Kentucky Bar Association Fabricated Charges & Five-Year Prosecution of Me!
I have lost a lot throughout my life. My high standard of ethics and morals, along with my word, is all that I have, that someone can’t physically take away from me, or bully out of me.
I REFUSE TO BE A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
KENTUCKY JUDICIARY!!!
Kentucky’s Judicial systematic abuse against “wayward” attorneys, who dare to have a high ethical standards, and also expect the laws to be applied equally, and justly throughout all Courts.
To Kill The Messenger! (i.e. ME)
⬇️⬇️Kentucky Bar Association Andre Bergeron;
Supreme Court appointed; Trial Commissioner Lisa Johnson⬇️⬇️
It doesn’t typically take 5 years for the Kentucky Bar Association to prosecute charges against an attorney. BUT THIS CASE WAS SPECIAL!!! SIX OF THE FOURTEEN COURT OF APPEAL JUDGES RECUSED THEMSELVES, THE COURT OF APPEALS WAS ACTIVELY AIDING AND ASSISTING DOWNEY and MOORE with the egregious Cover-up, and I had more than ample proof to establish that. So, the Kentucky Judiciary NEEDED me to make a deal with them, to help alleviate the fear many of them should have, from being publicly exposed.
I’m Still Standing (Sing Soundtrack) by FrancGirardi (soundcloud.com)
not to get ahead of myself, but…, The Suprememe court of kentucky, ultimately disbarred me after the Kentucky Bar Association and the Kentucky Board of Governors, and the kenyucky Supreme Court spent (5) years falsely pursuing fabricated charges against me.
They Consistently tried to bully me into saying that I was wrong for questioning the integrity of Judge Rene Williams, and the Court of Appeals, IN EXCHANGE FOR A complete and total Confidential Agreement, where I would serve a SIX (6) month, probated sentence. Which means, if I had no additional complaints filed against me within the next 6 months, it would virtually have zero effect on my ability to practice law.
BUT THE KENTUCKY JUDICIARY GETS SO MUCH MORE!!! They would have me on record, admitting that I was wrong to question the Integrity of the Court of Appeals, and Judge Rene Williams. Essentially, forcing someone into a plea agreement to protect the undeniable FRAUD and Obstruction of Justice, of all of the complicit individuals, throughout.
When I wouldn’t yield to their threats and go along with what they expected me to do, -like many other attorneys before me has, they ultimately issued, three non-consistent Orders, against me. (SO MUCH FOR CHECKS AND BALANCE) Ultimately, suspending me from the practice of law, for a year, and billed me close to $12,000, as cost of their fraudulent prosecution.
The Trial Commissioner’s “Findings of Facts and Recommendation Report,” of Lisa Johnson, is what the Kentucky Supreme Court Order, and the Board of Governor’s Order are entirely based upon. Although, both of them sprinkled in their own fabricated lies, which all will be directly addressed below.
The members of the Kentucky Judiciary didn’t do their job! Then I refused, to allow them to actually make me a liar, by forcing me to say, that I was wrong to question the judiciary’s integrity. The END RESULT… THEY CHOSE TO USE THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE APPROACH AGAINST ME!
For now, let’s do a quick recap, on how I spent years trying to get assistance from all levels of the judiciary and state government, to put a stop to all of this fraudulent corruption, in hopes of keeping it from getting out of hand, in the first place.
Recall that the Kentucky Supreme Court Denied Discretionary Review on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. After I was just told on Monday afternoon, April 16, 2018, by a Clerk of the Kentucky Supreme Court that she had just sent out the Petitions, and it would likely be anywhere from six months to a year, before there would be a ruling.
But this wasn’t just any Kentucky Supreme Court Discretionary Review. I emphatically informed them of all of the sequence of events leading up to the Discretionary Review, which included the personal Recusal of SIX of the FOURTEEN – Court of Appeal Judges, and a NEVER ENDING EFFORT to actually keep evidence out by striking Chandler’s Reply, and the completely disallowing him to submit a Reply to Downey’s ENDLESS FABRICATIONS. In addition to, striking and concealing Downey’s Misappropriation of funds, Moore’s Concealment of HKC 401K, Judge Williams illegal Striking Order to Chandler’s Complaint, including an Equity claim, and their illegal back door use of the two probate estates, to cutoff Chandler’s legal vested interest in Mary Kathrine’s Estate, and his ability to continue his civil action against Downey and Moore. WOA THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL…BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE!
In January of 2018, I made it a point to tell the Kentucky Supreme Court, that unlike other cases up for Kentucky Supreme Court Discretionary Review, if they did not review the case, they would be not only continuing, but also perpetuating a fraud, since Downey and Moore had already submitted an accounting to the District Probate Court, alleging attorney fees still owed, at just a little over $100,000.
HENCE PERPETUATING A FRAUD!!!
To put it another way:
If the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an enterprise, learns of embezzlement scheme being carried out by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the enterprise, but continues to sign off, on the illegal conduct of another, they both will be criminally held responsible. Judges and attorneys are not above the laws, and we most certainly can’t allow them to continue to police themselves, in direct violation of the Constitution, and at the direct expense of United States Citizens, Nationwide.
Justice Vanmeter had recently taken a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court. In 2018, Judge Debra Lambert, was running for the open seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.
On the same day that the Kentucky Supreme Court Denied Discretionary Review, I learned from the FBI Special Agent, that AUSA David Weiser, put an end to the investigation, because he said it was a civil matter. Last time I checked, Fraud on the Court, Obstruction of Justice, Misappropriation of Funds, Collusion to conceal true nature of events…. NOT A CIVIL MATTER,
ESPECIALLY➡️ When it is being accomplished, by and through their elected seats of public office.
CUT TO: To kill the messenger scheme.
May 4, 2018 — Investigation Letter from Sara Coker, with the Kentucky Bar Association. (Link above, in case you want to download it and read later.)
Email Correspondence with Sarah Coker, obtaining extension of time, to provide a complete and thorough Response.
June 24, 2018 — Pictures of the material sent to Sarah Coker, to the Kentucky Bar Association times FIVE! I submitted more than 10,000 pages of documents within my Response to the “Investigation Letter”
June 24, 2018 — Original 19 page letter sent to Sarah Coker with the nine books above, times five (5).
November 15, 2018 — COMPLAINT with THREE Charges on the exact same information contained above.
I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE SAFE TO SAY, THAT I AM PROBABLY THE ONLY ATTORNEY WHO EVER SUBMITTED 10,000 PAGES TO THE KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION, FOR AN INQUIRY IVESTIGATION!
YET, NOW THEY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THIS JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE THE SAME WEEK, CHANDLER’S NOTICE OF APPEAL, FOR JUDGE WILLIAMS DISMISSING THE CIVIL ACTION WAS DUE, AND AFTER I FILED NOTICE OF APPEAL AND RECUSAL MOTION TO JUDGE WILLIAMS FOR AFFIRMING THE DISTRICT COURT’S FINAL PROBATE.
⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️THIS PROVISION SCREAMS… “TO KILL THE MESSENGER”⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️
“Absence of the listing of a particular rule in this complaint will not preclude disciplinary action on any rule violated by the conduct referenced above.” Let me break that down for you,
WE, THE KENTUCKY JUDICIARY ARE GOING TO UNEARTH ANY POSSIBLE PEBBLE, to use against you, in these fraudulent fabricated proceedings.
I AM ACTUALLY IMPRESSED WITH MYSELF, IN THE END! I GAVE THEM CLOSE TO 50,000 PAGES AND ENDLESS HOURS OF HEARINGS, AND TRIAL…. BUT Kentucky Judiciary still had to make up every single statement, that the Kentucky Judiciary used against me, in all of their Orders.
TRUTH IS, I NEVER LIE, but nobody is above mistakes.
December 12, 2018 — Letter sent requesting a sworn complaint, and addition of time to file a Response due to recent surgery.
December 26, 2018 — Response submitted by Sarah Coker, denying request for sworn Complaint. So, I have to hire an attorney (NEARLY $19,000) and face charges, and ultimately a two-day hearing four hours away from my home, endless briefings, and Board of Governors Zoom Hearing, (where I was muted the entire time), to ultimately have the Kentucky Supreme Court Justices, suspend my law licenses for a year, without any merit or just cause.
January 14, 2019 — Order from the Kentucky Bar Association – that I NEVER RECEIVED. If a Complaint and all other filings sent from the Kentucky Bar Association has “Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested,” why wouldn’t this alleged Order. There would be no question, of whether I received this Order.
