u n e 3,^ 2011 b e f o r e U n i t e d S t a t e s 2008 a t t h e U.S. Atlanta District
M a g i s t r a t e J u d g e J a n e t F. K i n g ^ ; C o u r t r o o m Court f o r theNorthern District
of Georgia,
D i v i s i o n , 75
Spring Street, A t l a n t a , Georgia. will
A copy o f the doctiments r e q u e s t e d
s u f f i c e i n l i e u o f a c o u r t appearance.
WHEREFORE, A p p l i c a n t r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t s t h i s / h e r C o u r t t o i s s u e a n o r d e r r e q u i r i n g s e r v i d e ' o f subpoena upon t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d w i t n e s s a t G o v e r n m e n t expense.'" Dated: T h i s 1^^ d a y o f J u n e , . 2011. Respectfully submitted,
P^ge
5 o f 7'
Exhibit C

Filed 06/27/11 Page 21 of 22

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I N THE UNITED TlTES; D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE NORTH|:;^'fl?ISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA ^DIVISION
Page I 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

V.
NO.
1:03-CR-131
SCOTT HINTZ
ORDER: Having considered the foregoing Motion f o r Issuance and
S e r v i c e o f S u b p o e n a , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED t h a t t h e r e q u e s t e d s u b p o e n a be i s s u e d f o r b h e p r e s e n c e Records, the oif^fjudge C l a r e n c e Cooper, Custodian o f
who h a s i n h i s / h e r p d s s e s s i o n t h e d o c u m e n t s r e q u e s t e d i n subpoena. ; . . and fees f o r the
attached The cost
o f transportation, subsistence,
w i t n e s s s h a l l b e p a i d b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s M a r s h a l i n t h e same manner as witnesses subpoenaed b y t h e Government. In l i e u o f a court
appearance, c o p i e s o f t h e r e q u e s t e d documents w i l l SO ORDERED: T h i s d a y o f ;June, 2011.
suffice.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE PRESENTED BY: Defendant.
JUDGE
Exhibit C
"A
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Case1:03-cr-00131-CC Document 352
Filed 06/27/11 Page 22 of 22
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Scott Hintz, certify I have served upon: A U S A Leshe J. Abrams 600 U.S. Courthouse 75 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303 A true copy of the foregoing filmg. This l^'day of June 2011 by hand-delivering same to AUSA Abrams' office.
Page I 2 1
Respectfully,
Exhibit C
EXHIBIT D
TRANSCRIPT OF APRIL 13, 2011 HEARING BEFORE U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE JANET KING Nine (9) pages t o f o l l o w t h i s page.
'if/
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 V.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, CRIMINAL ACTION FILE NO. 1;03-CR-131-CC ATLANTA, GEORGIA Defendant.
SCOTT HINTZ
TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO-RECORDED PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE HONORABLE JANET F. KING, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE EX PARTE SESSION Wednesday, A p r i l 13, 2011
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL: For the Defendant:' FEDERAL DEFENDER PROGRAM INC. (By: Brian Mendelsohn)
S E A L E D
Proceedings digitally audio-recorded, then transcribed by mechanical stenography and computer by NICHOLAS A. MARRONE, RMR, CRR 1714 U. S. Courthouse 75 Spring Street, S.W. Atlanta, GA 3 0303 (404) 215-1486
U n i t e d States D i s t r i c t Court Northern D i s t r i c t of Georgia
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Wednesday Morning Session A p r i l 13, 2 011 10:39:03 a.m.
P R O C E E D I N G S
THE COURT: with Mr. Hintz. time.
. . . CR-131.
Mr. Mendelsohn i s here
The government i s not present a t t h i s
We are scheduled to hold a p r e l i m i n a r y hearing on the supervised release p e t i t i o n . Mr. Mendelsohn, Ms. Wade-Childs advises me that there i s a matter that you wanted to b r i n g to my attention before we conducted the hearing? MR. MENDELSOHN: Yes, thank you. Judge.
Mr. Hintz and I have had p l e n t y of discussions about t h i s case and the d i r e c t i o n that we think i t should go, and are a t crossroads i n d i r e c t i o n p a r t i c u l a r l y i n regard to a matter, Mr. Hintz wishes that I c a l l a p a r t i c u l a r witness,
