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Trauma, Pandemic, and the Family Court

Whatever Problems You May Have, Family Court will Make Them Worse

I have often compared Family Courts to the prison system. Those who enter are deliberately maltreated, and all manner of human rights abuses occur with no accountability: gang rapes, gladiator fights, mayhem, and murder in prisons; and sex trafficking, child pornography, torture, battery, and murder in Family Courts. When tragic deaths happen all too often, the public assumes that there must have been extenuating circumstances or that these institutions are doing their best under difficult circumstances. They do not imagine that the opposite may be true — that prisons and Family Courts are magnets for violent, sadistic, and psychopathic criminals who relish exercising power over others. Prison guards may be seen as poorly-trained individuals who come from the same backgrounds as prisoners, but Family Court players should know better — yet, they are even more dangerous, driven by a 50- to 175-billion-dollar industry and wielding the extraordinary weapon of being called a “Court”. In these institutions, those with mental challenges grow markedly worse as rule, while those without previous mental problems often develop new ones (in Family Court, it is a veritable formula!). At least prisons overtly express their opposing philosophy to treatment: retribution. No one informs the public of Family Courts’ hidden, antithetical agenda to justice: exploitation of unsuspecting, innocent members of society and predatory alienation of children from well-bonded, loving parents (when they accuse, “parental alienation,” it is a form of projection, “framing” of the victim, and denial of their actual intent).

The following is an essay by a grandmother victim of Family Court. I have been receiving many grandmothers’ accounts of mothers who have been decimated or killed in Family Court, as in the court of Jane Gallina-Mecca — on whom I am collecting testimonies for her impeachment. Patricia Allen wrote to me the following heart-rending story. Her eloquent, 9000-word version I do not have the space for, but hopefully she will publish it elsewhere or decide to turn it into a book. Below is the summary version. Her account comes shortly after the publication of my scholarly article on, “A triple pandemic: COVID-19, violence against children, and the crisis in family courts,” which illustrated how the Covid pandemic exacerbated the Family Court crisis (yet, with predatory intentions, there are few things Family Courts would not exploit to further advantage).

Hello Dr. Lee, I have crafted an article which documents my experiences with the family court system during the pandemic. I have a disabled daughter who was denied access [to her children] with the Covid pandemic shutdown and ultimately went on to a complete mental health collapse and loss of reality.

I have found a behavioral therapist who gave me your name and suggested you would be a good contact with which to share my story….

I acknowledge my own personal emotion and bias in sharing this story. While there is no turning back of time, it is my hope that my story is one that can offer teachable moments and lessons for all. In the end, my grandchildren were alienated from two families (their mother and maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins) all of whom love them very much. My prayer is that time will eventually become a friend and lead to a day of renewed relationship.

Here it is. The ongoing life of a woman, mother, and grandmother and the hills and twists that are a part of the ride known as the family court system:

Trauma, Pandemic, and the Family Court

Mary’s introduction to trauma began in a controlled way. At age fourteen we learned that she had a congenital brain abnormality requiring compression surgery. She lost a portion of bone at the base of her skull and her first cervical vertebrae. Shortly after the neurosurgery she began to experience absence seizure. In time, the seizure activity increased to grand mal with full body convulsion and requiring medication. A diagnosis of epilepsy was made.

Mary never let her diagnosis get in the way of her dreams. As a first-year college student she hoped to pursue paralegal studies. She also sought to join a sorority. Mary’s time in college would be short-lived. A hazing pledge led to the unthinkable. She was to be left at a fraternity house and stay alone for a time. A serial predator was there, and she was sexually assaulted. No one came to her aid during or after the event. The predator assaulted multiple women at multiple schools and later committed suicide as the police were closing in.

Mary married in 2004 and in 2005 delivered her first child, a son. Two daughters would follow in two-year increments. Cesarean section was required for all births to avoid pressure on her central nervous system. Mary’s first daughter was born with malignant pulmonary hypertension and sepsis. While full-term at the time, tests indicated her daughter’s lungs were not fully developed. Mary insisted that something was wrong and demanded that her baby be delivered. She faced scrutiny and arrogance. As it turned out, her daughter’s lungs were fully developed but extremely ill. The baby’s odds for survival were five percent. There was little hopeful word in the days to follow, but Mary and her daughter held strong. Her daughter will graduate high school this year. Mary saved her life.

In 2010, Mary and her husband discovered they had little in common. This ultimately led to divorce. In view of Mary’s epilepsy, her spouse was granted primary custody, but Mary retained 50% legal custody. The arrangement worked well for seven years. They worked out parental schedules for family or other events, and James would occasionally invite Mary to join them for dinner.

In 2018, James met a new partner, and things took a turn. Mary’s access to the children became restricted. She was no longer afforded input on health care or other matters, and the children’s school was changed without her knowledge. Exchanges at James’ home became drama filled. She filed a motion before the court seeking order for specific custodial exchange place and times. The motion was granted, and the referee reminded James that he would be held accountable for adhering to the order. That accountability never happened.

The children were with their father when the courts shut down for Covid in 2020. Mary would call and request to speak with her children. The stepmom would answer, indicating the children did not wish to speak with her. The court had ordered that neither parent should speak ill of the other in front of the kids, but Mary felt certain this order was not followed. Mary did not have a driver’s license but arrived for her designated exchange times using Uber. She was met by James who would express the children did not wish to go with her. Calls to the police were of little help, as they indicated this was a civil matter. Predatory alienation had begun.

The courts would eventually open using Zoom as a vehicle for communication. A guardian ad litem (GAL) was appointed. While not a party to the divorce, the stepmom had a demonstrative personality and financial resources, which appeared to grant James’ favor with the GAL. Mary went through multiple counsel and spent thousands.

One counsel indicated she had secured reunification counseling for Mary. Mary was given the names of two counselors from which to select. Mary was surprised and disappointed when she contacted each counselor, only to learn that neither were aware of any forthcoming call. One counselor expressed anger at being named in a motion for which he had no knowledge.

In July of 2022, Mary learned that James and stepmom were divorcing. She discovered that James had moved into his father’s home with the children. She contacted James, expressed sympathy for the loss of his marriage, and asked if they could meet and talk. He never responded. Following that, Mary and I prepared a pro se motion for the court. She decided to plead her desire to see her children directly with the referee. That motion would never be filed. Mary came to share that an angel named Michael was speaking to her and had reassured her that she would be reunited with her children in time. She seemed at peace.

I received a nonsensical text from Mary in August 2022. She spoke of overcoming towers and being God. Her father went to check on her, and she became aggressive. The police were called, her father was arrested, and Mary was left on her front lawn in the fetal position. Charges were later dropped, but Mary had become isolated and wished no contact with anyone.

Mary would go on to be hospitalized for a severe mental health condition and continues to struggle with that today. While there is family history of mental health challenges, her therapist shared that the multiple traumas she had experienced, particularly those specific to the family court experience during the pandemic, had likely driven Mary to the point of absence from reality.

The children lost their paternal grandmother during Covid, and I continue to be alienated from them. I was not at my grandson’s graduation. I have missed school concerts, proms, etc. I’ve been told that my appearance may create additional trauma, and reminded they are all of an age where they can make individual choices with regard to contact. I have sent gifts and cards but have no assurance that any were delivered. Memories of good times shared on vacations are events are what sustain me.

As the trauma bubble was given more oxygen and expanded by the events of this court experience, it was destined to burst. I feel professionals should ponder festering bubbles and make concentrated effort to prevent them from bursting. Heat can be lowered. In many ways, all would have been blind not to predict what might be coming in.

The pandemic took all of us by storm. I was employed by a medical school, and there were challenging times. As an educator my hope in telling this story is that the courts and others might learn from it. Our daughter remains isolated from everyone. It is uncertain whether she will ever be reunited with her children or family. Her husband’s attorney was very skilled. There was much posturing, revenue generation, and bias. CPS was never called, and her child support was paid. She was a disabled individual with limited resources who simply wanted to see her children. She deserved better.

Patricia Allen, Ph.D.

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Psychic Genocide in the Family Courts

It Must be Noted: Many Family Court Judges are Serial Killers (and Their Impunity has Made This So)

We must not limit our belief only to what is believable, but be open to what reality reveals. As harsh as it may sound, many Family Court judges seem to believe they are God, so unfit are they for the power the public has bestowed on them. The tragic result, from my direct observation of over fifty cases across the country as an expert witness, is that no Law or principle of human decency binds them. I have come to observe in detail how judges use their authority to “fix” their cases so that they look perfect from without, as loving mothers (and less commonly loving fathers) and innocent children die from within. Sometimes the death is not physical, but studies show that “soul murder” can be even worse — for it is a lifetime of torture for each child, in addition to slow physical death, decades before their time. Even worse is the psychic pain the loving parent must endure, for what loving parent would not give her life for her child? It is a natural, inborn response. This is precisely what psychopathic abusers and, worse, psychopathic judges relish targeting for destruction (the Family Court “slave trade” may begin with the 50 to 175 billion per year in revenue, but I have witnessed many simply relishing their sadism — or their sense of unlimited power over those at their mercy).

