Difference between revisions of "Fulton Judiciary Weaponizes Project ORCA"

So why would Cobb County senior judges be complicit with Fulton County's agenda?<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 motioned 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 $190,264.52 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 was 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> Some surface level research reveals that the start and end of the analysis lies with their personal incentives: Time<ref>"Since the beginning of COVID-19, the Fulton County Court System has amassed a significant and unprecedented level of cases. Project ORCA will address this challenge by utilizing a combination of capacity expansion and productivity enhancement initiatives to expedite the case adjudication process." [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/d/d0/Fulton_County_Justice_Update_for_06_21_23.pdf Project ORCA and Justice System Update (June 21, 2023)]</ref> & Money.