Mr. F r o e l i c h , who has been here watching t h i s and represents individuals -- an i n d i v i d u a l i n a c i v i l proceeding, and
Mr. F r o e l i c h has provided a l e t t e r to Ms. Moore making allegations against Mr. Hintz that
THE DEFENDANT: His statements of f a c t , h i s
United States D i s t r i c t Court Northern D i s t r i c t of Georgia
hi
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
personal knowledge. MR. MENDELSOHN: that I c a l l Mr. F r o e l i c h . Right. And SO Mr. Hintz wishes
I do not wish t o do that, and at
that point Mr. Hintz wishes to go pro se on that piece. THE COURT: Now, Mr. Hintz, you understand this i s
not the -- the hearing -THE DEPENDANT: THE COURT: Yes, ma'am.
- - o n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r -- s i t down. I didn't know i f I had t o S t a n d
THE DEFENDANT: when I talked. THE COURT: No.
This i s not the hearing. THE DEFENDANT: THE COURT: Yes, ma'am, I understand that.
You are not -- and the government has
only got t o present probable cause, you know, enough information t o get t h i s matter c a r r i e d over t o t h e d i s t r i c t judge on j u s t one, any one of the a l l e g a t i o n s . THE DEFENDANT: THE COURT: Yes, ma'am, I understand that.
Okay,
I am not going t o conduct a
f u l l - f l e d g e d hearing THE DEFENDANT: THE COURT: Yes, ma'am, I do understand that,
- - o n t h i s matter.
I'm b a s i c a l l y -- and I'm not going to get into a drawn-out lengthy argument or hearing on a t t o r n e y - c l i e n t p r i v i l e g e o r anything of that sort. I guess I could only
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Mr. Mendelsohn may have that
caution you that i f Mr. Mendelsohn
very -- and he's probably discussed t h i s with you
there may be very l i t t l e benefit, i f there are some matters that you might more e f f e c t i v e l y present i n f r o n t of Judge Cooper, than giving up -- I don't know. I mean, Mr. Mendelsohn, I don't know a l l the d e t a i l s of why, besides just the very things that come to mind about c a l l i n g an attorney. But I am not i n c l i n e d , Mr. Hintz, to allow you to proceed pro se and c a l l Mr. F r o e l i c h and go o f f into matters that I'm sure Mr. Mendelsohn probably has very good reasons f o r not doing at a preliminary hearing. This i s not the hearing on t h i s , do you understand? week o r so. THE DEFENDANT: Yes, ma'am. That's going to be i n f r o n t of Judge Cooper i n a
Ma'am, may I ask a question? THE COURT: Yes. THE DEFENDANT:, Ma'am, the s p e c i f i c questions, without going i n t o d e t a i l s , r e l a t e to probable cause. Mr. F r o e l i c h , i n h i s personal capacity and from what he states i s h i s personal knowledge i n statement of f a c t s , h i s statement of facts or a l l e g e d f a c t s i s part of the probable cause. And t h i s i s the only reason I wanted to question

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him, because i t could provide exculpatory evidence f o r me. That's the only reason. THE COURT: I am I mean, I'm sure
Mr. Mendelsohn i s aware of a l l of that and probably has some very sound reasons f o r not doing that a t t h i s stage
and p o t e n t i a l l y harming your presentation i n front of Judge Cooper. decide. There i s very, very l i t t l e chance that I am not going t o send t h i s to Judge Cooper. I mean, the That's the judge that's going t o ultimately
government would have to b a s i c a l l y have no evidence to present on a claim. ultimately. THE DEFENDANT; THE COURT: I f I could This i s Judge Cooper's d e c i s i o n
I think the best thing f o r me to do i s
to hear the government's presentation and see whether -- then perhaps hear from you. But I'm j u s t not i n c l i n e d t o l e t you proceed pro se. THE DEFENDANT: THE COURT: Well, ma'am
That's just not a wise decision. I'm
j u s t going to t e l l you, i t ' s not a wise d e c i s i o n . THE DEFENDANT: and state that I was -THE COURT: Oh, you,are on the record. Ma'am, could we go on the record

