Chief Justice John Roberts and the Justices of the Supreme Court are engaged in a criminal cover-up

 February 16, 2026 - by Fred Bates

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices of the Supreme Court are committing an impeachable offense by covering up criminal misconduct that occurred in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the US District Court in San Jose

        The Supreme Court poses a greater threat to the Constitution, democracy and the rule of law than the President and Congress combined because it covers up criminal misconduct and corruption in our lower federal courts. In February of 2025, I sent a report to each of the Justices of the Supreme Court documenting criminal misconduct by officials with the City of San Jose, my former attorney, the US District Court in San Jose and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals during litigation of a discrimination lawsuit I filed against the City of San Jose. I am black/African American. The report presents indisputable facts and evidence that my attorney (Stuart Kirchick) conspired with the attorney for the City of San Jose (Michael Dodson) to perpetrate fraud on the US District Court in San Jose with the specific intent to obstruct justice. The fraud consisted of a joint case management statement making false claims as to facts, and a joint stipulation of dismissal of a defendant without my consent and without a settlement agreement. That defendant had clearly violated my constitutional rights to due process that are enshrined in California law. The report presents evidence that judges and court officials in the US District Court in San Jose and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals were complicit in the fraud by my attorney and San Jose city officials. 

    The report presents evidence that the US District Court in San Jose knowingly and intentionally violated the Constitution, federal statutory law and precedent of the Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The specific intent of the court was to obstruct justice by covering up the discriminatory and racist decision of San Jose city officials to deprive me of my due process rights when denying me a CCW permit upon my medical disability retirement from the San Jose Police Department as a sergeant. The report presents evidence proving that San Jose police officials committed perjury in their depositions, and in a declaration in support of the City's motion for summary judgment. Irrefutable evidence is also presented in the report that a judge and court officials in the US District Court in San Jose falsified docket entries in order to stage a fake hearing, without my knowledge, with a fake transcript and civil minutes on a motion for relief I filed. These are very serious felonies that completely undermine our judicial system, our democracy, and the rule of law.

    Despite the overwhelming evidence of the fraud and criminal misconduct of San Jose city officials, my attorney, the US District Court in San Jose and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Chief Justice Robert and the eight other Justices of the Supreme Court refused to take any action on a complaint report I sent to each detailing the misconduct of the above officials. It should also be noted that the Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari I filed in 2023 that documents the fraud by the City of San Jose, violations of the law and precedent by the US District Court in San Jose and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as bias by both courts.

    Chief Justice Roberts and the Supreme Court's blatant cover up of the criminal obstruction of justice by the City of San Jose, my attorney, the US District Court in San Jose and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is impeachable under the US constitution. Below is a link to my website with a copy of the report and letters I submitted to the Supreme Court and Congress in February 2025 documenting the criminal misconduct of San Jose city officials, my attorney, the US District Court in San Jose and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals:

https://corruptioninourfederalcourts.com/

    

Why I Will Not Be Voting In the 2024 Presidential Election

Fred Bates - Tuesday, October 29, 2024 

Our system of government is corrupt and dysfunctional, and I refuse to give it legitimacy by 

casting my vote

On November 5th, I will not be voting in the 2024 Presidential Election, just as I haven't voted in any recent elections. One of my primary reasons for not voting is that this country is a joke! I mean this in all sincerity. During this election cycle, both presidential campaigns have spent a great deal of time on hateful rhetoric that has overshadowed their policy proposals. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said, "let no man drag you so low as to hate him." He also said we must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools. It appears that the Republican and Democrat parties have decided to dishonor Dr. King's legacy by being fools with their hateful rhetoric that is clearly destroying our nation. 

Democrats are making the claim that Donald Trump is an existential threat to democracy, and Republicans are saying the same about Kamala Harris. Both parties are wrong. Democracy is not on the ballot this year and has not been on the ballot for years because of widespread public corruption. What I find so disappointing is that many Americans appear to be buying into this rhetoric by both parties when it comes to this fraudulent claim about democracy being on the ballot. The lack of civility by both parties during this election cycle disgusts me. I want no part of this embarrassment. 