February 3, 2019 — Letter to Sarah Coker, within Response Angie’s case, listed below: but specifically references the Chandler Complaint. As I had yet to receive, an Order stating what Chandler’s due date to respond to the Official KBA Complaint.
May 15, 2019 — Kentucky Bar Association Charges against me for the Chandler filings.
SPOILER ALERT, WHEN THE OFFICIAL CHARGES CAME OUT ➡️➡️ FORMER-CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON, JUST GAVE FORMER-GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN, JUDGE RENE WILLIAMS NAME TO FILL THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT’S OPEN SEAT, LEFT BY THE RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM. Timing is everything in these proceedings, against me.
May 15, 2019 — Letter from Kentucky Bar Association, Andre Bergeron, Kentucky Bar Association served me with a FOUR COUNT Charge. Three being the same exact allegations, that had previously been thoroughly answered within the 20,000 pages previously sent in June of 2018. They added an additional charge, by asserting that I knowingly failed to respond to a lawful demand for information.
May 30, 2019 — Motion to Dismiss Count IV of the Chandler Charges specifically setting out that I NEVER received the supposed Order mailed on January 14, 2019. As that was the day my grandmother passed away, and I was out of town. I provided the KBA with a copy of my grandmother’s obituary, showing them that I was out of town.
July 2019, FORTY PAGE – Answer to Kentucky Bar Associations Formal Charges against me. Plus, all the same books again, times five.
June and July of 2019, KBA Andre Bergeron attempted multiple times to get me to enter into agreed settlement negotiations. But he was only interested in getting me to say that I was wrong for questioning the integrity of the Court of Appeals and Judge Rene Williams.
August of 2019, Andre Bergeron submitted a Motion to Consolidate the two cases.
In January 2020, I hired my then attorney Tim Dennison, who informed me that there were far too many powerful players involved, and he could not afford to defend me for less than $35,000. But for $10,000, he would help me make a deal, to a couple of the lesser charges.
I ended up paying him my life’s savings around $19,000, but was ultimately found guilty of every single charge. EIGHT CHARGES TO BE EXACT, but there is a reason as to why they found me guilty of eight charges, and why Lisa Johnson and the Board of Governors intentionally and deliberately ignored the initial 10,000, plus pages that I submitted in June of 2018, in support of Count IV Charge, for failing to respond to a lawful demand.
Despite the fact that the Kentucky Supreme Court’s Order, acknowledges the initial submission, they still find me guilty of the charge. No doubt they needed exactly eight (8) charges to stick. They needed the eight charges, to falsely set out the following immediately before the phrase, “Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered:
More than half of the Order from the Kentucky Supreme Court simply references other, unrelated attorney disciplinary cases. Although, the Order does include footnote citing’s to the other cases, a person not familiar with the legal field, will not understand, that those are not charges against me.
As you will come to learn, the Trial Commissioner’s Order, the Board of Governors Order, the Kentucky Supreme Court Order, are in contradiction of one another, and none of them contain any truthful statements concerning the evidence and testimony provided directly to them.
All non-chosen attorneys and Judges in the State of Kentucky have to practice law, with the fear crossing one of the chosen ones. A member of the “good ole boy” system. how my attorney submitted my Kentucky Supreme Court Appeal, of the Board of Governor’s Order, was evidence that he is slightly scared of stepping out of good graces with the powers that be here in the State of Kentucky.
- This proposition is based on the fact that he truly didn’t want to file any Motion to Recuse to the Kentucky Supreme Court. It is Common Sense, if the current Justices actively participated in this egregious miscarriage of justices at the Court of Appeals level, then the current Justices’ have no business of deciding my fate, while trying to issue “get out of jail free cards” to their cronies and colleagues, and to conceal their own deliberate knowledgeable actions to obstruct justice.
- AND he submitted his Brief on my behalf, by stating that the red font was the verbiage of his client.
- WHAT!!!… HE COULD HAVE EASILY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT HE WASN’T GOING TO FILE MY APPEAL, IF HE HAD THOUGHT FOR A SINGLE SECOND, THAT I HAD FABRICATED A RESPONSE, OR BEEN ANYTHING LESS THAN TRUTHFUL …, HE DID NOT…, HIS RELUCTANCE, DOESN’T SEEM TO COME FROM MY END!!!
IN ANY EVENT…. I had already submitted more than 10,000 pages to Sarah Coker’s Investigation Inquiry in June of 2018. Which contained the exact same allegation, so It is a little preposterous and downright absurd to charge me with failure to Respond to a lawful demand for information.
FORTY PAGE – OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO FRAUDULENT CHARGE
2019 Complaint filed by Angie!
My Response to Complaint filed by Angie!
EXHIBITS ATTACHED TO ORIGINAL RESPONSE
TEXT MESSAGES THAT SPECIFICALLY REFERENCES MR. UNDERWOOD
All TEXT MESSAGES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO THE KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION
Angie’s Supplemental Response February 2019.
The Supplemental Response filed by Angie, the Complainant, was NEVER sent to me. This was something that was not lost on Kentucky Bar Association Andre Bergeron. On January 18, 2022, during the zoom depositions of Angie and Cindy, Andre Bergeron stated the following: ”
Kentucky Bar Association Formal Charges May 30, 2019.
I AM NOT GOING TO WAIST A GREAT DEAL OF TIME ON THE SECOND CASE, BECAUSE IT WAS RIDICULOUS AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO FORMAL CHARGES – LET ALONE… USED TO SANCTION ME AND SUSPEND ME FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR A FULL YEAR!
On Second Thought, YES, I AM…. there is no better representation, to show the Kentucky Judiciary’s deliberate desperation to harass, intimidate and bully my silence. The deliberate fraudulent actions to defame my reputation and to deprive me of my constitutional protected liberty interest, that I had work years to obtain, is nothing short of criminal embezzlement.
A condition upon me obtaining my Kentucky Law License back, would be for me to pay them $12,000, for their five-year fraudulent prosecution of me, and to admit that I was wrong to question the integrity of Judge Rene Williams, the Court of Appeals and now Supreme Cout Justices.
Kentucky Supreme Court Order in it’s entirety.
For the convenience of my analysis, I have redacted the Kentucky Supreme Court Order concerning the Chandler case, from the portions that discuss Angie’s case. I did the same for the Board of Governors Order, and the Trial Commissioner’s Report and Recommendation.
Kentucky Supreme Court Order on Chandler
TO BE PUBLISHED
Supreme Court of Kentucky
2023-SC-0308-KB
| KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION | MOVANT |
V. IN SUPREME COURT
| KAYCE RENAE POWELL | RESPONDENT |
OPINION AND ORDER
Kayce Renae Powell (Powell), Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) Number 93536, was admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky on April 30, 2010. Her bar roster address is 115 Hammond Plaza, P.O. Box 4, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
This case stems from two consolidated disciplinary matters, 17-DIS-0121 and 19-DIS-0006. Both matters were tried together before Trial Commissioner Lisa Johnson (Commissioner). In 17-DIS-0121, the Commissioner ruled that Powell violated four Supreme Court Rules (SCR) that govern attorney misconduct: Count I – SCR 3.130(3.4)(f), Count II – SCR 3.130(8.2)(a), Count III – SCR 3.130(3.5)(d), Count IV – SCR 3.130(8.1)(b). Powell was likewise found guilty of four violations in 19-DIS-0006: Count I – SCR 3.130(1.3), Count II – SCR 3.130(1.4)(a) and (b), Count III – SCR 3.130(1.6), and Count IV – SCR 3.130(1.16)(d).
The KBA’s Board of Governors (Board) adopted the Commissioners findings and conclusions and has unanimously recommended that Powell be suspended from the practice of law for one year, that she provide a detailed accounting of all hourly fees expended on behalf of the complainant in 19-DIS- 0006, and that she return any unearned fees. After review, this Court accepts the Board’s recommendation.
Kentucky Supreme Court Is “Accepting The Board Of Governors Recommendation! As You Will Soon Come To Learn, There Wasn’t A Single Thing True In The Board Of Governors Oder. In Fact, The Board Of Governors Report Included Many False Representations Of Facts And Even “Alleged Admissions.”
