Sixth ORIM Claim Filed! This One is Against State Senator Toni Atkins and Her Deputy for Expired Oaths and Senate Operations Employees for Improperly Redacting Documents

Quick background: Every government employee is required to take an Oath and to have an insurance policy or bond. ORIM is the insurance agency for State of California employees. For those of you who are looking to file your own claims, here is info on how to do so. Before you order an oath, check to see if I already have it posted.If you would like some models to follow, here is the first, second, third, fourth and fifth claims that I’ve filed.

I have caught State Senator Toni Atkins, and her Deputy, Jason Weisz, working unlawfully with expired oaths. Ms. Atkins oath expired in December 2022 and Mr. Weisz’s expired in December 2020.

My understanding is that, per 5 U.S. Code § 3331, every elected or appointed government official must sign an Oath of Office. Per California Government Code sections 1360, 1362-1369 and Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution of California, all State of California employees are required to sign an Oath of Office (if elected or appointed) or an Oath of Allegiance (everyone else) before beginning the duties of their employment.

While Oaths of Allegiance do not have an expiration date, Oaths of Office do have an expiration date listed on them. For elected officials, the expiration date is usually listed as end of that person’s elected term. 

My understanding is that anyone who is working unlawfully without a current, executed Oath is considered to be a foreign agent posing as a government agent and subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C. § 912, including prison.

The Claim is also filed against Erika Contreras and John Nam, both employees of the Secretary of the Senate Operations department. They violated my rights under the Legislative Open Records Act, Gov code 9070 et seq. and 18 US Code 242 by responding with improperly redacted documents.

The documents provided hid the signatures of the person swearing the oath and the witness. The way to tell if an oath is properly executed is to see if it is properly signed by the person swearing that oath, properly signed by the person witnessing the oath being administered, and that the document is properly dated. By hiding the signatures, it is impossible to determine whether the oaths were properly executed.  

But, in this case, whether or not the documents were properly executed doesn’t change the fact that they are already expired.

The Claim

Evidence:

Exhibit 1 — confirmation from State Senate that they received the request for oaths

Exhibit 2 — follow up asking when the oaths would be sent

Exhibit 3 — Improperly redacted, expired oaths for Ms. Atkins and Mr. Weisz

Exhibit 4 — Notification that I believed that the documents were improperly redacted and giving them 48-hours to provide unredacted copies.

Exhibit 5 — Email asking Ms. Contreras to justify her decision