MEMO

TO:       Cathy A. Catterson, Clerk
          U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

FROM:     Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
          Counselor at Law

DATE:     January 7, 1997

SUBJECT:  Ninth Circuit Docket #96-36101
          Lower Court Docket #CV-96-00050-CCL


I am  in receipt  of the  ORDER dated  December 18,  1996, in the
matter described above.  It was delayed for having been mailed to
Box 80446 in Billings, Montana.

Given the  nature of  this action,  I agree  completely with your
disposition of the case.

Permit me  respectfully to request that the record show the exact
sequence of events, from My point of view.

I first filed a FOIA request for the credentials of United States
District Judge  Charles C.  Lovell  in  Helena,  Montana.    Upon
receipt of  that FOIA  request, Judge  Lovell opened  a  case  to
adjudicate that request, effectively suing himself.  Upon receipt
of My  routine administrative  appeal, Judge Lovell then formally
appealed the matter to the Ninth Circuit.

As the  original FOIA Requester, it is My option to bring a civil
complaint to compel production of the document(s) requested in My
original FOIA  request, or  not to  bring such a complaint.  That
option is not available to Judge Lovell, in particular because it
is a  clear conflict  of interest  (suing himself) and because it
constitutes the practice of law, in violation of 28 U.S.C. 454 (a
high misdemeanor).

I have  documented My  objections to Judge Lovell's misconduct in
My NOTICE  OF REFUSAL  FOR CAUSE,  mailed to you and to all other
interested party(s)  on December  19, 1996.   I  presume that you
have already received said NOTICE via U.S. Mail.

I hereby record My formal intent to bring a Complaint of Judicial
Misconduct against Judge Lovell, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 372(c), as
soon as My busy schedule will permit it.


Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell

Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
Counselor at Law and federal witness
c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776
Tucson, Arizona state
Postal Zone 85719/tdc

email:    supremelawfirm@altavista.net

website:  http://supremelaw.com

copy:     Charles C. Lovell, U.S.D.C., Helena, Montana state
          Corina Drozio (sp?), Deputy Clerk, Ninth Circuit


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