Much has happened recently: My interview with “Slam the Gavel” host Maryann Petri was broadcast, and as of today I did another one, in consultation with a litigant from South Carolina who generously wished to use her case to educate the public.

Prominent Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre has died, essentially having been tortured to death by Family Court. I link here my article about singer and songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, another unnecessary, high-profile Family Court-caused death. And the death of Attorney Catherine Kassenoff revealed that not even the New York State governor’s powerful prosecutor could escape the Family Court killing machine. These cases are portrayed as involving particularly vicious or clever abusers, but what is omitted is the artificial role of Family Courts amplifying exsting violence or creating violence anew — which dwarfs any violence an individual can perpetrate. These “Anti-Courts” especially target and destroy talented, capable, and courageous women, in part I believe because of jealousy: the judges and the entourage they select are, as a rule, of shockingly poor quality. This is why I say that Family Courts are committing a “psychic genocide”: “genocide” refers to “killing of a kind,” and the kind they are systematically killing are those who are especially highly psychologically developed — and therefore healthy, successful, compassionate, and loving.

There is also a recent glimmer of hope: the Arizona Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee launched: “what may become one of the nation’s most significant state-level inquiries into family court failures.” Many of the testimonies echo what I have been saying:

This paradigm pits an abusive parent against a protective parent. The psychologist shifts the no-contact order onto the protective parent, forcing the child to live with the abuser. Of course, the protective parent will pay whatever it takes to save their child.

This isn’t justice. This is extortion. This is no different than child trafficking. People are making extreme amounts of money off of this — and the only difference is we have it under the guise of being legal.

Family Courts would not be so aggressive in trying to silence me if what I am saying were not true. They could always avail themselves of a defamation lawsuit — but they would not dare, for this would involve discovery. Instead, they twist and turn to create criteria for “protective orders,” so as to keep the matter within Family Court. I added the judge targeting my own sister, Jane Gallina-Mecca, onto my federal lawsuit against her underlings, Evelyn Nissirios and Michael Antoniewicz, for issuing yet another illegal “protective order.”

In the meantime, there have been many casualties and many actual deaths associated with Gallina-Mecca, and her behavior in my sister’s own case makes it easy to demonstrate how it happens. Recently, I wrote to Assignment Judge Carol V. Novey Catuogno asking for an investigation and an intervention against Gallina-Mecca, who is under her. Here is her response:

I am in receipt of your letter dated April 10, 2025, in which you seek certain relief on behalf of your sister, Patricia Lee. While I understand an impulse to intervene on behalf of one’s family member, in this instance such intervention is inappropriate … as you are not a party to this matter, you have no standing to petition for relief.

As I returned two weeks later, noting an upcoming date when Gallina-Mecca was expected to authorize a police raid to help cause my sister’s “medical” death, she repeated:

As I explained in my letter of April 10, 2025, you lack standing to seek relief on behalf of your sister, and most importantly, your sister is represented by counsel in the matters pending before the court.

I hence responded to her clerk:

Dear Ms. Morley:

My communication to Her Honor regarded issues that cannot be handled by the “appropriate” avenues, because they concern abuse of process and weaponization of the law. Certainly, counsel cannot handle a homicidal judge who is already halfway through with her victim. My issue, again, is that being a judge is not a license to pillage, steal, and murder.

On the books, these things are not supposed to be covered under judicial immunity, but in practice no one will hold a judge accountable — not even the hon. assignment judge. This is why dead bodies keep mounting around this “judge”, and if an assignment judge does not care to investigate it while it is taking place, who would be?

She is incorrect that I do not have standing. I am adding Ms. Gallina-Mecca to my lawsuit. And every month that I am unable to lead my life, because I must care for my previously extremely high-functioning sister, who is now totally incapacitated because a gratuitously sadistic “judge” unmoored from reality loves to partner with violent criminals, then it does indeed become my business.

Bergen County Court would not so be a source of incompetence and harm, had response been “appropriate”. Therefore, I am not surprised at Her Honor’s lack of response, but disappointed. Please be advised of my carbon copy of the press.

Sincerely,

Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div.

In the meantime, below is my letter to the prosecutors who have removed criminal charges against a pediatrician who colluded with Gallina-Mecca to cover up child abuse (she is the third person for Gallina-Mecca removed criminal charges without a trial!):

Dear Prosecutors DeMarco and Malfitano:

My sister and victim, Patricia Lee (protected class), has decided she would like to resubmit her charges against Dr. Karen Wu, the pediatrician who co-conspired with the kidnapper of her children and attempted murderer. There is new medical evidence, as well as the fact that she was present at the probable cause hearing, waiting to testify, and that the judge did not call on her is not her fault (See Exhibit 1 for her Declaration). As can be noted, the charges levied in her affidavit are serious, and they have not exceeded any statute of limitation.

Whereas I am Patricia Lee’s attorney-in-fact (See Exhibit 2), she was not always disabled. The kidnapping of her children by their violent abuser and her ex-husband, who almost killed each of them and was on a temporary restraining order (TRO) for slamming her 7-year-old son’s head into a window, caused life-threatening, stress-induced high blood pressures that have now hospitalized her eight times, including once in the intensive care unit. Five specialists confirmed that her lethal-level blood pressures and constant risk of death by stroke or heart attack have no physical cause. They are purely a result of the stress of her children being kidnapped by their violent abuser, who is once again on a TRO but continues to imprison her children (See Exhibit 3). There are physical effects: since December 2024, Patricia Lee has been totally physically incapacitated and requires 24-hour care. Brain scans are now showing multiple mini-strokes from all the episodes of high blood pressure and near-death.

There is clear motive: Dr. Wu’s co-conspiracy has helped her violent ex-husband to kidnap and keep two children for the extortion of millions of dollars in “child support,” legal fees, and the entire equity of the house. If not for Dr. Wu, he would have been prosecuted far before he was able to use legal abuse — a crime of coercive control — simply based on his possession of the children. I can also attest, as a medical professional trained in the best programs in the country, Dr. Wu has committed the most egregious instance of medical crime I have witnessed in my 25 years as a forensic expert for the courts (See Exhibit 4 for sample expert reports, of which there are a total of a dozen).

Finally, I am aware that cases are often “punted” back to Family Court, a closed court with one judge and no jury, but this can be a dangerous practice. Heinous human rights abuses are now found to occur regularly against women and children, as the United Nations Human Rights Council documented in 2023 (A/HRC/53/36), and therefore this should not be the standard for dismissing a case (also, the divorce case has concluded). Regardless, Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca, the presiding judge, is not only being federally sued but being referred for impeachment by more than 2000 petitioners, more than 30 witnesses, and the nation’s foremost constitutional lawyer writing the articles of her impeachment.

Sincerely yours,

Bandy Lee, M.D., M.Div.

Gallina-Mecca is a veritable serial killer who acts as a tyrant in the courtroom, treats children like chattel, colludes with violent criminals, and “fixes” her predetermined outcomes through extreme maneuverings in and out of her courtroom. In my sister’s case alone, she has stonewalled experts, manipulated outside providers, shut down Child Protective Services investigations, and financially depleted and tried psychologically to “break” the innocent parent, so that she cannot fight back. When this did not work out, she co-conspired with her ex-husband to murder her. Part of this was to send her children to fates worse than death, although she very blatantly savors the power that their torture signifies for her, in its own right. I have outlined her obvious unfitness elsewhere, but this extraordinary specimen of a human is actually common — if not typical — in Family Court!

As will have been revealed in my podcasts, we cannot understand the behavior of Family Court players using ordinary human psychology. We must apply criminal psychology if we are to guard ourselves against serial murder, serial child sex trafficking, and the lucrative industry of child pornography — all staples of the so-called “Family Court.”

*There is now a tremendous push to impeach Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca, and the proceedings are bound to become national! Please sign if you have not done so, contribute your affidavits if you have not done do, and help us to turn this into a movement that we will no longer accept genocide in the Family Courts!

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Archetypes of Family Court: Jane Gallina-Mecca — Evelyn Nissirios — Alan T. Chan

Archetypes of Family Court: Jane Gallina-Mecca — Evelyn Nissirios — Alan T. Chan

Family Court Pathology is Repetitive and Predictable

My sister’s Family Court case is everyone’s Family Court case. Many have now told me that my articles have been important to their recognizing that they are not alone in the previously unimaginable, unprecedented atrocities they are experiencing upon entering Family Court. They have also expressed that it has been helpful to know what to expect, for otherwise they would not have known that they would be transitioning from a relatively placid, middle-class modern life to a world of medieval barbarity and misery that is Family Court.

