Difference between revisions of "Fulton Judiciary Weaponizes Project ORCA"

While Judge Melynee Leftridge has refused to recuse herself from the Jackson cases, she has since failed to appear at any hearings or rule on any motions in connection to those cases. Rather, Judge Leftridge ''appears'' to be hiding behind Project ORCA in avoidance of her duties. To that end, Cobb County Senior Judges Adele Grubbs and Grant Brantley were recruited by Project ORCA to execute Judge Leftridge's duties.<ref>Judge Adele Grubbs appointed Berry Zimmerman as a special master to the case even though Mr. Zimmerman was disqualified to serve in that capacity under the Judicial Code of Ethics. Zimmerman subsequently withdrew as special master from the case after Derrick Jackson’s attorney motion for Zimmerman’s removal.[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cobb_County_judge_sets_the_record_straight_in_Fulton,_or_is_it_all_a_facade%3F Cobb County judge sets the record straight in Fulton, or is all a facade?]</ref><ref>On December 21, 2022, Judge Melynee Leftridge entered an order stating that Derrick Jackson was required to pay $30,000 into the Registry of the Fulton County court by December 31, 2022 even though Jackson had already deposited over $190,000 into the Registry prior to that date. [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/index.php?title=Karma_prevails_and_Recusal_Motion_ensues Karma prevails and Recusal Motion ensues]. Though, only 12 months of rent were due (January-December 2022) with rent being $15,000 per month, totaling $180,000. At a contempt hearing before Judge Grant Brantley on September 29, 2023, Jackson’s attorney expressed that the court needed to explain “how it concluded that $220,264.52 had to be deposited by Derrick Jackson by December 31st 2022,” to which Judge Brantley essentially asserted his 5th Amendment Right to Remain Silent by responding: “Mr. McMaster, I'm not going to be cross-examined.” [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/f/fa/ParamountvJackson_Transcript_09-29-2023.pdf Hearing Transcript, Paramount Properties v. Derrick Jackson, September 29, 2023 (PDF)]</ref> Unlike Leftridge, these Senior Judges are appointed to their roles and are not subject to election or reelection by voters. As of the date of this article, Judge Leftridge still remains the assigned judge according to the Fulton County Clerk’s Office.