Dear Readers;
I have to tell you I cannot figure out any of this at all. Now LB is accusing Gloria of saying July 5, 2012 was a date previously provided to her, and that’s why LB is having fits because Gloria wants to change it?
What’s up with that?
Even assuming arguendo that Gloria told LB that July 5, 2012 was good for her deposition, when LB sent out the notice of deposition and Gloria responded it was not a good date, LB should have accommodated her. After all, it’s not a hearing, it’s just a deposition and those are easily changed. No one should care 5, 6 or 7 days in advance. Heck, I’ve even had deponents that had to go to the hospital with a close family member at the last minute, and I’ve changed and accommodated the deponent.
Attorneys pretty much have to go to work every day. I don’t understand what difference a few days or even weeks matter. A true funny story. I had a case where on or about February 1st, a Jewish deponent said holidays were coming up and he couldn’t do a deposition until 3rd week in April. Not kidding. And he wasn’t even a Rabbi or anything connected with a house of worship, he just wanted to skip 10 weeks! We actually had to extend discovery to accommodate that one!
So I don’t get LB. And the thing with the dog is even dumber. Why should she care if Shaggy is trained, untrained, certified, uncertified or even decertified? She knows that Carolyn took all of Gloria’s during the wrongful eviction action she filed and effectuated. And Gloria wrote LB right away with a number of alternative dates.
What a crazy, out of control case. The parties are supposed to work together on dates. LB should be nice about the dog thing. (Everyone in my building seems to have a dog, and those dogs go to work, and well, I actually like that. We’ve had a chocolate lab, a standard poodle, a German shephard and a few other types of dogs that have come to work with doggie mom or dad and I see no problems).
I personally would NEVER ask anyone with a “service animal”–dog, cat, pocket pooch, bird, whatever, to produce documents and certifications. How rude. If someone needs a service animal that means they have an unfortunate condition and everyone should accommodate with the fewest questions. Gloria is no exception.
Perhaps LB is worried Shaggy will make everyone laugh and smile and not worry about the ARDC’s dumb, trumped up case against an innocent, hard working attorney. Well, that would be a benefit.
Read on for Gloria’s interesting response to all of this…
And again, LB is making a huge mistake to make a civil war out of deposition dates. Most judges would never tolerate such behavior and they would force LB to take a date of Gloria’s choosing if it were brought to the court’s attention. Nastiness, lack of understanding and accommodation against a member of the public is seldom tolerated in court. An ARDC proceeding should be no exception. Someone needs to stop acting shady and start acting like a lady.
take care
joanne
From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Jul 9, 2012 3:14 PM
To: probate sharks , NASGA , matt senator kirk
Cc: JoAnne M Denison , Lawrence Hyman
Subject: Fw: Ms. Lea Black – deposition of Gloria Jean SykesTh
The letter attached to Ms. Sykes’ e-mail is about as unprofessional a communication as can be imagined. If you maintain a book of examples of do and do nots the Letter attached to Ms. Sykes e-mail is one of the Do nots.
The Sykes case and similar cases are clearly not helping the reputation of the legal profession! When the victims and the family members of victims are treated to the discourtesy of the attached letter it is clear that civility is no longer one of the criterion of 2nd oldest profession. In these Elder Abuse cases the attached letter is the rule and not the exception It appears that Greylord is not dead and the defensiveness that is exhibited by those defending the current status quo is so pernicious that any reasonable person has to ask – what are they hiding? Only an honest investigation by law enforcement will disclose that fact.
Ken Ditkowsky
—– Forwarded Message —–
From: GLORIA Jean SYKES <gloami@msn.com>
To: aRDC chicago <13125652320@myfax.com>
Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 2:22 PM
Subject: RE: Ms. Lea Black – deposition of Gloria Jean Sykes
Ms. Black,
The science behind LIES is quite extensive and today, our body language, facial expressions and ‘tones’ of our voices, all are tracks leading to the truth: also the words and phrases we chose when we are writing letters, also give an unveiled look into the author’s mind: lies have consequences, Ms. Black. Therefore, I reject your letter (undated) with the envelop dated June 2, 2009 as it is loaded with LIES, and misquotes, which is a common practice in communications (written and verbal) by you, your colleagues at the ARDC as well as your buddies, attorneys Cynthia Farenga, Adam Stern, Peter Schmiedel, Joel Brodsky, Deborah Jo Soehlig, and Harvey Jack Waller: using your paralegal Amy Brown as a witness to what I said or didn’t say is an embarrassment to not only to the few decent attorneys world wide, but also treason against the United States and Illinois Constitutions (not to forget, extreme violations of the Professional Codes of Ethics)! Ms. Black, I have made plans and fulfilled 100% of them for the 4th of July since 1994! It is atrocious that you or any person questions that I (or any person) makes ‘plans’ for the Fourth of July holiday!
