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Mr. Amu’s announcement of license suspension is also not totally accurate
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…
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Some Great Recommendations for Mr. Amu
Posted on January 5, 2014
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:
The fact that Mr. Larkin and the IARDC did not find it necessary to meet the procrustean standard of “clear and convincing evidence” with actual testimony and the hearing and review commission just rubber stamped Larkin’s determination as true and you as a ‘bad guy” is a great deal more than suspicious. I’ve copied Mr. Holder in regard to my comments as it is my opinion that you are being discriminated against. My reading of the Review Commission report draws the ‘red line’ of racial discrimination and in this day and age all artificial criterion that deny a citizen of his liberty and property rights are unacceptable. I think an HONEST, INTELLIGENT comprehensive and complete investigation should be done by the Justice Department and the State of Illinois to determine if 42 USCA 1983 is being violated by Mr. Larkin and the IARDC in connection with their prosecution of you.
The brief should be direct and concentrate on: 1) Atty Larkin and the IARDC lack of jurisdiction (as they lack a delegation from the Illinois Supreme Court) to monitor your critical content (political speech) concerning the conduct of certain judges [because to do so would run directly counter to your First Amendment rights]. (The fact that these judges did not hold you in contempt is strong evidence in your favor); and 2) that in light of the significant number of judicial scandals that have occurred in the United States and in particular Illinois (where judges are elected) you have a duty to report misconduct; See 18 USCA section 4; and 3) as Judges are elected in Illinois you have a right to discuss with your peers the qualifications of all elected officials and Mr. Larkin lacks any authority to interfere. If you violated decorum the offended judges could have promulgated contempt proceedings and did not.
Remember you have only 20 pages.
Ken Ditkowsky
I have to agree with Ken that attorneys have full First Amendment rights to criticize a judge, a court, a law, statute or rule, and a court decision with impunity. Too many people right now are far too dissatisfied with our current court system and their perceived lack of justice to do otherwise. The complaints I hear of courts running without jurisdiction–no proper summons and complaint served upon the respondent is nothing less than shocking. And when you combine that with serious human rights determinations–guardianships and conservatorships where every penny is drained and handed over to probate attorneys, GAL’s, conserverators without justification and accountability and no input from family members, Ken’s assertions that the U.S. is running a system of near gulags for the elderly becomes clear. Once the estate is drained and the elder is penniless, they then are at serious risk for homelessness, abuse and tragedy.
To date, the IARDC has not conducted one iota of an investigation or apology to the Cooper/Gore family as to why Alice Glore was isolated and her gold teeth mined from her–at age 99!
JoAnne
And just how can we get the court’s/ARDC’s attention we want a court clean up?
Posted on January 4, 2014
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
What has happened in the Mary Sykes case is despicable, wrong and contrary to every principle of jurisprudence. As Attorneys Adam Stern, Cynthia Farenga, Peter Schmiedel are involved and the Administrator of the ARDC and his staff have totally ignored the obvious theft of Mary Sykes assets, her deprivation of her liberty, and other actions that would be criminal if committed by anyone other than one of the ‘favored few’ Every attorney and every citizen pursuant to law and statute is required to report the actions of the aforesaid persons to law enforcement. See 18 USCA 4. The aiding and abetting of the actions is a clear violation of 18 USCA 171.
Gloria – your note has now been forwarded to law enforcement with a copy to the Mr. J. Larkin’s ARDC. By law it is the duty of Mr. Larkin the ARDC to do an Honest, Intelligent, Complete and Comprehensive investigation of the attorneys involved in the ‘elder cleansing of Mary Sykes and others similarly situated rather than make excuses for the abuse and financial exploitation. I and many other citizens have requested that the law be enforced to protect the public rather than the miscreants. I’ve spread the Farenga smoking gun letter around to everyone and the outrage is so loud that even the church mice are not disturbed by the hue and cry!
Of course no was disturbed for ten years by Madoff, and Adolph Hitler and his National Socialists were lauded for their prelude to World War 2. While the miscreants were black suits rather than ‘brown shirts’ their misconduct is still terrible and I sincerely hope that your friends in the press would display a little courage and take on the task of upholding the liberties that are granted to them by the First Amendment. Those of us in the fight for Senior citizen liberty recognize that the miscreants have much more appeal. We are not going to reward the political types with consistent votes, compensation in the form of campaign contributions etc, nor are we dependable echos of slogans or talking points! Indeed, we are the flotsam that the political classes have to tolerate!
Nevertheless the Illinois legislature sought to protect us by announcing its public policy in 735 ILCS 110/5 and providing us with the protection of 320 ILCS 20/4, Article 1 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and dictates to law enforcement. The Congress provided us with 42 USCA 1983 (and 1988), 18 USCA 4, 18 USCA 171, 18 USCA 1341, 47 USCA 230 etc. Yes, I realize that all the protections are being currently ignored and Mr. Larkin is so sure of his clout he is prosecuting me in clear conflict with not only the aforesaid statutes but the Rule of Law as set forth by the United States Supreme Court. Indeed, sans clout Mr. Larkin would be before a Federal Magistrate *****, instead of ignoring the many citizen complaints that are brought before him in regard to the miscreant lawyers who he chooses to ‘aid and abet!’
Mr. S was labeled a ‘nut’ but he kept on his gadfly mission. Persistence is the key to obtaining justice for senior citizens such as your mother. Remember that laws have been broken. Mr. Larkin might think it unethical to complaint about your and your mother’s safety deposit box being broken into and a million dollars in gold coins (plus) being removed and not inventoried. Mr. Stern may not think it relevant to inform the court that CT went from alleged insolvency to sporting value jewelry, lavish social events, expensive remodeling on her home ****. Indeed, the ‘rags to riches’ demonstrations observed by Stern, Schmiedel, Farenga and certain of the staff of the IARDC might be routine and irrelevant in their eyes, but, at some point in time at the very least the taxman will seek the ‘government’s share’ of the booty! 18 USCA 171 looms!
