Letter to Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska about attorney and judicial impropriety in shareholder lawsuits filed/ pending against General Electric in New York District Court, SDNY

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From: Seema Sapra <seema.sapra@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Subject: Attorney and judicial impropriety in shareholder lawsuits filed/ pending against General Electric in New York District Court, SDNY
To: Loretta_A._Preska@nysd.uscourts.gov
Cc: Leonard_B._Sand@nysd.uscourts.gov, Ruby_J._Krajick@nysd.uscourts.gov, brett_kaufman@nysd.uscourts.gov, william_donald@nysd.uscourts.gov, edward_friedland@nysd.uscourts.gov, richard_wilson@nysd.uscourts.gov, robert_rogers@nysd.uscourts.gov, "Denniston, Brackett (GE, Corporate)" <brackett.denniston@ge.com>, kdonovan-maher@bermandevalerio.com, greg.danilow@weil.com, rcohen@lowey.com, fcpa.fraud@usdoj.gov, ffetf@usdoj.gov, newhaven@ic.fbi.gov, ny1@ic.fbi.gov, usanys.wpcomp@usdoj.gov, chairmanoffice@sec.gov, help@sec.gov, Harold_Baer@nysd.uscourts.gov, Richard_Owen@nysd.uscourts.gov, Jed_S._Rakoff@nysd.uscourts.gov, Cathy_Seibel@nysd.uscourts.gov, Victor_Marrero@nysd.uscourts.gov, askdoj@usdoj.gov

Dear Judge Loretta A. Preska,

I write to bring to your attention a whistle-blower complaint that I made to General Electric stating that facts relevant to GE shareholder lawsuits filed/ pending in the New York District Court, SDNY had been supressed. I am an attorney based in New Delhi and my life is in danger because of this and other compliance violations I reported.

General Electric attorneys and two Gibson Dunn attorneys covered up the suppression/ tampering of evidence I reported. I brought the matter to the attention of the SEC and the Department of Justice. I brought the matter to the attention of the Plaintiffs’ attorneys. I sent documents to Berman DeValerio. I made General Electric aware of my having contacted the Plaintiffs attorneys. Berman DeValerio then broke off contact with me.

On January 5, 2012, I contacted (via email) attorneys including Mr. Greg Danilow representing General Electric. On January 12, 2012 (late evening IST and forenoon EST) I called and spoke with Mr. Ron Keating from Berman Devalerio. He told me that Judge Richard J. Holwell had reserved his decision on GE’s motions to dismiss. I then called and asked to speak with Mr. Brackett Denniston and with Mr. Greg Danilow. I was unable to speak to either. Therafter I called the Deputy to Judge Richard J. Holwell in the forenoon of July 12, 2012. I told Mr. William Donald and Mr. Brett Kaufman that I needed to provide information to the Judge about obstruction of justice and evidence tampering concerning the lawsuits against General Electric. I was asked to send this message on fax. I stated that I could only do this the next day and asked for an email I could send the information to. I was not provided an email contact by Mr. Brett Kaufman on January 12, 2012.

I spoke to Mr. William Donald again in the forenoon of January 13, 2012. He gave me email contacts and I sent a message for Judge Richard J. Holwell on these emails on January 13, 2012. Thereafter I followed up with other emails providing more information and supporting documents.

I have not heard back from anyone on these emails. I called Judge Richard Holwell’s chambers on January 17, 2012 and spoke to Ms. Yuan Ji. She informed me that Judge Holwell had been given my emails.

I find it surprising that Judge Richard J. Holwell pronouned his decision and order on General Electric’s motion to dismiss the very day I contacted his office. I spoke to Mr. William Donald and Mr,. Brett Kaufman in the forenoon of January 12, 2012. I also spoke to Mr. Ron Keating of Berman DeValerio just before that. No one told me that the matter was listed for pronouncement of the decision. I do not believe that the pronouncement of the order by Judge Holwell in the afternoon of January 12, 2012 was a coincidence. I am certain the record will show that a decision was made to pronounce this order after and because of my having contacted Judge Holwell’s Court. This was done so that the Judge would not have to consider the information I wanted to provide in writing. Judge Howell appears to have dismissed some claims.

The information that I have provided about facts relevant to these shareholder class-action lawsuits would have impacted the order pronounced by Judge Holwell. This information would have provided documentary evidence in support of the claims that Judge Holwell has dismissed on January 12, 2012. Further, this information demonstrates culpability of GE attorneys and supports my complaint of suppression of evidence, evidence tampering and obstruction of justice.

I also point out that the Plaintiffs’ attorneys I contacted and shared detailed information with had an obligation to use this information in support of shareholder claims as these are class-action lawsuits. By withholding this information from the Court, these attorneys breached their ethical and professional responsibility. In addition, my life was placed in danger by withholding witness protection from me.

Judge Richard Holwell has recently stepped down from the bench. Once again, this is not a coincidence. I state that evidence will show that this decision was made by Judge Holwell because of the emails I sent him and also posted on the internet.

Judge Holwell’s actions were motivated and intended to favour General Electric and keep the grave charges I have made against General Electric off the judicial record. These actions violate the rights of GE shareholders whose claims have been dismissed.

I face a grave threat to my life in India. I will provide emails sent to Judge Holwell, emails sent to Plaintiffs’ attorneys and to GE’s attorneys. I have uploaded these emails on my blog at http://indiainthewto.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/my-letter-to-judge-richard-j-holwell-on-my-complaint-about-evidence-tampering-and-obstruction-of-justice-by-general-electric-in-connection-with-ge-investor-law-suits-filed-in-his-court-3/

Seema Sapra

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