Valadez, who filed for a motion to stay against Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Aprahamian, Branch 9th succeeded to get a stay after the Wisconsin Court Of Appeals granted a stay against a contempt order issued by the judge that filed a bench warrant in his own court against Valadez after she challenged his erroneous decision to order a psychological evaluation during a divorce case, which is irregular due to the effect it can cause to a domestic abuse victim during a divorce proceeding.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
August 18, 2021
Waukesha, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, Julie C. Valadez, who filed for divorce from her husband Ricardo in March 2018 was granted temporary relief by the Wisconsin Court Of Appeals (Case: 2018FA206) against a questionable and alleged erroneous contempt order by Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Aprahamian, Branch 9th who had ordered a bench warrant for contempt after Valadez took it upon herself to challenged such order that she thought was not just and filed an appeal to override Aprahamian's contempt order.
The Waukesha County Court records indicated on Wednesday, according to the Wisconsin Court Of Appeals decision, "It is ordered that the motion for temporary relief pending appeal is granted. Wis. Stat 808.07(2) and Wis. Stat. Rule 809.12. It is further ordered that the jail term imposed by the August 17, 2021 order is stayed and the bench warrant issued on August 13 shall not be enforced pending further order of this court. It is further ordered that a supplemental motion seeking relief pending appeal shall be filed within seven days of the date of the transcript of the August 13, 2021 hearing is filed in the circuit court. Counsel for the movant shall inform the court reporter that the transcript shall be filed no later than August 31, 2021."
Valadez and her husband were named the UMOS Hispanic Family of the Year in 2017, which according to Valadez, she is a domestic abuse survivor. Valadez is also President and CEO of Hispanic Collaborative Network and is on the Governing Board of the Waukesha STEM Academy, which Monica Paz, the Clerk of Waukesha County Courts is also on the Board.
In Valadez's appeal, she challenged Aprahamian's contempt order that would have placed her in jail for several months, if arrested, which she contends that she was being victimized by Aprahamian.
In July, Valadez wrote a 6-page letter to Wisconsin Attorney General (WIAG) Josh Kaul requesting an urgent investigation targeted at the Waukesha County Courthouse for alleged corruption and illegal behavior of Judge Aprahamian, which Valadez claimed that he was engaged in retaliation against her for filing a federal case against him and attorney Molly J. Jasmer (Case: 2:21-cv-00795) claiming that Judge Aprahamian attempted to force her to sign a document when in fact Valadez had the option not to sign such a document under federal law. That case is pending and being heard by Magistrate Lyn Adelman in the Wisconsin Eastern District Court. (Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) received a copy of the WIAG letter by a credible source.)
Valadez also claimed in the letter to WIAG Kaul that, "the State Department now has three appeals against Judge Michael J. Aprahamian for his wrongfully sentencing to jail myself, the victim of domestic abuse confirmed in every court and with protection under the law and a participant in the DOJ Safe at Home program. These jail sentences have been in retaliation for my statements on the record of the corruption and illegal behavior of Judge Aprahamian."
"I am requesting a SPECIAL PROSECUTOR for the criminal referral for GAL Katherine DeLorenzo that is sitting in the Waukesha County DAs office. It is a conflict of interest for this to be prosecuted by the courthouse that appointed Katherine DeLorenzo. Her behavior is also on appeal for violating the Wisconsin Statutes 767.407(4) that requires her to investigate domestic abuse which she egregiously failed to do and continued to put my children, who all four have special needs, in harms way with their abusive and alcoholic and sexually addicted father."
"I am requesting an investigation into the criminal behavior of Molly Jasmer for the two police reports I have from the Wauwatosa Police Department for Molly drafting herself a document that she presented to the hospital where my son was admitted as a legal document without a judges signature misleading the hospital to illegally withhold my son... For Molly to draft a document herself and present it to the hospital as a legal order is a criminal offense and needs to be investigated."
"Judge Aprahamian committed a federal crime ordering Attorney Lindsey Anderson, the attorney that withdrew after the case closed and whom I no longer had retained, to forge my signature on the federal stimulus aid... withholding the needed federal aid and ordering the attorney I did not have nor communicated with to after forging my name deposit the money into her own account."