It's not that I have a thing against voting. I have a more personal reason for not voting as well. Not voting is my form of non-violent protest against the racist and discriminatory manner in which I have been treated by San Jose city officials, the US District Court in San Jose, and the 9th Court of Appeals; and the refusal of Congress and other authorities with the responsibility of oversight to do anything about it. This entire blog has been devoted to exposing the appalling conduct of these officials during litigation of three federal lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for discrimination based on my race and disability. I'm black/African American. So far, I have not been able to get any government officials at any level to open an investigation into my allegations that these officials committed several public corruption crimes, many of them felonies. Here are some of the officials I have made formal complaints to, all to no avail: former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerry Nadler, former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte, former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Dianne Feinstein, VP and former Senator Kamala Harris, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Inspector General Michael Horowitz, former Attorney General William Barr, Chief Justice John Roberts, former Chief Judge of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Sidney R. Thomas, Santa Clara County California District Attorney Jeff Rosen, and the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury. This, however, is not a complete list of all the officials I have made complaints to regarding the misconduct of San Jose city officials and the federal courts.

As you can see, the officials that have failed to take action on my complaints are Democrats and Republicans. Not a single one has had the integrity or courage to provide oversight of the corrupt 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the US District Court in San Jose for their egregious misconduct that has undermined democracy, and the rule of law. This is governmental corruption at its worst. It does not matter who wins the presidency, or which party takes control of the House and Senate, it will not save democracy. Democracy simply cannot flourish if our judiciary operate with no accountability and refuses to adhere to the rule of law and precedent. However, I acknowledge that democracy cannot exist without an independent judiciary. But democracy requires a balance between an independent judiciary and oversight of the judiciary that provides accountability. This principle applies to all three branches of government. So far, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the US District Court in San Jose have treated me with the same lack of regard for my constitutional rights as Bull Connor did for black voting rights activists in Birmingham in 1963. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the US District Court have engaged in misconduct with impunity. I refuse to give legitimacy to a corrupt system of government by casting my vote. Below are links to some of my other blog posts that provide details about the misconduct of San Jose city officials and the federal courts:

A Cheating Scandal in the Silicon Valley - Justice for Sale: The Backstory to My Lawsuits Against the City of San Jose! (crnctz.blogspot.com)

A Cheating Scandal in the Silicon Valley - Justice for Sale: San Jose City Officials and Federal Court Officials Engaged in Criminal Misconduct During Litigation of My Lawsuits Against the City (crnctz.blogspot.com)

Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Fake News With His Own Fake News

Post #63 (January 9, 2020)

On December 31st of this past year (2019), Chief Justice Roberts condemned social media for sometimes instantly spreading false rumors and information on a grand scale in his annual message summarizing the work of the federal judiciary. Many viewed Justice Roberts' message as a critique of President Trump that was a reminder of his rebuke of the President for making comments that 'Obama judges' had made biased rulings undermining Trump's immigration policies. Justice Roberts stated that we do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges. He said that we have an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them. Justice Roberts further stated that an independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for. In a post on December 18, 2018, I opined that Justice Roberts had lost all credibility for rebuking President Trump for his criticism of federal judges while at the same time covering up abuse of power and criminal misconduct by courts in the 9th Circuit. I expressed outrage at Justice Roberts' bogus claim that federal judges were doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them. I explained that Justice Roberts refused to take action on a complaint letter I sent to him accusing the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the US District Court in San Jose of blatant bias and criminal misconduct that favored the City of San Jose during the litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City.

In his message on December 31st, 2019, Justice Roberts again extolled the virtues of an independent judiciary. He also warned about the dangers of misinformation (fake news) in the internet era. Justice Roberts stated that because of social media's ability to spread rumor and false information on a grand scale, the public's need to understand our government , and the protection it provides is ever more vital. He said that we should celebrate our strong and independent judiciary because it is a key source of national unity and stability. But to his credit, Justice Roberts warned federal judges that justice is not inevitable. He said that we (judges) should reflect on our duty to judge without fear or favor, deciding each matter with humility, integrity, and dispatch. He further stated that as the New Year begins, and we turn to the tasks before us, we should each resolve to do our best to maintain the public's trust that we are faithfully discharging our solemn obligation to do equal justice under the law.

