Phone call to detective Jeff Nolta, city of Fife Detective, follow up email

Mr. Nolta,

This is Heather Benedict confirming I called your office this morning and left a message requesting time to seek counsel before you complete your investigation. 

I am a victim of identity fraud and have reported this to the FTC, FBI and local police department; (example of ID theft outlined email below where someone has set up an email and posed as me and contacted my cousin, David Hippensteel.) I am not sure how much of my report I need to share with you and would like to consult an attorney before doing so. I have also passed on your information to federal, local and state law enforcement agencies currently assisting me and they may be in contact with you today as well.  Hopefully you can cooperate with their open investigations too. 

As of 7:40PM last night, i now understand your investigation involves Ken Luce, whom was the city of fife's judge for 20 years.  You being employed by Fife, am uneasy about your bias and favoritism towards him, which is why I seek an attorney. I am not a resident of Fife and do not frequent your city. 

Additionally, given the recent sad news of the police shooting in Minnesota of an innocent blonde 40 year old single Caucasian female from Australia (similar to myself), am somewhat even more fearful to talk to any police officer and at random, especially one deployed by Ken Luce who has stated to me and before two other witnesses that it easier to shoot (kill) an opponent [than fight them in court].  I have testified to his statement as a public declaration in the King County Superior Court.  

I am currently part of the WA State Address Confidentiality program and a victim of domestic violence. I find your abrupt email from yesterday somewhat harassing and intimidating.   Common courtesy would be to send a letter, set up a time to talk and disclose my legal rights. You have not done this.  

While I seek to find an attorney this morning am awfully frightened of you, as you could be covering up Mr. Luce's own criminal activities on his behalf, which may go beyond Id theft  and could include concealing my late mother's will, elder abuse and undue influence.  Is this investigation just a distraction from the real criminal activities which may have taken place at Luce Law Firm? That is a question and not a statement. 

Further, i would prefer to arrange an in-person meeting in a safe location to verify you are not Ken Luce, Jim or Erik Mickelson just pretending to be a detective trying to incriminate me.  

You must also understand that I am not an attorney.  

Thank you,

Heather 

Exposing Disturbing Promotions - Luce & Associates cross promotion with Northwest Custom Apparel to Promote Drunk Driving

Not only can Luce & Associates make your late wife's last will and testament disappear, but attorney Ken Luce can also use his dirty tactics and political connections to make your DUI charges vanish too—guaranteed! Don't have a DUI? Don’t drink and drive? Why not? Kenyon Luce will get you off for FREE! Compliments of Northwest Embroidery and NW Custom Apparel.

This St. Patty's Day, buy a custom family t-shirt at NW Custom Apparel for $19.99 and drink all you want. If you get pulled over while wearing their t-shirt, they will cover Luce & Associates' attorney fees.

This might be the most disgusting promotion I have ever seen. Encouraging people to get drunk, drive, put lives in danger, and trust that Ken Luce will get them off because he's friends with Jim and Erik Mickelson of NW Custom Apparel is beyond reprehensible.

The transcript of the video:

JAMES MICKELSON: What you take a look at this one we've got Luce's private club and you know who Luce is? He is one of the better drunk driving attorneys in the city of Fife so if you wear your t-shirt to hit one of these bars you can call Ken because if you have a shirt on he'll represent you for free! so have a nice day and let's all Erin go bragh and this is crazy but I want to be on TV. 

   

Luce's Response to Mandated Mediation

Luce and Associates have opted against the court ordered mediation.  Attorney Christi Goeller responds the mediation company and myself hoping to schedule mediation to keep the matter out of the courts. 

 

My response to All parties:

All Parties,

An active Order for Mediation, signed by Presiding Judge Frank Cuthbertson in Pierce County Superior Court in November 18, 2106, is a separate matter from the dismissal of the intestacy petition.  

I will be moving forward with a petition to compel compliance on all parties opting against the court mandated mediation.  

@Christi, do you have a preference as to which Friday I schedule your clients' uncompliance petition?

Regards, 

Heather Mickelson

From Christi Goeller to Mediation company:

Hi Judy,

We are not agreeable to mediation at this time. The Pierce County case that forms the basis for Ms. Mickelson’s mediation request is currently considered dismissed at the Superior Court level and is pending an appeal by Ms. Mickelson. Therefore, it is our position that there is no case to mediate at this time.

Sincerely,

Christi C. Goeller

June 17, 2016 Order of Probate Dismissal by Mary Dicke

Ruling to Dismiss on June 17th, 2016.  At 2:19, Mr, Ken Luce, from Luce & Associates states his office policy is to use blue ink on original documents; black is a copy.  The judge ruled to allow me to see the "Original", which was provided with some hesitation by Luce and showed only my dad and notary in blue - my mom's is in black. 

