Saturday, May 30, 2020
Burn baby burn: Public rage against the police
Demonstrators, police clash across nation in another night of protest
Washington Post
May 31, 2020 at 2:08 a.m. EDT
Officials across America were responding to another night of escalating unrest after clashes erupted between protesters and police in dozens of cities Saturday. Tensions flared in cities from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to Columbia, S.C., and New York as thousands of people amassed to protest the death of a black man in police custody.
Police cars were set aflame, freeways were blocked, windows were shattered and authorities deployed tear gas and even rubber bullets. Multiple governors activated the National Guard and curfews were enacted in several major cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Louisville, Denver, Miami-Dade and Milwaukee.
Here are some significant developments: Read more here
Nearly 800 COVID-19 lawsuits have been filed, according to law firm's tracker
Nearly 800 COVID-19 lawsuits have been filed, according to law firm's tracker
American Bar Association
BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS
MAY 4, 2020
Wondering what kind of lawsuits are being filed in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic? A lawsuit tracker has the answer.
Nearly 800 lawsuits have been filed over the novel coronavirus, and more than 230 of them dealt with prison conditions, according to tracker data, which was last updated May 4. Hunton Andrews Kurth developed the tracker with the help of a data services provider.
The Washington Post and Law.com have coverage.
After prison lawsuits, the next most popular were lawsuits involving insurance disputes, contracts and civil rights (excluding the prison claims).
The prison claims—which included inmates seeking release because of the pandemic—are beginning to plateau, according to Hunton Andrews Kurth lawyer Torsten Kracht, who spoke with the Washington Post. On the upswing are claims concerning employment, wrongful death, contracts and force majeure provisions, he said.
The lawsuits targeted defendants such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, airlines, cruise lines, fitness chains and the entertainment industry, according to the Washington Post. The most claims have been filed in New York, followed by California, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Washington.
Suits include a class action against Pennsylvania’s health department for an alleged failure to properly monitor nursing homes, a challenge to a Washington state policy that has the effect of banning group Bible studies, a class action against Ticketmaster over failure to issue refunds for postponed events, and suits against airlines for failure to give cash refunds.
Some suits may face high hurdles in states that have granted some lawsuit protection to hospitals, nursing homes and long-term facilities during the COVID-19 crisis. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, meanwhile, said a federal aid bill for state and local governments should make the money contingent on states providing liability protection to businesses and hospitals providing services during the pandemic.
Kracht told Law.com that the database is built from case coding on the cover sheet for federal and state cases. Some state data has to be entered manually because of differences in cover sheets.
Kracht acknowledged that the tracker doesn’t include all the cases that have been filed.
Hunton Andrews Kurth clients get additional data summarizing the cases, which allows clients to decide whether to read the entire case file, Kracht told Law.com.
American Bar Association
BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS
MAY 4, 2020
Wondering what kind of lawsuits are being filed in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic? A lawsuit tracker has the answer.
Nearly 800 lawsuits have been filed over the novel coronavirus, and more than 230 of them dealt with prison conditions, according to tracker data, which was last updated May 4. Hunton Andrews Kurth developed the tracker with the help of a data services provider.
The Washington Post and Law.com have coverage.
After prison lawsuits, the next most popular were lawsuits involving insurance disputes, contracts and civil rights (excluding the prison claims).
The prison claims—which included inmates seeking release because of the pandemic—are beginning to plateau, according to Hunton Andrews Kurth lawyer Torsten Kracht, who spoke with the Washington Post. On the upswing are claims concerning employment, wrongful death, contracts and force majeure provisions, he said.
The lawsuits targeted defendants such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, airlines, cruise lines, fitness chains and the entertainment industry, according to the Washington Post. The most claims have been filed in New York, followed by California, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Washington.
Suits include a class action against Pennsylvania’s health department for an alleged failure to properly monitor nursing homes, a challenge to a Washington state policy that has the effect of banning group Bible studies, a class action against Ticketmaster over failure to issue refunds for postponed events, and suits against airlines for failure to give cash refunds.
Some suits may face high hurdles in states that have granted some lawsuit protection to hospitals, nursing homes and long-term facilities during the COVID-19 crisis. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, meanwhile, said a federal aid bill for state and local governments should make the money contingent on states providing liability protection to businesses and hospitals providing services during the pandemic.
