Opinion ID: 65327
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Testimony of Dr. Lisa Clayton

Text: Ruston then called Dr. Clayton to testify. Dr. Clayton evaluated Ruston for competency to stand trial and met with Ruston on August 14, 2004, and September 23, 2004, as required in a court order issued by Judge Mary Miller. Ruston's examination of Dr. Clayton was also unrelated to the issue of whether Ruston's release would pose a substantial risk of harm to others and property. As he did with Dr. Wolfson, Ruston consistently asked questions in an effort to demonstrate that law enforcement organizations and others were involved in an attempt to murder Ruston. Specifically, Ruston  filed a motion to recuse Judge Miller;  asserted that he was barred from attending the October 2004 competency hearing despite the fact that he never gets agitated and had no problem maintaining court decorum;  questioned why Dr. Clayton's notes from her evaluations of him had been suppressed;  continued to make references regarding Katie Couric, and asserted that Dr. Clayton was lying when she testified that during the August 2004 evaluation Ruston told her that Katie Couric came to Dallas to meet Ruston and that Couric rented an apartment to be in the Dallas area to meet Ruston;  asserted, contrary to Dr. Clayton's testimony, that he told her that a white female who appeared to be Katie Couric lured Ruston to meet him in person in July 2002 at an apartment;  asked Dr. Clayton if she had been in contact with the United States Attorney's office in Plano, Texas;  asked Dr. Clayton if he told her that he was assaulted and attacked by a black, male ex-marine and she testified that he did not;  asked Dr. Clayton if she was aware that a judge conspired to have three inmates attack Ruston; and  stated that Dr. Clayton was tampered with and ordered to perjure herself at the § 4243(c) hearing. Ruston also asked whether Dr. Clayton testified at the October 2004 competency hearing that Ruston was filthy, dirty, and the most insane human being Dr. Clayton ever evaluated. Dr. Clayton stated that she did not know if she said that, but that when she saw Ruston he was very disheveled, agitated, started beating on a glass wall, and was very psychotic in her opinion. Ruston then asked if Dr. Clayton had evidence of his alleged beating on the glass wall. When Dr. Clayton testified that others did not witness Ruston's behavior, he announced that he didn't beat on any wall. The Government then cross-examined Dr. Clayton. The Government asked Dr. Clayton to state her qualifications for the record, and Ruston objected stating [s]tand on our motion to suppress, our Daubert better motion, 702 and our motion to disqualify Judge Fish. The court overruled the objection. Dr. Clayton testified that Ruston suffered from a severe mental illness. Ruston objected, stating [w]e will stand on our motion to suppress, our Daubert motion under 702 and our motion to disqualify A. Joe Fish. The court again overruled the objection. Dr. Clayton continued testifying, and stated that Ruston suffered from a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar which is called schizo-effective disorder. The Government asked whether Ruston sounded agitated when he left Judge Ramirez the threatening voice mail, and she stated that he did. This concluded the Government's cross-examination. Ruston conducted redirect. Ruston asked Dr. Clayton if she considered it mental illness to be agitated when someone attempts to murder you. She stated that she did not. Ruston then asked whether Dr. Clayton considered it mentally ill to be agitated when you are kidnaped on fraudulent paperwork and denied all of your Constitutional rights. Dr. Clayton stated that she did not. This concluded Ruston's redirect.