Consistent with The Leslie Brodie Report commitment to integrity and adherence to the highest level of ethical journalism, and in order to report on both sides of a story, California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey and Ex Commissioner Geoffrey Brown (cousin of Jerry Brown) are hereby asked to admit or deny matters relating to USDOJ’s Tony West, Jeff Bleich, Kamala Harris, Michael Shames, and UCAN.
Admit that Michael R. Peevey was appointed President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Governor Gray Davis on December 31, 2002, having been originally appointed to the CPUC by Governor Davis in March 2002. In December 2008 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reappointed Mr. Peevey to the CPUC for another six-year term.
Admit that Timothy Alan Simon was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on February 15, 2007.
Admit that Dian M. Grueneich (later of Morrison & Foerster ) was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in January 2005 and unanimously confirmed by the State Senate for a six year term.
Admit that between 2001 to 2007 Geoffrey Brown (AKA Geoff Brown) served as Commissioner with the CPUC.
Admit that from 2006 to 2009 Brown serve as director with the State Bar of California Foundation (DBA “California Bar Foundation”).(see below)
Admit that in 2008, California Bar Foundation quietly transferred $769,247.00 to sham entity CaliforniaALL — which also obtained additional 1.5 Million from utility companies.
Admit that Michael Peevey and Timothy Simon were part of CaliforniaALL.(see below)
Admit that around 2007-09 Ruthe Catolico Ashley was involved in various activities in connection with Obama for America (see below)
Admit that Peter Arth — Michael Peevey’s Chief-of-Staff — was prompted to meet with Ruthe Ashley.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Ruthe Catolico Ashley served as member of the State Bar of California Board of Governors (“BOG”).
Admit that while serving as BOG member Ruthe Catolico Ashley proposed the creation of CaAAL later known as CaliforniaALL. (see below)
Admit that once created, CaliforniaALL hired Ruthe Catolico Ashley as executive-director. (see below)
Admit that once CaliforniaALL was established, the California Bar Foundation (a foundation maintained by the State Bar of California — an “arm” of the California Supreme Court) funneled a whopping $ 774,247.00 to CaliforniaALL.
Admit that pursuant to a conspiracy to defraud the public (by omission and otherwise) neither the California Bar Foundation “Newsroom,” nor the California Bar Journal ever acknowledged the largest grant ever bestowed. (see below)
Admit that Mr. Mario Camara served as president of the California Bar Foundation in 2008.
Admit that Ms. Leslie Hatamiya served as executive-director of the California Bar Foundation in 2008.
Admit that A joint letter published and signed by Camara and Hatamiya also made no mention of the hush-hush transfer of whopping $ 774,247.00 to CaliforniaALL. (see below)
Admit that Willie Brown is the mentor Timothy Simon.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Jeffery Bleich served as president of the State Bar of California and as director with the California Bar Foundation.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Susan Mac Cormac and Eric Tate of Morrison & Foerster created non-profit entity CaliforniaALL. (see below)
Admit that between 2008 – 2009 CaliforniaALL was housed Pro-Bono at the Law Offices of DLA Piper in Sacramento. (see below)
Admit that CaliforniaALL represented to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that in 2008 it had an expesne of $ 16, 457.00 for “Occupancy.”
Admit that around 2007-2008 Sir James J. Brosnahan was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.
Admit that around 2007-2008 one Derek Anthony West AKA D. Anthony West AKA Tony West. was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.
Admit that around 2007-2008 one Chris J. Young was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.
Admit that around 2007-2008 one Annette Carnegie was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.
Admit that the self-proclaimed “mastermind behind the Democratic Party” is non other than Sir James J. Brosnahan of Morrison & Foerster.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Tony West served as Co-Chair of “Obama for America” California Finance Committee.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Chris J. Young served as “Obama for America” Northern California Deputy Finance Director.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Kamala Harris served as California Chair of “Obama for America”
Admit that around 2007-2008 Jeffrey Bleich founded and Co-Chaired “Obama for America”‘s National Finance Committee.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Annette Carnegie was a director with the California Bar Foundation.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Jeffery Bleich served as president of the State Bar of California and as director with the California Bar Foundation.
Admit that CaliforniaALL funneled funds to the UCI Foundation, where executive-director of the State Bar of California — Voice of OC’s Joe Dunn — serves as member of the audit committee.
Admit that the UCI Foundation allegedly used the money to launch SALUCI — Saturday Academy of Law at UC Irvine around 2009. (see below)
Admit that Sarah Redfield alleges that between 2008 and 2009 she “launched” CaliforniaALL, participated in RFP, and “launched” the Saturday Academy of Law “SALUCI” at U. C. Irvine.
Admit the below photo was taken on January 24, 2007 during SALUCI visit to the Law Office of Allen Matkins.
