Recall Judge Cynda Riggins Unger

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Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger Finally Served Notice Of Intent To Recall Notice

Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger SUCCESSFULLY SERVED With Notice of Intent to Circulate Recall Petition, SOLANO COUNTY “FIVE IN FIVE”

 

After evading service of recall petition by summoning Solano County Sherriffs to block advocates from service, Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger was successfully served with the notice of intent to circulate recall petition the morning of February 22, by a process server.

 

Unger evaded service twice: once at the Superior Court, and a second time when a process server was commissioned to serve her. The process server was finally able to serve the documents to the Clerk for Department 5.

 

This is the fifth time in five years that advocates have attempted to recall a Solano County Family Court judge, for failing to protect women and children from documented cases of physical and sexual abuse, a landmark issue advocates are naming “Five in Five”.

 

2013 – Judge Daniel Healey, who was subsequently publicly admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance and moved out of Family Court.
2014 – Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger, who still serves on the Family Court bench
2017 – Judge Christine Carringer, who still serves on the Family Court bench
2017 – Judge Garry Ichikawa, who immediately announced his retirement
2018 – Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger, served again

 

Over three dozen litigants have written formal complaints to the Commission on Judicial Performance about the judges’ behavior, alleging violations of the California Code of Judicial Ethics. The Commission on Judicial Performance is currently under heavy public and regulatory scrutiny for what is statistically documented to be a failure to address warranted complaints.

 

The Protective Mothers of Solano County have gathered more than 150 women impacted by an alleged dangerous bias in Solano County Family Court that disregards evidence of sexual and physical abuse and punishes women for speaking out.

 

Not all impacted litigants are mothers, women who have a romantic relationship, but no children, are also required to pursue protective orders through family court. This, advocates claim, further harms women who need protective orders.

 

In 2016 Judge Garry Ichikawa refused to provide a protective order to Kenesha Jackson, a Department of Rehabilitation employee who hand-wrote her pleadings. Shortly thereafter, Everett Highbaugh, the man from whom she was seeking protection, allegedly murdered Jackson in her home while her children were present. The case currently awaits trial.
Advocates claim this is one of many cases where judges blatantly refused to consider credible evidence of abuse and habitually ruled against the victims of domestic violence.

 

In one case, Judge Garry Ichikawa officially ordered the destruction of evidence.

 

“The most difficult part about this is building awareness. People always look for what the woman did to cause this, they don’t believe that judges are biased,” Advocate J.C. claims.

 

Advocates have been attempting to address the problem in family court for more than five years. Advocates claim that the problems with the judges are well known throughout the Solano Superior Court, Domestic Violence Agencies, as well as local attorneys. But no one has actually stepped up to address the issue.

 

With #metoo gaining steam and the public starting to raise awareness of issues of sexual and domestic abuse against women, as well as pervasive abuse of power shielded and protected by enablers, advocates are hoping that finally, people will begin to listen and help address the issue in Solano County.

 

Women and children are literally dying.

 

Release regarding Unger’s evasion of service at: http://recalljudgeunger.com/evades
Release regarding Unger’s recall at: www.recalljudgeunger.com/release

For more information, contact:
Protective Mothers of Solano County
Committee for the Recall of Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger
PH: 707-430-5095
FAX: 707-637-8730
EMAIL: info@recalljudgeunger.com
For a series of articles addressing the problem in Solano County: http://solanofamilies.org

Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger Summons Police To Evade Being Served Recall Notice

February 15, 2018 at the Solano County Superior Court, the Court Executive Office confirmed to a group of three women that they needed to directly serve Judge Cynda Unger their Intent to Recall notice, but Judge Unger and her clerks refused to receive service.

This is the Fifth Recall in Five Years, all served by total strangers, advocating over the exact same issue: a pervasive pattern of Solano Family Judges Refusing to acknowledge credible evidence of abuse, denying women protection (which resulted in the 11/16 murder of Kenesha Jackson), and forcing children to live with fathers with a documented history of physical and sexual abuse.

Sex offenders, felons, and men with a history of spousal and child abuse are getting primary and sole custody of minor children.  No matter how much evidence of abuse the women bring in, Solano County Family Court judges are blanketly calling women liars, claiming they aren’t credible, and even ordering the destruction of evidence.

Attorneys are advising women in Solano County not to bring up evidence of abuse because it’s a ticket to lose custody of their children, and many refuse to practice in Solano County because the bias is so great.  Many of the mothers have sons of their own and would never want their son falsely accused of abuse, but these are not those cases.  Even with overwhelming evidence, the women and children aren’t being believed and protected.

We’ve put together the cases and the evidence.  This isn’t a bunch of “whiny mothers.”  Much like the victims of Larry Nassar that were continually disbelieved, will Solano County finally listen?

They let it be known if we got close to her we’d be arrested by grabbing at their handcuffs and telling us we can go to the executive office and leave the papers there. The executive office along with presiding judge both said they couldn’t accept service on her behalf.
Isn’t that illegal ?

Since when [does] Unger care about legalities?

We didn’t even go in the court room. We were outside the courtroom. This is what our tax dollars are going towards.
She called 3 additional officers to intimidate us and block us from getting to her.
They helped her evade service by sneaking her into carringers judges chambers and calling police on us.

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Protective Mothers of Solano County

PH: 707-430-5095

FAX: 707-637-8730

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fairfield, California
Date: February 15, 2018

In Bizarre Twist Of Events, Police Called To Prevent Three Advocates From Serving Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger With Notice of Intent to Circulate Recall Petition

Three female advocates visited Solano county Superior Court to serve Family Law Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger with Notice of Intent to Circulate Recall Petition.

Court Clerk for Department 5, Family Law, refuses to accept service of notice, locks courtroom door.

Court Bailiff and three police officers arrive to block advocates from serving Judge with documents.

In act of intimidation, officers physically showcase, and repeatedly touch holstered guns and handcuffs.

Police Officers block advocates from handing documents to Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger.

Officers escort Judge Unger into another Judge’s chambers (Carringer, also previously served with recall notice), allowing Unger to enter her courtroom bypassing advocates waiting outside her courtroom and chambers.

Officers force advocates to visit the Court Executive Offices to allow Unger to evade service, refuse to allow advocates to serve Unger with documents.

See press release regarding Unger’s recall at: www.recalljudgeunger.com/release

For more information, contact:

Protective Mothers of Solano County

Committee for the Recall of Judge Cynda Riggins-Unger

PH: 707-430-5095

FAX: 707-637-8730