Mary Cummins Investigative Reporter Los Angeles, California

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Beverly Hills YMCA on little Santa Monica Blvd. - Mary Cummins Animal Advocates

Beverly Hills YMCA, 9930 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212

09/09/2017 It appears the lease is up on the old YMCA building. The entire building is offered for lease at Entire Building 27,830 sqft Jul 21, 2017 51 days ago $5.25/sqft/mo triple net NNN or $146,000/month. It was built in 1950 on a 120' x 200' lot. YMCA owned it then sold it in 1995 for $1.95M. In 2003 it was in foreclosure then sold for $5,000,000. They now have a $5.9M loan on it.

https://42floors.com/us/ca/beverly-hills/9930-s-santa-monica-blvd

Seems other tried to lease it as well.

Beverly Hills YMCA 9930 Santa Monica blvd Beverly Hills

More pics of the pool. The advertise it as an Olympic size pool. An Olympic size pool is 50 meters. This is 25 yards. Big difference. It's located basically in the basement of the YMCA.

Beverly Hills YMCA 9930 Santa Monica blvd Beverly Hills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2S-zS2y3bY

Beverly Hills YMCA 9930 Santa Monica blvd Beverly Hills

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The Beverly Hills YMCA used to be located at 9930 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. It is now the JEM Center at http://www.jemcenter.com The building was built in 1950 and is 27,833 on a 24,003 sf lot.It last sold for $6,500,000 in December 2005. It's currently owned by BSD Properties in Santa Fe Springs, California.

The photo above is from the JEM Center who currently leases it beginning in 2003. When YMCA was at the site 2/3 of the people who went to the Y were not Christian but Jewish. The new Center is Jewish.

I went to the Y with my sister after school from 1972-78. Dara Torres hung out with me there after school. Ricardo Montalbon from "Fantasy Island" used to swim there during senior swim which was after swim team. Buddy Ebson from "The Beverly Hillbillies" also went there. Ben Stiller and his friends used to play basketball there. John Eikrem was the Director when I was there. He had two kids my same age.

John Eikrem used to be the Director. The Y started having some issues in 1988 because of the "C" in YMCA. Here's an article. For those who don't know Beverly Hills is/was mainly Jewish.

Beverly Hills YMCA, 9300 Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Beverly Hills YMCA 9300 Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Here is some history of the YMCA. http://www.ymca.net/history/1900-1950s.html

Beverly Hills YMCA, 9300 Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, CA 90212*

Beverly Hills YMCA swim team, the Dolphins

Beverly Hills YMCA swim team the Dolphins.

In the pics above Coach Conrad with the afro,

Here is their last 990 tax return for 2003 when they closed.
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2004/951/643/2004-951643395-01a5ee93-Z.pdf

990 from 2002. They changed their name to Beverly Hills Community Sports Center. They took in about $1.5M and spent about $1M on programs, rest on fees, costs, salary. Board of Directors were Leonard de los Prados, Mel Spitz, Alan Berlin, Dan Olincy, Bue Huemann, Ben Boston, Robert Curtis, George Fenomore, Larry Gittler, Gary Hoffman, Eric Lax, Yar Meshkaty,
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2003/951/643/2003-951643395-1-9.pdf

990 for 2001
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2002/951/643/2002-951643395-1-9.pdf

Entity Name:	BEVERLY HILLS COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTER
Entity Number:	C0197837
Date Filed:	04/25/1945
Status:	SOS/FTB SUSPENDED
Jurisdiction:	CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:	8671 WILSHIRE BLVD S700
Entity City, State, Zip:	BEVERLY HILLS CA 90211
Agent for Service of Process:	LEONARD DE LOS PRADOS
Agent Address:	8671 WILSHIRE BLVD S700
Agent City, State, Zip:	BEVERLY HILLS CA 90211

*Image from Mark Wanamaker, 2006. "Beverly Hills images 1930-2005."

