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Elder Abuse (Civil) - Abstracts
Case Studies on Cruel and Inhumane Treatment administered by
Council House Managers and condoned by the Directors and Government Officials.
The following abstracts outline researched and documented case studies now in the writing and editing process. The studies show how incompetent and corrupt government officials acquiesced to ignorance, bigotry, and dereliction of unprincipled managers and their directors.
I published reports in this series more than three years ago but the court, on a motion by Council House, silenced me by prior restraint. Since then elder abuse has increased probably due to impunity effectively granted by Judge James A. Doerty, Washington Superior Court, and ratified by Chief Judge Mary Kay Becker, Judge Marlin J. Appelwick, and Ann Schindler, Washington Court of Appeals. Those unconstitutional decisions will now go to Washington Supreme Court for reversal. I will publish case studies to the web site on a regular basis in the public interest despite those unlawful and unconstitutional court orders. [Impunity]
On publication of the case studies, the officials responsible for oversight or prosecution - John W. Meyers, Regional Director, HUD; Thomas A. Carr, Seattle City Attorney; and, Norm Maleng, King County Prosecuting Attorney; among others, will receive a copy. I will request them to investigate then order Council House directors to stop the brutalization of their tenants.
They must prosecute the directors and administrators for the crimes that they have committed in equal proportion to the suffering that they have inflicted upon their victims. Oversight agency directors should not forget the complicity of their own employees who have allowed the abuse to continue over an extended period. If they had insisted that Council House directors employ qualified and experienced staff in accordance with HUD regulations instead of out-of-work actors then most of the problems would not have occurred. [Case Studies - Criminal]
Lily Dubner
Lily Dubner (68), paid double the approved market rent for a first month occupancy to see whether she liked the location on the understanding that at the end of that month she would receive a regular lease if she wanted it. She had cancer which needed regular treatment and wanted to live near the hospital. Dubner made the unforgivable mistake of associating with another tenant who reads these columns and discusses the content with other residents. On hearing of the association, the administrator rescinded the agreement to grant a lease and backdated a letter of confirmation. He threw her out with nowhere to stay that night and gave her neither notice nor a refund of her money. [Lily Dubner]
Irene H. Hull
Irene H. Hull (89), one of the first labor union organizers to fight for equal rights for women in the workplace, solicited signatures at Council House for a petition about American policy on Iraq. More than fifty of the approximately 150 Council House residents signed it. Hull presented her petition at a residents’ association meeting and solicited signatures. A Council House Kapo publicly ridiculed her before he reported her to the administraor. The administrator told her that he does not allow solicitation inside the building “which is private property” despite federal laws that apply to the building and the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Seattle Municipal Code clearly prohibits landlords from preventing residents from initiating and having contact with other tenants or distributing political or religious tracts. [Irene H. Hull]
Paul Trummel [Nmesis]
Due to the gravity of the ongoing abuse, the elder abuse abstract pages will update at regular intervals with more items. Later, the site will contain the full text of each case study. Lawyers and journalists may request further information and court documents by email. Readers can obtain a List of Names and Addresses of Council House Directors by using this link.
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