Dear Readers;

One of the things I have not thought of is actually writing to the American Academy of Neurosurgeons to warn them of what is going on in probate.  However, I have to tell you that MN has been told by various doctors in Chicago, that even they have noticed that the more money and property has, the more likely Rabin-Amdur-Shaw or another “probate doc” will say an oldster is demented!  Imagine that.

Read on, from Alyece:

rom: Alyece Russell
Sent: Jan 16, 2014 7:10 AM
To: jdenison@surfree.com, “ElderAngels, Inc.” , Elaine Renoire ,
Subject: Fwd: An Appointment

I wanted to forward this letter……NO one was [sufficiently] professional to contact/email me to find out WHAT the issue was regarding my mother who is an elderly……..who doesn’t understand English.  The elderlyare a group of people that America society has  little regard for their rights especially and especially a non-speaking elderly who isn’t American.  A prisoner and an animal has more legal rights.

Minnesota wants CMS to investigate Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 09:10 AM PST

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is asking the CMS to investigate Medicare Advantage plans offered by Humana and has presented regulators with more than 25 affidavits of complaints from beneficiaries.

The affidavits allege, for instance, that Humana denied reimbursement for services that it is required to cover for all Medicare beneficiaries—including diagnostic ultrasounds, mammograms and care in a skilled-nursing facility for a stroke patient.

The letter also said, among other complaints, that the Louisville, Ky.-based insurer created confusion by not adequately disclosing which providers were in-network and does not comply with required appeals processes.

The complaints come at a time when the popularity of Medicare Advantage plans has been escalating. And Minnesota has the highest percentage of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in an MA plan, at 49%—compared with 28.8% of beneficiaries nationwide, the letter said. Humana has 17% of the Medicare Advantage market in Minnesota, according to Swanson’s office.

Swanson wrote that she was asking the CMS to pursue an investigation because states do not have the authority to enforce Medicare Advantage plan rules and make benefit determinations.

Full Article and Source:
Minnesota wants CMS to investigate Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans

Right now Sylvia Rudek is fighting her own battles with Mediacare Humana Advantage plan in ND Illinois federal court.  We have not heard back on Human’s/OLR’s motion to dismiss, but as usual, first they argue they are “federal officers” to get into federal court, then they have “federal immunity” so they don’t have to pay for the damage and trauma caused by delaying stroke rehab to her severely debilitated father by 21 days, causing permanent damage and trauma.  Humana says it’s not responsible.  They threw about 50+ cases at us and after reading them all, I determined all of those cases had to do with no appeal being filed.  Well, Sylvia Rudek, our brave champion of the elderly filed her appeal and won!

Let’s see what the federal district court judge says.

And not only did they take one bite at the apple on a Motion to Dismiss, they took two, arguing their second motion was somehow different from the first when it clearly was not.

I hope the court does the right thing.

JoAnne

Dear Readers;

I will be on COOPER’S CORNER tonight discussing all the problems in the probate courts and what will happen with the IARDC next week who says that I am lying about the Sykes case and there are no gold coins missing and the court has jurisdiction.

Subpoenas have been served and depositions have been taken.

The trial is at 10 am each day Jan 21 to 24, 2014 and the public, of course, is invited.  I will have a blogger there to blog and post each day.

Gloria Sykes and Kathie Bakken, Yolanda Bakken and Scott will be there. The IARDC struck my expert witnesses declaring that each of Bev Cooper, Ken Cooper, Sylvia Rudek, director of Nasga, etc. are not experts in probate blogging and cable shows, which is utterly ridiculous.  I will have them talk about their own cases and how my blog doesn’t lie and is like other blogs they have seen.

Come and watch the show, come and comment on the blogs–we still have the First Amendment even if SOME authorities don’t believe that is the case.

And remember, no matter what the IARDC does next week, I am totally here for all of YOU, my beloved PUBLIC and Court abuse victims.  I will NOT abandon you.  Atty Curt Sakarian told me to take down my blog and abandon all of YOU who don’t pay me and many don’t appreciate all I do, but I absolutely refuse to abandon a one of you.

JoAnne

“Fraud On The Court By An Officer Of The Court” And “Disqualification Of Judges, State and Federal”

1. Who is an “officer of the court”?

A judge is an officer of the court, as well as are all attorneys. A state judge is a state judicial officer, paid by the State to act impartially and lawfully. A federal judge is a federal judicial officer, paid by the federal government to act impartially and lawfully. State and federal attorneys fall into the same general category and must meet the same requirements. A judge is not the court. People v. Zajic, 88 Ill.App.3d 477, 410 N.E.2d 626 (1980).

2. What is “fraud on the court”?

Whenever any officer of the court commits fraud during a proceeding in the court, he/she is engaged in “fraud upon the court”. In Bulloch v. United States, 763 F.2d 1115, 1121 (10th Cir. 1985), the court stated “Fraud upon the court is fraud which is directed to the judicial machinery itself and is not fraud between the parties or fraudulent documents, false statements or perjury. … It is where the court or a member is corrupted or influenced or influence is attempted or where the judge has not performed his judicial function — thus where the impartial functions of the court have been directly corrupted.”
“Fraud upon the court” has been defined by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to “embrace that species of fraud which does, or attempts to, defile the court itself, or is a fraud perpetrated by officers of the court so that the judicial machinery can not perform in the usual manner its impartial task of adjudging cases that are presented for adjudication.” Kenner v. C.I.R., 387 F.3d 689 (1968); 7 Moore’s Federal Practice, 2d ed., p. 512, ¶ 60.23. The 7th Circuit further stated “a decision produced by fraud upon the court is not in essence a decision at all, and never becomes final.”

3. What effect does an act of “fraud upon the court” have upon the court proceeding?

“Fraud upon the court” makes void the orders and judgments of that court.
It is also clear and well-settled Illinois law that any attempt to commit “fraud upon the court” vitiates the entire proceeding. The People of the State of Illinois v. Fred E. Sterling, 357 Ill. 354; 192 N.E. 229 (1934) (“The maxim that fraud vitiates every transaction into which it enters applies to judgments as well as to contracts and other transactions.”); Allen F. Moore v. Stanley F. Sievers, 336 Ill. 316; 168 N.E. 259 (1929) (“The maxim that fraud vitiates every transaction into which it enters …”); In re Village of Willowbrook, 37 Ill.App.2d 393 (1962) (“It is axiomatic that fraud vitiates everything.”); Dunham v. Dunham, 57 Ill.App. 475 (1894), affirmed 162 Ill. 589 (1896); Skelly Oil Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co., 338 Ill.App. 79, 86 N.E.2d 875, 883-4 (1949); Thomas Stasel v. The American Home Security Corporation, 362 Ill. 350; 199 N.E. 798 (1935).
Under Illinois and Federal law, when any officer of the court has committed “fraud upon the court”, the orders and judgment of that court are void, of no legal force or effect.

4. What causes the “Disqualification of Judges?”

Federal law requires the automatic disqualification of a Federal judge under certain circumstances.
In 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court held that “Disqualification is required if an objective observer would entertain reasonable questions about the judge’s impartiality. If a judge’s attitude or state of mind leads a detached observer to conclude that a fair and impartial hearing is unlikely, the judge must be disqualified.” [Emphasis added]. Liteky v. U.S., 114 S.Ct. 1147, 1162 (1994).
Courts have repeatedly held that positive proof of the partiality of a judge is not a requirement, only the appearance of partiality. Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp., 486 U.S. 847, 108 S.Ct. 2194 (1988) (what matters is not the reality of bias or prejudice but its appearance); United States v. Balistrieri, 779 F.2d 1191 (7th Cir. 1985) (Section 455(a) “is directed against the appearance of partiality, whether or not the judge is actually biased.”) (“Section 455(a) of the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C. §455(a), is not intended to protect litigants from actual bias in their judge but rather to promote public confidence in the impartiality of the judicial process.”).
That Court also stated that Section 455(a) “requires a judge to recuse himself in any proceeding in which her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” Taylor v. O’Grady, 888 F.2d 1189 (7th Cir. 1989). In Pfizer Inc. v. Lord, 456 F.2d 532 (8th Cir. 1972), the Court stated that “It is important that the litigant not only actually receive justice, but that he believes that he has received justice.”
The Supreme Court has ruled and has reaffirmed the principle that “justice must satisfy the appearance of justice”, Levine v. United States, 362 U.S. 610, 80 S.Ct. 1038 (1960), citing Offutt v. United States, 348 U.S. 11, 14, 75 S.Ct. 11, 13 (1954). A judge receiving a bribe from an interested party over which he is presiding, does not give the appearance of justice.
“Recusal under Section 455 is self-executing; a party need not file affidavits in support of recusal and the judge is obligated to recuse herself sua sponte under the stated circumstances.” Taylor v. O’Grady, 888 F.2d 1189 (7th Cir. 1989).
Further, the judge has a legal duty to disqualify himself even if there is no motion asking for his disqualification. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals further stated that “We think that this language [455(a)] imposes a duty on the judge to act sua sponte, even if no motion or affidavit is filed.” Balistrieri, at 1202.
Judges do not have discretion not to disqualify themselves. By law, they are bound to follow the law. Should a judge not disqualify himself as required by law, then the judge has given another example of his “appearance of partiality” which, possibly, further disqualifies the judge. Should another judge not accept the disqualification of the judge, then the second judge has evidenced an “appearance of partiality” and has possibly disqualified himself/herself. None of the orders issued by any judge who has been disqualified by law would appear to be valid. It would appear that they are void as a matter of law, and are of no legal force or effect.
Should a judge not disqualify himself, then the judge is violation of the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution. United States v. Sciuto, 521 F.2d 842, 845 (7th Cir. 1996) (“The right to a tribunal free from bias or prejudice is based, not on section 144, but on the Due Process Clause.”).
Should a judge issue any order after he has been disqualified by law, and if the party has been denied of any of his / her property, then the judge may have been engaged in the Federal Crime of “interference with interstate commerce”. The judge has acted in the judge’s personal capacity and not in the judge’s judicial capacity. It has been said that this judge, acting in this manner, has no more lawful authority than someone’s next-door neighbor (provided that he is not a judge). However some judges may not follow the law.
If you were a non-represented litigant, and should the court not follow the law as to non-represented litigants, then the judge has expressed an “appearance of partiality” and, under the law, it would seem that he/she has disqualified him/herself.
However, since not all judges keep up to date in the law, and since not all judges follow the law, it is possible that a judge may not know the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court and the other courts on this subject. Notice that it states “disqualification is required” and that a judge “must be disqualified” under certain circumstances.
The Supreme Court has also held that if a judge wars against the Constitution, or if he acts without jurisdiction, he has engaged in treason to the Constitution. If a judge acts after he has been automatically disqualified by law, then he is acting without jurisdiction, and that suggest that he is then engaging in criminal acts of treason, and may be engaged in extortion and the interference with interstate commerce.
Courts have repeatedly ruled that judges have no immunity for their criminal acts. Since both treason and the interference with interstate commerce are criminal acts, no judge has immunity to engage in such acts.

“A judge is an officer of the court, as well as are all attorneys. A state judge is a state judicial officer, paid by the State to act impartially and lawfully. A federal judge is a federal judicial officer, paid by the federal government to act impartially and lawfully.”