I again condemn Chief Justice Roberts for his blatant hypocrisy with his latest message warning about the dangers of fake news and the need for the public to understand our government and the protections it provides. Justice Roberts should not be the one to lecture Americans about the need to understand our government. Justice Roberts is well aware that it is our judicial officials that are more in need of understanding our government than regular Americans. He is well aware that many of our federal courts, particularly in the 9th Circuit, have suspended the Constitution and the rule of law, thereby, depriving many litigants of their civil rights resulting in significant financial losses. Many federal judges see the Constitution as being nothing more than a nuisance and treat many lawsuits for civil rights violations as being frivolous. Justice Roberts is aware of this fact. He is also aware that there is a case-fixing scandal involving the US District Court in San Jose, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and several San Jose city officials. Justice Roberts is well aware that the scandal involving these officials include conspiracy, obstruction of justice, bribery, fraud, subornation of perjury and perjury. Specific acts of criminal misconduct include falsifying court docket entries, creating false documents, the filing of a fraudulent stipulation of dismissal, the filing of a false declaration, holding a phony hearing on a motion, and fabricating a false transcript and civil minutes for that hearing. Justice Roberts is well aware that the evidence of the misconduct by these officials is indisputable since much of it is documented in the records of the courts involved. This scandal was brought to Justice Roberts' attention in a complaint letter I filed with him dated August 13, 2018.

In his message on December 31st, 2019, Justice Roberts noted that one of our founding fathers, John Jay, was injured in 1788 during mob violence started by a rumor (fake news). The injury suffered by John Jay limited his contributions to the Federalist Papers that were responsible for generating support for the Constitution which was ratified in 1788 and put into effect in 1789. The real fake news that Americans should be most concerned about is not the rumors or fake news on social media. Rather, it's the fake news that is being spread by Justice Roberts that paint a positive picture of our judiciary. Justice Roberts knows that our judiciary is corrupt and dysfunctional based on the complaint letter I sent him that is mentioned above. There is no disputing that fake news has the potential of causing mob violence just as Justice Roberts warns in his latest message. However, Justice Roberts ignores the greater potential for mob violence that could result from the flagrant violations of citizens rights by the federal courts that cause them significant financial losses and emotional distress. It is unmistakable that Justice Roberts is aware that the decisions by judges in many of our federal courts are inconsistent with his message that it is their duty to judge without fear of favor and to decide each matter with humility, integrity, and dispatch. Justice Roberts is also aware that many of the decisions handed down by federal courts are inconsistent with his message that each judge should resolve to do their best to maintain the public's trust that they are faithfully discharging their solemn obligation to equal justice under law. Justice Roberts and other judicial officials are using their status as an independent judiciary to cover up corruption and dysfunction in our federal courts. It is clear that Justice Roberts is the one who is spreading fake news. For his efforts, he receives my Fake News of the Year Award for 2019. Below is the complaint letter that I sent to Chief Justice Roberts:

Frederick Bates

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August 13, 2018

Administrative Office of the United States Courts

One Columbus Circle, NE

Washington, D.C. 20544

Attention: The Honorable Chief Justice John Roberts

Re: Criminal misconduct complaint letter and attachments filed with Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas

Dear Chief Justice Roberts,

Enclosed are copies of a complaint letter and attachments I filed with Chief Judge Thomas regarding misconduct by San Jose city officials and officials with the U.S. District Court – San Jose Division and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that occurred during the litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for discrimination based on my race and disability. I am black/African American. So far, I have not received a response from Judge Thomas regarding my complaint letter and attachments.

I respectfully request that you and other members of the Judicial Conference review the letter and attachments as they present credible evidence of very serious criminal misconduct perpetrated with the intent to cover up racism and bigotry by San Jose city officials. I ask that you take special note of Attachment II. It is inarguable from the discussion presented in Attachment II that the judgments of the U.S. District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in my two lawsuits against the City of San Jose are not consistent with well established statutory law and precedent of the United States Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. These judgments are intentionally erroneous and are now being enforced by the courts with the knowledge they are based on fraud. It is indisputable that the judgments are void and unenforceable under the law.

