DEFENDANT #18: SERGIO TAPIA 2 #185836 (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)

 

Role in People v. Michael Taylor (XNEGA111132)
Judge Sergio C. Tapia II presided over the preliminary hearing in Burbank where Mr. Michael Taylor was bound over for trial on multiple charges, including attempted murder and two counts of hit-and-run. Despite being presented with evidence that Mr. Taylor was, in part, a documented victim of a crime caught on surveillance, Tapia allowed the case to advance under asymmetrical prosecution, and did so after critical defense evidence — namely, the vehicle in question — had been destroyed without redress or judicial inquiry.

Summary of Involvement
The key procedural breach under Tapia’s jurisdiction lies in the destruction of exculpatory evidence: the vehicle involved in the incident central to the charges. According to Gay’s Towing, the vehicle was released by the Glendale Police Department and destroyed once signed over, allegedly due to unpaid storage fees. However, this occurred prior to the preliminary hearing, where evidence preservation was not only expected but constitutionally required under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of both the California and U.S. Constitutions.

Mr. Taylor’s appointed public defender at the time, Christian-Ahn Le (#216602), informed the court that no affirmative defense existed, despite video surveillance showing Taylor being victimized in the event — information that should have drastically altered the court’s review of probable cause and prosecutorial framing.

Despite this imbalance, Tapia:

• Failed to inquire into the destruction of material evidence that could have directly affected the outcome or theory of defense;
• Overlooked glaring indicators of selective prosecution, where Mr. Taylor was the sole individual charged despite multiple actors being involved in a mutual altercation;
• Bound the defendant over for trial in what amounted to a procedurally tilted preliminary hearing, with the evidentiary playing field already rigged against the accused.

The fact that Judge Tapia was later elevated to the position of Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California — a title given not by public election but by internal judicial appointment by his peers — raises further constitutional alarm: Was Tapia’s loyalty to institutional protection rewarded above his duty to individual rights? In the context of the Dossier, such a question is not rhetorical but factual, and it deserves judicial review.

Why He Is Defendant #18 in the Dossier

• Oversaw the destruction of critical exculpatory evidence without sanction, inquiry, or remedy.
• Permitted the People to proceed exclusively against the victim of a crime, creating a fundamental due process imbalance.
• Accepted and reinforced a false prosecutorial narrative, despite surveillance evidence and public defender omissions.
• Was later rewarded by internal judicial elevation, calling into question the broader culture of judicial incentives in LA County.
• Violated Equal Protection, as the legal protections afforded to similarly situated defendants were denied to Mr. Taylor.

> “A judge is to weigh justice, not silence it. But Tapia’s gavel fell on scorched ground, where evidence was discarded and fairness buried beneath advancement. In the Dossier, he is the face of pretrial collapse and institutional complicity.”

 

CIVIL INDICTMENTS

DEFENDANT #1: VERNON LLOYD PATTERSON #165016
DEFENDANT #2: DANIELLE MARIE DAROCA-BELL #265746
DEFENDANT #3: SUZETTE LOUISE CLOVER #89066
DEFENDANT #4: DR. PIETRO D'INGILLO #18141
DEFENDANT #5: RONALD OWEN KAYE #145051
DEFENDANT #6: SHARON LEONETTE RANSOM #230371
DEFENDANT #7: MERY ALABERKYAN
DEFENDANT #8: DR. PHANI MADHAV TUMU #A89555
DEFENDANT #9: MICHAEL HERMAN SALMAGGI #201301
DEFENDANT #10: HANNAH MANDEL 333020
DEFENDANT #11: MICHAEL DOUGLAS CARTER #152749
DEFENDANT #12: DAVID W. SLAYTON
DEFENDANT #13: KATHRYN ANN BARGER-LEIBRICH
DEFENDANT #14: RICARDO DANIEL GARCIA #178111
DEFENDANT #15: STEPHANIE CLENDENIN
DEFENDANT #16: DR. MICHAEL BARSOM
DEFENDANT #17: DR. KORY KNAPKE #A49908
DEFENDANT #18: SERGIO TAPIA 2 #185836
DEFENDANT #19: ASHFAQ GANI CHOWDHURY #243763
DEFENDANT #20: GEORGE GASCÓN #182345
DEFENDANT #21: RON ANDRES BONTA #202668
DEFENDANT #22: MARK RICHARD HARVEY #155618
DEFENDANT #23: GRANT PARKS
DEFENDANT #24: GAVIN CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM
DEFENDANT #25: RONALD DION DESANTIS #15976
DEFENDANT #26: SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE
DEFENDANT #27: ERIKA ANZOÁTEGUI #187012
DEFENDANT #28: MARILYN E. BEDNARSKI #105322
DEFENDANT #29: BARRET STEPHEN LITT #45527
DEFENDANT #30: DAVID SEAN MCLANE #124952
DEFENDANT #31: KEVIN JAY LAHUE #237556
DEFENDANT #32: LINDSAY BROOKE BATTLES #262862
DEFENDANT #33: LAURA FRANCES DONALDSON #307638
DEFENDANT #34: RODRIGO ISMAEL PADILLA HERNANDEZ #339523
DEFENDANT #35: JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN, JR.
DEFENDANT #36: DONALD JOHN TRUMP
DEFENDANT #37: ERIKA KIRSTEN LEIGHTON DOHERTY #283026
DEFENDANT #38: NATHAN JOSEPH HOCHMAN #139137
DEFENDANT #39: FRANCES ROTHSCHILD #39602
DEFENDANT #40: PATRICIA GUERRERO #190834