Kracht told Law.com that the database is built from case coding on the cover sheet for federal and state cases. Some state data has to be entered manually because of differences in cover sheets.
Kracht acknowledged that the tracker doesn’t include all the cases that have been filed.
Hunton Andrews Kurth clients get additional data summarizing the cases, which allows clients to decide whether to read the entire case file, Kracht told Law.com.
Notice To Walmart and the MCSO: Violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
TO: Todd Maufroy, Manager
TO: Todd Maufroy, Manager
9570 SW Highway 200
Ocala, Florida 34481
Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO)
Southwest District Office
9048 SW State Rd. 200
Ocala, Florida 34481
TAKE NOTICE that each of you are in violation of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. ch. 126 § 12101 et seq.
My name is Neil J. Gillespie. I am disabled with type 2 diabetes. This morning at approximately 9:05 AM I was waiting in line at the pharmacy of the Walmart Supercenter #5326 to purchase one vial of type N insulin used to treat diabetes. While waiting in line I was approached by MCSO Deputy J. Williams who verbally trespassed me from the Walmart Supercenter #5326, where I have shopped since 2005, about 15 years. When I asked why I was being trespassed, all I can recall Deputy Williams said Walmart does not need a reason to trespass me, and I should ask Lt. Welch about the trespass. I left the store without being able to purchase insulin.
As a person with a disability, type 2 diabetes, insulin is a lifesaving medication. I believe the collaboration of Walmart and Lt. Welch to deny me insulin is a threat to my life.
Fortunately I was able to go to the Walmart Neighborhood Market, 7855 SW State Rd 200, Ocala, FL 34476 where at 9:27 AM today I purchased one vial of type N insulin for $24.88.
Deputy Williams failed to provide me with a written trespass warning, which is required by law. Williams’ failure to act lawfully is, inter alia, evidence that Lt. Welch operates the MCSO SW Substation as his own private business, a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization in violation of the RICO Act, 18 USC §§ 1961-1968 and in violation of Fla. Stat. ch 895.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO WALMART: Preserve your store’s surveillance video of this incident today May 30, 2020 at 9:05 AM for use in expected litigation.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
Also see: Civil Rights and ADA Disability Complaint Walmart
My name is Neil J. Gillespie. I am disabled with type 2 diabetes. This morning at approximately 9:05 AM I was waiting in line at the pharmacy of the Walmart Supercenter #5326 to purchase one vial of type N insulin used to treat diabetes. While waiting in line I was approached by MCSO Deputy J. Williams who verbally trespassed me from the Walmart Supercenter #5326, where I have shopped since 2005, about 15 years. When I asked why I was being trespassed, all I can recall Deputy Williams said Walmart does not need a reason to trespass me, and I should ask Lt. Welch about the trespass. I left the store without being able to purchase insulin.
As a person with a disability, type 2 diabetes, insulin is a lifesaving medication. I believe the collaboration of Walmart and Lt. Welch to deny me insulin is a threat to my life.
Fortunately I was able to go to the Walmart Neighborhood Market, 7855 SW State Rd 200, Ocala, FL 34476 where at 9:27 AM today I purchased one vial of type N insulin for $24.88.
Deputy Williams failed to provide me with a written trespass warning, which is required by law. Williams’ failure to act lawfully is, inter alia, evidence that Lt. Welch operates the MCSO SW Substation as his own private business, a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization in violation of the RICO Act, 18 USC §§ 1961-1968 and in violation of Fla. Stat. ch 895.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO WALMART: Preserve your store’s surveillance video of this incident today May 30, 2020 at 9:05 AM for use in expected litigation.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
Also see: Civil Rights and ADA Disability Complaint Walmart
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Cease and Desist, UPL of Marty Stone, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLP
Marty Stone |
Justice Network
By Neil J. Gillespie
May 27, 2020
The Florida Bar accepted a cease and desist affidavit from Marty Stone, then the Florida operator of McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC (MRLP), in the Unlicensed Practice of Law Investigation of Marty Stone File No. 20191041 (17A). In December 2018, Neil J. Gillespie filed an unlicensed practice of law (UPL) complaint against Marty Stone.
Gillespie alleged on The Florida Bar UPL complaint form in part:
"None of the named owners of McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC (MRLP) are members of The Florida Bar. Marty Stone, Manager, is not a member of The Florida Bar."
