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AMENDED
Pursuant to Rule 3-7.4(k), this document serves as a Letter Report of No Probable Cause
Finding. On the basis of a diligent and impartial analysis of all the information available, on
January 28, 2015, the grievance committee found no probable cause for further disciplinary
proceedings in this matter. The membership of the committee is made up of both attorneys and
non-attorneys.
The grievance committee reviewed all information and documentation submitted by both you
and Ms. Parsons. The allegations in your complaint involve the civil and federal cases regarding
the efforts to pursue a foreclosure on your home. The underlying litigation is ongoing and
vigorously contested. It is clear from your materials that it remains your position that Ms.
Parsons engaged in unethical conduct during her representation of foreclosure plaintiff, Reverse
Mortgage Solutions, Inc. However, the grievance committee has determined that there
insufficient basis for further disciplinary proceedings regarding the actions taken by Ms. Parsons
in the foreclosure case. Moreover, it would appear that the issues raised in this matter are
appropriate for review and determination by a court of competent jurisdiction assigned to handle
such cases. Accordingly, this case is now closed.
Because the bar only has the authority to address questions of ethics, the committee could not
address any legal issues about which you may feel concerned.
APPENDIX 2
Complaint by Neil J. Gillespie against Danielle Nicole Parsons
The Florida Bar File No. 2014-30,525 (9A)
Page 2
Pursuant to the Bar’s records retention schedule, the computer record and file will be disposed of
one year from the date of closing.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 S.W. 115Th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
Pursuant to Rule 3-7.4(k), this document serves as a Letter Report of No Probable Cause
Finding. On the basis of a diligent and impartial analysis of all the information available, on
January 28, 2015, the grievance committee found no probable cause for further disciplinary
proceedings in this matter. The membership of the committee is made up of both attorneys and
non-attorneys. This case is now closed.
Because the bar only has the authority to address questions of ethics, the committee could not
address any legal issues about which you may feel concerned.
Pursuant to the Bar’s records retention schedule, the computer record and file will be disposed of
one year from the date of closing.
Sincerely,
PAS/rmp
AND/OR PANEL
TO:
Neil J. Gillespie Barry Rodney Davidson
8092 SW 115th Loop Counsel for Respondent
Ocala, FL 34481 Barclays Financial Center
1111 Brickell Ave. Floor 25
Miami, FL 33131-3101
Tele: (305)810-2500
bdavidson@hunton.com
The complaint is hereby assigned to the following member(s) of the committee for
investigation:
Jon Marshall Oden Frank Harlan Killgore Jr.
Ball Janik L.L.P. Killgore, Pearlman, Stamp, Ornstein &
201 E. Pine St. Ste .825 Squires
Orlando, FL 3280-12764 P.O. Box 1913
Tele: (407)902-2077 Orlando, FL 3280-21913
Tele: (407)425-1020
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This correspondence is to clarify the current status of this matter. The case has been referred to
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Acharekar. You will be notified in writing regarding the appointment of Investigating Members
for further investigation by the committee. The case has not been referred to the Attorney
General’s Office or the Office of the Statewide Prosecutor for investigation.
Sincerely,
Neil Gillespie
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Executive Director www.FLORIDABAR.org
July 29,2014
This is to advise that the above-referenced matter has been forwarded to your committee for
further investigation and disposition.
The documents will soon be posted to the Grievance Committee Webpage for the Committee's
convenience. As always, if I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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THE FLORIDA BAR
651 EAST JEFFERSON STREET
JOHN F. HARKNESS, JR. TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-2300 850/561-5600
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WWW.FLORIDABAR.ORG
December 6, 2013
Orlando, FL 32801-4321
Please note that pursuant to Rule 3-7.1 (b), Rules of Discipline, any reports, correspondence,
papers, recordings and/or transcripts of hearings received from either you or the complainant(s)
shall become a part of the public record in this matter and thus accessible to the public upon a
disposition of this file. It should be noted that The Florida Bar is required to acknowledge the
status of proceedings during the pendency of an investigation, if a specific inquiry is made and
the matter is deemed to be in the public domain. Pursuant to Rule 3-7.1(t), Rules of Discipline,
you are further required to complete and return the enclosed Certificate of Disclosure form.
Further, please notify this office, in writing, of any pending civil, criminal, or administrative
litigation which pertains to this grievance. Please note that this is a continuing obligation should
new litigation develop during the pendency of this matter.
Ms. Danielle Nicole Parsons
December 6, 2013
Page Two
Finally, the filing of this complaint does not preclude conlmunication between the attorney and
the complainant(s). Please review the enclosed Notice for information on submitting your
response.
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1. The enclosed letter is an informal inquiry. Your response is required under the
provisions of The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar 4 8.4(g), Rules of Professional Conduct.
Failure to provide a written response to this complaint is in itself a violation of Rule 4 8.4(g). If
you do not respond, the matter will be forwarded to the grievance committee for disposition in
accordance with Rule 3-7.3 of the Rules of Discipline.
2. Many complaints considered first by staff counsel are not forwarded to a grievance
committee, as they do not involve violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct justifying
disciplinary action.
3. "Pursuant to Rule 3-7.I(a), Rules of Discipline, any response by you in these proceedings
shall become part of the public record of this matter and thereby become accessible to the public
upon the closllre of the case by Bar counselor upon a finding of no probable cause, probable
cause, minor misconduct, or recommendation of diversion. Disclosure during the pendency of
an investigation may be made only as to status if a specific inquiry concerning this case is made
and if this matter is generally known to be in the public domain."
4. The grievance committee is the Bar's "grand jury." Its function and procedure are set
forth in Rule 3-7.4. Proceedings before the grievance committee, for the most part, are non
adversarial in nature. However, you should carefully review Chapter 3 of the Rules Regulating
The Florida Bar.
5. If the grievance committee finds probable cause, formal adversarial proceedings, which
ordinarily lead to disposition by the Supreme Court of Florida, will be commenced under
3-7.6, unless a plea is submitted under Rule 3-7.
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1. Please limit your su bmission to no more than 25 pages including exhibits. If you have
additional documents available, please make reference to them in your written submission as
available upon request. Should Bar counsel need to obtain copies of any such documents, a
subsequent reque·st will be sent to you.
2. Please do not .bind, or index your documents. You may underline but do not highlight
documents under any· circumstances. We ~can documents for use in our disciplinary files and
when scanned, your doculnent highlighting will eith.er not be picked up or may obscure any
underlying text.
3. Please refrain from attaching media such as audio tapes or CDs, oversized do~iiinents, or.
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Please be aware that materials received that do not meet these guidelines may be returned. ThaJ.lk
you for your consideration in this respect.
THE FLORIDA BAR
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JOHN F. HARKNESS, JR. TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-2300 850/561-5600
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WWW.FLORIDABAR.ORG
December 6, 2013
Re: Danielle Nicole Parsons; The Florida Bar File No. 2014-30,525 (9A)
Enclosed is a copy of our letter to Ms. Parsons which requires a response to your complaint.
Once you receive Ms. Parsons's response, you have 10 days to file a rebuttal if you so desire. If
you decide to file a rebuttal, you must send a copy to Ms. Parsons. Rebuttals should not exceed
25 pages and may refer to any additional documents or exhibits that are available on request. Please
address any and all correspondence to me. Please note that any correspondence must be sent
through the U.S. mail; we cannot accept faxed material.
Please be advised that as an arm of the Supreme Court of Florida, The Florida Bar can
investigate allegations of misconduct against attorneys, and where appropriate, request that the
attorney be disciplined. The Florida Bar cannot render legal advice nor can The Florida Bar
represent individuals or intervene on their behalf in any civil or crinlinal nlatter. Further, please
notify this office, in writing, of any pending civil, criminal, or administrative litigation which
pertains to this grievance. Please note that this is a continuing obligation should new litigation
develop during the pendency of this matter.
Please review the enclosed Notice on mailing instructions for information on submitting your
rebuttal.
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PART TWO (See Pa2e 1, PART TWO - Facts/Alle2ations.): The specific thing or things I am complaining about are:
See accompanying complaint.
PART THREE (See Page 1, PART THREE - Witnesses.): The witnesses in support of my allegations are: [see attached
sheet].
PART FOUR (See Page 1, PART FOUR - Signature.): Under penalties ofperjury, I declare that the foregoing facts are
true, correct and complete.
Date
John F. Harkness, Executive Director Ghunise Coaxum, UPL Bar Counsel
The Florida Bar Florida Bar Orlando Branch Office
651 East Jefferson Street 1000 Legion Place, Suite 1625
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 Orlando, Florida 32801-1050
Email: jharkness@flabar.org Email: N/A
VIA U.P.S. No. 1Z64589F0392969709 VIA U.P.S. No. 1Z64589FP293587311
Florida Bar Complaint against Danielle Nicole Parsons, FL Bar ID 29364, for her own
misconduct, and misconduct in supervision of her paralegal Yolanda I. Martinez.
Note: The Florida Bar is investigating me for UPL for representing my interests in his
matter, the wrongful foreclosure of my homestead on a HECM “reverse” mortgage.
Enclosed please find a signed Florida Bar inquiry/complaint form for Danielle Nicole Parsons,
FL Bar ID 29364, for her own misconduct, and misconduct in supervision of her paralegal
Yolanda I. Martinez, a non-lawyer. Ms. Parsons and Ms. Martinez are employed by McCalla
Raymer, LLC, 225 E. Robinson St., Suite 660, Orlando, FL 32801.
Wet-ink signed documents were provided to Mr. Harkness. Copies were provided otherwise.
[Rule 2.515(c), Fla.R.Jud.Admin.].
This inquiry/complaint against Danielle Nicole Parsons shows misconduct for Ms. Parsons, some
of which is attributable only to Ms. Parsons. Other misconduct by Ms. Parsons is related to UPL
and fraud of Ms. Martinez. Separately I made a UPL complaint against Yolanda I. Martinez, a
non-lawyer, which is presented with this Bar inquiry/complaint in a Separate Appendix. Due to
The Bar’s 25 page limit, the UPL Appendix for Ms. Martinez is not provided, but is available on
request. For The Bar’s convenience all the Exhibits and the UPL Appendix are posted on Scribd.
This inquiry/complaint against Danielle Nicole Parsons also shows misconduct for Ms. Parsons
as the attorney responsible for supervising Ms. Martinez. A member of The Florida Bar is
responsible for the work of a paralegal. Rule 10-2.1(b).
Table of Contents
Overview
Danielle Nicole Parsons represents client Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. by and through
McCalla Raymer LLC, supported by paralegal Yolanda I. Martinez, in cases involving the
disputed foreclosure of my homestead on a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage1 or HECM, a
FHA2 “reverse” mortgage program administered by the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development. (HUD).
1
12 U.S.C. § 1715z–20 - Insurance of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly
homeowners, and 24 C.F.R. Part 206, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance.
2
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a United States government agency.
Florida Bar Complaint, Danielle Nicole Parsons December 2, 2013
McCalla Raymer LLC, Orlando Florida Page - 3
Ms. Parsons repeatedly violated Rule 4-3.3 Candor Toward The Tribunal. Her Complaint filed in
state court was so misleading that I included The Bar’s Information Packet, Candor Toward the
Tribunal in my motion to dismiss. Ms. Parsons’s misconduct in federal court, her Agreed To
Motion For Extension of Time (Doc. 11) was a fraud on the court aided by paralegal Martinez.
Henceforth I included a printout of The Bar’s Rule 4-3.3 Candor Toward The Tribunal in my
Rule 11 Motion for Sanctions, and Verified Objection To, And Motion For Relief From, A
Magistrate Judge’s Order (Doc. 12). I found Ms. Parsons to be a compete liar.
The American Bar Association reported online in the ABA Journal Law News Now a story May
17, 2013 by Debra Cassens Weiss, “Law prof confesses: I am a sociopath”. The article is adapted
from a memoir called Confessions of a Psychopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight, written
under the pseudonym M. E. Thomas. As quoted from the ABA story:
Before becoming a trial lawyer, the author says she prosecuted misdemeanors in the
District Attorney’s office and was an associate in a law firm. "My sociopathic traits make
me a particularly excellent trial lawyer," Thomas writes. "I'm cool under pressure. I feel
no guilt or compunction, which is handy in such a dirty business. Misdemeanor
prosecutors almost always have to walk into a trial with cases they've never worked on
before. All you can do is bluff and hope that you'll be able to scramble through it. The
thing with sociopaths is that we are largely unaffected by fear. Besides, the nature of the
crime is of no moral concern to me; I am interested only in winning the legal game."
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_prof_confesses_i_am_a_sociopath/
The American Bar Association reported online in the ABA Journal Law News Now a story
November 13, 2012 by Debra Cassens Weiss, “The Legal Field Attracts Psychopaths, Author
Says; Not That There Is Anything Wrong with That”. The story appears at the link below.
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/the_legal_field_attracts_psychopaths_author_says_not_
that_there_is_anything/
Any profession that does not see a problem with attracting Psychopaths will have difficulty
enforcing, for example, The Bar’s Rule 4-3.3 Candor Toward The Tribunal, inter alia.
Disabled pro se parties are vulnerable to attorney misconduct, which often denies them
meaningful access to justice in court proceedings. The American Bar Association is the national
representative of the legal profession. The ABA has reported in the above cited stories that the
legal field attracts psychopaths and sociopaths. Disabled pro se parties need protection from
opposing counsel who are psychopaths or sociopaths, or who use those psychopathic or
sociopathic litigation tactics, in order to guarantee disabled pro se parties due process and equal
protection rights. Disability accommodation is a reasonable way to assure access legal and court
services in a legal action in an effective and expeditious manner, as required by the Constitution
and laws of the United States of America, and the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida.
Florida Bar Complaint, Danielle Nicole Parsons December 2, 2013
McCalla Raymer LLC, Orlando Florida Page - 4
Ghunise Coaxum, UPL Bar Counsel, opened a vexatious UPL investigation of me for defending
my interest in this foreclosure, on the complaint of attorney Ryan Christopher Rodems, a partner
in the firm Barker, Rodems & Cook who formerly represented me. The UPL investigation of me
by The Florida Bar is political persecution that also includes U.S. Judge William Terrell Hodges,
and Florida attorney Eugene P. Castagliuolo, in retaliation for my Petition No. 12-7747 to the
U.S. Supreme Court seeking, inter alia, better regulation of the legal profession.
U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings complained to the FHFA, the Federal Housing Finance
Administration, about fraud and misconduct by foreclosure mills, most of whom are Florida law
firms. McCalla Raymer LLC is named in the Congressman’s letter to the FHFA. Unfortunately
the Florida Attorney General is not protecting Floridians from lawyers operating as criminals
who are wrongly taking homes from people under color of law without due process.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. v. Neil J. Gillespie, et al., Marion County Florida, Fifth
Judicial Circuit, No. 42-2013CA-000115-AXXX-XX, a.k.a. case no. 2013-CA-000115.
Presiding. Hon. Hale Ralph Stancil, Florida Circuit Court Judge, trial judge Marion Co.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. v. Neil J. Gillespie, et al., removed February 4, 2013 to U.S.
District Court, Ocala Division, Middle District Florida, No. 5:13-cv-00058-WTH-PRL
Presiding. U.S. Judge William Terrell Hodges, Senior Status, trial judge Ocala Division
Presiding U.S. Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens, magistrate judge Ocala Division
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. v. Neil J. Gillespie, et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Eleventh Circuit, No. 13-11585-B.
This matter, inter alia, is before the Supreme Court of the United States, Petition No. 13-7280,
Neil J. Gillespie v. Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. et al. The Florida Bar is a cross-party for
political persecution of me in retaliation for me seeking a First Amendment redress of grievances
in Petition No. 12-7747, and the case with Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. and Neil J. Gillespie
v. Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Florida et al, 5:11-cv-539-WTH-TBS in U.S. District Court, Ocala.
Petition No. 13-7280 alleges UPL by Ms. Martinez in the Table of Contents, and on page 34:
UPL by paralegal Yolanda I. Martinez, McCalla Raymer, Rule 10-2.1(a), Ethics Opinion
70-62, “activity which requires the attorney's personal judgment and participation”;
Florida Court, see emails Aug-07-2013 Gillespie-Martinez (Sep. Vol. App No. 2);
District Court, see Rule 11 sanction motion (Doc. 15); Rule 55 motion for default
judgment, (Doc. 16); Rule 72/Rule 60(b)(3) Verified Objection to Magistrate Order (Doc.
17); Affidavit 28 U.S.C. § 144 (Doc. 22)
If I had more time to make the petition I would have drawn a sharper point on the misconduct of
Ms. Parsons. Still, the pleadings speak for themselves, Ms. Parsons Verified Complaint to
Florida Bar Complaint, Danielle Nicole Parsons December 2, 2013
McCalla Raymer LLC, Orlando Florida Page - 5
Foreclose Home Equity Conversion Mortgage in Florida case no. 2013-CA-000115, and her
Agreed Motion For Extension of Time (Doc. 11) in federal case 5:13-cv-00058-WTH-PRL.
Section II. Rule 4-3.3 Candor Toward The Tribunal; UPL by a paralegal, federal
offenses, judicial misconduct
(b) Extent of Lawyer's Duties. The duties stated in subdivision (a) continue beyond the
conclusion of the proceeding and apply even if compliance requires disclosure of information
otherwise protected by rule 4-1.6.
(c) Evidence Believed to Be False. A lawyer may refuse to offer evidence that the lawyer
reasonably believes is false.
(d) Ex Parte Proceedings. In an ex parte proceeding a lawyer shall inform the tribunal of all
material facts known to the lawyer that will enable the tribunal to make an informed decision,
whether or not the facts are adverse.
Rule 10–2.1(b) of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar defines a paralegal as a person who
works under the supervision of a member of The Florida Bar and who performs specifically
delegated substantive legal work for which a member of The Florida Bar is responsible. Only
persons who meet the definition may call themselves paralegals.
Lay personnel may be used in a law office only to the extent that they are
delegated mechanical, clerical or administrative duties. The attorney may not
ethically delegate to a lay employee any activity which requires the attorney's
personal judgment and participation.
Florida Bar Complaint, Danielle Nicole Parsons December 2, 2013
McCalla Raymer LLC, Orlando Florida Page - 6
Attorneys rely on paralegals and other nonlawyer office staff to perform various
activities. Generally, the activity may constitute the unlicensed practice of law if
it is something that requires the attorney's independent judgment and
participation, and it is performed by the paralegal. See, The Florida Bar Ethics
Opinion, 70-62.
The general conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C. § 371, creates an offense "[i]f two or more
persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the
United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose. (emphasis added).
See Project, Tenth Annual Survey of White Collar Crime, 32 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 137,
379-406 (1995)(generally discussing § 371).
http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm00923.htm
DOJ Summary. Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color
of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the
Constitution or laws of the United States.
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/crm/242fin.php
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in
any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or
enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the
United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
Florida Bar Complaint, Danielle Nicole Parsons December 2, 2013
McCalla Raymer LLC, Orlando Florida Page - 7
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with
intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so
secured—
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if
death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include
kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit
aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/241
Letter May 28, 2013 from U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, and six pages of information on
making a complaint under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, 28 U.S.C. §§ 351-
364 ("Act"). (Exhibit 10). From page 13 of Petition No. 13-7280:
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson provided in his letter to me May 28, 2013 information on how
to make a complaint of judicial misconduct3. I believe the success rate is about zero for a
pro se litigant who makes a complaint of judicial misconduct, regardless of the
complaint’s merits.
Also, I am not familiar enough with the federal complaint process to make a judicial complaint. I
do not have time to stop and learn the process now. I am trying to save my home from wrongful
foreclosure. Judicial complaints, like Bar complaints, do not provide the complainant with any
useful relief. If time allows later, I may make a complaint then, if needed.
Section III Ms. Parsons Rule 4-3.3 Candor violations, state court Verified Complaint
I only filed one motion to dismiss and noted it was a response for me personally, and as a co-
trustee. For the sake of clarity, I only represent my interest in the trust. The other co-trustee, my
brother Mark Gillespie, is represented by counsel, Kaufman, Englett and Lynd, PLLC, which
filed Notice of Defendants’ Consent to Judgment in 42-2013CA-000115 for his interests.