I. BACKGROUND
- 17-DIS-0121
This case is related to Powell’s representation of Steve Chandler (Chandler) to contest his brother Keith’s will in Crittenden Circuit Court. Powell filed the suit in October 2011, alleging lack of mental competency, undue influence, unnatural disposition, and an equity claim asserting Chandler’s 50% vested interest in the (personal property contained in and on the family homestead) residence.
This Distinction Is Extremely Important, Because All Of The Judicial Orders Against Me, Intentionally Focuses Only On The Will Contest, And Entirely Disregards The Two Probate Cases, And The Endless Motions to Submit a Reply to Fabricated Information Placed in the Record by Attorney Steve Downey. As you know by now, Downey vehemently protested the inclusion of the probate cases, within the record on appeal. After Trial, Downey and Moore Fraudulently used a Back Door Means through the two excluded probates cases, To Cut Off Chandler’s Legal Interest, all togeteher. Despite the fact that Chandler filed a Notice of Appeal and Submitted to a Superseded Bond, issued by Judge Rene Williams.
Her theory of the case was that the defendants, whom Keith met at work, took advantage of his diminished mental capacity and improperly influenced him to bequeath the Chandlers’ multi-generational family farm to them. Keith did so in his will, which was executed on October 26, 2006.
The case was assigned to Judge Renee Williams (Judge Williams), and Keith’s estate was initially represented by Brucie Moore (Moore). Soon after the case was filed, Moore filed a motion to strike most of Chandler’s complaint.
The Hearing Took Place On December 8, 2011.
On April 17, 2012, following a hearing, Judge Williams granted Moore’s motion to strike; Powell characterizes the ruling as striking “60%” of Chandler’s complaint including his equity claim.
Deliberately Ignoring The Fact That The Equity Claim Was Asserted Within The Will Contest, Pursuant To Instructions Of Crittenden County Probate District Court, Judge Daniel Heady.
To Be Entirely Accurate, I Will Acknowledge That Only 58.2% Of The Complaint Was Stricken And Not Exactly 60%
Including Chandler’s, Equity Claim, seeking a constructive trust for the undistributed personal memorabilia he legally inherited from Mary Katherine’s Estate. It makes zero sense to assert that if an executor of a will does not properly distribute contents of the will, he does not get to claim ownerhip of everything. As in the present case, Keith passed away before distributing the personal property of the Chandler Homestead.
Then, in August 2012, Judge Williams ruled that no evidence outside the two years prior to the execution of Keith’s will would be admissible at trial.
This Is Yet Another Deliberate False Representation By The Supreme Court. Recall That Four Of The Current Sitting Seven Justices Actively Participated And Made Rulings Against Chandler, Throughout The Court Of Appeals, and ultimately extinguished Chandler’s legal vested interest in his mother’s estate by Denying Discretionary Review, at the Court of Appeal level. (i.e. Judge Debra Lambert)
The Suprem Court of Kentucky were Fully Aware Of The Events That Transpired At and with The Court Of Appeals. In Essence, They Are Using A Baseless Offensive Attack Of Me, Either In Hope That I Will Back Down Like All Other Attorneys And Judges That They Have Also Falsely Prosecuted, Or Relentlessly Threatened In Order to Protect, Conceal and Cover-up The Fraudulent Actions Of Their Chosen Few.
Judge Williams Issued Her Strike Order On April 17, 2012, Even Before Brucie Moore Was Made To File An Answer. Unlike The False Assertion Contained In This Order, The Two-Year Temporal Reference Was Established Within Judge Williams April 17, 2012, STRIKE ORDER. Thereafter, I Filed A KRE 103 Filing To Preserve The Stricken Material, For The Record On Appeal.
It Was Nearly Four Months Later, On August 9, 2012, Judge Williams Issued Two Orders. First, She Denied Chandler’s Motion To Dismiss The Counterclaim of Abuse of Process Filed By Moore, Within Her Answer Filed In May of 2012.
Second, And Of Her Own Accord Overruled Chandler’s Previously Filed Kentucky Rules Of Evidence; 103 Filing, As A Way Of Reminding Me, That She Had Full Intention Of Limiting Chandler’s Ability To Present His Case, Upon The Full And Complete Merits.
In May 2013, Powell filed a motion for Judge Williams’ recusal pursuant to KRS 26A.015 primarily based on her orders striking most of Chandler’s complaint and limiting the evidence to within two years of the execution of Keith’s will.
[But Also Based Upon Judge William’s Inappropriate Conversation About Me Directly, To My Local Chief Circuit Judge In September Of 2012, At A Judicial Conference. The Time Frame Just Coincidently Occurred Right After I Had Brucie Moore Served With A Federal 1983 Action, In A Complete Separate, And In No Way Related Matter. It Would Seem That Moore Has Often Used Her Position Of Power For Her Own Benefit, And For The Benefit Of Her Friends And Colleagues.] (4:12-cv-00114-JHM-HBB; filed on September 20, 2012.)
Judge Williams denied the motion.
In October, And Only After I Filed A Response To Moore’s Motion To Compel RJPOUTDOORS, Within My Response, I Informed Judge Williams That It Would Be Improper For Her To Make Any Substantial Rulings On The Case, Prior To Her Ruling On Chandler’s, Long Outstanding Motion To Recuse.] [Within Less Than A Week, I Received Judge Williams, Denial Order, Denying Chandler’s Request For Recusal.]
In October 2013, Powell filed a second motion for Judge Williams’ recusal, this time in this Court, which was denied.
(Signature Stamped Denial Of Justice Minton; SIGNATURE STAMPS = PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY) You will see a lot of signature stamp rulings, throughout these cases. But Judge Williams repeatedly used the signature stamp denial of Justice Minton, as proof that she had not reason to recuse from subsequent but related cases relating to the exact same parties and content.
Powell and Chandler also each filed judicial conduct commission (JCC) complaints against Judge Williams in late 2013 and again in 2017.
This Is True, But The Order Is Deliberately Ignoring What The 2017 Judicial Conduct Commission, Complaint Consisted Of.
In March 2014, as the case neared trial, Moore withdrew as the estate’s representative and attorney Steven Downey (Downey) entered his appearance.[1]
Attorney Moore Was Fully Aware From The Start That She Was Going To Be A Named Witness In The Case. Moreover, Her Name Was On The Witness List Submitted In September 2013. However, In June Of 2012, Brucie Moore Emphatically Protested That She Had No Legal Or Ethical Requirement to Step Aside from The Case, Unless It Appears That The Case Would Be Going To Trial. It came as no surprise that Judge Williams issued a unsolicited Order Overruling my filed Objections to her illegal Strike Order on August 9, 2012.
Moore Then Waits Until Two And Half Weeks From The Date Of Trial, To Withdraw Causing Chandler To Be Drastically Prejudiced By The Last-Minute Addition Of Counsel, That Was Illegally Paid $25,000 From The Estate. During the last month prior to trial, the Record on Appeal went from _________ pages to _________ pages.
The Contract Was Facilitated by Brucie Moore. Downey Sent A Letter Which Opereated As a Retainer Agreement Directly to Brucie Moore, and In Care of Brucie Moore.
Since an Equity claim must be tried before a jury, Judge Williams was eliminating his equity claim, to expedite a summary judgment for her lifelong friend and colleague. Judge Williams has served the role of a Gatekeeping Rainmaker, throughout, and the Kentucky Justice System is protecting all of them.
Initially at the expense of my client, his family, and myself. Now it is at the complete expense of me and my family, my ability to earn a living has been terminated, to shield them from having to answer for their fraudulent activities and ultimately the public from learning that we have allowed one man to ultimately control the entire Justice System in the State of Kentucky, and the justice system as a whole, as complete autonomy and the ability to police itself.
Powell would ultimately file KBA complaints against Attorneys Moore…
Nope Nope Nope, Powell Did Not! I Never Filed A Bar Complaint Against Moore Or Downey. Chandler Filed A Pre-Trial Bar Complaint Against Moore In October Of 2013. But Powell Never Did. Nobody Ever Filed A Bar Complaint Against Steven Downey. But The Kentucky Supreme Court Order Suspending Me Goes To Great Lengths To Set Out A Defense For Downey, Moore, And Judge Williams, Using An Inaccurate And Limited Set Of Facts And Sequence Of Events.
REGARDLESS… I simply never filed a bar complaint against Moore or Downey. It didn’t take me long, to know that anything that I submitted to the KBA or the JCC, was simply going to be ignored.