"A person not a member of The Florida Bar is a nonlawyer. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC can not lawfully operate as a law firm in Florida when it is owned and managed by nonlawyers."
On January 14, 2019 Algeisa Vazquez, Branch UPL Counsel wrote Gillespie in part:
RE: Unlicensed Practice of Law Investigation of Marty Stone
File No. 20191041 (17A)
Your unlicensed practice of law complaint against Marty Stone which you sent to The Florida Bar in Tallahassee was forwarded to me in the Ft. Lauderdale Branch because the complaint form lists a Ft. Lauderdale address for the respondent. I have opened the above-referenced file at staff level to evaluate your complaint.
Thank you for bringing this matter to the attention of The Florida Bar. You will be notified of the final disposition.On August 6, 2019 Ms. Vazquez wrote Gillespie in part:
This is to notify you that I have completed our staff level evaluation of your unlicensed practice of law complaint against the above-referenced individual and have now referred the file to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee "A" for further investigation and resolution. The investigating committee member assigned to the file may contact you with questions or a request for information. You will be notified of the final disposition of this matter.On April 29, 2020 Ms. Vazquez wrote Gillespie in part:
RE: Unlicensed Practice of Law Investigation of Marty Stone
File No. 20191041 (17A)
In December 2018, you filed an unlicensed practice of law complaint against the above referenced individual. The Seventeenth Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee "A" closed the case based on the acceptance of an affidavit. The affidavit does not require the individual to admit any wrongdoing, however, the individual agrees not to engage in any activities which constitute the unlicensed practice of law under existing decisions of the Supreme Court of Florida.The affidavit required by The Florida Bar amounts to a cease and desist affidavit from Mr. Stone, then the Florida operator of McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC (MRLP). The full public record is on Scribd.
**Follow-up Inquiry to Ali Vasquez re The Florida Bar UPL investigation of Marty Stone manager and CEO of MRLP
Monday, May 25, 2020
BAD COP: Lt. Charles Welch, MCSO
Lt. Charles Welch, MCSO |
South-Marion District Commander
Southwest District Office
9048 SW State Rd. 200
Ocala, FL 34481
Mr. Wilson/Judge Craggs Violation of Fla. Stat. § 817.568(8)(a) Criminal use of personal identification information, etc.
Begining on page 11: APPELLANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE APPELLEE’S "REPLY", CASE NO. 5D19-3479, Fifth District Court of Appeal, Gillespie v. RMS
21. On or about June 13, 2019 I personally met with Marion County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Charles Welch, the South-Marion District Commander, at 8:00 AM in his office at 9048 SW State Rd. 200, Ocala, FL 34481 to request criminal charges against Judge Ann Melenda Craggs for violation of Fla. Stat. § 817.568(8)(a) Criminal use of personal identification information; and related crimes together with Curtis Wilson, Esq., in the wrongful foreclosure of my Fla. residential homestead. My written request to the MCSO appears at Exhibit 9. MCSO Deputy Hunter McMurray, badge 6015, attended the meeting.
22. Judge Craggs and Mr. Wilson violated Fla. Stat. § 817.568(8)(a) Criminal use of personal identification information, used as trial evidence in the foreclosure. Fla. Stat. § 817.568(8)(a) states:
(8)(a) Any person who willfully and fraudulently uses, or possesses with intent to fraudulently use, personal identification information concerning a deceased individual or dissolved business entity commits the offense of fraudulent use or possession with intent to use personal identification information of a deceased individual or dissolved business entity, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
23. My mother, Penelope Gillespie, died on September 16, 2009. RMS alleged so in paragraph 5 of its Verified Complaint To Foreclose Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. Penelope Gillespie was dead on July 18, 2017 when Mr. Wilson submitted trial evidence in violation of § 817.568(8)(a),
Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose
Date Admitted As Evidence: 07/18/2017
Evidence ID: PL-4
because the Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose is dated June 8, 2012 to "Penelope Gillespie" and "Dear Penelope Gillespie". The Evidence List appears at Exhibit 1. The Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose appears at Exhibit 2 and is signed by Judge Craggs.
24. The Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose does not inform "Penelope Gillespie" because she died on September 16, 2009. A deceased person cannot own property, or respond to this notice. This notice is defective.