Ms. Parsons’ “verification” of her “Verified Complaint” was a defective, a sham. For one thing,
there were no identifiable exhibits attached to the so-called “Verified Complaint.” The following
text is taken from my motion to dismiss, begining ¶ 17, filed as Document 5 in federal court.
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Filing a Complaint of Judicial Misconduct or Judicial Disability Against A Federal Judge. The
process is governed by the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, 28 U.S.C. §§ 351-364
(“Act”), and Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings, 248 F.R.D. 674
(2008)
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17. There are no Exhibits attached to the Verified Complaint that are identifiable with the
pleadings. The Verified Complaint alleges at paragraph 2, “Copies of the Note and
Mortgage are attached as Exhibits "A" and "B," respectively.” This is false. There is
nothing attached as “Exhibits "A" and "B," respectively”. Instead, defective copies of the
HECM Note and Second Note taken from the HUD complaint appear as Exhibits 11 and
12, and are missing the Direct Endorsement Allonge that became “a permanent part of
said Note on May 29, 2008” (Exhibit 4) which date occurred a week before the HECM
closing June 5, 2008, when the Note and Mortgage were executed and delivered from the
Borrowers to the Lender, Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Inc. Somehow Liberty sold a
nonexistent Note and Mortgage to Bank of America. This is a fatal defect to the chain of
custody of the HECM Note and Mortgage.
18. Likewise, defective copies of the HECM Mortgage and Second Mortgage taken from
the HUD complaint are attached as Exhibits 32 and 33, and show interlineation after
execution, hand-written alterations, not initialed and not dated, which vitiates the
Mortgage. This defect only became known to Neil Gillespie in July 2012 when he found
it filed with the Clerk.
19. Paragraph 3 of the Verified Complaint alleges, “Copies of the relevant Assignments
of Mortgage are attached as Composite Exhibit "C."” This is false. Nothing is attached as
“Composite Exhibit "C."” Instead, a single unmarked page, Assignment of Mortgage,
March 27, 2012, from Bank of America to the Plaintiff, appears at the end of the Verified
Complaint. Any previous assignments of mortgage are missing.
Ms. Parsons also misidentified this residential homestead foreclosure in a 55+ community as a
“commercial foreclosure” on the Civil Cover sheet Form 1.997 attached to Verified Complaint. I
speculate this dishonesty was to make difficult asserting consumer defense claims.
20. Counsel wrongly filed this action as a “Commercial foreclosure $50,001 -$249,999”
shown on Form 1.997 CIVIL COVER SHEET, II. TYPE OF CASE, attached to the
Verified Complaint, and signed by Plaintiff’s counsel Danielle Parsons, who represented
“I CERTIFY that the information I have provided in this cover sheet is accurate to the
best of my knowledge and belief”. Counsel’s certification is false. This properly is the
homestead of Neil Gillespie under Section 4, Article X of the Florida Constitution. This
action is a “Homestead residential foreclosure $50,001 -$249,999”. Oak Run is a
residential senior citizen community. No commercial activity is permitted. The HECM
reverse mortgage was made on the residential property. It appears counsel’s false
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declaration was intended to deceive the Clerk and the Court that this is a commercial
foreclosure, in violation of F.S. § 837.06, False official statements.
149. On February 11, 2011, the Supreme Court of Florida decided it was time to address
the so-called lost note count and released In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil
Procedure. Among other things, this opinion called for an amendment to Rule 1.110(b) of
the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure “to require verification of mortgage foreclosure
complaints involving residential real property.” In an effort to end fraud on the court by
foreclosing plaintiffs, the Supreme Court now required parties to verify, under penalty of
perjury, that the information in the complaint is true and correct to the best of their
knowledge and belief.
150. The Verified Complaint alleges at paragraph 4 entitlement to enforce the Note
and Mortgage, but the Plaintiff has not provided copies of the Note and Mortgage as
pled. Therefore the Verified Complaint fails to state a cause of action and must be
dismissed.
151. The Plaintiff alleged in the Verified Complaint, paragraph 2, “Copies of the Note
and Mortgage are attached as Exhibits “A” and “B” respectively”. Plaintiff’s statement is
false. There are no Exhibits “A” and “B” attached to the Complaint. The only exhibits
attached to the Complaint are numbered, not lettered. Those exhibits are numbered 11,
12, 32 and 33 and therefore impossible to relate to the Verified Complaint or the
Plaintiff’s alleged claims therein.
152. The Verified Complaint, in paragraph 3, states “The described subject Mortgage
was subsequently assigned to Plaintiff. Copies of the relevant Assignments of Mortgage
are attached as Composite Exhibit "C."” Plaintiff’s statement is false. There is no
Composite Exhibit “C” attached to the Complaint. There is a single page attached
purporting to be an Assignment of Mortgage attached but it is not marked in any way as
an Exhibit or Composite and therefore impossible to relate to the Verified Complaint or
the Plaintiff’s alleged claims therein..
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153. The Verified Complaint is verified pursuant to Rule 1.110(b), Fla. R. Civ. P., by
Debbie Sims, Vice President, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., on December 20, 2012,
and includes the following statement:
UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, I declare that I have read the foregoing and that the
facts alleged therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
154. Debbie Sims, under penalty of perjury, declared that she read the Verified
Complaint and that the facts alleged therein were true and correct. The Verified
Complaint at paragraph 2 states a fact: “Copies of the Note and Mortgage are attached as
Exhibits “A” and “B” respectively”. This fact is not true and correct. This statement is
false. Exhibits “A” and “B” are not attached.
155. Debbie Sims, under penalty of perjury, declared that she read the Verified
Complaint and that the facts alleged therein were true and correct. The Verified
Complaint at paragraph 3 states a fact: “Copies of the relevant Assignments of Mortgage
are attached as Composite Exhibit "C."” This fact is not true and correct. This statement
is false. Composite Exhibit “C” is not attached.
157. The Defendants respectfully requests the Court on its own initiative to DISMISS
WITH PREJUDICE the Plaintiff’s VERIFIED COMPLAINT TO FORECLOSE HOME
EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGE as a sanction imposed for perjury by Debbie
Sims who verified for the Plaintiff “under penalty of perjury” facts as true and correct,
when those facts were not true and correct, contrary to her Verification as Vice President
for the Plaintiff made under Rule 1.110(b) Fla.R.Civ.P.
158. Debbie Sims, by alleging facts under penalty of perjury as true and correct, when
those facts are not true and correct, violated section 837.06, Florida Statutes, False
official statements.
Debbie Sims knowingly made a false statement in writing with the intent to mislead this
Court to benefit the Plaintiff in this HECM reverse mortgage residential home
foreclosure.
