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Judge Thadd Blizzard Misconduct: Court Order Authorizes Unlawful Child

Abduction for Judge Pro Tem Attorney Richard Sokol

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

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Judge Thadd Blizzard Approves Illegal Out-of-State

Child Relocation for Temporary Judge Lawyer
Richard Sokol - Opposing Attorney Stunned

MATTHEW J. GARY
(40)

Tuesday Document Dump

FLEC
(28)

A leaked court reporter transcript

obtained by Sacramento Family
Court News reveals that Judge
Thadd Blizzardlast November
retroactively endorsed an unlawful outof-state "move away" and child
abduction at the request of local judge
pro tem attorney Richard Sokol.

PETER J. McBRIEN
(27)

The unprecedented ruling went

against San Francisco attorney
Archibald Cunningham, who the
transcript reflects was dumbfounded
by the decision.

SCBA
(22)

The bizarre chain-of-events began

after Cunningham's disabled client,
Robert Saunders, filed paperwork
seeking child visitation under an
San Francisco attorney and social justice advocate Archibald Cunningham was
existing temporary custody order. After
shockedwhen Judge Thadd Blizzard authorized an illegal child abduction for
the visitation paperwork was lodged,
Sacramento Superior Court judge pro tem attorney Richard Sokol.
Sokol's client, April Berger,
abruptlymoved to Hawaii with the parents' twin daughters without the permission of the court.

To continue reading, and to view the complete court reporter transcript, click Read more >> below...

Under state law, a parent may not take children and relocate out-of-state without court approval before the move,
especially under a temporary custody order. A parent seeking to relocate must by law first seek court approval
for the move, and "the noncustodial parent still has standing to oppose the relocation" in court, according to
California Practice Guide: Family Law, the gold standard family law legal reference used by judges and
attorneys.

Without prior court approval, an out-of-state move away is considered criminal child abduction if it maliciously
"deprives a person of a right to visitation," according toPenal Code 278.5(a). The criminal statute alsospecifies
that the retroactive,after-the-fact orderissued by Blizzard for Sokol "does not constitute a defense" to the

JUDGE PRO TEM

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ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT

(39)
KICKBACKS
(33)

CHILD CUSTODY
(25)
ARTS & CULTURE
(24)
JAMES M. MIZE
(23)
ROBERT SAUNDERS
(23)

CJP
(21)
CHARLOTTE KEELEY
(20)
CARLSSON CASE
(19)
EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT

(19)
PRO PERS
(19)
WATCHDOGS
(19)
DIVORCE CORP
(18)
SACRAMENTO SUPERIOR
COURT
(18)
DOCUMENTS
(17)
ROBERT HIGHT
(16)
PAULA SALINGER
(15)
RAPTON-KARRES
(15)
SATIRE
(13)

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JAIME R. ROMAN
(12)
APPEALS
(11)
CANTIL-SAKAUYE
(11)
COLOR OF LAW SERIES

(11)
CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(11)
WHISTLEBLOWERS
(11)
WOODRUFF O'HAIR
POSNER and SALINGER

(11)
LAURIE M. EARL
(10)
NO CONTACT ORDERS
(10)
SHARON A. LUERAS
(10)

State law, including California criminal jury instructions, indicate that Judge Thadd Blizzard and judge pro tem attorney Richard Sokol
may have been accessories after the fact to a criminal child abduction.

Sacramento Family Court "Hometowning" History

FERRIS CASE
(9)
JESSICA HERNANDEZ
(8)
ROBERT O'HAIR
(8)

Cunningham's reaction to the outcome was similar to that of Stephen R. Gianelli, another San Francisco attorney
who previously was "hometowned" in Sacramento Family Court. Hometowning refers to local judges
givingpreferential treatment to select, local attorneys.Click herefor Gianelli's account of his experience as an
"outsider" attorney.

3rd DISTRICT COA

(7)

Hometowning is consideredunethical and is prohibited by the Code of Judicial Ethics, according to retired
judge David Rothman, author of the California Judicial Conduct Handbook. Sacramento Family Court reform
advocates have documented that judge pro tem attorneys often receive kickbacks in the form of rubber-stamped
orders, and other forms of favorable treatment when representing clients in court in exchange for operating the
court's settlement conference program. Click here for SFCN coverage of temporary judge controversies.

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The transcript, case records, and a second transcript from a related, previous hearing also indicate that Blizzard
manipulated the proceedings through intentional misstatements and omissions of material fact in order to achieve
the outcome demanded by Sokol, conduct prohibited by the Code of Judicial Ethics. Family court watchdogs
assert that the collusion between full-time judges and judge pro tem attorneys deprives the public of the federally
protected right to honest government services, a racketeering crime under 18 USC 1346.

The Robert Saunders-April Berger case is one of fourSacramento County Family Court cases included in the
documentary film Divorce Corp, now playing in major U.S cities. The movie "exposes the corrupt and collusive
industry of family law in the United States," and portrays the Sacramento court system as the most corrupt in the
country. For our continuing coverage of the film, click here.

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For additional reporting on the people and issues in this post, click the corresponding labels below the
document:

JULIE SETZER
(7)
MATTHEW HERNANDEZ
(7)

CHRISTINA ARCURI
(6)
CIVIL RIGHTS
(6)
MIKE NEWDOW
(6)
CONTEMPT
(5)
THADD BLIZZARD
(5)
VEXATIOUS LITIGANT
(5)
FAMILY LAW FACILITATOR

(4)
LUAN CASE
(4)
MALPRACTICE
(4)
RACKETEERING
(4)
THOMAS M. CECIL
(4)

CHILD ABDUCTION
(3)
VANCE W. RAYE
(3)

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