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R I G I N AL LI .S .O . C . Atlanta
JAM ES ~~ T is I! K IRK.
IN'ICE LJMrCE;D STATES D[SIRICT COURT By.
FOR r CEUc, ]Sf QR' THF;RN Di STR.IC;'I' OF (311+:iRG. LA.
.A,rrL,A~1''A, DI'V7 ~~l':Or 1
CIVULACAJON
FILE NO .:
JAM 1) 1 - 100;
JOHN DOF~ 01-1.00;
(9) cleilarnaxioia
prejudicially with the person and propelrl.~, cif N'Ir,, Stegernari, a disabled adult.,
thereby 'violating his Civil and. C or as 't1t Litli 0I1alL P JE~lI :S- , causing PIT ysic; all, el rEOtio-nal
and fi'E1aI7[C; ia1 injury and d,anm;ged. the P:~ain[tii~' l~,y virtue oaf the facts alleged here in .
This c;oIriplaint against the I)efen.dlzuil:s, involve c,orillrior1 factual -uZd ] le-€,all issiiels,
Die Defendants conspired ii ri vialaiting, Mr. S1:e;gemnw i' s Civil Ril;lht., , and his
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F 6 ~;lz1ts g,uarax itee;d by The United Suites (" im stiitution and The State, cii" GE, G ri;ia
Coinstitutians . The I)efe-ndwits that are. bound tiy Oath or AIRrITEation to honor The
United States Constitution, U .. S . C C,dE.ii, Tbe G eorgill L o1llStl tLlt1iD 17., Georgia Codes,
Df;pirl :rner it i). EHunnan Rf,soisrre';s (I) FUR) Rules, Adult RrolkE;c;t:ive Services
(A F"SS) KulE„s , Division of E~gi~1g S ervices (I) ALS} Ru.les, and Dek:alb County
Department o:f Family Lnd Children Services (DFACS) Rules, Unilbrm Probate
Cc>wrt: :R.ul.e;s., 1Jnifmm Superior Court R,uIe,;,. Uniform 'State Court and Solicitor of'
the State Cowl Rules. V1+Dla1[E' d., Lqwt1 protection and due process were vi-olated .
Justice obstructed thereby violating :r .Ste€,elman' :> Civil Rights and the ; rights f
1J S_ (larist.i~h~1;i0 17~.f~u'~ 1C.~f~ VI : Clause 2, : "T'his Con;ltitixtiari, a:nd the Laws of the
United SA.ates ~AU.c:h shall be made u1 Pier-mince flierco f,. and all Treaties ma.de, Or
which :;hall be made under the Authority f the United States, shall be the supreme,
LwAr C4,111, Land ; Euid the Judges in every 'Sow1:E; shall tie, bound here,b ;y., any 71firil,
in 1:Yie, Con.stitution o:r Urxc', of, any State W the Contrary notividustaxiding .
U _S _C~grnstitu~tio~n ,A.rt:ic le~~'][ ~~:lau.se 3 : "7'lle 'Se :riatim;s and lZepre;se;nta,tiwe,s beifo3-f,
rneritio:nedl, and the members of the several "State, Leg;isial;LU,e,s, and all exelcutiwe' ;;
and judicial Officers, both of brie United States and oaf the several States, shall be
bound by Offth, OA`ALM :'ITll"clt 11J 11, to support this (',A)1s1 :Ttuir 1 Cin, but no religious Test
shall E,weax be- requited as Qualification to any Office iyr pulDliC, Trruis,t tvader the
United States. ."
2' Mack ' S Lclj1V Dictionary, 6`h Eiditiion, "Right" : As a nattn :. "means justice,, ethical
q,C]'E.bel :riE'. s :i"; '1.S a C;0 11 li/J'Ci aI 7lC ;E : ; "with th e rules o #'1.aw c)r principles of morals" ; an
, adJ f;I:.1t1 V'~; ; c~, Tl7 ~'alTL~i just, ir~iolr< 1ll;Y I ;,ia ClCf ,i~1:, 17111.42S Of I )O'~S :ItTV~' JIM, the ~DpifiO :il~.te O f
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After exliausl.in.g; all avenues and left with little hope far justice, Mr.
StegE,zrmi files this Civil Action, and is f6rced to proceed Pro Se against his will .
RRSIDIC"K':E ON
§1331,
1337, ]L 343(a.) , and ].' 367{a} ; 42 U.S5.C . § l ' 98 3 (civil acition fir d el pr:ivationi of
IV :irid~i c at; i~~ oaf civil i~lht.~; l; 18 ~L:E. ~~ .C.. §12141 ; l ~~ iJ.,J . l~: . §1511 . Die district courts
shall have original jurisdietion of all c iviil actions arising under The Constitution,
1 8(a), and arises under the doc ,lrkhe of pendent j uri:; ciiic,tion as set :Fodh vi United
PARTIES
821 Shf;p:pard Road, Stone, M[ o»ntaiiry ICr̀A '300 83, 'United State's ofk7iemrica.; a
wrong, unjust;, ill,e,ga1"' `.`.A. F'oINCr, l?riivi le- ge o r Iniimmnii:~r guaranteed unde, r a
constitution, statutes or decisional
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GOIT-171017 is res T fonSible. 'for ensuring that Fisted Geor~gia agencies COMply, with
applicable Federal and State laws, and was located at.. Office of the Go-v errioir,
Georgia State Capitol, , A,tlmaht, GA 3CI-3 34, United >1tELte:s Of Aniefica at all times
p Clllc ]I es , larl] c e d .LIT'2 . 5, and practices -LTY] p le ment{ea through As varioiis agencies,
agents, delpartme.n1:s, and E.trq)lioyees,, and for injury occasioned tl iere'by, was,
located at : Z ]Pea. c,ritree Street, N`K Suite 1 8.4 86, Atlanta, 3 030 3, United
D f'pa]CITCI entS, e,tC lia S a dimly to it's c lC 1zE ;Y15 ; 1S rI es'POriS ible for ensuring, that the
U4I'K:,-Il b County J'O'v e, rn snenit. CEO Vernon Jon(--s is resFKni,;jib]e, fi):r I)eKalb
( T)F AC'S"},, an agency f ]C1HR, is responsible For e ;risam-in.g poIir'ies,, larocedtu•es and
practices are adhered to, are responsible four their cmsewarkErs, and injjw~y
occasioned thereby, was located at -CIE,]K .alb ~C'oiunty 131-ACS, Office, 178 '.'5arr1s
Street, Dec;a1.1u•, Georgia 30~0 .3~~-~~13~4, United States off' Adnf~r7-ca at all tiirn.e~s
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relevant to this c;orxipiaint„
S. . - C1E, jFfmdant EMS Lieuiten.a xit ]H€ugheri, No . : 581, and who is a natural pers on.,
employed ~y DeKafb County Fire, wid Rescue 1 1, )oc,aked at 6715 James B .'Rivers
Dr ., '.S t;on el Mou nta4 ~GA 3Ci 0 8 :3, aG rel,sicif-lirt c&(3r(,ojr~,~i~~, l~~rxi t,ed Stales at ~ ~ 1~11:ic~iE~;
Dr, SO.Ol 1f., M 01,1[l w lYl, GrA 3 0(18 :3 , a, Ccs 7Ldf:311t Ci f'G]F E.OI' g1,21, Uri1 te~d States at all limcls
by Stone MoLUSte iin. City Police D{epaxbmfait locateld at S tarit: lllfow 3itairi City Hall,
922 M'ainl Strcl:,~,-t, Stione .Mourit;acin, GA 30083, a.-ad .a resident of Georgia, United
Courthouse, ;5 56'f1orlh Mc;Dotiough Stril-c-r, DcCal hir, IL-3m orgia , Ut~ited States (of
12. Defendant lle;Ka.Ilb Comity Probate Judge, nE,iyI Rosh 3 iiri hExTudicial and
3 Judge Rosh was f:l.e ;rte~l in 2004 to Judgeship, prior to being,elecuxi, was Probate
Judge Pro Tern and Probate, t'lf,rk . Wiithaui. :juli sdi{cti. on or authority,, :fudge. Rosh
nZadee orders beyond her authority.
