Subpoena Request to Public Officials in District of Columbia

“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” - Proverb 22:1

Praises & Thanks be unto The Lord My God for the wisdom, knowledge and understanding on legal matter because I received countless feedbacks from folks facing foreclosure and bankruptcy around the United States as follows:

Comments: "I have been inundated with TILA questions. So I went out hunting to see if anyone had already written about it in terms that a lay person might be able to understand. What I found is shown below. I believe it to be generally correct and the citations are good citations of law. See this site for the entire write-up. It should give most lay people an idea on how to handle this and it will be valuable to your lawyer if he/she is not totally familiar with the TILA context at the following link:" http://rcxloan.com/Civil_Action_BK_Motion_14.htm. Statement made by Attorney at Law, Neil F. Garfield, M.B.A., J.D.

A STORY TO THINK ABOUT
“Once upon a time in the Ancient Roman Empire, 27 BC, there were two men living in Jerusalem. One was named Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust, a rich man whose land was worth close to $700 billion in today‘s money; the other, Mr. Augustin, a farmer whose land was worth $300,000. One day, Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust asked Mr. Augustin to give him his land, that he may have it for a vegetable garden. But, Mr. Augustin said to Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust, “The Lord forbid me that I should give to you the inheritance of my fathers”.

When Jezebel, the wife of Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust, heard what Mr. Augustin said to him. She said, don‘t worry love, I will take care of the matter? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you Mr. Augustin‘s land. So, Jezebel wrote letters in Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust’s name and seal them with his seal and sent letters to the elders and to the nobles who were living in Jerusalem. Now she wrote in the letters, saying, proclaim a ‘relief of stay trial’ in the absence of Mr. Augustin. Then, issued a decree that Mr. Augustin’s land is now Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust.

So the men of Jerusalem, the elders and the nobles did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them. Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust take possession of Mr. Augustin’s land which he had refused to give. The sad part is that Mr. Augustin was forced off his land illegally and fraudulently. Mr. Augustin left with nothing and forced to seek refuge from Jerusalem to a land called ‘Fairfax, Virginia’ to start from scratch. Whereas, Ameriquest-New Century-Chase Home Finance-Deutsche Bank National Trust became more wealthy with the unwarranted possession of his and hold more than $700 billion of assets as a result.

Questions? Why was Mr. Augustin absent in the relief of stay trial? Why did the elders and the nobles just do as Jezebel asked them? Let us all fast forward in 2008, what do you think the elders and the nobles should have done differently?”
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Pierre Richard Augustin, PRO SE )
Consumer Creditor and Party In Interest )
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v. )
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New Century Mortgage Corporation, Debtor )
New Century Liquidating Trustee )

Non-Parties Public Officials that hold information likely to lead to admissible evidences:

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, Committee Chair; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, 534 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

Rep. Barney Frank , Committee Chair
Financial Services Committee
2129 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

James Lockhart, Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, 1700 G St., N.W., 4th Fl., Washington, DC 20552

Michael Mukasey, Attorney General Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20530

Grace Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Division, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20530

Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., J. Edgar Hoover Bldg., Washington, DC 20535-0001

Henry Paulson, Secretary of the TreasuryDepartment of Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20220

John Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, Comptroller of the Currency
250 E St., S.W., Independence Sq., Washington, DC 20219

John Reich, Director, Office of Thrift Supervision
1700 G St., N.W., Washington, DC 20552

Ben Bernanke, Chair, Federal Reserve System, 20th St. & Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20551

William Kovacic, Chair, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20580

Christopher Cox, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549

Herbert Allison, CEO, Fannie Mae, 3900 Wisconsin Northwest Ave, Washington, DC 20016
Attorney, Christopher M. Samis , New Century Liquidating Trustee, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., 920 N. King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

EMERGENCY MOTION TO REQUEST THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICES TO REQUEST THE PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS & SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM re DEPOSITION TO NON-PARTIES WITNESSES in case 07-10416-KJC

[Our justice system is not perfect. Mistakes are inevitable. However, when
New evidences are presented, the will to do good must prevail over the status quo]

INTRODUCTION
Honorable and Distinguish CHIEF JUDGE ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, May The Lord Almighty Bless You For Being A Dedicated Public Servant And Grant You More Wisdom, Knowledge And Understanding To Make Wiser Decisions On Behalf Of The Citizen Of The Greatest Nation On Earth, The United States Of America.