159. Plaintiff’s counsel, Danielle N. Parsons, Esq. (Fla. Bar No.: 0029364), submitted
the Verified Complaint to the Court and bears responsibility for perjury by Debbie Sims
made on behalf of the Plaintiff in this residential mortgage foreclosure. As an attorney,
Ms. Parsons is an officer of this Court, and her conduct is subject to judicial supervision
and scrutiny:
As an attorney, Ms. Parsons must comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct,
including candor before the tribunal, as described in the Florida Bar Informational
Packet, Candor Before The Tribunal, provided in Defendants’ Composite A. “The
lawyer's duty not to assist witnesses, including the lawyer's own client, in offering false
evidence stems from the Rules of Professional Conduct, Florida statutes, and caselaw.”
Rule 4-1.2(d) prohibits the lawyer from assisting a client in conduct that the lawyer
knows or reasonably should know is criminal or fraudulent.
Rule 4-3.4(b) prohibits a lawyer from fabricating evidence or assisting a witness to testify
falsely.
Rule 4-8.4(a) prohibits the lawyer from violating the Rules of Professional Conduct or
knowingly assisting another to do so.
Rule 4-8.4(b) prohibits a lawyer from committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on
the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer.
Rule 4-8.4(c) prohibits a lawyer from engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud,
deceit, or misrepresentation.
Rule 4-8.4(d) prohibits a lawyer from engaging in conduct that is prejudicial to the
administration of justice.
Rule 4-1.6(b) requires a lawyer to reveal information to the extent the lawyer reasonably
believes necessary to prevent a client from committing a crime.
This rule, 4-3.3(a)(2), requires a lawyer to reveal a material fact to the tribunal when
disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by the client, and 4-
3.3(a)(4) prohibits a lawyer from offering false evidence and requires the lawyer to take
reasonable remedial measures when false material evidence has been offered.
Rule 4-1.16 prohibits a lawyer from representing a client if the representation will result
in a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct or law and permits the lawyer to
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withdraw from representation if the client persists in a course of action that the lawyer
reasonably believes is criminal or fraudulent or repugnant or imprudent. Rule 4-1.16(c)
recognizes that notwithstanding good cause for terminating representation of a client, a
lawyer is obliged to continue representation if so ordered by a tribunal.
160. Florida caselaw prohibits lawyers from presenting false testimony or evidence.
Kneale v. Williams, 30 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 1947), states that perpetration of a fraud is
outside the scope of the professional duty of an attorney and no privilege attaches to
communication between an attorney and a client with respect to transactions constituting
the making of a false claim or the perpetration of a fraud. Dodd v. The Florida Bar, 118
So. 2d 17 (Fla. 1960), reminds us that "the courts are . . . dependent on members of the
bar to . . . present the true facts of each cause . . . to enable the judge or the jury to
[decide the facts] to which the law may be applied. When an attorney . . . allows false
testimony . . . [the attorney] . . . makes it impossible for the scales [of justice] to balance."
See The Fla. Bar v. Agar, 394 So. 2d 405 (Fla. 1981), and The Fla. Bar v. Simons, 391
So. 2d 684 (Fla. 1980). To permit or assist a client or other witness to testify falsely is
prohibited by F.S. § 837.02 which makes perjury in an official proceeding a felony, and
by F.S. § 777.011 which proscribes aiding, abetting, or counseling commission of a
felony.
161. The Court has the inherent power to sanction perjury, misconduct and other fraud by
the Plaintiff. A plain reading of section 57.105(1) Florida Statutes shows sanctions may
be awarded “upon the court’s initiative”. The Defendant respectfully requests this Court
sanction the Plaintiff “upon the court’s initiative” and Dismiss the Foreclosure with
Prejudice.
162. Neil Gillespie is an indigent, fifty-six (56) year-old single man, law-abiding, late-
in-life college educated, and a former business owner, disabled with physical and mental
impairments. Neil Gillespie has a record of craniofacial disorder and speech impairment
since birth. Neil Gillespie has a record of traumatic brain injury sustained in 1988. The
record shows Neil Gillespie suffers from depression, post traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), diabetes type II adult onset, traumatic brain injury (TBI), velopharyngeal
incompetence (VPI), craniofacial disorder, and impaired hearing. Social Security
determined Neil Gillespie totally disabled in 1993. The Florida Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation (DVR) approve a rehabilitation plan in 1994, but denied Neil Gillespie
services in 1997 when it determined his disability was too severe for services to result in
employment. Neil Gillespie is also regarded as impaired by others.
163. Neil Gillespie initially requested January 13, 2013 disability accommodation in
this HECM foreclosure to Tameka Gordon, ADA Coordinator, Marion County Judicial
Center, with a copy to Plaintiff’s counsel Ms. Parsons. Neil Gillespie will file a motion
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under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with specific requests for disability
accommodation.
Rule 55 Motion For Default Judgment, Document 16, filed February 26, 2013
Rule 72/Rule 60 Verified Objection, Motion For Relief, Magistrate Judge’s Order (Doc.
12) Document 17, filed March 5, 2013
Affidavit of Neil J. Gillespie, 28 U.S.C. § 144, Document 22, filed April 8, 2013.
• My Rule 11 Motion shows Ms. Martinez engaged in UPL by email Thursday, February 21,
2013 2:52 PM as held in Ethics Opinion 70-62 when she engaged in “activity which requires
the attorney's personal judgment and participation”. [Ethics Opinion 70-62]
Our response to your Motion to Dismiss is due today per the Federal Court Rules
and at this time we are requesting an extension of time to file a reply to the
Motion to Dismiss of 20 days or on or before March 13, 2013.
The email of Ms. Martinez appears at Exhibit A to my Rule 11 Motion For Sanctions.
(Doc. 15). The email of Ms. Martinez accompanies this UPL complaint as Exhibit 5.
(g) Before filing any motion in a civil case, except a motion for injunctive relief, for
judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to dismiss or to permit maintenance
of a class action, to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted,
or to involuntarily dismiss an action, the moving party shall confer with counsel for the
opposing party in a good faith effort to resolve the issues raised by the motion, and shall
file with the motion a statement (1) certifying that the moving counsel has conferred with
opposing counsel and (2) stating whether counsel agree on the resolution of the motion.
A certification to the effect that opposing counsel was unavailable for a conference
before filing a motion is insufficient to satisfy the parties’ obligation to confer. The
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moving party retains the duty to contact opposing counsel expeditiously after filing and
to supplement the motion promptly with a statement certifying whether or to what extent
the parties have resolved the issue(s) presented in the motion. If the interested parties
agree to all or part of the relief sought in any motion, the caption of the motion shall
include the word “unopposed,” “agreed,” or “stipulated” or otherwise succinctly inform
the reader that, as to all or part of the requested relief, no opposition exists.
Ms. Martinez engaged in UPL because a Rule 3.01(g) conference is “activity which requires the
attorney's personal judgment and participation”. Furthermore, Rule 3.01(g) does not provide for
a conference with an unrepresented nonlawyer party. I am not a lawyer, and am not subject to the
plain language of the local rule, which specifies “opposing counsel” or “counsel”.
Plaintiff’s counsel Ms. Parsons did not respond to any of my Rule 3.01(g) attempts to confer, and
I noted her failure in the three pleadings above.