There was talk that the YMCA might rescind BH YMCA license because of supposed needed repairs. Time and time again people complain about the BH Y when one of their board members is up for re-election for BH Council.

http://bvh.stparchive.com/Archive/BVH/BVH01062000P03.php

**Icons in Women's Sports. Dara Torres at BH YMCA, pg 557.

This article is about a friend of mine and BH YMCA. He was in the same grade as my sis.

http://www.wildbell.com/2011/04/19/i-always-new-where-i-was-going-how-to-get-there/

Matt Damon and Ben Afleck played bball at BH YMCA

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7fd8106-1f6f-11e1-ab49-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Q5cXW06X

I found some of my patches from Beverly Hills YMCA. I have a ton of trophies, medals, ribbons. Most were from YMCA meets then Catholic School meets then Jr Olympics, Nationals.

Beverly Hills YMCA patches swimming

Beverly Hills YMCA swim team, Mary Cummins

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Ray Bradbury, writer, home, demolished yesterday. Old and new pics of his house

UPDATE: 01/22/2015: The new owner and architect Mayne is now making up stories. He said he never knew it was the Bradbury house when he first saw it on the market. That's a lie. It says "Bradbury" all over the listing page, see below. It was like that the second it went on the market. There were a ton of articles about the house being on the market. The second it went on the market I drove down the street to look at it. I even made a Facebook page for the house.

Mayne has stated in the past that he doesn't know why people get upset when he tears down a house to build a new one. He says "architecture is transitory in nature." He said this after he tore down the Bradbury house. Now he's trying to say he saved all the wood to make projects. No, he didn't. I was there. They used machinery to rip down the home. The wood was broken up into little pieces and is now in two large trash bins exposed to rain, sun, heat, cold. If he was going to use the wood, he wouldn't have ripped the home down in that manner and tossed everything in trash bins. The only thing I saw that he saved were two windows.

My family used to own Downtown Salvage. We tore down most of the expensive homes in Beverly Hills for years. We first go in and salvage anything of value like wood beams, fire places, copper plumbing, doors, windows, railings, brick, tile.... We carefully removed that to trucks and transported to our huge indoor warehouses in downtown LA on 7th and Anderson near Mateo. We owned four blocks down there which we sold in the 1980's to a storage company. We carefully stored everything in the warehouse.

After the items of value were removed, then we'd go in with wrecking balls, bulldozers and demolish the home putting that in trash bins which we hauled to the dump. That is not what Mayne did at all. I live up the street and watched this.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

It's with a heavy heart I give you the news that Ray Bradbury the writer's home of many years was demolished yesterday. Below is the original listing with original pics before it was sold.

Ray Bradbury, author, home, home, demolished, los angeles, california, mary cummins, real estate

	Mary Cummins
	Cummins Appraisal Services
	www.MaryCummins.com
	(310) 877-4770

STATUS: Sold

ADDRESS: 10265 CHEVIOT DR , LOS ANGELES 90064

SP: $1,765,000

Add'l Photos

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RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY	AREA: (8) Cheviot Hills - Rancho Park	MLS#: 14-760515	MAP: 632/F6	BR: 3
STYLE: Traditional	SUB:	PUD:	YB: 1937	BA: 3.00 (3 0 0 0)
APN: 4316-003-004	ZONE: LAR1	HOD:	STO: 2	APX SF: 2,456/AS
ADP:	VU: Yes	PL: No	APX LDM:	APX LSZ: 9,567/AS
APX ACREAGE: N/A	GH: N/A	FP#: 2		PKGT: 2
HORSE PROP:	LSE:	LOP:	FUR: No	PKGC:2
ELEM: Castle Heights	JRHS: Palms	SRHS: Hamilton

DIRECTIONS: East of Motor Avenue, At Queensbury Drive

REMARKS: 10265 Cheviot Drive is perhaps Cheviot Hill's most important address. For more than half a century it was home to Ray Bradbury, one of the most celebrated, beloved authors of our time. This charming traditional features a grand living room with soaring vaulted ceilings, classic brick fireplace, large bay window allowing soft California light to flood in across original hardwood floors and custom built-ins; formal dining room for proper entertaining with detailed crown moldings, expertly crafted wainscoting and wood shuttered windows; 3 generously sized en-suite guest bedrooms; maid's quarters on the main floor; expansive grounds with a large front yard as well as backyard to retreat to the outdoors in a secluded environment and a surprisingly spacious basement where he chose to write daily. A beautiful property with an important cultural provenance, come see where so many great works of fiction were conceived. A tremendous opportunity to begin a new chapter in its storied history.

