Unknown's avatar

About Joanne M Denison

Former Patent and Trademark Attorney practicing in Chicago, Illinois accepting clients nationwide. We also did trademarks, general intellectual property and business litigation. See our website at www.DenisonLaw.com. Now suspended for 3 years by the Illinois Atty Regn and Disciplinary Commission for blogging about corruption and telling truths that the ARDC wants to cover up. And while I am doing that, I will continue on my blogging work. Now I work full time on court corruption and corruption at the ARDC and JIB (Illinois attorney and judge discipline boards)

Another Great Article from Janet Phelan–No country for old men OR women

please contact Janet for link.

This blog makes inroads to the fact that guardianships far too many times ARE NOT WORKING.  They drain estates, they stir up troubles in families for fees from persons tied into the system, and they subject to just as many abuses than if the person had been let alone.  The Sykes case is a classic example of railroading, no jurisdiction, sisters not served, a $272k bank account of Gloria’s frozen under a TRO lasting for 150 ten day terms, a $400k home in Norwood Park laid to waste for 4 years, one sister evicting another sister from the family home, it now appears the $272 bank account will mostly go to Schmeidel who has a $200k plus legal bill on the estate.  Mary will go to a nursing home, even though her POA was summarily invalidated without due process, briefings and a hearing and findings.

I have updated my famous table of “torts”, but the IARDC doesn’t like the words “corruption”, “tort” or whatever so now it will be a table of pain, woes and agonies–for Gloria.

Gloria, Kathie Baken, Scott Evans and Yolanda Bakken have their side of the story and this blog has the right to publish that.  The miscreants (whom ever they are–there has been no investigation, but we know AS, CF and PS never told the court the appointed plenary guardian never drilled out the safe deposit box in April 2010)

The GAL’s and PS have told their story on the transcripts published on this blog. They are welcome to provide this blog with their comments, observations and more of their side of the story, but their side of the story is fairly present on the transcripts.

It’s been a very tough road for Gloria, Yolanda, Scott and Kathie. Let’s keep them in our thoughts and prayers

Immediate Funding/Office Space Needed for our new charity–Justice4 Every1, NFP

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Please call your friends today and see if you can find me office space.  I need it reasonably priced, and the landlord must be flexible on rent OR in need of legal or other services in exchange (I teach violin, keyboard and crocheting).

While I am busy helping numerous people per day, I do need office space to take on pro bono clients and put together their packets for the authorities and refer them to local counsel.

The work we do is important and it fights the troubles, issues and problems (TIPS) in probate!

I now have a staff of 5 people I would like to thank–Alyece Russell, Jim Simms, Michael Nofsinger and Ginny Johnson of Ginny O’s who are also working hard with me to get funding, help various people with their probate and TIPS problems, and provide support and strength for these often long and expensive battles.

So…

View original post 27 more words

From Tim Lahrman, why is the process so different in Probate?

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

From: timlahrman@aol.com
Sent: Feb 6, 2014 11:56 AM
To: kenditkowsky@yahoo.com, gloami@msn.com, JoAnne@justice4every1.com
Cc: NASGA.org@gmail.com, verenusl@gmail.com, statesattorney@cookcountyil.gov, askdoj@usdoj.gov, illinois.ardc@gmail.com, ACLU@ACLU.ORG
Subject: Re: let me suggest: if there are any Judges that think the elder cleansing cases are violating the principle stated in this case

 

in the administration and supervision of a guardianship, the judge is performing a ministerial duty and function — supervising the judges own agent.
may I also suggest that judges are not free to expand the defined class of persons intended to be served by the guardianship statutes, and do so by judicial fiat —  but it is being done all the time by these judges that believe simply being old is good enough reason to appoint a guardian.
one last thing I want to point out here — the civil practice of law —-…

View original post 209 more words

From KDD–where is the outcry against “Elder Cleansings?”

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Feb 5, 2014 9:11 AM
To: Cook County States Attorney , Eric Holder , “illinois.ardc@gmail.com” , Edward Carter , Chicago Tribune , SUNTIMES , “fox2newsdesk@foxtv.com” , “foxnews_7D7B711AF105DCA690AB56169C0FF242@newsletters.foxnews.com” , Chicago FBI , “chicagotonight@wttw.com” , Tim NASGA , NASGA , probate sharks
Cc: Jo Anne M Denison , GLORIA SYKES , Harry Heckert , j ditkowsky , Tim NASGA , Janet Phelan
Subject: CORRUPTION

 Special Prosecutor Dan Webb wrote a report in which he disclosed serious favoritism that occurred with Mayor Daley’s nephew was involved in the death of another individual.   The nephew pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.    Almost Daily the media is drawing conclusions concerning the transaction that suggest that we have two classes of people in Cook County, i.e. the political royals and the rest of us.
Gloria Sykes, Bev and Ken Cooper, the two Mary’s, John Wyman, Steven Schwartz and dozens of others have written…

View original post 271 more words

Just in — Hurray for Dorothy Brown–efiling in Probate!

