The PTF Top Ten List of Nazi Judges

In the 21st century, in the United States of America, in the "City of the World." That is, of course, New York City. I didn't expect to find Nazi judges.

Not the real Nazi judges of WWII Nazi Germany. But modern 21st century Nazi judges.

To paraphrase the writer of "Judging the Judges" (Time, July, 1967), our modern Nazi judges give the NYC Dept. of Finance's acts of extortion their legal veneer. And, paraphrasing the same writer again, ordering the NYC DOF's Nazi judges to view the idea and purposes of the state leadership as primary, and the fate of human beings as secondary.

I grant you that the NYC DOF administrative law judges (i.e., Nazi judges) do not levy unjustifiable death sentences. But I felt a piece of my soul die when I was found guilty by one of the Nazi judges who execute the will of the NYC DOF.

That is why I've decided to expose these modern day Nazi judges. Partly out of revenge. But most importantly to try to honor all those brave men and women who fought the Nazis during WWII.

Because Nazism and Nazi judges didn't disappear forever from the face of the Earth with the world's victory over Nazi Germany. If a judge acts like a Nazi and sounds like a Nazi, then he or she is a Nazi judge. And they must be exposed and be stopped.

Please, learn more about Nazi judges of WWII Nazi Germany. Check out the links below.
Fri., July 14, 1967, Time Archive, "Judging the Judges"
The 1961 Academy Award winning movie Judgment at Nuremberg
The real post-WWII Judges' Trial (the basis for the movie Judgment at Nuremberg)

Currently, my "Top Ten List of Nazi Judges" has only three NYC DOF administrative law judges. Still a work in progress. I apologize for that.

If you would like to nominate a Nazi judge, preferably, one who deals with traffic, red light camera, or parking violations. Please, contact me. E-mail: parkingticketfighter@hotmail.com


Nazi Judge # 1: Administrative Law Judge Code # 1232
This Nazi judge adjudicated my co-worker D's RLC (red light camera) defence, hearing-by-mail, not in-person. ALJ #1232 didn't find D's defence "persuasive" (a very popular word for these Nazi judges). So, he or she found D guilty.

I'm not surprised by that. RLC violations are very difficult to fight. I believe, only .02% of those who fight RLC tickets win.

So, why does this #$%& judge deserve to be my # 1 Nazi judge? Because this Nazi judge wasn't man enough or woman enough to sign or to print out his (or her) name on D's "Notice of Determination." Where there should be a legible signature is a small squiggle. Could be a capital "A"? Who knows?

I mean, this Nazi judge hides behind his (or her) ALJ code #. Shouldn't D, at least, know who his executioner, sorry, judge's name is.

ALJs are public servants. The public has the right to know who these ALJs are. No public servant should ever hide behind a number. No public servant should ever be nameless or faceless.

Am I living in the U.S.A.?


Nazi Judge # 2: ALJ John F. MacKay, Jr.
This Nazi judge found my co-worker D guilty of blocking a hidden pedestrian ramp. A $165 parking ticket. D's online defence was, not surprisingly, not "persuasive." Guilty as charged.

This pedestrian ramp was at the middle of the block. Providing access to disabled persons in wheelchairs. So, they could cross a "Blvd. of Death." Without a crosswalk or a STOP sign or a traffic light.

Turned out that Arnold Diaz in 2005 (when he was with CBS 2, now with Fox 5) did a story about hidden pedestrian ramps. The NYC Dept of Transportation had installed several hidden pedestrian ramps at mid-block at different locations. Generating $165 parking tickets and sometimes also towing away the offending vehicles, a total of $350 for the "guilty" offender.

I guess ALJ John F. MacKay, Jr. sincerely cares about the disabled. He's working hard to make sure that criminals like D don't block this pedestrian ramp that gives the disabled access to a "Blvd. of Death."

Check out D with Arnold Diaz in "Shame, Shame, Shame: Pedestrian Ramps."


Nazi Judge # 3: ALJ Mitchell H. Parnes
This SOB was the same ALJ I had for each of the three Mondays I've fought my 100% bogus parking tickets. He adjudicates at the NYC DOF Staten Island Business Center.

He found me guilty of not parking within the marked parking space in front of the entrance to the S.I. Ferry (on the S.I. side) and of the same violation in front of the 120 NYPD Precinct. $45 + $45 = $90.

At my in-person hearing, I argued, "Why would I illegally park my Honda Pilot in front of the entrance to the S.I. Ferry?" Anyone who is at all familiar with S.I. knows that you would have to be mentally incompetent to do so. Your vehicle would have been towed away.

My Honda Pilot was not towed away. It was parked inside Lot A of the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Which is next to the S.I. Ferry.

It's a private parking lot. According to my interpretation of the NYC traffic regulations, private parking lots are exempt.