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THE DEFENDANT: THE COURT:
Okay, we are on the record?
Oh, yes. I don't do anything i n court
when I'm not on the record. THE DEFENDANT: That's great.
The one concern I have, ma'am, i s Mr. Mendelsohn and I have spoke, and you are probably aware of some of the motions f o r r e c u s a l before this Court. THE COURT: I have no idea about anything that's
going on except f o r t h i s . , THE DEFENDANT: THE COURT: Well, ma'am --
So that's a l l I'm d e a l i n g with. Yes, ma'am. The reason -- and I
THE DEFENDANT:
have f a i t h i n my attorney here, complete f a i t h i n him, with the exception o f one matter. And that matter i s we discussed that he, as a practicing attorney, has to preserve h i s career and h i s
career i n t e r e s t s here i n t h i s thing, and b r i n g i n g up things against any k i n d of judge or any kind of s i g n i f i c a n t attorney i n t h i s town would be not r e a l l y i n h i s best career interest. That's the only reason I have -THE COURT; Knowing Mr.' Mendelsohn, I have never
seen him put personal i n t e r e s t i n front of the i n t e r e s t of h i s c l i e n t s ever, and I can't imagine that's impacting h i s decision-making. I j u s t -- I would be shocked.
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THE DEFENDANT: Well, I mean, you w i l l admit that we have had those conversations and that they have been troublesome f o r the two of us; correct? MR. MENDELSOHN: I t i s true. Judge, there - - i n
Mr. Hintz's 2255 that's s t i l l pending before Judge Cooper, there was a motion to recuse Judge Cooper that's never been ruled on, and the 2255 has never been r u l e d on. You know, down the road there may be an issue where Mr. Hintz wants me to push f o r a r e c u s a l issue that I don't f e e l l i k e i t ' s appropriate to move forward on. not the issue that we have before us r i g h t now. THE COURT: No, that's not okay. I mean, But that's
so t h i s i s a l l whether or not;to c a l l witness. MR. MENDELSOHN: l i k e to do -THE COURT: Okay. Right.
you to c a l l a
And, Judge, what I would
MR. MENDELSOHN:
-- i s go forward with the
hearing, but do the hearing that I would intend to do, and then at the end i f Mr. Hintz i s s t i l l i n s i s t e n t that we c a l l Mr. F r o e l i c h and i f we are going back i n to where we are
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now -THE COURT: my thought processes:
Okay, I was kind of -- that's kind of Conduct the hearing, and then l e t you
and Mr. Hintz have a consultation, and i f there i s an issue
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about him wanting to c a l l a witness you don't want to c a l l , at that point we can r e v i s i t t h i s . THE DEFEITOANT: That's very f a i r , ma'am.
And I r e a l i z e you don't know a l l the facts, and I appreciate your candor and, you know, you l i s t e n i n g to me. Again, I'm not t r y i n g to do anything that isn't appropriate. that's a l l . THE COURT: I understand. The f l a v o r of this I j u s t want to defend my c o n s t i t u t i o n a l rights,
hearing i s j u s t very d i f f e r e n t than whatever the f i n a l hearing i s going t o be i n front of Judge Cooper or anyone else on the revocation matter; okay? So l e t ' s conduct i t , give you and Mr. Mendelsohn a chance to consult, and then i f you s t i l l want t o press with Mr. F r o e l i c h , then we can.r- then we can take that up; okay? Sounds f a i r enough. Thank you.
THE DEFENDANT: Your Honor. THE COURT:
A l l right.
Mr. Wade-Childs,
i f you
w i l l bring -- i s i t Ms. Abrams t h i s morning? THE CLERK: THE COURT: THE CLERK: Yes, ma'am. Okay. I f everyone would come i n , please?
(The ex p a r t e session concludes a t 10:48:30 a.m.)
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In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand on t h i s , the 29th day of A p r i l , 2011.
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I N THE U N I T E D S T A T E S D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE NORTHERN D I S T R I C T OF G E O R G I A ATLANTA D I V I S I O N

No.- 1: 0 3 - C R - 1 3 1 - C C - J F K REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY HEARING ) ; )

pro se. least

numerous sworn s t a t e m e n t s f r o m ' a t of evidence requesting the recusal

r e q u e s t i n g the removal to one o r more j u d g e s

of counsel for c o n f l i c t s of interest i ntherecord of this case.