Additionally, the evidence of bias in favor of the City of San Jose is so pervasive and blatant that it gives the appearance that the courts are advocating for the City instead of being impartial and disinterested as is required by the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. What is quite disturbing is that Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins ruled in my second lawsuit against the City of San Jose that City officials had no obligation to investigate my racial and disability discrimination complaints, even though, an investigation is mandated by City policy and state law. The case cited by Judge Cousins as precedent to dismiss my case, while not binding precedent, contradicts Judge Cousins’ ruling and supports a finding that San Jose city officials were obligated to investigate my complaints. Surprisingly, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals summarily affirmed Judge Cousins’ ruling clearly violating precedent set by United States v. Hooton that establishes the requirements for summary disposition.

As evidence of my claims of pervasive bias by the courts in favor of the City of San Jose, I have included a copy of a motion I filed for U.S. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte to recuse

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himself from proceedings in my case. It should be noted that Judge Whyte refused to recuse himself. Other evidence of blatant bias is statements made by a judge during an appeals hearing in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in November 2009. That hearing was in regards to my appeal of Judge Whyte’s ruling granting the City of San Jose’s motion for summary judgment in my first lawsuit. During that hearing, the judge (presumably Judge William Fletcher) asked “why did you make a federal case of this.” Judge Fletcher then asked “why doesn’t he just drop the darn thing?” He was clearly referring to my lawsuit against the City. Judge Fletcher also established in that hearing that there was no record whatsoever from the proceeding in small claims court for the small claims judgment the City relied upon for collateral estoppel. Judge Fletcher said he was doubtful about collateral estoppel because there had to have been actual litigation in my small claims case. There was in fact no litigation in my small claims case because the small claims commissioner dismissed my complaint with a finding that it was defective. Yet, Judge Fletcher and the rest of the panel hearing my appeal affirmed Judge Whyte’s ruling dismissing my case as to the City based on collateral estoppel.

            It is unmistakable that the small claims judgment has no preclusive effect under California preclusion law because there is no record that is sufficiently clear as to what was litigated and determined. Therefore, a federal court cannot give preclusive effect to the judgment based on the Full Faith and Credit Act. Attachment II mentioned above also details several other reasons why the small claims judgment has no preclusive effect. It is clear from Judge Fletcher’s biased statements and the subsequent ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming Judge Whyte’s clearly erroneous ruling granting the City’s motion for summary judgment that the judgment in my first lawsuit must be vacated. The blatant bias shown by the courts offends democracy and the rule of law.

I respectfully request that the Judicial Conference review all of the documents that I have submitted and take immediate action to address this matter which is one of the greatest abuses of power and cover-ups by government officials in recent memory. And it is certainly one of the biggest frauds and cheating scandals in the history of our judiciary. Please be aware that I have also made complaints with several Members of Congress, the F.B.I. and Department of Justice. I look forward to hearing from you regarding this matter. Copies of my complaints with the House Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice are also included with this letter.

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                            Sincerely,

                                                                                                                        Frederick Bates

c: The Honorable Sidney R. Thomas – Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

     Congressman Bob Goodlatte – Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee

    Jeff Sessions – Attorney General of the United States

Trump Is Right For Questioning FBI Director Christopher Wray's Attitude

Post #60 (December 10, 2019)

FBI Director Christopher Wray stated in an interview on ABC on Monday (12/9/2019) that he would take serious the findings of the Inspector General (IG) that there were numerous errors by the FBI during the investigation of the Trump campaign in 2016. However, Director Wray pointed out that the IG found that the probe into the Trump campaign was opened with appropriate predication and authorization, and that there was no evidence of political bias when the FBI began investigating political contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Clearly, President Trump is not satisfied with Director Wray's response to the IG's report. He tweeted earlier today that he did not believe Director Wray was reading the same report that he, President Trump, had been given. Mr. Trump stated that because of Director Wray's attitude, he will never be able to fix the FBI, which is badly broken despite having some of the greatest men and women working there.