Your Honor, Extraordinary and Swift measures by our Political and Public Policy makers with the enacted $700 billion bill bailout for Financial Institutions on Friday, October 3, 2008 demands an ‘Equal Extraordinary, Unprecedented and Exceptional’ ruling from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for [E]quality and [F]airness by granting this Emergency request to issue SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM concerning production and inspection of documents from Public Officials that will likely lead to admissible evidences in accordance with the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(2).

“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” - Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust victim

“Our regulatory system must protect consumers and investors by punishing individuals who engage in fraud, break contracts, or lie to customers -- like the predatory lenders who know you can't afford an adjustable rate mortgage, but mislead you into signing one. These actions are criminal and the people who commit them should be behind bars.” - Statement by a Presidential Candidate

“The prospect of waging a protracted discovery battle with all of these well funded parties in hopes of uncovering evidence of predatory lending can be too daunting even for those victims who know such evidence exists. So imposing is this opaque corporate wall, that in a “vast” number of foreclosures, MERS actually succeeds in foreclosing without producing the original note--the legal sine qua non of foreclosure--much less documentation that could support predatory lending defenses”.
- Inside B&C Lending, supra note 431, at 14 (quoting MERS CEO R.K. Arnold)

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
[Our justice system is not perfect. Mistakes are inevitable. However, when
New evidences are presented, the will to do good must prevail over the status quo]

Consumer Creditor bought his former home at 28 Cedar Street, Lowell, Massachusetts in January 1999. On March 18, 2002, he conveyed the property to his business, 26-28-30 Cedar Street, Inc., subject to two mortgages. On May 17, 2002, Consumer Creditor obtained a loan with DanversBank for the amount of $55,000 on behalf of AdMerk Corp. Inc., secured by his principal dwelling. The DanversBank mortgage note was assigned to Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. On March 27, 2003, Consumer Creditor obtained an Ameriquest Mortgage in the amount of $244,000, portions of which were used to pay the original two mortgages. On April 15, 2004, a $289,000 stated income loans which was originally designed for primarily self-employed borrowers was given to his wife, a W-2 wage earners of only $2,786.99 in 2003. Thus, New Century underwriters had failed to verify the false stated income by the mortgage company that acted as a finder for New Century and failed to call her employer as required under prudent underwriting guidelines. Many of the acts and transactions that constitute violations of Federal Law included the dissemination to the public of untrue statements of material facts, directly or indirectly, used the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, including, but not limited to, the United States mails, interstate telephone communications and the facilities of national securities exchanges (Section 11 & 15) since many of the financial institutions acted with scienter, acting intentionally or with a deliberate reckless disregard of the true facts, in making or participating in the making of these misstatements and omissions that led ultimately to the deprivation of Consumer Creditor property rights and the civil conspiracy of mortgage/real estate fraud, predatory lending including forgery, federal mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud. Also, the New Century mortgage note was assigned to Chase Home Finance. Then Chase assigned it to Deuthsche Bank National Trust. Upon filing for Bankruptcy in Delaware, New Century Mortgage named Mr. Pierre Augustin as a Creditor (or Consumer Creditor). Here is the Delaware Bankruptcy Court order regarding Consumer Creditor claim against New Century Mortgage:

