"One apology is
worth one thousand times the one Attorney it will take to
clean up your mess."
--
Anon
And
Now, A Motion Is Before the Judge...
The stage
is set for confrontation as the Motion to Amend the
original complaint in Case No. CV03-00192 - M. A.
Edwards, Et Al, vs Water Works Inc, Et Al, now includes the first of the
complaints involving AAWC personnel in the Washoe County
matter.
Additional
complaints are planned by Plaintiffs in Federal Court
over FAA, TSA and Homeland Security matters. Certain
deliberate acts by AAWC personnel are considered by
Plaintiffs to be criminal in nature, and criminal
complaints will also be filed with the appropriate
authorities as soon as next week.
In
Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint, Edwards, January and Blincoe
cite fifteen Causes of Action including Deliberate
Misrepresentation, Breach of Agreement, Fraud,
Conspiracy, Abuse of Process, Breach of Fiduciary
Responsibilities, Threats of Violence, Interference with
Contract, Fraudulent Conveyance per NRS 112.140 et. seq.,
Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing,
Intentional Business Torts, Breaking and Entering,
Burglary and Theft, Conversion of Property and
Destruction of Building.
Of note in
the First Cause of Action is the charge that Fred
Christle, the agent representing Water Works Inc.,
"did deliberately misrepresent his educational
attendance, experience and graduation honors, military
service, professional qualifications, professional
licenses and work history to Plaintiffs in order to
obtain a position of trust with Plaintiffs. Defendant
Fred Christle has represented to Plaintiffs that he
attended and graduated from Stanford
University,
cum laude (Note: GPA 3.500), with a Juris Doctorate degree in
Constitutional Law, and that he is a member of the American Bar Association."
After
Christle refused repeated written warnings and oral
requests to produce his degrees and certifications from
Stanford, Blincoe made contact with the University in
Palo Alto, California, which responded that they had no record of Mr. Christle's
attendance.
According
to Edwards, who spoke on behalf of fellow Plaintiffs
January and Blincoe, those named in the complaint had
prior knowledge of Christle's misrepresentations and
further, so too did Christle's wife Barbara and son
Scott, along with Krys Bart, the Director of the Airport
Authority of Washoe County (AAWC) aka, Reno-Tahoe
Airport.
According to Plaintiffs, at no time did anyone in this
group inform them properly of the falsity of Christle's
claims.
Most
unfortunate is the report that legal documents prepared
for clients by Christle were notarized by Edgington, a
Notary Public for AAWC, who had the responsibility of
verifying Christle's identity and information, which
included his degrees, certificates, State Bar
membership/number, etc.
Acting as
an Attorney at Law, Mr. Christle is further alleged by
Edwards to have represented and caused harm to other
clients of his in the Reno area and on Reno-Stead Airport
(4SD) grounds.
If Christle
was practicing Law without a license, not only could he
face serious charges and lawsuits, but so too, could
others face liability and financial responsibility for
his actions, including but not limited to Polak, Bart,
Edgington, Attorney Murtha, the AAWC and Washoe County.
Abuse
of Process
Among the most interesting of charges is "Abuse of
Process," contained in the Fifth Cause of Action.
This is an act where individuals file false, frivolous
and/or fraudulent litigation actions with a Court with
the perpetrator(s) having the intent of using the Law
itself to cheat his/her/their intended victims.
Essentially using the Law for illicit profit and not for
justice. Also known as "exploitation."
ex·ploi·ta·tion n.
Utilization of another person or group
for selfish purposes: exploitation
of unwary consumers.
An act that exploits or victimizes
someone [syn: victimization,
victimization, using]
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Edwards,
January and Blincoe charge that Defendants and others yet
to be named, "attempted to deprive Plaintiffs of the
benefits of the breached agreement by filing an action
before the Justice Court, County of Washoe, Reno, Nevada
in a specious attempt to evict Plaintiffs from a portion
of the assets and facilities wrongfully transferred by
Defendants Water Works, Inc. and Fred Christle to P&B
Enterprises."
The questionable filing (.pdf document -- free Adobe Acrobat Reader) by Christle took an unexpected
twist when Christle unceremoniously lost the action.
Christle had argued that he was the lawful lease holder
and that the agreement was between himself and the AAWC
only. Despite the plain, clear and simple language of the
face sheet on the lease in question, Reno-Stead Airport
(4SD) Manager Polak stated Fred P. Christle was the
proper party leasing the premises. Plaintiffs allege in
this second amended complaint that others in addition to
Polak assisted Christle in bringing this action.
Plaintiffs
in turn argued that they were the Lawful lease holders
and that Christle was, as General Manger, their employee.
The terms of the contract supported by the AAWC were such
that the Judge in the case referred to them as
"unconscionable," in that -- in the Defendants'
view -- the lease was considered terminated upon the
death of the "General Manager" or if the
General Manager's employment was terminated by Edwards or
January in performance of their duties for P & B
Enterprises, the true Lease holder. Edwards questions
whether any other lease, in effect at any time, had any
such clause allowing the AAWC to take over the property,
building, and grounds if a manager of any lessee quit or
died; not likely in Edwards' opinion, but then, the AAWC
has refused to allow inspection of the leases, all
documents of public record.