But to that end, if “someone” at the Court of Appeals felt compelled to submit my Petition for Rehearing to the Kentucky Bar Association, for possible violations, where the hell were they when every single filing submitted by Downey, all contained false, fraudulent information. Moreover, the Court of Appeals, kept striking the evidence of his misappropriation of funds and illegal activity.
And Downey as well as a civil suit.
An Intentional Misrepresentation Of The Reason A Civil Suit Was Filed. A Civil Suit Was Filed In March 2015 And Was Not Dismissed Entirely Until January 2020. The Civil Action Was The Direct Result Of Downey Misappropriating $25,000 From The Estate, In Opposition Of Judge Daniel Heady’s Order To Not Disburse Any Money From The Estate.
On Two Different Occasions, Downey Informed The Court, That He Had Been Paid, That He Had Researched And Had Supporting Case Law That Shows That His Advance Payment Was Supported By Law, That Even If The Contents Of The Will Wound Up Going To Someone Other Than The Named Beneficiary, And The Estate Ends Up With Nothing Left In It, His Advancement Was Supported By Case Law.
No Surprise, At No Time Has Anyone Given Me Or The Court The Alleged Supporting Case Law. But I Was Able To Provide The Court And The KBA, With Dozens Of KBA Opinions, Where The KBA Formally Charged, Prosecuted, Suspended And Or Disbarred Attorneys For The Exact Same Conduct.
In April 2014, following trial, the jury rendered a verdict against Chandler.
Around this time, Powell reported the alleged misconduct of opposing counsel and Judge Williams to the Governor’s office and eventually the FBI.
Nope Nope Nope…. At No Time Did Powell Ever Assert That She Reported Anything To The Governors Office Or The FBI. Moreover, It Was Well Over A Year After The Trial, And Only After The Court Of Appeal’s May 18, 2015, Order, Which Denied Powell The Ability To Submit A Reply, To Downey’s Endless Lies Set Out Within His Responses.
It Was Also After The August 3rd, 2015, Order, That Simply Denied My Motion For Clarification, But Failed To Address My July 9, 2015, Motion For Extension Of Time To File My Brief.
It Was Abundantly Clear That Downey Had Every Reason To Know That He Could Lie Continuously Within His Court Of Appeal Filings, And Eventually Within His Kentucky Supreme Court Filings, And He Knew That He Was Absolutely Protected.
None of the complaints filed against Judge Williams or Attorneys Moore and Downey resulted in any disciplinary or criminal charges being issued against them. Powell’s reports to the Governor’s office and FBI likewise bore no fruit.
To Reiterate, I Never Filed A KBA Complaint Against Brucie Moore Or Steven Downey. The Ky Supreme Court Is Using The Fact That Their Judicial Organizations Did Not Do Anything To Moore, Downey Or Williams As Evidence That They Didn’t Do Anything Wrong.
I Did Not Report The Information Directly To The Governor’s Office. There Was An FBI Investigation And Would Have Been Prosecution Of These Individuals But Was Ultimately Told That Assistant United States Attorney David Weiser Out Of Owensboro, Ky, Shut It Down Because He Said It Was A Civil Matter. Last Time I Checked, Obstruction Of Justice, For Personal Gain, Is A Crime No Matter Who You Are. Furthermore, ……..
Following the jury verdict, Powell appealed the case to the Court of Appeals and filed numerous motions to recuse resulting in the recusal of six judges on that court.
Judge Jeff Taylor Recused Himself After Having The Entire Case Within His Possession For Two Months. I Filed One Motion To Recuse Judge Debra Lambert In September 2016, And It Was Only After She Had Previously Served On All Motion Panels Denying Chandler’s Ability To Submit a Reply To Maintain The Veracity Of Record. Debra Lambert Ruled Against Chandler Concerning The Exact Same People And The Exact Same Personal Property Within The Discretionary Review On Mary Katherine’s Estate. In October of 2016, Judge Debra Lambert Denied The Motion To Recuse.
After The Court Of Appeals Struck Chandler’s Reply And Issued Its Opinion Affirming The Jury Verdict, I Filed A Petition For Rehearing to the existing panel, to give them an opportunity to review all documents that had been filed throughout the Court of Appeals, in order to stop this snowball that had gotten completely out of hand.
The three-judge panel that ultimately heard the case affirmed it in full. Following the Court of Appeals’ adverse ruling, Powell filed a petition for reconsideration (PFR) which contained the following statements:
(I attached my Petition for Rehearing, due to the fact that the Kentucky Judiciary likes to take statements and sentences out of context, in which they were asserted. The same three judge panel, mentioned in paragraph above, ALL RECUSED THEMSELVES, after I filed Chandler’s Petition for Rehearing.)
This Court should first be aware that all filings and recordings of both [the] COA and the lower courts have been turned over to the Governor’s Office. Which prompted a telephone conversation [with] a (DOJ) United States District Attorney. Thereafter, Counsel received a call from Federal Bureau Investigator (sic) Special Agent Dustin Deterding. There is currently an active FBI Investigation concerning these matters which include the previously stricken material (i.e. wire fraud).
. . . .
Unlike all other appeals concerning a will contest which address the admissibility of testimony and evidence, this Court’s primary purpose seems to have been to protect the rulings and reputation of Judge [Renee] Williams and the defense attorneys of record.
. . . .
There are far too many misconstrued, inaccurate and disregarded arguments within the Order, to simply be a mistake. The COA Order shows a far greater concern to protect the reputation of the trial judges and defense attorneys rather than the civil rights and liberties afforded to the Appellant. Considering the active FBI investigation, Counsel wishes to encourage the sitting Judges to take another look at the totality of the record.
After the Court of Appeals denied Powell’s PFR, she filed a petition for discretionary review with this Court. Of note, the petition argued:
The Movant has been denied his Constitutional substantial rights from start to finish. The COA opinion is no exception, and in fact various rulings of the COA [have] served to facilitate and perpetuate a continuous fraud on the court throughout, by striking and covering up Respondent’s Attorney’s false filings, and illegal fraudulent conduct.
In response to Powell’s behavior, in particular the disparaging and threatening arguments directed at the Court of Appeals that she made in her PFR, the Court of Appeals reported Powell to the KBA.
It Should be noted that I was originally told that Joy Moore, also known as Joy Kramer, is the Judge that turned my filing into the Kentucky Bar Association. For the first year, of Kentucky Judiciary’s, “Kill the Messenger Scheme,” I was given no name, and the Kentucky Bar Association Refused to issue or obtain a Sworn Complaint Against Me.
On May 4, 2018, the Office of Bar Counsel (OBC) via its attorney Sarah Coker (Coker) sent Powell an investigative letter regarding the concerns raised by the Court of Appeals. The letter made it clear that no complaint had been filed but requested a written response to the concerns raised. Powell subsequently requested, and was granted, two extensions of time to respond. She ultimately responded to the investigative letter on June 24, 2018, with a letter and seven “books” of information spanning well over 1,900 pages.
ACTUALLY, IT WAS 9 BOOKS * (5).
BOTH THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND TRIAL COMMISSIONER DELIBERATELY IGNORES THE JUNE 24, 2018, FILINGS. IT WAS 1900 PAGES, TIMES FIVE (5), SO MY FIRST FILING WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PAGES WITH A 20 PAGE RESPONSE LETTER.
The Supreme Court of Kentucky found me guilty based off of Lisa Johnson’s Recommendation Report but fails to acknowledge that Lisa Johnson’s and the Board of Governors, directly and deliberately ignores the 10,000 plus pages submitted in June of 2018.
On November 15 of that year, the Inquiry Commission (IC) filed a complaint against Powell. On December 26, Powell requested an extension of time to respond, citing a recent surgery,
Powell Filed A Request For Extension Of Time Due To Surgery, However, Powell Mailed Her Request On December 18, 2018. More Importantly, Powell Requested That She Receive A Sworn Complaint, As She Provided The KBA With Ample Evidence And Proof That The Statements Contained Within Chandler’s Petition For Rehearing, Were More Than Warranted.
On December 26, 2018, Kentucky Bar Association Sara Coker, Submitted A Response To My Request, Wherein She Refused To Sign A Sworn Complaint Against Me, And Said That I Was Not Entitled To One Either. Within The Last Page Of Her Response, She Agreed To A Continuation To File A Response To The Exact Same Information Set Out Within Coker’s “Investigation Letter” From May Of 2018. To Which I Had Already Provided The 10,000 Pages, And A 20 Page Written Response.
which the IC granted on January 14, 2019. The order granting Powell’s extension directed that she had until February 8 to respond to the complaint.