Extracted from June 24, 2008 Delaware Bankruptcy Court Transcript, page 59 to 62

THE COURT: All right. Mr. Augustin, as the debtor has indicated in its pleadings, I must first address a threshold issue, and that is whether I should even get to the merits of any claim that you might have, because it was later field. And the standard I look to is the one that the debtor has described in its papers, and that is, I must consider the following factors. One, the danger of prejudice to the debtor, two, the length of the delay and its potential impact on judicial proceedings, three, the reason for the delay, including whether it was within the reasonable control of the movant, and four, whether the movant acted in good faith. There is no one factor that’s dispositive. Not necessarily all are to be considered. I look at those factors and I find, as you might have gleaned from my discussions with debtor’s counsel at the outset of this hearing that I don’t see much prejudice to the debtor in allowing the late claim. The reason for the delay and whether you acted in good faith, I would say against another backdrop might not carry a lot of weight with me, but it’s obvious that you have been aggressively pursuing this dispute whether it has merit or not. And it seems to me your positions and your multiple filings support the view that you certainly didn’t intend to pass up on an opportunity to make a claim knowing that you had one. So for those reasons on balance I will allow it. Now, the next question in my mind is whether, and we won’t reach the merits today, but the first question in my mind, Mr. Samis, I’ll direct to you, and that is, is this a matter that needs to proceed by adversary or is it a contested
matter?

MR. SAMIS: Well, Your Honor, I would say that given the rules that would govern an adversary proceeding and the rules that would govern a contested matter, I think this would be better, we would better be able to pursue the matters I think as a contested matter in the court case. I think that we can probably -- now that the issue of whether or not the claim was late filed is resolved, I think that the debtors can better and formally communicate with Mr. Augustin to reach a resolution at this point.

THE COURT: Well, let’s do this. Let’s put it on for statue in the August Omnibus hearing and, Mr. Augustin, if the matter’s not resolved by agreement before that time, you may participate by telephone, you will not need to appear personally for the hearing in August, which is which date?

MR. SAMIS: Your Honor, I would have to go back and check, but I can circulate it. August 20th, I believe, Your Honor, is that correct, at 2:30 p.m.
THE COURT: August 20th at 2:30. But if it’s not resolved at that point, my intention would be to enter a scheduling order not unlike what I would schedule in an adversary proceeding. I would also likely order mediation. Now, Mr. Augustin, what I want you to be aware of is, if the matter’s not resolved, you’re perfectly free to press your claim. Don’t take any remark of mine to be considered my advice to you that you settle. But if you decide to press forward and bring to me the merits of your claim against New Century, you will be required to comply with the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy rules, our local rules and any order that I enter governing the conduct of this litigation. And the fact that you choose to represent yourself will not excuse you from compliance with any of those requirements, and you need to understand this. So I’ll give Mr. Samis a chance to discuss with you whether you can resolve this matter after this hearing. If not, we’ll hear from you in August, we’ll set up a schedule for the taking of discovery and other things that are necessary to govern the resolution of this dispute.

Extracted from August 20, 2008 Delaware Bankruptcy Court Transcript, page 69

“MR. AUGUSTIAN: -- you gave the option to -- to the attorney Christopher whether I should proceed as an adversary proceeding or contested matter. He chose adver -- contested matter. I was not called forward to ask my opinion. That’s why I stepped forward to --

THE COURT: Yeah. Well, the --

MR. AUGUSTIAN: -- let the Court know.

THE COURT: I guess the -- the short way of -- of responding to that is we can design pre -- pretrial procedures basically to afford whatever due process rights you would like to have. So, in substance, there’s going to be no difference at the end of the day. So, you will have all the rights that you would have had had this been commenced as an adversary proceeding. And, it’s actually procedurally probably better for you that it proceed that way. So, we’ll make it so that there is no difference. Do you understand what I’m saying?

MR. AUGUSTIAN: Yes, Your Honor. I was just reading the -- the rules as it states. So, I am not expert in the law. But, if you feel that way, that I -- all my rights will be protected, then -- it’s on the record. Then, if -- if some time I feel it does not and something fall through the crack, I’ll file an appeal.

THE COURT: Well, you know where to find me.

MR. AUGUSTIAN: Okay.”

