Judicial Complaint Form

JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

COMPLAINT OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT OR DISABILITY
UNDER CHAPTER 16

To file a complaint of judicial misconduct or disability, please answer all of the questions on this form and send three copies in an envelope to the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals, 56 Forsyth Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Please write “Chapter 16 Complaint” on the envelope. Do not write the name of the complained-of judge on the envelope. This complaint must be legible; if possible, it should be typewritten. For other details, see Rules of the Judicial Council of the Eleventh Circuit Governing Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability.

CONFIDENTIAL

IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT FILED BY:

Meryl M. Lanson, Complainant

AGAINST:

Honorable Paul G. Hyman, Jr.
United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division


1. Does this complaint concern a particular lawsuit? Yes

If yes, please provide the following information about the lawsuit. (If more than one lawsuit is involved, use additional pages, as necessary.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division – later transferred to West Palm Beach Division

Case No. 97-25645-BKC-PGH

Appeal in United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami Division

Case No. 07-60770-CIV-ALTONAGA/Turnoff

What is (or was) your role in the lawsuit?

Party (including pro se)

Please provide the name, address, and telephone number of your attorney in this lawsuit:

2. Have you filed a lawsuit against the judge? No

If yes, please provide the following information about the lawsuit. (If more than one lawsuit is involved, use additional pages, as necessary.)

3. On separate sheets of paper, no larger than the paper on which this form is printed, please describe the evidence of misconduct or disability that is the subject of this complaint. Do not use more than five single-sided pages.

4. Sign your name.

I declare under penalty of perjury that I have read Rule 1 of the Rules of the Judicial Council of the Eleventh Circuit Governing Complaint of Judicial Misconduct and Disability, and that the statements made in this complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Meryl M. Lanson/Signed October 8, 2007
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Signature of Complainant Date