McAdam Docs

[Brian Carlson]

Case Docs for McAdam

[Brian Carlson]

McAdam case doc 125

[XLFD]

That is very important, Johanna, I thank you for noticing that, but my blood pressure doesn't.

What this means is that the City of Ludington at this last meeting supposedly met with Attorney Vander Laan, a Grand Rapids attorney, to discuss this lawsuit.  The City of Ludington is not involved with the lawsuit, as per that document.  Officers York (who moved on earlier this year) and Warmuskerken (who works for MCSO) are no longer with the City of Ludington-- and anyway, the City shouldn't be providing legal representation for them when they are individuals named on a lawsuit.

Section 8e of the OMA says:  (A closed meeting can be held) To consult with its attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with specific pending litigation, but only if an open meeting would have a detrimental financial effect on the litigating or settlement position of the public body. 

 

This means that closed meeting was held against the dictates of the OMA, and we have Ray Franz as a witness to that further bungling and incompetence of our City Officials.  I am requesting the minutes from that closed meeting held illegally-- get your lawyers on the phone City Manager John Shay, you're violating the OMA once again.  How many times does this clown have to violate this law before we drop him as a liability?! 

 

[XLFD]

Such as the speculation I did earlier about the "Girls Gone Wild" affair? 

"Why coitainly", as one other stooge said repeatedly.  I will moderate my FOIA request accordingly.  Thanks once again, Johanna.

[XLFD]

Don't give dirty yellow rags a bad name, Johanna, that's the City of Ludington Daily News (COLDNews). 

Thanks once again for reminding me of that, and a belated big thanks once again for Brian for getting and posting the documents.  

[Angela]

the city of Ludington still has to provide representation for them as this happened when they were employeed by the City of Ludington and were working under the capacity.  When I no longer worked at the MCSO, a lawsuit was brought against myself, another officer and Laude relating to Stacey Grover incident (i am not at liberty to discuss but if u can find the paperwork online I have no problem) anyways.........per union contract and some law in the state of MI, even though I didnt work there anymore, the said "incident" occured when I worked there so they, MCSO, had to provide legal councel for me

[XLFD]

I know what you mean, Angela, but as per the OMA, the meeting with the attorney is nothing that will affect the litigation or settlement strategy of Ludington's public interests, as the money from the suit will now come from Warmuskerken's own pocket. 

He is being sued as an individual, not as a governmental unit.  And so the City must show why we paid for an attorney to come into Ludington from GR to secretly discuss this material with City Council members, or be in violation of the OMA.  Travel time and discussion time costs around $1000 in attorney bucks alone, but Kaye Holman remains remarkably silent on this apparent waste of money for the taxpayers.

[Angela]

i was sued as and individual, as was Laude and the other C/O.............as was some members of CMH in Muskegon Co and here in Mason Co - the county settled with Grovers family - I didnt pay a dime - if you sued while doing your job, your employer pays for it BUT since it seems that Worm and the others were doing things in the scope of their job title, that were say ummmm not right, then yes they should pay out of pocket not the city or county, but since the city and county think these officers did nothing wrong, then we taxes payers are really footing the bill

[XLFD]

I think from the evidence, Warmuskerken was more of an enabling, assistive presence at the stop and 'arrest', rather than Davila who was senior officer when the first round of tasings occurred, then Wilson at the hospital's tasings. 

Paying Vander Laan, the City's attorney here, was a valid public interest when the City of Ludington was involved also with the lawsuit, but I think it's an open question as to whether he should still be utilized by Warmuskerken with City of Ludington taxpayer money when the worm is actually working now for another defendant (the County of Mason) in this very case.  I would like some answers at the least.

[Brian Carlson]

McAdam case doc 125-4 and 125-5

[Chuck Finley]

Wow, McAdam's cant even get his story straight, it sounds like he is making it up as he goes along, Why would he plea guilty if he wasn't? Why would a lawyer even take the case if he pleaded guilty? Why wouldn't McAdam's even answer the questions right? It was for his own benefit and he couldn't do it.... to many whys in this story

[XLFD]

Chuck, did you even read the second one, where Ofc. Davila comes on the scene.  Read carefully the left side and realize that Davila and his pals are about to repeatedly Tase and take down someone just because Officer York said he had to leave.  Davila threatens arrest if he doesn't leave, he leaves and three policemen follow him. 

This joker, Davila,  is scheduled to be a sergeant on Kim Cole's new Sherriff's office.  That scares me as an innocent citizen, like Joseph McAdams was.  The 5 counts of assault pressed on McAdams by our insane Prosecutor, should have been five and more on these officers, from what I read.  But we wear different goggles.

 

[Angela]

i was told Davila is in line to be Sgt next because of something Fiers started, rotating the guys thru sgt position every 2 yrs............so this isnt a Cole thing FYI