Motion for access to the courts filed with the US Supreme Court.

Oscar Stilley is filing a motion with the US Supreme Court, asking a judge of said Court to order the government to cease its interference with Stilley’s use of his own resources, for his own legal work. The US Supreme Court has long ago declared that the conduct of the Department of Justice, by and through its Bureau of Prisons, is unconstitutional. The Court is asked to enforce its own prior precedents, to permit litigation to proceed free from unlawful governmental interference.

The motion itself contains a sufficient explanation. Also included is a hyperlink to the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, as well as the cover letter to the US Supreme Court clerk.

Letter to Clerk-US Supreme Court

Motion-In Forma Pauperis

Motion for Order

 

Second administrative claim for reasonable access to the courts submitted – petition for rehearing denied.

A BP9 requesting reasonable access to the courts was filed on December 12, 2011. I need this access both for existing civil litigation and for subsequent legal process relating to my criminal case.

On the same day the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied my petition for rehearing/rehearing en banc. They furthermore denied my motion to permit me to file a separate appeal from my own criminal conviction.

What this means is that, absent action by the US Supreme Court, I will never be permitted to file my own appeal of my conviction and sentence to 15 years in prison. My adoption of Springer’s brief, in the minds of the 10th Circuit judges, was sufficient basis for denying me the right to file my own appeal brief. The court declined to cite so much as a snippet of case law to back up this preposterous legal claim.

Read the blog post HERE…

 

Petition for rehearing/rehearing en banc filed by Stilley & Springer.

A petition for rehearing/rehearing en banc was filed on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.  This blog post summarizes the 5 arguments set forth in the petition.  Perhaps more significantly, attached to the petition is a motion, for the consideration of the full court, claiming the right to file a separate brief, free from the active, malicious interference of Stilley’s adversary the US Department of Justice, through their subsidiary the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Pursuant to rule the panel opinion must be attached to any petition for rehearing requesting en banc (full court) consideration.  Stilley’s petition, panel order, & motion may be accessed HERE… Stilley Petition and Lindsey Springer’s petition may accessed HERE… Springer Petition 

 

How does one declare a hunger strike in federal prison?

Oscar Stilley was written a “shot” (formal accusation of misconduct) for having commenced a hunger strike this summer. Stilley has asked repeatedly for an explanation of how he might commence a hunger strike satisfactorily to the administration of this prison, known as “Operations.” Every person asked has denied knowledge of how Operations expects inmates to commence a hunger strike, although it is clear that such activity is protected by the US Constitution.

At the direction of Ms. Dube-Gilley, Marianna Housing Unit Manager, I am directing the question to Ms. Rivers-Graham, Director of Medical. The written query to Ms. Rivers-Graham constitutes the body of this blog post.

Letter to Rivers-Graham-102811

 

Appeal of punishment for hunger striking.

I commenced a 40 day hunger strike on July 15, 2011. I was written an Incident Report, (AKA “shot”) and punished, because I refused to be dissuaded from the hunger strike, by the skilled rhetoric of a veritable parade of BOP employees.

There was a marked improvement in the treatment that I received on hunger strike this time, compared to the treatment received in the previous hunger strike. I received the salt off the food trays morning and at lunch, but not generally in the evenings. As a result, I suffered far less dehydration.

However, my treatment was still far from that which is required by official policy, as set forth in the Program Statements. I have filed a BP9 to Warden Outlaw, asking that the shot be expunged, and that remedial action be taken to ensure that in the future, this prison complies with the Program Statements applicable to hunger strikers and other persons in Administrative Detention. To read the text of this BP9, submitted to the Warden on 9-15-2011, click here.  Appeal of Shot for Hunger Strike-091911

 

Update on hunger strike, July 21, 2011.

This is a description of conditions of the hunger strike commenced on 07/15/11…

 

Mr. Boozman, you just acquired a hunger striker!

This post consists of a letter to Arkansas Republican Senator John Boozman, announcing the resumption of a hunger strike. Federal prisons, as currently operated, are a colossal failure, producing results opposite to those expected by the voters. The fundamental purpose of the hunger strike is to expose the fraud, waste, and abuse in prisons, and more importantly to embark on a course toward a correctional system that actually achieves the results reasonably expected by the taxpayers who pay for it.

Don’t let Senator Boozman defend on grounds that his hands are tied. If nothing else, he could request and get the records of this prison, and give them to me to review, in order to expose and remediate the fraud and waste that permeates this prison administration.

To read the post, click here…

Letter to Boozman-071511

 

Judicial Complaint against Carlos Chappelle for refusal to rule on motion.

This is a letter to the Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints, complaining against the refusal, to enter a default judgment in favor of Oscar Stilley. The counterclaim complaint involved has been fully briefed for almost a year and a half. Repeated requests have been denied. Carlos Chappelle, the sitting judge has refused without legal cause, to enter the default judgment in favor of Oscar Stilley. Deborah Shallcross, whose term expired early this year, likewise refused to rule on the motion, despite repeated polite request.

The facts are fairly complex. However, the facts suggest that operatives from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) are intervening into the litigation, in order to prevent or at least delay the entry of a default judgment in favor of Oscar Stilley. DOJ operatives appear to be the movers and shakers in the litigation, from the very inception to the present.

This letter asks the Council to intervene in order to require Judge Chappelle to perform the duties of his office. The letter also asks for an investigation, to determine why both Chappelle and Shallcross have refused to promptly discharge their judicial obligations. To read the letter click here…

Letter to OK Council on Judicial Complaints-071411

 

Appeal to National regarding “access to the courts” filed.

The Regional office has denied my appeal regarding access access to the courts. My appeal was mailed the National Office of the BOP-DOJ on July 4, 2011. The access to the courts issue primarily involves primarily 1) access to all case law and legal documents relevant to any inmate’s legal issues and 2) access to hardware, software, peripherals, and supplies reasonably necessary for the production of legally proper pleadings.

This blog post summarizes the issues, and takes particular exception to the DOJ-BOP’s refusal to address the issues actually raised.

Links to copies of the written appeal and an addendum related to timing of the appeal are included…

 

ACA accreditation process creates opportunities for taxpayer savings & improved correctional outcomes.

An organization called the American Correctional Association, (ACA) accredits detention and correctional facilities. The federal prison complex at Forrest City, AR, is seeking accreditation. I have obtained a copy of the standards for Adult Correctional Facilities, 4th Edition. I have drafted a list of the standards most flagrantly violated by the Warden Outlaw’s administration of this prison. The list is attached to the blog post as a pdf.

This prison is not merely negligent or careless concerning the health of inmates, it is openly hostile to it. This prison flagrantly violates a host of standards promulgated by the ACA, for the operation of an Adult Correctional Facility.

These issues do matter to the ordinary citizen. With the economic crisis brewing in DC, it’s almost certain that this country will no longer be able to incarcerate at 5 times the rate of the civilized world. We don’t have the money, and at some time our creditors are going to recognize that we will never repay the debt that we are now contracting. Federal debt is a game of musical chairs, dependent upon an ever growing group of gullible lenders.

This blog posts explain the reasons why it is in YOUR health, safety, and economic interests to require your government to treat prisoners in a humane manner. You can click through to the list of violations from the blog proper and view an Index of Pertinent Standards and Expected Practices (See “ACA-062711″).

ACA Document-070911

ACA-062711