Ms. Martinez further engaged in UPL by purporting to determine a legal deadline to respond to
my motion to dismiss under “Federal Court Rules”; Ms. Martinez knew the information she
provided was wrong, and provided with a corrupt purpose. Notwithstanding the knowing
falsehood with malice aforethought about the deadline, she waited until 1 hour and 8 minutes
before the Court closed at 4:00 PM. This is not a good faith effort under Rule 301(g).
• My Rule 55 Motion For Default Judgment, Document 16, filed February 26, 2013, shows:
1. Rule 55(a), F.R.C.P., Entering a Default. When a party against whom a judgment for
affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure is
shown by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk must enter the party's default. In this case the
Plaintiff failed to respond within 14 days (Rule 12(a)(4)) to Gillespie’s motion to dismiss
filed February 4, 2013. The time for default was February 19, 20134. The Plaintiff has
defaulted and Gillespie is entitled to a Default Judgment.
2. Gillespie filed contemporaneously with this motion a Rule 11 Motion for Sanctions
against Plaintiff’s Counsel Danielle N. Parsons and the law firm McCalla Raymer, LLC.
The motion shows that Ms. Parsons mislead the Court and Gillespie in her “Agreed
Motion For Extension of Time” (Doc. 11). Ms. Parsons and her staff also misled
Gillespie regarding the good-faith conference pursuant to Middle District Local Rule
3.01(g). Gillespie respectfully incorporates his Rule 11 Motion for Sanctions into this
Rule 55 Motion for Default Judgment.
3. In reliance upon Ms. Parsons’ misrepresentations, this Court entered an Order (Doc.
12). Unfortunately, due to Ms. Parsons’ misrepresentations to the Court in her “Agreed
Motion For Extension of Time” (Doc. 11), the Order should rescind the Order. (Doc. 12).
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• My Rule 72/Rule 60 Verified Objection, Motion For Relief, Magistrate Judge’s Order (Doc.
12) Document 17, filed March 5, 2013.
Appearing pro se, Defendants, NEIL J. GILLESPIE, and NEIL J. GILLESPIE CO-
TRUSTEE, (herein after “Gillespie”) hereby make a verified objection under Fed. R. Civ.
P. 72 to the Magistrate Judge’s Order (Doc. 12) entered February 22, 2013. In addition to
and in the alternative to the relief sought above, Gillespie moves under Fed. R. Civ. P.
60(b)(3) for relief from the Magistrate Judge’s Order (Doc. 12) entered February 22,
2013, and states:
1. Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens entered an Order (Doc. 12) February 22, 2013
granting the Plaintiff relief based on Ms. Parson’s “Agreed Motion For Extension of
Time” filed the previous day February 21, 2013 (Doc. 11). Unfortunately Ms. Parson’s
motion was a fraud on the Court wherein she made false statements and material
misrepresentations, and engaged in misconduct, set forth in Gillespie’s Rule 11 Motion
For Sanctions Against Danielle N. Parsons and McCalla Raymer, LLC (Doc. 15).
Gillespie’s Rule 11 motion shows Ms. Parsons missed a deadline to file a response to
Gillespie’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 5), and engaged in fraud, misrepresentation and
misconduct to secure an extension to file a response, when in fact the Plaintiff defaulted
and Gillespie was entitled to a Default Judgment. (Doc. 16). Gillespie moved for Default
Judgment February 26, 2013. (Doc. 16).
2. Ms. Parsons made a number of false statements and material misrepresentations to the
Court in her motion (Doc. 11) intended to mislead the Court and federal judge(s) for the
purpose of advantage to: A. Cover-up Counsel’s incompetence and lack of diligence for
not timely filing a response to the motion to dismiss, a response due February 19, 2013.
(Rule 12(a)(4)); and B. Trick Gillespie into believing Plaintiff’s response was due January
21, 2013, when otherwise he could move for Default Judgment. (Rule 55). (Doc. 15, ¶ 8).
3. Gillespie respectfully incorporates into this pleading the following related pleadings he
previously submitted to the Court, including:
Rule 55 Motion For Default Judgment (Doc. 16), filed February 26, 2013
4. Ms. Parsons made several material representations to the Court in her “Certification
Pursuant To Middle District Local Rule 3.01(g)” (Doc. 11) that stated:
Counsel for Plaintiff hereby advises this Honorable Court that it has attempted in
good faith to confer with pro se Defendant, Neil Gillespie via electronic mail as
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this is the only form of communication we have. Counsel sent an email to Mr.
Gillespie advising him that we were in need of an extension. Defendant, Neil
Gillespie, has agreed to the within request for an extension of time.
First, “Counsel” did not contact Gillespie at any time to confer in good faith as required
by Local Rule 3.01(g). Ms. Parsons misled the Court when she wrote electronic mail is
“the only form of communication we have”. Gillespie’s home telephone number is
provided on all his pleadings, on his Florida Rule 2.516 notice in state court, and is listed
on the Court’s civil docket along with his home address. Ms. Parsons further lied to the
Court when she wrote “Counsel sent an email to Mr. Gillespie advising him that we were
in need of an extension.” Ms. Parsons did not send Gillespie an email advising that she
was in need of an extension. Instead, Yolanda I. Martinez, paralegal to Ms. Parsons,
contacted Gillespie by email February 21, 2013 at 2.52 PM for the purpose of misleading
Gillespie about the extension: (Doc. 15., ¶ 9). (Exhibit A).
5. Ms. Parsons misrepresented to the Court February 21, 2013 in her “Agreed Motion For
Extension of Time” (Doc. 11) as follows:
Ms. Parsons’ statement is false. Ms. Parsons knows that Gillespie filed his Motion to
Dismiss with the Court (Doc. 5) on February 4, 2013, a date certain, and no other date.
Gillespie’s Motion to Dismiss shows when it was filed on the docket, and on the top of
the document: Case 5:13-cv-00058-WTH-PRL Document 5 Filed 02/04/13 Page 1
of 47 PageID 86
6. Ms. Parsons misrepresented to the Court February 21, 2013 in her “Agreed Motion For
Extension of Time” (Doc. 11) as follows:
Ms. Parsons’ statement is false. In fact, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
a response was due to the Motion to Dismiss on January 19, 20135, a date certain and no
other date. Accordingly the Plaintiff is in default and Gillespie is entitled to a Default
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Judgment.
7. Gillespie agreed to extend the time for Ms. Parsons to file a response, but that was
based on a false statement by Plaintiff’s Counsel [through paralegal Ms. Martinez].
Gillespie did not agree to Counsel making false statements or representations during the
good-faith conference required by Local Rule 3.01(g), and/or filing a false record of
events with the Court, which appears calculated to:
A. Cover-up Counsel’s incompetence and lack of diligence for not timely filing a
response to the motion to dismiss, a response due February 19, 2013. (Rule
12(a)(4))
B. Trick Gillespie into believing Plaintiff’s response was due January 21, 2013,
when otherwise he could move for Default Judgment. (Rule 55).
