July 26, 2017, King County Superior Court Probate hearing with Washington State Attorney Kenyon Luce #3081 before Commissioner Carlos Velategui in ex parte probate court. Commissioner thinks microphone is off at the end and tells Mr. Luce that, by his award of $24,654,01, that the heir to the estate cannot proceed any longer in court, "She's finished".
Starting at 12:16:
COURT: Oh, the clerk will give you the times on this so that should wish you to order up a CD for $25 bucks from the clerk upstairs you'll have it on the revision motion that I'm sure she's going to attempt to file.
LUCE Thank you your Honor
COURT: You're welcome. So, she can file a motion for revision and she can file a notice of appeal, which I can't prevent her from filing, but at least in terms of motions in these courts, I've decided that she's finished.
Background: My late-mother visited Luce & Associates law firm on November 3, 2011 with the intent to write a will; she was terminally sick and her doctor ordered that she get her affairs in order. Four years after her passing, an alleged community property agreement surfaced and was then recorded; no heirs have been able to inspect the original instrument. She was an heir to a large estate prior to her marriage which remained separate property and is still separate today (State of Colorado Treasury is reporting unclaimed funds of her separate property). I attempted to get a ruling of intestacy, the short form of probate, twice and was dismissed. Therefore, under Commissioner Velategui's own direction, filed to open up proper probate, provided notice to all heirs, there were no objections, and received letters of testamentary. Two months following this award, Luce & Associates law firm disputed this award and asked the Court to appoint the surviving spouse. There was no objection by any party. The matter under revision before Judge Ruhl was to compel compliance mediation - to get it out of the court system- and Judge Ruhl denied to hear the argument. It is Luce & Associates who is accumulating their own attorney fees by bringing the matter to the courts when all other parties which to resolve in private mediation. The award of over $24,000 did not include any type of itemized statement but did include attorney fees to respond to a bar complaint back in July 2016; these fees were never taken out on the record (the $256 was from 2017).
How can an attorney be awarded this amount of money by an heir by doing no work? His client was not even awarded the Letters of Testamentary until August 14, 2017; therefore he had no standing to bring this motion forward at all. He continues to be negligent and has not sent out the Notice of Appointment either.
The members of the Washington State Judicial Commission must take action to ensure the impartiality in our courts and that a fair probate can be had in the Washington State Courts.
Please protect the citizens of Washington State from the abusive tactics going on in our court system today, behind closed doors. Thank you, Heather
Leaders on the Board of Washington State Judicial Commission = Please take heed to this abuse of judicial power: J. Reiko Callner, Executive Director, ROBERT H. ALSDORF, RYAN ARCHER, SHERRY APPLETON, JOSEPH G. BELL, FRANCES BESSERMIN, RICHARD CARLSON, JOHN ERLICK, GEORGE FEARING, LARRY D. GOLDBERG, E.J. JUÁREZ, CONNIE MICHENER, LIN-MARIE NACHT, RUTH E. REUKAUF, ELIZABETH RENÉ, JERRY ROACH, MARGARET VAIL ROSS, JEAN RYCKMAN, JOHN W. SLEETER, JUDIE STANTON, MICHAEL J. TATe, JAMES VERELLEN, DOROTHY WEBSTER, J. Reiko Callner, Executive Director. (360) 753-4585 rcallner@cjc.state. wa.
Starting at 12:16:
COURT: Oh, the clerk will give you the times on this so that should wish you to order up a CD for $25 bucks from the clerk upstairs you'll have it on the revision motion that I'm sure she's going to attempt to file.
LUCE Thank you your Honor
COURT: You're welcome. So, she can file a motion for revision and she can file a notice of appeal, which I can't prevent her from filing, but at least in terms of motions in these courts, I've decided that she's finished.
Background: My late-mother visited Luce & Associates law firm on November 3, 2011 with the intent to write a will; she was terminally sick and her doctor ordered that she get her affairs in order. Four years after her passing, an alleged community property agreement surfaced and was then recorded; no heirs have been able to inspect the original instrument. She was an heir to a large estate prior to her marriage which remained separate property and is still separate today (State of Colorado Treasury is reporting unclaimed funds of her separate property). I attempted to get a ruling of intestacy, the short form of probate, twice and was dismissed. Therefore, under Commissioner Velategui's own direction, filed to open up proper probate, provided notice to all heirs, there were no objections, and received letters of testamentary. Two months following this award, Luce & Associates law firm disputed this award and asked the Court to appoint the surviving spouse. There was no objection by any party. The matter under revision before Judge Ruhl was to compel compliance mediation - to get it out of the court system- and Judge Ruhl denied to hear the argument. It is Luce & Associates who is accumulating their own attorney fees by bringing the matter to the courts when all other parties which to resolve in private mediation. The award of over $24,000 did not include any type of itemized statement but did include attorney fees to respond to a bar complaint back in July 2016; these fees were never taken out on the record (the $256 was from 2017).
How can an attorney be awarded this amount of money by an heir by doing no work? His client was not even awarded the Letters of Testamentary until August 14, 2017; therefore he had no standing to bring this motion forward at all. He continues to be negligent and has not sent out the Notice of Appointment either.
The members of the Washington State Judicial Commission must take action to ensure the impartiality in our courts and that a fair probate can be had in the Washington State Courts.
Please protect the citizens of Washington State from the abusive tactics going on in our court system today, behind closed doors. Thank you, Heather
Leaders on the Board of Washington State Judicial Commission = Please take heed to this abuse of judicial power: J. Reiko Callner, Executive Director, ROBERT H. ALSDORF, RYAN ARCHER, SHERRY APPLETON, JOSEPH G. BELL, FRANCES BESSERMIN, RICHARD CARLSON, JOHN ERLICK, GEORGE FEARING, LARRY D. GOLDBERG, E.J. JUÁREZ, CONNIE MICHENER, LIN-MARIE NACHT, RUTH E. REUKAUF, ELIZABETH RENÉ, JERRY ROACH, MARGARET VAIL ROSS, JEAN RYCKMAN, JOHN W. SLEETER, JUDIE STANTON, MICHAEL J. TATe, JAMES VERELLEN, DOROTHY WEBSTER, J. Reiko Callner, Executive Director. (360) 753-4585 rcallner@cjc.state. wa.
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