Just as I stated in a post on December 6, 2017, I am again saying that the President calling out Director Wray in his tweet today has credibility. Since 2014, I have filed public corruption complaints with the FBI against the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the US District Court in San Jose, and several San Jose city officials. Even though I presented indisputable evidence that these officials committed several felonies during the litigation of two discrimination lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose, Director Wray and the FBI refused to respond to my complaints. It is sufficiently clear that Director Wray and the FBI have problems with ethics. President Trump is right to believe that Director Wray cannot fix the problems at the FBI because of his apparent lack of resolve to do so. Below is a copy of a complaint I filed with Inspector General Horowitz against Director Wray:

Frederick Bates

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March 18, 2019

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

1717 H Street, NW, Suite 825

Washington, DC 20006

Attn: Michael Horowitz – Inspector General

Re: Public Corruption Complaints

Dear Mr. Horowitz,

            I respectfully request that you open an investigation into the conduct of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) and the Department of Justice based on their failure to open an investigation into public corruption complaints I filed against San Jose city officials and officials with the U.S. District Court – San Jose Division and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. My complaints, in the form of letters, allege that these officials committed several felonies during the litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for racial and disability discrimination. I am black/African American. The crimes I allege against these officials include conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice, subornation of perjury and perjury, bribery, and fraud. Accompanying my complaint letters to the F.B.I. and Department of Justice was credible evidence supporting my allegations. Here is a list of my complaint letters with the dates and the parties to whom they were directed, as well as dates of meetings with F.B.I. officials:

May 24, 2014 – Letter to Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson – San Francisco F.B.I. Field Office

May 24, 2014 – Letter to Melinda Haag – U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California

June 17, 2015 – Email letter to F.B.I. San Francisco Field Office that documents a phone contact with an F.B.I. employee in the San Francisco Field Office and a meeting with an F.B.I. agent in the Jackson Mississippi Field Office

July 24, 2017 – Letter to U.S. Department of Justice-Washington, D.C. (To Whom It May Concern)

July 27, 2017 – Letter to F.B.I. Headquarters-Washington, D.C. (To Whom It May Concern)

July 29, 2017 – Letter to Brian Stretch – U.S. Attorney’s Office-Northern District of California

July 29, 2017 – Letter to Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett - San Francisco F.B.I. Field Office

August 18, 2017 – Documentation of meeting with F.B.I. Special Agent in Sacramento, CA Field Office

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October 24, 2017 – Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions                                       

October 30, 2017 – Letter to F.B.I. Director Christopher Wray

April 16, 2018 - Letter to F.B.I. Director Christopher Wray

April 16, 2018 - Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Included with this letter are copies of the above letters and evidence attached to each that proves they were delivered to the above officials. For this reason, I am making a complaint against each for failure to take action and for engaging in a cover-up. I am well aware that the F.B.I. and the Department of Justice does not normally intervene in matters involving the courts based on the separation of powers doctrine. However, when there is credible evidence that court officials have engaged in public corruption, as is the case here, the F.B.I. and Department of Justice is obligated to investigate the crimes involved in order to protect the integrity of our judicial system. Clearly, the officials that received my complaint letters had a legal and moral duty to take action.

            What is clear to me from the contact I had with F.B.I. agents and the lack of response to my complaint letters is that there seems to be no interest in opening an investigation into this matter, even though this is one of the greatest abuses of power and breaches of the public trust by government officials in recent memory. And it is certainly one of the biggest frauds on the court and cheating scandals in the history of our judiciary.

            Along with the copies of the complaint letters noted above is an attachment that contain facts and evidence that corroborate the obstruction of justice/public corruption crimes I allege against San Jose city officials and officials with the U.S. District Court – San Jose Division and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Also included is a pdf file on a flash drive containing a complaint letter and documents I sent to Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The letter and documents sent to Judge Thomas provides more facts and evidence to support my allegations.

            Additionally, I am requesting an investigation of San Jose city officials for conducting an investigation of me in September 2018 that was malicious, retaliatory and meant to intimidate me and to violate my rights to free speech based on two emails I sent City officials relative to the criminal misconduct of City officials and the courts during litigation of the two lawsuits I filed against the City. The details surrounding the investigation by the City are also enclosed in a separate attachment. Please advise me of what action you will take in this matter.

