PETITION FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY TO INVESTIGATE U.S. SENIOR DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ROBERT G. RENNER, DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA, AS TO HIS BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST AND ABUSE OF JUDICIAL POWER.

To:  Senator Charles E. Grassley

We, the undersigned citizens of these United States, urgently call upon you to investigate and present your findings to the Committee on the Judiciary as to the breach of public trust and abuse of judicial power committed by U.S. District Court Judge Robert G. Renner, District of Minnesota, regarding his extrajudicial bias towards John Gregory Lambros.

On August 9, 2002, Mr. Lambros mailed a two page letter and eighty one page affidavit (including exhibits) to your office outlining the illegal actions of Judge Renner from 1975 to present. Also, on March 20, 2002, Mr. Lambros mailed an addendum to his August 2001 letter and affidavit to your office. The addendum offered additional information and proof, along with court documents, concerning the conduct of Judge Renner. Both the August 9, 2001 and the March 20, 2002 documents are available for review and downloading via Mr. Lambros' web site, "BOYCOTT BRAZIL:" www.brazilboycott.org

Judge Renner was the U.S. Attorney in 1976 who illegally indicted Mr. Lambros for an assault on federal property that never occurred, and then Mr. Renner falsified sentencing documents in this case to state that Mr. Lambros was indicted, pled guilty to, and was sentenced for murder. On February 10, 1997, Judge Renner used the illegal March 24, 1976 indictment/conviction to increase Mr. Lambros' current federal sentence and purposely and maliciously misinterpreted the domestic laws of Brazil under which Mr. Lambros was governed, due to Mr. Lambros' extradition from Brazil to the United States.

The United States Supreme Court made clear, in an opinion by Stevens, J., joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun., and Kennedy, JJ., that "Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice," under Title 28 U.S.C. S 455(a), which provides, in relevant part: "(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned. (b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances: (3) Where he has served in government employment and in such capacity participated as counsel, advisor or material witness concerning the proceeding or expressed an opinion concerning the merits of the particular case in controversy." See, LILJEBERG vs. HEALTH SERVICES CORP., 486 U.S. 847, 100 L.Ed.2d 855, 108 S.Ct. 2194 (1988).

We find ample basis in the official record to conclude that an objective observer would have questioned Judge Renner's impartiality toward Mr. Lambros in his February 10, 1997 ruling, and any rulings thereafter, when Judge Renner had been the responsible U.S. Attorney who investigated, signed indictments in criminal actions, and prosecuted Mr. Lambros in 1975 and 1976. Judge Renner clearly should have recused himself from Mr. Lambros' February 10, 1997 resentencing.

The time has come to rectify this oversight and to take the necessary steps to maintain public confidence in the impartiality of our judiciary. May justice prevail and attempt to heal the wounds of Mr. Lambros and his family members.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The PETITION FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY TO INVESTIGATE U.S. SENIOR DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ROBERT G. RENNER, DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA, AS TO HIS BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST AND ABUSE OF JUDICIAL POWER. Petition to Senator Charles E. Grassley was created by Boycott Brazil Supporters and written by George Kalomeris.  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no express or implied endorsement of this petition by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. The petition scripts are created by Mike Wheeler at Artifice, Inc.  For Technical Support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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