DEFENDANT #33: LAURA FRANCES DONALDSON #307638 (The Vernon Patterson Dossier)

 

Role in People v. Michael Taylor (XNEGA111132)
Laura Frances Donaldson, licensed California attorney and associate at McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP, is named Defendant #33 in The Vernon Patterson Dossier due to her failure to act on direct, repeated notifications of judicial misconduct, prosecutorial abuse, and procedural fraud surrounding the case of Michael Bernard Taylor, Jr.

Donaldson joins six fellow MBL attorneys now named in this Dossier—including Marilyn Bednarski, Barry Litt, David McLane, Kevin LaHue, Lindsay Battles, and Judge Ronald Owen Kaye (Ret.)—each of whom received notice via email regarding:

• The fraudulent use of an unauthorized Penal Code § 730 competency evaluation;
• A sealed Marsden hearing being weaponized to obstruct constitutional objections;
• Complicity by public defenders and prosecutors in fabricating jurisdiction;
• False imprisonment based on a void Abstract of Judgment;
• The active use of psychiatric coercion in retaliation for asserting rights.

Donaldson was notified, alerted, and presented with documentary evidence—and like her peers at MBL, chose silence.

Summary of Involvement
Received Constructive and Actual Notice via Firm Email
Laura Donaldson was included on internal communications sent to MBL LLP’s primary reception and attorney email contacts as early as 2023 and repeatedly through 2025. These emails documented:

• Alleged fraud upon the court by her firm’s former partner Judge Kaye;
• Procedural due process violations involving Dr. D’Ingillo’s assessment;
• Misuse of judicial authority to commit Mr. Taylor to Metropolitan State Hospital;
• Ex parte conflicts of interest declared to eliminate legal redress.

Donaldson, like other MBL attorneys, had the opportunity to:

• Investigate the complaints;
• Refer the matter to the State Bar or CJP;
• Distance herself or the firm from the named parties;
• Issue a legal disclaimer or public objection.

Instead, she did nothing.

Possesses an Independent and Nondelegable Duty to Report Misconduct
As a member of the California State Bar under license #307638, Donaldson is bound by:

• Rule 8.3 (Duty to report lawyer and judicial misconduct);
• Rule 8.4 (Prohibition of conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation by silence);
• Basic ethical canons prohibiting knowledge-based complicity in the denial of due process.

Her failure to act or respond—especially as part of a firm with direct judicial ties to the misconduct—constitutes breach of legal ethics by omission.

Her Silence Cemented a Pattern of Institutional Complicity at MBL LLP
As more communications were sent detailing the extent of the fraud and misconduct, not a single attorney at MBL responded, including Donaldson. Her silence became part of a broader systemic refusal by the firm to:

• Acknowledge potential conflicts of interest;
• Protect victims of unlawful state action;
• Demonstrate independence from judicial corruption.

Why She Is Defendant #33 in the Dossier

• Received credible, repeated notice of grave constitutional violations implicating her firm and its judicial legacy—and remained silent;
• Did nothing to distance herself or protect the integrity of her license, despite overwhelming documentation that MBL’s former partner was a central judicial actor in the fraud;
• Participated, by omission, in the stonewalling of a pro se defendant trying to raise evidence of a systemic conspiracy involving courts, counsel, and psychiatric professionals;
• Exemplifies the passive institutional collusion that makes such fraud durable and unaccountable.

> “When every soldier lays down their sword, the war isn’t over—it’s lost. And in Laura Donaldson’s refusal to even acknowledge the battlefield, the rule of law itself took another wound.”

 

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