From Ken and Bev Cooper:

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

Let’s refresh your recollection.

Transcript from Oct 25, 2011 containing testimony by Peter Schmeidel.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FbJzwtHocwUWladXFIbzlmUFU/edit?usp=sharing

Way to go , Peter!  And Kudos to Mr. Stern for confirming what Mr. Schmeidel told Judge Hollis was the truth.

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.

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.

http://www.ditkowskylawoffice.com/

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