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25 defendants named in Koziol lawsuit

By COURTNEY POTTS

Observer-Dispatch

Posted Nov 19, 2010 @ 01:41 PM

Suspended attorney Leon Koziol f iled a $25 million civil rights lawsuit in federal court recently that lists the entire

state court system as a defendant.

Koziol’s 40-page complaint,f iled in U.S. District Court on Nov. 10, chronicles seven years of legal proceedings and judicial

decisions related to an ongoing custody battle with his ex-wife.

It names 25 defendants, including the State of New York, the New York Unified Court System and Oneida County – and 24

causes of action.

In the f irst cause of action alone, Koziol requests $25 million in damages for alleged denial of due process. He claims the state’s

handling of his custody proceedings amounted to “acts of psychological torture … fraud and the exploitation of innocent

children”

“(The defendants) systematically destroyed productive parent-child relationships that required no state intervention andcompelled the victim father and his children to pay for the processes that produced the damage left behind,” he wrote.

Koziol, who is known f or handling civil rights cases, has been an outspoken critic of the way custody and child support cases are

handled under the current system.

His law license previously was suspended indefinitely after the state Appellate Division, Fourth Department, ruled earlier this

year that he had not made any child support payments as ordered by Oneida County Family Court And more recently, the state

appellate court found him guilty of “professional misconduct” in connection with his representation of five clients.

The new suit reiterates his claim that he is being retaliated against by the court system for his criticisms.

Other causes of action named in the latest suit include violation of parental rights, unlawful search and seizure, breach of

contract, cruel and unusual punishment and tyranny.

He also has requested a temporary restraining order that would reinstate his law license and prevent the state from enforcing

child support collection or seizing his assets until the lawsuit had been adjudicated.

U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd denied that request on Nov. 15, according to court documents. The case originally was

assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Norman Mordue, but was reassigned to Hurd on Nov. 12.

A spokeswoman for the state Office of Court Administration said the state does not comment on pending litigation. Oneida

County Attorney Linda Dillon said the county is being represented by private attorney Bart Gorman for this matter. Gorman

could not be reached Thursday.

In late October, Koziol also filed a notice of claim against Oneida County and the Town of New Hartford after police seized

vehicles from his New Hartford home using a warrant for his Genesee Street office in Utica.Those claims are included in the

current lawsuit.

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I hope he wins. In New York State the women in divorce have ALL the rights nomatter what!. It may be hard to believe, but there are good fathers out there that want to be a part of thier childs lives, and the ex-wives are so vindictive and self centered that they maks sure ev eryone suffers, including the children, whojust become a pawn in thier games. what i say 1 day agoReport Abuse


It is true there ar e good father's out there whodese rve custody over t he mother, and if they are able to prove their case in court it does happen, I know of many times when a father has received primary custody, however, to say you hope he wins, after this 'good father' ignored a court order to SUPPORT his children, youmay be mistaken! He wants to have his kids with him but does not want to pay for them???UTNY 1 day agoReport Abuse


NYS is t he state of inequities...this is what happens when you mix big government and a leftist society justMe1 day agoReport Abuse


All a girl has todo is sleep with a guy for one night and she gets 17% of his salary automatically. This is why these girls allt ry to sleep with rich guy and hope to getpregnant. Girls can just have a few kids by different fathers and never e ven have to work.flrst amendment1 day agoReport Abuse


I never thought is non-payment of support was an effective means to fight the custody and support issue but I do hope he wins. There has been a witchhunt afterhim for some time and now is the time to clean house. Go LeonCD1 day agoReport Abuse



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Give'em 'Holy Hell,' Leon!BumpyJohnson9724 hours agoReport Abuse


My ex wife had two other 'baby daddys' after me. She does not work and just collect child support from all of us. She dumps the kids off to us ever y chance shegets. I was shocked when I heard she wanted to have even another child by someone else. This is disgusting and the court system needs t o be balanced out andgive us fathers a fair deal. It will take an act of congress for her to lose those kids even though my 15y r old tells me her mother has her babysit 7 kids while shegoes bar hopping. However, the courts will not do anythingLogin or register to post a comment:Login

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