November 14, 1994
In re Shamema Honzagool Sloan
Dear Judge Willett,
I understand that you have essentially volunteered to be named as the judge in the aforementioned case, after all of the judges of the 24th judicial circuit have disqualified themselves.
I have given great thought to this matter. I have concluded that I cannot accept you as the judge on this case, for the reason that it is a foregone conclusion what your decision is going to be.
One of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life was not objecting at the very outset when Judge Michael Gamble also volunteered to be the judge on this case, even though he was clearly disqualified by statute because his three-man law firm had a lawsuit pending against myself and my mother over my late father's estate.
For making this mistake of not objecting initially, not only have I been prevented from recovering the daughter who was kidnapped from me, but I have been sentenced to five years in prison for doing absolutely nothing remotely wrong or illegal, and also my mother's house and the entire assets of my family have been stolen by Judge Gamble by entirely illegal means. It is now apparent that Judge Gamble is a crooked judge and, more than that, is one of the vilest and most vicious criminals imaginable. I intend to devote the rest of my life in an effort to have this horrible man prosecuted by every legal means.
As for yourself, you have stated many times in the hearings in your court that you must show solidarity with Judge Gamble. Indeed, this was the reason you gave in awarding judgments to Charles and Shelby Roberts in total amounts of $39,000, as compensation for the costs and expenses which they incurred in their criminal kidnapping of my daughter. As a result of this judgment, plus judgments entered by Judge Gamble and in favor of Judge Janow, I was forced to file for bankruptcy.
Since you have already ruled that not only were Charles and Shelby Roberts justified in kidnapping my daughter, but that I must pay the expenses which they incurred in this effort, it is clear that you are also going to award them the custody of the child whom they kidnapped. Indeed, it is clear that it is for this very reason that the judges of the 24th judicial circuit, the very judges who have disqualified themselves, are insisting that you be the judge to be assigned to this case.
This case will affect the entire life and future of myself and my daughter. The question is simply whether members of a religious cult who have no relation with a child can be allowed to kidnap that child from her parents in a foreign country and keep her custody. The Roberts have made it clear that they will never allow my now 13-year-old daughter to have the freedom to develop as a normal child. They will not even allow her to attend a public school and insist that she have contact only with their fellow cult members. Although I have been awarded the custody of my daughter by the New York Supreme Court, it appears that Virginia ignores the custody orders of its sister states.
Your views about this case are already well known. You are clearly in favor of the criminals who kidnapped my daughter. My request has been that the judge assigned to this case be one whose views (if indeed he has any) are at least unknown to the respective parties, so that judicial shopping is impossible and that both sides have an equal chance. It is highly unfair that this case be assigned to a judge whose views about this case are already known, especially since you have never previously heard this exact case. Accordingly, I request your disqualification.
Very Truly Yours,
M. Ismail Sloan
Copy to: Fred Hodnett
Judge Mosby Perrow
Judge Michael Gamble
Charles and Shelby Roberts