Former District Attorney Fights Corrupt Courts and Corrupt Judges in Portland Oregon

Former District Attorney Fights Corrupt Courts and Corrupt Judges in Portland Oregon
Oregon Family Rights.com ^ | 1/8/2004 | Oregon Family Rights Staff

Posted on 09/04/2004 10:07:48 AM PDT by ex-Texan

Former District Attorney Fights Corrupt Courts and Corrupt Judges in Portland Oregon

[He Lost]

Battle with Multnomah County

How could a man who came from an all American role model family, who was loved by those who knew him, and considered to be a civic leader, was Director of the Multnomah County Consumer Fraud Division, get committed to a mental institution?

After multiple attempts to make a public record, in open court in Multnomah County, regarding the theft of the Kettleberg Estate, Roger was ordered to have a "psych eval" by Dr. Falder Colby. When Multnomah County Judge Dorothy Baker asked Dr. Colby for his assessment of Weidner, Dr. Colby informed Judge Baker that "Mr. Weidner suffers from persecutory delusions". When cross-examined by Weidner, Dr. Colby was asked: "Isn't it a fact, Dr. Colby, that the only reason you diagnosed me with 'persecutory delusions' is that you personally don't believe these judges are corrupts?" Dr. Colby answered, wide-eyed, "yes", as Judge Baker slammed her gavel down, ordering Roger Weidner to be committed to the Oregon State mental institution in Salem.

Thieving Attorneys Want Judge to Jail Weidner Again

Attorneys Norman Lindstedt, Milton Brown and Michael Gentry, acting through Lindstedt’s attorney Eric Kekel, want the judge to find Roger Weidner in contempt and jail him again for filing another lawsuit to recover stolen Kettleberg estate assets. The hearing is scheduled before Judge Ellen Rosenblum on February 21, 2001 at 9:00am in Room 512 of the Multnomah County Courthouse located at 1021 SW. 4th Ave. Portland Oregon.

THE OREGON OBSERVER has reported over the past 7 years the incredible abuse that Roger Weidner, the l998 Reform Party candidate for Governor of Oregon, has been subjected to by corrupt judges trying to cover up the theft of the now l00 million dollar Kettleberg estate and New Wine Ministry property in Oregon City and the sexual abuse of Melissa Gaston while in care of the State of Oregon. To date for attempting to expose this criminal behavior Weidner has been arrested l9 times, 4 times violently in court, on orders of corrupt judges trying to cover up the property thefts and child abuse. Weidner has been ordered jailed a total of 290 days by Judges Dorothy Baker, James Ellis and Stephen Mauer on prior contempt of court charges. Baker had Weidner committed to the maximum security unit of the Oregon Insane Asylum in l995 in a desperate effort to silence him once and for all. While in the Insane Asylum Weidner was subjected to forced blood draws and other medical examinations while shackled hand and foot.

Weidner has been subjected to repeated threats, physical attacks, malicious prosecutions, jailings and character assasination orchestrated by the thieving attorneys, corrupt judges and their accomplices, involved in the theft and abuse cases. None of those individuals named by Weidner have ever questioned the truthfulness of a single charge he hasleveled against them in court, on the air or in the paper. On September 28, 2000 Weidner appeared in the Clackamas County Courtroom of Judge Hollie Pihl with 65 supports. For an hour and a half he detailed for those in the courtroom, including the l5 defense attorneys present, representing the 28 defendants he named in a racketeering complaint, the criminal conduct of those named defendants. That appearance was featured in the December 2000 issue of THE OREGON OBSERVER.

