Monday, September 7, 2009

Outrageous and Unique Tell-All Exposes Los Angeles Municipal Court, in a Book by Gary Kramer

FORTUNA, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost thirty years ago Outskirts Press author Gary Kramer prepared to publicly expose the alleged corruption he had witnessed firsthand while working as a courtroom clerk at the Los Angeles Municipal Court. He meticulously gathered documentation to support his allegations and compiled his evidence in a detailed letter to the FBI and other organizations. But he never sent it. Instead, Kramer decided to put it all together in a book that was published April 29th of this year. He jokingly admits it took longer than he anticipated mainly because he was in fear of his safety and the future of his family. He also admits that his behavior was not perfect by any means.

He began writing in earnest after watching the O.J. Simpson murder trial and seeing some of the same characters in his book parading around like pillars of the legal community. The result is "Injustice For All", which he calls "a story about my integrity, my character, and my sanity being tested to the limits in a world of craziness, violence, tragedies, and corruption." The book is also an autobiography which is just as crazy as or worse than his courthouse experiences.

Mr. Kramer worked as a clerk in the Los Angeles Municipal Court System from 1967 to 1981. During this time he claims to have witnessed many strange and unethical practices as well as outright criminal violations. He claims to have witnessed a well-organized group of judges commit numerous felony criminal violations, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice, forging counterfeit documents and other violations --involving judges, police officers, personnel from the governor's office, and many attorneys, including two of O.J. Simpson's attorneys.

He says, "The statute of limitations for prosecuting the crimes expired more than twenty years ago, so these people don't have to worry about charges being filed against them. Some of the judges have been removed publicly from the bench for judicial misconduct and other charges, and some of the attorneys have been disbarred." But he believes it is possible that many of the unethical and illegal practices continue, and Kramer wants "Injustice For All" to help bring it to a halt.

"The misconduct outlined in this book entails the most insidious kind of official lawlessness and disregard for the statuary and constitutional rules by which a society of millions and a heritage of centuries have sought to preserve fundamental fairness within a legal system that cannot escape the inherent imperfections of mankind."

"Injustice For All" is shocking and controversial, but it is also a humorous look at this period in Kramer's career. He gives the reader a rare glimpse into the court's lesser known chambers to witness some wacky and generally unprofessional behavior.
Was it ok for an attorney who represented O.J. Simpson to have 30 traffic tickets "fixed" or for another attorney to claim it was ok for a judge he was representing to "fix" over a hundred traffic tickets for the judge's son and his son's teammates on the school football team? According to Kramer, it was not only ok - it was just business as usual at the Los Angeles Municipal Court. He calls the working conditions "challenging" and compares it with working in a mental institution.

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