A judge in a statutory court, while called a judicial officer buy definition is not a true judicial officer. Unlike a common law court created by a section of the state constitution in which true judicial power resides by its own merit, a statutory court exists at the will of the state legislature and are administrative in nature carrying out the sovereign will of its creator upon those people who are not true citizens of the state but which may be citizens of the fed gov via the 14th.

While such judges exercise judicial style powers over fed subjects and the like, constitutionally they are mere admin officers.

Dear Readers;

As you have heard it on this blog, there have been at least a half dozen cases which ran without jurisdiction:  Sykes, Wyman (death was her way out), Gore (ditto), Bedin (wrongfully evicted from hospital), Tyler (death)–in fact, once a petition is filed, death is generally the only way out.  If you ask Sylvia Rudek, director of NASGA, only a handful of people have gotten out of a filed guardianship Petition.  Wyman had the only way–and that is to run.  Carol Wyman, beaten and near death, escaped a locked down Illinois nursing home, called a son and was driven thru the night to Colorado.

Her case is famous, but still ended in the tragedy she could not see her grandchildren or any longer live in Illinois without fear she would be arrested and returned to a locked down nursing facility.

So, here is one (brave) Santa Clara woman that escaped–but the Public Guardian billed (bilked?) her $20,000 after her case was dismissed, watch on:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=9389661&syndicate=syndicate&section

I guess if you want to avoid guardianship, have a yearly statement of sanity and competency and an RV ready to escape “the authorities.”

Smart woman, brave woman, but see how she cries for all the other probate victims.

thanks

joanne

Dear Readers:

Noah’s mom is looking for money to her little boy Noah back.  She is a good mom and cares for him deeply.

Here is the website to provide case funding and learn more of his story.

http://www.gofundme.com/65y7os

thanks for your consideration

JoAnne

Dear Readers;

As many of you have read right here on this blog, I was recently in court when Judge Stuart informed me that there is no caselaw indicating that home placement with a kind, caring relative or friend is preferred over nursing home placement.  That was related to me in the case In re Janie Thomas, 10 P 7666.

While not to burst anyone’s bubble over how grand nursing home placement is, and you have seen wonderful stories right here on this blog and on John Wyman’s blog and on other blogs (www.stopguardianabuse.org) as to such grandeur and elegance – not, here is a wonderful, wonderful report that speaks volumes on the subject.

Click to access Dangerous%20Choices.pdf

provides a wonderful, detailed report on how it is such a very nice idea to make that choice.

Despite the fact you can’t have your own stuff, you stuff gets immediately lost, stolen, destroyed, you live in a one room cell, people like Katherine Spera were never taken out of doors for nearly 3 years, yeah, I get all that.

Sounds like Disney land to me.

But the important part of all of this is under the law, it is not really the choice of the courts or family to make the decision, but it is the decision of the ward or alleged ward herself.  That’s all that counts.  Most people don’t want nursing home placement, if it can all be avoided.  Bad food, bad accommodations and who knows who is living with your or who is on staff.

Joanne

Please pray for this man and his brother.

Greetings All,

Bipolar runs in our family. Our mother was bipolar. Our father retired Lieut. Col. Clarence B. Sanders Jr. lives in Texas. Our mother Elaine Sanders, was living in Mississippi. And Robert’s brother Garr Sanders, myself, has lived in Pennsylvania my entire adult life. My brother Robert Sanders lived alone in Columbia, Missouri; when Robert started experiencing signs of bipolar he sought help. Turns out the help Robert sought for his bipolar disorder illness somehow caught the eye of Connie Hendren, a public administrator in Columbia, Missouri, Boone County. Apparently, and correctly so; Connie Hendren saw Robert as an easy target with all his family out of state Connie Hendren determined it would be easy to deceive Robert’s family. This public administrator Connie Hendren had herself appointed as Robert’s Guardian without telling Robert’s family of the guardianship hearing.   Unknown to me Robert was already under guardianship when Robert started
frantically calling me several time a day every day for a week saying he is being told not to talk to his family and would I please visit him. After many calls from my brother over a weeks time I asked Robert who is telling not to speak with your family? Robert said Connie Hendren and Robert asked me to speak with her. Robert gave me Connie Hendren’s number. I called right away Connie Hendren spoke with me on the phone stating Robert is very sick. You just don’t know how sick he is. I told Connie Hendren, Robert said, he’s being told by you not to speak with his family. Connie Hendren replied, Robert is very sick he doesn’t know what he’s saying. I asked Connie Hendren who are you to my brother? Connie Hendren said, I am Robert’s caseworker. I thanked Connie Hendren for her time; ending the call.  I never heard from my brother again. Robert disappeared. For seven years no one in Roberts family knew where he was or how he was. Our mother Elaine
frequently called Connie Hendren inquiring about Robert’s health and well-being, but Connie Hendren would not speak nicely to our mother. Our mother Elaine, would then call me crying about the harsh treatment she received over the phone by Connie Hendren. Robert’s mother was told to stop bothering Connie Hendren about Robert. Our mother Elaine said, Connie Hendren keeps telling me because of the [HIPPA] law she does not have to reveal Roberts location or any information about his health. I called Connie Hendren and Ms. Hendrens’ responce to me was I am Robert’s guardian and there is nothing you can do about it. And with the [HIPPA] Law in place I can not tell you anything about Robert; she then hung up on me. Our mother Elaine would send gifts to Robert at his last known residence an apartment in Columbia Missouri. Connie Hendren would yell at Elaine stop sending gifts for Robert I will not give them to him stop bothering me. This was said by Connie Hendren to our mother Elaine as well as many other insensitive and mean remarks. The most hurtful thing Connie Hendren repeatedly said to our mother is Robert does not want to have anything to do with you, stop calling me. After many years of this unprofessional and cruel treatment to Elaine, our mother had a complete nervous breakdown. Our mother died in that Mississippi hospital and it was a wrongful death. My Mississippi attorney contacted Connie Hendren so Robert would receive his portion of the settlement. Connie Hendren was so happy to hear of the money she said I can visit Robert in the Hannibal nursing home called Levering. This is how we learned of Robert’s location and that he is living in a nursing home. After the lawsuit money was distributed Connie Hendren [tried] to talk me out of visiting Robert. Connie Hendren even made up stories that Robert has changed a lot and has become violent; throwing a nurse down stairs and hitting a orderly. Knowing my brother I had a hard time believing this, but it did scare me so I called the nursing home and asked if Robert is violent? The on duty nurse said NO Robert is well liked by everyone and Robert has no history of any violence. The day before I was to leave for Missouri when she then denied visitation to me. The governor at that time was Gov. Blunt. I contacted Gov. Blunt’s office and his staff said family should be allowed to visit and they would make some calls for me. By the end of that day with Gov. Blunt staffs help I was able to obtain an email with written permission to visit my brother Robert.  This first day I got into Missouri I went to see Robert. I was shocked to find my brother dressed like a hobo in ragged clothes and unshaven with long hair. Robert unshaven with long hair and in ragged clothes. My brother look like a hobo. During that first visit I asked Robert is there anything you would like? Can I get you anything? The first thing Robert
asked for was adult diapers, specifically Depends. Robert stated, “My medicine causes me to wet my bed. I am refused adult diapers then I am yelled at and punished for having a wet bed”. The next item Robert requested was a toothbrush, then some socks and underwear. Robert said for the past five years I have only had: one toothbrush, one pair of pants that were given to me with holes in them and one leg cut raggedly above the ankle the other pant leg left long, a few T-shirts and two pair of socks and underwear. Robert said, ” I had to beg and beg for shoe laces for my sneakers.  During that week of visiting Robert we used my cell phone to call our father and to call on her grandmother just to say hi hello. Roberts state of mind and proved greatly during that first week I spent with him. I was approached by the nursing home staff and told not to allow Robert to use my cell phone. I was told by nursing home staff if I continue she allow Robert to use my
cell phone I would not be allowed to visit Robert. I also was told by the nursing home staff and by the Guardian Connie Hendren to stop buying Robert clothes, shoes, cigarettes and non perishable foods. Robert had requested Winston cigarettes, and Honey Roasted Peanuts. I was told to ignore Roberts requests.  Just before the end of that first week while visiting with Robert Robert went into a sort of days state of mind with his mouth gaped open drooling then Robert began to uncontrollably shake. After a few moments of this Robert went stiff while still shaking uncontrollably. I called out to someone sitting on a bench to get help. About 5 min. past was no one returning. Finally, nursing home staff showed up in a group of about six or seven staff. They surrounded Robert and didn’t and did nothing to help. Robert continued to be stiff while shaking uncontrollably. A long time past with nothing being done so I asked for them to call the ambulance. I was
told by nursing home staff Robert would be all right there was no need to call an ambulance. Eight more minutes passed and Robert was still unconscious stiff and shaking. Four times I asked for the ambulance to be called and four times the nursing home staff refused acting as if this was no big deal. So I took my cell phone out and said if you’re not going to call then I will. It was at that point the entire nursing home staff present weight into a huddle. I overheard one of them say we better call.  After Robert returned from the hospital I was refused visitation with Robert. The nursing home staff and the Guardian told me I was no longer allowed to visit with my brother and if I come back onto nursing home property I will be arrested for trespassing. The nursing home already had an officer there who then walked me to my vehicle and before leaving the officer told me if I come back I will be arrested.  In 2008, I applied for guardianship of Robert
Allan Sanders my beloved brother. Our father retired Lieut. Col. Sanders drove from Texas to be at the guardianship hearing. Both our father and myself stated under oath that we never received notification of the original guardianship hearing. None of Roberts immediate family were contacted about a guardianship hearing. Not Robert’s mother, not Robert’s father, not Robert’s brother.  Both Robert’s father and Robert’s brother were denied guardianship in 2008. And I would like to mention that the attorney defended the guardian and not the best interest of Robert the Ward paying her. Also I would like to point out that the attorney at Connie Hendren’s side also represents herself as the attorney for the nursing home Robert has been forced to live in, in isolation from family and friends. After losing the guardianship hearing the nursing home and the Guardian allowed me Robert’s brother Garr to visit with Robert. It was told to me by the nursing home
administration that I was being given the privilege of visiting my brother only because I should know by now they and the guardian have all the control and power over Robert. I was also told in the same conversation with nursing home staff administration if I do not keep them happy they will revoke the privilege of visiting my brother Robert and I would never be allowed to see Robert again. I was told keeping them happy consisted of not allowing Robert to use the phone, not buying Robert clothes, or gifts of cigarettes or food or any other item. Also, Robert and I would have to stay near the front desk during our visits so that the nursing home staff can watch and listen to everything we say and do. It was not long after visiting with my brother that he began telling me his teeth hurt, he is in pain; and Robert said, he has not ever seen a dentist while living in the nursing home. Long story short, the guardian told an untruth saying Robert sees a local
dentist every year. Because I wrote to many people outside of the guardian and nursing home about Robert being in pain an appointment was made for Robert. However, the appointment for Robert was not a local or even a dentist office. Robert was taken to St. Louis office was put to sleep and given what I believe to be electroshock and mind control. When Robert returned to the nursing home and I visited him the very next day Robert told me he was hurt so bad he would never ask to see a dentist again. When I asked Robert what they did he replied they put me to sleep and hurt me so bad please don’t ask me go to the dentist again. I asked Robert to show me what they did to his teeth. Robert opened his mouth and I said nothing was done to your teeth. Shortly thereafter I spoke with the nursing home administrator about nothing being done for Robert’s teeth; not even a clean. I was told not to worry about it — it is all good. Under my breath I disagreed. I
asked this matter be looked into further and at that point I was told to gather my things say goodbye to my brother for I will never be allowed to see him again. I did as I was told knowing I would be arrested if I did not. While saying goodbye to Robert I let him know I will never give up trying to help him. Robert reassured me that no matter what happens he will never hurt or kill himself. I believe Robert made this statement because of the fear he has that the nursing home staff is capable of causing a residence death and making it look like suicide.  Five years have passed since that day and I still cannot find someone to help Robert get out of the situation Connie Hendren has put him in. Also I would like known that part of the stipulation Connie made in order for me to be able to visit with Robert is I was never to tell Robert about the money he has. Looking through Robert’s public records I found it documented that Robert has been homeless while
under Connie Hendren’s care. I recall Robert stating he was forced to live in a hotel room with four other men for a long period of time. From Robert’s statements and my observations as well as my experiences with Connie Hendren is obvious to me she’s keeping his money for herself. Robert was not even aware of a clothing allowance, a Christmas allowance, and Robert believed he had no money whatsoever at any point in his acquaintance under Connie Hendren’s thumb. I can tell you true Connie Hendren, herself said to me I am in charge of over 3 million (possibly 7 million I don’t remember the exact amount she stated) from her wards and she answers to no one and does what she likes with it and there’s nothing I can do about it; Connie Hendren then gave a cackling laugh and hung up the phone on me. Also I would like it known Robert’s eyeglasses were taken away from him when he first started living at the nursing home. In the short time I had contact with my brother I was able to see to it he got new eyeglasses. Within a month and a half of having his new eyeglasses Robert told me while he was at lunch leaving the eyeglasses behind in his room when he came back to his room they were mysteriously broken once again. Robert said, without his eyeglasses looking out the window he just sees shadows of people. This further isolates Robert. I have written many affidavits each of which has been sent to Terry Hassler of CCHR Citizens Commission on Human Rights. I would very much like it and I give full permission for you to have Terry Hassler or anyone at CCHR to send you copies of all of the affidavits concerning Robert Sanders.  Having tried to be as brief as I possibly can concerning the health and well-being of Robert Sanders and his story of being kidnapped and locked away in isolation I must say one thing that I know I have not mentioned in this letter or in my affidavits. Robert during the first week I visited him told me he has been raped by nursing home staff. Now I know because of the fear Robert has of retaliation he will never admit to abuse, and neglect, isolation, and rape. Even during that first week visiting Robert he was told to get rid of me or I would be hurt. Robert said to me I want you to go back to Pennsylvania and forget about me I am worried for your safety. I said to Robert they don’t know how tenacious I can be I won’t give up trying to help you. Robert said, please don’t feel you have to do this. I said to Robert, all I do is help other people and most of them don’t even appreciate it. I would rather help you Rob, someone I love and someone I know would not take advantage of me or try and hurt me in some way. 