The September 28th hearing was the first time in over l3 years that Weidner was finally allowed to take the stand, as a plaintiff, and give detailed testimony concerning his criminal charges against Milton Brown, Norman Lindstedt, Michael Gentry, John Berman,Caroline Brune, Charles Hahn, Lee Johnson and others involved in the theft of Kettleberg estate assets and New Wine Ministry property. During that hearing Weidner testified, unchallenged, how Brown and Hahn caused the premature death of their terminally ill partner Kettleberg by writing “do not resuscitate” on his medical records. His testimony then detailed how Brown with the aid of Charles Hahn, Michael Gentry, Norman Lindstedt, John Berman, Carolyn Brune(Brown’s secretary) and Sandra Poslick(Brown’s office manager) forged l4 documents and stole all Kettleberg estate assets. Now these same thieving attorneys and their agents are asking the court to again come to their aid and jail Weidner to stop his on-going effort to recover the property they have stolen.

Weidner told THE OREGON OBSERVER that at the time Lindstedt was hired in September of l988 as attorney for Janette Kent he acknowledged that Brown was a crook and that Brune would have to resign as personal representative of the Kettleberg estate because of her documented wrongdoing in another case. Weidner said that after Brune resigned and Lindstedt was appointed personal representative of the Kettleberg estate in November of l989 his attitude changed completely. Not only would Lindstedt not talk to Weidner he started a pattern of character assasination telling people Weidner was “nuts”, “a pain”, and “had rocks in his head”. Kent and Weidner both repeatedly threatened Lindstedt that if he did not immediately resign as PR of the Kettleberg estate, and stop his very obvious treachery, that a bar complaint would be filed against him and he would be named in a federal racketeering complaint. In spite of these threats Lindstedt still refused to resign. Judge Lee Johnson said, “ I can’t think of anyone more qualified than Mr. Lindstedt to serve as PR of the Kettleberg estate”. At the same time Johnson was openly protecting Brown and Lindstedt in court by telling Brown he didn’t have to produce subpoenaed documents and by threatening Kent’s attorneys Mike Morris, Greg Hartman and Nick Albrecht and not allowing them to call all their witnesses.

One witness that was finally allowed to testify was former Brown-Kettleberg business partner Jack Blampied. Weidner said that Judge Johnson actually admitted a high-pitched nervous laughter when Blampied, from the witness stand, said he saw Milton Brown sign Kettleberg’s name on the $8 thousand dollar Note he was holding in his hand as he testified. Judge Johnson later threaten Kent with sanctions if he found her claim frivolous. In December of l993 when Weidner took Lee Johnson’s deposition he said to Johnson “you are the most corrupt competent judge in the United States”. Weidner said Johnson responded by saying “I’m not going to answer that”.

Brune, who was named PR of the Kettleberg estate in l985 by Brown, three years after Kettleberg’s death in l988 filed a complaint against Brown for an accounting, after Kent had been declared sole beneficiary of the Kettleberg estate by Judge Charles Crookham in May of l988. In September of l989 Lindstedt became the PR of the Kettleberg estate after the Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Crookham’s decision. Kent then asked Lindstedt to name her as a plaintiff in the complaint Brune had filed against Brown, Lindstedt refused. Then in January of l990 Lindstedt changed his mind and asked Kent if she wanted to be named a party plaintiff. She agreed and Lindstedt submitted to the court a memorandum of law saying Kent was an indispensable party and must be added. Judge Haggerty agreed and ordered Kent added as a party plaintiff however he did not sign the order. Lindstedt then immediately moved to dismiss the complaint saying a new party plaintiff had just been named and the time before trial was so short the case had to be dismissed with leave to refile within one year. Kent and Weidner appeared in the presiding court of Judge Don Londer and adamantly protested the dismissal which Londer under pressure denied.

Roger Weidner pictured during an interview regarding his involvement as an investigator for Janette Kent in the Kettleberg case. Janette Kent: Heiress to the Kettleberg Estate.

When Kent’s new attorney Nick Albrecht submitted the form of the order, naming Kent as a party plaintiff, for Judge Haggerty’s signature in November of l990, Lindstedt appeared and argued exactly opposite of his earlier position, saying Kent was not a proper party plaintiff. Judge Haggerty upheld Lindstedt's request, and refused to sign the order.

At the end of one of the probate hearings in December of l990 Weidner confronted Lindstedt, in court, and physically threatened him to try and force him to resign. Lindstedt hid down behind his attorney Joan O’Neall who held up her hands and with her eyes closed said “don’t say a word Norm”, then said to Weidner “do you want to hit me”. Weidner said No! I just want Lindstedt to resign.