Having been in operation for close to a half-century, the Family Court underworld of criminality and brutality is well-established — indeed, it is predictable and determined by the structures that have allowed them to mushroom. First, the overarching structures are the allowance of impunity and secrecy. Setting up a system under the most benign-sounding name, “Family Court,” but handing unlimited power to the most incompetent “judges”, is a magnet for attracting psychopaths and a setup for developing a criminal breeding ground.

Second, the internal structure of “judge”, “court appointee” (such as guardian ad litem), and violent offender collaborating with one another to rupture the most humanly basic, parent-child bond is perhaps the most sadistically-titillating experience psychopaths could ask for (psychopathy may be defined as an absence of compassion and conscience, but acutely aware that they lack what most humans have, sufferers of the condition vindictively target human life for harm). Hence, ironically, “Family Courts,” instead of helping families and administering the law, have become slaughterhouses for unsuspecting families who get caught up in what are in reality criminal cartels. Their shameless plunder, stealing, and killing have become so dangerous, no one wishes to touch them — not the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, not the Office of Attorney Ethics, not Appellate Court, not Federal Court, and certainly not law enforcement — and mob rule prevails. The actors in my sister’s case act their parts: “Judge” Jane Gallina-Mecca becomes enraged when her prey does not comply; paranoid “Guardian ad Litem” Evelyn Nissirios files for a “protective order” against her own victims; and domestic abuser Alan T. Chan goes full-blown child kidnapper and multi-count attempted murderer.

Here is an update:

‘Judge’ Jane Gallina-Mecca

That this Family Court “judge” is the orchestrator of these child theft operations is seen in her relentless control of the narrative. How Gallina-Mecca has aggressively taken down articles, despite the Washington Post shaming her for doing so years earlier — and falsely arrested medical professionals, based on secret orders she could not show anyone — has been written about elsewhere. Her track record is extremely disturbing, with multiple murders under her “belt”, and a petition for impeachment in process, whereby several family members of litigants who were murdered under her hope to testify.

Herself an abusive personality, she “mentors” already-sadistic Nissirios on heaping one human rights violation after another to hide their own, shocking criminality. By going against ten psychiatric reports unanimously confirming the mother’s “excellent mental health” and “exceptional talent in parenting” — one of them 96 pages long with extensive testing and collateral interviews — Gallina-Mecca was practicing medicine without a license.

Because she had no evidence, witnesses, or experts taking her side, Gallina-Mecca simply appointed an endless stream of needless court actors to parrot her preset narrative. This included a guardian ad litem for the mother, Linda Schofel — for the duly-diagnosed psychopathic father’s fantasy fulfillment of labeling the mother “mentally ill” and in need of a “guardian”, instead of himself. It also included an unlicensed student “counselor”, Tara Devine — who was willing to give Gallina-Mecca the “evaluation” that no other, highly-credentialed psychiatrist or psychologist would (and Gallina-Mecca, of course, counted only her opinion!). There was also a designated pediatrician, Karen Wu — who has finally recently been criminally indicted for falsification of medical records, tampering with evidence, retaliating against witnesses, and failing to report child abuse. And, in addition to Child Protective Services and the Child Abuse Hotline, the long tentacles of Gallina-Mecca have also interfered with one assignment judge, one civil court judge, one municipal judge, two appellate judges, and at least one covering judge on this one case — and this is only what I know about!

‘Guardian ad litem’ Evelyn Nissirios

As the “children’s” guardian ad litem in Family Court, Nissirios’ one task was to work for “the best interests” of the child predator. In order to do so, she perjured herself a staggering 600 documented times in just this one case! On the father’s first weekend with the children, soon after being on a restraining order for almost crushing the skull of his seven-year-old son and almost having killed his daughter as an infant, he tried to abscond with the children, having stolen their passports and secretly crossing state borders to take them hours away from home. This directly violated court directives, and he was caught only because the terrified children called their maternal grandfather, but none of the above bothered Nissirios

However, when the mother picked up her children slightly early from school, on a day she was specifically authorized to have her children — partly because they were distressed and suicidal from the prior, terrifying weekend with their unstable father — she descended on the mother like a hawk! She immediately coordinated with the father to make a false police report, scheduled an emergency, secret hearing without notice to either the mother or her attorney, and sent in a SWAT team of five police officers, who forcibly tore the crying and clinging children from their mother, accusing her of trying to “abscond” with them. This ambush attack could also be deemed an attempted murder, since just hours earlier the mother had notified the Court, including Nissirios and the father, of a medical emergency: life-threatening, stress-induced high blood pressures that Nissirios and the father themselves caused through hourly harassment and demands for updates. The charges against the mother were instantly dropped when their lies to the police were exposed, but having seized the children, they had no intention of letting them go.

Police raids are apparently Nissirios’ specialty, as she has done across dozens of cases, before blocking the children’s contact with the loving parent altogether — and then telling the children the good parent abandoned them, no longer loves them, and wishes to have nothing to do with them.

Alan T. Chan

That this kind of “court” is where my brother-in-law drags his family into should make clear his serious psychiatric problems, without even knowing his diagnosis (since the most dangerous psychiatric disorders are also the most deceptive). After all, he decided to file for divorce because my sister “stopped praising” him enough. A corporate lawyer and student of Alan Dershowitz, he is the perfect kind Family Courts cater to. They enticed him with full custody, financial rewards, and punishment for a family that dared to have a mind of its own (for example, when he suddenly imposed himself on the children — after being an absentee father all their lives — so that he could have an edge in his divorce, they dared to scream and cry every day!). And now, with the Family Court to prop him up, he will show them he is somebody!

Instead of containing his sickness and managing his behavior — indeed, during the five days he was on a restraining order after smashing his son against a window, both children were calm, cheerful, and back to their normal selves — Family Court saw his symptoms as an “opportunity” to entice and enable. His compulsions would find it impossible to resist their offer, and his detachment from reality would keep him from noticing how the Court is draining all his and his wife’s assets. He was busy rejoicing, for the first time, being labeled “the good parent” and being given the license to unleash vengeance against his family for “not loving” him enough, with all the force of the law behind him!

This is the ugly “service” that Family Courts sell, breeding psychopathy and violence, under the guise of being a “court”. Violent men, who like in my brother-in-law’s case almost killed his wife six times, almost killed each of his children on different occasions, kidnapped the children, and continues to neglect, injure, and harm them, can experience being all-powerful and all-righteous, while putting on a perfect public façade — since no one would believe the truth, even if one heard it.

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Psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee and Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein Join Efforts to Reform Family Court

Renowned Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee and Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein Join Nationwide Family Court Reform Initiative

Partnership with Project Justice USA and One Mom’s Battle Brings Expert Credibility to Critical Data Collection Effort

DENVER, CO — April 14, 2025 — Project Justice USA and One Mom’s Battle today announced a significant partnership with Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a distinguished forensic psychiatrist and violence prevention expert with 25 years of experience and Bruce Fein, a nationally and internationally renowned constitutional lawyer, scholar and writer. This collaboration marks a pivotal advancement in the nationwide initiative to collect and analyze data on family court outcomes across the United States.

Dr. Lee, who taught at Harvard Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, and Yale Law School and led global research projects on violence prevention, will lead the research efforts analyzing the national data collected through Project Justice USA’s comprehensive survey. With extensive experience testifying before state legislatures in Colorado, New York, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Washington about family court failures, Dr. Lee brings both academic credibility and practical expertise to this critical initiative. Her background in analyzing systems that perpetuate violence makes her uniquely qualified to interpret the survey data and translate it into actionable policy recommendations.

“Through my work as an expert witness in approximately 50 family court cases, I’ve observed firsthand how these systems often actively perpetuate cycles of abuse, resulting in thousands of preventable violent deaths, particularly of children and women,” said Dr. Bandy Lee. “My experience reforming prison systems and developing violence prevention strategies at institutional levels has shown that we can transform even the most entrenched systems through data-driven approaches. I am grateful for this unprecedented opportunity to help apply rigorous research methodologies to the lived experiences of families navigating these abusive systems. By analyzing patterns across state lines, we can identify structural failures and develop evidence-based recommendations for meaningful reform that prioritize the protection of children, as well as bring transparency and accountability.”

