23rd June, 2020 – The NJ Supreme Court received a complaint regarding corrections of Appellation Division, which allowed compromised court records in a high profile case - CAM L-4749-14 - Lillie Coley vs Shawn Corey Carter & Lise Fisher. The complaint was made by Rymir & Wanda Satterthwaite along with Dr. Lillie Coley who sought corrections of the Division when allegations of incomplete and tainted court records were allowed to be used in the case. This includes a complaint of Denial of Due Process, which they believe, compromised the integrity of the case.
The involved parties have filed an inquiry in relevant jurisdictions with the Attorney General Offices along with the Department of Justice. The inquiry is meant to look into the Civil Rights violations of individuals, which were compromised due to retaliatory action. It is believed that the court protected the interest of some parties while infringing on the rights of others.
The Appellate Division is facing charges of improper conduct by lawyers and litigants that stains the reputation of the justice system and puts the integrity of documents submitted to court into question. Currently on appeal, the allegations are three main violations 1) adding documents to their Appendix that did not belong in the record, 2) adding an additional party (Rymir) to the appeal who was not originally a part of the case, 3) submitting a fraudulent or compromised Order for the second time, which was dated June 8th, 2017, which has been reported..
The documents that were improperly entered into the record were seen to be fraudulent and thus are not a part of the record that was filed with the Civil Law Court for the case. Since the records were not seen as part of the record, they were not applicable to the L-4749-14 Civil Law case and neither were they part of the appeals that came from it. It was determined that the instant appeal emerged from the Appellant Level due to Civil Law Judge Polansky circumventing normal procedure in order to set a Protective Order without serving her Orders.
The Parties believe that actions may result in harsh penalties, which include striking submissions from the Court record and imposition of sanctions on them as well as their attorneys. Parties also believe that the default Judgment should be entered in their favor and against the Respondent.
This is not the first time the NJ court system has been brought into question. In 2015 a case involving NJ plaintiff Tobia Ippolito caused an outcry when a tape in court recorded the Defendant’s lawyer saying, “Whatever I ask, he (the County Prosecutor) does.” The case and several others like it, are the reason why the FCLU remains dedicated in its mission to help families get the justice they seek.
Based in New York City, the aim of the Families Civil Liberties Union (FCLU) is to protect families against the family court system and prevent it from defrauding them and ensure they get justice. The politically neutral organization uses several tools in its arsenal to ensure families have the law on their side. This includes the press, education, legislation, litigation as well as proactive checks and balances to fix the family court system from the inside out.
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