Today Judge Pendergrass found El Paso County District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez in contempt of Court, ordered him to serve 90 days in jail and ordered that he be given a PR bond. Judge Pendergrass travelled back from Del Rio, TX to enforce his orders of August 2008 undoing the illegal expunction of Alberto Ocegueda'a arrest records for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
On August 13, 2008, Judge Pendergrass entered an order setting aside as void Judge Angie Barill's order granting Alberto Ocegeuda an expunction. Judge Barill signed that order even though Ocegueda was not entitled to even file for an expunction for 32 years. Judge Barill refused to correct her bad order when she was called out on the carpet for it. (Actually she was busted) Judge Pendergrass came from del Rio to do what Judge Barill refused to do and correctly ordered the expunction reversed. Judge Barill has consistently refused to follow well established law in this matter which has innured to the benefit of Mr. Ocegueda and Jaime Espoarza and in turn, has hurt this community. Remember, Alberto Ocegueda is the brother of Esparza's over-paid secretary, Amy Ocegueda Lujan, whom Esparza pays $84,000 of your tax dollars to for God knows what. She does not even have a college degree. She earns more than most attorneys in that office.
Judge Pendergrass ordered District Gilbert Sanchez to turn the files over to the attorneys of record, that would be Stuart and me. Despite the order, Sanchez refused to give us the files. His attorney, Annabell Perez, of the County Attorney's office, told him NOT to obey the judge's order and she even admitted so in court today. Judge Pendergrass had harsh words for Ms. Perez telling her that he could not understand her position. He could not understand why she had agreed to the expunction when it could not even have been filed for 32 years. He said he could not understand why Perez has refused to correct the record knowing the law. He said he could not understand why Perez did not file the appropriate motions and writs if she did not agree with his order undoing the expunction. Ms. Perez well knows that when you don't agree with a judge's orders, the remedy is to appeal or seek a protective order. You don't tell your client to disobey it!
Judge Pendergrass then turned to Gilbert Sanchez and told him that it was clear that he was in violation of the court's order. He said that he could not understand why he had to travel back to El Paso. He then ordered Gilbert Sanchez to serve 90 days in jail. The County Attorney's office filed a motion for PR bond which the judge granted as Gilbert Sanchez is an officer of the court and entitled to one. Judge Pendergrass then ordered that Sanchez could purge himself of the contempt if he complied with the Court's orders.
Guess what, I have copies of both files under my arms!
It is amazing how many people will fall on their swords to protect Jaime Esparza and his friends, i.e. Alberto Ocegueda. The list now includes, Gilbert Sanchez, Annabell Perez, Joe Spencer, Judge Angie Barill, her court coordinator Marissa Andrade, etc. There is so much happening. Stay tuned.
The documents are available by link below: the judgement of contempt holding Sanchez in contempt, his Motion for PR bond and the order granting PR bond. Martin will make these docs available by link here either tonight or tomorrow so you can see them for yourselves. It is not every day when a sitting district clerk gets sentenced to jail for contempt or when his attorney, an assistant county attorney and county commissioner elect, gets told what Annabell Perez was told today. Save these documents as they are historical. The only press present was Lorena Figueroa from El Diario. The rest of the press won't bother to tell you any of this, each for their own pitiful reasons.
On August 13, 2008, Judge Pendergrass entered an order setting aside as void Judge Angie Barill's order granting Alberto Ocegeuda an expunction. Judge Barill signed that order even though Ocegueda was not entitled to even file for an expunction for 32 years. Judge Barill refused to correct her bad order when she was called out on the carpet for it. (Actually she was busted) Judge Pendergrass came from del Rio to do what Judge Barill refused to do and correctly ordered the expunction reversed. Judge Barill has consistently refused to follow well established law in this matter which has innured to the benefit of Mr. Ocegueda and Jaime Espoarza and in turn, has hurt this community. Remember, Alberto Ocegueda is the brother of Esparza's over-paid secretary, Amy Ocegueda Lujan, whom Esparza pays $84,000 of your tax dollars to for God knows what. She does not even have a college degree. She earns more than most attorneys in that office.
Judge Pendergrass ordered District Gilbert Sanchez to turn the files over to the attorneys of record, that would be Stuart and me. Despite the order, Sanchez refused to give us the files. His attorney, Annabell Perez, of the County Attorney's office, told him NOT to obey the judge's order and she even admitted so in court today. Judge Pendergrass had harsh words for Ms. Perez telling her that he could not understand her position. He could not understand why she had agreed to the expunction when it could not even have been filed for 32 years. He said he could not understand why Perez has refused to correct the record knowing the law. He said he could not understand why Perez did not file the appropriate motions and writs if she did not agree with his order undoing the expunction. Ms. Perez well knows that when you don't agree with a judge's orders, the remedy is to appeal or seek a protective order. You don't tell your client to disobey it!
Judge Pendergrass then turned to Gilbert Sanchez and told him that it was clear that he was in violation of the court's order. He said that he could not understand why he had to travel back to El Paso. He then ordered Gilbert Sanchez to serve 90 days in jail. The County Attorney's office filed a motion for PR bond which the judge granted as Gilbert Sanchez is an officer of the court and entitled to one. Judge Pendergrass then ordered that Sanchez could purge himself of the contempt if he complied with the Court's orders.
Guess what, I have copies of both files under my arms!
It is amazing how many people will fall on their swords to protect Jaime Esparza and his friends, i.e. Alberto Ocegueda. The list now includes, Gilbert Sanchez, Annabell Perez, Joe Spencer, Judge Angie Barill, her court coordinator Marissa Andrade, etc. There is so much happening. Stay tuned.
The documents are available by link below: the judgement of contempt holding Sanchez in contempt, his Motion for PR bond and the order granting PR bond. Martin will make these docs available by link here either tonight or tomorrow so you can see them for yourselves. It is not every day when a sitting district clerk gets sentenced to jail for contempt or when his attorney, an assistant county attorney and county commissioner elect, gets told what Annabell Perez was told today. Save these documents as they are historical. The only press present was Lorena Figueroa from El Diario. The rest of the press won't bother to tell you any of this, each for their own pitiful reasons.
on October 15, 2008, 12:10 pm
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