A harrowing legal battle unfolds as a Louisiana resident files a civil rights lawsuit against the state's Judiciary Commission, alleging systemic corruption and misconduct. On October 8, 2024, Jaci Loveless Brasher filed her complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the Louisiana Judiciary Commission and its members.
Jaci Loveless Brasher accuses the Louisiana Judiciary Commission of severe civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, citing unlawful separation from her three minor children due to alleged judicial misconduct. The complaint outlines a disturbing narrative of ongoing retaliation and conspiracy to cover up corruption within the 15th Judicial District Courthouse in Lafayette, Louisiana. Brasher claims that these actions align with racially and politically motivated misconduct reminiscent of organizations like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Despite a Department of Justice raid on May 9, 2022, which coincided with Brasher's civil rights complaint filing, she asserts that no protective measures were taken for her or her children.
Brasher alleges that her children's abduction was orchestrated under judicial authority influenced by systemic racism and retaliatory practices. She accuses specific defendants within the Judiciary Commission and additional individuals such as judges and hearing officers of failing to prevent this abduction and ignoring evidence of domestic violence and substance abuse presented in court. Furthermore, she highlights a series of retaliatory actions against her following DOJ intervention, including unlawful imprisonment and intimidation tactics aimed at silencing her as a federal victim witness.
The plaintiff seeks multiple forms of relief from the court: emergency injunctive relief for the immediate return of her children, removal of implicated judges from their positions, compensatory damages for emotional distress caused by their separation, reimbursement for legal fees incurred during these proceedings, and an extensive investigation into judicial misconduct. Brasher also demands digital forensic examinations to uncover communications between defendants conspiring against her.
Representing herself pro se, Jaci Loveless Brasher's case is presided over by Judge Daniel J. McGoy in Case No. 6:24-cv-01380. This lawsuit sheds light on alleged systemic failures within Louisiana's judiciary system while raising questions about accountability among those entrusted with upholding justice.