November 12, 2010
Honorable New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
Dear Governor Christie,
For the last seven years, I have been trying to get the State of New Jersey
to formally investigate my allegations of a cover-up within the New Jersey Supreme and Superior Court systems. I’m also requesting investigations in how the New Jersey
Supreme Court Office of Attorney Ethics handles Conflicts of Interest, and how easy, it is for attorneys associated with this
same office to use their state-wide influence within NJ court systems. I’m
especially interested in learning how and why, for the past six years, the New Jersey governor’s office has refused
to respond to my past registered letters on this subject.
At the center of my allegations is Robert Correale, Esq., a former attorney for Morristown’s
law firm of Maynard & Truland and a former official for New Jersey Supreme Court Office of Attorney Ethics. Robert Correale was listed on Maynard & Truland’s own website that he was the Vice-Chairman
of the District X Supreme Court committee. The current director of this Supreme Court state agency admits Correale was a member
of the district committee, but denies Correale was vice-chairman. I still have
a copy of Maynard & Truland’s webpage, where it states Correale as the Vice-Chairman of District X.
I brought allegations of legal malpractice charges and attorney ethics violations against
Correale and his law firm Maynard and Truland, who had represented me during a court action years ago. I have alleged
gross negligence, dubious billing practices and misstatements to the Court. My evidence included the law firm’s invoices,
contract, attorney certifications, letters, documents and sworn statements. Robert
Correale represented his law firm in my legal malpractice grievance in Sussex County Superior Court. (At the time, Robert was listed on his firm’s website that he was the Vice-Chairman of the local
Supreme Court Attorney Ethics committee.)
Against the objections of Correale, Sussex County Superior Court Judge Ronald Graves determined that the evidence presented
by me warranted that the civil case be brought to the Superior Court Law Division for pursuit of damages. When I brought
the case to life, the Superior Court’s transcript containing Judge Graves determination was unexplainably missing. My
civil case was later dismissed for lack of merit.
Recently, State Senator Steven Oroho’s staff conducted an investigation and the
Sussex County Superior Court of New Jersey, which lost the transcript, could not provide an explanation as to how a court
transcript from within its own courthouse had disappeared.
When I brought attorney ethics allegations to the director of the Supreme Court’s
Office of Attorney Ethics, his senior staff insisted that Correale’s own District X committee carry out the investigation
against him and his law firm.
After months
of persistent inquiries and my allegations of a cover-up, the Supreme Court Office’s senior staff finally admitted
to a conflict of interest and an investigation was launched by a different Supreme Court District committee.
Correale and another attorney from the firm were required to present sworn certifications.
A third attorney was allowed a pass. The senior law partner of Maynard and Truland wrote a cover letter to accompany these
documents. My review found extremely misleading and vague statements throughout the documents and its cover letter.
Within two weeks of my questioning the sworn certifications, Correale resigned his
Supreme Court position, fifteen months before his term was set to expire. However, seven months after resigning Correale and
his firm, Maynard and Truland, were cleared of all ethics allegations by the Office of Attorney Ethics. My questions about the possible perjury in the sworn Supreme Court certifications and the missing Superior
Court transcript have never been addressed despite my having written to Governors Jim McGreevey, Richard Cody, Jon Corzine
and their Attorney Generals.
All attempts by me to bring state and federal charges against Robert Correale, the
firm Maynard & Truland and those in state government, who have protected them, have failed. Now the State of New Jersey
states that the statute of limitations is in play.
Robert Correale, the involved Maynard & Truland attorneys and those New Jersey officials
who have protected them should not get a free pass to stay out of jail.
I have a great deal of evidence right on the internet for your investigators to review. I’m asking as an honorable PTSD disabled veteran to please answer this letter
in writing.
Sincerely,
John “Jack” Cunningham
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