Politics | March 16, 2009 | 8 comments

Unlawful Imprisonment of California Lawyer

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During his four-decade career, taxpayer-advocate attorney Richard I. Fine has filed cases that have saved California taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and required state lawmakers to pass budgets on time. Whether he was bringing cases that reduced inflated Los Angeles sewer rates or forcing the county to pay child- and spousal-support payments, Fine has championed ordinary people taking on one of the most powerful government and judicial systems in the nation.

"He's a tireless and brilliant fighter for the little man and people's rights," said John Rizzo, president of the Marina Tenants Association, which retained Fine to protect Marina del Rey residents facing eviction during recent marina redevelopment.

But the 68-year-old Tarzana resident is now facing charges of moral turpitude as California State Bar Court Judge Richard A. Honn recently recommended that Fine be disbarred.

The move comes several years after Fine alleged that Los Angeles Superior Court judges had not disclosed that the county paid them nearly $40,000 in annual cash benefits on top of their state salary packages in cases in which the county was a party.

In State Bar documents, Honn alleges that Fine made those allegations in the cases during a "litigation rampage" to retaliate against judges who had ruled against him and his clients.

It started with a disagreement with court Commissioner Bruce E. Mitchell over attorney's fees in 1999 and grew into a full-fledged battle in which Fine alleged that Mitchell had misappropriated class-settlement funds.
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8 comments // Unlawful Imprisonment of California Lawyer

  • Steward2
  • srdiamond
  • Steward2
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      Steward2  

    • I am not surprised, as many state BAR's have the same MO, and to disbar the honest ones who they feel are a threat.
      It's happened at least once in Ma. and many times in Fl.
      the most recent Thompson and it was sanctioned by the FL SC,who states that the BAR is the Arm of the Fl. SC

    • 4 years ago
  • FCRAdvocate
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      FCRAdvocate  

    • Moral Turpitude:

      A phrase used in Criminal Law to describe conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty, or good morals.

      Crimes involving moral turpitude have an inherent quality of baseness, vileness, or depravity with respect to a person's duty to another or to society in general. Examples include rape, forgery, Robbery, and solicitation by prostitutes.

      Many jurisdictions impose penalties, such as deportation of Aliens and disbarment of attorneys, following convictions of crimes involving moral turpitude.

      West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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      Moral Turpitude n. gross violation of standards of moral conduct,vileness, such that an act involving moral turpitude was intentionally evil, making the act a crime. The existence of moral turpitude can bring a more severe criminal charge or penalty for a criminal defendant.

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      When all else fails - mock them:
      http://www.uncommondescent.com/darwinism/when-all-else-fails-mock-them/

    • 4 years ago
  • regjoeschmo
  • jahbini
  • regjoeschmo
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      regjoeschmo  

    • "The bottom line is that when I filed cases against the Legislature and governor breaking the law, the State Bar didn't care," Fine said.

      "But when I filed cases against the judges breaking the law, suddenly the State Bar wanted to disbar me because the judges complained. The irony is that moral turpitude is doing horrible things against society. Filing cases against judges who are breaking the law is upholding the law."

    • 4 years ago
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