25. A HECM foreclosure must commence within 6 months. 24 C.F.R. § 206.125(d)(1). Borrower Penelope Gillespie died September 16, 2009. The Plaintiff did not commence this foreclosure until January 9, 2013.
26. Because the Plaintiff missed the time to bring a foreclosure, it has relied on false documents showing Penelope Gillespie is still alive, including its notice of foreclosure, and routine correspondence addressed to "Penelope Gillespie".
27. The Plaintiff’s (RMS) envelope to the NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO FORECLOSE (Exhibit 2) shows different names for U.S. Postal Service Certified Mail, and is therefore fraudulent, because the Notice begins, "Dear Penelope Gillespie:" and not,
"Dear Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie as Co-Trustees of the Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement dated February 10, 1997"
In fact the trust is not mentioned at all. Mark Gillespie was not provided a Notice of Default at his home in Fort Worth, Texas.
28. Therefore service on Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie, is fatally flawed. The Trust was not sued. Penelope Gillespie was not sued. The Estate of Penelope Gillespie was not sued.
29. On information and belief, the Plaintiff sued the wrong party in suing "Neil J. Gillespie and Mark Gillespie as Co-Trustee of the Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement Dated February 10, 1997", see the Foreclosure Benchbook 2013 "Parties to the Foreclosure Action", "Necessary and Proper Defendants" page 16:
1. The owner of the fee simple title - only indispensable party defendant to
a foreclosure action. English v. Bankers Trust Co. of Calif., N.A., 895 So.
2d 1120, 1121 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). Foreclosure is void if titleholder omitted...
30. The titleholder on January 9, 2013 when the case was filed was the "Gillespie Family Living Trust Agreement Dated February 10, 1997". The Plaintiff failed to sue the only indispensable party. Therefore, the foreclosure is void. See Filing # 83954243 E-Filed 01/27/2019 11:53:01 PM
31. Judge Craggs and Mr. Wilson violated related laws, such as, (See Exhibit 9)
- F.S. § 837.06 False official statements
- F.S. § 838.022 Official misconduct
- F.S. § 839.13 Falsifying records
- Chapter 825, Abuse, Neglect, And Exploitation Of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults. I am an elderly person [825.101(4)] and a disabled adult as defined by Chapter 825.
- Judge Craggs is a public officer who corruptly used her official position as judge to secure a special benefit (corrupt foreclosure) for Mr. Wilson. F.S. § 112.313(6) Misuse of Public Position, (6) MISUSE OF PUBLIC POSITION
- Judge Craggs is a public servant as provided by the Fla. Const., Art. V, who violated her Oath of Office, see Art. II, sec 5(b).
32. Lt. Welch said the MCSO will not investigate or refer for prosecution crimes committed by lawyers and/or judges if committed during the course of their professional practice. I reminded Lt. Welch that 817.568(8)(a) pertains to "Any person" and that includes lawyers and/or judges whether or not in their personal or professional life. Lt. Welch disagreed; he referred me to the FDLE and/or the FBI.
33. "Basic rights.—All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law..." Art I, sec. 2, Fla. Const. Lawyers and judges are "natural persons" and equal before the law, including 817.568(8)(a) that Lt. Welch refused to enforce, and pertains to "Any person" - including lawyers and judges.
The People’s Bar, an unincorporated assn., Art. I, Sec. 2, Fla. Const.
34. Appellant’s Responses to Notice of Appellant Responsibilities appears at paragraph 5, page 2, DOC-205 Case 3:19-bk-00808-JAF, US Bankruptcy Court, and here at Exhibit 10, and states in relevant part:
5. This chapter 13 bankruptcy has been compromised by a number of issues:
a. The unconstitutional HECM reverse mortgage program;
b. The wrongful foreclosure of my home on a HECM reverse mortgage by the foreclosing plaintiff, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.;
c. Violation of criminal law by the foreclosing plaintiff, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., and its counsel, n.k.a. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC.;
d. The contemporaneous 2019 Chapter 11 Bankruptcy of Ditech Holding Corporation, parent company of the foreclosing plaintiff, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
e. Corruption by The Florida Bar (a private lawyers guild, an unincorporated association, and a unified bar association) of the US legal system, including the US Supreme Court* and all inferior federal and state courts, the US Department of Justice, and US Trustee.
*An exception is Justice Thomas who granted the Appellant’s applications to
extend time on three separate occasions.