Bruce Fein, is a nationally and internationally renowned constitutional lawyer, scholar and writer. Bruce Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General and General Counsel to the Federal Communications Commission under President Ronald Reagan. He served as Research Director for Republicans on the Joint Congressional Committee on Covert Arms Sales to Iran, and on the American Bar Association’s Committee on Presidential Signing Statements. He has been a Visiting Fellow for Constitutional Studies at the Heritage Foundation and an adjunct scholar at American Enterprise Institute. He has advised numerous countries on constitutional reform, including South Africa, Hungary and Russia. He is regularly called to testify before the House and Senate Judiciary and Foreign Relations Committees. Mr. Fein is author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall. Bruce Fein is a partner in the law firm, Fein & DelValle, PLLC. Bruce Fein — HuffPost Contributor

“Dr. Bandy Lee and Bruce Fein’s involvement marks a transformative step for Project Justice USA,” said Christine McGinley, MBA, Executive Director of Project Justice USA and architect of the national family court survey. Dr. Lee’s unparalleled expertise in violence prevention and forensic psychiatry will help us translate thousands of lived experiences into evidence-based policy recommendations. Bruce Fein brings a wealth of constitutional and legal knowledge that strengthens our capacity to develop solutions grounded in justice and democracy. Together, with national data, legal insight, and clinical expertise, we are building more than just a record of public experience; we are crafting a data-driven blueprint for systemic reform that lawmakers will be compelled to act on.”

Tina Swithin, founder of One Mom’s Battle, emphasized the significance of this development: “Dr. Lee’s decision to join our effort validates what we’ve been saying for years, the family court crisis is a public emergency that demands immediate intervention. Her expertise in treating violent offenders and consulting with governments on violence prevention brings invaluable insight to our work.”

In addition, Dr. Rene Buenzow will be assisting Dr. Bandy Lee and the Project Justice team with the research data. Dr. Buenzow is a nurse practitioner, dual-specialized in family medicine and psychiatry with a doctorate in Health Care Policy from the University of Iowa. She has over 30 years of experience in preventing domestic abuse and interpersonal violence. Dr. Buenzow brings specialized knowledge and training in coercive control and family court dynamics and is a Certified Divorce Coach, has completed the Johns Hopkins Danger Assessment training, and advanced training through the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma.

Dr. Lee has previously researched social determinants that reduce violent death rates across the nation as well as the globe. She has also consulted with the U.S. Senate and multiple state governments on prison reform and community violence prevention. She has authored over 100 scientific articles and served as an expert witness in approximately 200 criminal and civil cases. Her involvement signals growing recognition of family court reform as a critical public health and safety issue.

Bruce Fein has testified as an expert witness before Congress on more than 200 occasions. He served on the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements. He has lived through every major political-legal battle or crisis since 1969, beginning with the defeats of President Richard Nixon’s Supreme Court nominees Clement Haynsworth and G. Harold Carswell.

“These partnerships underscore our unwavering commitment to pursuing family court reform with the seriousness and the scientific and legal rigor it demands,” added McGinley. “With the expertise of Dr. Bandy Lee and Bruce Fein guiding our work, we are building an unshakable, data-driven case for change. Together, fueled by the voices of families across the nation, we aim to develop a Model Family Court Legislated Code that places child safety, accountability, and evidence-based practices at the center of our legal system.”

Project Justice USA is actively pursuing research grants from foundations and government agencies dedicated to child welfare, judicial reform, and public health. While several grant applications are in progress, the organization welcomes additional funding opportunities from philanthropic organizations, private donors, and institutional partners who share our commitment to evidence-based family court reform. This research initiative requires significant resources to ensure comprehensive data collection, rigorous analysis, and effective dissemination of findings to policymakers nationwide. Those interested in supporting this critical work can donate on the website www.projectjusticeusa.com.

About Dr. Bandy X. Lee: Dr. Lee is president of the World Mental Health Coalition and co-founder of the Violence Prevention Institute. She served as director of research for Harvard’s Center for the Study of Violence and co-founded Yale’s Violence and Health Working Group at the MacMillan Center for International Studies. Dr. Lee has consulted with numerous governments on prison reform and community violence prevention, including the U.S. Senate and the states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and California, as well as the governments of Ireland and France. She helped author the United Nations Secretary-General’s chapter on “Violence against Children” and led a project group for the World Health Organization (WHO) Violence Prevention Alliance. Dr. Lee is a past fellow of the National Institute of Mental Health and recipient of the National Research Service Award. She played a key role in bringing federal investigators to Rikers Island correctional facility in 2013, initiating significant reforms, and was recently invited to help reform the 44 prisons of New York State. Her scholarly contributions include an authoritative textbook, “Violence” (2019), 17 edited scholarly books and journal special issues, over 100 scientific articles and chapters, and more than 300 opinion articles in major outlets such as the Guardian, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Independent, and Politico. Beyond the WHO, she has served as an expert consultant for the United Nations, UNESCO, and the World Economic Forum. Her clinical practice specializes in treating violent offenders, and she has served as an expert witness in approximately 200 criminal and civil cases, including 50 family court cases. For more information, visit https://bandylee.com/

About Bruce Fein: Bruce Fein has been a renowned legal-media fixture in Washington, D.C. for more than 50 years across the political spectrum. He featured on Attorney General William French Smith’s short-list of potential nominees to the United States Supreme Court.

His unique network extends to all three branches of the government, the media, think tanks, universities, and a cluster of NGOs. Mr. Fein appears regularly on national and international television. His articles on law and public policy are ubiquitous. He conducts constitutional tutorials for Members of Congress and staff. He is Vice Chairman of the Committee for the Republic.

Mr. Fein graduated with honors from Harvard Law School and served at the highest levels of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government before establishing his own law firm. Among other things, Mr. Fein served as special assistant to the assistant attorney general in the office of legal counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, assistant director of the office of legal policy, associate deputy attorney general, general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, research director for the Joint Congressional Committee on Covert Arms Sales to Iran, and clerk to federal Judge Frank A. Kaufman. He has assisted multiple countries in writing or rewriting constitutions. He offers unique multi-dimensional analyses and solutions for every client. For more information, visit https://lawofficesofbrucefein.com/about

About Project Justice USA: Project Justice USA is a nationwide initiative collecting data on family court outcomes to drive evidence-based reform. Building on successful state-level work in Colorado, the project aims to provide all state lawmakers and advocates with comprehensive data to support legislative change. For more information, visit www.projectjusticeusa.com.

About One Mom’s Battle: One Mom’s Battle is an internationally recognized advocacy organization dedicated to raising awareness about family court challenges and empowering individuals to navigate post-separation abuse. For more information, visit www.onemomsbattle.com.

Media Contact:
Tina Swithin
(720) 336–2111
tina@onemomsbattle.com

(The direct link is here: https://www.projectjusticeusa.com/renowned-forensic-psychiatrist-dr-bandy-lee-joins-nationwide-family-court-reform-initiative/.)

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Letter to My Precious Niece and Nephew

This is the Only Way I Can Reach My Niece and Nephew, Since Family Courts Block All Contact with Loving Adults

My niece and nephew were taken in a violent police raid, orchestrated by their pathologically lying, abusive father, Alan T. Chan, with the help of “Guardian ad Litem” Evelyn Nissirios (whom the children rightly called their “enemy”). Instead of arresting him and returning the children, Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca gave him full, sole custody and prohibited contact by their mother, by any other previous caregiver, any other loving adult, or any qualified medical professional, lest their abuse be discovered. They were last seen when they were ages seven and nine, and now they are eleven and thirteen. This horrifying act is only one instance in Gallina-Mecca’s vast criminal enterprise of stealing children and selling them to their tormentors, rapists, batterers, attempted murderers, and child sex traffickers — which she hides through one method alone: an illegal “court seal.” On April 15, 2025, she even interfered in my request for an audio recording of another case, under Judge Michael Antoniewicz (regarding his illegal “protective order”), which should have nothing to do with her. She did so by issuing another illegal “protective order,” which says: “This information cannot be disclosed to any other person for any reason, and cannot be given out or made public by any means, direct or indirect, without the express written permission of the court.” This is a public hearing! I wrote back: “… this proves my very point to Judge Michael Antoniewicz that he is not independent, could never be an impartial arbiter, and should immediately recuse himself and change venue, as I have warned numerous times — that the length of your tentacles precludes any possibility of proper adjudication.” This is precisely why so many are now working to impeach Gallina-Mecca.

This is how writing my letter here came to be the only chance anything will be communicated to my poor, beloved niece and nephew, who are living in a desert of love, warmth, compassion, and probably even food (their father used to chase their mother out of the house so that she could not care for them, and then abandon and starve them while he himself ate):

To My Most Precious Niece and Nephew,

I hope this message reaches you, and you know that your mom, I, and grandpa miss you more than words could ever say, and our love for you soars to the stars every day. Not a second passes by without our thinking about you and working without a moment’s rest to bring you home — safe, protected, and surrounded by love again.

To tell you the truth, when you were taken from us, that was the very moment our lives stopped. Everything stood still (even my hair didn’t grow for more than a year!). This is what happens when we love you so much — you are the greatest joys of our lives, the apples of our eyes, and nothing in the world can ever, ever replace you!

