In the very last conversation that I had with Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller, my maternal grandfather [the victim of elder abuse, financial elder abuse this blog is dedicated too], a mere twenty or so days before his death, I advised him not to trust anyone and his response was, "I know."
That said, I knew at an early age that there was a serious case of dysfunction in the family which is one of the reasons that I decided to leave California in 1990 and never to return for any reason.
Now, Steven Fuller has always attempted to portray himself as an upstanding person but, I knew from past experience that he had what I believed to be several issues. I believe him to be arrogant, egotistical, spoiled, narcissistic, conceited and self-absorbed.
Steven did take care of Momma without a doubt but, let me be clear everyone in the family believed that he did so on a voluntary basis. Truth be told, evidently he didn't. From what I understand, from what I believe and from what has come to fruition in reality is he took care of Momma for financial gain. As far as I know the only member of the family that has agreed that he should be reimbursed for some of his expenses is my mother.
He demanded money from Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller for taking care of Momma and when he didn't get it he sued him.
Let me be clear, that before Daddy had fallen extremely ill, Steven's goal was always to sale real estate that was not his own but, instead that which belonged to his alleged father and mother. He was successful in the sale of the Trust real estate asset in Compton, CA [far below fair market value]. But, he failed or should I say he was thwarted in the sale of the Trust real estate asset located in Inglewood when a complaint was filed against his hand-picked Successor Trustee - Patrick J. Barnitt and Barnitt's attorney - Jeanna M. Fitzgerald with the California State Bar. It should be noted that it was believed that Barnitt was not looking out for the best interest of the Trust or the beneficiaries thereof but, instead doing the bidding of Steven A. Fuller when the Trust assets were being offered up for sale far below fair market value. Mr. Barnitt and his attorney, Ms. Fitzgerald were advised and admonished that several beneficiaries did not want the Compton asset confirmed and sold far below fair market value but, relisted instead. The sale went through anyway. The asset was sold to pay debts incurred by Steven Fuller in pursuit of his lawsuit against the man that fed and raised him. I believe this was done to spite Robert and Doris and to liquidate the assets before the appeal B241450 was heard in the 2nd Appellate Court.
Steven Fuller with the help of one of his many attorneys is in the process of attempting to appoint another Successor Trustee - Tala R. Davis. Which the beneficiaries of the Trust have let it be known that they object to her appointment. It is believed that she has ties to Steven's friends er, attorneys. Her business address listed with the California State Bar is the same as attorney Teddie Randall & Associates.
Tala R. Davis - #200338
3681 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-4849
Teddie J. Randall - #91433
3681 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-4849
EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF TALA R. DAVIS AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
8:30 AM Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Stanley Mosk Courthouse - Superior Court of California
111 N. Hill Street, Room 260
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tala R. Davis - #200338
3681 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-4849
Teddie J. Randall - #91433
3681 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-4849
EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF TALA R. DAVIS AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
8:30 AM Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Stanley Mosk Courthouse - Superior Court of California
111 N. Hill Street, Room 260
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tale of the Third Head of the Snake
To be continued, watch this space.
To be continued, watch this space.
The first count against him is that basically he is incompetent. And he actually has the nerve to blame the ex-wife of his client for his incompetence. That should go over well. Hopefully the judge will see through his bluster.
Included in that first count is the allegation that Lak failed to prepare and file necessary documents. The gleep has a history of that. It has been documented on this blog the errors made in the documents pertaining to Mr. Thelsey Fuller and the failure to file documents in a timely manner. And then there is the matter of the improperly filed paperwork in a matter with Town & Country Bank. And the new lawyer for Robert and Doris Fuller stated that Lak didn’t respond to his requests for information.
He is also accused of not properly supplying a client with an accounting of fees and costs paid. Lak blames this on the legal referral network ARAG who referred the client to Lak. He says their accounting procedures are confusing. It is hard to tell if ARAG is a scam or on the level. One reviewer calls it a legal document service, not a legal service. Another reviewer, an estate planning attorney, said she would never participate in such a plan because ARAG expected her to prepare wills for free (or for a nominal fee) and then she had to try to make money on bigger matters. Whatever the case, Lak says he is no longer associated with ARAG because of their confusing billing practices.
But Lak does not seem to be very good with finances in general; he defaulted on his home loan in 2006, he’s had numerous state and federal tax liens filed against him, he’s been suspended three times for failing to pay child support, and for a period of time he was bouncing checks all over town. It’s not inconceivable that he could have fouled up his client’s accounting. And as far as no longer being associated with ARAG, their qualifications for attorneys include being in good standing with relevant regulatory authorities and maintaining a physical office. A phone answering service and mail drop is stretching it bit when it comes to an office, and if ARAG was aware of his standing they would probably drop him like a hot potato.
He is also accused of claiming to be entitled to practice law while he was actually on suspension. It was documented on this blog that that was the case when a phone call was made to his answering service.
He is also accused of paying his personal expenses out of his client trust account for the period between 12/5/2012 and 3/12/2013. This one is really incredible because on 1/11/2013 he was suspended for doing the very same thing. It is hard to tell if this gleep is just dumb, or if he believes the rules just don’t apply to him, or if he just enjoys bending and stretching the rules to see how much he can get away with.
Of course, Lak is defending himself in court today. What’s the saying about a man who defends himself?
Good luck, gleep."