But let’s start with the mail delivery. The letter you or somebody at the ARDC wrote that was in the envelop I just received on the 7th July, 2012, was not dated: however, the envelope is dated and I will copy and provide to the U.S. Postal Inspector for his on going investigation into the thievery of my mail (which attorney Peter Schmiedel has actually brought mail addressed to me to the State Probate Division and the Federal Bankruptcy Court). Do the math.
Next only under great intimidation and threats by you to have the Illinois Supreme Court find me in contempt of court did I argue that “if you are threatening me with contempt by the Illinois Supreme Court to change my holiday plans, I will, but you will have to make reasonable accommodations for my companion healing pooch, et al. You, Ms. Black then told me you would reschedule but only if I faxed you over a copy of my travel plans. I told you that my travel plans are none of your business. You then started to yell at me, quite patronizing and unprofessional, and I clearly told you to ‘calm’ yourself and explained that I was going to ‘hang up’ which I did. Your maliciousness in scheduling refusing to pick another date (which I’ve provided you at least four dates) for this deposition is quite telling: as I have said before, Ms. Black, you can’t handle the truth so in order to not have the truth on record by deposition (although you have a copy of my affidavit which I stand by), Ms. Black you believe you can continue the LIE in order to prosecute attorney Kenneth Ditkowsky. I told you and I told Kenneth Ditkowsky, since he is the person you continue to give notice and make arrangements, I would only participate in a deposition if reasonable accommodations were made for Shaggy, my companion healing pooch.
I also requested of Mr. Larkin that he or you demand that your buddies Deborah Jo Soehlig, Peter Schmiedel or any attorney at Fischel and Kahn who represent Carolyn Toerpe, have the named respondent to a petition for a protective order (actually TWO petitions for protective orders) return all of my personal, professional medical and legal files and I will present to the Administrator any credentials you would like for my dog Shaggy: I’ll even give you copies of CDs with national TV coverage of me and my pooch. Hell, Ms. Black! Shaggy even escorted me into the Halls of Congress (in DC), and Congressman Poe thanked Shaggy and gave him upfront notice before he gave his 2011 speech on the “prevention of Elder Abuse”! Furthermore, Shaggy’s been inside churches, department stores, on tennis courts and inside tennis clubs, and will be my guest at a Cubs game! He can fly and get a seat next to me in any airline, can travel on the train, and there are many restaurants in DC, LA and NY which Shaggy not only joins me for lunch or dinner, but he is given a doggy menu — and no, it’s inside. Suffice, Ms. Black not all disabilities are eyes and ears and you are in violations of the ADA Title II — but then you are blinded to any truths and have been and continue to play deaf to the facts.
To close, Ms. Black, I reject the most recent letter I received from you because it is filled with LIES and misrepresentations of the TRUTH. The Reader once wrote an article about my mother and titled it, “You Can’t Fool Mary G. Sykes’. Well, you can’t fool me, or even an educationally challenged child. In conspiracy with your buddies, attorneys Adam Stern, Cynthia Farenga, and Peter Schmiedel you created a situation where you (and your buddies) knew I was unavailable and when I called you on it, you intimidated me through threats: you yelled and demonized me and then, when I still wouldn’t turn over my “travel plans” you reported to attorney Kenneth Ditkowsky that you would have me barred from testifying in September as Mr. Ditkowsky’s witness. (Coincidently, you have served Scott Evans and not only given him proper 14 day notice of service, but also, you have changed the dates of his deposition at least twice and are working with him so each one of you are available!). Witness tampering is a crime, Ms. Black: so is veiled threats and words and phrases of intimidation written in letters littered with LIES that benefit you and your buddies Cynthia Farenga, Adam Stern, Peter Schmiedel and Deborah Jo Soehlig! I will not be bullied. My affidavit is on file and I will testify in order to save the life of my mother!
You cannot be trusted, Ms. Black.
Rightfully Submitted,
Gloria Jean Sykes
PS.
