DEFENDANT #11: MICHAEL DOUGLAS CARTER (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)

 

Role in People v. Michael Taylor (XNEGA111132)
Presiding judge over the current phase of proceedings. Judge Michael D. Carter is directly implicated in the concealment of fraudulent psychiatric procedures, ex parte coordination with defense counsel Vernon Patterson, and the denial of due process protections to the defendant — all of which sustained the unconstitutional deprivation of liberty under the false pretense of a Penal Code § 1368 incompetency proceeding.


Summary of Involvement
Upon assuming jurisdiction over People v. Michael Taylor, Judge Carter became the bench upon which the psychiatric ruse first authorized by Judge Suzette Clover was allowed to fester. Despite being formally placed on notice that no valid court order existed to authorize the original § 730 psychiatric evaluation by Dr. Pietro D’Ingillo, Judge Carter permitted that flawed foundation to stand — a dereliction of judicial oversight that transformed silence into state-sponsored detention.

Most notably, Judge Carter engaged in procedural coordination with Bar Panel Attorney Vernon Patterson, who misrepresented material facts about the record and concealed the lack of a legitimate judicial order. On multiple occasions, Patterson appeared to seek Carter’s rulings or authorizations ex parte — including for a second psychiatric evaluation — in violation of the defendant’s right to notice, confrontation, and participation under Faretta v. California.

Carter’s bench rulings reflect an unmistakable pattern: when presented with clear objections regarding sealed records, unlawful evaluations, and procedural fraud, he responded not with inquiry, but with judicial inertia. At one Marsden hearing, Carter is documented as saying that if Mr. Taylor believed his rights were violated, he “could file a civil suit” — an abdication of his constitutional duty to address violations in real time, not in hindsight.

Carter’s cooperation with Patterson effectively obstructed the defendant’s access to corrective process. Together, they shielded the psychiatric machinery from scrutiny, allowing the false narrative of incompetency to persist without the legal underpinnings necessary to support it.


Why He Is Defendant #11 in the Dossier

• Presided over a fraudulent 1368 incompetency process built upon a sealed order never produced to the defense.
• Allowed psychiatric evaluations and proceedings to continue despite being formally notified of their illegality.
• Enabled Vernon Patterson’s procedural misrepresentations by ruling without verifying the legitimacy of underlying court orders.
• Refused to meaningfully address objections on the record, denying the defendant any immediate remedy or procedural relief.

> “Judge Carter’s gavel did not ring out for justice, but for the continued echo of silence. In his court, law was displaced by ritual, and the defendant's voice was muted by collaboration.”