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MedicalWhistleblower:
Former head of OSC Scott Bloch gets off scott-free
http://www.examiner.com/homeland-securi ... scott-free

Dr. Janet Parker DVM provided a victim impact statement to the US District court in Washington DC (District of Columbia)  regarding victim impact on the victims/survivors of Teen Challenge when residential treatment abuse was not investigated by US Attorney Scott Bloch in spite of numerous reports of child abuse and neglect.  It was believed that he would serve 1 month in jail because he plead guilty to criminal contempt of the US Congress - having erased digital files from his governmental office computer when confronted with the FBI armed with a subpoena from the US Congress.  But in spite of his guilty plea - Scott Bloch apparently is now going free.  No justice for those whistleblowers and survivors/victims who were wronged.


--- Quote ---Hundreds of whistleblowers betrayed by the disgraced former head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Scott Bloch, were conflicted about his recently imposed 30-day prison sentence. It was too light of a punishment, but it seemed better than nothing. However, aided and abetted by government prosecutors and a federal judge, Bloch managed to avoid serving any part of that sentence. On August 3, 2011, Chief U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth allowed Bloch to withdraw his guilty plea.
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MedicalWhistleblower:
This is the official biographical information about Chief Justice Royce C. Lamberth who  was appointed United States District Judge for the District of Columbia on November 16, 1987. He became Chief Judge on May 1, 2008.

Judge Lamberth, a native of San Antonio, Texas, graduated from the University of Texas, receiving a B.A. degree in 1966 and from the University of Texas School of Law, receiving an LL.B degree in 1967. He served as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army from 1968 to 1974. After service at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and in Vietnam, Judge Lamberth served in the Litigation Division of the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Army at the Pentagon from 1971 to 1974.

Judge Royce C. Lamberth served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1974 to 1987. He was Chief of the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office, 1978 - 1987.

Judge Lamberth is married to the former Janis K. Jost of San Antonio. He is former Chairman of the Federal Litigation Section of the Federal Bar Association, and a member of the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Bar.

Judge Lamberth is also former Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Federal Bar Association. The Federal Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct for Federal Lawyers, finally approved in October 1990, were drafted by Judge Lamberth's Committee.

Judge Lamberth was appointed by Chief Judge Rehnquist to be the Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on May 19, 1995. His appointment ended on May 19, 2002.

Judge Lamberth served as a member of the Committee on Automation and Technology of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1990 to 1996. From 2003 to 2008, Judge Lamberth served as Chairman of the Committee on Inter-Circuit Assignments of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

Judge Lamberth became a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States in May 2008.

Ursus:
The New York Times

National Briefing | WASHINGTON
Conviction of a Bush Aide Is Overturned

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 4, 2011

A federal judge on Wednesday overturned the conviction and monthlong jail sentence of a special counsel to President George W. Bush who pleaded guilty to keeping information from Congressional investigators. Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled a magistrate judge "abused her discretion" by refusing to support a plea deal between prosecutors and the aide, Scott J. Bloch, in which he admitted his guilt with the understanding he would not go to jail. The case involved Mr. Bloch's statements to investigators about why he had information scrubbed from his computer while he was under investigation for allegations involving his work as head of the federal agency responsible for protecting the rights of federal workers and ensuring that government whistle-blowers are not subjected to reprisals.

A version of this brief appeared in print on August 4, 2011, on page A16 of the New York edition with the headline: Conviction of a Bush Aide Is Overturned.


© 2011 The New York Times Company

MedicalWhistleblower:
Thanks for the additional information.

Ursus:
Judge Royce C. Lamberth seems to be a bit of a mixed bag. Not all of his rulings are so reactionary.

Fwiw, he's a Reagan appointee.

From Wikipedia:

In August 2010, Lamberth issued a temporary injunction blocking an executive order by President Barack Obama that expanded stem cell research. He indicated the policy violated a ban on federal money being used to destroy embryos,[7] called the Dickey-Wicker Amendment.[8] Some commentators have surmised that his decision is more a reflection of his politics than a rigorous interpretation of the Dickey-Wicker Amendment.[9][/list]

See also:


* Obama Stem Cell Policy Put On Hold by Federal Judge
by Robert Quigley | 8:47 am, August 24th
* Local researchers concerned about stem-cell ruling
August 24, 2010|By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun
* Reopening an old wound
Our view: A judge misinterprets congressional intent and now federal funding for critical stem-cell medical research is put in jeopardy
August 25, 2010
* Stem cell debate continues
Thursday, August 26th, 2010

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