In 2007, UCISAL paid a visit to Allen Matkins. (See below.) TLR intentionally blurred the photo to maintain the students’ privacy. Seated on the right is Robert Hamilton. On the far right is Karina Hamilton, a former Allen Matkins associate, wife of Robert Hamilton, and Director of SALUCI.
Admit the below photo below was taken in 2005, when SALUCI group visited the law offices of Sheppard Mullin.
Admit that subsequent to the election of Barack Obama, CaliforniaALL begun slowly but surely to dissolve itself.
Admit that in September of 2009, Ruthe Catolico Ashley abruptly exited CaliforniaALL.
Admit that the current president of the State Bar of California — Jon Streeter of Keker & Van Nest — is African-American.
Admit that around 2007-2008 Jon Streeter (similar to Tony West, Kamala Harris, Jeffrey Bleich, and Chris Young) was also raising funds for “Obama for America.”
Admit that on June 2, 2007 Tony West, Chris Young, Jeffrey Bleich, Jim Brosnahan, and Jon Streeter (as well as Jon Streeter’s spouse, Dorine) hosted a fundraising on behalf of “Obama for America.” (see below)
Admit that Michael Shames of UCAN is presently under grand jury investigation.
Admit UCAN main source of funding was obtained through the CPUC.
Admit the CPUC participated in a scheme known as CCPF secretly headed by Judy Johnson.
Admit CCPF forwarded money to UCAN which it had obtained through the CPUC.
Admit that subsequent to his employment with Morrison & Foerster and “Obama for America,” Chris J. Young commenced employment with Keker & Van Nest.
Admit that subsequent to the appointment of Tony West as Acting Assistant Attorney General, and once his name appeared for the first time on The Leslie Brodie Report as potential wrongdoer, Keker & Van Nest immediately removed the name of Chris J. Young from its web-site.
Admit that the California Bar Foundation recently appointed Sonia Gonzales as its new executive-director as the prior executive-director had abruptly quit.
Admit that the spouse of Tony West (Ms. Maya Harris) is a former co-worker and close friend of Sonia Gonzales.
(L-R) John Keker, Kamala Harris, Maya Harris, Tony West and Willie Brown. John Keker is a long time mentor of Kamala Harris who is the sister of Maya Harris who is married to Tony West who is “mentee” of Willie Brown who is Kamala Harris’ former paramour.
Admit that Mr. Willie Brown had stated that he is the mentor of Tony West.
Admit that Willie Brown is the ex-paramour of Tony West’s sister-in-law, Kamala Harris.
Admit that John Keker of Keker & Van Nest is the mentor of Kamala Harris.
Admit that executive-director of the State Bar of California (Ms. Judy Johnson) was part of CaliforniaALL – which was in partnership agreement with the State Bar of California.
Admit that once UC Davis quadriplegic law-student Sarah Granda filed a suit in federal court against the State Bar of California, neither the State Bar of California nor Judge Morrison England (who dismissed Granda’s case) disclosed to Granda the enmeshment between the State Bar of California, CaliforniaALL, Judy Johnson, Hon. Morrison England, and Torie Flournoy England.
Admit that a Yolo County-based Rabbi (YR) had filed an ethics complaint in connection with the failure to disclose potential conflicts of interests to plaintiff Granda against Judy Johnson, Mark Torres-Gil, Larry Yee, Holly Fujie, and Rachel Grunberg.
In fact, admit that YR exposed the entire scheme known as CaliforniaALL.
Admit that Jon Streeter of Keker & Van Nest pressed criminal charges against YR with the Yolo County District Attorney (“Jeff Reisig”) alleging the ethics complaint was “false and malicious.”
Deny that the complaint was “false and malicious”
Admit that 143 days ago the Yolo County DA executed a search at the home of YR confiscating all materials relating to CaliforniaALL.
Admit the Yolo County DA never returned said materials back to YR.
Admit that since State Bar of California employees Judy Johnson and Patricia Lee were part of CaliforniaALL, the claim by Jill Sperber that “The State Bar had no involvment with CaliforniaALL once it was incoparated and operating” is false. (see below)
Admit that the CPUC was in a partnership relationship with CaliforniaALL.
Admit that in reaction to YR’s request for an inquiry to the State Bar of California Board of Governors regarding CaliforniaALL, Geoffrey Brown immediately, as though bitten by a snake, threatened to file legal action against YR even though the communication with the BOG was absolutely privileged and justified, and only made mention of Brown in passing.
In fact, admit that as matters presently stand, prima facie evidence creates the appearance that around 2007-2008 Morrison & Foerster attorneys James J. Brosnahan, Tony West, Chris Young (later of Keker & Van Nest) , Susan Mac Cormac, and Annette Carnegie conspired with Jeffrey Bleich and Kamala Harris to embezzle and did in fact embezzle around $780,000.00 from the California Bar Foundation, via CaliforniaALL, to benefit “Obama for America” while the CPUC and some people intentionally chose to remain ignorant.