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Julie Setzer, Sacramento Family Court director of operations sued in federal court with Sacramento Superior Court administrators Jake Chatters, Edward Pollard and Dennis Jones by former employee James Locke. In the lawsuit, Locke alleged five claims: (1) retaliation and wrongful termination; (2) denial of procedural due process rights; (3) violation of free speech rights; (4) violation of due process rights for failing to provide Locke a post-termination hearing; and (5) violation of First Amendment rights by terminating Locke from his position with the Probate Court in retaliation of his constitutional rights to speak regarding matters of public concern. This document is the Notice of Settlement filed in federal court. Obtained using public records law. For additional reporting about controversy and misconduct by Sacramento Family Court Director of Operations Julie Setzer visit this link at Sacramento Family Court News: http://sacramentocountyfamilycourtnews.blogspot.com/search/label/JULIE%20SETZERSacramento County Superior Court employee misconduct:http://sacramentocountyfamilycourtnews.blogspot.com/search/label/EMPLOYEE%20MISCONDUCTViolations of the civil and constitutional rights of unrepresented, pro per litigants: http://sacramentocountyfamilycourtnews.blogspot.com/search/label/COLOR%20OF%20LAW%20SERIESSacramento Family Court News is a nonprofit journalism organization publishing original, independent news, aggregated news, news analysis, opinion, satire and parody. Unlike the Sacramento Bee, Daily Journal Corporation publications, and local broadcast media we are independent of corporate, shareholder, advertiser and government influence. Our independence from outside influence allows SFCN to investigate and publish the stories that the self-censoring Judicial Branch legal community and mainstream media often are reluctant to report.Like ProPublica, much of our work is public interest investigative journalism that "shines a light on the exploitation of the weak by the strong and on the failures of those in power to vindicate the trust placed in them." We report on virtually all family court issues including divorce, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, attorney fees and sanctions, court procedure and policy, and appeals from family court. We cover the financial and socioeconomic power imbalances often prevalent in family court cases. Oligarchical factions exert significant influence over many government institutions in California, and Sacramento Family Court is no exception. Socioeconomically disadvantaged court users often are treated as second-class citizens by the court, which operates a two-track system of justice providing preferential treatment to litigants who can afford representation by members of the Sacramento County Bar Association Family Law Section, according to evidence compiled by family court watchdogs and whistleblowers.Sacramento Family Court News Home Page: http://sacramentocountyfamilycourtnews.blogspot.comTRANSCRIPT
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LAW OFFICE OF STEWART KATZ STEWART KATZ, State Bar #127425 555 University Avenue, Suite 270 Sacramento, California 95825 Telephone: (916) 444-5678
Attorney for Plaintiff JAMES LOCKE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JAMES LOCKE, Plaintiff,
vs. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; Sacramento Superior Court Family Law and Probate Director of Operations JULIE SETZER; Sacramento Superior Court Deputy Executive Officer JAKE CHATTERS; Sacramento Superior Court Chief Deputy Executive Officer EDWARD POLLARD; and Sacramento Superior Court Executive Officer DENNIS JONES; and DOES 1 to 10, Defendants. ___________________________________/
NO. 2:08-CV-02434-GEB-KJM
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
Plaintiff hereby gives notice to the Court that Locke v. Superior Court of California
County of Sacramento, et al. is settled in its entirety.
Dated: December 3, 2009 LAW OFFICE OF STEWART KATZ
/s/ Stewart Katz Stewart Katz Attorney for Plaintiff
Case 2:08-cv-02434-GEB-KJM Document 30 Filed 12/03/09 Page 1 of 1
PatSFCN-2014-Full
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT