Wednesday, September 22, 2010

SHAME ON YOU - PROBATE COURT OF COOK COUNTY JUDGES

SHAME ON YOU - PROBATE COURT OF COOK COUNTY JUDGES

Judges of Probate Court - View these videos and SEE YOURSELVES!!!

FOX NEWS Investigative Report: Guardian Abuse Part 1 and 2

YouTube Videos:


 FOX NEWS  http://www.youtube.com/user/stopguardianabuse?feature=mhum

This can happen to someone you love:



Editors note:  If you are not sickened by what you see in the videos above - you are part of the problem.  Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com 9-22-2010

An editorial by "Impeach" posted Oct. 9, 2010

In the United States of America there are:


3009 counties, 64 parishes, 16 boroughs, 41 independent municipalities or cities. Keep this in mind as we do some probate calculations.

Lou Ann Anderson from Estate of Denial writes that one probate judge told her he oversees $750 Million per quarter in estate cases. There are four probate courts in that one county of Texas. That would add up to $12 Billion in one year in one county of the US. Above, I've listed the number of counties, parishes, boroughs and independent municipalities which would all have at least one probate court. This will be hypothetical, but it probably would not be far off to multiply this amount per county, etc. and come up with the figure of: $375,600,000,000/year]to make a ball park determination of how much money passes through US probate courts annually.

$375.6 BILLION.

Over a decade this would amount to almost:

$4 TRILLION

Now do you realize the industry that the probate court is truly? And why the government turns a blind eye to the business of these courts? Everyday, Judge xxxxx xxxxx begins by announcing "the business of the court". That's because it IS a business. And he's the CEO. How hard would it be for some of those spoils to be making their way into the wrong pockets? Remember, he was APPOINTED to an elected bench by the governor of Tennessee, Phil Bredesen. It would suggest that Governor Bredesen wanted to make sure he had a man he could rely on to run the business of this company-uh, court.

One judge, NO jury, NO oversight; and a room full of estate attorneys dividing an amount of wealth that rivals the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Do you now realize why we need an accounting from this legal industry? This is going on all over our country and it's the big, dirty secret of the legal world and our government. There's a reason this has never been pointed out to "we, the people", because it's an self entitlement of "us, the power".

"The love of money is the root of all evil". (The Bible)


OCT. 7, 2010 The court of the courts, The Tennessee Court of the Judiciary (COJ), has come under scrutiny this week in Nashville.


Legislators have stated "shock" over the testimony of attorneys expressing fear of retaliation if they petition for a judge to recuse himself or file a complaint with the COJ against a judge. The statistics reveal a governing body that doesn't seem to be doing its job. And the job they do is done in secret.

What disturbs me about the hearings going on in regards to the COJ is that, once again, "we the people" don't seem to be at the forefront of the concerns. Lawyers vs. Judges seems to be the issue. The fundamental problem is the impasse that citizens face when forced into the legal maze. Our voice is filtered through those of attorneys and the plea is often diluted in the name of "I've got to work in this town" syndrome, or so is the case in Nashville. We are forced to inherit the "fear of retaliation" which results in the muting of zealous representation.

In the probate court, this problem is further augmented by the lack of a jury and oversight. When ALL attorneys are on the gravy train of the conserved or deceased (being paid from the estate by the court), what attorney would be encouraged to go the distance in zealously representing their client if it meant bucking up against the judge, who not only is the jury, but the boss who pays the check?

In Judge xxxx xxxxxxx probate court, this scenario is further complicated because Kennedy thinks attorneys are superior human beings and loathes pro se (self-representation), and advertises constantly how "there are more conservatorships in this court than any other court in the state", while bullying any attorney outside his fraternity into submission. And this goes on day in, day out.

It's been decades since Tennessee has impeached a judge. It's time for the COJ to send a message of hope and confidence to the citizens of Davidson County.

Impeach




October 6, 2010    Conservatorships



We're still on the topic of conservatorships. Remember, the probate court is a court of liquidation, but also empowered with the authority to "conserve". How does this work? It doesn't. Conservatorships, meant to conserve, are adjudicated in a court that is set up to liquidate and divide. A law meant to preserve the assets, as well as the person, of the "disabled" has been abused and morphed into a law that is used to loot and dispose.


Here are a few other tactics of the probate mob in regards to "conservatorships".