ROOMS: Basement,Bonus,Breakfast,Den,Dining,Living
EQUIP: Built-Ins,Range/Oven,Refrigerator
AIR: None	HEAT: Central,Other
FLOOR: Hardwood	LAUNDRY: Inside,Room
FIREPL: Living Room	ROOF: Composition Shingle
POOL: Room For	TENNIS: None
PARK: Attached,Garage	SPA: None
VIEW TYPE: Green Belt	WATERFRONT: None
SEC: Owned	FIN: Cash,Cash To New Loan
SEWER: In Street	POSS: Close Of Escrow
DISC: As Is,Listing Broker Advantage	SZONE: Property Report
OCC/SHOW: 24-hr Notice,Appointment w/List. Office,Call LA 2	SALE TYPE: Standard
LAND TYPE:

LP: $1,495,000	DOM: 12	LD: 05/15/2014	SP: $1,765,000	SSP:	BLOG Y/N: Yes	LP/SF: $608.71
OLP: $1,495,000	CDOM: 12	CD: 05/27/2014	SD: 06/24/2014	WD:	AVM Y/N: Yes	SP/SF: $718.65

LA1: Rory Posin		DRE: 01030819
PH: 310-839-8500	CELL:	FAX: 310-559-5587
LO1: RE/MAX ESTATE PROPERTIES		PH: 310-205-0050
roryposin@aol.com

LA2: Kristian Bonk		DRE: 01466159
PH: 310-559-5570	CELL: 310-839-8500	FAX: 310-559-5587
LO2: RE/MAX ESTATE PROPERTIES		PH: 310-205-0050
kwbonk@yahoo.com

SA1: John Michael Cockinos		DRE: 01267199
PH: 310-442-1399	CELL: 310-612-5606	FAX: 310-820-1457
SO1: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage		PH: 310-820-6651
MC@MikeCockinos.com

SA2:		DRE: N/A
PH:	CELL:	FAX:
SO2:		PH:

CSO: 2.0%

LT: ER

LBA: Yes

BAC: Yes

LS: No

EO: Yes

PROBATE:

Broker/Agent does not guarantee the accuracy of the square footage, lot size or other information concerning the conditions or features of the property provided by the seller or obtained from Public Records or other sources. Buyer is advised to independently verify the accuracy of all information through personal inspection and with appropriate professionals. Copyright © 2015 by TheMLS.com. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Monday, December 29, 2014

Clifford Sponsel of Santa Barbara dead at the age of 104, survived by second wife Juliette Cummins

Clifford Sponsel, Clifford W. Sponsel, Juliette Sponsel, Juliette Cummins, Juliette Cobb, Juliette Schott, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, California

Clifford W. Sponsel born in New York June 27, 1910 passed away in Los Angeles, California December 29, 2014 at the age of 104. Cause of death is unknown though most believe he died of felony gold diggery at the hands of his current wife Juliette Cummins Sponsel. Observers couldn't help but notice the similarity to the death of Juliette's previous husband super old and wealthy Frank Anton Schott who died in 1984 under horrifyingly cruel circumstances.

Clifford Sponsel was preceded in death by his father William Charles Sponsel, mother Laura E. Sponsel, first wife Helen Margaret Sponsel and son Hugh Frederic Sponsel. Survived by his son Robert Brian Sponsel, grandchildren William Sponsel, Stephanie Sponsel and his second wife Juliette Sponsel (nee Cummins).

