ARIZONA COMMON SENSE

An Exercise in Aggressive, Non-Partisan Political Activism

June 06, 2013 The Honorable Roslyn Silver Chief Judge U.S. District Court Sandra Day OConnor U.S Courthouse 401 W. Washington Street #130 SPC1 Phoenix AZ. 85033 2118 The Appearance of Court Directed Judge Shopping in Warden v Miranda, CV-11-0460-TUC-DCB (BPV). Dear Judge Silver: I write this inquiry to you in your administrative capacity as Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court and in my capacity as Publisher of Arizona Common Sense, a political newsletter, received by selected members of the media and 1,200 members of the Pima County Bar. Regarding the assignment of judges to civil cases, information found on Administrative Office section of your website, in pertinent part, provides: Judge assignment methods vary. The basic consider-ation in making assignments are to assure equitable distribution of caseloads and avoid judge shopping. By statute the Chief Judge of every District Court has the responsibility to enforce the courts rules and orders on case assignments. Each Court has a written plan or system for assigning cases www.uscourts.gov/federalcourts/understandingthefederalco urts/administrativeofice.aspx

There is a growing concern regarding the appearance of court directed judge shopping and a case currently before the Court: Warden v Miranda, CV-11-0460-TUC-DCB (BPV) I have outlined the nature of this concern in the attached three articles, each of which has received wide internet distribution:
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Is the Federal Court Judge Shopping in Warden v Miranda? Pima County Bar Advises Warden on Judge Shopping Judge Bury is a Rubber Stamp for the Good Old Boys

Would you please be so kind as to provide me with a copy of the written plan or system for assigning cases as set forth above, presently employed under your authority as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court, District of Arizona? Yours Truly, Roy Warden, Publisher Arizona Common Sense 3519 E. Water Street Tucson Arizona, 85716 roywarden@hotmail.com