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IndiilridlLk il capacities ma s lo-cattedL at:: Dek:a.' [b County Probate C oixrl:, De;Ka.llb
County C o U.rth o u. se ;, `i :56 North M eDorioiz;;h Street, Decatur, (ae :()Y'~>ia, United
13 . Defendant The Superior lCoia :rl:, 'State of'GJe,orgi .a., 'Stone N1ounta~1 Judicial
Circuit was 3ocate,cd at 5:56 Norffi McDonoug h Stre et, Decatur, GA 3f10:30, Unite d
Street, Decatur,, GA :30G if}, United States of America at all times relevant t o this
c. orripna int .
at SS~ fi North rV[C]CIoT1IDu.g~I Street., #500, Decatur„ GA 3003 Q, UT United !~Lat , n~ f'
riigh1: to add actual names of these idefendLant :s, and their location .s at all times
BPLCK-Ci]R.OUNDi
17 . "[`he :CIE,iFf,ndant,s not only vii 31jL1:e;d the Of both Mr. 'a- tE,~;~e m~~n
and lVbs . Cailbe;y, but Mr. ISAe:gE,trLan''s reputation„ credit, finairici .a.1 situation Nvere
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cle stxo}Ff,d and ld.k . C i tIIT+~;y ' 'S life lost clue to , ;gr~e~ed arid. ~f elf financial g;a~in.`~
18 . Mr.. Stegerna.n, Plaintiff, a disable d adult had a~ close, 1o vk1, g rf,la,t io~nshi~~
Nvi1li his Aunt C-IrE,neva Ste; gennan +C aifh.- y (Edca Ie;E ui S . ~C aiftey) who was the, last
livvng, sibling o f Albe 'Ste17em:11r1, Fla.intiiff' s father who passed away in 20001 .
i9' , M s. (Jaffi^e:j, born November 22, 19 11, lived. ;alone in De cafiar, , Geo rgiii for
E!0, 'Stegye:man' ;> profession was General Contractor . C-`zdT'r,-I:Y depended heavily
()11 S teg ernart to help keep up her home, car, any prablenis that she inaG3f have ..
21 . December 19 90, Sl' E g e 171S11 hit by a car, sus tained perm.-anent injuries . Mr..
Stijg~mq n's (Ii ISO) i. l itic~;s Euid illlrif,:;sfe.> acre aftaxfifed lierE,1;ci as "`. BEbi# I "„
for Estate Manning : a. 'Will, Medical iPC).A,, Gf.nenik P'{)A„ etc ., in which she
a pp o:int:e ! d 'So t eg;ern ox i as ;s0 i il- hE~i.r, beneficiary and eX ecu t or of he,r ,E s t ate, ,
23 . March 1997, Caffi-ey wid Sltegeimim sold jointly Owned piece ofpr•operty,
from the Proceeds (;,af&•e,y bougg ht a home femur houses WATa;j fc OMI ;ateg ema n ~iiad
his living partner Ms . Nic.C)iyna1d, vvi1li whom Ms. C;iflrey, vnis adso 'very close .
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§ C) .C . ICi. A . 31 (}-.S ..8(a)(1 ) iit shall be wnl~vAR-il j:or any person to exploit .any disabled
adult or elder person . §O .C .G.A. 30-5-3(9) E xploitzttion: the illegil or improper
use of a. disabled (a ci iult ~or elder person or tha#t person's re s oia: rcel ;, fcir a nother 's
profit or ztdwzmfia;ge.
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24 .. July 1997 Caffe ;y had cataract surgery, September `!97' secorid cataract
surgery, McDonald and : Ste german made all ap_pa~intimen~ts, arranged the surgery,
took care off1+e C b f: lf01 'E., during and after each s 111Cgpl] r~„
:? .S . November 1 ,99,i' C~~.~~rey fell i:ri her ]h~onn~e, broke lie- h.iip. While hospitalized,
having "'First Alert" system installed and monitored by Pioneer Medical Systems .
26. Upcm return li0 1CYlel, CiiflTey' advis e d laialt Mc D O rialdL should udte claWe of'lher„
help with 1:r l er• ap y„ take cwc- oi' the housework, do s, l[op piaz;g, etc until recovery .
5pec i al. C}7.urab1 e Power oaf A.tto : n .w y , effective inv:r wd:i atel,Y, filed at D e,Ka.i 'b
Courthouse arid bariks„ The P't) A waived doctor patient •~riwil~eges, was binding til
'28 . April 1.999', as Cl affi'e'y' 'S lil'i t e,ffiC)1l 1 ;O protect herself i mid ]rAr . St+e ge'I'C1 a I7l
against the predators that in Eac~~ preyed upon ~herr..~, Caffrey signed over her share
o f the ,accoiuil:s, t1ia1t were tilled Jean S . (1a.f fi-ey AND Jaynes B. 'kitegreniairl, Joint
'T'e,nan~ts~ With 1ti1 ;~ht:> of ~Suirti•ivc~rsfi .ip to Ms. 1~i+~C>~»rial~~ ; 5 .. rJa~tari~-ed DirE~r~tiv~e_
5 The PUPL and Notarized Directive were Cafft•ev''s List effort 'to ensure her wishes
would be i.riE,t ,andl assure 1liat : slhe and James wo-uld The protected should ari`4hirig
~,q)pen to lier, Alzheimer's had gun inn iffielir :faarul;y
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.29. March 2. 0(} 1 ., ~~t:e:~;e;m~a~ri took Ca:~~ey, to lJc~r~'hl~~lke Hospital fotr suspected
strolce . MM showed no strolce, shio`ue;cl a "stiurigp-."" vein in her brain. . Caflley had
back pain, X-rays Slz, o WDd diai; extreirnf, o.cteopo3ro,> >is had caused two lielr t: e;bt-EL to
colhaps{ e . Caff'ray p res rri . b e ci EL vv:heelc:hav r arKl treated for sti -oke zLs a p r e+cautio»,,
h[e ,r, {3ial,nosi,s was nonliS in.g ;. 6 lZel,a w.d ~rages iaurn~Dr . Baron's!C:E iliitiedi reClDr ds
?.0 . lV[ s . -Ma.vis 'Cuxne:r, ac guahil;m ic:e of Cailiey, c 0] C 1rlIlEUudl:y harassed I Me:y
wanting to visit . C(aiff ey exp lav1ed that, she ]had- suffered a strok e , was ir.L a
w hie ;e,lch iadr, going to therapy three days ;a week, did not want to see anyone unfil
she I' e CCi ve3'E. d „ Turner would not take "no" . { Ja.f fi"ey 1C3St E'1 ic 'tE ; d t> 1rE' grIm.]CYli 111 t o t al<-e
of iEt.