Unfortunately, this private parking lot is open access to persons on foot. Of course, you can't drive in without paying. But anyone can walk in. No one on staff there cares who walks in or drives out.

Then for the other ticket. I argued, "Why would I illegally park my Honda Pilot in front of a police precinct?" And, if I did, the cops would have towed it away. They don't care who I am.

Again, my Honda Pilot was parked inside Lot A of the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. When I allegedly was illegally parked in front of the 120 precinct.

He didn't care what I had to say. I was guilty even before I opened my mouth. All the other ticket fighters were guilty who had ALJ Parnes that Monday. Everyone was, is, will be guilty.

He found me guilty on both. So, I had to pay (you have to pay if you want to appeal). But I appealed to the NYC DOF Appeals Board. And they reversed both these tickets. And eventually the NYC DOF (Dept. of Fraud) charged my credit card back $90.

Even the Nazi judges on the NYC DOF Appeals Board agreed with me.

My definition of a Nazi judge is this SOB. You're guilty no matter what you have to say. Because that's what the state wants you to be. Guilty. Pay your balance off.

The SOB Nazi judges like to write down that your defence was not "persuasive." In other words, you need to show incontrovertible evidence that you were innocent.

The onus is on you to prove that you're not guilty. The NYC DOF and its Nazi judges work on the assumption that you're guilty until proven innocent.

I thought that in the U.S. of America a man or woman was innocent until proven guilty. I guess I'm either naïve or stupid. Or maybe both.


Nazi Judge # 4: N/A



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Pop Quiz Answers

Here are all the answers for my "Pop Quiz: NYC Parking Rules."

1. "No Standing" zone. You can stop to drop off/pick up passengers. As long as you do so expeditiously.

You can't stop to load/unload a package or merchandise at curbside. You can't wait or park.

2. "No Stopping" zone. You can't wait, can't park, can't stop to drop off/pick up passengers or to load/unload a package or merchandise at curbside.

3. "No Parking" zone. You can stop to drop off/pickup passengers. And you can stop to load/unload a package or merchandise at curbside. As long as you do so expeditiously.

You can't wait or park there.

4. Fire hydrants. On either side of one, your car must be more than 15 feet away from it. Even if it is broken.

5. Parking or standing is not allowed in front of a driveway.

6. Parking or standing is not allowed withing 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

7. Parking or standing is not allowed within 30 feet of a traffic light or a "STOP" sign or a "YIELD" sign.

8. Parking or standing is not allowed within 20 feet of a fire station driveway or within 75 feet on the opposite side of the road.

9. Parking or standing is not allowed along a curb that has a pedestrian ramp.

10. Bus stops. Begins at the posted sign and continues in the direction of the arrow to the next posted sign or to the corner of the block. Painted yellow lines or other markings do not indicate where the bus stop starts or ends.

You can stop at a bus stop to drop off/pickup passengers. As long as you do so expeditiously.

Sources: The NYC DOT and the NYS DMV Driver's Manual and "Got Tickets? Your Guide to Parking Ticket Hearings"

4/20/07--Another PTF Record Update

First the bad news.

Today, DA's online hearing for his "double parking" ticket was completed. Not surprisingly, the NYC DOF found him "guilty." So, now he owes the NYC DOF (Dept. of Fraud) $115.

Of course, we're going to appeal it. But he has to pay it to appeal it. (That's not justice.)

Now, the good news.

This evening, I checked my credit cards online. And I was pleasantly surprised to see two $45 credits from the NYC DOF. Eleven days after receiving the letter from the NYC DOF Appeals Board. I was refunded for my two reversed parking tickets. Apparently, happened on 4/11/07.

I still say that the system does not work in NYC. Like in many cities in the USA and in other cities all over the rest of the world.

You have to be a fighter with an indomitable spirit. Alas, most people in NYC are not. 80% pay their parking tickets without fighting, 20% fight the system. Then, out of that 20%, few go to the next and final step, to the NYC DOF Appeals Board.

The hard-earned lesson I learned is that the system (sort of, somewhat) works if you go all the way and appeal each ticket. But, if you don't appeal, then the system does not work. The system works against you.

The way I see it. It's like anything else in life. It's a learning process. I made mistakes. But I learned from them and became a better fighter.

And I felt I accomplished more than saving some money. I fought back and won. I didn't win every battle. But I've become a more powerful person.

4/16/07--The PTF Record Update

Another PTF battle record update.

Another win for the Parking Ticket Fighter. So, now 8 fought total. 1 lost, 7 won.

This win was not one of my tickets but one of DA's, my co-worker who appeared on Fox 5 News with Arnold Diaz. Not his "hidden pedestrian ramp" ticket but his "expired meter" ticket.

About three months ago, I entered a defense via online hearning (or hearing-by-Web) for DA's "expired meter" ticket. I used the de minimis legal argument described in the book Beat That Parking Ticket by Haskell Nussbaum.