A person who is conserved loses ALL their rights granted them by the Constitution. A criminal on death row has more rights than a ward who is under a conservatorship. Their court appointed fiduciary becomes their legal surrogate, no, becomes THEM. The conserved lose their right to vote, hold a driver's license, make medical decisions, have any control over their assets, marry, enter into legally binding contracts, even sign their name. They become a ghost legally. With all control over their life taken away, conservatorships lends themselves easily to the looting of the estate and abuse of the person if the court is cooperative and turning a blind eye to the actions of its officers. And this has become the rule as opposed to the exception. In the xxxxxx case, his rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" were included in this list of rights stripped from him. It's in the pleadings which are public record.


And here are just some of the earmarks of the abuse: The ward is locked away, far away, often out-of-state, with no one who truly cares allowed to see them BY COURT ORDER. They are medicated into a stupor so they often don't realize what is being done, and often medicated to death-literally. All their assets become property of the court and are quickly liquidated and disposed of. The real estate is driven into foreclosure, sold to a friend of the conservator and/or court at a bargain, then resold later at face value with participation in the profit. Intimidation is used to scare the ward into cooperation. Cooperative doctors/psychiatrists cooperate in convincing any observers that the ward is mentally incompetent/disturbed and needs the intervention of the court (xxxxxxx Psychiatric Hospital is the big team player with the 7th Circuit Court-you talk about "the patients taking over the asylum"). As quickly as possible, the ward's estate is driven into bankruptcy and their credit report is ruined. This assures the court that no one will have any means to seek legal recourse if the conservatorship is terminated, which they rarely are. And the judge rubber stamps all costs taxed to the conservatorship. Once all the assets are gone, then they tack on all the government subsidies such as social security, Medicare/Medicaid, disability, etc. It's a gravy train ad infinitum. The fiduciary overpays taxes, insurances, etc. and never account for the refunds. It's pocketed. The fraud beneath the fraud is so complex and vast that it appears unbelievable to any listening ear; and the ward, or any concerned, are discredited by the system so no one listens. All the lawyers are on the gravy train, so none of them make a peep, but participate in the coverup and fraud. And, GET THIS, the ward is stripped of the right to sue those that are raping and pillaging their person and property. It's a racket that is deeply and tightly tied up without a chance to fight it. Again, it is truly the dark hole of the legal world.


The xxxxxxx case is deplorable. Here's a musician at the top of his game, big money in the bank, a SEP IRA, substantial income, but a brother hell-bent on his destruction. Three years and over a million dollars later, it's all gone and he's left with over $100K in attorneys fees. The court has ruled a "termination" of the conservatorship, but still allows the bastard brother to capture the royalties without having to account. All the bills have been returned to xxxxxxx, but his income hasn't. It's INSANE and down right evil, but that's how the probate mob works-and Judge xxxxx xxxx is the godfather of this legalized/organized crime. Now that there's no more money left to spend, suddenly xxxx is "just fine", no longer "disabled". If you are truly disabled and have no assets, the probate court won't touch you. They are only interested in those with the bank to loot. And it's so obvious, but they bury it all so deep in a shit pile of paper work that if you ever break out of the conservatorship you have no means to fight back.


The probate court is guilty of crimes against humanity and our government turns a blind eye.


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BOOK RECOMMENDATION 10-2-2010


We at Probatesharks would like to urge our readers to read "Marked for Destruction" by John Caravella. It is the true story of a guardianship abuse victim. The book is written from the pages of a diary written by an 82 year old woman as she found herself a prisoner at the hands of an unethical nurse, attorneys, and judge.

This true story occurred near Milwaukee. A dedicated friend, an ethical attorney, and the local news media helped to release the victim from the "care" of the abusive exploitative guardian.

We at Probatesharks have had our loved ones experience similar abusive situations; estates have been depleted by greedy unethical court players, all under the watchful eyes of the judges on the 18th floor of the Daley Center in Chicago. The judges in the corrupt Cook County Probate courts have legalized (sanctioned) this financial exploitation.

We are hearing of new cases on a regular basis from victims of the Corrupt Cook County Probate Courts. It is time for our stories to be told, and our loved ones to be released from their abusive guardianships.

We invite local and national media to contact us so the crimes that are occuring in the corrupt Cook County Probate Courts may be exposed.

We want our loved ones released from their greedy guardians, with full restitution of their estates. We also want appropriate felony charges to be brought against all unethical players in these cases.