"Judge Aprahamian has also interfered with a criminal investigation which is a crime by ordering that I cannot walk into the Waukesha County Courthouse Business Center or he will find me in contempt, which he ordered after the criminal evidence for the criminal referral of Katherine DeLorenzo was from the business center and after Detective Margaret Herrman had instructed me to continue to gather evidence including one of the business center staff having flagged the bills since Katherine was still billing even after the case closed and with nothing on record of her being active on the case, and after Katherine had deposited money from the retirement accounts into her own personal account as the judge had instructed the retirement accounts to go 45% directly to her."
"Judge Aprahamain has now two federal investigations from the Department of Civil rights for his violations of ADA law and his violations of federally protected Health and Human Services Documents. Senator Tammy Baldwin is following these cases. It has been identified that the Judge and the courthouse is in violation of federal ADA law for denying me ADA accommodations."
"Monica Paz, the clerk of courts, needs to be investigated for criminal activity of falsifying court records when she filed my ADA accommodation into my family case against my instructions not to and formal complaint I filed and Monica stated in the record that I filed it and then Judge Aprahamain used that as his basis wrongfully for "overtrial" which he used to funnel more money in public corruption to the attorneys. Monica per policy and federal law is not allowed to publish ADA accommodation information as public as it is protected information under ADA law and she was to send per written policy to the ADA coordinator which she did not do."
"The judge has unlawfully entered orders denying my access to the courthouse, stating I cannot get information from the clerks office or the business office and that I need to ask him directly all my questions then sentencing me to jail for communication with him and wrongfully finding me in overtrial for defending myself in court by filing response objections. I need a deputy for my protection when I go into the courthouse. I am being actively threatened by the judge with things that against the law (threatening me to sign a consent form I do not consent to and have legal protection not to sign, funneling money wrongfully to attorneys including a GAL for more money then she was legally able to bill by ordering her a percentage which I was then to be credited a refund I was told, etc) The judge has interfered with investigations."
"I do not feel safe and request your assistance. My WI DOJ Safe at Home protections have been violated by this courthouse and I feel threatened and unsafe for stating on the record the public
corruption and moving it into evidence in the case 18FA296 which has caused significantly escalating retaliation from Judge Aprahamian where I no longer feel safe in general and especially not in the courthouse," Valadez wrote to WIAG Kaul. So far, Kaul hasn't responded to Valadez's urgent request for the alleged corruption and illegal acts of Judge Aprahamian, attorneys and the Waukesha county clerk of courts mentioned in the 6-page letter to the WIAG.
HNNUSA attempted to contact Valadez for comment regarding today's Wisconsin Court of Appeals stay in her favor, but HNNUSA was unsuccessful.
Update: On August 20, 2021, a second motion requesting that Hon. Michael J. Aprahamian recuse himself from the Julie Valadez v. Ricardo Valadez divorce case (2018FA000296) was filed by Attorney William Green. The motion request was reviewed by Judge Michael J. Aprahamian on 8/23/21: Motion to recuse denied for reasons previously stated on the record.
Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Aprahamian response for a motion to recuse himself from the Valadez divorce case (Branch 9th transcripts dated July 28, 2021).
Update: The Wisconsin Court Of Appeals District 2 on September 15, 2021 granted a stay of the 30-day jail term imposed on August 17, 2021 including a bench warrant stay and the order will remain in the duration of the appeal in the finding of contempt in the marriage of Julie C. Valadez v. Michael J. Aprahamian (L.C. 2018FA296)
Previous ruling and part of transcript showing comments made by judge on what seems to be a money making scheme in Waukesha County family court.
(WI Supreme Court brief submitted by Julie Valadez on 5/25/2021 challenging attorney Jasmer's authority as GAL under state law and the incompetence of Waukesha County family court Judge Michael J. Aprahamian to determine the legal limitations a GAL has in the state before signing a no contact order without holding a due process hearing on the matter. Wisconsin State Supreme Court brief released by Julie at link: https://bit.ly/3amHSLg)
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