8. Ms. Parsons further misrepresented to the Court in paragraph 5, “No parties will be
prejudiced by the granting of this extension of time.” (Doc. 11, ¶ 5). Ms. Parsons’
statement is false. Gillespie is prejudiced because he is entitled to a Default Judgment.
Gillespie moved for Default Judgment February 26, 2013. (Doc. 16).
14. Gillespie requested in his Notice of Removal (Doc. 1, p 4, ¶ 16) that any rulings made
by a U.S. Magistrate Judge be in conformity with the Report and Recommendation
format. The subject Order (Doc. 12) was not made in a Report and Recommendation
format.
• My Affidavit of Neil J. Gillespie, 28 U.S.C. § 144, Document 22, filed April 8, 2013, shows:
13. U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings wrote February 25, 2011 to Inspector General
Linick of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) asking that he initiate an
investigation into widespread allegations of abuse by private attorneys and law firms
hired to process foreclosures as part of the "Retained Attorney Network"...
14. The Plaintiff in this case is represented by McCalla Raymer, LLC. The letter of Rep.
Cummings complains about McCalla Raymer, LLC by name:
“Another firm in the Retained Attorney Network, McCalla Raymer, L.L.C., is a
defendant in a federal lawsuit in which the plaintiffs allege that it engaged in
fraud, racketeering, and the manufacture of fraudulent foreclosure documents.
Reportedly, this firm established operations in Florida under the name Stone,
McGehee & Silver and hired ten former Stern law firm employees. The firm
Stone, McGehee and Silver, LLC, dba McCalla Raymer currently appears as a
"Designated Counsel/Trustee" in Florida for Freddie Mac.”
15. Unfortunately McCalla Raymer, LLC is now doing business in Florida under its own
name in Orlando Florida. I have personal knowledge of this firm’s misconduct in this case.
16. On February 26, 2013 I filed a “Rule 11 Motion For Sanctions Against Danielle N.
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Parsons And McCalle Raymer, LLC” (Doc 15). The Court has not ruled on my motion.
17. On February 26, 2013 I filed a “Rule 55 Motion For Default Judgment” (Doc. 16.)
The Court has not ruled on my motion.
18. On March 5, 2013 I filed a “Verified Objection To, And Motion For Relief From, A
Magistrate Judge’s Order (Doc. 12)” under Fed. R. Civ. P 72, and Rule 60(b)(3). The
Court has not ruled on my motion.
25. [relevant portion only] [Note: Ms. Parsons of McCalla Raymer, LLC filed a
fraudulent civil cover sheet in the state court foreclosure of the subject mortgage.]
Evidence shows Yolanda I. Martinez, Danielle N. Parsons, and McCalla Raymer, LLC, engaged
in fraud or impairment of case 5:13-cv-00058-WTH-PRL
• My Rule 11 Motion shows Ms. Martinez emailed me Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 2:52.
Ms. Martinez knowingly misrepresented to me by email the legal date Plaintiff’s response to my
Motion to Dismiss was due:
Our response to your Motion to Dismiss is due today per the Federal Court Rules
and at this time we are requesting an extension of time to file a reply to the
Motion to Dismiss of 20 days or on or before March 13, 2013.
The email of Ms. Martinez appears at Exhibit A to my Rule 11 Motion For Sanctions. (Doc. 15).
The email of Ms. Martinez accompanies this UPL complaint as Exhibit 5.
6. Ms. Parsons misrepresented to the Court February 21, 2013 in her “Agreed Motion For
Extension of Time” (Doc. 11) as follows:
Ms. Parsons’ statement is false. Ms. Parsons knows that Gillespie filed his Motion to
Dismiss with the Court (Doc. 5) on February 4, 2013, a date certain, and no other date.
Gillespie’s Motion to Dismiss shows when it was filed on the docket, and on the top of
the document: Case 5:13-cv-00058-WTH-PRL Document 5 Filed 02/04/13 Page 1
of 47 PageID 86
7. Ms. Parsons misrepresented to the Court February 21, 2013 in her “Agreed Motion For
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Ms. Parsons’ statement is false. In fact, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
a response was due to the Motion to Dismiss on January 19, 2013[fn2], a date certain and
no other date. Accordingly the Plaintiff is in default and Gillespie is entitled to a Default
Judgment. [fn2] The Court was closed Monday February 18, 2013 for President’s Day,
the actual due date.
10. Ms. Parsons further misrepresented to the Court in paragraph 5, “No parties will be
prejudiced by the granting of this extension of time.” Ms. Parsons’ statement is false.
Gillespie is prejudiced because he is entitled to a Default Judgment....
• My Rule 55 Motion For Default Judgment, Document 16, filed February 26, 2013, shows the
Plaintiff defaulted and I am entitled to a Default Judgment.
Evidence shows Ms. Martinez and Ms. Parsons, thru McCalla Raymer’s email service, engaged
in ex parte communication with U.S. Judge Hodges and U.S. Magistrate Judge Lammens.
The Order (Doc. 12) entered February 22, 2013 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Lammens arrived by
U.S. Mail first class to me with additional papers that show email communication between the
Court and Yolanda I. Martinez at yim@mccallaraymer.com. This is unusual because the Court
did not communicate by email with Tiffany Caparas of Kaufman, Englett & Lynd, PLLC,
counsel of record for Mark Gillespie et al. [compare, yolanda.martinez@mccallaraymer.com]
Tellingly the Court did not use McCalla Raymer’s designated primary email for service pursuant
to Fla. R. Jud. Admin 2.516, mrservice@mccallaraymer.com
See Ms. Parsons’ Notice of Compliance with Rule 2.516 and Designation of Email Address in
state court: MRService@mccallaraymer.com (Exhibit 14)
The Court shows this information on a paper sent to me. (Exhibit 6).
Tellingly the Court did not send email to Tiffany Caparas of Kaufman, Englett & Lynd, PLLC,
counsel of record. Instead Ms. Caparas was provided notice “delivered by other means”. I got the
notice [the Order Doc. 12] “delivered by other means”, by US Mail first class. (Exhibit 6).
Tellingly Magistrate Lammens entered the Order (Doc. 12) on Plaintiff’s motion the next day.
The Order (Doc. 12) was entered February 22, 2013 but was not mailed to me until February 25,
2013 according to the Court’s postage meter imprint. Unfortunately the U.S. District Court for
the Middle District of Florida has a discriminatory pro se policy that prohibits e-filing and access
to the Court’s CM/ECF system for pro se litigants, consumers of legal and court services
affecting interstate commerce. My motion has been pending since February 6, 2013 for
authorization to file electronically (Doc. 7), so that I may access legal and court services in this
action in an effective and expeditious manner, as provided by the Constitution and laws of the
United States, and Constitution and laws of the state of Florida.