In the words of the victim of this book, we will "never give up this fight."

The book may be read online, or may be purchased. Please visit www.markedfordestruction.com to read or purchase the book.

Signed,

Truthteller


FRAUD ON THE COURT 9-25-2010

The Corrupt Cook County Probate Courtrooms are frequent venues for FRAUD ON THE COURT.


The requisite fraud on the court occurs where "it can be demonstrated, clearly and convincingly, that a party has sentiently set in motion some unconscionable scheme calculated to interfere with the judicial system's ability impartially to adjudicate a matter by improperly influencing the trier of fact or unfairly hampering the presentation of the opposing party's claim or defense."

Read more at:
http://www.ballew.com/bob/htm/fotc.htm

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-708572/Fraud-on-the-court-as.html

If your loved one's case involved FRAUD ON THE COURT, please report the violators to the appropriate agencies. Please refer to our "HOW TO" index on the right-hand side of our website so can report these unethical violations.

Signed,

Your Probate Sharks Crime-Stopping Team

P.S. WAS YOUR DISABLED LOVED ONE EXPLOITED THROUGH THE CORRUPT COOK COUNTY PROBATE COURTS BY LACK OF PROPER COMMUNICATION IN A MANNER THAT THE DISABLED WARD COULD UNDERSTAND? WAS YOUR DISABLED LOVED ONE'S ESTATE DEPLETED THROUGH EXCESSIVE LEGAL FEES THAT WERE NOT COMMUNICATED TO YOUR LOVED ONE? WAS YOUR DISABLED LOVED ONE DECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE COURT? WAS YOUR DISABLED LOVED ONE'S POA REPLACED WITH A COURT-APPOINTED GUARDIANSHIP WITHOUT HIS/HER UNDERSTANDING? WAS YOUR DISABLED LOVED ONE'S WILL CHANGED WITHOUT HIS/HER UNDERSTANDING/?

HAVE YOU REPORTED YOUR CASE TO SENATOR LEAHY YET? PLEASE FOLLOW OUR HOW-TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!!


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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

HOW TO REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

HOW TO REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT


Since every guardianship is commenced on the basis of disability, the regulations under The Americans with Disabilities Act apply. Under ADA, accommodations must be made for the disabled to appear and/or communicate to the court in order to assert the right to full participation in the judicial process. Reasonable accommodation for communication includes both a method (written words) and a service (person to help deliver them). The DPoA and DPoAHC documents qualify as written messages that become effective during the individual's impairment, and the person named as agent in the documents is the service deliverer. The court's refusal of the documents is a violation of the Disabled's right to communication under ADA Title 28 Chapter 1 Part 35 #35.160. Retaliation against the disabled and/or advocates is also a violation under Part 35 #35.134 and Part 36 #36.206.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has broad jurisdiction over judicial issues such as courts and judges, constitutional issues, and civil rights and liberties. A request has been submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, through the Office of its Chairman Senator Leahy, VT, to investigate the role of Probate Courts across the country in violating ADA rights with resulting personal abuses, healthcare fraud, and financial exploitation. THEY HAVE AGREED TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST CONTINGENT ON HOW MANY REPORTS COME IN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THIS IS A GROWING PATTERN.

We now have a specific law and a specific person to work with. Our job is to make noise. Everyone whose case has involved ADA violations, particularly the discarding of PoA documents, in Probate Court should do this:

1) Write a 1-page letter describing the ADA violations in your case in Probate Court, name the state and court, and add a paragraph about who has been hurt and who has gained from the resulting situation.

2) Send a copy of your letter to:

U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
ATTN: John Tracy, Field Representative
87 State Street, PO Box 933
Montpelier VT 05601
e-mail: John_Tracy@leahy.senate.gov

3) Send 3 more copies to your Congressional Delegation - your 2 Senators and your district's Representative in the U.S. House.

WAS YOUR LOVED ONE'S POA DISREGARDED BY THE COURT? WAS YOUR LOVED ONE'S ESTATE DEPLETED BY THE COURT WITHOUT HIS/HER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WAS OCCURRING? WAS YOUR LOVED ONE DECEIVED BY A MEMBER OF COURT? WAS YOUR LOVED ONE ISOLATED AND RESTRICTED FROM COMMUNICATING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS? WAS A FAMILY MEMBER THREATENED OR RETALIATED AGAINST IF HE/SHE ATTEMPTED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WARD?