It is my belief that Robert was nearly beaten to death by a staff member of Levering nursing home. I believe my brother Robert was beaten because I had gone to the local paper to ask that they do a human interest story on Robert and the woman at the paper told me she was resonantly told a resident of Levering nursing home has been nearly beaten to death by a staff member. The local paper woman even went so far as to tell me she has picture of the man, but I was not shown the pictures or told the names of the people involved at Levering. I went home and called our aunt Konnie Jo in Mississippi and asked her to call Levering because I am worried about Robert. Konnie Jo called me back and said that Levering told her Robert is in the hospital and they would not say why he had to go to the hospital. made some calls to find Robert, but he was not at the local hospital. I finally found out Robert was in a hospital in St. Luis, Missouri, but no one would tell me how Robert was or anything else other then he was there. After telling our aunt about Robert being in St. Luis hospital she said I should go back to the local paper and ask the woman to tell me who was nearly beaten to death it may be my brother. It was late in the day and the paper office was closed so I went back the very next day. The local paper woman told me she never said such a thing. I said I was hear yesterday and you did tell me that a man was beaten nearly to death at Levering by a staff member. The woman then made up some flimsy story that it was a fight between two people at a half way house, over a girl. I know she was not telling the truth. I feel someone had gotten to her and scared her to shut up. I too have been face to face threatened and hurt very badly by strangers to me in Hannibal over the fact that I have not given up trying to find help for Robert. Being threatened to leave town then being badly hurt has happened more then once to me in Hannibal by people I do not recognize. These attacks have affected my short term memory, and the stress of all this has had damaging affects on my health. However, I will continue to seek help on behalf of my brother Robert because I know he needs help, and because he asked me to help him.

Dear Readers;

Today, someone sent me the IARDC announcement of lawyers disciplined for the Sept. 2013 term.  Ken’s name was not on there, but his litigation is not over.  Somehow, Mr. Amu’s is, but apparently he has an interrim suspension.

Mr. Amu accused about 4 Cook County Circuit judges of being corrupt.  When you look into the matter you do see some quite fishy things–a large Summary Judgement motion filed and Mr. Amu given 7 days to respond with some snotty statements made.  Then when you look at public records you begin to question what the heck is going on that the IARDC and authorities don’t see.

In any case, if the article were accurate, it would at least say that Mr. Amu did not just “make false statements”, rather he accused 4 Circuit Court judges of being corrupt, making unfair and biased rulings and that HE was required to prove the statements were true in order to keep his law license and not the other way around, as set forth in the Rules for Professional Conduct/Discipline which makes it clear that it is the Petitioner’s obligation to prove a rule violation by clear and convincing evidence.

It is interesting that all that is skipped in the below snippet:

(from http://iln.isba.org/blog/2013/09/25/illinois-supreme-court-disbars-6-suspends-31-latest-disciplinary-filing, search “amu”)

The following orders were entered by the court prior to the September 2013 term but were not included in any previous release.

• Lanre O. Amu, Chicago

Mr. Amu, who was licensed in 1996, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court. He made false statements of material fact to tribunals and also made false statements concerning the qualifications or integrity of judges. The ARDC Hearing Board has recommended that he be suspended for three years and until further order of the Court.

from the editor:

so, for unbiased reporting, you heard it here and you can see the pleadings and transcripts yourself on Mr. Amu’s website.

So my questions are:  1) why isn’t it mentioned that 4 judges were accused of corruption by Mr. Amu; 2) what was the basis for him making these statements; and 3) why wasn’t the IARDC required to bring in witnesses and prove that the statements were false by clear and convincing evidence and 4) all the IARDC did say in its opinion was that judges are always right, judges are always perfect and anyone accusing them of being corrupt always is wrong.

Of course, and unfortunately, what Mr. Amu didn’t know is that he would have to bring in his clients, one by one and have THEM tell the Tribunal why THEY felt their cases were before a corrupt court.

Now why don’t they tell us these things in CLE?

You have to admit that it is most interesting that the announcement is that Mr. Amu made false and misleading statements; however, the announcement is quite the entire story either.

JoAnne

Dear Reader;

As you are aware, Atty Amu suspected, and then noted, that some Cook County judges were acting “corruptly”, that is, not in accordance with rules, laws, standards and norms in the courts.  After looking at public records of many of these judges, I have to agree, there is something rotten going on.  I have asked the question about all this but have not received a response yet.

For those of you not keeping up with SCOI (Ill. Sup. Ct. news), it turns out that the SCOI justices somehow amassed $3 million in campaign funds from those interested in making the “right” decision on Illinois pension cases.  While Citizen’s United language (SCOTUS case, 2008 decision, Google cases), makes it clear anyone can donate money to any entity or thing, it is your constitutional right, at some point this runs right smack dab against looking corrupt.  After all, our infamous former gov. Blago only wanted to sell an US senate seat for $1 million in campaign donations and went to club fed med for that one.

What if the SCOI justices and their wives were wire tapped?  What  if one said, “hey honey, I think we’re set for life now, just asked for and got $1 million to write a certain opinion in a certain way for a pension fund protection group”.  Is that the same or different than what Blago did?  Is it honest services under the Honest Services Act?  Is that what our SCOTUS justices envisioned was okay under Citizens United?  Does the wire tap and intruding into a politician’s privacy make it all different somehow?

Did you know that when a politician announces that he will no longer run for office, he can dump out accrued campaign funds into his personal bank account and it is taxes as ordinary income?  Most of the news articles skip that juicy detail.

And I’m only asking the question, I’m not giving you an answer or saying what is correct.

Read on for Ken’s recommendations to Mr. Amu to focus in his brief, which is due soon to SCOI–the Illinois judges with a public disclosure of $3 million in funding, for what?

JoAnne

From Ken Ditkowsky:

Since it’s inception, this blog has been about cleaning up the courts, ensuring justice, eliminating tie ins and tie ups, looking for constitutional violations (Sykes, Gore, Bedin, Wyman, Drabik), and thanks to Gloria’s great research, we can see how someone else does it–read on.

From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Jan 3, 2014 9:54 PM
To: GLORIA Jean SYKES , Tim Lahrman NASGA , “k_bakken@att.net”
Cc: Eric Holder , Cook County States Attorney , “acluofillinois@aclu-il.org” , “ACLU@ACLU.ORG” , NASGA , probate sharks , JoAnne Denison , Cook Sheriff , “illinois.ardc@gmail.com” , “Mr. Lanre Amu — honest atty unfairly persecuted by ARDC” , SUNTIMES , Chicago Tribune , “michael@activistpost.com” , Harry Heckert , j ditkowsky
Subject: Re: the 1969 scandal of the courts

People v. Issacs

Once upon a time there was a Committee To Clean Up The Courts headed by a Sherman Skolnick, who in 1969 petitioned the Illinois Supreme Court for leave for amici curiae and “request that this Court investigate the decision in the above case“. 

(see, http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/manaster/motionJune11.html)

The Illinois Supreme Court denied leave but on it’s own, entered an order and appointed a commission to investigate the decision.

(see, http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/manaster/orderJune17.html)

So I‘m thinking who we can get, or do I, ask the Illinois Supreme Court for Leave to investigate the order appointing Carolyn Toerpe guardian, as well as all orders prior and subsequent? The argument was “Public interest requires such an investigation”.

        “A court has inherent power to investigate whether its judgments, orders, and decrees are tainted by fraud upon the court, and obtained by such fraud upon the court, and for that purpose may bring before it, by appropriate means, all those who may be affected by the outcome of the investigation.”  Universal Oil Prod.Co. vs. Root Refining Co., 328 U.S. 575, 580, 66 S.Ct.1176, 1179

Similar, there has been grave amounts of fraud on the Probate court (as well as the FED Court) and even more sad, on the Appellate Court. 

A Commission was appointed and in the end, the Judge took an early retirement and left the bench.

These are interesting reads and I think clever action that somehow we should also take, I‘m just not certain how.

 Gloria Sykes

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As some of you are already aware, far too many seniors are being isolated and probate attorneys and GAL’s etc. bar beloved family members from wards and alleged wards all to frequently, isolating them.

Rosann Miller has not seen her father in some time, Clair Miller was abused by her brother and arrested.  The house was found filthy and in disrepair.  Funds are missing from the estate, of course.

