Did J P Morgan Chase Bank And Their Attorneys Buy South Dakota Judge Stuart Tiede

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• published: 03 Jul 2012
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South Dakota Circuit Court Judge Stuart L. Tiede has been accused in a criminal complaint of compromising his judicial integrity by allowing his friendships with the members of his former law firm, Woods, Fuller, Shultz, and Smith of Sioux Falls, South Dakota to corrupt his duties as a judge and bias his decisions in a civil case, Castaneira v. Chase, et al, 49CIV11002299, in favor of his former law firm's client, J P Morgan Chase Bank. Judge Tiede was assigned the case for more than four months before he informed the Plaintiff. During that time he willfully failed to rule in timely manner on the Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. Instead, he participated in ex parte communication with at least one member of his former law firm to inform them that the attorney they had assigned to the case did not need to file a defense for the summary judgment motion he had decided to ignore. Judge Tiede's actions violated multiple sections of the South Dakota Canons of Judicial Ethics. Judge Tiede was presented irrefutable evidence that Chase's employees lied in the sworn affidavits they submitted to the Court as evidence; however, their employer and co -- defendant, J P Morgan Chase Bank filed documents with the Internal Revenue Service which contradicted these employees' sworn statements. The evidence in question was the "smoking gun" in the case. Judge Tiede then obstructed multiple efforts to require the Chase employees to explain why their affidavits were impeached by their own employer and co -- defendant. After additional ex parte communication with advocates for Chase, Tiede allowed Chase attorney Jennifer Wollman to submit a brief based on false statements of fact or law in order to protect the Chase employees that had committed perjury. Submitting false statements of fact or law to a court is a serious violation of the South Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys and could result in that attorney being disbarred. Judge Tiede then protected the attorney by refusing to rule on a motion filed by the Plaintiff asking that Chase attorney Jennifer Wollman be held in contempt for those violations. Judge Tiede's actions violated the South Dakota Canons of Judicial Ethics. Judge Tiede's unethical and criminal actions placed the life and health of the Plaintiff at risk by causing him such severe anxiety and stress that his doctor was concerned he might have a stroke, and are responsible for the Plaintiff suffering from depression serious enough that there is concern that he may become suicidal. Judge Tiede's unethical and illegal actions have provided an extremely valuable service to J P Morgan Chase Bank and his former law firm, Woods, Fuller, Schultz, and Smith that neither Chase or Woods, Fuller, Schultz, and Smith would have been able to obtain from an impartial court. When Judge Tiede was confronted by the Plaintiff that Judge Tiede and Chase attorney Jennifer Wollman were working together to coerce the Plaintiff into accepting a settlement he refused to agree to, Judge Tiede made this admission: "If prosecution of this case is the cause of any medical problem for you as indicated by your physician's statements and as claimed by you, you will have to decide whether pursuit of your action is warranted if it is adversely affecting your health." In the same case Judge Tiede refused to allow the timely prosecution of the portion of the Plaintiff's civil action that involved a Chase employee who had claimed to be close relative of an attorney in South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley's office. The Chase employee had impersonated a member of law enforcement on behalf of Chase. Marty Jackley is the senior South Dakota law enforcement officer and would ultimately be responsible for investigating and prosecuting any criminal acts committed by Judge Tiede. Judge Tiede protected Attorney General Marty Jackley and Mr. Jackley has returned the favor by not investigating or prosecuting Judge Tiede.