IF SO, PLEASE REPORT YOUR CASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE--HELP UP PUT AN END TO THIS CORRUPTION!

Signed, Your Probate Sharks Federal Investigations Liaison
 
Editor's Note: Please also place comments in the "Politics" and "Candidates" sections of your local newspaper's on-line edition, referring victims (and reporters) to this website. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com

Friday, September 17, 2010

LIVE CABLE TV SHOW A SUCCESS

LIVE CABLE TV SHOW A SUCCESS


 Cable Free Speech TV show this Wednesday, September 22, 2010, as she welcomed a representative from the National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse (NASGA). The guest discussed  NASGA's Open Letter to Congress, and the association's efforts to stop guardianship abuse through proposed Congressional legislation. You can visit NASGA's website at www.stopguardianabuse.org to download the document that was submitted to Congress earlier this year. We have received calls from all over the United States with suggestions for the removal of the monsters responsible for Court Sanctioned Elder Abuse

Guardianship abuse runs rampant in the corrupt Cook County Probate Courts, and is gaining national attention. Politicians from Cook County would be wise to take note of what has been occuring during their tenures in public office, and the growing national and local efforts to expose this corruption.


Signed,

Your Probate Sharks Media Relations Specialist

Editor’s note: Please use contact information tab for further information of repeat broadcasts in the many communities throughout the Chicagoland area served by the cable company. 

Saturday, September 11, 2010

HOW TO REPORT UNETHICAL LAWYERS AND JUDGES

HOW TO REPORT UNETHICAL LAWYERS AND JUDGES

Unfortunately, there is an abundance of unethical lawyers and judges in the Cook County Probate Courts. Corruption most definitely abounds on the 18th floor of the Daley Center.

Unethical lawyers should be reported to the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Committee (ARDC)

ARDC does not accept email complaints or other email communications regarding confidential investigations or proceedings. Web site visitors may contact ARDC by telephone, facsimile or mail at its Chicago or Springfield offices listed below.

One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive
Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60601-6219
(312) 565-2600 or, within
Illinois, (800) 826-8625
Fax (312) 565-2320



3161 West White Oaks Drive, Suite 301
Springfield, IL 62704
Telephone Number: 217/546-3523
Fax Number: 217/546-3785
The 800 number (800-252-8048) will remain the same

ARDC offices are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

It is a good idea to review the Rules of Professional conduct, so you can speak the the lawyers' violation in your complaint. These rules may be viewed on the website. https://www.iardc.org/index.html

Other helpful links:

To submit a request for investigation: https://www.iardc.org/howtorequest.html

To contact the ARDC: https://www.iardc.org/howtocontact_orginfo.html

HOW TO REPORT JUDGES:

Unethical judges may be reported to the State of Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board.


PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOUR CASE IS CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION, RETALIATION BY THE JUDGE MAY RESULT, AND MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR CASE. DEPENDING ON YOUR SITUATION, YOU MAY BE WISE TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR CASE IS SETTLED PRIOR TO REPORTING THE JUDGE. This is an unfortunate truth of the situation.

The contact information for the Judicial Inquiry Board is found below:

100 West Randolph Street
Suite14-500
Chicago, IL 60601
312 814-5554
800 227-9429
TDD 312 814-1881
FAX 312 814-5719
www.state.il.us/jib

The Rules of Judicial Conduct and information regarding the submission and handling of complaints against Illinois Judges can be found on this site.

Signed,

Your Probate Sharks Whistleblower

Editors note 9-15-2010: The fact that this website is being seriously discussed in the Probate Court of Cook County tells this editor that we are on the right track.  Whistleblower - Keep up the good work.  Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com

Friday, September 10, 2010

HOW TO REPORT UNETHICAL NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS

HOW TO REPORT UNETHICAL NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS


Despite the fact that the Gallup poll has found nurses as the Most Trusted profession every year except one ( in 2001, after 9-11 when firefighters won the recognition), there are, most unfortunately, some scumbag nurses in this world. These scumbag nurses are driven by greed, and are making a living off of the elderly disabled through unethical and corrupt guardianship proceedings in the Cook County Probate Courts.