Read on below regarding another fight for justice in Ohio:

Substantial Constitutional Question or Why it’s of Public or Great General Interest

White Collar Public Corruption from Elder Murder, Abuse and Fraud

Logan County Probate and the 3rd Appellant Court’s decision (see Ohio Supreme Court cases 2009-1456 & 2010-1147) have rewritten the Legislative and Ohio Supreme Court LAWS governing adult Guardianships using discretionary interpretation better known as Judicial Tyranny. This will oust the credentialed experts to perform psychological evaluations for suspects charged of criminal crimes to determine the “insanity defense“ (McNaughton Rule) deciding competency to stand trial. These Judges used a MD, SW and GAL (who said Clair is okay) to override a PsyD, PhD and a Court Investigator (all mandated by the ORC and Rules of Superintendence) who found Clair Miller Mentally Impaired Incompetent (hereafter MII) necessitating a guardian. Also included is a City Municipal Prosecutor, Police Detective & Officer that testified Clair is not capable to testify on the witness stand (including the prosecution of his own wife’s case) or has no understanding of his business affairs. This is either incompetence or corruption and blatantly is disrespect & professionally arrogant against Dr. Tennenbaum, PhD’s 12 page Assessment that screams volumes Clair can’t answer ANYTHING. Dr. Tilley, PsyD. Psychological Evaluation adamantly diagnosed Clair is MII because of DEMENTIA not bereavement or a dysfunctional family. There is NO SUCH THING. Their Statement of Expert Evaluations & the Court Investigator Report checked MII, needs a Guardian & can NOT handle Finances or Person. This is NOT the definition “of sound mind or memory and free from undue influence or restraint” pursuant to O.R.C. 2111.01(D).

* Since the 3rd District and Judge Walters are affirming Judge Brady’s guardianship/estate rulings of “not incompetent“, the missing $177k becomes a mute point and it’s how they commit “White Collar Public Corruption“ because Clair doesn‘t realize the error. GAL Traul submitted this erroneous inventory on Nov 9, 2009 even though he knows the crime they are committing.

* The 3^rd District said (Pg 5) Ann “previously cared for him” and if she is gone doesn’t he need someone for that now? Who do you know that has someone “personally care” for them if they are competent? It’s obvious Ann is gone given Clair’s medical, personal & business affairs are seriously falling apart and nobody denies he is being abused. This is insulting and disrespectful to my Mother and his wife.

* On (Pg 14) Those assets aren’t being used for Clair they are used to pay the suspect of Ann’s death who has remained in the house since & the system who applauds this. That is well noted through out Dr. Tennenbaum’s Assessment, which Brady was withholding from Public Record and we had to fight for up to the Ohio Supreme Court level. (2009-0313)

Logan County Prosecutor Heaton is Brady’s legal counsel before the Ohio Supreme Court and many times called the guardianship case “ADVERSARIAL LITIGATION” (Public Records Writ case 2009-0313) when they are NOT supposed to be adversarial but rem proceedings but Ann’s death sits in the prosecutor’s office. So will he work harder for his Judge or Ann given her case needs to stay under the rug to loot? This is blatantly a conflict of interest given Brady approved $177k missing from the Miller estate, paying James (the suspect) $200 PER WEEK since Nov 2007 and Walters gave Clair almost $9k Feb 2010 which Clair testified on May 4, 2010 under oath, he doesn’t have any knowledge of or his financial business accounts. Where is it going?

Ann’s death has been swept under a rug by the Executive Branch to aid the Judicial Branch to extort from a MII man who can’t even use a phone book, using him like a bumbling fool. I ask where is the First Branch of government in all this who set those ORC laws funded by tax dollars? If Judicial can override and make law from the bench we don’t need a Legislative branch.

Brady has violated:

Due Process of Law – On May 1, 2007 Brady was going to appoint a guardian of Clair if Rosanna would agree to an outside family member, which translates to one of his buddies. She said absolutely NOT and proceeded to uphold and honor her parents legal documents.

On July 10, 2007 Brady said 3 times this case would be decided by the weeks end

What and how many Codes, Laws, Rules, etc did he take an oath to honor and uphold, which gave him the power to address or rule on all the JE Orders, Motions, Briefs, etc. that he has ignored? Brady and the courts have manipulated the laws to languish the guardianship case for the fake appearance of “complicated” to make the events mirror their desires for monetary gain. When court cases can be “languished’ to steal from the MII, racking up costs and charges to litigants who prove their case by “clear and convincing evidence” undeniably screams “BIASED AND PREJUDICE” (hateful, spiteful, discriminating, retaliation, dishonorable, etc.)

ORC 2111.01(D) – 2111.02 – 2111.031 – 2111.04(D) – 2111.14 – 2111.141

Superintendence of Rules 66 Guardianship

“In Camera” = a Judge interjecting himself instead of using the ORC laws which were set in place for the Judge to gather evidence so as to remain impartial “In re: Guardianship of Lauder (2003 Ohio App. 10 Dist.), 2003 WL 194760. An in camera interview of the proposed ward flies in the face of this law and constitutes an abuse of discretion by the Probate Court. (ref. OSC 2010-1147 July 1, 2010 pg 17.)

Ann’s “Executor” (that Brady ordered) is diagnosed Mentally Impaired Incompetent and can “NOT witness in her murder”! There is an existing document the executor will pay his son if he is convicted for her death! If Clair can’t witness in her murder case how can he be her executor?

http://www.apa.org/topics/alzheimers/testing.aspx

“According to the Amsterdam researchers, for instance, the commonly used Mini Mental Status Exam is not as effective as other tests………“ But Brady used the MMSE to override a PsyD. Psychological Evaluation and a PhD Psychological Assessment because these two professional credentials in the field of psychology wouldn’t help Brady steal Clair and Ann’s estate.

The Judges rulings are contradictory to the outline and direction under this act.

JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF CAPACITY OF OLDER ADULTS IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS.

http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/resources/guides/judges-diminished.pdf

(http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/archives/ulc/fnact99/1990s/ugppa97.htm)

This is authored by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, American Psychological Association & National College of Probate Judges

Please see Page 3, column 4. Make Determination – “Analyze evidence in relation to the elements of STATE LAW” (This assures “discretionary” retaliation stays out of decisions)

Page 4, #2. Cognitive Functioning Component – “1997 Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act (UGPPA) defines an incapacitated person as an individual who….is unable to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions to such an extent that the individual lacks the ability to meet essential requirements for physical health, safety, or self-care, even with appropriate technological assistance”. Please take note of Jury Instructions on Pg 61.

After you read the EXP EVALS and May 4, 2010 hearing transcript, does this describe my Dad?

It’s offensive that Brady accused Rosanna of “alleging there was an investigation” of my Mother’s death in his 9/2/2009 decision or that Heaton, who holds my Ann’s case, would submit something this shameful before the Ohio Supreme Court. Maybe if they had REAL investigations, instead of down at the donut shop as Brady is insinuating, Jim might be in jail for his crime now. This statement is located in OSC case 2009-1456 (at the end).

And as the 3rd district reiterated this line from Brady’s 9/2/09 guardianship decision “it is the duty of the Court to protect the rights of individuals and within the least restrictive alternative possible” –

“The People’s” Interpretive Discretionary Translation =

It is the duty of the Court to protect the rights of individuals (convicted criminal Tindell boy) and within the least restrictive alternative possible (to roam the streets freely to harm citizens and kill Mrs. Green) or

It is the duty of the Court to protect the rights of the individuals (convicted abusive Robinson parents) and within the least restrictive alternative possible (to remain with their children to kill them or beat 11 month old Dana past the point of repair) or

And since Judges were wrong about the “Tindall boy, Robinson parents, Writ for Public Records, etc.“ proves they are also wrong about:

It is the duty of the Court to protect the rights of the individuals (diagnosed Mentally Impaired Incompetent Clair) and within the least restrictive alternative possible (rule him not incompetent, leaving him controlled and isolated, which leaves him UNPROTECTED to be abused by manipulation and intimidation for exploitation by “the suspect and the courts”. Clair doesn’t know where his financial or personal affairs are or what is going on around him, since his “previous caretaker” has been sent to her grave).

That these crimes are fueled and allowed to continue by our government mocks and laughs about our laws implemented under the ruse of for the “safety, health and welfare” of the people and in the “best interest of the citizens”. Rather the government is serving “their selves“, killing the people.

Rosanna Miller

10469 Westfall Rd.

Amanda, Oh 43102

740-969-2468

“How Soon ‘Not Now’ Becomes Never … Martin Luther

Thomas Paine said, “Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one”.

　THE END **********************************************

Dear Readers;

While we all now know that it is a federal crime to hide a senior or isolate them, I hear of far too many cases employing this tactic.  My heart goes out to the loved ones that can’t find their senior, that when they call up, the location of the senior is denied, and the phone is hung up on them.

It is wrong, morally and ethically to hide a senior from friends, family and those concerned with the welfare of the senior.  It is equally wrong, if you are a GAL or Plenary Guardian to secret a senior away from former friends and family, to hang up on a loved one that calls to say “Merry Christmas”.  It is wrong to deny them access at all reasonable times, to the senior that wants to see them.

Every day I hear more and more stories of these tragedies.  It would be most welcome if the Illinois legislature could see fit to pass a law that wrongfully denying a senior access to their children is a crime and a tort.  Unless the child has a Protective Order entered against him or her, they should be allowed to see mom or dad at least once per week for a couple of hours.  These are “loss of cosortium/companioship” statutes that have already been passed in 13 states due to this problem.

Another problem I am seeing in Probate Court is the court granting or the lawyers agreeing that certain lawyers only get paid 10% or 20% of their fees, while others are paid 90% or more.  Often it appears one lawyer does all the work, but is not “part of the club” and the judge either rules, or the other attorneys agree that one lawyer gets paid far, far less.  Now, normally this would not be a problem, but when that lawyer can’t even pay rent or staff, it is a huge problem because it creates many problems with rent, utilities and staffing for protecting a senior.

And finally, if you are a court victim, I know that you have been through a lot.  I believe we have already discussed on this blog the issue of PTLD.  There is an excellent youtube.com video on it, if anyone can find it for me again, I will post.  PTLD leaves many court victims in an excited and emotional but illogical state.  It is explained this way:  you go to place A once per month.  Every time you go to place A, someone takes a 2 by 4 and whacks you in the knees, or across the back.  So everytime you have to go to place A, for a few days before, and a few days after, you get yourself into a highly excitable and agitated state because you know the experience will be excruciatingly unpleasant.  You can’t think and can’t sleep.

BUT, if you talk to any lawyer, they will tell you the best face to have when you are in court is a poker face.  When you have to say something unpleasant about the opposing party, look down at the floor. 

One huge problem I do see in divorce and probate cases is the mud slinging of “alcoholism/drug addition”.  For some reason, opposing counsel loves to mud sling these terms.  The only way to stop this is to have your client go to an independent doctor/drug testing clinic and get a blood or blood and hair test and the next time opposing counsel starts up, have it ready to file with the court as a “Notice of Evaluation.” 

Stops OC cold and makes him look like the liar he is.

Accordingly, if your client is accusing someone of being an addict, make sure there is proof before you toss that one around in court.  It’s fraught with trouble and can easily backfire.