Ultimately this is the result of lawyer-judges (the US does not have professional judges) and lawyers who are members of unified bar associations (about 75 percent; undermining the lawyer's independent exercise of professional judgment, from the client and the interest of justice, to serving the bar to keep his/her bar card, the license to practice) as members of the judicial branch of government, who usurp the constitutional separation of powers, and enter the legislative branch (congress) and the executive branch (president, DOJ). In Marion County Florida, the Marion County Bar Association, Inc. undermines the rule of law by, inter alia, rigging cases (or suggesting outcomes) and bribing lawyer-judges with food, entertainment, and promised rigged public elections (by and through the assurance of no opponents), and other bar-bench schemes concocted at the exclusive and private Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Florida and elsewhere.
35. Therefore, a "People’s Bar", is needed, perhaps modeled after The Florida Bar as an unincorporated association, because under Art. I, Sec. 1, Fla. Const.:
SECTION 1. Political power.—All political power is inherent in the people. The enunciation herein of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or impair others retained by the people.
Labels:
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FS 837.06 False Official Statements,
FS 838.022 Official Misconduct,
FS 839.13 Falsifying records,
HECM reverse mortgage,
Lt. Charles Welch,
MCSO
State Attorney Brad King: Announcement of No Information in Sarah Thompson case
Brad King, State Attorney |
Charge:
I Possession of Methamphetamine
II Drug Possession - General
III Possession of Cannabis - 20 Grams or Less
IV Possession of Paraphernalia
Announcement of No Information
Comes now the State of Florida, by and through its undersigned Assistant State Attorney, and announces that it will file no information on the above entitled cause bases on the following grounds:
Based on the facts and circumstances of this case and a review of the available evidence, the State announces a No Information in the above case, If new evidence, such as fingerprints, is discovered, the State will reconsider filing the above charges.
DATED this the 3 day of March, 2020
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the above has been furnished to Sarah May Thompson, Defendant, Pro Se, 14445 SW 34th Terrace Road, FL 34473, by hand or mail delivery or electronic service this 3 day of March, 2020.
BRAD KING
STATE ATTORNEY
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
BY /s/ Robert Kyle Lambert
Robert Kyle Lambert
Assistant State Attorney
Fla. Bar # 1002488
110 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 5000
Ocala, FL 34475
(352) 671-5800
EServiceMarion@sao5.org
Case related documents:
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF NO INFORMATION
- ARREST AFFIDAVIT ORIGINAL DOC-010 Sarah May Thompson
- MCSO 20OFF002806 Incident Report Sarah May Thompson
- MCSO Incident Detail Report 2002050858 Drug Arrest
- MCSO Inmate Information Sarah May Thompson
- SARAH MAY THOMPSON mugshot case 42-2020-CF-000516-CFAXXX
- MCSO 19OFF028747 Incident Report tag stolen
- MCSO 20OFF005466 Incident Report Property Found
Labels:
controlled substance,
drug paraphernalia,
drugs,
glass pipe,
marijuana,
Marion County Florida,
methadone,
methamphetamine,
no information
Friday, May 22, 2020
Woman caught with drugs in Dunnellon traffic stop
Sarah May Thompson |
Ocala-News.com
February 13, 2020
By Jim Cheesman
A New Port Richey woman as arrested on drug charges early Thursday during a traffic stop in Dunnellon.
Sarah May Thompson, 34, was a passenger in a white Ford station wagon that was pulled over for having a stolen tag on SW 81st Street. During the traffic stop, a Marion County sheriff’s K9 conducted an open-air sniff and alerted deputies to narcotics in the vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office report.
A search of the vehicle turned up a black zippered bag under Thompson’s seat that contained a small clear jar containing a green leafy substance that tested positive for marijuana, a jar containing a white rock-like substance that tested positive for methamphetamine, and 1 ½ pills identified as methadone, the report said.
A deputy also found a brown sunglasses case under Thompson’s seat that contained a glass pipe. The pipe contained a residue that field tested positive for methamphetamine. Thompson refused to speak to deputies about the items found in the vehicle, according to the report.
Thompson was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was taken to the Marion County Jail, where she was released Friday on $6,000 bond. No court information was available. Read more
Labels:
controlled substance,
drug paraphernalia,
drugs,
glass pipe,
marijuana,
Marion County Florida,
methadone,
methamphetamine
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