Unfortunately, the volunteers at Probate Sharks have both heard of, and witnessed, numerous cases where unethical nurses have: entered false assessments into court; entered false documention into the medical record; committed perjury in court to restrict family members from visiting their loved ones; deceived the elderly disabled in order to gain them as clients for their own guardianship companies; attempted to create discourse among family members for the benefit of the nurse seeking guardianship; and have even allegedly hastened the deaths of the elderly disabled to facilitite a rapid pay-out of illegally altered wills.

If you have had the unfortunate opportunity to deal with one of these unethical nurses, please report the nurse to the :

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Division of Professional Regulation
Complaint Intake Unit
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312/814-6910

The following website will allow you to file a complaint by email; however, you will not be able to submit your supporting documents with this method.

https://www.idfpr.com/dpr/FILING/Complaint.asp

Unfortunately, there are also unethical social workers who have been making their livings off of the elderly diasbled as well; these social workers may be reported to this agency as well.

Signed,

Your Probate Sharks Professional Watchdog

HOW TO OBTAIN COURT RECORDS AND TRANSCRIPTS

HOW TO OBTAIN COURT RECORDS AND TRANSCRIPTS

To do a probate case search to see the various orders and motions in your case:
You will want to do this on a reliable, high-speed internet computer. The files are lengthy and take several minutes to download.

Go to the website below:

http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210

Click on Probate Case Search

Type in the case number at the top of the page, or the ward's name under the box marked "estate". You will see lawyers' names, judges' names, guardians' names, and a chronological report of all orders, motions, petitions, etc. that have been submitted on your case. You can also see the next scheduled court date if you scroll to the entries at the bottom of the file.

This timeline will also come in handy if you want to order specific transcripts or view specific records (you need to go to the Daley Center to see your records); this timeline will also come in handy as you report identified unethical or illegal behaviors to the appropriate agencies.

To Order Court Transcripts:

Official transcripts are recorded for every status hearing, trial, etc. They contain valuable information about your case. These transcripts are PUBLIC records, available to anyone who requests them. However, there is a fee involved, and it can become quite costly. The current rate for they typing of a transcript is $3.15/page. The transcripts may be mailed to you upon request; there is an additional postage fee involved, usually amounting to several dollars.

You can order a transcript by phone. The number is: (312) 603-8405. You will need to give them the name of the judge, the name of the ward, and the case number.

They usually ask you how you are related; however, these are public records, and you can just tell them you are requesting a public record.

After you supply them with the above information, they will look in their records to see who was the transcriptionist for the judge that day. They will give you their name, and the transcriptionist will call you back with an estimate on the cost. You will need to send a deposit, usually as a certified check or money (though some will take personal checks). When they are done typing the transcript (this can take several weeks), the transcriptionist will call you back with the final amount due. The transcript will be mailed to you upon receipt of your final payment.

The payments are mailed to the attention of the transcriptionist at the following address:

Official Court Reports
69 W. Washington
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60602

Though the transcripts are supposed to be reliable, probate sharks has heard of many instances were the transcripts were either lost or inaccurate. This is especially true during proceedings where the lawyers, judges, and guardians would rather the public record not reflect what occurred in court.

That said, please take your own notes if you are present in court that day. It is also advisable to have someone else document the proceedings as well. If you are so lucky as to have a reporter accompany you to court, that would be ideal.

Additionally, it is advisable that you keep ALL communications with your attorney (if you have one) in email form. After EACH court appearance, ask them to report to you exactly what occurred in court that day. Having all communications in writing may be very valuable down the road if you need to report the case to any authorities.

In the event that a transcriptionist tells you he/she has lost the transcript that you are requesting, you should report this immediately to :

Judge Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge
Ms. Marilyn A. Filishio, Administrator
State of Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County
Official Court Reporters
69 West Washington Street
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 603-8509
Fax (321) 603-9820


To View and Obtain Court Records:

Probate court files are public records. You are able to view and copy them at the Daley Center, Room 1202. You will need a photo ID to check out the case file. Files must be kept in the room, but may be photocopied in the room for 25 cents per page. Here is the name, address, and phone number of the court office:

Richard J. Daley Center
50 West Washington Street
Room 1202
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 603-6441 or (312) 603-6457
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 Mon-Fri

If you want to view case files, these websites will be helpful to you:

http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=DDPage&DDPage=4200
and
 http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=RecArchivePage