II. WHY DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED FROM NON-PARTIES PUBLIC OFFICIALS?
[Our justice system is not perfect. Mistakes are inevitable. However, when
New evidences are presented, the will to do good must prevail over the status quo]

Consumer Creditor strongly believes in the transparency of the judicial system in the United States of America to uphold the law as well as ponders and reflects on the following oath that every federal judge takes to uphold the Constitution of the United States:

“I, _________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as ________ under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”

Likewise, “parties appearing pro se are allowed greater latitude with respect to reasonableness of their legal theories (Patterson V. Aiker, 111 F.R.D. 354, 358 [N.D. GA 1986])”. Also, the court is supposed to judge the case based on its merits even if procedural errors are made. Thus, the Court must give this Appellant, “every favorable inference arising from his pro se status” (Hall v. Dworkin, 829 F. Supp. 1403, 1409 (ND NY 1993)). In re Haines: pro se litigants are held to less stringent pleading standards than bar licensed attorneys. Regardless of the deficiencies in their pleadings, pro se litigants are entitled to the opportunity to submit evidence in support of their claims. In re Platsky: court errs if court dismisses the pro se litigant without instruction of how pleadings are deficient and how to repair pleadings. In re Anastasoff: litigants’ constitutional rights are violated when courts depart from precedent where parties are similarly situated. All litigants have a constitutional right to have their claims adjudicated according the rule of precedent. See Anastasoff v. United States, 223 F.3d 898 (8th Cir. 2000).

In accordance to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Consumer Creditor is seeking permission from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to copy & inspect documents and property controlled by public officials who are not a party in the above matter because they resides within the Court Jurisdiction and records they hold have some bearing on his claim IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEADLINE OF FACT DISCOVERY OF DECEMBER 19, 2008.

III. WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE BEING REQUESTED BY CONSUMER CREDITOR?
[Our justice system is not perfect. Mistakes are inevitable. However, when
New evidences are presented, the will to do good must prevail over the status quo]

Public documents are made of the records made by the public functionaries which carry a high degree of credibility. The public documents will help Mr. Augustin be on equal footing with Financial Institutions such as 1) Ameriquest Mortgage, 2) New Century Mortgage, 3) Chase Home Finance, 4) Deuthsche Bank National Trust and 5) others by gathering public documents that will likely lead to admissible evidences in Federal Court. Consumer Creditor is asking no public officials (Federal or States) to take side in his matter. Consumer Creditor is only seeking public documents & expert testimonies that are not privileges information in his search for equal justice and fairness as a result of being a victim of Mortgage Fraud and Predatory Lending.

The term “document” is used in the broadest possible sense and means, Electronically Stored Information (ESI), without limitation, any written, printed, typed, photostatic, photographed, recorded or otherwise reproduced communication or representation, whether comprised of letters, words, numbers, pictures, sounds or symbols, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to, all memoranda, notes, records, letters, envelopes, telegrams, messages, studies, analyses, contracts, agreements, projections, estimates, working papers, summaries, statistical statements, financial statements or work papers, accounts, analytical records, reports and/or summaries of investigations, opinions or reports of consultants, opinions or reports of accountants, other reports, trade letters, press releases, comparisons, books, diaries, articles, magazines, newspapers, booklets, brochures, pamphlets, circular, bulletins, notices, forecasts, drawings, diagrams, instructions, minutes of meetings or of other communications of any type, including inter and intra-office communications, questionnaires, and surveys, charts, graphs, photographs, phonographs, films; tapes, disks, data cells, drums, print-outs, all other date compilations from which information can be obtained (translated, if necessary, by defendants through detection devices into usable form), any preliminary versions, drafts or revisions of any of the foregoing, and other writings or documents of whatever description or kind, whether produced of authorized by including non-identical copies and draft of any of the foregoing, now in the possession, custody or control of public officials.

1. Public Document, Material and Testimonies Sought…
Consumer Creditor seeks only to gather non-privilege, non-classified & non-confidential public documents (preferably audio or dvd format) such as Transcripts from January 2008 to present of Expert Testimonies from Economist, Financial Executives & relevant public speeches made by Public Officials & Consumer Advocate groups to both House of Congress or in banking and financial committees or others as to the root causes of the subprime crisis and the $700 billion Emergency Economic Recovery Act that will likely lead to admissible evidences in his case.

2. Concerns About Classified, Confidential or Privileged Material
The production of such public documents will not reveal classified, confidential or privileged material

3. Summarization of the Need and Relevance of the Material for the Legal Proceeding
Consumer Creditor is seeking Subpoenas Duces Tecum from this Court in order to do what the law of discovery empower him to accomplish in gathering information that will tend to lead to admissible evidence.