The highly
suspicious arrangement of this particular wording did not
withstand the Judge's scrutiny, nor did it survive
"Severability" contained in the document, in
which the protocol states that where an existing Law or
action of Law nullifies the term of a contract -- as was
the case of this particular clause, particularly when the
Judge ruled against the clause
and the Defendants (.pdf document -- free Adobe Acrobat Reader) presenting it -- only that term
is nullified and the remaining portions of the contract
remains in force and in effect for the remaining time of
the contract.
The Court
ordered that Mr. Christle was not the Lease holder and
merely an employee of P & B Enterprises, the true
Lease holder. In the same stroke of the pen, the Court
also recognized P & B Enterprises, under Edwards and
January, as the true Lease holders and gave them back the
rights that the Defendants had unsuccessfully tried to
take away.
One would
think that the "Abuse of Process" would have
ended with the Court's decision. In fact, it only became
worse as both the AAWC and the Reno Air Racing
Association (RARA), refused to recognize the Court's
order and took jurisdiction over the matter themselves,
displaying a glaring contempt for Judge Dannan and his
Court.
The end
result: Edwards, January and Blincoe were locked out,
their property confiscated, ultimately reported stolen
and now reported as willfully destroyed, since at least
some of it was taken to the dump without
Authority -- the Court's in this case -- the Law having
precedent over the Lease Agreement due to its
deficiencies.
Likewise,
their (Plaintiffs') Tenant's passes were denied them and
given to Fred Christle during the Reno Air Races, whom
the AAWC and RARA would only recognize as the Tenant in
another flagrant act of contempt against Judge Dannan's
order; an act that prevented Plaintiffs from accessing
their building and protecting their property, ultimately
culminating with the theft of the same and the
destruction of the Plaintiffs' building on the Water
Works parcel...
...a
building which did not belong to the AAWC, but rather, to
Edwards (who owns P & B Enterprises);
one that was utilized by January, Blincoe and their
customers, friends and associates, including an offer of
use to the National Air Racing Group (NAG) that was
quashed by Mike Houghton and the Executive Committee at
RARA.
Threats
of Violence by Christle;
AAWC Alleged to Have Done Nothing
The most
serious of the Criminal issues: the Seventh Cause of
Action for Threats of Violence committed on a
Federally-protected Airport property under Washoe County
and Airport Police control. This is where Homeland
Security, TSA, FAA and local Laws will come into play in
the later Criminal complaints.
According
to Plaintiffs, whom we quote from the Second Amended
complaint: "Defendant Fred Christle has threatened
to kill or injure Plaintiffs, their family, friends,
visitors, clients, customers, and others that may be
present at 5875 Alpha Avenue, Reno, Nevada and other
places. Examination by trained medical personnel during
the period Mr. Christle was a ward of the county confirms
the anger, willingness, and capability of carrying out
the threats. Defendants Barbara Christle and Scott
Christle were and are aware of the threats of violence,
have done nothing to restrain Defendant Fred Christle,
and have in fact enabled Defendant Fred Christle to carry
out his threats by providing him with weapons capable of
carrying out the threats of violence. Plaintiffs and
their business interests have been harmed by these
threats, have been forced to utilize other premises to
conduct their business, and have suffered duress from the
continued abuse and threats by Defendants. Defendants
John F. Murtha, Esq., AAWC, Krys T. Bart, Raymond Polak,
Patti Edgington, were aware of these threats but failed
to take any appropriate action to stop Mr. Christle's
continued threats."
The
allegations that both the AAWC and RARA aided and abetted
Fred Christle, a mentally disturbed man, to maintain
control of the Water Works parcel, though he was not the
lawful Lease holder, then did nothing to curb his violent
intent while allowing him onto a Federally-protected
Airport -- during the period that followed the aftermath
of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks -- are nothing more or less
than damning.
As Silver
State News reported previously in its exclusive, Christle
had indicated to the Plaintiffs that he had once served
as Counsel for the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club and --
with his long (but imaginary) life in the CIA -- all he
would need to do is make a phone call to have someone
killed.
In regards
to this threat and others, which were confirmed by
Christle to the Medical Examiner, and by other sources;
Edwards, a former Washoe County Reserve Deputy Sheriff,
trained to recognize the serious threats of an unbalanced
person, elected to take the same personal protection
precautions previously recommended to him by the FBI in
an earlier series of cases; this, in order to be prepared
for the event that Christle, his friends, immediate
family or anyone else attempted to carry out these very
public death threats.
According
to Plaintiffs Edwards, January and Blincoe, the Court
likewise held a Guardianship hearing in Mr. Christle's
regard. A Medical Examiner was appointed to Mr. Christle
who confirmed his mental illness, his violent
instability, his intent, his armed ability and intense
motivation to carry the threats out.
The Court
did make Fred P. Christle a Ward of the Court, thereafter
keeping physical control of him until such time as his
mental illness was properly and effectively treated.
Christle was released once but suffered a relapse and was
re-institutionalized. He has since been released a second
time and is reportedly free in the Reno-Sparks Community,
exact whereabouts unknown.
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