In Re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct

ORDER

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Complainant, a pro se litigant who suffers from a communications disability, alleges that a district judge discriminated against him by refusing to allow complainant’s caretaker to act as his “authorized representative” and “address the court in his behalf.” In asking that his caretaker be allowed to represent him, rather than simply transmit his statements to the court, complainant sought more than a “reasonable accommodation” for his disability. He requested that the caretaker provide a service that may be performed only by a licensed attorney, which his caretaker…