Let’s give the clerk 10 gold stars for non corruption today!

There is absolutely nothing more assuring and satisfying that e-filing!  It’s a huge step in the right direction.

Now we just have to get the documents loaded up on the internet for the public to view and download for a RESONABLE COST, similar to Pacer (the system used in Federal Court across the nation) for 8 cents per page, but I guess that can wait for next month.

We have demanded this, and it has come.  Thanks so much to the Clerk and Presiding Judge.  Now you can demand that they be put online and printed out for 8 cents per page–just like Pacer.

The public owns these documents and not Cook County.  We deserve immediate and reasonable access to all court filings and we should insist on just that!

The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County launched eFiling in the Probate Division on Wednesday, January 29th bringing the this service to six out of the seven civil case types in the Cook County Circuit Court.

 
eFiling is now available in the Child Support, Chancery, Civil, Domestic Relations, Law and Probate Divisions.
 
For more information visit: www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org
 

From Ken Ditkowsky, how Mr. Sanders and his brother are suffering

 

From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Feb 3, 2014 3:03 PM
To: , Eric Holder , matt senator kirk , Jo Anne M Denison , Tim NASGA , “ACLU@ACLU.ORG” , NASGA , probate sharks , rudy bush , GLORIA SYKES , Edward Carter , Cook County States Attorney , “staterep-constance-a-howard@comcast.net” , “illinois.ardc@gmail.com” , “foxnews_7D7B711AF105DCA690AB56169C0FF242@newsletters.foxnews.com” , “fox2newsdesk@foxtv.com”
Cc: Harry Heckert , j ditkowsky , GLORIA SYKES , scott evans , Tim NASGA
Subject: Re: Letter about Robert Alan Sanders’ imprisonment in a nursing home.

[this was in response to a detailed report from Mr. Garr Sanders regarding his brother’s condition in a nursing home.  The Sanders brothers are still in need of your prayers and support as they are kept apart from one another.  You can see their story on NASGA at
 
 
The incident that you are describing is surreal.   Unfortunately it fits the pattern of most of the ‘elder cleansing’ cases.   It also fits the pattern that the Illinois legislature and that of every single State of the Union seeks to eliminate.
 
Once again I invite law enforcement to not believe a single word that is written by you or by me.   Do an independent intelligent HONEST complete and comprehensive investigation.   If you find that the statements that we make have credibility then we pray that you (law enforcement) impanel and grand jury and being the miscreants to the Bar of justice.   As our government is going broke over health care costs – the miscreants should be requested to pay back to the government every single penny that they obtained for the mistreatment of the very people who they are licensed to help.    
 
As outrageous conduct such as you describe cannot exist without 18 USCA 371 violations by attorneys you should report the attorneys to the local disciplinary commission and the judges who aid and abet this action to the local Judicial Inquiry Boards.  
 
The Illinois model (755 ILCS 5/11a – 1 et seq) guardianship statute is in force in most of the States of the Union.  Each legislature has made it clear that guardianship is not a sentence of death.  The guardianship is supposed to supply to the disabled person the help that he cannot furnish himself ( 11a – 3(b))    Over-reaching is prohibited and clearly prohibited; however, in cases like Sykes and Gore we see large estates ravaged and the alleged disabled stripped of his/her humanity, liberty, property and human rights.  Reports to law enforcement to comply with 18 USCA 4 and to protect the rights Congress has required government to protect pursuant 42 USCA 1983 are not protected.
 
The watchdog commissions over lawyers and judges are the first line of defense as we cannot have our own local national socialists and Stalinists  use the authority of Buck vs. Bell to create a holocaust of senior citizens.  (Maybe Mr. Larkin the administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary commission can help you in referring you to the people in your state who are dedicated to the defense of the Bill of Rights!)     
 
 
 
Ken Ditkowsky

http://www.ditkowskylawoffice.com/

How NOT to do a TRO

A great source of information is:

Click to access Ch9_final_txt.pdf

In the Sykes case, Gloria was not present in court, and PS got an Order issued regarding her TRO.