The Vernon Patterson Dossier

Exhibit A-1 (4/8/25): [EMAIL] Vernon Patterson Admits No Court Order for PC 730 Competency Assessment
Exhibit A-2 (5/8/25): [SMS] Vernon Patterson Dismisses Due Process While Presuming Client's Guilt
Exhibit A-3 (5/12/25): [SMS] Vernon Patterson Declares Unlawful State Hospital Commitment a “Non-Issue”
Exhibit A-4 (5/13/25): [SMS] Vernon Patterson Denies Relevance of Missing Court Order While Scheduling New Competency Exam
Exhibit A-5 (5/14/25): [COURT ORDER] Vernon Patterson Materializes Threat to Re-Evaluate Defendant Without Correcting Prior Fraud
Exhibit A-6 (5/15/25): [SMS] Defendant Rejects Unlawful Psychiatric Evaluation; Patterson Refuses to Answer Jurisdictional Challenge
Exhibit A-7 (5/23/25): [SMS] Judge Michael Carter Leverages Executive Authority Despite Lacking Jurisdiction; Patterson Weaponizes Silence
Exhibit A-8 (5/28/25): [SMS] Defendant Demands Consent Waiver and Dismantles Cover-Up
Exhibit A-9 (6/3/25): [EMAIL] Vernon Patterson’s Constructive Abandonment and Weaponized Incompetency Allegations
Exhibit A-10 (6/23/25): [SMS] Vernon Patterson Folds! Withdraws Representation Without Due Process

Exhibit B-1 (10/2/23) [SMS] Judge Suzette Clover Appoints Dr. Pietro D’Ingillo As Confidential Expert for Mental Health Diversion (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
EXHIBIT B-2 (2/14/24) [EVALUATION] Unauthorized Competency Report Submitted in Violation of Court Order and Statutory Privileges (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
EXHIBIT B-3 (2/14/24) [MINUTE ORDER] Unauthorized Invocation of PC §1368 and Retroactive Justification of Prior Evaluation (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit B-4 (2/28/24) [MINUTE ORDER] Appearance Waived, New Judge Assigned, Competency Hearing Continued W/O Jurisdictional Clarity (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit B-5 (5/1/24) [EVALUATION REPORT] Defendant Withholds Consent Pending Constitutional Challenge — Evaluation Aborted (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit B-6 (6/21/24) [EVALUATION REPORT] Defendant Refuses Evaluation Until Prior Due Process Violation Is Cured — No Opinion Rendered (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit B-7 (8/30/24) [EVALUATION REPORT] Involuntary Medication Order Recommended Solely on Records and Prior Contested Evaluation (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit B-8 (8/30/24) [MINUTE ORDER] Judicial Authorization of Forced Medication, Voter Disqualification, and Broad HIPAA Disclosure Without Procedural Redress (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit B-9 (5/14/24) [COURT ORDER] Court Authorizes Confidential Psychiatric Evaluation at Defense Request Following Accusations of Constructive Abandonment and Due Process Violations (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)

Exhibit C-1 (4.28.24) [COMPLAINT] Material Falsehoods & Constructive Ratification by The California State Bar (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-2 (3/20/24) CJP Complaint on Judge Clover (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-3 (3/18/25) [EMAIL] DSH Engages In Constructive Ratification of Fraud by Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-4 (5/15/25) [EMAIL] Sydney Kamlager-Dove Engages In Constructive Abandonment of Constituent Amidst Judicial Fraud (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-5 (4/8/24) [EMAIL] The Cochran Firm Declines Representation; Mandatory Reporting Duties Still Implied (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-6 (5/18/25) [EMAIL] ACLU of Southern California – Declination, Constructive Notice, and Failure of Mandated Reporting Duties (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-7 (6/10/25) [EMAIL] Judicial Acknowledgment of Fraud Upon The Court By 2nd Appellate District Court of California (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-8 (6/15/25) [EMAIL] Trump's DOJ Endorses Constructive Judicial Misconduct That Originated Under Biden (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-9 (6/22/25) [EMAIL] Congresswoman Judy Chu Receives Formal Complaint of Fraud Upon The Court After DOJ Closed Complaint (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)
Exhibit C-10 (7/1/25) [LAWSUIT] California Attorney General Rob Bonta Violates Equal Protection of Defendant Michael Taylor (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)

Suspects

Suspect #1: BRANDON STALLINGS #263244
Suspect #2: TANI GORRE CANTIL-SAKAUYE #114470
Suspect #3: BEATRIZ TAPIA
Suspect #4: ANDREW SAGAN
Suspect #5: CONSUELO MARIA CALLAHAN #65370
Suspect #6: DARBY DICKERSON
Suspect #7: CHARLES F. ROBINSON
Suspect #8: MARK T. HARRIS #111213
Suspect #9: PAMELA JO BONDI #886440
Suspect #10: ANAHITA SEDAGHATFAR #217289