Again, my thoughts and prayers at this time are with those court victims where there is no jurisdiction, where they cannot see or call or even reliably drop off a card or present to a loved one. 

Let’s all pray for truth and justice to be done each and every day.

And if you get a chance, please check out our sister site:  http://www.justice4every1.com which I plan to incorporate an NFP on Jan 1, 2014 to start the new year.  You can make a non 501-c-3 donation by paypal to fairjustice4every1@gmail.com or via our website, just mark the payment donation and it will get to the new NFP. 

JoAnne

And in the continuing saga of “I’m punishing you because you took the wrong side”– which has nothing to do with federal laws that say you cannot keep Mary, an alleged disabled from friends and family she formerly knew and wants to see–AS “punishes” Kathie and Yolanda Bakken.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwb3gycnFJOWIzeGc/edit?usp=sharing

Now in this email, AS continues the very out there idea that “Gloria financially abused Mary”, which is absolutely ludicrous on a wide range of levels 1) Gloria did not get $1.3 million from a lumberman’s lawsuit for damage to Gloria’s home.  After attorneys fees, expert fees and other fees, the award was much lower and meant to repair Gloria’s home.  Gloria’s home has never been repaired; 2) Gloria was an excellent caretaker of Mary for 10+ years and made sure the mortgages on both their homes were paid during that entire time, despite the fact that Mary had only $2,000 in income per month; yet Mary ate the finest foods, traveled with Gloria and wore designer clothes. Mary’s home was 6014 N Avondale and Gloria’s was 6016.  Gloria paid all expenses and utilities on 6016 and owned the property inside and the insurance policy.  Only she had the right to make a claim and collect proceeds. Mary’s had her own home and own personal property in it and her own homeowner’s insurance.  Mary’s name was added to Gloria’s home as a testamentary convenience.

You will note that AS does NOT explain all of that. He clearly skips a few steps.

Most recently, due to the condition of Gloria’s home and the fact that it had not been repaired (the settlement money was for repairs to the home, which the court has not seen fit to do), the mortgages on Gloria’s home, it was determined by the court’s own evaluator that the home could not be sold or petitioned without incurring a loss. Did this mean the home was quit claimed back to Gloria promptly?  Heck no. When asked in the hallway outside of court, AS replied “he would have to study it.”

And this is how Probate works.

See below.  There are adequate videos already on Vimeo and on Gloria’s facebook showing that neither Yolanda or Kathie needs a supervisor at any visitation.  While AS says “he will do it” but CT “must be around” (why?), there is absolutely no video, no transcript, nothing indicating that either of Gloria, Kathie or Yolanda has acted improperly around Mary or that Mary does not want to see either of them.

So the big question is “why?”

No one so far has been able to answer the questions

1) where is the summons and complaint in the Sykes case giving the case jurisdiction?

2) why is Mary being isolated from the vast majority of her former family and friends?

3) why was Mary’s home sold at such a loss compared to other properties in Norwood Park and why did “Richard Mell, Jr.” sell it.  How did he get that job?

4) where is the $1 million in uninventoried gold and silver coins and why has that not been investigated by the Cook County authorities.

Inquiring minds want to know

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwb3gycnFJOWIzeGc/edit?usp=sharing

Dear Readers;

Ken has finally drafted his petition to SCOI.  The basis for the ARDC case against him is that AS and CF, the GAL’s in the Sykes case threatened to have him disciplined by the ARDC if he attempted to investigate the Sykes case further, or ask the authorities to investigate the Sykes case.

Apparently, AS and CF have the power and ability to tell another attorney NOT to take on a client, not to investigate a case that sorely needs investigating, and to ignore the pleas of friends and family that there are serious troubles in a case of apparent senior abuse and exploitation.

I believe this is clear from what Ken has written in his appeal to SCOI.

However, judging from public records that I have found on most of the justices in Illinois, and their past behavior of telling Gloria she had no appeal due to “law of the case” (a preposterous position since there simply is no jurisdiction in the Sykes case, and there is no jurisdiction in the Wyman case, both were summarily turned down on SCOI appeal), this does not look good for the ends of justice.

All Ken did was attempt to investigate.  He then reported the findings to me and many wanted this information published on my blogs–which are very popular blogs.  Many people are appalled that there is no jurisdiction in the Sykes case and $1 million is missing from the inventory.  Many people are equally appalled that there is no jurisdiction in the Wyman case and she was falsely imprisoned in one of Illinois’ worst nursing homes were she was beaten and sexually abused.

I wish I could say that this pattern is ending, but I have learned of more cases since then.  It truly is my opinion that all 3200 open guardianship cases in Cook County should be reviewed for glaring errors in jurisdiction and knowledge of the relatives, the inventories, etc.

See Ken’s Petition to SCOI and please pray for him:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwMTZlQm1BaDlNSE0/edit?usp=sharing

thanks

joanne

If you possibly can, urgent donations are needed for a Christian woman who is in dire circumstances.  Things have been very hard for her.

If you are a court victim, we will be glad to pray for you for comfort and healing.

Please mark your donations “Christian woman.”

thanks

joanne

From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Dec 28, 2013 11:37 AM
To: Jo Anne Denison , “lawrence@Lhyman.com”
Subject: Illinois Supreme Court

http://www.ditkowskylawoffice.com/

Dear Readers;

This is a very clever piece written by R.Bush (who is a wonderful writer) on his musings on probate court, the guardianship process and Kris Kringle.

Since it’s the third day of Christmas, I find it appropriate.

JoAnne

From Rudy Busy:

“What will we all do when the court appointed guardians, conservators, and trustees come for Santa Claus?

When the guardians come for Santa Claus, Santa Claus will be taken out of his igloo in handcuffs, he will be put on a diet, and given psychotropic drugs for his anxiety at the fact  Rudolph will have nobody to shine his nose, in London the rosy red cheeks of the little children will turn to dust, in the United States the flame will be out on the Statue of Liberty . . . and the United States government will release a press announcement stating it was done, “in his best interest,” and will officially declare yet another holiday, in place of Christmas, to celebrate more good work by the United States government.”
Rudy Bush (© 2013, copyright R Bush, all rights reserved)

My version of Santa and the 18th floor of the Daley center:
when they come for santa:

Dr. R  will stand outside his igloo and say he is a friend and just wants to talk to him.  When santa tells him to go away he is busy making presents for the kids and answering letters from around the world, Rabin will declare him delusional and paranoid. (LV case)  Santa will then be arrested and hauled away to a locked facility where he will be drugged so much he forgets to eat and wastes away. (AG case)

In the meantime, a court appointed GAL and probate attorney will take control of all the toys and the village.  Elves will be turned over to social services as deformed, disabled children and be put in group homes against their will and also will be drugged.  The state connected agency will then get $300k/year/elf to “care for special needs children” even though Mrs. Claus says she can take them in and has her RN degree with years of experience caring for elves.  (NV case)

Toys and village sold, no more need for debates over whether santa is real or not.

The Office of Public Guardain (TB) will declare “Santa existed for far too long in the community when he should have been institutionalized and those annoying myths killed years ago.”

And the government will declare another holiday celebrating those who “died for freedom” (like rape for love), where Christmas used to be.

Here are the details on her case and her comments once again:

This is from Gloria on the first Day of Christmas, when she was denied access to her mother–yet again.

I have heard Judges Connors and Stuart over and over again tell the Plenary Guardian CT to make sure Gloria can see and talk to her mother.  But the only thing that happens is dozens of phone calls are made, emails sent and never answered either by PS or CT.

from Gloria:

From: GLORIA Jean SYKES
Sent: Dec 25, 2013 8:07 PM
To: kenneth ditkowsky
Cc: “joanne@denisonlaw.com” , “k_bakken@att.net” , scott evans , Elaine NAsga , LUCIUS VERENUS , Lucinda , Sue Fege , rudy bush , Annie NASGA , GLD , “K. Ditkowsky paralegal” , Judy Ditkowsky , Erma NASGA , barbara nasga , mila NASGA , Lu Nasga , Cook County States Attorney , “sheriff@dupagesheriff.org” , Cook Sheriff , Eric Holder , matt senator kirk , Chicago Tribune , “fox2newsdesk@foxtv.com” , “foxbusiness_7D7B711AF105DCA67E779E75183D8E1D@newsletters.foxnews.com” , Jo Anne Denison , “ilsenate29@sbcglobal.net” , “ilhouse51@sbcglobal.net” , “ilrep49@sbcglobal.net” , “ilsenate20@sbcglobal.net” , “isilverstein@senatedem.ilga.gov” , “tips@cbschicago.com”
Subject: Re: SYKES – DENIED again to speak to my mother

But Ken if Toerpe and CompNy say the sky is made of green cheese then every Judge and law.enforcement agency believes the sky is indeed made of green cheese. When you or I or Kathy question whether the sky is made of green cheese then we are discredited and the Courts and law enforcement see you, me, Kathie as liars, sick people who are ignored.  All I wanted to do today was tell my mother how much I love her and to wish her good tidings. The call was that innocent. This is my mother who since 2009 has been denied association with me, Aunt Yo, Kathie, Scott, Doris, all her family and friends who Mother asked us for help and who refused to obey Toerpe’s demands. All of us including Mother is being punished by Toerpe because none of us agreed to the guardianship and have continued to stand up in every court and tell the truth: Carolyn Toerpe is a elder abuser, financial exploiter, a person of the lie who has joined forces with other elder and disabled persons abusers and financial exploiters. The officer who did the wellness check today told me that mother was well dressed and when he asked her if she was okay she said yes and told him hashed was hanging decorations and having a nice time.  I asked the officer if he was able to determine her mental state and he said he did not spend that much time with mother.  

Law enforcement refuses to do a thorough and proper investigation because they don’t have the understanding of how to do this: they have not been educated in the field of undue influence. Mother is so competent that since Toerpe has told her that she’ll return Mother to a nursing home if mother reaches out to me again: if mother tells any law enforcement the truth, et al!!! For years mothers stock answer was “they treat me like a queen” but today her response changed. today mother was just okay.

Toerpe has the home decorated to an extreme and like families of wealth: perfect! Toerpe has a delusion and created an illusion of a healthy loving family celebrating the holidays but that I am a “problem” and the “court has found” that I am the “abuser” and so I can have no contact with my mother.

Let me close with this question? Has anybody heard of a serial murderer or any criminal when approached by law enforcement saying, “Golly gee you got me. I did it. I killed or I raped so and so”? No, the first thing he or she says is, I didn’t do it!  Politicians open their mouths and we know that most of the time they are lying. But a court appointed guardian obviously if she, like Toerpe, says the sky is made of green cheese, it’s made of green cheese.

I just wanted to wish my mother a merry Christmas and my mother was denied the opportunity to speak to me, Kathie and all people who called Mother over the holidays. I guess Toerpe is the court and as she told mother on June 22, 2013 that mother will never see me again.. Mother will be denied association with me and all people she loves and trust because a named abuser to a petition for a protective order authored by Mother on June 9, 2009 whereby Mother wanted to stop Toerpe from taking control of her person and assets, has taken control of mothers assets and property and person…

and law enforcement doesn’t give a damn and all the protections set in stone are ignored.

