Shawnte Best Broadus

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
In re
SHAWNTE BEST BROADUS,
Debtor.
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Case No. 09-0009
(Chapter 13)
Not for Publication in
West’s Bankruptcy Reporter
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER STRIKING NOTICE OF FILING EVIDENCE
In what must be described as one of the wackiest filings
this court has ever seen, the debtor has filed a “Notice of
Filing Evidence" attaching (1) a "Demand for Validation of
Subscribed Oath of Office" directed to Cynthia A. Niklas, the
chapter 13 trustee in this case, and (2) a "Public Servant's
Questionnaire" for Cynthia Niklas, the chapter 13 trustee, to
complete (Docket Entry (“DE”) No. 49, filed March 5, 2009).
The Demand for Validation of Subscribed Oath of Office is
gibberish as to what it seeks and has no basis for being filed
under the Bankruptcy Code or Federal Rules of Bankruptcy
Procedure.
The Questionnaire elicits from Ms. Niklas information
relating to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. § 552a) (for example,
The order below is hereby signed.
Signed: March 13, 2009.
_____________________________
S. Martin Teel, Jr.
United States Bankruptcy Judge
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asking what Ms. Niklas will do with the information she gathers
in this case). 	But a chapter 13 trustee is not an agency (see 5
U.S.C. § 552(f)) as a chapter 13 trustee is not part of the
executive branch of the government. 	It is thus
ORDERED that the Notice of Filing Evidence and its
attachments (DE No. 49) are STRICKEN. 	It is further
ORDERED that the debtor is warned not to file any further
frivolous papers in this case.
[Signed and dated above.]
Copies to: Debtor; Chapter 13 Trustee.
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