However, it did not comply with the Rules of Court:

e. Under Illinois and federal law (735 ILCS 5/11-101 and FRCP 65(b)) any order granting an ex parte TRO must:
i. be endorsed with the date and hour of signing
ii. be filed immediately in the clerk’s office
iii. define the injury and state why it is irreparable
iv. explain why no notice was given
v. expire by its own terms, not to exceed 10 days
vi. set the motion for a preliminary injunction for hearing at the earliest possible time

and what happened was, Gloria showed up on or about Mar 18, 2011 and was sandbagged and handcuffed to a chair in Judge Stuart’s ante room for THREE HOURS.

There was no excuse for that.

see the court orders at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwSmJ0V3ItZXM5Rlk/edit?usp=sharing

They clearly do not comply, and while it appears Gloria appeared on Mar 18, 2011 and was arrested for THREE HOURS, it would seem that 1) a contempt order with the date, time and place was ever entered; 2) Gloria claims she was never served with a proper Order with a finding of “direct criminal contempt” 3) these order make it look like she was to appear on Mar 18, 2011 for a hearing–not to fulfill a contempt order and be arrested.

If anyone has the Contempt Order finding her in contempt with the date, time and place on it, please email it to me and I will publish on the blogs.

Even in a contempt situation, Gloria was allowed to have a lawyer. She could have called Gene Moskowitz, who was in the hall, myself or Ken.  I was minutes away.

Another travesty of justice in the Sykes case

Call for Whistleblower Attorneys!

From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Feb 2, 2014 8:12 AM
To: “Kenneth Ditkowsky [Ditkowsky Law]” , “ginny.johnsoncheeserings@gmail.com” , NASGA , probate sharks , “acluofillinois@aclu-il.org” , “ACLU@ACLU.ORG”
Subject: Re: FYI Whistleblowers attorneys Kline and Specter

 
Thank you.
 
Unfortunately there is no shortage of cases.  These cases are important and are fuel that keeps elder cleansing alive, but, they are all distractions – except to the victims, their families and the miscreants who obtain a few dollars.
 
The problem is that there are levels of corruptors.   At the bottom we have the bottom feeders.  In the Sykes case we have our miscreant friends.  The next level up consists of friendly judges, regulators, and assorted attorney who would sell their souls for a buck.   These individuals are visible and the ones who get sued and are expendable.   Mr. Stern as an example is a pawn.   Everyone but he is fully aware of it.    (Yes, if he took my offer to exchange a safe harbor for just doing his job and report the information that I furnished him to the Court he would separated himself from participating in the action; however, the pennies that he obtained are too much a lure)
 
At the next level are the political elite.   The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary commission got all upset when I disclosed how they profit.   This group provides the cover from the lower levels and is reasonably well paid for their endeavors.  Janet Phelan and JoAnne Denison have been doing a study on the rags to riches scenarios.  
 
At the top of the heap are the unseen movers and shakers.    This group collects millions and millions.   The visible miscreants owe the nursing homes and health care facilities that affect everyone of us.   They pull the strings and garner the votes for the next election and/or the funding to keep their corrupt cadres in office.   They own the golden goose and are very careful to not kill it or allow it not to be killed.   
 
The cure for this cancer is surgery.    The Internal Revenue Code requires taxes to be paid on the proceeds of the financial exploitation.   18 USCA 4 requires reporting of the felonies to the USA, and 18 USCA 371 ties in a neat package all the bad guys in one nice neat package.
 
Thus, when Mary Sykes safety deposit box contents were removed from her possession a taxable event occurred.   This is the reason that it is so difficult for Gloria to get straight answers from the Banks and why ****.   Gloria stuck a needle in the 2nd level of miscreants.  The cover -up might even draw interest toward the movers and shakers.   We shall see!
 
There is hope on the horizon as the ‘street’ is saying that Mr. HOlder has set his sights on some of the movers and shakers.   $147 million in the Omicare scenario is a pretty good start!   A few of the movers and shakers are scared to death and *****.  
It is pure speculation, but it appears that Obama has come to the realization that the ‘elder cleansing scenario’ is a cancer that attacks with great vigor the core of his Obama care program.  If he can foster any degree of honesty in the health care industry and especially in the programs that benefit the elderly costs are reduced to practical levels.   For instance, if you dope up a senior and reduce him/her to a zombie the cost to the extended care facility is reduced to several thousand a month; however, the bills run between 5000 – 10000 dollars a month.   (Nice profit)
 
Government does not have enough investigators who are not corrupt to make a dent in the fraud!   The movers and shakers have insulated themselves with dozens of corporation designed for the purpose.   I’ve made public a deposition of one of the movers that details some of this.  
 