.31 . Stel;genaan talked with 7~iinicir Nvha lives any hotu, away, had ott seen Cafl'rey
for two y-e.us, claimed she "knows ixt iat: is, best". Steg;e;man finally told h.er "You
are not, fa~xui:y, Jean is under a doctor's can-1, mind your own usiness" tll~en .
v ery angry an ,d said that she would " get back i~~t h im no matter what it takes" .
•' Subpoenaed by Atty . W'illi ams for ivil Action File o,: 02cv,S0?32-.5 Joyl[!.'lr Y
Stegerna!rt. Dr . Baron's Certified Records show that M[s, C'zdThl-;y vvw-, being CrE~~~1:e~cl
for EL suspected "strolke", goin tai Physical iera p3, suffered from mid-nvg .
co'pi. tive„ symbolic disorder, macular deg;e ner•atio:n, could not carry on one* to one
c on`iersai: i~~n~ " bust had support from ]. awiri~; family [f,<~~v:i~il, good hopes far r~e ~c,o~v~~:r~y,
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FACTS
3- 2. . Ma.~ 2;~1D1,;
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.1V1Sandra -~ ~~h.aja case-work, er for ]CFE, I{.a lb :C>F.A.~~C~ acted. on a
malicious complaint made by :Ms. Tanner that 1Vi ;> . C ;affiey mra;> beinf, abused, kept
~~_3 „ Al -]K~i~ij ai phoned ]~Zr. Steg;e ;rnan~, rE.fiis~, e;~1 to state ~ r~fh~~ she was, rrna~clf~ vvil. cl
accus;Tticin's . m[r. Stelpenian fearing fir his aunt''s health, e asnes tly tried get her to
contact Ms. Caffi•Ey"s pru7iw-y Physician Uir. :Mich,ael F3,arim, A 1•-Khaja said "I
don't have, tol" Stege: rnandiscussed the, incident with Dr. F3,iron. Dr. Baron ~ n env
that Caffb.-,y was vv e 1] cared and l1owed, stated in records . "E'dA)it 5"
34. The r.~f~~~1 ; m~~r~ai~ ii;, v~i ~ ol,~ .l tin~~; O . (~ .~ ; ~ .~~ , § ~'~ 0- .<~..<i "" , ]CUR, ~~1PC'~ and L)E~~ ~C'',~
Rules, and ignoring that ' Stegernan is protected under iCI.C„G ..A,. § 30- 5-1 . "The
Disabled Adi ults and Elder Persons Protection Act" ; A l- .K haja an d a " o 1{e t r
]Mourrta.in Police, Officer showed p ,11t C .jfl:rey' s home as Ms . ]!~S~cD~anal~d ~~rid Ms.
C a 'r y we r e getting ready to le ave for thE,rap;y. ,A,l-k:l.1 aj a told lq,a„ M cD on aldl
ff e'
O.iC .G, .A. §30-5-5 .(a) Any director receiving a re;pcairt that a disabled a dult, nor
elder pc]r~;o» is iiri need of -pr1otCC ti ve; services shafl cxandA_r. 1no r have ~cx)-ndX c;t.e :d a:
ma nrlt ir.[clu.clc a. visit 1.0 the pe r son and -
cciri.;uttatii on with ath.e;rs 11avkg l j ngN~ v Lcijge~of the fiLct:;;_i(b' ) Any pe rs4mn
coriduct»i€; an investigation ---- be ngLder~ied._access__. jE.1:i~ticOri the (E.'0111' four art order-
(h) The Judge may issue pan Order t4) I}~~.iirI a.c:cE~. ;s~ at which~tinne ~a YOtGe^O~.Ce; r vri.~t
assist.
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=S :i . A c olip f e; of' moni a L, l a tf,r , D oq g 3tegeman, Plaintiffs brothte,r, :iii Wisconsin,
c;al. l M , S aid!d that YU-11',haja p:horifxi, no w3-on;g-doing, :found., the; case closed . C) o ug
3{5 . Neither BUR nor I).F' C ;S contacted Mr . Stegenna n or ever did anyt h ing about
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lVi S , T '111TEE ,r's IIN1lliciO us, false ro MplLa L int .
37 . ,rune 04, 1002 ;, McDonald, caregiver of C,aflft-ey called 9 11 1:o f[elp her lift.
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McUonab 3' ;s Afr1.cl VIA IA'lE,)di it)'.ts ~a1:tachkd a,s ':`E"A iiibit=7'>
3 8 . Sleg ;e;rnan replaced McDo n.a.l{ d ~1it Caflley's home t iE,li EMS arriiveci, ; the
Special Durable POA included healtli, Cafirey's Health I ; acre Directive ' .
:39 . LA. HuEj if.1t mad Medic C a.rloc k aniv'e;cl, iC' E d lb.-,y WELS oIr I the upper ]LELnd itII ;,.
'~Ste gennan . ]had. not taken his own medication medication i~~i~~1: morning stayed at die. entry iFo.~~ar.
EWS' said n othing mra:> wrong with Calfh~ :Y. 'Stegernan .,askedl that she be U~~ en.
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down.s tah•s , .
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40 . L1: . Hu€oi i:,ilt ~irnnned.i,atc1Ly called ins 'St1one , Mmu il:adn :PI) for "`F'uni;ly
Viioler.[c,e" . L MS report claimed M& Cafl rey's life wa. s af ri:;ic under nE,p.hevv' :
41 . Two S)1 ;oYie Mountain City P'oli+~,e ('yq' PI)) Officers ain-ivec L Officer -Porter
appr•oac:lled Ste.;gennan, Imid o:n his gun :iii axi kitimidating mannie ;r, speaking 'Vei ry
4 2 . De K ,alb 'Saff.tjr, a cou pl e. o f die;teeti vi, s acid more unaf»m ieci o fficers w rived,
4 3 . S5t(q;t,-iman.., who ]had. wt taken. Ns own me;cii. c;atkm, had r ieve r €;wie mto the
sarrie room Nvi1 .r i C affe,y . Neighbor Mr. M 7~llo mpsoin, iv ihles,s at d ie scene stated
f're{ezers , toasteir ovciL-i, nnicn-o lw`te., p b-Mty oaffoocl dlow-ri.,tair,;. Caffi-ey could rea. e,Yi
the garage IdO c I t' opener from wheelchair in case of emergency orto go outcsid.e..
" ~~everal days b eiwe p rio r to thi s h ic :idei1t, Cailb.-;Y's ncii€oibo r, Gloria Hulter ,
informed 'Ste, l,eMaj n 1:fiat twice she had ca,mcl home from work and t;affi e y "hmcstle'd
clown the driveway" coi ripllain.i:ng, ithal. the stove had c,au;~~~d tTre t oy fill with
gas arid she didn't know how W turn it O f f Gloria asked tka 14m, gas at {;affrey' .;
fK)Us 1-_ b+,- di. scorv1ect+-11J . Cafliey had a Irucrovvave , food, etc downstairs ala d
M c;D O11711d prepared a.11 oi' . her I rrE,als, advised lV.[c,]Cion,ald to, remove the
Imo bs . The fact that D e K alb Safe'i~7, detectives arid more ia n iiFo rme; d officers carne
bcr ~xuse someone ]hadi ffi]l leni, they all went ciiirec;tly toy thc stove tog; e ;ther, L1 ,.