                                                                                                            Sincerely,

                                                                                                            Frederick Bates

A Politically Motivated Stunt By Senator Harris And The Democrats

Post #59 (December 9, 2019)

I just stumbled on an article in HUFFPOST regarding a letter that Senator Kamala Harris and about 40 Democrats signed that will be sent to the White House demanding that President Trump remove his advisor Stephen Miller over leaked emails the Senators say exhibit white nationalist views. The letter state that Miller is unfit to serve in any capacity at the White House, let alone as a senior policy advisor. Just when I think it's not possible to have a lower opinion of the Democrats because of their phony outrage when they think someone, almost always a Republican, is a racist, this letter pops up.

Let me make it clear that this post is intended to point out the hypocrisy of two of the Senators that signed this ridiculous letter. I'm not saying that I endorse a white supremacist or white nationalist serving in the White House or any other position in government. One of the reasons should be obvious if you continue reading this post. The hypocrisy of the two Senators I'm calling out is that of Senator Harris and Senator Feinstein. I have written letters to both asking for an investigation into a case-fixing scandal involving Mayor Sam Liccardo and other San Jose city officials in collusion with officials of the US District Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals during the litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for racial and disability discrimination. I am black/African American. See, I told you it should be obvious that I don't give a damn about white nationalists or white supremacists.

During the litigation of my two lawsuits, the courts named above and the City of San Jose conspired to deprive me of several of my rights, and they accomplished this by creating fraudulent documents, falsifying docket entries, making false stipulations, and conducting a phony hearing with fraudulent civil minutes and transcript. The specific crimes they committed include subornation of perjury and perjury, bribery, conspiracy, fraud, and obstruction of justice. The specific intent of these cowards were to humiliate me, deprive me of my constitutional rights, cause me emotional pain and suffering and financial loss. It's all true. If you read many of my prior posts you will see more details, but there will be another link at the end of this post that will present the indisputable facts and evidence that was also presented to Senator Harris and Feinstein.

This letter by Senator Harris and the Democrats demanding Stephen Miller be removed as an advisor to the President appears to be nothing more than a political stunt by Senator Harris to remain relevant and bolster her chances to become the VP candidate for the Democratic Party. I am not aware of any accusations that Miller knowingly and intentionally violated a black person's rights and conspired with the courts in committing criminal acts to cover it up. Senators Harris and Feinstein are aware of these same accusations I am making against San Jose city officials and the courts. Yet, Feinstein and Harris refuse to take any action on an obvious high tech lynching of a black person, while asking for the removal of a presidential advisor for possible white nationalist views. It seems to me if you cover up a high tech lynching of a black person, maybe you are the one that's unfit to serve in any capacity. Just as they did with her campaign for President, Americans should reject this politically motivated stunt by Senator Harris as an act of blatant hypocrisy. Below is a copy of a complaint I made with the Senate Ethics Committee against Senator Harris, Senator Feinstein, Senator Lindsey Graham, and Senator Chuck Grassley for their cover-up the misconduct by San Jose city officials and the courts:

Frederick Bates

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July 10, 2019

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics

220 Hart Building

United States Senate

Washington, DC 20510

Re: Ethics Violations by Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee/Petition for Redress of Grievance

Dear Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics:

            The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention ethics violations by the following members of the Senate Judiciary Committee: Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and Senator Kamala Harris. I am also asking that the Select Committee on Ethics open an investigation into my allegation. My allegation that the just named Senators violated Senate Ethics Rules are based on their failure to take action on complaint letters I submitted to each detailing criminal misconduct by San Jose city officials, officials with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California – San Jose Division and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals during litigation of two lawsuits I filed against the City of San Jose for racial and disability discrimination. I am black/African American. Furthermore, the rulings of the courts in each of my lawsuits are biased in favor of the City of San Jose and they are wholly inconsistent with the indisputable facts and well established law.

            On the website of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics under Constituent Service, it states that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution “guarantees the right of the people…to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” It also states that responding to inquiries of petitioners and assisting them before executive or independent government officials and agencies is an appropriate exercise of the representational function of each Member of Congress, as well as an important function of congressional oversight. The definition of redress by Merriam-Webster is to set right or remedy an unjust or unfair situation.