But we are not worried, because you are the most beloved children of God. You must know this: nothing can ever take this truth away from you, no matter what happens around you.

I hope you will take a moment to let this truth sink into your hearts, because true love — the kind that comes from God — can never be stolen from you. It is eternal, ever present, and ever comforting. When you find peace in that love, everything false will fall away, and you will begin to feel a vast Presence. Then, you will discover that you are held in the palm of God’s hand. And in that place, you will feel us. Because in the Holy Spirit, we are not separated but One!

Your mom, grandpa, and I are with you, just like your grandma, Grace! She is watching over you, all the time. When you walk, she walks with you. When you sleep, she accompanies you. In fact, she is more alive now, being One with the Holy Spirit, than she ever was when you saw her! In fact, she is closer to you than ever before.

This is what happens in “meditation” — when you close your eyes, you will experience a deep place inside of you that never changes, never gives up, and is always loving and embracing, no matter how you may feel on the outside. This is the mystery and the miracle of God’s Love — it is already a part of you, and once you find it, you will know where to go to feel the Bliss.

Grandma loved the Book of Psalms, and here is a passage she enjoyed (you will hear God whisper to you, too!):

Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?

If I go up to the heavens, you are there;

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn,

if I settle on the far side of the sea,

even there your hand will guide me,

your right hand will hold me fast.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me

and the light become night around me,”

even the darkness will not be dark to you;

the night will shine like the day,

for darkness is as light to you.

For you created my inmost being;

you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

your works are wonderful,

I know that full well (Psalm 139:7–14).

This is you! You are fearfully and wonderfully made, handcrafted by God with plans so special, so sacred, that only you can live them! God looked around all of creation and decided the world needed you — both of you — exactly as you are! Every part of who you are is holy — your dazzling smarts, your maturity beyond your years, your funniness and silliness, your unstoppable determination, and your loving hearts, with which you gave so much to everyone around you, so early — because you have in you God’s divine plan! None of that has changed, and no one can touch it, no matter how hard they try.

Indeed, they started trying very early, because the two of you are so unusually and exceptionally brilliant — and the Devil got jealous! Still, inside of you are Old Souls, as old as God, and I know you will overcome everything. This is because you are exceptionally close to God, and God is closer to you than you are to yourselves (this may sound paradoxical, but it is true)!

God sees what others cannot see. God hears what others cannot hear. The Holy Spirit knows your heart, because God absolutely adores you and delights in you — you are God’s precious children, God’s masterpieces!

So, when you feel lost, call upon the Angels and the Archangels — and they will guide you! When you are weary, lean on the Cherubim and Seraphim — and they will buttress you! God’s special plans for you, full of hope, are unchanging, and you are being prepared. You may not see the whole path right now, but God is walking every step with you, and you will see the Kingdom of Heaven unfold before you.

So remember who you are. Dressing up like Princess Anna and Prince Charming was not really play, but a dress rehearsal for the wonder and the glory of your rightful places in God’s world. One day, you will see the Light, glowing from within you. And you will shine like a city on a hill to illuminate the world!

Until then, you will not be alone. Your mom, grandpa, grandma, and I never left you. You are loved more than you can ever know. You belong to God.

With all my blessings and prayers,

Your Emo,
who loves you more than life

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Team Cover-Up: Evelyn Nissirios — Michael Antoniewicz — Jane Gallina-Mecca

Their ‘Job’ is Not Justice, but Covering for Violent Perpetrator and Child Kidnapper, Alan T. Chan

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Triumvirate of Evil: Alan T. Chan — Evelyn Nissirios — Jane Gallina-Mecca

Triumvirate of Evil: Alan T. Chan — Evelyn Nissirios — Jane Gallina-Mecca

They Illustrate How and Why Previously Healthy Young Mothers Simply Drop Dead in Family Court as in No Other Setting

Never have I seen, in my thirty-five years in the medical field, the kinds of unheard-of deaths as occur in Family Court — and then there are the exceedingly rare, debilitating conditions that are ubiquitous in Family Court, for those who survive. It speaks to the kind of heinous human rights abuses that are happening in these so-called “Courts” (in actually, “Anti-Courts” untethered from the Law through self-imposed secrecy and impunity). Conjure up the worst torture and destruction of the human personality one can muster, and it is happening in the Family Courts as routine practice. Here is the rough playbook: kidnap the children from the competent parent (and the more competent the parent, the more violent the kidnap); transfer the children to the child abuser (the more abusive the parent, the more he is likely to traffic them to pedophilic sex rings, which depend on Family Courts for fodder); send the children to brainwashing/torture camps if they resist, or are old enough to become witnesses (this is what “reunification camps” are really about); and decimate the competent parent so that she cannot fight back or be a witness (the first thing Family Courts do is to lock the good parent out of all financial assets and emotional support, issue draconian gag orders, and find some excuse to put her in jail, much like Monica Ciardi, who was almost sentenced to thirty-three years in prison for quoting a judge).

One victim mother recently said to me: “I would have more rights if I murdered my husband and went to criminal court, than if I filed to divorce my husband and went to Family Court.” No description encapsulates the predicament better, in my opinion (of note, while Family Courts are medieval-level patriarchal, what matters even more is who is the abusive parent; if the mother is abusive and the father loving, the children are sent to the mother).

Sudden deaths from heart attacks in young mothers with no cardiac history — the demographic least likely to die from a heart attack — deaths from “broken heart syndrome,” suicides in those with no psychiatric problems, cancer, or stroke tell the story that cannot be spoken in words. My own sister, who was in perfect physical and psychological health, successfully raising two happy, healthy, and thriving children and praised as “the best mom” in her idyllic neighborhood before Family Court, has now suffered nine near-death episodes and is debilitated, requiring round-the-clock care at home since an admission to the intensive care unit, after five years in Family Court. Still, Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca, despite co-conspiring with her violent ex-husband, Alan T. Chan, in multiple attempted murders, insists on presiding over my sister’s temporary restraining order, issued by another judge, in order to cancel it. And both of them are still plotting a police raid of the house in order to finish her off.

A police raid is how my sister lost custody of her two children, when the Court-appointed guardian ad litem, Evelyn Nissirios, lied to the police and perjured 250 times in court to send five police officers to tear the crying and clinging children from their loving mother, on the very weekend she specifically authorized the mother to be with them. This is how, four years ago, she gave these children to Alan T. Chan, a violent, womanizing, substance-abusing, and pornography-addicted psychopath, as duly-diagnosed by four world-renowned forensic experts who warned that he is a danger to his children and unfit to parent — and indeed who was previously on a restraining order, also issued by another judge, for almost killing each of them by head injury.

In my experience, Family Courts more aggressively transfer children to the abusive parent’s sole custody, prohibiting any access to the caring parent or to qualified medical providers, the more serious the abuse is and the more clear-cut the evidence. This is how my sister, who was the sole caregiver of her children since birth, came to lose custody brutally and abruptly, without the ability to see or hear from them for even one minute during the last four years, and cannot even deliver Christmas or birthday gifts via any other relative or friend. What the other victim mother said is correct: she would have more rights to see her children as a mass murderer than as a loving parent in Family Court.

Now, Nissirios is attempting to cause my sister’s demise through an underling judge of Judge Gallina-Mecca (who granted her fraudulent “protective order” against her own victim), while Judge Gallina-Mecca and Alan T. Chan are continuing to attempt to murder her by police raid (Gallina-Mecca’s latest order, for example, is illegal on its face, for it cannot state a reason as is required by law). My sister therefore submitted the following affidavit to the local police:

AFFIDAVIT OF PATRICIA LEE

I, Patricia Lee, swear under oath that Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca’s recent order (see Exhibit A) is legally invalid, unlawful, and unconstitutional and should not be followed. Instead, it is a thinly-disguised attempt to help my ex-husband Alan T. Chan cause my demise. The reasons it should not be followed are below:

First, there is no statement of reason as to why I am in violation, because I am not. “Like an unconstitutional statute, an unconstitutional order cannot be used for enforcement,” one of the most renowned constitutional lawyers in the country, who is working on Judge Gallina-Mecca’s impeachment (see Exhibit B), confirmed.

Second, the Judge is using her orders not to enforce the law, but to break the law in criminally co-conspiring with Alan T. Chan’s to “medically” murder me, as is thoroughly documented in over a dozen medical expert reports. Here are some indisputable facts:

· Alan T. Chan is under a temporary restraining order (TRO) and should not be allowed near the house, let alone be permitted to break in.

· I have a stress-induced, life-threatening medical condition, where an invasion into the house may trigger an immediate stroke or heart attack.

· Eight hospitalizations and one intensive care unit admission in December 2024 (see Exhibit C) confirm the above condition, of which the Judge and Alan T. Chan are fully aware (I was in perfect health before their assaults).