14 u~€jje1;t'~s re~ 1fo 1 rt. o f C af fi-ey ' s, life a: t risk, indicates a. s+ et-•uIx 'me set- up was fo uled
. were Ills IC1 IAI S +D17 i A11 13 RtOVE : . The ] Ll'E1:e.Ilt ll,7[1 was appairei.it: to, arrest
t)I '-C~aUSe there
most Eke].), t 1!l le gas O17 the stove was to ble
}lt#',~~I°1 CT1i~11 &l8lt ]71Q1'Tll.rq » O ][1 ii11+d i:hC: home
filled with gas, that 'St E.gemara was tqiir.ig to kill
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44. Officer ]Portelr'S '"F'arraN Violence" report is vastly diffarent from EMS
riaport and claims "no wiltnes:>"„ Officer Porter faxed his report directly to A1-
K haj,a, n otr the o»]L} T c,aLSe,1Vork_e,r .at DFC' S, making it apparent the ordeal hall
bef,~s p1a~rm~W+~ . Oif~i+ ;,~er P~~r1:e~•'s rE~~t~t a.n~d fax^,~:rf~ ~~tt,~~cheCl as "E,a~ ;Y~i.bit 9"_.,
45 . Stegeman r,Effled the 11,Dspitai to find out abolat Ca#firey, wws refused g all
ixi#ci r nnatii on, to'ld "if you try 110 skEl' her :Y ou r Will bC arrested" .
46 . Ms . C af6'e,-y''s F`ririmqi Physician for J.- (4 ) years,, ?Clr . Baron, a resident al,
the hospital, had been replaced with a doctor had n0 knowledge of her hi stoiry or
Investigator, Petitioned lJ+ e;Ka.l b Probate lu. ow.1 Aor an Emergency Guga-diansf.tip .for
Stegeman of financial #hau d, elder abt~,s e. Petition Eit~t.ac hecl "Exhibit 11"_
Steg;e;rn.ari has, never been anre~:>te,ci, charged or COIINicti-I'd of alm~ c ,ritlIC ;; . AL1 .-MaJll
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-qriol.ated. S teg,erna n' s fig~.ifs under Color of Law, is guilty o f'false .swca rirng,
49 . June 10, 2002, StD gennan. received Petition, the iG1ruarciiicn col'~Prope;Yty
ap p o intm i ent signed by Je,r yl Rosh a.t1tac;lled. to Petition; hearing set for June. 13,
50 . . Pro Tern Judge, J E;ry1 1R_o.h presided the Emergency Guardianship lie.a.6rig;
upon entering said : "SaYldra ajid I have been fciends 1`6r. 18 ~( e:ioiteel1) years" .
5 1 . 'No evidence presented against ' S tegernan , imr was lace allowed. to present
+' vui~~:nce, Pro Tom Judge Rash judged S~teg,e .rna.xi gu~ihy of ~~1CdE~r abuse and
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'i :? „ PL ro bale C ow-ts liaic.k jurisciiic,tim iii felony ea se s.3 a
54. ,June 13, :?002;, Pro 'I'ennpore Judge Rosh, appointed County Ci~aar~~ia~1 of
]Property for a Gravely I~n~capa.c ita'ted Adult, John JoyYier1 6, g av e Jfqyner tape of
hearing. 'i' re, t ,~pe itself should h ave never left the Court .
56. June 14, 200:?„ Violating Uniform Probate, Rule l .'7, Pro Temp Judge Jeryl
E) IC . Gr. A_U .5_9_310 . Probate Courts, h .a~vf, axithLoAt!e . . .(a)(l ;) Wills, (1>.) letters
t~~~~s~~~~rie,rit2~ry and ad~rn .i~r~i>t;ratiio~i (3) Iu~on~tr~~versif„s e,a .f.c~~z~to~~:c~ii .p~c (4) estates (5)
a,ppo.i~ii: guw'diajas (6) ronltr•ovE,r'13ies guardimship, (7 ;I au~clits'l-e:turns gluardiwiships
(8) sureties 1;iuar,diains :hi]:):sladjmiriistrat .c~r-s 1;9;1Ti.tlE, 3'7 Chapter '3„ (10) estates of
de(easi.-,dluricoimp+.-tE,n1t (11) irrmtters conferred b3r Const :ituition; in addition to (a) :
(1) >>ov'e;rrurnerital aufiYUnistration (2) election matters (3) fill vaican .c;ies piublic, office,
(4.) .A,&7unEis~uw-r Oaths to public fflrem (5) file, record bonds . (6) FGel,gist;e;r
and ertmit (i`), Marriage licE,1ls1-~s (81)M traiEC, cases ('9) Receive guilty pleas ins
violation of garne and . fish (101) Hold cruv~nal c;ojrrurubrien1. cases (l l) Other
ministerial duties ;
1s united States Com titutiu:n ,A,rne;nAneri1~NT : No person shall be held to~w1s'IirE.rfor
a cEmsi .tal nor otherwise inhnao us_cr i-nei - .~11E~~> :; can a. ~~r{esient~rriE~~z~t car^i~i~~ic, lxnen~t of a.
4~r~P~~d~L~~ ,~d~L~~, nor <.~ha]L ll bye c,~~,r~~~~lelle;clvr~ any ~~inri ui~~~l case to be a wiitne ;s~s ag,a .i:nst
li:irn.sel f, nor be deprived iof li&s l.ilberty., -ar`v~:ith~f~2z1 ~~e, v~ro~of_la,wi
nor shall private propie;rty be taken fcir public, use, mritlhout just oDnn .pens,ation .
Ti Constitution ojEtla~e State a~f_I~~eo~~}i a. ~~~t:i lcle 1. Section I_F~u~~~~-~~~]? ]__ Life .
liberty ;uzd propert;~, : No person shall be deprived GfUre., liberty, or Property
exceP# by due :process of law .
~O. C' . G'. PL. _ §I Fi_ 4-,5t. : EIA-111( F )f;rS on is presumed inr l o c'e'Clt until proved €, ailry .
16 ' ~,'etvior partner vii The La-vAi Firm Of Ti and FSuunet#e, a block from IleKa1M
Count y CCfl.U"thOUse;, same bixildling; .as Judge ]H[w1tf,r's C ;ampa,ig~n c:Qm17lltlkf,e.
lb
Rosh sealed. ,alll records o:f t'he lheari~ig including ffie Order to keep Ms . C aff r+a;y ' . s
1-mental condition from public vievi, Order' Sea luig, Record "Elxhibit 12" .
: 57 . In respo:nses to c;o mpla.vnt> filed by r4r . 'i tegemmi mid or Ms. . N[c-Donald, the
:relsp' on[S e ; vi,41;; "1W. ;5te;~enl,an iii guilty of', gib using his aunt", Mr. 5te g elmairi stole his
a um's money", "Mr. ~1Cf,'.~7 e: 111i3]Cl ~f ]LO] .altBC the law"' . "FA11 1t 3].t 113"
the
S 8 . Dr . Baron ir.E 2001 fiound Caffrel .y ine;rit:a,llY incompetent. Probate Court ir1
2002 fiound her incompetent, she. was abducted, hidden from all f rnity. "
5 19 . Sept~~:rrib{er 23 ., 2002, Jo }T T1er Petitioned Probate Court 1.0 sell C ain ~ey's h,ona~u
( il) . 'The, Order vas siped i:or the kale andl appoi.rEtnnent oiEMark No n:rian
of the documents pertaining to the sale . :fo;yner's partner :0iL13Tlf,l:te Si.E;r ied t he
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151 . Sept. 23, 2002 :Joyner filed C ivill su it: against ESA.e,€;far. iaui in 3u YK,ii0 r C c uft ,
Civil Action No . , O:Zcv'9732-8 a;s,5np ieid to Ju.clg(-, Linda Wain-ezi Huniter, complaint
four &1sn 1a1;es axed other relll ief, n.o eviderice cir prim,fi;iiv en,. .A ttiame;y Robert F&A,in
Stegernani.