Observers can't help but wonder if Clifford left any money in his will to his son Robert, grandchildren, his beloved philanthropic foundations or did perhaps his wife change his will leaving everything in trusts which she alone controlled just like she did with her previous husband Frank Schott and tried to do to her own mother Mary R Cummins.

Clifford W. Sponsel, gave millions of dollars and much of his time to support Santa Barbara-area charities. He passed away in Los Angeles where he had been living the last few months, according to Ron Gallo, president and CEO of the Santa Barbara Foundation. Previously Sponsel was medically treated in Santa Barbara and even donated heavily to a hospice organization. Observers feel his wife Juliette probably took him to be cared for in Los Angeles Juliette's home town far away from Clifford's friends and family members who might have looked out for his well being.

Sponsel's charitable donations and dedication to service earned him many accolades, including Man of the Year honors from the foundation in 2010. Born in Cambria, New York, Sponsel was raised on a fruit farm where he developed an early affinity for automobiles. He learned to drive as a child, and quickly developed a love for working on machinery.

"These early skills have stood him in good stead both in his career as an executive in major manufacturing firms, and in his hobby as a collector, restorer, and driver of antique autos," according to his biography on the foundation's website. His wife Juliette previously bragged about haunting expensive auto shows in Santa Barbara in her search for very wealthy super old almost dead men to marry and rob blind.

Sponsel attended Northeastern University in Boston and earned his bachelor's degree at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana, in 1931. After college, Sponsel worked for General Motors Corp., the Glenn L. Martin Company, Bell Aircraft Corp., and the Ryan Aeronautics Corp. He later started an electronics firm called Spectral Dynamics.

Sponsel moved to Santa Barbara in 1954, and almost immediately became a philanthropic leader in the community, serving on the boards and benefiting dozens of local nonprofit organizations.

"He was quite an amazing man, with a long list of accomplishments in industry and philanthropy," Gallo wrote. The foundation's board room is named after Sponsel and his wife, Juliette. As Juliette is now in control of all of Clifford's assets charitable foundations should not expect to see another penny even though Clifford promised to leave them money in his will as per past newsletters.

There is a large mural of hand-painted tiles depicting Sponsel's life that was designed by Juliette and dedicated in April 2012. It's titled “Giving Back: From birth through education to end of life” to reflect Sponsel’s passions, particularly his involvement with Planned Parenthood, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara and Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care.

No details were available Wednesday regarding funeral or memorial services. Most likely Clifford was instantly cremated so there would be no autopsy or investigation as to his actual cause of death or his condition upon his demise. Juliette will probably not pick up his cremated remains so they will be dumped in a mass pauper grave just like she did with her own mother and ex-husband even though they both had paid for military grave plots.

I made a polite obituary for him here.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=241&GSmcid=48205043&GRid=167904905&

UPDATE 06/23/2015: Just received the death certificate. Just as I predicted above Juliette took Cliff away from his friends and family in Santa Barbara and put him in an assisted living center in a shitty area in the valley. He was at Courtyard Plaza Independent and Assisted Living Center at 6951 Lennox Ave, Van Nuys, California. It was probably the cheapest one she could find. She did the same with her previous ex super old husband. They both had money to be cared for at home or at least in a nice place but no. More money for Juliette.

His cause of death was Alzheimer's disease. Death cert stated he had it for many years. That means all those property transfers, wills are probably void as he was not competent.

He died 12/29/2014 at 9:53 a.m. Juliette gave his body to UCLA donated body program. This way she doesn't have to pay to have him cremated. After they used him for students they cremated him and dumped his body in the ocean along with people who couldn't afford burial or had no relatives. I'm sure Juliette did this as it was free.

His last doctor was Dr Garo Terzian, 333 E Magnolia Blvd #103, Burbank, CA 91502. Cliff had no doctor supervision when he was in the convalescent hospital. Doctor first treated him 11/02/2014. Last time doc saw him was 12/07/2014 weeks before he died. I believe this means there were instructions just to let him die if he gets sick. Don't call a doctor. Don't give him any treatment. Same thing she did to her previous husband but he was sane and healthy. Juliette just told the nurses to tie him to the bed. Frank refused to eat or drink. He kept trying to leave. They tied him down with even more ties and put tubes up his nose to give him food and fluids. He found a way to keep pulling them out and killed himself.

