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Table S-22.
Report of Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under Authority of 28 U.S.C. 351-364
During the 12-Month Period Ending September 30, 2004
National
Circuits Courts
Summary of Activity Total Fed DC 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th CC 1 CIT 2
Complaints Pending on September 30, 2003* 249 0 2 19 34 3 10 19 22 1 29 38 11 61 0 0
Complaints Filed 712 2 31 30 23 40 63 95 72 34 77 146 41 58 0 0
Complaint Type
Written by Complainant 712 2 31 30 23 40 63 95 72 34 77 146 41 58 0 0
On Order of Chief Judges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Officials Complained About**
Judges
Circuit 240 6 20 16 4 6 23 16 24 8 14 84 13 6 0 0
District 539 0 39 21 15 22 52 51 69 27 55 128 23 37 0 0
National Courts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bankruptcy Judges 28 0 0 8 1 2 1 2 4 1 0 6 2 1 0 0
Magistrate Judges 149 0 1 5 3 10 18 26 7 3 25 26 11 14 0 0
Nature of Allegations**
Mental Disability 34 0 0 4 3 5 4 4 2 0 1 10 0 1 0 0
Physical Disability 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Demeanor 34 0 1 1 6 0 4 3 0 1 7 9 1 1 0 0
Abuse of Judicial Power 251 1 3 11 6 0 42 2 4 2 71 59 22 28 0 0
Prejudice/Bias 334 2 19 27 35 14 22 35 42 7 38 52 20 21 0 0
Conflict of Interest 67 0 5 8 4 6 3 3 2 0 5 22 7 2 0 0
Bribery/Corruption 93 0 0 9 5 10 5 3 1 0 25 33 0 2 0 0
Undue Decisional Delay 70 0 2 7 5 7 4 10 2 5 8 13 4 3 0 0
Incompetence/Neglect 106 0 0 9 3 8 2 3 0 0 18 16 0 47 0 0
Other 224 0 1 1 33 30 10 89 3 24 0 24 9 0 0 0
Complaints Concluded 784 2 28 40 51 34 73 99 56 35 94 135 42 95 0 0
Action By Chief Judges
Complaint Dismissed
Not in Conformity With Statute
Directly Related to Decision
27 0 4 0 6 0 5 0 4 1 5 0 0 2 0 0
or Procedural Ruling 295 2 9 7 18 13 31 38 16 21 37 65 8 30 0 0
Frivolous 112 0 8 4 3 0 1 11 3 5 18 5 4 50 0 0