Let me assure you, the special agents of the IRS, and the FBI are not blind to the fact that you and others have written dozens of letters to Mr. Larkin, the Sheriff, the States Attorney et al and the only actions taken by Mr. Larkin was to wrongfully accuse me of being a liar, attempt to silence Ms. Denison’s blog (47 USCA 230) etc. How (for example) is he going to explain why the hundreds of thousands of dollars of ‘dear’ State of Illinois money was spent on denying Ms. Denison and me of our First Amendment Rights and not a dime spent investigating the citizen complaints against Stern, Farenga, Solo et al ! Why is Larkin and the IARDC not interested in even joining for calling for an Honest, complete and comprehensive investigation of the Mary Sykes and related cases? How can he sleep at night knowing that he did nothing and Alice Gore lies in her grave toothless after her teeth were mined for their gold!!!!!
Gloria – keep writing! Get out your documentary and book! Justice is just around the corner!
Ken Ditkowsky
On Friday, January 3, 2014 8:09 PM, GLORIA Jean SYKES <gloami@msn.com> wrote:
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
Certificate of Good Standing — New NFP — Justice 4 Every 1!
Posted on January 4, 2014
See our certificate of good standing for Justice for Everyone, NFP.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwT2Nwd0ZNSW9KbFk/edit?usp=sharing
And our articles of incorporation.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwMERUNGl1ZTV1MW8/edit?usp=sharing
All of the “social justice” cases from Denison & Assocs, PC will be transferred to Justice 4 Every1, NFP.
We are still seeking donations to help out all our social justice cases and clients. We will strive to help everyone without payment or payment up front for cases where there is severe social injustice in the courts and/or an indigent client is involved.
Thanks
JoAnne
Blessings and Prayers to those without loved ones over the holidays
Posted on December 31, 2013
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
A very telling letter from Adam Stern to Kathie Bakken
Posted on December 31, 2013
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
From Ken Ditkowsky, his final petition to SCOI
From Ken Ditkowsky, his final petition to SCOI
Posted on December 31, 2013
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
Donations urgently needed for Christian woman probate victim
Urgent Donations needed for a probate victim/Christian Woman
Posted on December 30, 2013
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 Ken Ditkowsky, personally explaining filing his Petition to SCOI today
From: kenneth ditkowsky
Sent: Dec 28, 2013 11:37 AM
To: Jo Anne Denison , “lawrence@Lhyman.com”
Subject: Illinois Supreme Court
It took Larry 3 attempts to get the procrustean rules of the Supreme Court right so that we could file our petition. The Petition is now filed. If the Supreme Court of Illinois will follow the Rule of Law as set out by their own ruling and the Supreme Court of the United States this is a cake=walk! Unfortunately, in Peel it took an Appeal to the United States Supreme Court. (That was the case in which a lawyer on his letterhead connoted that he had been awarded the designation as a ‘trial specialist!’ – the IARDC brought the proceedings against Attorney Peel as Peel was representing two other lawyers in proceedings brought to by the IARDC)
The first try failed because the Petition was more than 20 pages. I was going to file a Motion to file document in excess of 20 pages. OK – it was easier and did not delay us by just reducing the number of pages. New we needed a one page document – more like a duplication of the issues and prayer for relief. This we did – it was a piece of cake. On the 3rd try everything got filed. The 15 copies are now out! 12 to the Court and 3 to the IARDC.
Larry will furnish copies to everyone.
The argument is really quite simple. Content related speech is protected speech pursuant to the Rule of Law as set forth by the United States Supreme court. Thus, complaining of Greylord type corruption now going on in the field of Elder Cleansing cannot be punished by Mr. Larkin, his staff at the IADC and/or court appointed miscreants such as Adam Stern, Cynthia Farenga, Miriam Solo. Peter Schmiedel. (see 320 ILCS 20/4 granting immunity – which Larkin ignores, 735 ILCS 110/5 – which sets the policy of the State of Illinois – which Larkin ignores, 18 USCA 3,4 which require the reporting of felonies etc, 18 USCA 171 which effectively makes those who aid and abet criminal activity to be conspirators! Of course as the mail is part and parcel of these proceedings 18 USCA 1341 is also violated.
N.B. Income tax evasion, theft by a fiduciary, et al are felonies! As I have reported all these misdeeds to Mr. Larkin and the IARDC and they continue to ignore the reports (and reports totally consistent by citizens such as Scott Evans, Gloria Sykes, Katty Bakken, etc) aiding and abetting appears to be a mild term. The July 1, 2013 letter from a senior attorney at the IARDC claiming that Adam Stern was the GAL for Gloria and therefore the IARDC could not investigate Stern is strong evidence of 18 USCA 171, especially 17 days later when the false assertion became a typo, but no investigation commenced!
What is most interesting is the fact that Mr. Larkin has not attempted to CYA. As Carolyn has never denied the allegations made against her should give him pause! The fact that Carolyn was reported to be insolvent prior to being wrongfully appointed as guardian and now is flaunting wealth from every pore should raise some law enforcement eyebrows! In particular in light of 18 USCA 171 Larkin and the miscreants all know that anytime Mr. Holder decides each has ‘skin in the game!’ (When you add the prosecution of Ms. Denison in violation of 47 USCA 230 this is one puzzling case!)
Anyhow – on Monday I should have a workable draft of Count 1 of our 42 USCA 1983 claim for you and we can start adding the State Court counts! The lack of jurisdiction for the miscreant’s actions wraps things up in a very nice package. Before a Jury there will be no informal assumptions.
Ken Ditkowsky
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