I had thought that Cliff was well liked and had many friends. I thought for sure his family and friends would look out for him. I didn't think they would allow Juliette to take everything he had then dump him in a shitty convalescent hospital to die alone. Turns out I was wrong. The charities liked his money so they pretended to like him. He actually had no friends because he wasn't a nice person. Karma with a capital "J" for Juliette. It will always find you if you are not a nice person.

They spelled his mother's name wrong in the death certificate. Her name was Laura Leeske not Loura Leske.

Clifford Sponsel, death certificate, dead, died, 2014, Juliette Cummins Sponsel, gold digger, santa barbara, california

UPDATE 05/12/15: I had hoped and prayed that my bio mom had changed when she moved to Santa Barbara and married Cliff. I didn't think there was any way his family and friends would allow him to be treated poorly by my bio mom. I was wrong. She was just as evil to poor Cliff and his family. Notice, no funeral for Cliff. No burial, no grave. Below is his family tree.

Clifford William Sponsel, Helen Boston Sponsel, Hugh F Sponsel, Robert Brian Sponsel, Marie J Cummins, William Charles Sponsel, Conrad Sponsel, Kathrine Sponsel, Laura Leeske, Charles Leeske, Mary Leeske, geneology, ancestry, family tree, pedigree, New York, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara. Death by gold diggery.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Viktoria Modesta, singer, dancer, artist, not disabled, bionic leg

British singer, dancer, artist, bionic leg, not disabled, new sensation. She reminds me of from "Planet Terror," also the lead in "The saddest song in the world." An ethereal, other worldly quality about her.

Viktoria Modesta, singer, dancer, artist

She reminds me of "Cherry" from "Planet Terror."

"Cherry" from "Planet Terror," Rose McGowen

"Saddest music in the world," Isabella Rossalini as Lady Helen

Viktoria Modesta, wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktoria_Modesta_Moskalova

Viktoria Modesta, Official website
http://www.viktoriamodesta.com/

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary Cummins-Cobb, Mary, Cummins, Cobb, real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, single family, condo, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls,

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Judge Carol Boas Goodson, reviews, bias, negative, robingroom, judgepedia, evil

UPDATE: Carol Boas Goodson did not run for re-election in 2018. Los Angeles is free of this horrible Judge. Over the years I received many communications from many people who stated Judge Carol Boas Goodson did not rule according to the law or evidence. They also stated many times that she appears to hate Plaintiffs if not all parties in restraining order cases. Many people stated that they felt she was the most evil judge they'd ever encountered even the fake Judges on TV. Glad she is gone.

https://ballotpedia.org/Carol_Boas_Goodson

ORIGINAL: I am gathering information to make a report to the Judicial Commission about Judge Carol Boas Goodson. In my opinion she has committed the following misconduct.

• Abuse of contempt/sanctions (She sanctioned an attorney $100 for requesting oral argument. Ordering me to pay legal fees of the other side when I should have received the restraining order is an illegal sanction.)
• Bias/appearance of bias toward a particular class (She made fun of an Indian person's accent in court in recorded minutes)
• Bias/appearance of bias not directed toward a particular class (She was certainly biased toward me in her behavior and ruling as per my motion to reconsider evidence and argument)
• Demeanor/decorum (She was extremely rude, cut me off, would not let me continue, said I was annoying before I even started speaking, she said my TRO application was annoying)
• Failure to ensure rights (She did not let me present my case, give oral argument, show evidence, show the video of me being hit. She did not let me record the audio of the hearing even though the law and court website said I am allowed. I did not receive a fair trial. She also did not rule according to the law, evidence or even her past rulings. You do not have to show physical assault in order to get a restraining order. In my case there was a physical assault.)