I just wanted to say hello to my mother today  

Sent from my iPad

From: GLORIA Jean SYKES
Sent: Dec 25, 2013 8:07 PM
To: kenneth ditkowsky
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Subject: Re: SYKES – DENIED again to speak to my mother

But Ken if Toerpe and CompNy say the sky is made of green cheese then every Judge and law.enforcement agency believes the sky is indeed made of green cheese. When you or I or Kathy question whether the sky is made of green cheese then we are discredited and the Courts and law enforcement see you, me, Kathie as liars, sick people who are ignored.  All I wanted to do today was tell my mother how much I love her and to wish her good tidings. The call was that innocent. This is my mother who since 2009 has been denied association with me, Aunt Yo, Kathie, Scott, Doris, all her family and friends who Mother asked us for help and who refused to obey Toerpe’s demands. All of us including Mother is being punished by Toerpe because none of us agreed to the guardianship and have continued to stand up in every court and tell the truth: Carolyn Toerpe is a elder abuser, financial exploiter, a person of the lie who has joined forces with other elder and disabled persons abusers and financial exploiters. The officer who did the wellness check today told me that mother was well dressed and when he asked her if she was okay she said yes and told him hashed was hanging decorations and having a nice time.  I asked the officer if he was able to determine her mental state and he said he did not spend that much time with mother.  

Law enforcement refuses to do a thorough and proper investigation because they don’t have the understanding of how to do this: they have not been educated in the field of undue influence. Mother is so competent that since Toerpe has told her that she’ll return Mother to a nursing home if mother reaches out to me again: if mother tells any law enforcement the truth, et al!!! For years mothers stock answer was “they treat me like a queen” but today her response changed. today mother was just okay.

Toerpe has the home decorated to an extreme and like families of wealth: perfect! Toerpe has a delusion and created an illusion of a healthy loving family celebrating the holidays but that I am a “problem” and the “court has found” that I am the “abuser” and so I can have no contact with my mother.

Let me close with this question? Has anybody heard of a serial murderer or any criminal when approached by law enforcement saying, “Golly gee you got me. I did it. I killed or I raped so and so”? No, the first thing he or she says is, I didn’t do it!  Politicians open their mouths and we know that most of the time they are lying. But a court appointed guardian obviously if she, like Toerpe, says the sky is made of green cheese, it’s made of green cheese.

I just wanted to wish my mother a merry Christmas and my mother was denied the opportunity to speak to me, Kathie and all people who called Mother over the holidays. I guess Toerpe is the court and as she told mother on June 22, 2013 that mother will never see me again.. Mother will be denied association with me and all people she loves and trust because a named abuser to a petition for a protective order authored by Mother on June 9, 2009 whereby Mother wanted to stop Toerpe from taking control of her person and assets, has taken control of mothers assets and property and person…

and law enforcement doesn’t give a damn and all the protections set in stone are ignored.

I just wanted to say hello to my mother today  

Sent from my iPad

 On Wednesday, December 25, 2013 3:09 PM, GLORIA Jean SYKES <gloami@msn.com> wrote:

    Had a wellness check today and indeed mom was at Toerpes. Toerpe told the police there’s an order and I can’t speak to me.

    Sent from my iPhone

    On Dec 25, 2013, at 12:49 PM, “kenneth ditkowsky” <kenditkowsky@yahoo.com> wrote:

>      Everyone is getting an opportunity to see the Illinois holocaust!    Illinois has wonderful laws that are well designed to protect the senior citizens from elder abuse, financial exploitation and all the elements of ‘elder cleansing.’  There is just one thing wrong – Our Illinois government just does not enforce the protections and therefore allows the cottage industry of elder cleansing to fester!  
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>     As you heard PS tell the Judge –  Mary is making wonderful progress!    Indeed, now that her life savings are safety in the hands of the **** it appears from your description of today’s events the last stages of elder cleansing are being administered.    I hope that your sister pays the taxes on the booty!   When she was appointed guardian she was insolvent; however today she is reported to sport fine jewelry.    AS has a 60,000 Federal Tax Lien.    I guess that gives explanation as to the true answers to Larry’s cross examination.   It certainly provides an explanation as to why there is such an effort to shut up JoAnne and yours truly.
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>     If the Naperville Police is uninterested in doing a wellness check, maybe the DuPage County Sherriff would be interested.    I’ve copied then on this e-mail, and your name is on it as well.   
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>     Gloria – call all the hot line numbers and see if we can stir up a single public employee who is interesting in protecting a senior citizen on Christmas!     At one point in time before we became so politically correct half the Cook County Sheriff’s deputies and all of the DuPage County Sheriff’s deputies would be outraged the ‘elder cleansing’ of Mary Sykes.      The mining of the gold in Alice Gore’s teeth would have stirred a hue and cry so loud that even Mr. Larkin, Mr. Stern, Ms. Farenga, et al would have had to join in the screams for an HONEST complete and comprehensive investigation of this entire ‘elder cleansing’ affair!
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>     I understand why we have taken ‘Christ’ out of Christmas and substituted a giant “A” on the Daley Center Plaza!    It fits!
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>     Ken Ditkowsky
>     http://www.ditkowskylawoffice.com/
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>     On Wednesday, December 25, 2013 12:11 PM, GLORIA Jean SYKES <gloami@msn.com> wrote:
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>         I would love to announce and wish all a merry Chirstmas and happy holidays, but as you all know, my mother is being held holstage by a court appointed (by agreement) guardian, Carolyn Toerpe.  This morning I dialed 630-961-0826, Toerpe’s home phone number, and to my amazement, Fred Toerpe answered, “Hello”, (in a angry voice).  I responded, “Merry Christmas Fred. I’d like to speak to my mother”.  He said, also to my suprise, “Hold on”.  What wasn’t a suprise is that (wait, wait…) Fred hung up the phone.  I redialed, wanting to believe in the Christmast spirit, it was an accident, but as with all calls the little voice of the VM announced that no one was available to answer the phone, and that the ‘mail box is full’ so I couldn’t leave a message.
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>         I’ve copied Carolyn Toerpe’s attorney advocates Adam Stern, Cynthia Farenga, Deborah Jo Soehlig, Peter Schmiedel, and Amanda Bryne on this email — along with law enforcement and other agencies designed to protect not only the elderly and disabled, but also ALL citizens of Illinois, because this conduct is NOT PROTECTED — either is the illegal and wrongful diagnosis labeling my mother in order to railroad her into a guardianship with the named abuser/respondend to a petition for a protective order, CArolyn Toerpe, the guardian. Then there is the 2012 testimony of Dr. Shaw, who Toerpe hired, who stated that in Oct. 2008, on the 17th of the month, mother was incompetent to sign one of the three legal documents she authored under the advisement of her three attorneys!!!!   The false statements in not only the Probate court, but the FED, Bankruptcy, U.S. District and 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, gives great weight to my arguments which I will pursue, but who will stand up for my Mother?
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>         Although Carolyn Toepe recently testified under oath that mother was living at the Toerpe home in Naperville, if true, it’s because no other independant living facility in the Naperville area would bend over and abide by Adam Stern’s and Toerpe’s demands.  A month or so ago, I called one said facility and asked for my mother and I was told to, wait, ‘One minute, hold on’.  Many minutes later I was told that there was no such person living there.  Hiding a senior is a felony.  Nevertheless, and even though attorneys Stern and Schmiedel LIED on June 25, 2013, to Judge Stuart, accusing me of abusing my mother on June 22, 2013 — when Stern and Schmiedel knew and know that the abuser is their client Carolyn Toerpe — and a person with clout got the Illinois Department on Health to ignore the affidavits of Evans, Dennison and myself as to what happened and protect the abuser, Toerpe, too — IS THE FINANCIAL EXPLOITER AND PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND MEDICAL ABUSER!!!!  Suffice, Sunrise Senior Living LLD was sanctioned in their participation of the horrid and overt abuse perpetrated by Toepre against my mother.  In sum, today’s message to all of you is that it’s time to open your eyes and do the right thing!  Please help my mother. Please let her return to the family and friends she loves and trusts and live out her life in love, peace, and able like all Americans to be free from hostage and abuse!
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>         I’ve asked for another wellness check, but the Naperville Police refused to do their job again.  This could be and probably is, because STern, Farenga, Schmiedel, Bryne, Soehlig, and Toepre have succeeded in pursuading law enforcement and others, that I am the problem, an alchoholic who abuses perscription drugs, and a person who is also bi-polar and mentally ill!  Of course, Toerpe being a PhD and psychologist, as he testified to in Probate, is their authority.  (I’m certain, Dr. G. Shaw was able to give testimony too as to my mental health, although he’s never examined or truly met me, as he testified to Mother’s mental health was in 2008, in Nov. 2012!)  This harrassment and libel is not protected just because these attorneys and Toerpe, an officer of the Cour,t believe they are immune.  They are not.
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>         Let us go over the past years.  Mother was never served notice or summons on the guardianship: Mother was living in Du Page County; Aunts Yo and Jo were never served notice or summons: I was never served notice or summons.  The appointment by agreement of guardian IS VOID as it was obtained by FRAUD as the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction.  Therefore, the Appellate court lacked subject matter jurisdiction.  There is no law of the case in case number 2009 P 4585.
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>         Mother has repeatedly been unlawfully restrained  which is a violation of her Fourth Amendment and opens itself to liability: I too have been falsely imprisoned not only by Judge Stuart, but also by the Chicago PD and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department.  Although Mother can’t appeal or file a lawsuit against the perpetrators, I can file on my own behalf, (not mother’s) as I too have been unlawfully detained.  It’s called an unlawful detention claim under the Fourth Amendment and unlawful imprisonment under Illinois law. And where Stern, Farenga, Toerpe, Bryne, and Soehlig– and law enforcement want to believe that, for example, the Naperville Police are protected as qualified immunity, on June 22, 2013, the Naperville police violated clearly established statutory and constitutional rights which a reasonable person in their position would have been aware of. They unlawfully detained me, Dennison, Doris and Scott and my Mother!!!! Then the Naperville Police threatened Scott and JoAnne until each deleted the photographs and digital recordings of my Mother.  I was threatened, but was not asked to delete any digital recordings or photographs: the threats were that I’d be arrested unless I divulged certain information, such as how I learned where my mother was.  I began to call an attorney and the cop shut up, but continued to detain me until Carolyn Toerpe was able to remove mother from the facility even though Mother did not want to leave with Toerpe.  Mother’s roommate found me and told me what was going on and said that my Mother was “asking for me”.  The manager of the facility literally had this woman stopped from talking to me.  It was horrible, and the Police did nothing to protect her, either.
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>         Since the violations of my constitutional and statutory rights have been violated since January 2008 and are on-going, and since attorneys Stern, Farenga, Schmeidel, Bryne, and Soehlig are the authorities who, speaking to law enforcement, have encouraged the illegal conduct.
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>         Nevertheless, I look forward to 2014 and will bring such a lawsuit against officers of the court, law enforcement and municipalities, et al, even if one or all of these agencies and people were to jump in today and stop the abuses perpetrated against my mother and me, and all people she loves and trusts.  Toerps may have been able to steal and convert all of my assets and legal documents which included police reports and digital recordings, (yes, I always was armed with a digital recorder), but what she didn’t realize is that there are more good cops than bad cops, and the good cops have been able to help me reproduce the police records and legal documents.  I did have many back up recordings of phone conversations between my mother and me which I shared with friends.
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>         Why am I writing this on Christmas Day?  Beause all I wanted to do this morning was speak to my mother and wish my Mother a loving holiday hello:  as I know she would like to hear from me, too, and I was denied.  i was hung up on, and Fred telling me to hold on and then hanging up, is part of the fact of the on going abuse: my mother has been denied association with me or Aunt Yo, Kathie, Scott, Doris, et al, and I have been denied to speak to her on the telephone because each time we did speak in 2009 and 2010 MOTHER WAS COMPETENT, she asked me to find and retain Kenneth Ditkowsky, she asked me to contact the Elder abuse Squade with the States Attorneys office, she begged me for help, and in all cases the calls were either digitally recorded, or there were eye-witnesses to the calls, people who also spoke to my Mother.
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>         Let us hever forget what my mother said to me on June 22, 2013 2h3n she saw me enter the Sunrise Senior Living facility:
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>              “I knew you didn’t abandon me!  I know you would come and
>               save me.”
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>         These words and phrases will haunt me the rest of my life and they should haunt all of you he believe Toerpe and Company’s LIES!
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>         The conduct of attorneys Stern, Farenga, Schmeidel, Soehlig, Bryne, the Cook County States ATtorneys office, the Naperville Police, the Chicago Police, and the Illinois Department on Aging, Illinois Department on Health, et al, is extreme and outrageous.  To protect a known elder abuser and financial expoiter is sad: to financially beneift from Mother’s estate through the ffraudt on he Court is a sin: that law enforcement believe attorneys Stern, Farenga, Schmeidel, Soehlig, Bryne, et al is unconscionable, but the tort of IIED will address the ‘severe mental disturbances inflicted by intentional actions wholly lacking in social unity” against me, but who is willing to stand up and protect my mother, who too is suffering servere mental distrubances inflicted by intentional actions whole lacking in social unity, perpetrated by attorneys Stern, Farenga, Schmeidel, Bryne, and Soehlig and fo-guardian, Carolyn Toerpe, against her???
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>         I wish for these attorneys the same misery and fear my mother suffers becaue of them as I know that what goes around will come around: it may be the only justice my Mother finds.
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>         Toerpe was able to sell my mother’s home, which was in a living revocable trust, for cash $238,000, at least $200,000 below market price.  Toerpe, did this without a Court order, just as she moved mother into a nursing home without a court order.  Toerpe vacated the Trust!!!  Toerpe did not inventory the assets of this sale: nor is there a record of the sale available at the recorder of deeds. This leads me to ask whether the sale was for more money ….  Toerpe also removed all of mother’s, father’s and a great deal of my property from 6014 that and didn’t inventory one piece of property that was removed and sold at an estate sale — or even if you want to believe Toerpe, donated to Am Vets, who has no record of said donations. Suffice…. can law enforcement see anything illegal with any of these actions?
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>         I called 603-961-0826 about an hour ago to speak to my mother and wish her a loving hello, and was denied and law enforcement cannot see that this is classic elder abuse.  I begs the question of how far will Toerpe and Company go to protect ******?  How far will law enforcement agencies go to protect the abuser Carolyn Toerpe?
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>         Who will protect my mother, Mary G. Sykes?  Who will protect her?
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>         Here’s a picture of my mother and me on June 22, 2013.  She is very, very happy. See attachment.
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>         Here’s a picture of my mother at Kristin’s elaborate wedding in June 2011.  See Attachments. She’s not happy, and why should she be?  Robert Toerpe, who works for the DuPage County Sheriff’s Department once called my mother and father filthy names, which caused even Carolyn and Fred Toerpe to not associate with him for YEAR!  Nevertheless,  Toepre told Judge Garber my mother was too incapacitated to be a witness in June, 2011.  Kristin paid off her $30,000 college loan around the same time: Toepre paid off her home of around $70,000.  Toerpe now wears a diamond watch and large diamond ring, and has been to an expensive salon for her hair and even her clothes are more expensive.  Further, Toerpe and her husband have once again remodeled their home, and did extensive and expensive landscaping in 2013.  That said, in 2012, Toerpe let mother have $50 to spend on herself and that is all that was spent on mother for clothes or education, or ***.  But Toerpe spent $150 of mother’s money on a wedding gift for Kristin.  Toerpe also didn’t pay mother’s mortgage and mother’s home went into foreclosure in March 2012.  (I got mother’s home out of foreclosure, which Toerpe inventoried that mother paid the mortgage in 2012!!! and Judge Stuart did not care…)  To wit,  I’ll bet you that Toerpe cannot produce one recent photograph of mother with Toerpe where mother is happy.  That too says a lot.
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>         I WAS DENIED TO SPEAK WITH MY MOTHER, BUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT MY MOTHER HAS BEEN DENIED HER RIGHT TO ASSOCIATE WITH ME.
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>         Gloria Jean Sykes
>         Bon Ami Productions, Inc.
>         BELIEVE (BeLive) LLC
>         773.910-3310(cell)
>          773-751-1310 (fax)
>         855-376-0040 (business)