The Sykes case is a vehicle to address some of the entry level miscreants.   The miscreants who participated displayed a degree of arrogance that has left them virtually naked when confronted by a Grand Jury.   the heavy handed attempt to silence JoAnne and myself *****.   The Farenga letter is a smoking gun.   Farenga’s extra judicial operation to separate Gloria from her hazard insurance payout is obscene, but clearly informative.   Stern’s threats and sanction motion *****.
 
The net is that Mr. Larkin, Mr. Stern, Ms. Farenga, and Mr. Schmiedel delivered a treasure trove to law enforcement  – if they wish to take advantage of it.    
Ken Ditkowsky

From Gloria, her views on the case and her mother’s status

Image

 

—–Original Message—–
From: GLORIA Jean SYKES
Sent: Jan 30, 2014 2:03 PM
To: Cynthia GAL , Adamm Stern GAL
Subject: Toerpe fails to provide adequate care for my Mother..

and this constitutes “causing death”: the ‘slayer statute” is titled, “Person causing death”  The statute bars “a person who intentionally and unjustifiably causes the death of another” from receiving “any property, benefit, or other interest by reason of the death.” The determination of whether a person has actually “intentionally and unjustifiably” caused the death of another can be made “by any court of competent jurisdiction separate and apart from any criminal proceeding arising from the death: however, as you, me, and the thousands of people who read the MaryGSykes blog, or are part of the hundreds of people I am associated with daily, it is known that Judge Jane Louise Stuart — ignores all case law(s) and the statutes that, in a perfect probate proceeding, guide the Court’s actions.  In sum, your client and friend, Carolyn Toerpe claimed to have purchased Mother new teeth partials, and has cared for Mother’s teeth and gums, subsequently, being able to take a least $5,000 from mother’s pension and social secuity and pay for said dental care: however, you, me and any person who has been blessed to see mother over the last few years while she’s been held hostage at the Toerpe home, (Toerpe being a named abuser and financial exploiter) Mother’s teeth are rotting, and Toerpe has done nothing or very little to care for the serious condition of Mother’s Pyorrhea… which if it goes uncared for any longer, THE TOXINS WILL CAUSE SUCH SERIOUS INFECTIONS IT WILL KILL HER — and I write to inform you of this, for if anything happens to my mother, i will also bring each one of you up for charges causing my mother’s death.

I AM MOTHER’S CHOICE FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR MEDICAL.  If you read the judicial notice I filed with the trial court, then you cannot play ignorant now longer.

That the power granted under a power of attorney supersedes that of both a guardian of the person and a guardian of the estate pursuant 755 ILCS 5/11a-17(c), 5/11a-18(e) and that Mary G. Sykes named me,  Gloria Jean Sykes Power of Attorney of her medical and this was done under the guidance of an attorney. (In support of see, Exhibit 5)  (Cf., Illinois Power of Attorney Act, 755 ILCS 45/1-1, et seq.)  There is case law to support this and as attorneys, your ignorance of the law is no excuse.

.

Suffice, GAL’s Cynthia Farenga and Adam Stern, AS POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR MOTHER’S MEDICAL I DEMAND THAT I HAVE ACCESS TO MY MOTHER INSTANTER, THAT I TAKE HER TO HER LONG-TIME DENTAL DOCTOR AND THAT SHE IMMEDIATELY BE TREATED FOR THE HORRIFIC INFECTION that has caused her teeth to blacken and weight loss due to her inability to eat.

On June 22, 2013 my mother, Mary G. Sykes invited me to visit with her at the Sunrise Senior Living, LLC in Naperville.  Please note, there was no and is no order to have had mother placed in said facility.  Friends accompanied me and for almost an hour, we, including Mother, had a loving, peaceful visit.  As you know, Adam Stern was able to convince law enforcement that no one could take photographs of digital recordings of my mother, although there was no such order, and the male cop confiscated Scott’s and JoAnne’s cell phones and deleted what was Mother telling all: the cop did not confiscate my cell, and I do have evidence of Toerpe’s physical and emotional abuse.  This will be a topic for another time, however, as this email is to inform you that I am the Power of Attorney for Medical. 

Now, the “slayer statute” is titled “Person causing death.”16 .

A recent Illinois case, Estate of Malbrough, 329 Ill. App. 3d 77, 768 N.E.2d 120 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2002) Although no one was criminally charged, by finding failure to provide adequate care “could” cause death, this case is groundbreaking just as the January 1, 2004,  new probate statute entitled “Financial Exploitation, Abuse, or Neglect of an Elderly Person or a Person with a Disability” takes effect. The new law prevents any person convicted of financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person from receiving “any property, benefit, or other interest by reason of the death of that elderly person” . . . “whether as heir, legatee, beneficiary, survivor . . . or in any other capacity.” The law also covers the financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of disabled persons. The new law can be circumvented only if the convicted person demonstrates “by clear and convincing evidence” that the victim knew about the conviction and still wanted to transfer property to the abuser.9 Since abusers are usually relatives of the elderly victim and, as such, are the persons most likely to become the elderly victim’s heirs, using the probate code to address elder abuse seems commonsensical.

