| Fleas from underground black rats almost
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| | insist on a better solution and are
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| brought down the human race in the dark
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| | willing to operate outside the system to
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| ages. A similar infection is spreading
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| | create it...the beauty of such an
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| through the courts of California, where
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| | underground system is that it builds its
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| private judges are at work undermining
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| | own success, creating a track record of
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| the state's court system. The plague is
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| | better results, lower cost, and more
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| spreading rapidly.
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| | satisfied customers."
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| Initially touted as a solution to an over
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| | THE SYSTEM'S "satisfied customers" are
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| burdened court system, private judges are
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| | sending big numbers of referrals to these
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| now threatening to take over the system
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| | private judges. According to a scathing
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| itself. Controversy about the use of
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| | article by Michael Hiltzik, in the Los
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| private judges has heated to the boiling
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| | Angeles Times in March of 2006 titled,
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| point in recent years. Government
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| | "Private Justice Can Be Yours if you're
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| analysts and the media have expressed
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| | Rich," these judges are carrying at least
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| increasing alarm that a double tiered
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| | 20 cases at a time.
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| system, where wealth dictates law, is
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| | California law is unique. It allows a
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| already in place.
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| | layman attorney to conduct actual trials.
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| One such private judge, M. Sue Talia of
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| | Once a stipulation is signed, this
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| Contra Costa County in California, admits
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| | attorney takes on the power of a Superior
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| that such a "NEW SYSTEM" does in fact
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| | Court Judge. Yet, they are safe from the
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| exist and its powerful influence is
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| | watchdog. The Commission on Judicial
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| rapidly expanding.
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| | Performance has no authority over private
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| Talia proclaims that an "underground
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| | judges.
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| system" is necessary to fight the
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| | The metamorphosis is now complete. In the
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| bureaucracy and special interest groups
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| | blink of an eye and without scrutiny, a
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| that work with the legislature. On the
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| | private attorney takes on the power of a
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| website promoting her book (ironically
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| | Superior Court Judge. Now, they have the
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| titled), "How to Avoid the Divorce from
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| | power to issue court orders that are
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| Hell", Talia states that such an
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| | nearly inescapable. They cannot be
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| underground system "is currently and
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| | removed and their order cannot be
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| quietly solving the problems of thousands
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| | overturned. For the disfavored litigant
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| of divorcing couples."
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| | caught in the NEW SYSTEM, there is NO
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| Talia is not a Judge. She has never been
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| | EXIT.
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| sworn in as a judge in California or any
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| | "Private judging is an oxymoron because
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| other state. She is a hired gun for the
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| | these judges are businessmen. They are in
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| wealthy; a divorce lawyer who is making
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| | it for the money." Says State Appellate
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| $350-$500 an hour selling herself as a
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| | Judge Anthony Klein. Not surprisingly,
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| Judge for Hire. Talia describes her
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| | these judges position themselves in
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| practice as "high end family law".
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| | enclaves where their rich clientele
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| She dons a black magistrate's robe and
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| | reside. Talia for example, has positioned
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| presides over "hearings" in a mock
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| | herself in the wealthy San Francisco Bay
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| courtroom she has set up in her private
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| | area communities of Danville, and
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| chambers. She cloaks herself in this
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| | exclusive Blackhawk. These well healed
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| revered garment without having been
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| | nests create hundreds of millions of
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| bestowed the honor of a public trust.
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| | dollars for private judges every year.
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| Like all of her covert fraternity, she
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| | Los Angeles Supreme Court Judge Robert
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| has taken no oath of office. She is not
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| | Holfern calls this system "evil".
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| bound by a code of ethics and a set of
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| | There is an inherent bias in favor of the
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| procedural standards. Despite standing
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| | person who holds the purse strings, and
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| court orders requiring it, often no court
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| | that bias can take the insidious path to
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| reporter is present.
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| | retribution and revenge. A Judge who
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| This "Judge's" niche is servicing high
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| | holds absolute authority in a courtroom
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| powered wealthy men who want to get the
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| | with no accountability is afforded a
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| advantage in the divorce arena. In her
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| | dangerous amount of power. The lure of
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| thirty years as an attorney, she has
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| | taking on the robe of the Grand
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| collected a cadre of friends and
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| | Inquisitor, with the promise of lucrative
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| collaborators who satisfy the customer by
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| | referrals, may be difficult for some to
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| skewing custody evaluations and
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| | refuse.
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| termination of family support.
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| | History has taught us more than once that
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| Talia explains how THE SYSTEM works:
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| | when a system is infected, it is not long
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| "...an underground system will have to
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| | before the entire system crumbles. If we
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| evolve, promoted by the forward-thinking
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| | wait too long, it will be too late.
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| lawyers, mediators, and individuals who
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