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Dear All;

Ken wanted me to remind everyone and esp. the IARDC of the stated policy of 47 USC sec 230 and that is–to preserve and enhance free speech in the US.

I have to notice, often after I appear before a judge, some months later, someone will call or email me from one of the bar associations and ask me to rate the judge.  I have to note that I have rated about a dozen or so judges, but interestingly enough, it would none of them were the dishonest ones–the ones that ignore jurisdiction, summons and complaint, cut attorneys fees to keep an “outsider” out of the courtroom, a judge that sells a ward’s home for far less than market value and what is allowed–the usu. shennanagins.

I never get a ratings call on those judges.  I wonder if the bar associations have a “do not rate” list for the clout heavy judges.

I’m just noticing.  I bet Mr. Amu never got that call either.  What do you think Ken.

JoAnne

47 USC § 230:

(a) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The rapidly developing array of Internet and other interactive computer services available to individual Americans represent an extraordinary advance in the availability of educational and informational resources to our citizens.
(2) These services offer users a great degree of control over the information that they receive, as well as the potential for even greater control in the future as technology develops.
(3) The Internet and other interactive computer services offer a forum for a true diversity of political discourse, unique opportunities for cultural development, and myriad avenues for intellectual activity.
(4) The Internet and other interactive computer services have flourished, to the benefit of all Americans, with a minimum of government regulation.
(5) Increasingly Americans are relying on interactive media for a variety of political, educational, cultural, and entertainment services.
(b) Policy
It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to promote the continued development of the Internet and other interactive computer services and other interactive media;
(2) to preserve the vibrant and competitive free market that presently exists for the Internet and other interactive computer services, unfettered by Federal or State regulation;

Please note that there is plenty of case law that says no court, hearing board or tribunal is to rule in any manner contrary to the stated policy of the Illinois or Federal legislature.

Yet, I have a Tribunal chair who says that he “might allowed me”  47 USC 230 as a defense to my blogging and Ken’s blogging and the posting of information, comments, fact and opinions by others.

Suppression of free speech is a very serious claim in the the US which should not be summarily dismissed or taken lightly.  The Record on Appeal of Sykes 09 P 4585 has been spread of record and on the internet and on this blog, and shows the severe deficiencies published and commented upon heretofore.  The depositions of the crucial witnesses involved–Gloria Sykes, Scott Evans, Yolanda Bakken and Kathie Bakken have been similarly spread of record.

And yet how does the IARDC tribunal respond?  Under heavy pressure from SO and MS, they pressure me to withdraw the truth from the record–those deposition transcripts and exhibits!  That must be the nadir of the legal profession for 2013. A new low, suppress the truth.

The ARDC has been now well informed of the case 1) Hunter v. VBS, where the attorney was allowed to publish a blog containing the truth or substantial truth, even if it embarrassed the client; 2) Citizens United which says the government cannot regulate political speech at all–it has no jurisdiction to do this; 3) Peel  which says that an attorney can truthfully advertise a speciality without interference from the Bar Assn and this is a first Amendment right and finally, the original SCOTUS case Sawyer which says that an attorney not appearing on a case or after his involvement on the case, can criticize a court, a decision, a judge, a statute or ruling under the First Amendment.  It would appear that the IARDC has whittled down its quotes in the opposite direction to only that an attorney cannot posthumously criticize a judge.  In Mr. Amu’s decision, they seemed to infer that even the best, most honorable witnesses attesting to inadherance of laws and regulations will not overcome the omnipotence of a judge.  They seem to take the strange position that a judge is perfect, a judge is infallible, a judge never has a bad idea or decision–in summary, the judges are cardinals and Timothy Evans is Pope.

We all know how well THAT works out.

Joke:  Why does the Pope believe he’s infallible?  Answer:  He never gets a wife!

But at the end of the day, when the public complains about overt and hidden corruption with the courts, the clout heavy attorneys, the high cost of corruption to us all, unless the PUBLIC demands that the IARDC follow the law, it will only be the fault of the public when honest, ethical attorneys are the scape goats of the system and no one comes to their rescue.

The public should read and understand these cases and teach them to their children and those of lesser understanding who think that a system where secret deals are made behind closed doors with the judges, attys freely wander into the judges’ private areas despite signs and despite a long standing prior court order, then the public has only itself to blame.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

JoAnne

As I have noted before, it seems that on the 14th floor where FED law is practiced (forcibles or evictions), the judges mostly seem to know and understand what due process is, how a summons and complaint is necessary, how jurisdiction is not a technicality but is in fact a due process right.

So, from Gloria, here is here summary of 2 additional days of testimony before Judge Murray, who is a very good, honest, ethical judge on the 14th floor of the Daley center:

From: GLORIA Jean SYKES
Sent: Dec 18, 2013 12:53 PM
To: “kenditkowsky@yahoo.com” , NASGA , Diane Nash , “illinois.ardc@gmail.com” , LUCIUS VERENUS , Judy Ditkowsky , “vahrh1135@aol.com” , Eric Holder , “ces@cspin.com” , Kathie Bakken , “tips@elderabuseexposed.com” , “tips@cbschicago.com” , Chicago Tribune , matt senator kirk , rudy bush , “joanne@denisonlaw.com” , John Howard Wyman , states attorney , “chicago@ic.fbi.gov” , “chicagotonight@wttw.com” , Tim Lahrman NASGA , scott evans , Elaine NAsga , Lucinda , Sue Fege , Annie NASGA , GLD
Subject: RE: 18 USCA 4 Concealment of criminal activity

Dear All,

It’s been an exhausting two weeks of testimony in the FED court whereby Carolyn Toerpe, having been found in Contempt of Court for non-compliance of a court order on July 13, 2012, stood trial to show cause why she didn’t comply with the contempt order:  closing arguments were yesterday — they were brief.  The outcome was unexpected and not without Judge L. Murray asking both Toerpe’s attorney and me (pro se) a few direct questions.  In particular, I was asked about the layout of and access to the basement, attic, first and second floors of the home (6014): both Toerpe’s attorney Deborah Soehlig and I were asked about the initial complaint, which Toerpe didn’t have, and I didn’t have direct and immediate access to.  Judge Murray appeared very concerned about the final so called “agreed” order of possession being in proper form and content.  (I filed an appeal of which I argued the voidness of the so called “agreed” order of possession, and the Appellate Court, First District, dismissed it without cause or proper instructions pursuant Rule 23: to date, every appeal in the probate matter and the FED cause where jurisdictional issues are raised, and void orders noted, have been dismissed with prejudice.  Interesting huh?)  Nevertheless, Judge Murray asked if I wanted to file any transcripts and I said yes: Toerpe was asked too, and said, no.  I am also to copy any receipts of items that went missing while all of my property was under the control and possession of Carolyn Toerpe, and give to Toerpe.  Suffice, Judge Murray, stood steady regarding the laws and statues that he operates his courtroom, but also that of he Probate Division, to wit:

1)  Toerpe admitted that there was no court order to sell mother’s home or to sell mother’s property.  It was suggested that I, or any family — ‘interested person’ return to the Probate Court and report.