            Not only has there been no action taken on my complaint letters to Senators Graham, Feinstein, Grassley, and Harris, I have only received a response from Senator Feinstein acknowledging receipt of my letter. This is inconsistent with the obligation of elected officials to respond to inquiries of petitioners as noted above. What makes this matter so egregious is that the accused Senators are making a conscious decision to conceal from the public the criminal misconduct of San Jose city officials and officials with the U.S. District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that was perpetrated in order to cover up racism, bigotry and corruption.

            Also on the website for the Senate Select Committee it states that the general advice of the Ethics Committee concerning pending court actions is that Senate offices should refrain from intervening in such legal actions in most cases until the matter has reached a resolution in the

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courts. In other words, the judicial system should be allowed to function without interference from outside sources. It is important to note that there are no pending actions in court relative to my two lawsuits because the courts have entered their final judgments. Nothing precludes Congress or the Senate Judiciary Committee from conducting investigations into my allegations against the courts based on Congress’ constitutional authority/obligation to provide oversight. It is important to keep in mind that my allegations against the courts and the City of San Jose involve very serious criminal misconduct. The criminal misconduct I am alleging includes bribery, conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice, subornation of perjury and perjury, fraud, and witness tampering. These criminal acts involve creating a false document relative to a fraudulent stipulation of dismissal, falsifying court records, staging a phony hearing on a motion I filed and creating a fraudulent transcript and civil minutes for that hearing that contradict each other.

            In order to support my allegations of criminal misconduct by San Jose city officials and the courts are two attachments in pdf format on a flash drive that’s included in this packet. One attachment contain copies of a letter and documents sent to Inspector General Michael Horowitz alleging that former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and F.B.I. Director Christopher Wray, along with several other officials in the Department of Justice and F.B.I. are engaged in a cover-up of the criminal misconduct of San Jose city officials and federal court officials. The other attachment contains copies of a letter and documents I sent to Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that is undeniable proof that the judgments in my two lawsuits against the City of San Jose are based on fraud; and that they are in violation of the Constitution and well established precedent and statutory law. The judgments are by law null and void. Yet, the courts refuse to vacate them. Also on the flash drive are copies of the complaint letters I sent to Senators Graham, Feinstein, Grassley, and Harris; along with copies of complaint letters I sent to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, and Attorney General William Barr.

            The conduct of San Jose city officials and federal court officials is an egregious abuse of power that violates the public trust. What makes their conduct truly appalling is that their intent is to cover up racism and bigotry. The evidence of racism by San Jose city officials is indisputable because they state in court papers that the City’s anti-discrimination policies did not protect me, a black person, and that they had no duty to investigate my racial discrimination complaints against City officials. Even though San Jose city policy specifically states that discrimination complaints will be investigated, the courts ruled in favor of the City. It is worthy to note that state law and precedent also establish that City officials had a duty to investigate my discrimination complaints, and that they can be held liable individually under Section 1983 based on their deliberate indifference. Further evidence of bias by the courts and indifference to the City’s racist conduct is that the court in one proceeding exhibited hostility toward my discrimination lawsuit by asking why I was making this a federal case and why I didn’t just drop the darn thing (my lawsuit). Bias is also indicated by the fact that the courts ruled in favor of the City in my first lawsuit despite City officials’ admission that they had violated City policy and a state law that implicates a constitutionally protected interest. This flagrant bias against me by the courts also makes the judgments in my lawsuits null and void.  I want to make it clear that I am alleging that Senator Graham, Senator Grassley, Senator Feinstein, and Senator Harris are

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intentionally covering up this matter. It is sufficiently clear that these Senators are in violation of the Ethic Rules of the Senate, as well as, the oath they took to protect and uphold the Constitution. A credible criminal case for collusion and obstruction of justice can also be made against these Senators because the intentional cover-up of a crime is in itself a crime. An investigation into this matter is warranted in order to protect the integrity of our judicial system and to set right this unjust situation. Please inform me of what action the Senate Select Committee will take in regards to my allegation.

                                                                                                            Sincerely,

                                                                                                            Frederick Bates

More details can be seen here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/624131267713226/