If you are appearing as a pro-se litigant (without an attorney), this website is where you can find various court forms that may be helpful to you for submission into court:

http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=FormsPage&FormsPage=4200&FORMNAME=&TITLE=&Submit=Submit

Court records may also be ordered from the Clerk's office; however, this method is more expensive, as you are paying for them to search the records for you. More information on this may be obtained at the following website:http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6020

We hope you find this information useful in your fight against Cook County Probate Court Corruption

Signed,

Your Probate Sharks Court Records Specialist

Editor's note: Alice R. Gore Estate value about 1 million dollars: Alice R. Gore, deceased, a disabled 99 year old ward of the Probate Court of Cook County, Judge Kawamoto’s courtroom was hours away from ending up in the Cook County Morgue. Alice's estate was depleted by probate court parasites and there were reportedly no funds to bury her. Her loving family paid for the burial expenses so that Alice would not have to suffer the indignity of being stacked like an Auschwitz inmate in the Cook County morgue. The judge allowed an easily manipulated mentally disabled granddaughter to be appointed as Alice’s guardian and yet no sanctions were instituted against the judge or court officers for this blatant infraction of the law.KawamotoDragon.com


Strangely, 16 of Alice’s annuity checks, two of which show forged endorsements, disappeared. Alice’s daughter has a copy of a check with her signature possibly forged. The daughter’s attorney has been trying to obtain copies of the 16 other annuity checks for two years without success. Even more puzzling is a $150,000 life insurance policy owned by Alice and not inventoried into the estate by the court. The Probate Court of Cook of Cook County refuses to investigate these blatant infractions of the law. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Patterns of Scheme and Design and Coming Attractions

"Patterns of Scheme and Design”


With the assistance of our many volunteers, Probate Sharks will be bringing you an educational series to help you fight the corruption in your loved-one's probate court case. The first of these classes will assist you in identifying "Patterns of Scheme and Design".

The elderly disabled in the Cook County Probate Courts are being victimized by lawyers, judges, and guardianship owners. There are cases of family members being removed as guardians for their parents through cross-petitions by lawyers and GALs. This is done so the court minions can become the legal guardians to control your loved-one's estate. Subsequently, the cases continue with instances of falisified wills, kidnapping, deception, false records entered into court, falsified medical testimonies, perjury, medicaid fraud and abuse, family visitation restrictions, "facilitation" of early deaths for the elderly, and depletion of the estate through drastically prolonged court cases with exhorbitant legal and guardianship fees.

Unfortunately, these are not isolated cases. There are many such cases, which seem to follow specific patterns of scheme and design. These patterns are evident, and may be seen by looking at court records which involve the same players (judges, lawyers, GALs, nurses, and guardianship companies).

If you have concerns that your case is being handled unethically and/or illegally, you can see if the same patterns on your case are repeated on other cases that involve the same court players. Court documents to look for include: cross-petitions for different guardians, restrictions on family visitation, naming of new guardians, changes in nursing home facilities, many entries for legal fees, and many strike trial dates. Another clue is that often times the victims' family members need to appear as a pro-se litigant, without an attorney because their own funds have been depleted as well.

To see do a probate case search to see if your probate court case is similar to others, go to the website below:


http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210

If you want to look at the patterns in your own case, type in the case number at the top of the page, or the ward's name under the box marked "estate". You will see lawyers' names, judges' names', guardians' names, and a chronological report of all of the types of documents submitted into court on your case.

This timeline will also come in handy if you want to order specific transcripts or view specific records (you need to go to the Daley Center to see your records); this timeline will also come in handy as you report identified unethical or illegal behaviors to the appropriate agencies.

If you want to look at other cases in which your court players are involved, click the box on the right which says "claimant, minor, or representative" and enter the name of the GAL, guardian, etc. that concerns you. This will allow you to see the case numbers of these players' other cases, where you can look to see if the same patterns of scheme and design are present. Viewing the records themselves (at the Daley Center) will provide you with helpful additional information.

Watch for future lessons by our many volunteers and specialists on obtaining court records and transcripts, and reporting unethical/illegal behaviors to the appropriate agencies.

Signed,

Your Probate Sharks Crime-Buster

COMING ATTRACTIONS:  The sucess of the last five cable programs on Comcast Free Speach channel #19 has prompted the production of several more true case histories of victims of the Probate Court of Cook County.  Check this blog for future listings.  Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com