I Never Received That Order. The Kentucky Bar Association Is Fully Aware That My Grandmother Passed Away On January 14, 2019, And I Was Out Of Town. I Had A Colleague Picking Up My Mail, There Was No Order From The Kentucky Bar Association Within My Mail, Once I Returned Home.
Commonsense Would Dictate that The Kentucky Bar Association Is Going To Send An Order, It Should Be Certified, And Require A Signature. All other KBA Correspondence did.
In May of 2019; I Filed A Separate Motion To Dismiss The Newly Added Charge of failure to Response, To The False Chandler Accusations.
Count IV Alleged A Violation Of Scr 3.130(8.1)(B): “[A] Lawyer In . . In Connection With A Disciplinary Matter, Shall Not . . . Knowingly Fail To Respond To A Lawful Demand For Information From [A] . . . Disciplinary Authority[.]”
On Page Nine (9) The Supreme Court Order,
“However, She Claimed That She Never Received The January 2019, Order Granting Her Extension And Assumed That The Matter Had Been Dropped. The Commissioner Found Powell’s Belief Was Not Reasonable And That She Therefore Violated the Rule.”
The Trial Commissioner’s Order And The Board Of Governors Order, Attempt To Make That Charge Stick By Intentionally Ignoring The First 10,000 Pages That I Had Already Sent Them. It’s illogical for the Supreme Court to rely upon the Trial Commissioner’s Report, the Board of Governor’s Order, which both intentionally ignored my first Response to the KBA in June of 2018, in an attempt to support the fraudulent charge, but somehow the Kentucky Supreme Court, still reliance upon the Trial Commissioner’s Report,
“The Commissioner found Powell’s Belief Was Not Reasonable And That she Therefore violated the Rule.”
Kentucky Supreme Court Order against me. Page
After I Requested A Sworn Complaint, Specifically Pointing Out, To The Kentucky Bar Association That Many Orders Issued Throughout Litigation, Contained Nothing More Than A Signature Stamp, Which Equates to Plausible Deniability For Everyone.)
Moreover, Lisa Johnson, (Trial Commissioner) Opinion on this issue changed dramatically from the time of the hearing. Listen to the following audio excerpt, and feel free to follow along with the complete transcript attached below.
The Supreme Court Order Ignores The Separate Motion To Dismiss Count IV, Filed In June Of 2019. Which Included A Copy Of My Grandmother’s Obituary. I Would Have No Reason To Lie About Not Receiving That Order.
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules State That All Bar Complaints Must Contain a Sworn Signature of the Complainant. (A Very Small Protection, Yet Extremely Important Protection Afforded To An Attorney Or Judge, Prior To Having To Defend Themselves Against Meritless Charges Brought By The Kentucky Bar Association.) Even Judges have to submit a sworn complaint against an attorney.
However, I Did Reference The Chandler Case Within My February 5, 2019, Filing Of Angie’s Case. Which Equates To A Response, That Combined With The 10,000 Pages Previously Submitted. This Charge alone, and the deliberate lies concerning this charge, set out within the Trial Commissioner’s Report, and the Board of Governor’s Report, Just Proves this is without question a, “To Kill Messenger Scheme.”
You will also come to learn that it was necessary for the Kentucky Justice System to find my guilty of all eight (8) charges.
Powell never responded to the complaint, but she nevertheless sent a letter to Coker on February 5 expressing her personal reservations about the matter being assigned to Coker.[2]
AGAIN, BECAUSE POWELL NEVER RECEIVED THE ALLEGED JANUARY 14, 2019, ORDER.
The IC filed the charges at issue herein on May 14, 2019. Following a hearing and post-hearing briefing by the parties, the Commissioner found a violation of each Count to be supported by a preponderance of the evidence.
All The Evidence Was Provided By Me, And Nearly Every Sentence In The Trial Commissioner’s Report Is Directly Disputed By Testimony And Evidence Provided During Trial. SEE THE ATTACHED COMPARISON to Lisa Johnson’s Order, in contrast to actual testimony.
Count I alleged a violation of SCR 3.130(3.4)(f): “A lawyer shall not . . . present, participate in presenting, or threaten to present criminal or disciplinary charges solely to obtain an advantage in any civil or criminal matter[.]” As proof of this violation, the Commissioner pointed to the following evidence: after Powell lost her case in circuit court, she contacted the Governor’s office and the FBI; she filed KBA complaints against Attorneys Moore and Downey; she and her client filed more than one JCC complaint against Judge Williams;
Majority Of The Latter Paragraph Is Addressed Above. I Did Not File KBA Complaints Against Downey Or Moore, But Now Downey And Moore Have Such Great Luck…, The Ky Supreme Court Is Clearly Issuing An Order Against Me, That Falsely Asserts That Powell Provided No Evidence To Support Her Claims Against Them. The Order Against Me Seems To Serve As A Kill The Messenger Scheme, As Well As, Providing Fraudulent Protection For Judge Williams, Downey And Moore, and all other implicated parties.
But It Also Serves To Protect Themselves, Because They Were Equally Involved In Deliberately Ignoring The Rights Of Chandler And His Family Throughout.
she filed numerous motions to recuse concerning both Judge Williams and several Court of Appeals judges; and she used “threatening” language in PFR before the Court of Appeals.
I Filed Two Motions To Recuse At The Court Of Appeals Level. Judge Debra Lambert Before The Petition For Rehearing And Judge Kelly Thompson, Post Petition For Rehearing. Kelly Thompson Was The One, And Only Judge That Recused Himself Based Off The Motion To Recuse, That I Filed.
Moreover, Powell stated several times during the hearing that her intent behind these actions was to get her client a new trial. The Commissioner therefore felt her behavior fell squarely within Kentucky Bar Ass’n v. Blum,[3] and a violation of SCR 3.130(3.4)(f) had occurred.
I testified that my intent throughout was to get my client a complete fair trial on the merits of his case. But to be more precise. …..
In Blum, Attorney Blum filed a motion to have a hearing officer alter his order establishing the procedure for a tribunal hearing.[4] In the motion, Blum stated “it is nevertheless appropriate to issue the following caution: at the fist whiff of something like this occurring, the undersigned will press charges against the Hearing Officer aimed at securing a lifetime ban on the holding of any judicial position in the United States.”[5] This Court upheld the trial commissioner’s finding that a violation of SCR 3.130(3.4)(f) had occurred, holding that “Blum, acting under the guise of concern for his fellow attorneys, maintained the possibility of disciplinary sanctions or proceedings at the forefront of his court filings and communications in an attempt to get what he wanted—the relitigating of the charges against [his client.]”[6]
Again, Why Are We Ending A Charge Against Me, Referring To A Completely Separate And Distinguishable Case Against Another Attorney?
Count II alleged a violation of SCR 3.130(8.2)(a): “A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge[.]” The Commissioner noted the “outright accusations of judicial misconduct” contained in Powell’s PFR before the Court of Appeals and petition for discretionary review to this Court.
Additionally, during the hearing Powell was pressed by the Commissioner as to whether she had specific, objective evidence of an illegal conspiracy between Attorneys Moore and Downey and Judge Williams or evidence of Judge Williams’ alleged bias against her. Powell conceded she did not and did not call any witnesses to substantiate those allegations.
I Never Ever Said That Judge Williams Was Bias Against Me… I Repeatedly Asserted That She Had A Bias In Favor Of Brucie Moore. I Provided The KBA, and The Trial Commissioner With Tens Of Thousands Of Pages Of Indisputable Evidence Concerning The Actions And Ruling Of Judge Rene Williams Throughout. I Absolutely Never Conceded Or Admitted To Any Of The False Assertions Contained Within The Trial Commissioner’s Order or The Board Of Governors Order. RECORDING OF TESTIMONY GIVEN
The Trial Commissioner Repeatedly Attempted To Assert That I Had A Burden Of Proof During The Hearing. The KBA Brought The Charges Against Me…., At No Time During This 6 Year Fabricated Prosecution, Was The Burden Of Proof Ever On Me.
The Commissioner found that a sanction was accordingly warranted under KBA v. Waller.[7] In Waller, an attorney called a judge a “lying incompetent ass-hole” in a memorandum supporting his motion to dismiss, and this Court upheld the Board’s finding that Waller violated SCR 3.130(8.2)(a).[8]
First off, Why Would The Kentucky Supreme Court Find It Necessary To End Every Single Charge Against Me, With The Discussion Of Entirely Separate And Distinguishable Cases From The Facts At Hand? At no time, was I ever disrespectful within my filings in primary will contest case, or the many other related cases, that the Supreme Court, Board of Governors and Trial Commissioner, are all choosing to ignore.
