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[[File:Leftridge.jpg|left|200px|Judge bypasses jury to a tune of $40,000]] | [[File:Leftridge.jpg|left|200px|Judge bypasses jury to a tune of $40,000]] | ||
On December 28, 2022, Navigating Justice published an article entitled "[[Karma prevails and Recusal Motion ensues]]: ''Fulton Judge circumvents jury in an 'attempt' to distribute over $40K in Registry funds''," which was moderately popular on two major social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, garnering over 5,000 user engagements primarily from the Metro Atlanta area. The article explains how Fulton County Superior Court Judge, Melynee Leftridge, entered an order on December 21, 2022 releasing all money held in the Registry of the Court to a plaintiff despite the fact that ownership of over $40,000 of those funds is still left to be determined by the jury in that case.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/3/36/Motion_to_Vacate_12-22-2022.pdf Motion to Vacate Order Releasing Funds]</ref> Judge Leftridge further ordered that the defendant, Derrick Jackson, be evicted immediately and required that Mr. Jackson pay an additional $30,000 into the Registry by December 31, 2022. However, Mr. Jackson (represented by [[Matthew D. McMaster, Esq.]]) had already deposited over $190,000 into the Court’s Registry before November of 2022 making it mathematically impossible for the plaintiff to be entitled to all money already in the Registry and for Jackson to owe an additional $30,000 in rent through December 31.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/3/36/Motion_to_Vacate_12-22-2022.pdf Motion to Vacate Order Releasing Funds]</ref> The plaintiff in the case was represented by Hall Booth Smith, an Atlanta based law firm with at least one attorney on Judge Leftridge's donor list.<ref>[https://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/Campaign/Campaign_ByContributions_RFR.aspx?NameID=16478&FilerID=C2020000293&CDRID=156866&Name=Leftridge,%20Melynee%20&Year=2020&Report=June%2030th%20-%20Election%20Year Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report, June 30, 2020 (R. David Ware, Hall Booth Smith)]</ref> That donor, R. David Ware who is the former County Attorney for Fulton, was previously married to Sharon W. Ware, a former employer of Judge Leftridge according to her resume posted on [https://www.fultoncourt.org/judge/judge-melynee-leftridge fulton.org]. In light of the Judge's unconstitutional order and relationship with at least one attorney in the law firm representing the plaintiff in the case, counsel for Jackson filed a motion to recuse Judge Leftridge on December 28, 2022. | On December 28, 2022, Navigating Justice published an article entitled "[[Karma prevails and Recusal Motion ensues]]: ''Fulton Judge circumvents jury in an 'attempt' to distribute over $40K in Registry funds''," which was moderately popular on two major social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, garnering over 5,000 user engagements primarily from the Metro Atlanta area. The article explains how Fulton County Superior Court Judge, Melynee Leftridge, entered an order on December 21, 2022 releasing all money held in the Registry of the Court to a plaintiff despite the fact that ownership of over $40,000 of those funds is still left to be determined by the jury in that case.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/3/36/Motion_to_Vacate_12-22-2022.pdf Motion to Vacate Order Releasing Funds]</ref> Judge Leftridge further ordered that the defendant, Derrick Jackson, be evicted immediately and required that Mr. Jackson pay an additional $30,000 into the Registry by December 31, 2022. However, Mr. Jackson (represented by [[Matthew D. McMaster, Esq.]]) had already deposited over $190,000 into the Court’s Registry before November of 2022 making it mathematically impossible for the plaintiff to be entitled to all money already in the Registry and for Jackson to owe an additional $30,000 in rent through December 31.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/3/36/Motion_to_Vacate_12-22-2022.pdf Motion to Vacate Order Releasing Funds]</ref> The plaintiff in the case was represented by Hall Booth Smith, an Atlanta based law firm with at least one attorney on Judge Leftridge's donor list.<ref>[https://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/Campaign/Campaign_ByContributions_RFR.aspx?NameID=16478&FilerID=C2020000293&CDRID=156866&Name=Leftridge,%20Melynee%20&Year=2020&Report=June%2030th%20-%20Election%20Year Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report, June 30, 2020 (R. David Ware, Hall Booth Smith)]</ref> That donor, R. David Ware who is the former County Attorney for Fulton, was previously married to Sharon W. Ware, a former employer of Judge Leftridge according to her resume posted on [https://www.fultoncourt.org/judge/judge-melynee-leftridge fulton.org]. In light of the Judge's unconstitutional order and relationship with at least one attorney in the law firm representing the plaintiff in the case, counsel for Jackson filed a motion to recuse Judge Leftridge on December 28, 2022. | ||
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===The SCORPION Unit=== | |||
It is that same court order described above that the Fulton County Sheriff's Deputies claimed gave them the authority to remove all residents from 955 Tiverton Lane, which is completely erroneous and a violation of the remaining residents' Due Process rights under both the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions. | |||
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===Captain Leon Gates=== | ===Captain Leon Gates=== | ||
[[File:Leon Gates.png|left|128px|Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Captain Leon Gates]] | [[File:Leon Gates.png|left|128px|Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Captain Leon Gates]] | ||
Following the December 28, 2022 publication of the [[Karma prevails and Recusal Motion ensues]] article, but before January 12, 2023, Deputy Sheriff Captain Leon Gates "posted a comment about the above described article stating 'Ya'll will believe ANYTHING'. More exchanges took place on Facebook between counsel for [Derrick Jackson] and Leon Gates."<ref>Second Motion For Recusal</ref> | Following the December 28, 2022 publication of the [[Karma prevails and Recusal Motion ensues]] article, but before January 12, 2023, Deputy Sheriff Captain Leon Gates "posted a comment about the above described article stating 'Ya'll will believe ANYTHING'. More exchanges took place on Facebook between counsel for [Derrick Jackson] and Leon Gates."<ref>Second Motion For Recusal</ref> | ||
[[File:Anything LG.jpg|center|300px|Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Captain Leon Gates]] | [[File:Anything LG.jpg|center|300px|Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Captain Leon Gates]] | ||
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In light of her personal relationship with Captain Leon Gates and the unconstitutional eviction of the residents at 955 Tiverton Lane, counsel for Derrick Jackson filed a second motion to recuse Judge Leftridge from that case.<ref>Second Motion for Recusal</ref> There are presently three motions for recusal pending against Judge Leftridge who has yet to voluntarily recuse herself from the case.<ref>Motion For Recusal; Second Motion For Recusal; Third Motion For Recusal</ref> | In light of her personal relationship with Captain Leon Gates and the unconstitutional eviction of the residents at 955 Tiverton Lane, counsel for Derrick Jackson filed a second motion to recuse Judge Leftridge from that case.<ref>Second Motion for Recusal</ref> There are presently three motions for recusal pending against Judge Leftridge who has yet to voluntarily recuse herself from the case.<ref>Motion For Recusal; Second Motion For Recusal; Third Motion For Recusal</ref> | ||
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