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Various decisions by America's Courts are published in volumes of books called "Reporters." The published opinions are called "cites" by the legal community and may constitute precedence on the issue or issues involved in the case. The published opinion recites the facts as seen by the judge and very rarely tells the whole story. The facts can become so distorted that justice becomes impossible. Judicial bias and personal prejudices plays an important role in the fact formulation process. Frequently, a judge becomes so frustrated by the truth that he cannot ascertain fact from fiction. Judges are not timid about inserting false facts and outright lies into their decisions to substantiate a popular position, personal bias or to protect the lower court's decision. Contrary to popular beliefs, most cases are NOT "trial by jury" and the judge is free to formulate the facts, free of any incumbrance. Important Notice: Facts are not appealable, only abuses of discretion and misapplication of the law. However, these restrictions are on the appellate and does not stop the appellate judge from lying in his quest to protect the lower court's decision. During the course of the typical lawsuit, thousands of dollars are involved in filing fees, copying expense and attorney's fees. Sometimes a citizen feels mistreated by the court and feels he did not receive a fair hearing. The citizen's only recourse is to appeal the adverse ruling against him.
On appeal the process requires more filing fees, copying expense and attorney fees. The average cost of one appeal in a "poor" state court is $8,000.00 and as high as $50,000.00. The first appeal may be unsuccessful, requiring an appeal to the s |