I will be posting reviews, comments and reports made by others against Judge Carol Boas Goodson. I found these in books and on the Internet. I will post links to where I found them.

1. From Google book search: Book: Title "California Courts and Judges, Volume 1." Authors: Helen Y. Chang, Kathy Morris Wolf, Kenneth Jams Arnold. Publisher: James Publ. 1998, 1996. http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=%22carol+boas+goodson%22

Pg 370. GOODSON, Carol. Boas. JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT, Los Angeles County. Appointment/Election: Appointed by Governor Brown Jr. Jan. 11, 1981 (date of oath Jan. 13, 1981), elected in 1982, and reelected in 1988, 1994, and 2000.

Education: J.D. (1970 magna cum laude). Western State Univ. College of Law. Fullerton. (member of school's first graduating class): B.A. (1968, cum laude, Anthropology), Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles (Westwood). (Completed last 2 years at UCLA concurrently with first 2 years at Western State Univ., graduating from both with honors): Attended: Hamilton High School, Los Angeles. Carol Boas Goodson Bar Review (Contracts; Torts; Criminal Law). Fullerton, Calif , and San Diego, Calif., ... Born: April 27, 1947; Los Angeles, Calif.; Married to Lawrence J. Berkowitz, Three children (Caroline, Lauren, Alexander by Jonathan Goodson). Interests: Enjoys children, art, and travel."

"But a lawyer who represents tenants said that in one trial, she treated his client so harshly that the client suffered a seizure right outside the courtroom, collapsed on the floor, and had to be carried out..." Lawyers who represent tenants in disputes with landlords said they think Judge Goodson is "nasty," "heavy-handed," "horrible," and ..."Her fiercest critic among interviewees said, "She doesn't belong [on the bench]. I think she belongs in a prison guarding violent prisoners. That fits her personality. She's...""She is that vicious. Two attorneys recounted instances in which Judge Goodson called them liars in open court even though they said she had no basis for making the accusation. Even defense attorneys, who are much more favorably disposed toward her, agreed that her temperament is "questionable," and "on the strong side," "stern," and "critical." Lawyers said she can be quick to impose stiff sanctions."

Here is a jpg of the snippet of the book. You have to search a few phrases to get the whole section.
Judge Carol Boas Goodson Los Angeles Superior Court photo
A Judge needs to have been admitted to the bar for at least ten years before they can apply to be a Judge, "An official of the judicial branch of government with authority to decide lawsuits and preside over trials brought before the court. The term “judge” may also refer to all judicial officers, including Supreme Court justices. An applicant for appointment as a judge must have been admitted to practice law in California for at least 10 years."

Judge Carol Boas Goodson was admitted to the bar June 1971. She became Judge January 1981. It wasn't quite ten years. I also can't find any legal experience as a lawyer. Why did she instantly become a judge instead of practice as a lawyer? Perhaps she would have learned how to be a fair judge if she practiced law before becoming a judge. I also wonder if she legally was allowed to join the bar when her law school was not accredited. Here are current requirements to apply to the bar. Back then it was probably more difficult. http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Requirements.aspx

I would like to note that her father Maxwell S. Boas founded the law school and was the dean. The school was not accredited until partially in 1998 and maybe fully in 2005. How real is her law school degree if she was the first graduating class of a school founded by her father that was not accredited? That means she could only take the bar in CA and most law firms would not hire her. Why would she go to a new law school that is not accredited? Why not go to UCLA? This school also has a bad history with students dropping out, few passing the bar and many not being able to find jobs. Google the school and you'll see the reviews. You can pull up a 1977 article where Maxwell Boas states they don't care about grades, degrees or transcripts when they accept students. He said they want to make "nuts and bolts attorneys, not supreme court judges." You got that right. He said most applicants were rejected from other schools, are 28 years old and have only gone to two years of college. Did he create this law school for his daughter Carol? And also to make money from people who weren't qualified to go to law school, may not pass the bar and might not get a job? Is this like the Barbizon School of Modeling scam? "Everyone can be a model if you just give us money to take classes on posture!"