See and h e r e i n The

i n c o r p o r a t e t h e J u n e 1 3 , 2 0 1 1 t r a n s c r i p t a t t a c h e d a s E x h i b i t A. recusal 28 was r e q u e s t e d 144 w h i c h under t h e a u t h o r i t i e s requires: o f 28 U.S.C.

Motion t o Stay Pending R e s o l u t i o n o fRecusal filing was f u r t h e r

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v i o l a t i o n o f v a r i o u s l a w s and t h e U.S. Cooper f a i l e d to follow United States

C o n s t i t u t i o n , Judge Code mandates t h a t

Judge C o o p e r p r o c e e d no f u r t h e r t h e r e i n , b u t a n o t h e r j u d g e s h a l l assigned to hear such proceeding. h i s own Minimally, i t was

r e c u s a l ' ' p r i o r to'' m o v i n g f o r w a r d w i t h

Judge C l a r e n c e Cooper i g n o r e d t h e mandates

and i n s t e a d moved docket entries: and

knowingly unjust 14, 2011

adverse a c t i o n against t h i s (2) his orders 23,

(doc.271). timed and

c o n f l i c t e d a t t o r n e y , B r i a n Mendelsohn,' a s ; a p p o i n t e d c o u n s e l f o r t h i s Defendant. B r i a n Mendelsohn:''wa.s,' a n d i s , currently working closely and

i n r e c o r d e d s t a t e m e n t s t h a t h e ^has s i g n i f i c a n t c o n f l i c t s o f i n t e r e s t i n t h i s c a s e . , I n e m a i l s f r o m B r i a n M e n d e l s o h n , Mr. M e n d e l s o h n a g r e e d he h a s informed attorney Cynthia Roseberry that the whole:

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Attorney B r i a n Mendelsohn'also informed Mendelsohn version, had t o l d attorney ' Cynthia

t h i s D e f e n d a n t t h a t Mr. i n a short hand

"Judge Baverman h a v i n g a f i n a n c i a l interest in u n d e r l y i n g c a s e , a n d Judge C o o p e r b e i n g i n v o l v e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s " ; s e e h e r e i n ^ I n c o r p o r a t e d E x h i b i t B. (3) Judge C o o p e r signed; an o r d e r on A p r i l

The h e a r i n g regarding 13, 2011

s p e c i f i c a l l y r e l a t i n g t o disputed facts i n these proceedings. Cooper r u l e d t o s t r i k e , and thereby deny

n o t t o s t r i k e t h e P r o Se f i l i n g s ' f i l e d b y a t t o r n e y B r i a n M e n d e l s o h n ) , subpoena requests f o r : Judge Clarence Cooper (doc.352), Judge

[Velma Shanks (doc.351) a n d K r i s t e n G l o v e r (doc.349)

r e c o r d " May 2 7 , 2 0 1 1 i n t e r a c t i o n s a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a b o u t disputes i n these proceedings].

Judge Cooper's o r d e r a l s o s t r u c k from t h e r e c o r d , and thereby s e v e r a l a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r the'stibpoena o f other pertinent

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Defendant's process the since 13,

p r o c e d u r a l : due requesting cpiinsel

violations. of Judge April Cooper's 13, 2011;

Defendant appointed, see and but

incorporate'the April On June 13, 2011,

a b o u t Mr. M e n d e l s o h n ' s of interest of h i s

o f f the record statements about the c o n f l i c t s

Mr. M e n d e l s o h n , h i m s e l f , i n f o r m e d J u d g e C o o p e r o f a c a s e s i m i l a r to this one in which a criminal defendant. Sherry Ramos, was

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