62. 5it: e,geman''s ~uaswer- arid t:+our.iterclaiirn pointed ut: Probate Court's lack: of
j ixri.s.clict ior1, vi ,c) 1a1tio n s a T S I :e:~;E,I ri M ' s % ijoii:s, ;and[ assets legally f, t0i1l;:iril; to
SSeg;em.ari were in3pmpe;rl.y t;ah:f,n;, leaving n+D assets for ari atto:nley; th.e; assets were
being v~ ~ ,~,sltf, d by J~c~l,~aer and requested. int+e rv~entio~z tai protect the ~as~ s~et~~ ; request
;gnarecl .
(i3 . Evii3en.c.e: attached 1.0 the .A,ii.;ixe,r ;and[ CoiunturrlLaim: proof coif vvhe r e 1:hW
assets came from (sale 4) Ejovatly owned praperty), copy of tlhe special Durable
P C)A . Answer axed C ,o im#ercl a iirn. a:11 : ac; h ed as "Exhib it. 14 "
Elder Abuse division cof~ :C~e~Kalb~ Coiunt;y ~aoliicibm's Office 'with Cafb~ :y. Interview
:~ E~ c~ rE,t;e:d from S1:e :€;f~~ri~~n and `~~iillia,ras iEo r the sole ~tLiI'~)() : >f~ off.' ha.ti~ing> a ",c on~tr,~lle~ci"
6.5. The t .ape, of the interview ~~,~<<<~ given to Joyiner and lvIr . 'I'uxxier, transcribed. iby
ls
Eiti„ De KILallb Caiu1i~( S)«'.Licilror'sOffire, respcfmsilble iFor Clhand .a~ Sidd-mmatlh, knew
r s: hotRld have kriowri that in.c Om1pE.te.nt +;' ail'r+~;y, roY 1ifin.e , d i]a a 1-[o]rW iliIsuf6c.icn:t
fc,r he r needs would d ie soo n. , h ad already s uiffereld ftarn two (2 ) falls N.-fore -tic
.
interview, 1
67 . Wi1:rdio'ldirig kmomfle;clgre- of' tlie, interview dining, .a Civil ac tiont covered u]?
th& tru1 .Yi, prevented vita~I i.ri#c~rrnat3~on from IN- :irIg U~~ed„ cans~tii'l1i ;e:s, bath.
coins-blicl ;ive fraud and 1- :-citiinsir fraud and vijo1alr(xi cl3z~~ 't'
1L9~ ht1 ly d elcall) so li.rimv_est :~;~~i:iv_e, .iph .j i__In ivestigatille, Di v iis ioni
' me I iri vest:i lypat ive; Division of the -CIE,]K .albI County 3 ID liic;ito:r-- G) e;nerz El's Office is
dedii . akE I d 1:c~ fl r~~ 1 ;~~oro~a ghi ~w1~~ i~air in~~~E. ,ti~ z at3~o~i o~~th~~ cases lEa~ i ~~lE~~i 'by
our ffice
~ o _t)ur I russiom is 1to s,inN?lL seek: the ihi-Lithi iii the iril;e;re.s,t o :f i u &ti.c,e,_
,A,s professiuaal law f ,MiFo3-c;E,rriE3 i1: offic;E,r-s, Our inve ;s t~ito~~;~ are 1 :zL ~~~l~:E~~~ ~Ni~th s~E;E~kiir~,
1fi~c tnutll in. e verX case. M.os1: often their in v~e, -st ig3Joriss ste-ii 1:~ tf : r ai~~f~f~r o l .ur
lamsecultors ink th Q- coU n 1ooaxi, but just << .; irmp o rtwil;ly, an inve; s ti~;~~~tic~n may lead to
the colic lus, i.ca i that a case should not bye pro,selcuted .' j[rnFLIYaRut.~vue. seek t 1c,.
Mill
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-------------------- aullr~'. . a~s- E, c- edl__l t-~-
~c~onistnu~ ctir~~f~ fra~ ud_ in. Nvh.e.r.t the ircurn. sta.nces show dot somco l7 .e:'s a ctio ns give
i rrAt,X a:.n unfair ad -vurit;at€;f, over axiot;l-ier by, unfair na eanfs , tike court may dec ide
fromi the methods LISCA quid the result that it should treat the situation as ilF there
as actual fraud even f all the technical elements >f fi'i1ud Ila'Ve not w.ella proven.
extriir<<cic ~;&uud,, n„ fraudulent ac,1:s which keep a fICTs, ori from l)'taixun .g ; vi:fo3nyuktion
atic}lzi; hisdYif.r r:i~;llts to f,ii: fc»rcel a contract getting evidence, to defend a gpin.st a
la'Arsui.t . fliiS coIuldL include destroying e.vidie;rECe or 6is,leadling an. :ijpor,ant pf ~j.,sFm
about the r•igM to sue . E x:t:rim ic fraud is distinguished from ~1tri: nsir, fr,au dl, " which
is the ftGtud ffiat iisAlie, subject of a lawsuit.
1 1)
68. ' Ibe, llCl'CE,lMi e;w was k:E;p1: secret until filed iul »uperio:r Court Janwai r~~ 23., 2, 00~4.,
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faxed to SSteg;ern.an March lEi, :?100~4~
69. ARe~tio~n 1:c, C~~n~~pel ~~eaxv~;g ,; c,h~a~du l~e d :Four ~~•pril :Z 1 , ~ !OiD3 . According jto M[s .
'UJilJk iIxiS , 1:1he week prior to llear4i g th~at DE;l(a.lb County DA's, OfIrice called to
itfl:c»nn. her thkat Mr. Turner had been harassing 't~i~~» i a.ll week,k) G ~~'est'~irf~gi~irr~ ui, .
Mr. Turner axed M[ n Jo.y:ner had 1:rw e; ate neci ~~t ;e €,f ,ITlckTl with CI f lrLl n a. l charges since
June; 2002 .. ]DA ;a ssiured 'VTil.l aIMS that there was noth.vng, to arrest S)i:e,gE.]Xl`clTl f o r.
70 . April 21, ?1 a01?10 , Motion to ~Coimp e:l hke;Gling;, TV.[:>. WilLlim.rks brought to
~~te.€>E,mari' s aae,ril :ion that the De, Kalb Courity 'Soli .c;itoir vas sitting vvil .h Mr . Tumem
i']L . Mr. T'urne,r announced iCaI-Ibe,Y died the; previous Tltwmlay, April l ' 7cr', 2003 .
~F ~?- ]:n less than 9 (nu1c) months +C'affrey su-niere;cl 4 (fOUr;l falls 'With ir_~juxi II-S ~It
C arestone wlictm, sIte; was c,onfiried;; the last fall resulted ins 5 (five) days ilk a coma
and death April 1 7, :?10 03. Cause of dea:th„ "sequele to blunt head trauma" . Family
2:1 C_C ._Ci_A. ±& i6=1U-•2U:_ "A person who knowingly md,wiffi[Ily falsifies, conceals
c»r covers up any t:ri.ck, scheme or device a, :material fact . ., .Nvil :fiiin the juurisdiction of
any d~epar~;r~E;n1t oar agency a~f'~~1:atte ~~~ov,e~r~n~ner~t ~~ .r off' -k11~~ ~;(~vernnn~ent of any ec~wilt~r,
city. . ." "O.