Really, I didn't think that defense would work. I was sure that he would be found guilty. He didn't have anything to explain why he let the meter expire.

All I was trying to do was to postpone his inevitable "guilty" sentence. And him having to pay the ticket within 30 days of his "guilty" verdict.

Last Wed., during the day, that "expired meter" ticket was in the NYC DOF system "Hearing Pending." Then when I looked for it online in the evening. It "Poof!" disappeared. Like magic.

The next day Thurs. I asked DA, "Did you pay it?" Because I had told DA not to pay any of the tickets until the NYC DOF found him "guilty" first. But DA said, "No."

The only logical conclusion would be that the NYC DOF bought my 100% BS defense for DA's "expired meter" ticket. I was pleasantly surprised. So was DA.

Again, that's a total of 8 fought by me. 1 lost, 7 won. Seven were all my tickets. One was DA's "expired meter" ticket.

With 4 more parking tickets pending.

Two tickets are mine. Both have yet to appear in the NYC DOF system. May show up within the next 2 to 3 weeks.

The other 2 are DA's.

One was his "hidden pedestrian ramp" ticket. Which the NYC DOF found him "guilty." Which he paid in full, $195. (You have to pay it to appeal it.) We are now appealing it. We're waiting for the NYC DOF Appeals Board to review our appeal.

And he has a "double parking" ticket. I put in a defense online about three months ago. We're waiting for that to be adjudicated. Currently, it is "Hearing Pending" in the NYC DOF system.

Pop Quiz: NYC Parking Rules

Sadly, too many NYC drivers are clueless when it comes to NYC parking rules. Probably, that's how Bloomie Hall and Boss Mikey were able to rake in $578 million in 2005 and $557 million in 2004. From parking tickets, 9.5 million in 2005 and 10 million in 2004.

Source: NY1 "NYPD Issued Fewer Parking Tickets In 2005 Than Previous Year"

Too many NYC drivers learn how to park legally in NYC through trial-and-error. Or rather trial-and-ticket. So, how do you rate? Here's a pop quiz. Ready?

1. "No Standing" zone. What can you do in a "No Standing" zone? What can you not do?

2. "No Stopping" zone. What can you do in a "No Stopping" zone? What can you not do?

3. "No Parking" zone. What can you do in a "No Parking" zone? What can you not do?

4. Fire hydrants. How far away does your car have to be from a fire hydrant? What if it's a busted hydrant?

5. Parking or standing is not allowed in front of a ____________ .

6. Parking or standing is not allowed within ______ feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

7. Parking or standing is not allowed within ______ feet of traffic light or "STOP" sign or "YIELD" sign.

8. Parking or standing is not allowed within ______ feet of a fire station driveway or within ______ feet on the opposite side of the road.

9. Parking or standing is not allowed along a curb that has a _____________________ .

10. A bus stop is a "No Standing" zone. Where does this specific "No Standing" zone start and end? Can you in your private vehicle pick up and drop off passengers at a bus stop?

Sources: The NYC DOT and the NYS DMV Driver's Manual and "Got Tickets? Your Guide to Parking Ticket Hearings"

Look for the answers in the next posting.

4/9/07--The PTF Record Updated

Another PTF battle record update. As of 4/9/07, lost 1, won 6, all 7 fought at in-person hearings.

Today, Mon., April 9, 2007, went back to the Staten Island Business Center for the 3rd time to fight two more of the exact same BS violations. Code 62, parked "beyond marked space."

Both tickets claim my Honda Pilot was parked illegally "in front of 1 Richmond Terrace." That's the entrance to the Staten Island Ferry, on the S.I. side. It's impossible to violate code 62 since there are no markings which indicate where you can park. The entrance to the S.I. Ferry is a "No Parking," "No Standing," "No Stopping" zone. Almost anyone who lives on S.I. would know this.

Anyway, I ended up with the same Nazi parking ticket judge, ALJ Parnes. He dismissed both tickets. He claimed both had illegible plate numbers written on the tickets. Which was true.

However, I think he dismissed both for illegibility because he didn't want to be forced to admit he had made an error in judgement when I was there the first time. The first time I was there he found me guilty of violating code 62 "in front of 1 Richmond Terrace." Which was impossible.

That first "1 Richmond Terrace" ticket I did appeal. And the NYC DOF Appeals Board reversed it. (As of 4/9/07, I still haven't received my refund. Damn it! Give me back my money. You thieves.)

Lesson learned: The due process for parking tickets in NYC "works" if you appeal after you're found guilty. If you do not appeal, then the whole system is 100% setup against you.

The PTF: "Can you say Nazi judge? Nazi Germany?"

See the classic 1961 movie Judgment at Nuremberg starring Spencer Tracy. The movie is about the trial of certain judges who executed Nazi law.