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We
are presently engaged in an epic civil rights struggle to enforce
HMO patient rights, when HMOs, state regulators and state courts
conspire to violate them.
Our
adversaries are powerful and merciless. They include:
- California
State Court System
- California
Department of Managed Health Care
- Kaiser
Permanente HMO
On
September 15, 2004, without law degrees and without advice or
assistance from any lawyers, Jackie and I filed her opening
brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
the largest federal circuit court in the nation.
The
purposes of this lawsuit are to:
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Restore patients' equality in the patient-doctor relationship.
- Make
government regulators put patients first, not HMOs.
- Eradicate
disability discrimination and corruption in state courts.
An
honest judiciary is a prerequisite for patients' self-protection
against government and corporate interests dedicated to the
destruction of the doctor-patient relationship. Many citizens
question the honesty and independence of judges who can't resist
the temptation to accept "donations" and other gratuities
from these interests.
"The
moral authority of the judiciary is giving way to special interests…
Public trust in the judiciary is nearing an all time low."
BusinessWeek, September 27, 2004, and editorial.
"In
their 1875 operetta 'Trial by Jury,' Gilbert and Sullivan lampooned
juries' prejudices. Before the trial even begins, the jury shakes
its
fists at the defendants and sings:
Monster,
dread our damages.
We're the jury!
Dread our fury!"
Source:
Corporate Counsel, September, 2004
In
1875, runaway juries were dreaded. In 2004, runaway judges are
dreaded by ordinary Americans who don't "pay to play"
and who are repelled by this game.
Jackie's lawsuit asks the Ninth Circuit to end the California
court system's inhuman ugly
law* that treats the disabled as "monsters," undeserving
of access to state courts. Disabled persons have good reason
to fear state courts who tell them:
Monster,
dread our court.
We're the judges!
Dread our grudges!
You
can read these pleadings by accessing the following links:
Appellant's
Opening Brief
Cover
Page
Table
of Contents
Table
of Authorities
Appeal
Appellant's
Request for Judical Notice
Cover
Page
Request
for Judical Notice
Attachments
*U.S.
Department of Justice Amicus Brief, Tennessee v. Lane
Notice
for Trial Jury Service (8/11/2004)
Front
- Back
Appellant's
Supplemental
Request for Judical Notice
Cover
Page
Supplemental
Request for Judical Notice
Attachments
to Supplemental Request
Notice
for Trial Jury Service (8/11/2004)
Front
- Back
D. Yamasaki -
(Assistant Executive Officer) Letter to J. Finney (12/05/03)
N. Methvin, Jr.
& M. Mattera Denial Letter to J. Finney (8/26/2004)
J.
Finney Letter to N. Methvin. Jr., & M. Mattera
re: Jury Service Service Deficiencies (9/3/2004)
Notice for Trial Jury Service (9/3/2004)
Front
- Back
N. Methvin, Jr.
Acceptance Letter to J. Finney (9/9/2004)
Appellant's
Reply Brief
Cover
Page
Table
of Contents
Table
of Authorities
Appeal
Case
Summary
BATTLE
OVER THE COURTS - Cover story
MORAL
AUTHTORITY - Editorial
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