-Q_G.A ... § 1~6__10_1,•
.. Any public officf,Y• ~ who,willfiull, and in .bentionally .
violated the terms o f his Oath . . ." "O .C. Ci..A. H6-10-94: A persan commits the
offense, of twripe7riri€ ; with evidence, when, 1xith the intent to Inevent the!
a;ppretie ;rision or cause die wrong apprehf.»s:ion ofany pe,rsart, or to obstract the,
prosecution oir dei :e;rise af'a :ny ,persOrn, lie Imov+rjngl .y destroys, altens,
CIORc,E.a] S . . . E,Vidrlice"
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never i{a ti.fiE,d about the accidents, c,oirm or de atli, C ~xffir ey vmLs secretly crcinatted
&nd 1b urie-d , E~e;r fiiirxOy denied t ie; "rij;lht to b ury 1:Yif.ir omd" .
73. Judge Hunter zv >lccd 'I'uT n t r Y ]hoe had proof' oiF ffie allegations i g, iti 1: t X s
' St{e.gernan., Turner ~~~lr~vittE~d h~~ 1i<141 no:ne22. Rather than Iii;>iXiiss i;Yic rcialiic;io~ ~~~
: p rasecutio:n 23, Judge Hunter Urde-ire+3 substitution within 10 1 ~ (Len;l days or risk
isa7~ssa.i..
7 4. While the rm
; was on•-~7i~1I1~~, M r. Lilliig (5+017-ll7°I am of r&twiis TwTK,r)
.-min
went to , . A.iz s l. e ll Bminch. VVa.rYi ovh i; hliForin.e ; cl him that he, was .A.dIvTl istrElt Or o f
C,a ftey's :E, statc, that )e Kl lb DA iv as, :utrveasitig ptvi;g S tc>>emmn mad n ot to re"k-Aisf,
t: he ;iccotnts . From +C' e.r~tii-red. .E~ayil~ l2.e rorcl.~`~4 `` .E ,~ :~v. ~~it 1. 6'.'
i'S.. The suit against S 1.e,€;em.x fu1 was o ver accounts. ~;#.rn~ent~s.,n~o ca.sX~ ~tit.'l exi
Je ari "S.!C
- - ail' rey AND~RMr
---- B3 _Steg
-[es - : rnanJ~~iu
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- --- 1t TE,71~ant,~-With Rights o f
V not p,ir1: of' l gh3t e., sh o uld have one- directly, directly, to ~> >tf,~;~ ~irry~1, end of
suit .
~
2 2
alb
u.se~~fjnorus ,~.ai,,s 1,~,_ _11. the c
iz,~~,. oiF li..,~al ytrocE~.~., by i: ileg,~~l, rnal:icialis, or Imnicirt.e;cl
a~ ~1'i ~r
E;x.<11rEpl.e~ : fili ng; ,a lawsuit vv'hi~,l1 has no pat 1,av~r, but is i~il;e~r1 d~~{d to g;ett
infbrnnati,or~ f3rce. pxymel,nt through fear f legal Or gain art unfa,i:r or
1]i
"~~5. After r~~'t~vrtvir~~; home f~~~:m they :hearvl;~, Dei~:~~lt) ~;olici~to~~ called ld[ .~.
lV[e:Ctonald ar, cias iiij; lier of doin g C~',affh-;y' s taxes . M cI]oriald informed li{.r that a
77 . April 2 2, 200:2 Mr . I'LlYTICr• wrote Judge Hunter citing O . C .G,A.. §9-11-2, `i,
'78 . Steg;erna.n went to, Probate ~Court to Petition the Will . Clerk ll1f]]nTlf~cl him
79. Turner w ro t el another letter c 1~~i.rr~u~;~ the «i'i l. would bE settled w iltYlir. l 1 K }
d.a:ys, . Ins bay #h ]lf;tte:rs, 'T'wner claimed that ISi;e;€;einm i was guilty of c,iin~irmlact:a, ;yet
fit never had[ proof or (Wi .cl C'l 1+:,I-. to b~ac;k up the claims . 'Che Le; tt(_r and Order ftorn
80. April 21., 2QOi=1 Stegernlaffi ccirileictecl Wachovia„ they ~J&i&ad dia1: he needed a
Death lue;rtific,ate„
F :l .. S tel,emmin contacted renTaWri uurn iiri Marielt#:a i, he `Nays, told he would ]Ibe
f3:?. .A.prii 23,, Mr . Turner Nvrote to VVac ;hovia,. :at1:arhedas <`E:xh.i'bi1_ l'9" .
X3:3 . .A ,pii =«), 2003 lVh-. lG i l lig,, son-in n-'.1a` u ,of TV[,,,. ' I'LIYnE,r atitairned. :B«nd iEor
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85 . ;May .5 , 2003 ti'Ir„ Lill i,g mr as artpo:iril:e ;d by Pro Tern Judge R osh"Tf,mporm.~i
Administrator" of {;,affe ;y's :E;s,tate,. CIn Lillig's ]Pet :ition : "No otheir Will ;
5tegrenvim fiarni(y estranged ftom Caff f;y";; Steg;e;rnar.i was eirig "investigated t.~Y
DE,K.alb DA . This clearly shows faksE, svvear:~ig ami other criminal ac;1:s. '
"'E)HIbit .211"
: 86 . May 6, 2+003 , ,Iuidg ; e; .f-iuintE,3 ." il. l [ ()'Nf,d L:illig to substitute a s Plaiia-tiff, with
«+`i]ls, ;and[ a (Caveat filed[, clearly shows Judge l~lituil:e,r~ •~ia:> inv~c~lv~e:cI in the
c lO rispiracy .
8 i'. Vie only person who legally could have, sLib:>1;ihzteci the 'P 1,aultiff-was
88 . Judge ]H[tu11'.f ;r :k ne;w or should have, known 1hat.Mr„ Steg;e;rn.ari and Ca:.fte;y ' s
other fUr.IilY members had . -tried. -to fund Ms. C;,affi-e. y when she was alive,- ; that
1:e€;E,ir~ui' s attorney had[ twice b~~~en denied the. right to depose E:,aflft.e;y ;1tlialt
Jwle .20+O2r . Both T 'LHTIer and Soyrif,r adlrniittedl vi r•e .s,~poilse 1.0 Ci.A, Bar "FXhilbil:_22'."' '
Fraud : ri. the i ntejntian311 use o f deceit, a trick or so me. dishonest mearis to
d1ep ri ,mother oi' ~hisiber/its, nio ney, I)rqperh~ or a legal rii~;Jit,.
, vel
False swe aur_ing. _c ited in Garrett v.. State„ 1 8 Ga. App . .the crime of false swearing
.
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'3"9. Ch7 or around I~1[ ~i!~ l~ 0, 2CIU3 , D~eatl~ ~~ertii f i~, ~~tE~ a~rri~ri~~~. Mr. Li1ll ig, provided.
90. January 14, 2004, Probate hearing oil the ills . Allthcolzl~h C a. fffi ,:y' s fl cnz se
iiz t Stone Mountain liad sold .DereMb{e r 20132, sliE, died bi Cobb County April 2003,
:N Zr„ Turner T/lotion.ecl that he M111 be Probated iin I?e k:a :Lb , it was approved .
'91 . 'S'Eulii:ra Al•-l< r 1aj a. and Jecy1 Rosh attending the l hearuig., n~crt as rNiltitjes,ae.s .
