How Legal Hearings Work part 1
Video Transcript
Robert Bonavito, New Jersey forensic accountant discusses how legal hearings work at the district court of Massachusetts. The purpose of this video is to give insight into how Legal Hearings work in the real world in an actual case in Massachusetts District Court. This video is for those interested in the United States legal system. This includes law professors, law students, judges, lawyers, and pro se litigants. This Hearing was before the District Federal Court judge in the District Court of Massachusetts. We are going to go through a certified transcript taken during the court hearings by the court for the case of Bonavito v Harvard. 📌BACKGROUND ON BONAVITO V HARVARD Many consider this case the most important case concerning discrimination since, Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, which stopped racial segregation in the public school system. The Bonavito v. Harvard case focused on discrimination based on age and gender. Bonavito v Harvard; is a case involving a pro se plaintiff that went up against one of the most powerful institutions in Massachusetts if not the country; Harvard University. 📌LIST OF THE COURT VENUES THE CASE APPEARED IN New Jersey Superior Court United States District Court, New Jersey, before two federal judges United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit United States District Court, Massachusetts Massachusetts, Judicial Conduct Proceedings Massachusetts, Petition for Review of Judicial Conduct Proceedings United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Supreme Court ARTICLE ON THE CASE THE PLAINTIFF, PRO SE BONAVITO Pro se is Latin for ‘in one’s own behalf.’ The right to appear pro se in a civil case in Federal Court is defined by statute 28 U.S.C. § 1654. 📌Pro se plaintiff was admitted to Harvard in 2016 1. Proof of payment, American Express 2. Copy of acceptance letter 3. Copy of Certified Transcript Earned two Harvard credentials but was denied his Degree in Finance even though he completed all requirements. Plaintiff was denied a Degree in Finance based on age, gender and ethnicity. Damages totaled incurred by the plaintiff $856,352,896.47 Total cost of litigation incurred by the Pro Se plaintiff $13,115,762.52; Yes, freedom is not free 📌THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Judges Background Under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), ‘[a]ny justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.’ 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) (2018).that judges have a responsibility to disclose their lack of independence, United States v. Salemme, 164 F. Supp. 2d 49, 51 (D. Mass. 1998).