Tennessee Judge rules Public Guardian has no immunity

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/30/judge-rules-public-guardian-immune-lawsuit/11807381/

A circuit court judge has ruled that a Hendersonville woman placed in a conservatorship without her knowledge can sue Davidson’s former public guardian for not acting in her best interests.

In an 8-page ruling, Judge Hamilton Gayden ruled that former Public Guardian Jeanan Stuart is not immune to a suit charging that she failed to fulfill her duties.

Gayden had previously ruled that Ginger Franklin, the Hendersonville woman, could not sue based on allegations that Stuart mishandled her financial affairs. But late last week, he found that Franklin could sue for the personal toll Stuart’s handling of her affairs had taken.

That includes “mental anguish” and other damages.

This means that if this case is adopted in Illinois the OPG will undoubtedly be the subject of numerous lawsuits for cases they have been involved in.

This case is obviously a first step in the right direction.  Why should the…

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Mayor Emanuel opposes federal probe of city law department

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mayor-rahm-emanuel-met-0106-20160106-story.html

Whoever has read this blog is not shocked at all by this nonsense.  We know that the fish stinks from the head in Chicago, and that means, if the White House has promised a prompt and thorough investigation of all judical, police and legal wrongdoing, all aspects of the violations of laws must be looked at. The feds must examine the City Law Department, talk to the judges involved and the attorneys involved in the courtrooms and ask their opinion about how videos of police murders and brutality are suppressed for many long months by the city.

For sure, if I were a federal investigator, I for certain would want to pull every complaint and grievance filed against every police officer, every judge and every lawyer in Chicago and determine how and why these complaints are routinely lost, dismissed without an investigation from the following agencies:   CPD grievance intake…

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From Gloria Sykes and Ken Ditkowsky–remembering Mary Sykes

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

(edited only for typos and grammar)

From Gloria Sykes

Dear Friends and Foes,

This is a reminder that I’m not falling to the wayside — nor can those who hope I get discouraged– am I discouraged, rather feeling more empowered than ever. So much so, I’m making the date of my mother’s memorial and celebration public — well, the date anyway.  For those who did not receive an invitation via FACEbook or other social media, and are FRIENDS supporting this cause, and want to attend, please email me at gloami@msn.com for the information.


FIRST I want to remind all of you that on JUNE 9, 2016, we will be memoralizing my mother, Mary G. Sykes, and in doing so, celebrate life and our abulity to pursue the evils that caused her premature death, the premature and wrongful deaths of other elderly and disabled caught in unnecessary guardianships–and hopefully prevent other…

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