'93 . Mr . Tamer s lzbornated pe rjj wj~, ith c, witriE,.>> e .>, a doctor arid the: attorney w ho
made 1liE; new Vi:ll, told ronflictui~, stories ., n.c~th[it~g; 'u~~a:~ c[o111e about it . The
at :omf,y sp olke of Caf6 vy, Mavis and Lillig arid (: affi-E,y"s neplienArs, tryiLrtgr to, starve
her to dle.airt. The ocl:or said ffig when hip first saw C affe.y sh.e was in good
health, her r are,givcirs, fad clor~~e a goad Job ; vv:hm she died ,he, `vas too ive;alc four a
jELj _ ai11iriori Z ecl a 1~ :la~~~ f~~ ot c,<ui{- . ]Page; firoJc~i
wlheelclhau°, lie would never 1~ it
914 . More than [80 days had pas,s e.cl Djimer"s assusani c;E; to l ]:iui1:e ;r, the; Will ; ,t ilt
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95 . March :ZS, 21aa04., 'C~arne.r iJIep c~s~,ex~ ~~1:e;1;f,Ir.IELn a~t 'VfJi1LiEUn~s ,~f6c,e;26 'V Vhie;ri
ytegemt3:C1 returned It(7lTie , NZs. Williams called . Opposition Nvanted to settle cut of
court. Williams iiri<;ist+ed. only S.24,000 r+e:maiiried ins CalRey' s EsUil.e: (out of
$110, 000) :1 she mf o u lci charge that murk for .a week in Cow-t; the Estate rrioney was
{earmaarked for charity arid Judge Hunter would never award it to Stegeirnan who
had already borrowed $40,000 and owed Willia:rns $9000 for attomey fees..
96 . agrf,iI-Im f,niE: Sitep-Inf iaii woidd get : 11e, C:.AdP account 1;Yia1; belon.ge.ci to
Mc,I)orialdl and hirmsel.#; all files fionfi Williams rind Turner, the ,>ia:its d i,tnii ss{e d
"tiv it:kic»u1t pFeiudice,', opposiltiork: would aid Si1tE,grelamal"i with his , 1CIcOuurit., INc11il.d get
the $: Z4, 10 0 [I left in the Estate mid take care of unpaid bills o i' ' ktie Esital,e ;.
it was faxed to Superior Coixrl : only 1~0 IiavE~ it taken off the cal{end .a~r, jury trial, suet
98 . April 5;t"' x:[)04, the VVithdramral of Caveat rtas filed with Mernora.n[clwra of
UnxlE,rs,tanding, attached as `'`Ex]hibilt N"; Li.Tlig; ,gait ]1iisL .ett{ers oi"Te;stamenta:ry, one
year after M r . Turner promised Ju d[j;f- H uinter that it 1,vould take 190 days .
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100, 1'Aav~ 2004, S~1tf,gcnvul 1•e ;c:f;ive:ci Ms . 'VfJilliiEunf's fil le„ the 1rig;ina.l agE,eljme.ni .
had toeen altered Turner several nes without Stelgeman's I ;rZ+DVV .Lecl;pre oar
1(l :l . May ~>. L ., 2;0(}4 alfter several one csi]Lls and E,rruii1 to C)o,~'K:alb RA's, C?i1ire,
Sheila Connors agrE,cA t:a nmeet wilh "S d: e:€,f.frOti tID look over his papers shovvh;gn
c,rvr iix al
j j ti
v iti.e;~,. She E~ aid. that that the ~~,~~~s~e still ~~h~~v~r~~id ~~pen~, :~h(- COI.~ld clc~
r
noilti ng .a 7
1.02. May ?3 , 1004 ' Stegennan wrote to JucI;ge lH[tu1ter, asAce,d 1lia1: the proper
a€p .'E ; f: IYIE'IIi; b e filed, the case: ]be "clO ;S el,d" on Rf ?GOICt l,, request ipioireii .
103 . May 6, J une 4 , :1OCi4 rece i vedl letter fto rn NZ;s . Williams, st ai;e c I s he kno ws
104 . June ') , 2,004 :le~tt~~r f'r~om'~~ : illi atrn. s 1rh~~1: Judge Hunter called her, she asked
that, Ste gennan.'be ad visel~d no t to write or cc orita x ;t her at all. Williams said she knew
IrCOu TI t Still . 110t ir~ Steg,e man's name, t]hrc,.atE.7l e d to have the bask fieeze ac c oiui1;,
,,
'~' Ms. (Jo r,m ors had a n " +Cllc,, someone a., listened, now -shut up arxi go away
arnectin.g ;'' . To his cornplavzit aURilse ;s•urTEM33rin1€; CM legal documents mid continuous
lies, she responde& "Well it depends . What C aril;0:1: it was rnea.r it " . F'adsij~7in€>
Death C ~iical:e., c,l.aun~ii~i~; that ~tE,~;~e m~~r~ is lbevr~g iiri~~i~:sltig;a ~ted. when he- was not,
thim, c;on'tiniltoUs claims that Siteg~ mi man wzs a crimha:L . . . . ."It dE,~~~,~n~~s on what
context it was men nt'" It was 'r.'e;Eui1 : to haffUss, di . sc;reoJlit Nvilit malicious
intent for financial gain .
10~~~. ~u ~r~e 10, :ZO~ CI~~ , Turner wrote Ms . L{evel ~ 5 11T1].e;r ~~it ~N 'au~hi ~vi~~ rla.i~r xuri~; r~:~,.
VV i:lliaims h~aci violatel~l agreement o t to release "Irc'our.it 1;0 'SotegE.rnain . "Exri ibit 2' 8"
106). kl y '21, 2004, lletter fironi Williams, 3ulclgel Hunter hail '0Till :iamis, n4ke a lone
Co-urt appearaTice . VVilliaim, wanted. 1:o Withdraw, She: said that the case WOulid bye
sch[e:ciulle;d fa r trial vn `i,e p beml~~er or October mil ~3tE,lip-I'mmn will lbe rf, pir<.sE,t-It ing,
h~ ims~~llf ; that Turner would reeze ,a~cco~Liri1:. She cla .inif;d in the letter that the
1 07 . A.Lgpzs1: 2, 20+ 04, W iilnELM.s SCI nt I)i SITt issal f 6r case . Ste; genaan ]hand d .e :livel;reil
to W i lli ,U .r Ls .
If°'O Tillii~km[ s, -%AJ o U lsj file ; the Disini.;sal, hf, Nvonld. ;not need attmne)1 .
"NI,otiion to, E',rii :oz-ce," (tlic. original ag°E,el]' TLent) ml ;y. Judge Hunter refused i1 :
knowing that S te;gennan. ]had:, fij:l fi lle~l his o4lig;a ttiin, opposition had not. Jury tiial
cm calendar for Octol 3,e:r 1. 8, 2004 . Motion to Enforce attached;qs "ExI[ijbit 3(}".
112 . Sk.ptemt)f;r 30, 2+0 014 after ine ;gotiatirig for a mionffi, Jc)yne;r ,end. L i1~i;g refused
the original ageei neri1:; Judge Hunter r~,fu~~e;d fu~ the Motion tc, E rii:crc Earcset a
~e;ded
hearing date ; VVac ;havia would not release account's until laic case shEowcd "closed",
Stegernan w1 a;5 b]a,c;IMailr-11d into a ne-W age ernie rit. Conse nt Order signed and filed .
11 .5. October 2004, Wac hoVia released 'A'ha1: Vr,13 left ofaccourits ; miss-ing
11 4, November 2 004, Ste ge rnari saw for d'ie first time P robate Order of June 14, .