And it's in Fullerton in Orange County and San Diego. How did she go to UCLA in Westwood and this school in Orange County, San Diego at the same time? Twice as much schooling with a huge commute? They lived in Cheviot Hills at the time. San Diego is 120 miles south. Orange County is 30 miles south.

I tried to verify her education through year books and school records. She went to Palms Junior High in Los Angeles class B-9 of 1962. Here is her public class photo from a public source. Pretty on the outside.

Carol Boas (Goodson) Palms Junior High School, Los Angeles, California 1962
Alexander Hamilton High School was a senior high school at the time. I see no records for her but that doesn't mean she didn't attend. I also don't see any records of her in the UCLA Yearbooks. I just searched the name and checked the rear index of students for all years she should have been there. Her name is not in any of the yearbooks. This means she wasn't involved in any social activities, sports, clubs or sorority. It also means she didn't take the free graduation photo shoot and did not show up for graduation. Maybe she lacked proper early socialization. That is I'm sure one big reason why ***has been stalking, harassing, threatening, defaming, libeling me and sending guys to hit me. *** dropped out of the eighth grade and never leaves her cave. Even her board of director told me she lacks basic social skills which is why they generally do the training and speaking.

2. "Now if you get a limited civil case downtown, your choices are so limited. If you ding Carol Boas Goodson, the most evil, biased judge I've ever seen, you may get this ding bat."
http://www.underdoglaw.com/showthread.php?183-Judge-Ray-L.-Hart-Dept.-10-Stanley-Mosk-Courthouse

3. "This woman is rich bitch incarnate. All she cares about is her daughter and horses. Her husband is Mark Goodson of tv fame. She is pro large corporate parties and very anti-underdog. She will try to set you up and play games. She is lazy and should not have anything to do with the law.

Given the above, she has a single redeeming quality, while her nebeshy law clerk works up all motions and seems to make all decisions in the cases, she will fax tentatives several days before the hearing and you can submit without appearing. The problem is if you do not submit, once you appear at court you will NOT even speak to the Judge. She will not entertain oral argument unless you push hard or cite a statute requiring oral argument on that particular type of hearing. You will be forced to tell your argument to the law clerk (I think his name is John) who goes back into Chambers to see the Wizard (Judge). The law clerk comes out again and says sorry, tentative stands. I think I saw her sanction an attorney $100 who insisted on oral argument before the Judge. File your 170.6 as to this woman."
http://www.underdoglaw.com/showthread.php?21-Carol-B.-Goodson-LASC-Dept.-75

I'd first like to note that this is 2004. I noticed that she used to handle civil matters. Now she only handles restraining orders. I have a feeling that's like being in waste management or animal control in the City, i.e. the lowest Judge position except for maybe traffic. That may be why she's so mean but the book written in 1998 shows she was just as mean back then when she handled limited civil cases. Of course now that there are no court reporters she is free to say and do anything she likes. She lied in my court order and said I gave oral argument. I was not allowed to give oral argument. I was only permitted to ask one question which she didn't even answer honestly.

Judge Carol Boas Goodson is rich and some have used the other word as well. Here is her list of investments in her 2011 financial disclosure. http://www.fppc.ca.gov/form700/2011/Judges/County/A-M/R_Goodson_Carol_B.pdf
Notice she owns shares of some truly evil companies, i.e. Monsanto, Phillip Morris, Coca Cola... She also owns bonds for the La Canada school system where attorney Dean Rocco's children go to school. It probably also doesn't help that he looks exactly like her nephews one of which is a lawyer. Dean Rocco also used to be an intern at LA Superior Court for another judge.

