From AC: What are case management orders all about?

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

A case management order is often a form issued by the judge that tells parties the following:

  1. a deadline for issuing written discovery (Interrogatories, Requests for Documents and Requests to Admit)
  2. A deadline by which all parties must take discovery of fact witnesses.
  3. In a med mal or pers. injury case, when Plaintiff has to send subpoenas to health care providers by
  4. When expert witnesses must be deposed by
  5. When expert witnesses must provide their expert reports by
  6. When dispositive motions must be filed by (motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, judgments on the pleadings.)
  7. When discovery will close
  8. The next status date so the judge can inquire of how the case is proceeding and help with any issues or disputes.
  9.  Motions in liminie (pre trial motions)
  10.  Trial Briefs due date
  11. Dates for trial to start and no. of days expected.

These orders help a court keep organized during the…

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From IR/Forbes; Beware of trust mills and estate planning scams

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherelliott/2018/07/16/beware-of-these-new-estate-planning-scams/#2a5366c15064

Beware Of These New Estate Planning Scams

Christopher Elliott

Bad advice. High fees. Trust mills. There’s a lot to watch out for when you’re planning for the future, including several new estate planning scams.

“Death brings out the worst in people,” says Francine Kent, an estate appraiser from Sarasota, Fla.

Unscrupulous advisors prey on the elderly and their heirs with questionable legal advice, unnecessary bills, and the ever-present living trust come-ons.

One recent estate stands out in Kent’s mind: a grandfather who had agreed to cover his son-in-law’s college tuition. After the grandfather’s death, his heirs declined to pay for the son-in-law’s bills because he wasn’t named in the will.

“I have seen plenty of awful things,” she adds.

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You need a plan (even if you think you don’t)

Think you don’t need a plan? Think again.

“We…

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From FB: parents cleared after allegations proved false

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Sooo many parents are losing their kids nowadays due to false allegations because the states get Title IV funds.  Previously I have published a video where a judge and a DCFS lawyer coached other lawyers to lie on forms to take away kids (always check off the negligence box, no matter what. And no matter what evidence parents present, I always rule against them.  Let them file an appeal or federal court case because the state needs the federal funds. )

So this is one honest judge.  We need more honest judges.

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-toddler-returned-to-parents-after-judge-finds-no-merit/article_31736a7a-258e-11e9-9f89-1f578600f460.html?fbclid=IwAR091DVI5iyME263fJGxAl22vE1MjyMiwUuqMmSmFQcBq3ud22Hi_SH04ik

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From FB: Atty Schwarz of NC able to save 2 kids from DCFS perfidy

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Everyone welcome South Carolina Attorney Ryan Schwartz and congratulation on his win for the parents.

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Ryan Schwartz is in Charleston, South Carolina.

Today was the highlight of my legal career. On May 8, 2017 my client’s child was taken away by DSS after they rushed their infant child to the hospital after they discovered a swollen leg. They had their child taken away after it was discovered he had 16 fractures but never any bruises or ANY evidence of child abuse. They not only had their child taken from them for two years (only seeing him 2 hours a month at the DSS building and supervised) they missed his first words and steps and they were humiliated in the news when they were arrested and charged with child abuse. It took a lot of work, late nights and a ton of research and…

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From FB; Woman in AU secretly films staffer suffocating and abusing dad; told not to film anymore

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Of course, the abuse was her fault and the facility sent her a cease and desist letter not to film and no apology.

Secret camera captures abuse of elderly man in nursing home including attempted ‘suffocation’

Updated 

A hidden camera in an Adelaide nursing home has captured footage of a staff member appearing to attempt to suffocate an 89-year-old man, prompting calls to legalise the installation of cameras in the private rooms of aged care facilities.