However, other than California, no other state has yet taken the radical step of penalizing elder abusers in this fashion, and unless you make certain I have access to my mother, (I’ll pick her up any morning in the next few days, and do so with a police escort and with witnesses, in order to secure my safety, my mother’s safety, et al, I will be filing in a court of proper jurisdiction to make certain my mother isn’t yet another ‘victim’ of the two of you, for your, and attorney Peter’s Schmiedel’s financial gain.

FYI, as you know, NOTHING is ever lost that is saved on SmartPhones, IPhones, or other devices in this wacky world of computers, and alough you may beleive that you are immune from tortourtiously interferring with my rights as POA of Medical, and worse, preventing my Mother from the medical and dental care she needs to protect Carolyn Toerpe and your anticipated (if you have not already received any funds) financial landslide from my mother’s and my estate, ya better start reading case law and the statutes that legislature and our appellate and supreme courts have in place to protect the elderly and disabled from perpetrators as yourselves, attorney Peter Schmiedel, and attorneys who work at the law firm of Fischel and Kahn. (Oh, did you know that Peter Schmiedel was paid $12,000 from Mother’s estate already and now plans to steal my money for the remaining $200,000+ he claims he and other attorneys at Fischel and Kahn have estimated in billing for over 800 hours to intentionally and willfully cause my mother’s death?  FYI, I am certain that Peter Schmiedel and Deborah Jo Soehlig are asking Toerpe to keep mother healthy enough so they can complete their agreement with Toerpe to steal and/or destroy everything I own … including the Lumbermen’s proceeds)

This is the only and last correspondence I will have with either of you.  I will be copying this email and filing it in the court of proper jurisdiction, as well as providing copies to law enforcement, the DOJ, the JIB, Chief Judge Evans, Presiding Judge Coughlan, and even Judge Stuart.  I am giving permission to all bloggers, and or media to publish this email and I will publish it on my websites, and share with the media, too. 

I WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN THE LAW TO SAVE THE LIFE OF MY MOTHER and to make certain that her kidnappers, torturors, financial exploiters, and murders are known.

So, the bird is in your hands.  Do you comply with the satutes and case law(s) and let me pick up my Mother ASAP and get her the dental and medical treatment she desperately needs, or are you going to participate in her death?  

My mother has a right to live our her life with he people she loves and trusts and no guardian or court can vacate the Power of Attorney mother granted me.  Not even you Adam Stern or Cynthia Farenga. 

Your beloved Struck v. Cook County Public Guardian does not apply.  (It’s interesting that Peter Schmiedel was some big shot with the Cook County Public Guardian when you were the GAL in the Struck case, is it not?)

In the meantime Cynthia Farenga, you have yet to provide me with copies of any orders which gave you the rights and privileges to procure my financial information, including copies of checks, et al?  And Adam Stern, apparently there is no subpoena as you testified to for your dear friend Carolyn Toerpe to enter the safe deposit box and ***.  In fact, it’s just the opposite.  Similar, Stern giving Judge Stuart copies of alleged affidavits from Sunrise Senior Living LLC.   

Suffice, Toerpe with your support and guidance, has already stole Mother’s entire estate leaving nothing in the Trust, (where’s the order again to sell my Mother’s home????) and the cash $238,000 given to Toerpe has gone inventoried.  In sum, it is clear that between attorneys Peter Schmiedel and Deborah Jo Soehlig, and with your help, Farenga and Stern, you believe that by rendering my mother a pauper, vacating a living revocable Trust, stealing, destroying, and/or selling all of her valuables, and ignorning all of my mother’s directives set in place long before you ever stepped in to this ‘game’ of yours, the slayer statute is moot. 

You have little faith in he law and in the grand public interest in In re the Estate of Mary G. Sykes. 

The bird, now is in your hands for 24 hours. I can be reached by email gloami@msn.com.  Again, I have arranged for police protection and escort to and from Toerpe’s home — therefore, at all times, there will be law enforcement supervision in order to SAVE MY MOTHER’S LIFE and get her the medical and dental care Toerpe claimed she had administered in 2011 and 2012 and stole $5000 or more claiming she paid out for such care and ‘new partials’. 

A picture tells a million words…

Attached please find a photo with me and my mother on June 22, 2014.  I will share the digital recordings with law enforcement when asked or for discovery in a court of proper jurisdiction.  

 

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