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IN the SUPREME COURT of OHIO STATE of OHIO, Ex Rel. Michael T Supreme Court of Ohio Clerk of Court - Filed September 04, 2015 - Case No. 2015-1472 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO STATE OF OHIO, ex rel. Michael T. McKibben, Original Action in Mandamus an Ohio citizen, Relator, Case No. ____________________ vs. MICHAEL V. DRAKE, an Ohio public servant, Respondent. COMPLAINT FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS Michael T. McKibben Michael V. Drake 1676 Tendril Court 80 North Drexel Columbus, Ohio 43229-1429 Bexley, Ohio 43209-1427 (614) 890-3141 614-292-2424 [email protected] [email protected] RELATOR, PRO SE RESPONDENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Case Caption ........................................................................................................................ i Table of Contents ................................................................................................................ ii Exhibits .............................................................................................................................. iii Table of Authorities .............................................................................................................v Ohio Cases ..................................................................................................................v California Cases ..........................................................................................................v Federal Cases ..............................................................................................................v Ohio Ethics Commission ............................................................................................v U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission...................................................................v University of California Irvine .................................................................................. vi Ohio Statutes ............................................................................................................. vi Tables ................................................................................................................................. vi Figures................................................................................................................................ vi Other .................................................................................................................................. vi Relator’s inspection of records request and response from the Ohio Ethics Commission and Dave Yost — Auditor of State .............................................1 Michael V. Drake knew or should have known that his Financial Disclosure was improper ....................................................................2 No investment disclosure ..........................................................................................5 No mailing address ....................................................................................................7 Ambiguous food and beverage disclosure...............................................................7 No Statement of Interest disclosure.........................................................................8 All beneficial interests should be disclosed .........................................................................8 Public persons must err on the side of disclosure, not concealment ..................................11 Drake’s omissions and false statements shifted the privilege of construing the Advisory’s mutual fund ambiguity in favor of Ohio citizens .............................11 The public must impute mischief given the withheld disclosures .....................................12 $100,000 per year Bank of the West director fees .............................................................12 University of California Irvine conflicts of interest policies .............................................12 University of California Irvine fertility clinic scandal and cover-up of the sale of human eggs and fertilized embryos .........................................................13 Charles D. Martin Relationship......................................................................................13 “46 boards of directors of public and private companies .........................................14 “Over 80 CEOs of California companies..................................................................14 Eastman Kodak (John C. Lane, Chief Investment Officer, OSU) ............................14 -ii- Engineering physics degree and five majors (physics, mathematics, chemistry, electrical engineering and business) ............14 Ford, Vistage (OSU Fisher School of Business) ......................................................14 GE (OSU College of Engineering) ...........................................................................14 Knowledge Universe (Joseph A. Steinmetz, M.O.O.C., Oracle)..............................14 Larry Ellison, Oracle (Jeffrey Wadsworth, Alex R. Fischer, Joseph A. Steinmetz, M.O.O.C.) ........................................................................14 Michael Milken, securities fraud felon .....................................................................13 Martin’ Ford Foundation link creates likely OSU Trustee conflicts ..........................15 David L. Goldwyn is a controversial public figure whose stance on fracking, for example, is of obvious interest to the citizens of Ohio .............................................16 To what degree are Ohio State’s priorities being secretly driven by Jeffrey Wadsworth, Alex R. Fischer, Michael V. Drake, Battelle, The Ford Foundation, James P. Chandler, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. intelligence agencies? ....17 Hazem Chehabi Relationship .........................................................................................17 Close association with Syrian dictator and war criminal Bashar Al-Assad..............17 James V. Mazzo Relationship .........................................................................................18 Federal indictment on 13 counts of insider trading in a medical company ..............18 Abbott Labs relationship (OSU Medical Center) .....................................................19 Microsemi relationship (Battelle, Jeffrey Wadsworth, Alex R. Fischer) .................19 Drake’s Affirmative Certifications ....................................................................................20 REQUESTS FOR RELIEF .............................................................................................22 EXHIBITS A. Notice to Parties (McKibben, M., Bruns, M.). (August 28, 2015). Sunshine Audit Complaint. David Yost, Ohio Auditor of State. B. Michael V. Drake, Form No. OEC-2013, Financial Disclosure Statement, submitted to the Ohio Ethics Commission, September 29, 2014. C. Ohio Ethics Commission, Information Sheet: Advisory Opinion No. 2011-01, Disclosure of Investments, January 13, 2011. D. Unruh-Haxton v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 76 Cal.Rptr.3d 146 (2008), 162 Cal.App.4th 343. E. Charles D. Martin biography. Paul Merage School of Business, University of California Irvine. -iii- F. David J. Goldwyn biography. (ca. August 2009). Hillary Clinton FOIA email released by U.S. Department of State, Aug. 31, 2015. U.S. Department of State, Case No. F-2014-20439, Doc. No. C05760586, Date: 06/30/2015, ¶4 (“affiliated with the Ford Foundation”). G. Congressional Record, Senate No. 15682. (July 13, 1999). Executive Session, Department of Energy, GPO (“David L. Goldwyn, of the District of Columbia to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).”). H. David L. Goldwyn email to Hillary Clinton staff. (August 26, 2009). Hillary Clinton FOIA email released by U.S. Department of State, Aug. 31, 2015. U.S. Department of State, Case No. F-2014-20439, Doc. No. C05764560, Date: 07/31/2015, ¶4 (Self-identifies title as “David L. Goldwyn, Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, S/CIEA, Room 4880, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C St., NW, Washington, DC 20520, Phone: (202) 647-8543, Fax: (202) 647-7453”) I. David L. Goldwyn online biographies: The Brookings Institution, Goldwyn Global Strategies and personal LinkedIn profile. Accessed September 2, 2015. J. Annual Report. (2014). National Academy of Engineering (NAE) [Official publication]. Accessed September 2, 2015. K. Jeffrey Wadsworth biography. The Ohio State University Board of Trustees. Accessed September 2, 2015. L. Armstrong. (August 28, 2015). Update: How Hillary Clinton and David Goldwyn sold fracking. LittleSis. See also David L. Goldwyn Conflicts Map. M. Schaefer, S. (April 5, 2012). Interfaith groups urge removal of Dr. Hazam Chehabi. The Orange County Register; See also Nouh, Y. (Mar. 22, 1012). Hazem Chehabi Is Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s Man in OC. OC Weekly News. N. Primack, D. (Sep. 25, 2014). Feds indict venture capitalist [James Mazzo] for insider trading. Mazzo is accused of leaking info on a pending merger to his ballplayer pal, who then made a bundle. Fortune. O. U.S. v. James V. Mazzo et al, SA CR No. 12-269 (B)-AG (C.D. CA 2013). P. SEC. (Aug. 17, 2012). New Charges in Insider Trading Case Include Former CEO and Professional Baseball Player [Press release]. Q. James V. Mazzo (Accessed Sep. 01, 2015). Executive Profile. Abbott Laboratories. Bloomberg; also Noe, T. (undated). Abbott Laboratories Contributes to Ross Heart Hospital. The Ohio State University, Cardiovascular Medicine. -iv- TABLE OF AUTHORITIES OHIO CASES Byrd v. Smith, 110 Ohio St.3d 24, 2006-Ohio-3455..............................................................................7
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