· Judge Gallina-Mecca is currently trying illegally to cancel the TRO, issued by another judge.

· Judge Gallina-Mecca illegally canceled a previous TRO against Alan T. Chan in July 2021, which allowed him to: (a) kidnap the two children he almost killed (and was on the TRO for); (b) orchestrate a police raid against me in an attempt to “medically” murder me; and © imprison the children with him for four years without allowing access to the mother who raised them, which psychiatric experts have called, “soul murder.”

Third, Alan T. Chan’s 17-year history of domestic violence is well-documented, with dozens of police reports made to this Department, and his legal abuse is a part of his Coercive Control, which is now a crime in New Jersey.

Fourth, the last time Alan T. Chan broke into my house against the alarm, under another order by Judge Gallina-Mecca, he did not stay within the parameters he promised to but ransacked the place and committed larceny of my most precious heirlooms and basic necessities (see Exhibit D).

Finally, Alan T. Chan is not entitled to the house. He abandoned it four years ago, and he now owes my sister, Dr. Bandy Lee, more than the equity of the house, for which he is being sued (see Exhibit E).

Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca has been covering up her own, as well as other violent perpetrators’, crimes, through an illegally-issued “court seal.” She has done the same in dozens of other cases, and several murders may be attributable to her (See Exhibits F and G). This is partly why she is being referred for removal from the bench by more than 2000 petitioners and more than three dozen witnesses.

Following illegal orders can also be a crime. In this case, it can be complicity in attempted murder.

Signed and notarized on this 31st day of March, 2025,

Patricia J. Lee

*The police were sympathetic to the above, but Judge Gallina-Mecca and Alan T. Chan have been relentless in their attempt to remove my sister’s temporary restraining order, so as to effectuate the police raid. This caused my sister to have a mini-stroke on April 2, 2025, for which she had to be monitored the whole day, and yet the Gallina-Mecca/Chan duo tried to reschedule their emergency court hearing for the next day, but had to back when they received three doctor’s notes warning that a hearing the next day could kill her. Now, the hearing is scheduled to be held on April 7, 2025. Gallina-Mecca tried to label my sister as “mentally ill” (against eleven psychiatric expert reports unanimously stating that she has “excellent mental health” and “exceptional talent in parenting”) — probably because she herself is unfit and dangerous, which is why there is tremendous momentum to impeach her . Please sign if you have not done so, and help us to reform the dangerously corrupt Family Courts!

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Celebrated Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein Helps Challenge the Star Chamber-Like Secrecy of Family…

Celebrated Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein Helps Challenge the Star Chamber-Like Secrecy of Family Courts

The First Amendment is a Solution to the Worst Abuses of Authority

Family Courts are so corrupt, even fellow jurists call them “the Sewer.” Secretive like the Star Chamber of seventeenth-century England, where dissidents were persecuted and disappeared, they can easily be weaponized to the same purpose: to retaliate against whistleblowers and dissidents, by taking their children. This happened to former CIA agents exposing the government torture program, and more recently to Jennifer Weisselberg, after she cooperated with authorities looking into the Trump Organization’s finances. Or it can happen to anybody. Family Court keeps each person isolated from the other, because the first most empowering thing for victims is to know what is happening to them — and lots of them!

These “Anti-Courts” exploit the general public trust bestowed on the judiciary to operate a hidden, criminal enterprise that auctions off 100,000 children a year to their torture, battery, rape, sex trafficking, and murder for profits to the tune of 50 to 175 billion dollars a year. A “culture of psychopathy” underlies this child theft operation, which sometimes removes children simply to deprive them of a loving and capable parent. Bruce Fein, Esq., one of the most celebrated constitutional lawyers in the country, who impeached three U.S. presidents, has bravely stepped up to defend my right to expose Family Courts for the centers of organized crime that they are. He will also help guide the impeachment of Chief Family Court Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca, and now even the New York Times has shown interest!

Please read the muckraking article below, bravely written when most witnesses are decimated before they can speak, and journalists lose their lives:

STAR CHAMBER EXPOSED: RENOWNED YALE PSYCHIATRIST SUES TO EXPOSE NJ FAMILY COURTS

Dr. Bandy Lee Slaps NJ Judge and Guardian Ad Litem with Federal Lawsuit over Gag Order and Free Speech Violations

By Richard Luthmann

Mar 25, 2025

Star Chamber Exposed: Yale psychiatrist sues NJ family court over gag order, exposing child abuse cover-ups and judicial corruption.

A top forensic psychiatrist has filed a bombshell federal lawsuit accusing a New Jersey family court judge and guardian ad litem of violating her constitutional rights to silence criticism of court corruption.

Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a former Yale and Harvard professor and renowned violence expert, sued Bergen County Family Court Judge Michael Antoniewicz and guardian ad litem Evelyn Nissirios.

Lee says the duo trampled her free speech rights and weaponized the courts to protect judicial misconduct in her sister’s high-stakes custody battle.

STAR CHAMBER EXPOSED: NOTORIOUS NJ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

“Family courts are notorious for discounting claims of domestic violence against women and children,” Lee wrote in her lawsuit. “Transparency plays a pivotal role in deterring judicial abuses.”

New Jersey Guardian ad Litem Evelyn Nissirios [dozens of litigants complained to Dr. Lee that she permanently separated them from their children to give them to their abusers, while falsely telling them that their loving parent abandoned them and no longer loved them.]

New Jersey Guardian ad Litem Evelyn Nissirios [dozens of litigants complained to Dr. Lee that she permanently separated them from their children to give them to their abusers, while falsely telling them that their loving parent abandoned them and no longer loved them.]

According to Lee’s 15-page federal complaint, Nissirios sought a bogus Temporary Protective Order (TPO) against Lee on December 5, 2024. Judge Antoniewicz granted the order, forcing Lee to remove all online posts criticizing Nissirios — posts that included explosive allegations of perjury, child endangerment, and collusion with an abusive father, Alan T. Chan.

“The TPO falsely declared, ‘By consent, Bandy Lee shall remove all posts regarding [Evelyn Nissirios],’” Lee wrote.

But Lee never consented — her attorney allegedly did it without authority, and the judge muzzled Lee when she tried to object in court.

“The Court clerk muted her microphone,” Lee’s complaint states.

Lee said she submitted a sworn declaration disputing the so-called consent. Her attorney, Tricia Lindsay, never refuted Lee’s sworn claim. Instead, Judge Antoniewicz “prohibited Plaintiff from reiterating the twin constitutional defenses” that she never consented and that her posts were fully protected by the First Amendment.

Renowned Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein [it is extraordinary that an attorney of his stature would offer his help to expose some of the most powerful members of society (judges) profiting off of the most powerless (children).]

“This is prior restraint — the worst First Amendment violation a court can commit,” said Lee’s attorney Bruce Fein. “The Constitution does not stop at the family court’s door.”

At a January 10, 2025 hearing, Antoniewicz held Lee in contempt and fined her $5,381.25 in attorney’s fees payable to Nissirios. Lee was also ordered to stay silent or face jail.

“Dr. Lee has been chilled against writing new posts about Co-Defendant Nissirios in violation of the First Amendment for fear of another court finding of contempt and possible jail time,” the complaint states.

STAR CHAMBER EXPOSED: THE CASE THAT SPARKED THE WAR

Lee became involved after witnessing what she called “heinous abuses” against her sister Patricia Lee in the Bergen County family court. In her censored writings, Lee accused Nissirios and the judge of colluding with Chan, a father with a history of domestic violence.

“GAL has tried multiple times to harm Patricia Lee physically — in addition to raiding her in the most violent fashion possible to rip her crying, screaming, and clinging children away from her,” Lee wrote in a post scrubbed by court order. “GAL is now under criminal charges for her first life-threatening assault.”

Lee blasted the judge’s decisions: “You barred a defendant from choosing her own support for three years — as you systematically isolated, bullied, and tried to break her psychologically.”

She accused the court of ignoring psychiatric evidence that deemed Patricia Lee a fit mother and instead relying on a guardian ad litem who “lied to this Court over three hundred fifty times.”

According to Lee, Chan was initially under a restraining order for seriously injuring the children. But the court handed him full custody anyway, cutting Patricia off from her children for three years.

“Everyone who has seen photos of my sister’s children has commented that they look like they have been interned in a concentration camp,” Lee wrote. “They stopped growing. Both are now the shortest students in their respective classes.”

STAR CHAMBER EXPOSED: A CONSTITUTIONAL SHOWDOWN

Lee’s lawsuit seeks a federal ruling declaring the gag order unconstitutional and wiping out the $5,381.25 fine. She demands nominal damages and attorney’s fees.

Citing New York Times Company v. United States (Pentagon Papers), Lee argues the order is an illegal prior restraint.

She also points to Elrod v. Burns, where the Supreme Court ruled that even temporary free speech suppression causes irreparable harm.

