Escalation letter to the President of the Landgericht Berlin I concerning the lack of a substantive response to my complaints

To the President of the Landgericht Berlin I, Turmstraße 91, 10559 Berlin (fax: 030 9014-2010); cc: Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz, Salzburger Straße 21–25, 10825 Berlin (fax: 030 9013-2000); also copied to media and human rights organisations. Subject: Escalation letter concerning the lack of a substantive response to my complaint concerning official conduct of 05.09.2025 and the administrative oversight complaint forwarded by the Senate Department. Berlin, 13.03.2026.

Dear Mr President, this letter is not merely a reminder but a formal escalation concerning the continuing absence of any substantive response to my complaint concerning official conduct addressed to you on 05.09.2025, and the lack of any traceable response to the administrative oversight complaint of 09.09.2025 forwarded to you by the Senate Department for Justice.

This letter is also being copied to media and human rights organisations, as the conduct of the judicial administration to date gives the impression of complete organisational inactivity and internal clarification evidently has not taken place.

1. Subject of my complaints

In my complaint concerning official conduct of 05.09.2025 I had already raised objections regarding the proper handling and processing of my submissions, the absence of information on appeal rights, file management and completeness, the handling of my complaint of 26./27.08.2025, and the communication and conduct of the registry.

In my administrative oversight complaint of 09.09.2025 addressed to the Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz, I again raised the same organisational and supervisory shortcomings. According to a subsequent communication from the Senate Department, this complaint was forwarded to you for processing. Despite the passage of a considerable period, to date I have received neither confirmation of receipt nor a substantive response nor traceable information on the processing status.

2. Why the silence is unacceptable

This is expressly not about improper influence on judicial decision-making but about judicial administration and the organisation of proceedings, particularly the handling and registration of incoming complaints, proper forwarding and processing, file management, registry organisation, and the duty to provide traceable substantive responses to complaints concerning official conduct and administrative oversight. In this area in particular, months of silence are not a neutral stance but give the impression of a failure to process the matter in practice or a complete absence of any substantive response.

3. My demand

I hereby demand that, within 7 calendar days of receipt of this letter, you inform me in writing: 1. under what reference number my complaint concerning official conduct of 05.09.2025 was registered with you; 2. whether and when the Senate Department forwarded the administrative oversight complaint of 09.09.2025 to you; 3. whether an examination under supervision of official conduct was initiated; 4. if not, the specific reasons why no examination has taken place; 5. what measures were taken to clarify the processing status and ensure the completeness of the file; 6. when a formal substantive response can be expected.

4. In the alternative

If you consider that judicial independence excludes particular parts of my submissions from examination under supervision of official conduct, I nevertheless expect a formal written communication stating which points were examined, which points were not examined and for what reasons, and which body I should approach instead in that respect.

5. Further steps

If a response is again not provided within the time limit, I will pursue and document the matter as a coherent whole, particularly before the Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz, parliamentary and other supervisory bodies, media and human rights organisations. Those further steps will concern not only the original set of proceedings but also the continuing absence of any substantive response from the leadership of the Landgericht.

Yours faithfully, Dmitry Bagrash, 13.03.2026

Annexes: 1. Complaint concerning official conduct of 05.09.2025; 2. Administrative oversight complaint of 09.09.2025; 3. Evidence of dispatch and delivery; 4. Chronology with tracking evidence; 5. Senate Department communication on forwarding.

Brief summary in plain language for the media

In September 2025 I filed two formal complaints: one directly with the President of the Landgericht Berlin and one with the Senate Department for Justice. Both concerned organisational failings rather than judicial freedom to decide: lack of responses to submissions, absence of information on appeal rights, problems with file management and lack of communication. The Senate Department later stated that it had forwarded my complaint to the President of the Landgericht. Nevertheless, to date I have received no substantive response at all. The issue therefore now concerns not only the original errors but also the complete absence of any substantive response from the judicial administration.