4. Is the material sought available from any other source?
To the best of my knowledge, the material and documents resided within the control of member of Congress and public agencies listed in this motion. To some degree, there might be duplication or overlap of information.

5. Why the production of document appropriate under the rules governing discovery?
According to the discovery rule, a party may obtain any information that pertains, even slightly, to any issue in the lawsuit, as long as the material sought is not legally ‘privileged’ or otherwise protected and [will tend to lead to admissible evidence.] Also, the public documents will help Consumer Creditor be on equal footing with Financial Institutions such as 1) Ameriquest Mortgage, 2) New Century Mortgage, 3) Chase Home Finance, 4) Deuthsche Bank National Trust and 5) others by gathering public documents that will likely lead to admissible evidences in Federal Court. Consumer Creditor is asking no public officials (Federal or States) to take side in his civil action. Consumer Creditor is only seeking public documents & expert testimonies that are not privileges information in his search for equal justice and fairness as a result of being a victim of Mortgage Fraud and Predatory Lending.

6. How the Production of Such Document Would Affect the Interest of The United States?
The Constitution of The United States not only establishes our system of government, it actually defines the work role for Federal employees - "to establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty" by taking the following oath:
I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. 5 U.S.C. §3331

Ronald Dworkin regards law as an interpretive process under which individual rights are paramount. Society is composed of individuals. In the name of the public interest and good, your contribution of ‘Relevant Public Documents’ will serve as a pivotal point to balance the equation, 4 = 4 instead of 1 against 4 Giants. Thus, protection of Mr. Augustin’s individual rights arguably becomes part of the public interest which in turn benefits some members of the population who were given risky loans and harms no taxpayers in the process.

CONCLUSION
In seeking ‘Subpoenas Duces Tecum to support this request to obtain public document from public officials’, Consumer Creditor is not seeking a legal confrontation with neither Federal nor State Officials or Agencies. Objectively, Counsels for government officials and agencies are not without legal objections. However, now the time has come for government’s counsels to rise above and behind any legal technicalities in accordance to their Attorney’s Oath to support the Constitution of the United States:

“I (repeat the name) solemnly swear that I will do no falsehood, nor consent to the doing of any in court; I will not wittingly or willingly promote or sue any false, groundless, or unlawful suit, or give aid or consent to the same; I will delay no man for lucre or malice; but I will conduct myself in the office of an attorney within the courts according to the best of my knowledge and discretion, and with all good fidelity as well to the courts as my clients. So help me God.”

Relief Requested
As eloquently stated by one of the presidential candidate:

“Our regulatory system must protect consumers and investors by punishing individuals who engage in fraud, break contracts, or lie to customers -- like the predatory lenders who know you can't afford an adjustable rate mortgage, but mislead you into signing one. These actions are criminal and the people who commit them should be behind bars.”

Consumer Creditor is not looking for sympathy. Consumer Creditor is not looking to be rewarded. Consumer Creditor is not here seeking the punishment of Debtor, Liquidating Trust or to seek the involvement of any public officials in his matter. Consumer Creditor, as a Pro Se, recognizes that he is facing a milestone and an uphill battle against lawyers that are well schooled with an in-depth knowledge of the law, influences, technical maneuvers and equipped with various inside scoop of TRIAL and courtroom strategies that he lacks. Although not a lawyer or pretending to be one, Consumer Creditor And Party In Interest is asking the Court to grant his request to issue SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM concerning production and inspection of documents from Public Officials that will likely lead to admissible evidences in accordance with the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(2). Your Honor, the public has an interest in the orderly administration of justice. Public policy favors to broadly conduct discovery. (See U.S. v. Premises and Real Prop. At 4492 S. Livonia Rd., F. 2d 1258, 1263 (2d Cir. 1989), see also U.S. v. All Assets of Statewide Auto Parts, Inc., 971 F. 2d 896, 902 (2d Cir. 1992) (a claimant’s interest in his home merits special constitutional protection).

Respectfully Submitted,

Pierre R. Augustin, MPA, MBA, Pro Se
Consumer Creditor and a Party In Interest
3941 Persimmon Drive, #102, Fairfax, VA 22031 | 703-584-5998 | 617-202-8069

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