2002 uused b;y ]Ar. 'TLi1ne r hi response. to £ku- cornp1av1t. The Order stated Caffi-cy
was pannancmtl.y me ntally, inconypete: nt;; could. no t make, dec, iiss i ons, for ri e yse;lf; was
apt risk of injury oar clf,alf .i . _ 'I'h.e P'roYi~a1:e~C)rcii -1ir i;s Eit taich.ecl as " bd3iibit s:?".
11115 . NcomIrxibeir 14, 2004,, Joyrier's :Cliscriar'€ ;(~ fr4 :)m (Ju.ardian .srLip, nineteen (15 ')
months after ~C',aflbey 's de,atli,, signed by ':`Ju dgf, Mmilon Glaess"who had re; tu-cxl
C om nliss io n29 about C a ffrE,,y' s falls, and death- rleitrif,r the, falls nor de:athshad', ever
been r f;p c : rl:eci, which is Ir.<M41, ato1r~-;c' . They 'AT erf,Yi"t going to l00k, bah) it,,
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S teg,eman[ demanded mi .
investigation
1 17. April :5, 2,()I)5 ]L illlig peli:itiic>rled j:or discharge :R•orrI AL41tI~LrIist1°at;i0n1 claiming
119.. April 3 0, 2005, Ste;~ena,an 'Eli-lid "Objjecti O ni", nefther- ;loynier nor lLilllig paid
debts, 31
K 20 .. )~~ :PtI~;mb~e :r 10~D5 , having T@;Gf'l~'E,ci no reply to the ~C1~~jf , {;1,1OIll, Stegenian filed
7. ? 1 . September 6, 2005, Mr. Timer filed "? d[oikion fir S>unairmin:Nr Tudgmeliik",
Turner stated the did not have too 11111-1 EL response, to the "Otiection" .
122. October 5, 2005 M c;I)onal.d hand ctf,l.iveredd to Pro ba te, Court Stcgenum's
,»MIriM y Ju. cl€Prie, ni: M ern oran klwri ofLaw", "Petition to Revoke
admihistral:or or des :i pee shall conduct an. : irnm edliate in.vE,:;tigr.ation to idet+m.runie:
1:r tf, cause and shall follow Division of NIHI)WO protocol on reporting ;
2,90-9-37--.251 DeNt tli of P:e >i.clenilr : 'Should a resident die, while v1 tbe rel s idelince or
while at another '. lcxcaltiain when s ti ll a ires i.clF ,nt . . . ; ,_,%,O ta ,tutc; ; applicable 'to the :
reporting o f deat]Z and reports must a.c;c,oixipajay the cleceaseld shall 'be observed .
The~ resid eMce_slhalll rqport th.e J{deathito the Office, ofFGegu LI tornL 1") eirvriic;es of,
:C1E~p ar~trn.e,nt~Of Hu_rnan~Resources ~N~ithiiri 24 rio»r a_r.[ ci follo~~-D~~~ ~artiriE,~it ~i c~li c ~
:anal Division of P~J[3~I).C),A,T~~~r~~to~ col on i •e~u~7rt.i~ng ideaths _ (,me Office ] R_e,€~.~ll~~tor y
Service had n ot been contacted about Cafe e y' ; cleatri !
3 1 Mc;I7orial. cl, trying to prol:e:ct.,offi ait was left of'StegexnanV s credit, had been
making monthly payments ion . a fifteen (15) year ]L oan of C afftey' s ft-om May 19,913,,
dial "S t;e :gf,irian had c;o-•sig neci.
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Letters Testamentary u ~~lIIciitvz;g ftauci, "Motion 1:o Compel''". Naty
hand knowledge . Yirolbate, Cleric AA:s. King, said "I don't think vre''y-e,;groin
to let
you file anything" she would have t~ o l~et the Cou rt attorneys lloolk over the
doc:tnr,le,ril:s :first.
1 2',3 . Octobe r 6, 2. [1 0:5, Mrs . King called St,e,genniari the next dry, sa id "we, "re; not
going, to let you to file ,anythvag". Steg;e ,rnaxi explained, that was a vioIati.ari o&lhis
F:i:€jit:s, that he would bE; recording the rest o:E the conversation .
1 '24. Kh~v1g then connected Court ati.c oinf.~r Mr. l~~~v~rlle;i• who said "No, we're not
ki€;li1.s, . After :lf,ngt11;y conversation., F'owle r said. '`ak, ffi iE,,, you can file ;'it lout it
125 . October ' 7, 1!I}ID5, 1'V[c.]C ion, alci returned to file "S t.e ;€;E,mari''s d.ac;lll7lem1s vi
Probate Court, E'ow liar denied M c;D onald her " 7'lliid NAY" ,end. re-fiiseld
1'1.15 . October 27, 20O1-5, C'Irai Sunamair ;,r Judgment Hearingr, no Order .
LS51: egrer r<an '',; M C1fiiDl].S, (Ac had n ot been. ~file d. McDonald eana ilE,d Probate head o f
32 4
, 3 te;~iem,3n does )havee a tapee of' the; conversation .
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Admh~istnvt i ort, +Cit•e ;tchre;ri Lu7idau. 7 jl- <,oTTnMwlii_r, Ettio n. s lbetw e eli lV.[.~. M cDonald
1218, Nam.i.ribeIr 3, :? O1 Oi`i, Rosh raa.clf; her i deci;siio ii, vl ikvor o f' ]Lifl i l ;,, cls1;4ning,
'St;e;~;EMriZai a~ be:riefitchw-y (vv :hic]Z he, was not), that hoe had p~reseritedi no evidence (the,
reason 5'ote~~;E;mgai vas iaot goilig to The ~illawed to file arty dlociimelrit: ;) . Judi}-
129. Nmeimbxar 4, :ZO1 CI6, Landau ound ,E :nd. filed the doc umcants.
lL'30 . NoveNiiber 28, 2005, Steg;emut filed "Aproe ;al to '>ulperioa- Court" RKi1 ;a,
][ 31 . Letter d.aedl December 15, 2', [1O.5 from Probate Court 'to Jame 1 .M cI)onmldl.
"]'er your rotwersatiloti rvilli Mark BrEuidenbru€> . ." the ; check used to pay fi4r the
A.~i~~~~,~:1 att~~c,ll,ed, tu1.-c~~~;~11i ~id . ]~et~tf~r an.el r~7~~i~d c1le ck, "E xr dbiit 367 ,.
;L :32 . Df.rciaibe r 2:?„ 2005, SS te gemaori filed in Superio :r Cou ift: from
Probate Cowl" Judge P :wlh's Order wn Sunnmur~ Jud;;ment, wdl "Void Judgment
,it L,Em"'34 111e, June 1 ^3 , 2002. Civil .A.ctilon4i :le Nio ., 05c-d 3 909 -CE9, Judge Maak:
1133 . N4y tlvirij; ki<yi penie ,cl. 1Ste,gennan .filed ".Request four :fudgxneni", rio1:Yunig
Tile- Court riE ,viar c ;onltarl: e;d M r . S5U €,eNrri,,u1, M s . rV[c ]Cio rt ald was no .part cof' :Pro bELte
iC ourl;. The letter re" f{, rf>>i+;,eid ;i c;omversatiioni bE,lweer.i M rI)or.mldl an.cl Es~- j',,
~ ~n~~~u'€;,
mlo mention af' Ste ;gena;an .
:3 4 cc
Motion it O Set A3][Cl e v
_~ i 1.