There truly is no comparison to be made to the case above. At all times herein, I have shown the upmost respect to the judiciary. I just got on the wrong side of powerful people by, SPEAKING THE TRUTH!
Count III alleged a violation of SCR 3.130(3.5)(d): “A lawyer shall not . . . engage in conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal.” The Commissioner found that Powell violated this rule, first, by repeatedly filing the same pleadings over a seven-year period.
I Provided The KBA With More Than 100,000 Pages, In Total. If I Had Repeatedly Filed The Same Pleading Over A Seven-Year Period, One Would Think That There Would Be Some Citation To The Record Of At Least Two Identical Pleadings. This Absolutely Never Ever Happened And Lisa Johnson, And The Supreme Court Justices, Are Twisting My Statements, To Disregard The Factual Version Of Events As To Why I Would Even Say That Chandler’s ARGUMENTS Remained The Same Throughout. In any event, I am including all filings within each case, here on my website. I challenge anyone to find even two of the exact same filing. YOU WON’T BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENED!
Court Of Appeals Struck My Entire Reply And All The Attached Exhibits, But Then Also Took It Upon It’s Own Accord, To Strike Exhibit 14 Of Chandler’s Brief. Exhibit 14 Unequivocally Shows The Reason That I Made The Statement That Chandler’s Arguments, Remained The Same Throughout.
BUT WAIT… THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FELT THE NEED TO EMBELISH UPON THE INITIAL FABRICATION, ASSERTED BY LISA JOHNSON, THE TRIAL COMMISSIONER.
In support, the Commissioner cited Powell’s response letter to the OBC’s investigation letter in which she stated “[a]s you will come to see, I filed the same information repeatedly throughout all seven years of litigation[,]” as well as the heading of “Book 2” that Powell filed in response to the investigation letter, which said, Steve Chandler’s complaint remained the same from start to finish.
As early as the initial probate court, Steve informed that judge that not everything in the house belonged to his brother and that he never received his share of the estate. Steve’s story didn’t change in the slightest. The same arguments against Judge Williams’ strike order and extremely narrow interpretation of relevant law remained the same throughout, making the exact same arguments from 2011 until December of 2014.
The Commissioner found that these statements, in conjunction with the fact that many of Powell’s filings were returned for deficiencies, that she requested the Court of Appeals to take unusual or uncommon steps,[9]
Where The Hell Did That Come From? Oh Yeah That Is Right, From Steven Downey’s Attachment To His Response For Discretionary Review. No Testimony Was Taken Or Given By A Single Person On The Chandler Case, Not Downey, Moore, Or Judge Williams, Not A Representative Of The Court Of Appeals. Nobody!!!
that she sought at both the circuit court and Court of Appeals level to have several judges recused,
I Filed One Motion To Recuse From The Initial Assignment Of The Merit Panel, In September 0f 2016, Against Debra Lambert, The Memorandum In Support Of That Motion Thoroughly Explains And Sets Out, More Than Adequate Reasons That Would Have Warranted Her Recusal.
I Filed One Motion To Recuse After Petition For Rehearing Against Kelly Thompson, He Was Smart Enough To Recuse Himself, At That Point. Therefore, Five Court Judge Recused Themselves, Not Due To Any Filing Of Mine.
and that she filed a civil case against opposing counsel, “had the obvious effect of burdening the Court system[.]”
Oh Hell No!!! The Civil Action Filed Against The Defense Counsel Was More Than Warranted After The Misappropriation Of Funds From Steven Downey, Conversion Of Personal Property As The Result Of Moore Fighting Chandler From Reopening His Mother’s Estate, To Legally Preserve His Legal Vested Interest In The Personal Memorabilia …, Just To Name A Couple That Was Rightfully Set Out Within The One Year Statute Of Limitation That Was Triggered Directly By Steven Downey During Trial… First At A Bench Conference, But Then Just To Make Sure My Client Was Also Put On Notice, He Announced During His Closing Argument, When He Fraudulently Stated That Brucie Moore Had Nothing To Gain By Being There And Testifying, But That He Had Already Been Paid.
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Count IV alleged a violation of SCR 3.130(8.1)(b): “[A] lawyer in . . . in connection with a disciplinary matter, shall not . . . knowingly fail to respond to a lawful demand for information from [a] . . . disciplinary authority[.]” During the hearing, Powell acknowledged that she received the IC complaint and had requested an extension of time. However, she claimed that she never received the January 2019 order granting her an extension and assumed that the matter had been dropped. The Commissioner found Powell’s belief was not reasonable and that she therefore violated the rule.
This Is The Moment That You Should Know Without Question That This Was A Kill The Messenger Scheme The Entire Time….. The Trial Commissioner’s Report And The Board Of Governors Say The Exact Same Thing….
Wherein They Both Intentionally And Deliberately Ignore The Fact That I Mailed Them More Than 10,000 Pages With A 20 Page Response, And A Flash Drive Of Everything To Them In June Of 2018. I Received A Complaint In Late November, 2018, On The Exact Same Allegation Contained Within The Investigation Letter, May 4, 2018. I Specifically Requested A Sworn Complaint, As Well As Additional Time To Respond To The “Sworn Complaint.” I Never Received An Order From The Kentucky Bar Association. Andre Bergeron Has Alleged That It Was Mailed On January 14, 2019. But I Was Out Of Town For A Few Days, Because My Grandmother Passed Away On January 14, 2019. All Of Which, Was Provided And Submitted To The Disciplinary Clerk, As A Motion To Dismiss Count IV: At No Time, Did I Ever Knowingly Fail To Respond To A Request For Information. Nobody else would feel like I knowingly failed to response to request for information, After I had already submitted more than 10,000 pages.
Something Lisa Johnson Appeared To Understand During The Course Of The Hearing, But Her Opinion Asserts Otherwise.
SEE TRANSCRIPTS BELOW, OR CLICK AUDIO HERE.
SKIPPING AHEAD TO THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT ORDER SUSPENDING ME FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW -DUE TO MY FILINGS WITHIN THE CHANDLER CASE:
SUPREME COURT ORDER PAGE 15, paragraph 2:
The Commissioner found Powell acted knowingly. She further found that in 17-DIS-0121, Powell violated duties she owed as a professional by recklessly and repeatedly questioning the integrity of multiple Kentucky judges and either used or threatened to use disciplinary and criminal proceedings to gain an advantage in her client’s case. She further found that Powell’s seven year “war of attrition” disrupted the normal workings of the court.
Powell also refused to acknowledge the wrongful nature of her conduct. She repeatedly characterized the disciplinary actions against her as a conspiracy, especially those in 17-DIS-0121 (the will contest). She continued to believe that she had done nothing wrong and, instead, that the “high connections” of the parties involved were trying to “kill the messengers.” She felt that the KBA was ‘really pressing hard and trying to bully [her] into saying that [she] was wrong for questioning the integrity of [Judge Williams] and the Court of Appeals.” Furthermore, in a hypothetical posed to her by the Commissioner, she was unable to even consider that she might be wrong.
ADD THE AUDIO WHICH SHOWS JUST THE FREAKING OPPOSITE …. ADD TRANSCRIPT OF THAT PORTION
SUPREME COURT ORDER PAGE 16; paragraphs 2 and 3.
In addition, the Commissioner found that she acted with a dishonest or selfish motive, citing her apparent personal animus against Judge Williams, and Attorneys Moore and Downey. This distain was fostered by Powell’s belief that they have “demeaned” her, made her out to be a “clown,” made her look bad, and “belittled” and “chastised” her. The Commissioner was also struck by the number of times Powell lamented about Downey getting “the last word,” and noted ten times in the record that it occurred. The Commissioner concluded based on the evidence that Powell’s primary motive was to be vindicated and prevail over people she felt had demeaned her.
I AM SORRY YOU FEEL THE NEED TO COMPLETELY IGNORE AND AVOID THE FACT THAT I SAID, THAT DOWNEY’S, & MOORE’S DEFENSE TACTICS WITHIN THEIR FILINGS WERE OFTEN SIMPLY AN Ad Hominem Attacks on me. I testified and provided the same proof to the Trial Commissioner and the Kentucky Bar Association that is attached to this website. I emphatically stated that rather than addressing any of my legitimate factual arguments, that Downey and Moore, would issue personal attacks on me and or my client.