“An unconstitutional court order like an unconstitutional statute cannot serve as the predicate to sanction a violation,” the lawsuit says.

Lee is represented by Fein, a constitutional scholar who served as Associate Deputy Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan, and New Jersey attorney Demetrios Stratis.

EXPOSING THE ‘BIGGEST CHILD TRAFFICKING BUSINESS’

In her censored post, Lee unleashed on the court system: “Family Courts are not real courts — and their whole criminal enterprise would crumble if the world only knew the truth of their atrocities.”

Designer Child Trafficking

She accused family courts of running “the largest child trafficking business in the country,” supplying “pedophilic sex rings and child pornography production.”

“Judges and guardians ad litem ‘fix’ the cases through their own criminal activity, which they conceal under ‘court seals,’” Lee wrote. “The practice has become so lucrative, there are hardly exceptions: almost no victim child goes to the right parent.”

Lee added: “Nearly a thousand children have been murdered through this arrangement, and mothers are dying at alarming rates, just as my sister almost died recently from GAL’s harassment.”

STAR CHAMBER EXPOSED: FIGHTING FOR TRANSPARENCY AND JUSTICE

Lee’s lawsuit highlights a growing national backlash against family court secrecy. The United Nations has documented the global trend of courts dismissing domestic violence and child abuse claims in custody cases.

“The tendency to dismiss the history of domestic violence extends to cases where mothers and/or children themselves have brought forward credible allegations,” the U.N. reported in 2023.

Fein said the case is about more than one family. “This is a battle for the Constitution, for free speech, and against judicial tyranny.”

The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Lee and Fein vowed to appeal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.

“I refuse to be intimidated,” Lee said. “Sunlight is the best disinfectant. It’s time to expose these courts for what they really are.”

(The original article can be found here: https://luthmann.substack.com/p/star-chamber-exposed-renowned-yale.)

*All legal nonfeasance, malfeasance, and misfeasance connected to this case trace back to Chief Family Court Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca. Evelyn Nissirios is her disciple, and Michael Antoniewicz her subordinate judge. Please join our tremendous momentum to impeach Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca  — which has the potential finally to fix the hopelessly corrupt Family Courts!

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My Letter to Evelyn Nissirios

If She Thinks She Can Weaponize the Law….

… What does she think will happen when we weaponize the Truth?

National media outlets and investigators are now closing in on the organized crime of the Family Courts. People are finally figuring out that these so-called “Courts” have been getting away literally with murder, wielding their unlimited judicial power against the most vulnerable and powerless members of society: innocent children and their loving caregivers. Why? For no other reason than that they are the easiest prey! It is the most cowardly, contemptible, and corrupt thing I have ever seen. I sent the following letter to the “guardian ad litem” who filed for an absurd protective order, stating that the public education articles I wrote — which she would have to look up the Internet to find — were “harassment” and “stalking”! What, then, do we call her trafficking of children to their abuse, torture, rape, battery, attempted murder, attempted suicide, and pedophilic sex rings? Michael Antoniewicz is the judge who granted her shameful application, for which he is being sued.

Dear Counsel for Ms. Evelyn Nissirios:

Please accept this as a formal notice and demand pursuant to Rule 1:4–8 and N.J.S.A. 2A:15–59.1 that Ms. Evelyn Nissirios (“Plaintiff”) voluntarily withdraw the Complaint that she filed in the above matter, in her own Division where she works, on June 8, 2024 (“Complaint”), with a judge she has extensively worked with in the past, Judge Michael Antoniewicz, under representation by her law firm, which has extensive business with this very Court.

It is respectfully noted that far too many assertions by Plaintiff are based on documented perjury, lack a good faith basis, and/or are allegations that are unsupported by facts or established law. Her latest filing of legal gibberish only further confirms that she willfully contorted and extended the Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act (VASPA) into areas it was never intended to enter, in order to serve her hidden aim of distracting and deflecting from accountability for her own acts of harassment and assaults — for which she has falsely claimed, “absolute judicial immunity.”

I request that Plaintiff no longer waste my time and Court resources but withdraw her frivolous Complaint in its entirety within seven (7) days of receipt of this written demand. If not, I will file for appropriate sanctions under my Federal Complaint, including full attorneys’ fees and costs in all related matters including but not confined to this Complaint. Ms. Nissirios may also face Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968, as well as a Class Action Lawsuit, FRCP 23, which I am in an excellent position to pursue with other, similarly victimized litigants, if she insists on continuing her flagrant abuses of the Law for nefarious, self-serving purposes. Counsel for Ms. Nissirios and Ms. Nissirios are both attorneys who should know better than to exploit the VASPA in a way that has absolutely no chance of succeeding in any other, non-corrupt circumstance.

Plaintiff has a long history of relying solely on conflicts of interest and disqualifying connections within a judicial system widely evaluated to be hopelessly corrupt. However, the cloak of impunity does not equal legality, and at some point she will no longer be able to escape discovery but will face the consequences of her trafficking countless innocent children to their documented torture, rape, battery, attempted murder, pedophilic sex rings, child pornography, and Satanic cults. Family Court may tolerate unspeakable levels of harm, but the rest of the world does not — and the only means of informing the public of the harm being done may be through the exercise of Free Speech rights under the U.S. Constitution.

I reiterate that the VASPA was never intended to circumvent the First Amendment or to avoid having to file a defamation lawsuit, just because one has no claim. Telling an inconvenient truth is not harassment, and the purpose of a judicial system is not to exist as a fraternity, purely to protect its own.

Ms. Nissirios’ Complaint principally arises from her feeling that every criticism is “harassment”, and every uncomfortable public appearance is “stalking”. However, a feeling is not fact. Instead, this is a projection of her own guilt, which is why I have recommended from the start a mental capacity evaluation for Ms. Nissirios, rather than a coddling of her criminal psychopathology. Indeed, no setting outside of a corrupt courtroom would uphold her delusional belief that objecting to her aiding and abetting kidnapping and attempted murder is “mere dissatisfaction” with her “services”.

There is a serious societal problem of the most predatory personalities congregating in Family Court, simply because innocent children and mothers are easy prey — and Ms. Nissirios is a quintessential example. Filing for a protective order against her victims to “reverse victim and offender”; to continue to pursue her lust for cruelty against innocent victims; and/or to conceal her crimes by silencing and harassing truthtellers is not a valid reason for filing a VASPA Complaint.

Conclusion

Pursuant to Rule 1:4–8 and N.J.S.A. 2A:15–59.1, Ms. Evelyn Nissirios is sanctionable for frivolous litigation, based on:

a. Initiation of litigation in bad faith, for the purpose of harassment, malicious prosecution, and malicious injury to another (to Defendant Patricia Lee, as her two hospitalizations and one admission to the intensive care unit prove).

b. The action was based on perjury and legal contentions that are not warranted by the spirit, intention, or logic of existing law but on bad-faith disfigurement of the Law.

c. The action was without merit and not supported by any reasonable legal argument or factual basis.

If Plaintiff does not voluntarily dismiss her Complaint in its entirety within seven (7) days of receipt of this written demand, I will make an appropriate application for sanctions, including an award of counsel fees and costs in all related matters including but not confined to this Complaint. I will also proceed with all other legal measures available to me, including Civil and Criminal Complaints, through which I intend to recuperate the full damages and full accountability for her actions.

Neither this correspondence, its contents, nor any documents referred to shall be construed as a waiver or release, express or implied, of any claims, counterclaims, cross-claims, third-party claims, defense, causes of action, rights, or remedies which I, Dr. Bandy Lee, may have at law, in equity or otherwise, all of which are expressly reserved.

Please be guided accordingly.

Very truly yours,

Bandy Lee, M.D., M.Div.

*All legal malfeasance and misfeasance connected to this case trace back to Family Court Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca, who performs a child theft operation linked to a 50- to 175-billion-dollars-a-year enterprise. Evelyn Nissirios is her disciple, and Michael Antoniewicz her subordinate judge. Please join our tremendous momentum to impeach Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca  — which has the potential finally to fix the hopelessly corrupt Family Courts!

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My Federal Complaint against Alan T. Chan and Peter M. Schoenfeld

Family Court Drags Everyone Down to Criminal Behavior — and Lawsuits May be the Only Remedy

I, my immediate, or my extended family had never filed a single lawsuit in all our lifetimes, but Family Court so multiplies illegal activity and human harm surrounding it, the causes of action have become incalculable. The following is an amended lawsuit, originally filed with the New York Supreme Court, which Alan T. Chan tried to tamper with by tricks of procedure (mainly by moving the case to federal court, without the amendment). I therefore wrote to the federal judge to clarify that my complaint was amended and copy it here:

COMPLAINT

Comes now Plaintiff, BANDY LEE, representing herself, and files this Complaint seeking damages and equitable relief against Co-Defendants ALAN T. CHAN and PETER M. SCHOENFELD, arising from the commission and aiding of fraud upon the court, in violation of New York common law and statutory principles.

