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| notice_of_filing.pdf |
"A 79-year-old disabled Chicago whistleblower says four DuPage County judges violated his civil rights by denying him access to court via Zoom — forcing a 40-mile trip despite his disability. The lawsuit claims the judges acted to protect a bribery scheme inside the Illinois Department of Human Services. Attorney General Kwame Raoul and his lawyer, Lee Stark, are accused of filing a fraudulent motion to cover it up. Critics say this is proof that judicial corruption in Illinois is still alive — just more subtle than in the Operation Greylord days."
Chicago-IL -- Allegations of judicial corruption have resurfaced in Illinois as a 79-year-old disabled Chicago resident files suit against four DuPage County judges for allegedly blocking his access to court via Zoom, forcing him to endure a physically burdensome 40-mile trip to the courthouse.
The plaintiff — a whistleblower who reported an alleged bribery scheme inside the Illinois Department of Human Services — says these judges acted in concert with “powerful interests” determined to shut down his case. Judges Bonnie Weaton, Kenneth Popejoy, Maureen Riordan, and Timothy J. McJoynt are accused of violating his civil rights in the process.
Rather than protect the whistleblower’s rights, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appointed part-time attorney Lee Barrington Stark to defend the judges. Stark, allegedly acting under Raoul’s orders, filed what the plaintiff calls a “fraudulent” Motion to Dismiss — a legal maneuver that invoked doctrines the plaintiff says clearly do not apply when judges commit misconduct.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appointed part-time attorney Lee Barrington Stark to defend the judges. Stark filed a Motion to Dismiss, citing “Judicial Immunity” and the “Sister Court Doctrine.” The plaintiff asserts those doctrines do not apply because the judges’ actions constitute judicial misconduct, calling the motion a “fraudulent cover-up.”
Raoul and Stark declined to withdraw the motion when given the chance and have not commented publicly.
The refusal of Raoul and Stark to withdraw their motion has fueled accusations of a cover-up at the highest levels of Illinois’ legal system.
Editor’s Note: While judicial corruption may be more discreet than during the notorious “Operation Greylord” scandal of the 1990s, critics say it remains a persistent, systemic problem in both Cook and DuPage Counties.
V. SHAKESPEAREAN OBSERVATION
O, noble Court — shall the shepherd lead the wolf into the fold? Shall the watchman sleep whilst the thief slips in?
Justice, like the sun, must shine unclouded, and truth must not be fettered by the will of those sworn to protect it.
Legal disclaimer: Judges Bonnie Weaton, Kenneth Popejoy, Maureen Riordan, and Timothy J. McJoynt, Attorneys Kwame Raoul, Lee Stark denies all charges, which are only allegations and are all innocents until prove guilty in a Court of Law.
| kwame_civil_rights_complaint_8-26-25.pdf |
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