2)  Toerpe admitted she did not inventory the ‘cash sale’ of Mother’s home, reporting to Judge Murray that she did not have to because it is in a Trust.  Judge Murray stated clearly that she in fact has to, as the money is “assets of” Mother’s estate.  Again, it was suggested I or any interested person report this to the Probate Court.

3)  Judge Murray reminded Toerpe’s attorney Amanda Byrne that misrepresenting the facts to a Judge is serious and punishable: and if she had done that in his court ****.  This time Judge Murray said to me, “You have the record from this court.  Bring the transcripts to the Probate Court”.

4)  Judge Murray told me that if I have a final order from another court I should go to the bank and get the funds appropriated to me.  I told him the funds were already transferred and converted to an account in the name of The Estate of Mary G. Sykes with Judge Stuart prepared to rule on who the money belongs too (in spite of the final 2008 court order which was a 6 year litigation where I was the only contract holder of an insurance policy, and where I was the only person who filed a complaint).

In his repeated disbelief that the Probate court does not follow the rules, Judge Murray grew frustrated — my response, “Yes, your Honor, it’s difficult for any person to comprehend that what is allowed in probate is in fact, sanctioned by the Court.”

Let me repeat the testimony from Aunt Yo, who, even before I asked questions, was interrupted by attorney Deborah Jo Soehlig– (which Judge Murray responded, “How can you object when she (me) hasn’t even completed the question?”)  What Soehlig did was repeatedly cause distractions, interruptions, and  cost time. What should have been a two hour hearing, turned into a three hour proceeding with Toerpe, Soehlig and Byrne dashing out of the courtroom and no order entered!!  Yes, no order was entered, not even one stating that Judge Murray is taking everything under consideration and will allow for transcripts to be put in as evidence. But now I’m ahead of myself.

At a certain point I noted to the Court that Soehlig has repeatedly filed frivolous motions, which Judge Murray replied, “Then file a section 137 motion for sanctions.”  (I believe it was a 137…)  Nevertheless, Aunt Yo talked and gave testimony to Toerpe’s character, but more important, the pain and sorry she has because she cannot talk to or visit with my mother.

Scott, Kathie, and Brian also gave good testimony, although I was not allowed to bring in matters to impeach Toerpe that were unrelated to whether she purged herself of the contempt order.

Shaggy was in Court with me and had he not been present, I don’t think — no, I know I would not have been able to stick it out.  Every word that came out of Toerpe’s mouth, attorney Soehlig’s mouth, were LIES and I cannot handle being around People of the Lie or bullies, situations that cause the situational PTSD which I suffer.

Toerpe had no witnesses except for herself.

What I wanted to say to the Court was that Toerpe not only took or destroyed personal, professional and intellectual property, but she stole the most important person from my life, my Mother and best friend.  It is unimaginable strolling into the Holiday season for the fourth year in a row and not being ableable to even speak to my mother.  It is unthinkable that any person, any Court, would deny a person with association to her child, her sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins and best friends in order to silence her and keep the delusions perpetrated by attorneys such as Adam STern, Cynthia Farenga, Peter Schmiedel, and Amanda Byrne that Mother is Alzheimer’s and ***, for their financial gain.  It is incomprehensible that any Court would protect financial exploiters, and abusers of the elderly and disabled — for whatever the Judge’s reasons.  I have no trust in the Judiciary, in attorneys, in what we label laws that are established to protect us.  Judge Murray may be the only judicial in regarding the Sykes case who is a person of integrity, a jurist who, gives a hoot about right and wrong: I don’t know. I simply don’t know.

The Chancery Court also has under advisement in regarding Toerpe’s motion to dismiss the Declaratory Action against her as not only the alleged Trustee, but also the alleged Guardian and as Toerpe herself.

It’s been a grueling few months and I cannot see light at the end of the tunnel, maybe because I’m blinded by all the lawlessness that has gone on for FIVE YEARS!   I note the people Ken cc’d his email to Tim.  I see that many are government agencies, law enforcement, and the media. I understand that all of this appears simply to unbelievable to comprehend, but, it is real.  My mother is prayerfully holding on, still praying and believing that I and Aunt Yo and with the help of one other person who, without his experiences, wisdom and compassion for justice, I believe my mother would be dead, and I’d be, well, not writing this email for certain.

My thoughts continue that we should treat our fight for justice as if it were a maze and work on reaching that finish line without having to take any serious action. Given that there is so much injustice in our world, the best way to find hope is for us to work together as a a group of people, few victims themselves to court sanctioned illegal guardianships,  to fight for justice  and free the elderly and disabled who are discriminated against and hostage to the abuse and financial exploitation.  Our Courts should punish the attorneys for the serious fraud on the court and treason against the US Constitution.

When my father passed away. I took life and education more serious. My daddy made me open my eyes to reality, meaning that I only have one life to live so I should live it to the fullest and get a good education. I remember that he told me to let no one get in my way. “Let no one get to you and you will shine above all haters.” I will always carry my father in my heart, which is engulfed with anger and fear for my Mother’s life.

All of this has left me in a state of helplessness that I had never experienced before and believe me it does not feel good. I had to sit there and watch Carolyn Toerpe walk away with my My Mother, and the Court continues to allow Toerpe to slowly kill my mother. There was no limit to my rage that night in September 2009, that I could have killed the next thing that even looked at me: that’s how mad I was.  That rage is gone, however, the sadness and fear for Mother’s life remain.

Mother will turn 95 on January 5, 2014, and this will be the fifth birthday I cannot celebrate with her.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Martin Luther King). This is the first quote that I heard in Religion class and just struck my heart.

Big dreams come with big thoughts. Experiencing Injustice in my life is the last thing that I thought would happen to me. I’m 62 years old and living in today’s world feels like a giant rock has fallen on my head.

For all the people currently caught is unjust guardianships, and abused by the Courts, I say, each one of us have a chance to change the world that would be a better place to live and grow old, then now. We can do this together.

There simply can’t be happiness in the Sykes/ Campabellow/Bakken/Evans/ et al families and won’t be until Mother is freed, her life saved. This is my wish for this Chirstmas: that my Mother is home with me and I promise I’ll never stop hugging and loving her and pray she has many more years with me and the people she loves and trusts.

I offer good will and health to all of you this holiday season.

Gloria Jean Sykes
Bon Ami Productions, Inc.
BELIEVE (BeLive) LLC
773.910-3310(cell)
773-751-1310 (fax)
855-376-0040 (business)

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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 07:06:11 -0800
From: kenditkowsky@yahoo.com
Subject: 18 USCA 4 Concealment of criminal activity
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Tim,

18 USCA 4 states:

“Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”

18 U.S.C.A. § 4 (West)

There is absolutely no question that CT removed from Gloria Sykes’ and Mary Sykes’ safety deposition box the contents thereof and did not inventory the same.    There is no question that the value of the contents exceeds the threshold so as to make it a felony.    There is no question that Attorney CF and Attorney AS did not report the substantial change in the lifestyle of CT after she was appointed guardian of Mary Sykes.    (it is now reported that prior CT was insolvent, however today she sports expensive jewelry.)     CT has never denied the charges – however AS, CF have without any personal knowledge issued denials.

Gloria, yours truely, JoAnne Denison and many others have reported the alleged felony to law enforcement, the IARDC, etc.     The IARDC if it undertakes to prosecute an attorney for reporting pursuant to the duty under 18 USCA 4  it (the IARDC) has an investigative duty.    Thus, you are absolutely correct that staff of the IARDC is thwarting 18 USCA 4.    (Even Judges and Attorney regulators are not immune to Federal Law and the responsibilities of citizenship).    When Gloria first reported to Court and then to IARDC the theft of over a million dollars in gold coins a duty developed in the Court to protect Mary.    When Gloria and others reiterated the charges of serious theft, tax evasion etc a duty arose that required an investigation by AS, CF, and PS.    When the lack of action against CT was noted and the obvious assaults on Gloria occurred this scenario transformed from a benign complaint to more positive duties.    The IARDC for instance had to investigate the attorneys.

The law presumes that government agencies do their jobs.   Therefore, the Administrator of the IARDC is presumed to have done an HONEST complete and comprehensive investigation of CF, AS, PS, and the Judges.     Thus, the prelude to 18 USCA 4 has been raised and the law (in my opinion) suggests that Mr. Larkin and the IARDC have actual knowledge of all the facts in the Sykes case.   The same situation would exist in Wyman, Gore, Tyler, etc.

Yes, Tim I am complying with 18 USCA 4.    I’ve sent a copy of this e-mail to the States attorney, Mr. Holder, and the IARDC.     The non-inventory of the gold coins and other valuables by CT in my opinion is a felony and thus as we know about it it makes “whoever having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony”  us!

Let me take a moment out to wish that we can end Mary Sykes years of torment now and that you and all who receive this e-mail a Happy, Merry and Prosperous Christmas and New Year.

Ken Ditkowsky
http://www.ditkowskylawoffice.com

What is very interrsting is that every time I present a fee petition, I always discount it 20% or more.  Sometimes the other attorneys will follow my lead.  One would think the court would try to make all of the discounts the same or nearly the same.

But in this case, my fees for the Olson estate were about $15,000 for working on the estate for about 1.5 years, dozens of emails, accountings, you name it, I did it, the lion’s share of the work.

So what happens with the “other attorneys” get in there for fees?  They want more of course and do not want to discount.  However, I have not seen a one of them work to keep someone away from the OPG/nursing home, when that is what the ward wanted.  No one wants to do that work.  Most common complaint when you want to  keep a senior at home?  No one can find an atty to go up against the GAL’s and OPG.  Well, I will do that, but I have to expect my fee to be cut about 90% (from $15k to $1k is what they wanted while the GAL got $2.5k because he’s a go along kind of guy), but the client prevailed for me for $2k.  Good going.

This is one of the reasons why these cases need to be transferred to NFP’s or not for profits where we can do fundraisers and bake sales to keep seniors at home (who want to stay at home) and out of nursing homes.

So, I am working on that, but I thought you might find the following pleadings interesting of the “club” of the 18th floor, which I do not belong to ascribe to.  I am dedicated to doing what the CLIENT wants.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwRk1WWkNtU0RiTUE/edit?usp=sharing

Next what we need to work on is a pubic listing of GAL’s and service providers which can be accessed by the litigants, complete with reviews and comments of family members involved or not involved in guardianships.  There should be wifi on the 18th floor and ratings, costs and service concerns should all be published and accessible by the public.

joanne