exhibit: 2012-04-19 ltr from amcker re ex parte communication
DESCRIPTION
Judge Amacker returns McCool's correspondence labelling it as "ex parte." She does not disclose that she is engaged in communications with the ODC regarding Ms. McCool's conduct in the Gambrell matter.TRANSCRIPT
Pi
Dawn AmackerDistrict Judge
Division "L"
Twenty-Second Judicial District CourtState of Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center
701 North Columbia Street, Room 3068Covington, Louisiana 70433
St. Tammany
Washington
Parishes
April 17,2012
Nanine McCool, Esq.P. 0. Box 2638Mandeville, LA 70470-2638
Re: Your letter dated March 29,2012
Dear Ms. McCool:
Judge Amacker's office is in receipt of your letter dated March 29, 2012. Please be advisedCanon 3(A)(6) ofthe Code ofJudicial Conduct prohibits Judge Amacker from accepting ex partecommunications. Any matters you want the Judge to address, must be raised by filing the propermotion, and setting the matter for hearing in open court. For these reasons, I am returning yourletter.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
vfivddk IvrtpJMichiMichelle SimonAdministrative Assistant to Judge Dawn Amacker
Enclosure
cc: Elisabeth W. Ramirez, Esq. (w/enc.)
Phone: 985-809-5420 Fax: 985-809-5309 E-Mail: [email protected]