This document contains details of an OPR complaint filed against an immigration judge, including the complaint number, judge's name, nature of the complaint, status, dates, and narrative. The narrative indicates that the BIA found some of the judge's comments in an oral decision to be inappropriate, sarcastic, and gratuitous. It was referred to the ACIJ, who counseled the judge about the comments. The complaint was then concluded as the issue had been addressed.

1. e Detail
Complaiot Number: 110
Current ACIJ
Sukkar, Blsa M.
PastACDS:
A-N1uohrs(s)
Wb)(6)
TmmigrationJudge: (b)(6)
Base City
A
ComplaintNaaure(s)
In-courtconduct BIA
Status
CLOSED
Compla,atRfl!eivedDate: 10/02/09
F"malActio.11
Complaintconcluded-
correctiveaction alreadytaken
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FinalActio
10/13/09
i'::>J:G,Complaint Narrative: ·· BIA fmdssome~,(the lJ's comml;!ntsto tic inappropriate.sarcastic andgratuitous, but theydo not
11/30/05
10/06/09
10/13/09
10/13/09
04/ 16/IO
Sep 11, 2013
underminethe decision's validity.
Alleged conductoccurred
Complaintreferredto ACJJ
ComplalntHistory
Complaintconcluded-- corre<:tive action alreadytaken
OralcOW1Seling
Databaseentry created
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2. Keller, Mary Beth (EOIR)
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Sukkar, Elisa (EOIR)
Friday, May 14, 2010 6:21 PM
Keller, Mary Beth (EOIR)
Moutinho, Deborah(EOIR); Morris, Florencio (EOIR)
FW. Matter of
Importance:High
DearMTK :
This is pursuantto your request.
Pagel of 1
After I sent this e-mail to IJ Solow, he called me right away. We discussed this matter. My handwritten
notes reflect that on October 13, 2009 a discussion was had as to the sarcastic comments. One comment
was that the respondenthad traveled and the IJ commented that she was tanning while on vacation and
claiming persecution.
We agreed to meet again after hefurther reviews the decision. My handwritten notes reflect that we met
again on November3, 2009 at 11:40 am in my chambers. We had a second discussion. He
acknowledgedthe commentswere sarcastic. I remindedhim of the PWP and that these were things we
would be lookingat for determining a Satisfactory or Needs Improvementrating. Told him to keepit
boring. There was no~ke such comments. He said he has learned his lesson. He discussed the
OPR investigationon- He was professionaland respectful.We ended the discussion at 12:15
pm.
Please close this one as being address byACIJ and that the IJ was counseled.
Thank you. EMS
From:Sukkar,Elisa(EOIR)
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:22 PM
..:To: Solow,Bruce(
Subject: Matterofl
Dear Judge Solow:
I would like to discuss the above matter in lightof the comments from the BIA which found some of.
statements that were made as part of the oral decision to have been sarcastic. The alien numberis
-and I wouldlikefor youto review the decision from the BIAand your oraldecision beforewe
discuss the comments madeby the BIA I do note that the oral decision itself was rendered in 2005 and
pre-datesadditional training which was providedto you.
I will be at the Orlando IC tomorrow and Thursday but will be in the office next week. If you need any
assistance, please let me know.
Thank you. Judge Sukkar
l I/l/2010

3. YWK 1110: 10/02/09 10/13/09

4. Non-Responsive Record s 12/20 Production
PDF Page Bates Complaint Record Date Sender/Drafter Recipient Categories/Exemption s Explanation for No Release
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1 4059 21 Emai l 3/17/10 Burr Keller 1, 9
2 4162 104 Email 12/31/09 Fong IJ Instruction s from ACIJ to IJ about what
to review in prepara tion for
perform ance review and indication that
they would discuss management ofIJ' s
caseload
3 4187 110 Emai l 5/14/10 Sukk:a~ Keller 9
4 (same as 4207 136 Emai l 11/16/09 Keller Burr 1, 2
pg. 7)
5 4208 136 Email 12/01/09 Burr Keller 9
6 4216 145 Emai l 5/28/10 Stockton Moutinho 9
7 (same as 4232 149 Email 11/16/09 Keller Burr 1, 2
pg.4)
8 4233 149 E-Mail 5/26/10 Burr Keller 9
9 4245 180 Email 5/26/10 Burr Keller 9
10 4263 186 Email 5/25/10 Fong Keller 9
11 4322 249 Emai l 6/15/10 Sukk:ar Keller 1, 2, 9
12 4323 249 E-Mail 6/8/10 Keller Sukk:ar 1
13 (same as 4345 251 Email 6/15/10 Sukk:ar Keller 1, 2, 9
pg. 11)
14 (same as 4413 317 Email 11/26/10 Keller Mout inho 9
pg. 7, 8 in
12/3)
15 4463 349 Emai l 11/16/09 Keller Burr 9
16 4504 359 Email 10/5/10 Burr Keller Discussion about whether the IJ had
returned to the bench after security
issues
17 4596 390 Memo 3/18/1 Dean IJ 1, 2
18 4683 444 Email 2/4/11 Burr Keller 1, 2, 9
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