IN THE
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY
STATE OF RIDGEWAY,
Plaintiff,
v.
The Courageous, Kind-Hearted, and
Honorable JAMESGARDAI,
Defendant.
Case No. RSC-CM-8845
MOTION TO RECUSE
DEFENDANT’S MOTION AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
TO HOLD V1OLET1O1V IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
Defendant JamesGardai, proceeding in pro per for the purposes of this motion only,
hereby moves that this court hold v1oletlo1v in civil and criminal contempt for intentionally and
willingly resigning from position as Chief Public Defender in an intentional attempt to deprive
JamesGardai of his right to counsel via the Public Defense Office.1
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the motion should be granted.
Respectfully submitted,
Date: 04/30/2026
/s/ JAMESGARDAI
Ayatollah Rabbi Seyed James Gardai, MD,
PhD, DDS, JD, OD, EdD, PharmD, DBA,
1 “District courts enjoy wide discretion to fashion an equitable remedy for [civil] contempt that is
appropriate to the circumstances.” United States v. City of Miami, 195 F.3d 1292, 1298 (11th Cir. 1999) (internal
quotations marks and citations omitted). Civil contempt is appropriate when “(1) the order the contemnor failed to
comply with is clear and unambiguous, (2) the proof of noncompliance is clear and convincing, and (3) the
contemnor has not diligently attempted to comply in a reasonable manner.” Paramedics Electromedicina Comercial,
Ltda. v. GE Med. Sys. Info. Techs., Inc., 369 F.3d 645, 655 (2d Cir. 2004) (citing King v. Allied Vision, Ltd., 65
F.3d 1051, 1058 (2d Cir. 1995)); see also BOC Aviation Ltd. v. AirBridgeCargo Airlines, LLC, No. 22-cv-2070
(LJL), 2022 WL 17581775, at *7 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 12, 2022). Indeed, “[t]he absence of willfulness does not relieve
from civil contempt.” McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co., 336 U.S. 187, 191 (1949).
The power to punish for contempt is “inherent in all courts,” essential to the very “administration of
justice.” Michaelson v. United States ex rel. Chicago, St. P., M. & O.R. Co., 266 U.S. 42, 65–66 (1924); see also
United States v. Hudson & Goodwin, 11 U.S. (7 Cranch) 32, 34 (1812) (“Certain implied powers must necessarily
result to our courts of justice from the nature of their institution…To fine for contempt, imprison for contumacy,
enforce the observance of orders, &c., are powers which cannot be dispensed with in a court, because they are
necessary to the exercise of all others.”)
DVM, DOM, EngD, DLitt, DPT, DrPH,
DSc, DMin, DMA, DArch, Esq.
Rid. Bar. No. 10244
HOUSE OF GARDAI2
Newfounding Father
Gardai Island
United States Virgin Islands
D: fishfromocean
2 An unincorporated association.