My Mother, Mary G. Sykes asked me to find attorney Kenneth Ditkowsky and hire him to protect her from Carolyn Toerpe. That, Ms. Black is my mother’s right. You should be protecting her, not your attorney friends for their financial gain… or maybe, it’s your financial gain too. I don’t know but what I do know is when a person accuses another person of the crimes they’re committing, he or she tend to feel and look very empowered — relieved and saved from punishment. You and your friends are cancers, Ms. Black, but even late stage cancers can be cured, I know… therefore, I gave you dates that I was available a week or so ago and your response was to threatened Kenneth Ditkowsky that you will have me banned from testifying. Suffice, I am not holding those dates for you and therefore, if you decide to do the right thing, contact me so we can go over our calendars together and come up with a mutual date for the deposition. In the meantime, I have a deadline on the first draft of “The W****s of Justice v. Mary G. Sykes at 90” — of which there is a whole chapter on the ARDC. I will incorporate the attached letter with all of the emails and letters written so far. It is mind-blowing that the Illinois Supreme Court has become a bully, too, just because of attorneys such as yourself, Ms. Black.)
Gloria Jean Sykes
Bon Ami Productions, Inc.
MaryGSykes.com 
First I have a typographical error: the date on the envelope should read 2012 not 2009 (but it was 2009 when my mother’s human and civil rights were taken from her and the nightmares began. That said, I didn’t *** the title of my book. It’s called “The W*** of Justice v. Mary G. Sykes at 90”. The docu-drama film will be titled the same. A w*****, to me is any person who will do anything for the almighty dollar: even murder the elderly and disabled as Adam Stern. Cynthia Farenga, Peter Schmiedel, Deborah Jo Soehlig, Carolyn Toerpe, Lea Black, Joel Brodsky, et al.
My mother and father taught me that if [I am] enjoying myself at what I do for a living, the money will always come. I enjoy helping people though my works as an investigative producer/reporter/author. I use to say that I loved my job so much, that I should pay NBC. In any event, I have not heard from Ms. Black, and I probably won’t hear from her or anybody at the ARDC because, as I said, the ARDC does not want to know the truth and it was important for them to disqualify and demonize me and figure out a way to bar me from testifying. Just like in the probate division Adam Stern, Cynthia Farenga and Peter Schmiedel imagined a petition to have me barred from having witnesses or bringing in any evidence to prove my mother’s competency and intelligence, in order for the court to rubber stand Dr. Shaw’s testimony. Dr. Shaw is a quack medical doctor who is what they call, ‘court friendly’: he’d’ rubber stamp an incompetency report on President Obama if Adam STern, Cynthia Farenga and Peter Schmiedel asked him to do so. (Peter Schmiedel, Adam Stern, and Cynthia Farenga stroll into Judge Stuarts courtroom or meet with her exparte in her chambers before court and strategize each and every proceeding, and then write orders when no motion was filed, or notice was served… because they can! Yep, they’re what I called W***** of JUSTICE!
I rest my case.
Why not title your book the Pimps of Justice? Many prostitutes are at the bottom level of the profession. They are there because they see no way out. Most are very young people, girls aged 13 to 17. Many have no money for food or shelter and the shelters have dumped them on the street due to “Rachel’s Law” which is supposed to get young people to return home, when in reality, few young people on the street have a home to return to anyway that are in that situation.
The people you are talking about are not desperate young girls, but they are older greedy and callous professionals. That seems to be more of a pimp to me. An older guy that exploits those that are weaker and desperate.
I don’t like to use the word w**** because it is offensive to soooo many people on sooo many levels. Forced sexual slavery has become the norm for an industry where the main prostitute is female and aged 12 to 18. That doesn’t seem to be at all what you are talking about.
Sexual Slavery of girls and to a lesser extent, boys, is a huge problem the world over and is not likely to be solved anytime soon. It is often swept under the rug because a lot of men well, they just don’t care and they think it is a victimless crime when in reality these young girls are ruined for life and never get over the sexual exploitation and horrible crimes perpetrated against them.
So I would agree with you on the definition of w**** but it turns out these are all young girls forced into sexual slavery. Yes, they are desperate for food, money and some even drugs, but in reality, they are just children who have been abandoned by the adults that should be caring for them.
I think your use of the term is very old fashioned and not keeping up with the research that has been done the world over to expose the fact that prostitution is a crime where the men that solicit, and not the young girls, should be prosecuted–and prosecuted severely. The w**** or young girls are to be taken into protective shelters and provided with food, clothing and an education they so desperately need and deserve.
Maybe you mean “Johns of justice”? After all, a John is a guy so desperate for a sexual thrill, he will buy a young desperate body rather than be an adult protector and nurturer of a young girl or boy. A pimp not only does that, bu the engages in much more cruel behaviors.
The world has been turned upside down in this area. You can call your book “wh*****” of justice but you are using the term in a sexist fashion that desensitizes and perpetrates they (male centered) myth that women and girls can be cruelly exploited for the sexual thrills of men, ie, they are little but a device for forced masturbation with another human being while the world looks the other way.
Just noticing, that’s all. I think what you mean is more a John or a Pimp that exploits another person, generally a child, in a very cruel and inhumane manner.