At another hearing on February l9, 199l Weidner had 70 supporters in the courtroom of Judge Lee Johnson all wearing buttons saying “We Demand A Fair Hearing For Kent”. When Judge Johnson saw the crowd he said he wanted all the attorneys in chambers. Weidner told Kent to stay in the courtroom, saying it was a public hearing and all matters were required to be heard in open court. When Judge Johnson came back into the courtroom he attacked Weidner, from the bench, saying his conduct was outrageous and unprofessional for circulating a flyer telling the public that attorneys Milton Brown and Norman Lindstedt, with the aid of Judge Lee Johnson, were trying to steal the Kettleberg estate. When Weidner asked Judge Johnson to be call him to the stand so he could testify truthfully he was threatened with arrest if he said one more word. Weidner responded “that is the same threat you made earlier in this courtroom when I tried to speak the truth”. Judge Johnson ordered the guards to arrest Weidner then he fled the courtroom. When Johnson left the court When Johnson left the court Lindstedt was standing at the counsel table. Weidner then said to Lindstedt “now Lindstedt tell these people to their face what you have been saying behind my back”. Lindstedt said nothing. One of Weidner’s supporters said he saw a guard pull a gun on Weidner before arresting him.

The earlier incident Weidner was referring to was a court hearing in Johnsons court in August of l990 when Lindstedt was blatantly lying about Weidner in court. Weidner stood in court and said Lindstedt was lying and Judge Johnson had a guard remove Weidner from the courtroom. During one of the hearings in September of 1990 Lindstedt was seen in court in huddled, whispered conversations with Milton Brown against whom he had filed a racketeering complaint. In another incident Lindstedt was seen at the counsel table looking back to Brown, seated in the courtroom, for direction. It became so embarrassing for Brown he left the room and came back with a news paper he held to his face so Lindstedt would stop looking to him for direction.

When Lindstedt found out that a federal racketeering complaint, naming him, had been filed he filed a state racketeering complaint then went into federal court and got judge Malcolm Marsh to dismiss the federal complaint claiming that only he, as personal representative, had authority to bring such an action. This was exactly opposite of what he had earlier told Kent that he didn’t have authority to bring such an action against Brown.

What Lindstedt did not tell Kent, or anyone working for her, was that beginning in l990 Lindstedt entered into three secret agreements with Brown to sell all Kettleberg assets to Brown for 2.1 million dollars and dismiss all complaints against Brown and pay Brown’s legal cost. Those secret agreements were not found until the mid l990’s by investigator Jack Salter. One of the assets that Brown purchased from the estate was a promissory note he had previously given the estate for 1 million dollars. Of the remaining l.1 million purchase price $375 thousand went to Lindstedt, $200 thousand to Gentry, $100 thousand to Brune and $400 thousand to credit Milton Brown’s IRS account leaving zero to Janette Kent. Judge Lee Johnson gave Brune an extra $30 thousand in “exemplary fees” for her services as personal representative. Her “exemplary services” included not only allowing Charles Hahn to steal a $4 million dollar estate asset, Battleground Mobil Estate, for 100 dollars but also settling a bogus lawsuit Hahn had filed against the estate charging Kettleberg with gross mismanagement.

Brune settled the lawsuit for l.3 million, which just happened to be the contract balance owing by Brown to the estate for some earlier property purchases. By so doing the l0 thousand dollar a month payments Brown was suppose to make to the estate went to Hahn. Of course Hahn had no way of forcing Brown to pay the l0 thousand dollar monthly payments because Brown had his secretary Brune help Hahn steal Battleground Mobil Estates. At the September 28, 2000 hearing attorney Peter Bunch stood and said his client Charles Hahn was not a crook. Bunch said he didn’t want to listen when Weidner tried to explain to him how his client Hahn, with the aid of Brown and Brune, stole Battleground Mobil Estates.

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