Ad Hominem Attack: Is Simply a fancy word to describe, how when people or groups use personal attacks in arguments rather than addressing the argument in of itself. Sometimes Ad Hominem Attacks are used to attack the opposing views, indirectly by attacking the individual or groups that support these views.
Yet That Is Precisely What The Kentucky Supreme Court Is Facilitating Within Their Citation Back To A Nonbinding Opinion And Recommendation Of Lisa Johson, Trial Commissioner’s Report.
“The best defense is a good offense” is an idiom that has been applied to many fields of endeavor, including games and military combat. It is also known as the strategic offensive principle of war. Generally, the idea is that proactivity (a strong offensive action) instead of a passive attitude will preoccupy the opposition and ultimately hinder its ability to mount an opposing counterattack, leading to a strategic advantage.
The Kentucky Justice System, no doubt, assumes that I will fall in line, and quietly take my one year of suspension, just like all the other attorneys and judges, who have found themselves caught in the crosshair of the Kentucky Judiciary, for daring to challenge their chosen few.
Their strategy is actually working on me, because I am definitely preoccupied with defending my reputation from the fraudulent narrative, that the Kentucky Supreme Court, the Kentucky Board of Governors, Lisa Johnson, the Trial Commissioner, and Andre Bergeron has published about me, I keep better records than the FBI, and have zero qualms with exposing them all.
SUPREME COURT ORDER PAGE 18; paragraph 2.
To begin, we note that Powell has provided no relevant argument or evidence concerning her charges in 17-DIS-0121. Rather, she continues to alleged that Judge Williams, Attorney Moore and Downey, and the Court of Appeals illegally conspired against herself and her client, and that all her actions were warranted.
The above false statement warrants its very own page. EVIDENCE PROVIDED TO THE Kentucky Court of Appeals, to the Kentucky Bar Association, BOARD OF GOVERNORS, and Kentucky Supreme Court, by way of uncontradictable proof.
MY ACTIONS AND FILINGS WERE ALL WARRANTED, AND I CHALLENGE ANY NEUTRAL ATTORNEY OR JUDGE TO SPECIFICALLY TELL ME WHAT THEY SEE, THAT I DID WRONG. DON’T WAIST YOUR TIME TELLING ME THAT I OWED ANY ALLEGIANCE AND PROTECTION TO THE JUDICIARIES IMAGE, AS A WHOLE.
BECAUSE THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD MUCH RATHER BE FULLY INFORMED OF THE DRASTIC SHORTCOMING OF, IN MY OPINION, THE MOST ESSENTIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, THEN TO BUY INTO THE ILLUSION OF JUSTICE. Please note that I am speaking from a personal aspect, of someone who had been convinced that there were far more good attorneys than bad attorneys.
It only took a 5-year false prosecution and conviction of me, involving Sarah Coker, a former KBA employee, Andre Bergeron, prosecution KBA attorney against me, Lisa Johnson a Trial Commissioner, appointed by the Supreme Court of Kentucy, supposedly then entire May 2023, Board of Governor’s, and my former attorney, Tim Dennison.
APPARENTLY FAR TOO MANY ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN BASING THEIR ACTIONS OR INACTIONS UPON THIS FICTICIOUS ALLEGIANCE, RATHER THAN TRUTH AND JUSTICE! NOT ME, NOT NOW, NOT EVER!!!
FOOTNOTES OF THE KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT ORDER
[1] According to Powell, Moore drafted Keith’s will and would therefore be a material witness at trial. Powell had attempted to have her removed as counsel of record long before she withdrew for the same reason. [2] Powell stated in the letter that she did not want the case to be assigned to Coker because the information she provided in her response to the investigatory letter should have “unequivocally dispelled any notions of wrongdoing” and “should have resulted in disciplinary investigations and actions against all parties who had actual knowledge and participated in the most egregious injustice by the judiciary[.]” [3] 404 S.W.3d 841 (Ky. 2013). [4] Id. at 851.[5] Id. at 852 [6] Id. [7] 929 S.W.2d 181 (Ky. 1996). [8] Id. at 182. [9] The concluding paragraph of Powell’s reply brief to the Court of Appeals states: “Appellant respectfully requests that this Court reverse the jury verdict, and in an unprecedented manner declare the will void, or in the alternative reverse and remand this cause of action[.]”
BOARD OF GOVERNORS ORDER
FINDINGS OF FACT
THE CHARGES
- 17-DIS-0121
The charges arising from this case stem from a will dispute initiated by Respondent in Crittenden Circuit Court. Respondent’s client, Steve Chandler, alleged that his deceased brother was unduly influenced when he created his will. The Respondent filed suit challenging the validity of the will in Steve Chandler v. William Robinson, et al., Crittenden Circuit Court, Case No. 11- CI-00150. In April 2012, the presiding judge, Renee Williams, granted the defendants’ request to strike several portions of plaintiffs Complaint, upon the motion of opposing counsel, Brucie Moore.
The Board of Governors are attempting to give validity to Rene Williams’, April 17, 2012, Strike Order. By asserting that it was a 2011 Complaint, and linking Judge Williams’ Strike Order in conjunction with Moore’s “request” (why are they saying request, rather than acknowledging that it was a Motion To Strike Complaint, at the onset❓), a person would assume that activity had already occurred in the case, and at the very least, an Answer, must have surely been filed, prior to the Judge making an unfounded Order to Strike relevant testimony and evidence set out within the Complaint, along with Chandler’s Equity claim.
To be the clear Judge Williams Never acknowledged the Equity claim and the request for a constructive trust to protect the personal memorabilia of the Chandler Homestead… She simply struck the information without justification. The affirming Order of the Court of Appeals falsely represents this entire sequence of events too! Page 4, Paragraphs 2 & 3.
Respondent claims without evidence that this decision was the first instance of bias against her and her client by the Crittenden Circuit Court. Ultimately, Respondent unsuccessfully moved several times to disqualify Judge Williams.
I Never Testified That Judge Williams’ Was Biased Against Me. In Fact, I Repeatedly Asserted That Her Bias Was In Favor Of Union County Attorney, Brucie Moore, Then Downey By Group Association. By Issuing An Unprecedented Strike Order, Striking 58.2% Of Chandler’s Complaint, Before She Even Made The Moore File An Answer, Judge Williams Essentially Played The Role Of A Gatekeeping Rainmaker. Simply Letting Someone Eventually Have A Jury Trial, While Excluding The Majority Of A Persons Testimony And Evidence, Is An Obstruction Of Justice, Through The Abuse Of Judicial Power!
ADD RECORDING HERE
In April 2014, this matter was tried to verdict by a Crittenden County jury, which found against Respondent’s client. Respondent’s client appealed the verdict to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, in Steve Chandler v. William Robinson et al., 2014-CA-0963. In an opinion and order dated February 17, 2017, the Court of Appeals affirmed the verdict rendered by the Crittenden
County jury. Respondent then filed a petition for rehearing. In the Petition for Rehearing, Respondent included the following passages in the Introduction:
| But as anyone can plainly see within the actual filings submitted to the Court of Appeals, this statement might upset those who feel that protecting the illusion of justice, is far greater than actually applying justice, which they all swore an oath to uphold. |
This Court should first be made aware that all filings and recordings of both CoA and the lower courts have been turned over to the Governor’s Office. Which prompted a telephone conversation a (DOJ) United States Attorney [sic]. Thereafter, Counsel received a call from Federal Bureau Investigator [sic] Special Agent Dustin Deterding. There is currently an active FBI Investigation concerning these matters which include the previously stricken material. (i.e. wire fraud). Therefore, Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing is also being submitted for review in part due to rules of Kentucky Supreme Court and the following Judicial Canons…
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ORDER INTENTIONALLY ELLIIMINATES THE JUDICIAN CANNONS THAT I LIST, WHICH GAVE ME AN OBLIGATION TO REPORT… EVEN HERE RECENTLY, THE KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION TRIED TO BULLY AN ATTORNEY, THAT I KNOW THE ENTIRE KENTUCKY AOC FEARS… ADD LINK….
These statements are not being asserted as a threat, but rather as an opportunity to reexamine the totality of the entire case file. The Court’s Order completely disregarded arguments made throughout Appellant’s Brief, as well as within the filings both before and after submission of the Appellant’s Brief. Thus, this Petition for Rehearing should be viewed as an opportunity to reevaluate the entire case file, and to avoid possible criminal indictments and/or civil charges. (emphasis original).