KEN LUCE:  As long as we're still on the record, your Honor, the policy in our office is to assign different color ink so we know the difference between the original and a copy.  

HEATHER MICKELSON: May I just peek at it? Ok, so my mom's is in black and my dad is blue and the notary is in blue.  

Full Hearing from June 17, 2016.

Fife police are called to Luce & Associates

Fife police intimidation outside Luce & Associates office after Mr. Luce advised they had the original and a copy of my late-mother's will.  Their official response now is my mom doesn't have a will. 

I then filed for a motion to produce a will in Pierce County Superior Court based on the legal advice of the county clerk, Lu Scott.  I was court ordered to listen to the advice of a clerk, not law library.

What brought all this about?  Ken Luce told me he'd mail me a copy of my mom's will and never did.  He now states he never executed her will.   

On May 16, 2016, attorney Zac Luce emailed me that he was in possession of my mom's original will in the morning ... 

 
Then Zac only has a copy of her will.  That afternoon, his dad Ken Luce says he will mail me a copy of her will.  Later that afternoon, Zac says he does not have a copy of her will.  

 

Ken Luce begins bullying daughter of late-client

E-mail response from Mr. Ken Luce regarding my motion to produce a will.

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Litigation 4 messages

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Ken Luce <KenXXX@lucelawfirm.com>	Wed, May 18, 2016 at 11:55 AM
Heather,     I have received copies of the documents you filed in Pierce County 16-4-00861-8.  I believe you are requesting that it be determined that your mother passed away without having a will.  As I have indicated to you our office did not prepare a will for your mother nor do we knowof her ever having one. We prepared a Community Property Agreement that has been filed with the Clerk.    You have previously stated, in writing, that you have a copy of her will and we have asked we be provided a copy but you have not done so. I again make that request.     The proceedings that you have commenced are without merit and I request that you dismiss them and that you notify me by noon on May 19th that you will do so.  If they are not I will move for imposition of CR11 sanctions.     A Community Property agreement supercedes any will a person may have in place and as previously explained to you all property separate and community is now part of the surviving husband's estate. There is no need to have an adjudication of intestacy or determination of heirs. Kenyon E. LuceLuce & Associates, P.S.   Ken Luce, Attorney, Fife, Washington

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	Fri, May 20, 2016 at 4:20 PM
To: Ken Luce
Mr. Luce, I am just now in receipt of your e-mail.  Please extend me the courtesy to respond to you by Monday 23, 2016 5:00pm.  It is my understanding no one is in possession of my mom's will. The will I stated I have is actually my mother's mother's (my grandmother's) and was mistaken.  Both you and Zach told me in writing and verbally you had both my mom's most recent original and a copy of her will. You also said you would mail me a copy of my mom's will. I will address all other concerns in separate e-mail by the date stated above.  Best, Heather Mickelson  [Quoted text hidden]

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	Fri, May 20, 2016 at 4:31 PM
To: Ken Luce
Dear Mr. Luce, Thank you for your email, I have now reviewed it.  My current status with the court is pro se so I hope you will communicate fairly with me as my own counsel to resolve some issues.  I would agree to strike the hearing currently set if we needed more time to arrive at a mutually agreeable resolution.  However, there are some issues with this situation. Apparently noone has a will for my mother.  Therefore the finding of intestacy would be appropriate. Because international law is involved I am not convinced the agreement applies to all property even if it were properly filed and executed. I look forward to arriving at a resolution and avoiding any unnecessary litigation. Yours truly, Heather Mickelson -- Adding references to what is going on... not in any particular order - May 9th, 2016 - My brother Erik left a voicemail on my sister's phone demanding I take down the video of the Fife Police outside of Mr. Ken Luce's office by 8PM.  Around 8:45PM, he posted on his own Facebook page that he did not know my whereabouts, as if I was missing and needed help.  Very odd.  I wrote on my sister in law's Facebook page (Wendy Mickelson) I was in my home in Seattle at it was 10PM, my bedtime The next morning, I was certain to check-in to my own home on Facebook so my friends would know I was safe and highlighted the oddness of my brother's posting the night prior. Wendy, Erik, and Taylar (Wendy's daughter) have deleted me as a FB friend since.  Odd, as I have not contacted any of them, with the exception to politely respond to their FB messages and to address my brother's fake concern I had gone missing.  August 19, 2014 - Response from Zachary Luce on  my advisory that I will file my mom's community property agreement if he does not.  Mr. Luce shows hesitation in filing, noting he needed to talk to my dad first and there was a filing fee. April 25, 2016 - Confirmation from Zachary Luce the community property agreement has been filed, advising (although it has been over 4 years since she signed it) it was legally valid, even though they were not recorded.