The addresses of her daughters homes are on the bottom, so is her current home address at 541 S. Rossmore, 90020 because she has a financial interest in the properties. Her father Maxwell S. Boas was a wealthy lawyer and then she married Jonathan Goodson the son of Mark Goodson who made money in the TV game show business. They divorced many years ago. In fact Judge Carol Boas Goodson has sued her husband a few times. She filed for divorce in 1984. Jonathan has a new wife Nancy and daughter who are the ones into horses. Judge Carol Boas Goodson is currently married to attorney Lawrence J Berkowitz. Just wanted to get the little facts straight. I grew up in Beverly Hills so I've run into the family before. Her daughter is Caroline Boas Goodson also an attorney. Judge Carol Boas Goodson was born April 27, 1947. Her daughter was born October 3, 1977 so you can tell them apart. This is all public information found on the Internet.

4. Minutes from the proceedings included in the appeal of R B v. William Mears B222991. FTR I am not friends with R B. I don't even know her. I found her case researching for my appeal. Everything I used is only found in the public record of her appeal. She and I have nothing to do with each other.

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1575708.html

Judge Carol Boas Goodson made fun of the woman's accent. That is racial discrimination, bias toward a particular class, improper court room demeanor/decourum, failure to ensure rights. R B won the appeal. Three appeals court judges agreed that Judge Carol Boas Goodson did not rule according to the evidence, failed to ensure her rights. They reversed the order. I mentioned this case specifically in my hearing and the Judge said "I don't remember it." I then stated that three appeals court Judges unanimously reversed her order and the case is identical to mine. Then Judge Carol Boas Goodson said "it was an unpublished opinion. It's uncitable." Who cares. Three appeals court judges reversed her order. And that is not the only orders that have been reversed. There are many. I may post a few of the more outrageous ones later.

Go to the link and read the minutes included in the public opinion. Here is a summary of the appeal.

"Plaintiff and appellant Radha Bharadwaj appeals from a judgment of the superior court denying her petition under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6 1 for an injunction preventing harassment against her by respondent William Mears. She further appeals the grant of attorney fees to Mears. Bharadwaj contends that during the hearing conducted on her section 527.6 petition, the trial judge exhibited bias against her, in part based on her ethnicity, in violation of her constitutional due process right to a fair hearing. Bharadwaj further argues that the trial judge engaged in acts of judicial misconduct and committed errors of law that deprived her of a fair trial. We do not reach the question whether Bharadwaj's constitutional due process rights were violated because we conclude that a new trial is warranted under section 657 due to irregularities in the section 527.6 hearing and the court's erroneous exclusion of evidence. Because we vacate the judgment, the attorney fees award in favor of Mears is necessarily vacated as well. We further exercise our discretion to remand the matter for a hearing in front of a new judge.

Bharadwaj filed a “motion for a new trial and/or in the alternative for reconsideration” alleging that she “was not given a fair opportunity to present her case,” and that she and her counsel “had to fight through a one-sided onslaught of hostility, impenetrable skepticism, sarcasm, mockery, insult and interruption from the court.”

Bharadwaj also contended that on at least three occasions during the hearing, the court “attempted to mimic in a mocking fashion the ethnic accent of [Bharadwaj], a foreign-born naturalized U.S. citizen.”

Only a few minutes into the trial, Bharadwaj's counsel objected, “Your Honor, I declare a mistrial. You are not letting me continue. I want this on the record. I ask for a mistrial. You know, you have interrupted me at every single stage.” A few minutes later, Bharadwaj's counsel again protested: “Your Honor, I haven't had a chance to finish. Every time I say something, you have cut me off. I would like to try my own case.”

I'll add more reviews later. I am truly shocked after this appeal that Judge Carol Boas Goodson is still on the bench. I did notice that no one has run against her in a long time. While she is paid $179,000 a year being a Judge for restraining orders probably is the lowest gig in the court house. I bet she was demoted because of her extremely bad behavior. Maybe they hope she'll quit. I bet she originally aspired to be a Federal District Court Judge or maybe an Appeals or Supreme Court Judge. She's just a judge handling restraining orders. Her rulings have nothing to do with the law or evidence. She favors city, county entities.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Judge Carol Boas Goodson, reviews, bias, negative, robingroom, judgepedia, evil

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