Respondent’s Conclusion also contained threatening statements, which are otherwise beyond the pale of appropriate zealous advocacy:
There are far too many misconstrued, inaccurate and disregarded arguments within the Order, to simply be a mistake. The COA Order shows a far greater concern to protect the reputation of the trial judge and defense attorneys rather than the civil rights and liberties afforded to the Appellant. Considering the active FBI Investigation, Counsel wishes to encourage the sitting judges to take another look at the totality of the record.
What should be beyond crystal clear, I was in fact encouraging the current sitting judges, to simply reevaluate the entire case on appeal. In August 2015, Once I discovered that the case was assigned to Cynthia Downey, who is the case manager, for Court of Appeal Judge, Kelly Thompson, the Judge who had previously denied all of Chandler’s Motions to Submit a Reply to Downey’s Response, I had a temporary restored belief in the justice system, as a whole again. However, this was extremely short lived. The problem and battle only got much bigger, until they have taken EVERYTHING that I worked so hard for from me. October 23, 2023
In November 2017, The Court of Appeals denied the Petition for Rehearing, and, Respondent filed a Motion for Discretionary Review. The Motion for Discretionary Review also contained the following passages:
Under CR 76.20 Discretionary Review is warranted as the case contains matters of importance to the general public concerning the administration of justice, and whether an individual’s constitutional right to a fair and impartial trial, and later appellate review is outweighed by the judiciary’ s desire to avoid any negative public perception by protecting the reputation and bias rulings of a trial court judge and to conceal the illegal activities by the attorneys submitting fraudulent filings, misappropriated funds and obstructing justice.
The COA Opinion is no exception, and in fact various rulings of the COA has served to facilitate and perpetuate a continuous fraud on the court throughout, by striking and covering up Respondent’s Attorney’s false filings, and illegal fraudulent conduct.
For the reasons set forth above, as well as arguments contained below this case is unique in that members of the judiciary have obstructed justice and are attempting to conceal and cover-up fraudulent actions and filings of the Respondent’s attorneys.
Much like Judge Williams fraudulently used her gatekeeping power to deny the Movant a fair trial to benefit Attorney Moore, and shield her from accountability for obstruction of justice, the Opinion of the Court appears to be fraudulently using its review power in efforts to protect the reputation and unfounded arbitrary rulings of Judge Williams.
Aside from explicit assertions made by Respondent in her filings before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and Kentucky Supreme Court, Respondent engaged in further inappropriate actions with the intention of improperly influencing the final outcome.
Respondent actively and assertively employed disciplinary complaints against the presiding judge and opposing lawyers as a strategy. Beginning in 2013 and continuing until 2017, Respondent or her client, Steve Chandler, submitted disciplinary complaints to the KBA and the Judicial Conduct Commission against opposing Attorneys Brucie Moore, Steve Downy and Judge Rene Williams.
Respondent admitted that the purpose of the filings before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Complaints against opposing counsel and the Court was to obtain an advantage for her client and to otherwise, get what she wanted. Respondent also admitted to purposefully repeatedly filing the same motions to reconsider in order to have the trial court reconsider previous rulings, motions which had been repeatedly denied and were renewed without new evidence or substantive legal argument.
Based on the Respondent’s conduct in the Court of Appeals, that Court alerted OBC to possible violations of the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct. Thereafter, OBC monitored Respondent’s conduct. OBC also requested several categories of documents. The Trial Commissioner’s Report summarized the timeline as follows:
In May 2018, Ms. Powell was notified regarding concerns about her professional conduct. The letter advised her of Rule 8.1 and the requirement to respond to requests for information. Ms. Powell immediately contacted the OBC and requested additional time to respond by emails on May 22, June 1, June 11, and June 19, 2018. After receiving the formal Inquiry Commission complaint later that year, Ms. Powell sent a letter via US Mail to the OBC requesting more time and expressing an intention to respond with new and additional information. The OBC granted the extension. This was mailed to Ms. Powell and to the Inquiry Tribunal. The IC then issued an order of January 14, 2019, granting an extension until February 8, as requested by Ms. Powell. Ms. Powell never filed a response.
As asserted previously, the Trial Commissioner’s Report and the Board of Governors, go far out of their way to ignore the first 20,000 pages that I mailed to them in June of 2018, as the result of Sarah Coker’s “Investigation Letter.”
Also take notice of how the Supreme Court of Kentucky’s Order, the Trial Commissioner’s Order, and the Board of Governor’s Order attempts to side step the fact that many of the filings were the direct result of actions taken by Downey and Moore, to prevent the Court of Appeals from discovering the misappropriation of funds, and the illegal backdoor use of the probate cases, to illegally cut off Chandler’s interest in continuing his legal pursuit and continuing the civil action case against the named attorneys. ALL ORDERS FAIL TO MENTION THE PROBATE CASES.
The Inquiry Commission issued a Charge against Respondent alleging violations of the following Supreme Court Rules:
Count I: SCR 3.130(3.4)(f) “A lawyer shall not … present, participate in presenting, or threaten to present criminal or disciplinary charges solely to obtain an advantage in any civil or criminal matter.,,
Count II: SCR 3.130(8.2)(a) states, “A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualification or integrity of a judge … “
Count III: SCR 3.130(3.5)(d) conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal.
Count IV: Failure to respond to a request for information from a disciplinary authority as required by SCR 3.130(8.l)(b).
I AM SORRY YOU FEEL THE NEED TO COMPLETELY IGNORE AND AVOID THE FACT THAT I SAID, THAT DOWNEY’S, & MOORE’S DEFENSE TACTICS WITHIN THEIR FILINGS WERE OFTEN SIMPLY AN Ad Hominem Attacks on me. I testified and provided the same proof to the Trial Commissioner and the Kentucky Bar Association that is attached to this website. I emphatically stated that rather than addressing any of my legitimate factual arguments, that Downey and Moore, would issue personal attacks on me and or my client.
October 26, 2023 — Kentucky Supreme Court Order, suspending me from the practice of law for one year. This page is dedicated to establishing that at all times herein, the prosecution against me has been a fraudulent bully attempt to conceal their own actions, or inactions throughout the Chandler Case.
The above Order was signed by Justice Laurence B. Vanmeter, who was a former Court of Appeal Judge during the time of the Chandler case, and was a Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court when Chandler’s Motion For Discretionary Review was Denied, on April 18, 2018.
Kentucky only has seven Ky Supreme Court Justices, FOUR out of those SEVEN, directly participated and helped conceal the fraudulent activities of Downey, Moore, Judge Williams and the Court of Appeals who were working overtime to conceal the true nature of the Chandler case, and the actions of the lower Court’s throughout.
Judge Debra Lambert, Judge Kelly Thompson, Judge Nickell, and Judge Vanmeter… It would have been five, but not for Matt Bevin choosing Judge Buckingham over Judge Williams to temporarily fill vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Bill Cunningham.
February 26, 2019 — Court of Appeal Judge Nickell, who signed the November 2017, Order Denying Chandler’s Petition for Rehearing was one of the first to file for Justice Cunningham’s vacant seat. Court of Appeals Judge Nickell is first to file for Supreme Court seat vacated by Bill Cunningham – NKyTribune | NKyTribune
March 13, 2019 — Justice Minton on behalf of the Judicial Nomination Committe gave three names to former Governor Matt Bevin, to fill temporary vacancy. Finalists named to fill Kentucky Supreme Court vacancy | AP News Judge Rene Williams was among the list.
Trial Commissioner’s Order on Chandler’s Case
Trial Commissioner’s Order on Angie’s case
Board of Governors Order on Chandler Case
Board of Governors Order on Angie’s case
Board of Governors Order
Kentucky Supreme Court Order on Angie’s
⬇️⬇️⬇️ Nothing within the Trial Commissioner, Lisa Johnson’s Report was supported by testimony or evidence. NOTHING!
Direct Comparison from actual testimony, compared to Trial Commissioner’s Order.
BUT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SUPREME COURT OF KENTUCKY WAS SUPPOSED TO COMPLETE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE RECORD… THEIR ENTIRE ORDER, ENDLESSLY SITES BACK, TO THE UNSUPPORTED FINDINGS OF FACTS AND RULINGS, OF THE TRIAL COMMISSIONER, LISA JOHNSON.