Key points:

  • Noleen Hausler was suspicious her father Clarence was being mistreated in his nursing home
  • She hid a small camera in his private room and recorded acts of abuse
  • There are now calls for security cameras to be installed in rooms of some aged care residents

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-25/secret-camera-captures-nursing-home-attempted-suffocation/7624770?fbclid=IwAR0Ngw5n46xLLj1hFD6VWPu6egZwS1USUom7Dq7nQxcSBQ59QSMD2f6si54

Noleen Hausler had been suspicious…

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From RM: Columbus, OH lawsuit alleges that doctor gave 27 elderly patients fatal doses of fentanyl.

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https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Mt+Carmel+Lawsuit&qpvt=mt+carmel+law+suit&FORM=EWRE

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A Columbus, Ohio doctor and the Mount Carmel Health System are being sued for allegedly intentionally administering a lethal dose of fentanyl to a woman in late 2017.

The wrongful death suit was filed by the estate of Janet Kavanaugh, who died at Columbus’ Mount Carmel West Hospital on Dec. 11, 2017 at the age of 79.

According to the lawsuit, Doctor William Husel prescribed Kavanaugh an excessive amount of fentanyl for the purposes of hastening the termination of her life.

Fentanyl is a powerful opioid pain medication, approximately 100 times stronger than morphine. Kavanaugh was given 1,000 micrograms of fentanyl through an IV, causing her death within 18 minutes, according to the lawsuit.

Kavanaugh’s family said they learned of the fentanyl dosage more than…

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From KD: Rabbi involved in multimillion Ponzi investment scheme for nursing homes

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https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2018/12/28/rabbi-accused-of-nursing-home-ponzi-scheme-ordered-to-pay-13m-to-investor/?utm_source=The+Real+Deal+E-Lerts&utm_campaign=11cd0f8b1f-New_York_Weekend_Update_11.19.2016_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6e806bb87a-11cd0f8b1f-389719597

Rabbi accused of nursing home Ponzi scheme ordered to pay $13M to investor

Rabbi Zvi Feiner allegedly sought investors for nursing home deals, then pocketed the profits once the businesses were sold

By Joe Ward | 

Research by Haru Coryne

December 28, 2018 04:00PM

A North Shore rabbi has been ordered to pay $13 million in his ongoing legal battle over an alleged real estate Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $35 million.

Zvi Feiner, rabbi of an Orthodox Jewish Congregation in Skokie and head of the Feiner Investment Corporation, stands accused of using his status in the Jewish community to entice investment into nursing homes, which he would acquire and ultimately sell without paying back investors.

His alleged victims include a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, a group of Jewish day school teachers that lost their life savings in the scheme, and a fellow Orthodox Jewish…

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From AAApg.net: Hillygus story of abusive Nevada gship, victim video

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Complaint Filed in US Federal Court by Lyon County Family

Alleges Two Nevada Judges Conspire to Defraud Family’s Life Savings in RICO Conspiracy

(3:18-cv00212)

MAY 8, 2018, RENO, NV : The complaint alleges Judge Frances Doherty and Judge David Clifton, both of Reno, Nevada, have colluded and conspired to keep 79 yr. old Susan L. Hillygus locked up and isolated against her pre-estate planning documents and trust.

Judge Frances Doherty is a family court judge with the Second Judicial District Court of Washoe County, Nevada, who has a long history of imposing abusive guardianships upon individuals and their family, even against the family’s protests. The complaint alleges Doherty, a former executive for Washoe Legal Services and past president and on the board of director of the 501-c-3, continues to conspire with current and past members (who are all lawyers) to keep elderly and vulnerable adults locked up against the family’s…

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Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Re: The Guardians documentary film on iTunesThis

From Ken Ditkowsky;
As this is the season for good will after wishing everyone in sight a Merry Christmas and a joyous Happy New Year – and meaning it – I started to read the Wall Street Journal web site as to breaking news and noted an article that related to a company/fund that invested in underwater mortgages.  The company made billions relying upon the basic honesty of the “great unwashed.”   The writer seemed surprised at the result.
Even though no one can suggest that I just fell off the turnip truck, I was not.    There is a basic honesty that is and has been always part of the American culture.   Indeed, our Political and media institutions are working very hard to counter even the impression of integrity, but, examples abound.
This guardianship criminal enterprise is an anomaly even though…

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