PARTIES

1. Plaintiff Bandy Lee (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) is a physician and forensic psychiatrist practicing [and residing in New York]. Plaintiff provided financial and medical assistance to Co-Defendant Alan T. Chan’s ex-wife, Patricia Lee, in the form of a financial loan, and now medical assistance, for various marital obligations that were Alan T. Chan’s legal responsibility.

2. Co-Defendant Alan T. Chan (hereinafter “Co-Defendant Chan”) was employed as chief compliance officer for P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, a hedgefund company [located in New York]. Co-Defendant Chan was previously married to Plaintiff’s sister, Patricia Lee, and his actions have caused Plaintiff significant financial loss and harm, including the need for substantial medical assistance.

3. Co-Defendant Peter M. Schoenfeld (hereinafter “Co-Defendant Schoenfeld”) is the Founder, Managing Member, CEO, and CIO of P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, [located in New York]. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld, as employer of Co-Defendant Chan, provided the financial means, including actions above and beyond simple payment of an employee for his services; had knowledge of Co-Defendant Chan’s financial as well as other domestic abuse; and aided and abetted Co-Defendant Chan’s financial and other fraud upon the court, so as to facilitate his domestic abuse, including legal abuse.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

4. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, where Plaintiff works and resides and where Co-Defendants worked during the events giving rise to this action, according to CPLR § 301 and CPLR § 302. The venue is proper in this County, in the borough of Manhattan, according to CPLR § 503, as both Plaintiff and Co-Defendant were located here and the events giving rise to this action occurred in New York.

FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS

5. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld played a large role in Co-Defendant Chan’s fraudulent misrepresentation of himself in a divorce case against Plaintiff’s sister, Patricia Lee, which resulted in her losing everything and his gaining everything, placing a substantial financial burden on Plaintiff, as her closest family member.

6. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld lent Co-Defendant Chan credibility through his employment as chief compliance officer, despite his history of financial fraud — for which his previous employer, Patriarch Partners, was fined over $38 million. This unwarranted credibility empowered Co-Defendant Chan to commit fraud upon the court, which included hundreds of documented acts of perjury being unchecked against evidence but taken as fact.

7. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld had extensive knowledge of and participated in Co-Defendant Chan’s fraud upon the court, as he helped Co-Defendant Chan to hide, withhold, or advance money on his request, in order to help him maneuver an unjustly favorable outcome for him in his divorce.

8. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld had full knowledge of Co-Defendant Chan’s financial abuse of his ex-wife, in the context of considerable awareness of his domestic abuse, which included child endangerment, as a result of Patricia Lee’s and Plaintiff’s direct communications to him.

9. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld’s enabling of Co-Defendant Chan’s abuses were so concerning, several friends of Patricia Lee and of Plaintiff wrote to Co-Defendant Schoenfeld directly.

10. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld was investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), adjudged guilty, and sanctioned, specifically for failing to monitor or to supervise the fraudulent conduct of Co-Defendant Chan, in his capacity as chief compliance officer for P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (See “Exhibit A”).

11. Over a period of nearly five (5) years, because of Co-Defendant Chan’s financial abuse of his ex-wife, Patricia Lee had to take out a loan from Plaintiff under a formal, written agreement, to cover marital expenses. These were expenses that Co-Defendant Chan was legally obligated to pay, and included but were not limited to house and status quo maintenance, legal fees, and medical costs, all with receipts and itemizations, as follows:

- House and Status Quo Maintenance: $352,228.03

- Legal Fees: $541,536.26 (all in defense against Alan T. Chan’s legal abuse)

- Medical Costs: $96,094.03

The total amount of these expenses is $989,858.32.

12. Without Plaintiff’s loan, Co-Defendant Chan’s ex-wife could have starved, been held in contempt for failing to maintain the marital house, or died from lack of crucial medical care.

13. Co-Defendant Chan was provided with invoices on a monthly or bimonthly basis, with an option to begin repayment at any time. The written agreement with his ex-wife required repayment upon her access to her assets or the conclusion of her divorce, whichever came first. However, Co-Defendant Chan’s fraud upon the court permanently prevented Patricia Lee from accessing any of her assets, depriving her of the ability to repay the loan….

14. Co-Defendant Chan’s fraud upon the court did not end with financial abuse. He took everything from his ex-wife, including her children, whom he seriously injured in the past, for which he was on a restraining order. Now, his ex-wife, who was their primary caregiver from birth, has not seen them for four years. This caused greater financial hardship to Plaintiff, as Co-Defendant Chan’s actions directly caused Patricia Lee’s perfect state of health and productivity to deteriorate into severe disability from a stress-induced, life-threatening medical condition, for which she was hospitalized eight (8) times, is now on seven (7) medications, and recently had to stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) for five (5) days. During this last admission to the ICU, ending on December 21, 2024, as a direct result of Co-Defendant Chan’s legal abuse, Patricia Lee could only be discharged under 24-hour, round-the-clock supervision and care until her situation improved. To this day, she has not recovered but only worsened as a direct result of Co-Defendant Chan’s ongoing legal abuse and endangerment of her children — e.g., recent reports of their failing to grow in four years, missing half of school, and orthopedic injuries have caused her great distress.

15. Plaintiff was forced to volunteer her time to provide the urgent medical care and supervision to Patricia Lee, which resulted in significant losses of international work, travel, and academic promotional opportunities for Plaintiff. This loss for Plaintiff is presently being valued at her standard rate of $5,000.00 per day.

16. As of March 10, 2025, Plaintiff claims a total of $395,000.00 for seventy-nine (79) days of providing round-the-clock care and supervision to Patricia Lee, which includes adjusting plans to remain in the country at considerable personal and professional cost.

17. Plaintiff has requested that Co-Defendant Chan repay the amounts due, including the loan for marital expenses and the additional care expenses. Co-Defendant Chan has instead blocked Plaintiff’s email address, such that she had to create new accounts each time to reach him. He also hid his work profile and then the fact that he had been laid off, which he has failed to report to the court for seven (7) months and ongoing, in order to continue his fraud upon the court. Co-Defendant Chan has also changed residences five (5) months ago, without reporting to the court as required by law — despite a history of absconding with the children — and was only recently located by law enforcement when a new restraining order had to be issued for threatening his ex-wife (See “Exhibit B”).

18. For almost the entire duration of the divorce action, Co-Defendant Schoenfeld employed Co-Defendant Chan, giving him credibility, the financial means, and assistance with moving money on his request, to enable Co-Defendant Chan not only to engage in legal abuse but to commit fraud upon the court for his unjust enrichment, at the expense of Plaintiff. Co-Defendant Chan made false testimonies under oath, submitted incomplete documents, and engaged in witness and evidence tampering with the false credibility Co-Defendant Schoenfeld gave him as chief compliance officer. Co-Defendant Schoenfeld was informed on numerous occasions about his employee’s conduct but failed to take reasonable steps to investigate or prevent potentially criminal behavior, in a similar way that caused him federal sanctions. Instead, Co-Defendant Schoenfeld actively aided and abetted Co-Defendant Chan’s financial and other abuse through fraud upon the court. As a direct result of Co-Defendant Schoenfeld’s and Co-Defendant Chan’s actions, Plaintiff suffered enormous financial loss, professional compromise, and emotional pain.

CAUSES OF ACTION

COUNT I — AIDING AND ABETTING FRAUD — SCHOENFELD

COUNT 2 — NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION — SCHOENFELD

COUNT 3 — FINANCIAL FRAUD UPON THE COURT — CHAN

COUNT 4 — UNJUST ENRICHMENT — CHAN

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Court:

(a) Enter judgment for Plaintiff on Counts 1–4.

(b) Award compensatory damages against Co-Defendants Chan and Schoenfeld in an amount to be determined at trial.

(c) Award punitive damages in an amount sufficient to deter Co-Defendants Chan and Schoenfeld and others from engaging in similar conduct

(d) Award Plaintiff equitable relief, including but not limited to the loan amount for marital expenses, totaling $989,858.32, and damages for the caregiving services provided, in the amount of $395,000.00.

(e) Award pre-judgment and post-judgment interest.

(f) Award the costs of suit and any attorney’s fees incurred in bringing this action.

(g) Award any other relief that the Court deems just and proper.

Dated: March 9, 2025

*All criminal activity in this case trace back to Family Court Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca, who performs a child theft operation linked to a 50- to 175-billion-dollars-a-year enterprise. This is because, wherever there is organized crime, ancillary criminal activities follow. Please join this remendous momentum to impeach Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca  — which has the potential finally to reform the corrupt Family Courts!

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