I requested in my Notice of Removal (Doc. 1, p 4, ¶ 16) that any rulings made by a U.S.
Magistrate Judge be in conformity with the Report and Recommendation format. The subject
Order (Doc. 12) was not made in conformity the Report and Recommendation format.
The above email scenario was repeated in the following decisions by the Court:
Judgment in a Civil Case (Doc. 20) by Clerk Sheryl L Loesch March 11, 2013,
Order (Doc. 24) by US Judge Hodges, April 12, 2013 (denied inter alia my affidavit 28 USC § 144)
Yolanda I. Martinez engaged in UPL by email on Wednesday, August 07, 2013 when she
engaged in “activity which requires the attorney's personal judgment and participation”. [Ethics
Opinion 70-62]. Specifically Ms. Martinez provided me legal advice on the meaning of an Order
entered July 25, 2013 by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit in Appeal Number: 13-11585-B.
Ms. Martinez’s UPL began with her email to me August 07, 2013 1:44 PM: (Exhibit 7).
Mr. Gillespie:
We would like to set a hearing on your Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint before
the Honorable Hale R. Stancil. In that regard I have contacted the Judge's Judicial
Assistant and she has provided me with the following available dates and times for
the hearing:
We would like to secure a 15 minute hearing time during those hours. Kindly let me
know which date and time works best for you so that I can contact the judge and
secure our hearing time.
Thank you.
Yolanda I. Martinez,
Paralegal to: Danielle N. Parsons
I responded to Ms. Martinez by email August 07, 2013 4:07 PM. (Exhibit 8).
I provided my responsive email to Ms. Martinez, and to the following persons by email,
including the trial judge, the Hon. Hale Ralph Stancil:
Ms. Martinez responded to me by email August 07, 2013 4:18 PM. (Exhibit 9).
Mr. Gillespie:
Florida Bar Complaint, Danielle Nicole Parsons December 2, 2013
McCalla Raymer LLC, Orlando Florida Page - 22
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has rendered its decision and has denied your Motion
for Reconsideration as you can see from the attached Order. In that regard, kindly advise
as to your availability for a hearing in the Circuit court.
Thank you.
Yolanda I. Martinez,
Paralegal to: Danielle N. Parsons
The legal interpretation of the Order Ms. Martinez provided me by email was UPL because she
engaged in “activity which requires the attorney's personal judgment and participation”. [Ethics
Opinion 70-62]. In addition Ms. Martinez provided false and misleading information about the
Order entered July 25, 2013 by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit in Appeal Number: 13-11585-B.
I responded to Ms. Martinez by email August 07, 2013 4:50 PM: (Exhibit 10).
Unfortunately you are not reading the order properly. Kindly consult with an attorney at
your firm. The decision entered allows a separate petition for mandamus relief. The U.S.
Eleventh Circuit entered a favorable Order July 25, 2013 that states in relevant part:
"Should Gillespie wish to petition for mandamus relief, he may file a separate petition for
a writ of mandamus or prohibition with this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651;
Fed.R.App.P.21".
This was the only option the court had, which is why it denied the motion to reconsider a
remand for lack of jurisdiction, but offered mandamus relief. Corporate Mgmt. Advisors,
Inc. 561 F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2009) held the failure to allege facts sufficient to
establish subject matter jurisdiction in a notice of removal is a defect in the removal
procedure, and consequently, the district court cannot sua sponte remand a case to state
court on that ground.
A writ of mandamus is the proper means by which a party may challenge a remand order.
Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer, 423 U.S. 336, 352-53, 96 S.Ct. 584, 593-94,
46 L.Ed.2d 542 (1976). A remand order based on subject matter jurisdiction is not
reviewable by appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d). But such remand order entered sua sponte is
a defect in the removal process within the meaning of § 1447(c), and may be challenged
by writ of mandamus. New v. Sports & Recreation, Inc., 114 F.3d 1092, 1095-96 (11th
Cir. 1997).
In the past you and Ms. Parsons disrupted the tribunal in federal district court, and I hope
that does not happen again. Your misconduct is shown in the following pleadings in US
District Court, Middle District, Florida, Ocala Division, 5:13-cv-58-oc-WTH-PRL
Unfortunately you and Ms. Parsons appear to have engaged in misconduct with the either
US Judge Hodges or Magistrate Judge Lammens. I alerted federal authorities. Attached
you will find a letter from U.S. Senator Bill Nelson instructing me on how to make a
formal complaint under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980...
So, I object to any hearings in state court until the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
rules on my petition for mandamus relief, which is allowed in the order you attached.
However you, Ms. Parsons and foreclosure mill McCalla Raymer are free to do whatever
you like, subject to law.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
(352) 854-7807.
I did not hear back from Ms. Martinez or Ms. Parsons. No hearing was set in state court. The
email was sent to the persons shown above, including Judge Stancil.
After the Eleventh Circuit Order was entered July 25, 2013, the Clerk provided instructions on
n1aking a petition for writ of certiorari in forma pauperis to the U.S. Supreme Court, which was
filed October 23, 2013 as Petition No. 13-7280. Ultimately I chose that option over the C.A.11.
Ms. Parsons should be found guilty of misconduct, and permanently disbarred from the practice
of law, see Florida Standards For Applying Lawyer Discipline, Standard 6.11.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that the foregoing facts are true, correct and complete.
Note: This Bar complaint exhausted The Florida Bar's 25 page limit, as follows: Bar complaint
form (1 page), this con1plaint (23 pages), and the Index to Exhibits (1 page).
Florida Bar Complaint - Danielle Nicole Parsons - December 2, 2013
Index to Exhibits - due to The Bar’s 25 page limit, Exhibits are available, not enclosed.
Exhibit 2 Paralegals in a law office and the unlicensed practice of law. (UPL Update)
Florida Bar News - February 15, 2004, by Ghunise Coaxum
Exhibit 3 Invoice $5.95, Amazon Order June 3, 2013, Paralegals in a law office and UPL
Exhibit 6 Evidence of ex-parte email U.S. District Court and Danielle N. Parsons
Exhibit 7 August 7, 2013 email 1.44pm paralegal Martinez/McCalla Raymer LLC to Gillespie
Exhibit 10 August 7, 2013, email 4.50pm Gillespie to paralegal Yolanda Martinez/ McCalla
Raymer LLC, w/attached letter-Sen. Nelson w/information for judicial complaint
Exhibit 11 U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings’ letter Feb-25-11 to FHFA, McCalla Raymer
Exhibit 13 Gillespie’s denial of UPL accusation, Page 34, Petition No. 13-7280 SCOTUS
Exhibit 14 Ms. Parsons’ Notice of Compliance with Rule 2.516 and Designation of Email
Address: MRService@mccallaraymer.com
Exhibit 17 Civil Cover Sheet Form 1.997 attached to Verified Complaint To Foreclose Home
Equity Conversion Mortgage, state court 2013-115-CAT