Transcript Judge Cook 11.04 AM Sep 28 2010 w Erratta Sheet

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

CIVIL LAW DIVISIONCASE NO. 05-CA-007205

----------------------------------------xNEIL J . GILLESPIE,P l a i n t i f f ,

and Di vi-sion::t: G ....:>r=r-- c:;::)BARKER, RODEMS & COOK, P.A. t t lC )t,P c >A Flor ida Corpora t ion , and :Eo iC ):;c NWILLIAM J . COOK, c4c>C )::r: - 0

Defendants . :2 0----------------------------------------x -- -.-I:< s:-' 11 NBEFORE: THE HONORABLE MARTHA J . COOK r-

PLACE: Hil l sborough County Courthouse800 Eas t Twiggs S t ree tTampa, Flor ida 33602

DATE: September 28, 2010

TIME: 11:04 a.m. - 11:28 a.m.

REPORTED BY: Robbie E. Darl ingCourt Repor ter

DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT;CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT

Pages 1 - 26DEMPSTER, BERRYHILL & ASSOCIATES1875 NORTH BELCHER ROAD, SUITE 102CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33765

(727) 725-9157ORIGINAL


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APPEARANCES

RY N CHRISTOPHER RODEMS, ESQUIREBarker Rodems Cook P.A.400 North Ashley Drive Sui t e 2100Tampa lo r ida 33602Attorney fo r Defendants

NEIL GILLESPIEPro Se


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PROCEEDINGSTHE COURT: Good morning, fo lks . All

r igh t . I bel ieve we re here today on a Motionfor Final Summary Judgment or , Motion forSummary Judgment f i l ed by the defendant ; i stha t correc t?

MR. RODEMS: Yes, Your Honor. There i stwo other mat te rs as well .

THE COURT: Well, l e t s address the onetha t has been scheduled f i r s t , which i s theMotion for Summary Judgment.

MR. GILLESPIE: Your HonorTHE COURT: Please be seated . Folks, you

d o n t need to stand to argue. Both of you.Please be seated .

MR. GILLESPIE: Your Honor, t h i s morning If i l ed a federa l l awsui t agains t you. I have acomplaint here i f you would l ike to read it Imove t o d i squa l i fy you.

THE COURT: Your motion to disqua l i fybased on a federa l lawsui t i s l e ga l lyinsuf f i c i en t and i s denied.

Please cont inue with your Motion forSummary Judgment.

MR. RODEMS: Thank you, Your Honor.


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MR GILLESPIE: I move to disqua l i fy youon the bas i s tha t I have a f inancia lre la t ionship with your husband.

THE COURT: All r igh t . Your motion tod i squa l i fy me on tha t bas i s i s denied.

MR GILLESPIE: I move to d i squa l i fyyou

THE COURT: Si rMR GILLESPIE: on the bas i s of an

a f f i dav i t tha t you made misrepresenta t ions a tthe l a s t hear ing about whether or not I was -

THE COURT: Sir f i l e a wri t ten motion.I m not going to al low you to d i s rup t theseproceedings again. The l a s t proceedings youfeigned i l lne s s . You l e f t t h i s courtroom

MR GILLESPIE: No I did not fe igni l l ne s s .

THE COURT: Sir i you in te r rupt me youwil l be escor ted out .

MR GILLESPIE: Well, I m leaving .THE COURT: This i s your l a s t warning,

s i r .MR GILLESPIE: I m leaving .THE COURT: All r igh t s i r . Escort the

gentleman out. He s leaving . All r igh t .


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Continue with your motion, please . The hearingwi l l cont inue.

MR GILLESPIE: For the record, I mleaving because I d i dn ' t ge t my ADAaccommodation.

THE COURT: That ' s not t rue , s i r .MR GILLESPIE: I m l eaving the federa l

l awsui t on t h i s t ab le for you.THE COURT: You must go, s i r . It s not

proper se rv ice . Leave.THEREUPON, Mr. Gi l l esp ie ex i ted the courtroom)

THE COURT: Go ahead.MR RODEMS: Thank you, Your Honor.The p la in t i f f f i l ed a two-count complain t

agains t the two defendants ; Barker, Rodems andCook and Cook. Count One a l leged breech ofcon t rac t , Count Two a l leged fraud.

By orders dated November 28th, 2007 andJuly 7th, 2008 the Court granted judgment infavor of Cook on both counts and for DefendantBRC on the f raud count . The only countremaining by p la in t i f f aga ins t Defendant BRC i sfor Breech of Contract aga ins t BRC, and we removing for Summary Judgment.

The fol lowing fac t s t ha t are in my motion


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are undisputed. I can go through each one of2 them if you would pre fe r , Your Honor on the3 record o r4 THE COURT: Make a record.5 MR RODEMS: Thank you. The p l a i n t i f f6 hired Defendant BRC to br ing cla ims aga ins t7 Arnscot for v io la t ion of the Truth in Lending8 Act. Under the Truth in Lending Act an9 indiv idual may be awarded ac tua l damages or

10 s t a tu to ry damages and an aggr ieved ind iv idua l11 may a l so make a c la im for a t to rne y s fees and12 costs .13 The law i s c lea r tha t to make a c la im for14 a t to rne y s fees or cos ts though a par ty must be15 represented by counse l it cannot be pro se .16 And I have case law for the Court which I ll be17 happy to submit a t the end of the hearing, or18 i f it s your prefe rence to look a t it now. But19 in any event t ha t was the holding in Hannon20 H-A-N-N-O-N versus Secur i ty National Bank 53721 Federa l 2nd 327 Ninth Circu i t from 1976.22 Subsequent ly Barker Rodems and Cook23 f i l ed a l awsui t under TILA in Federa l Court on24 beha l f of the p l a i n t i f f and two other25 p l a i n t i f f s in t ha t ac t ion , who are not pa r t i e s


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to t h i s case, and reques ted damages as well ascour t -ordered a t to rney fees .

After discovery t was c lea r , according toAttorney Cook, t ha t none of the p la in t i f f s hadac tua l damages, so the pursu i t was fors ta tu tory damages.

After subs tan t ia l l i t i g a t i o n in which ourlaw f i rm, Barker , Rodems and Cook, expendedwell over 300 hours the d i s t r i c t cour tdismissed the TILA claims.

After the dismissa l Barker, Rodems andCook f i l ed a not ice of appeal . While the casewas on appeal the par t i e s began se t t lementnego t ia t ions . Gi l l esp ie was concerned aboutcla ims being made aga ins t him, so he urged Cookto ge t the cases se t t l ed , and not only to getthe case se t t l ed but he now wanted anadd i t iona l to h i s damages he wanted Mr. Cookto secure for him a genera l r e lease or a mutualre l ease .

Now under the c lass r ep resen ta t ioncon t rac t BRC s dut ies d i d n t include seeking agenera l re l ease , t only inc luded seekingdamages. But in any event , Mr. Cook took ontha t duty. And dur ing the se t t lement


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negot ia t ions Mr. Gi l l esp ie ac tua l ly d i rec tedMr. Cook in wri t ing to nego t ia te a se t t lementfor him whereby Amscot would pay 1,000 toMr. Gil lesp ie and 10,000 fo r Mr. G i l le sp i e sand the o ther p l a i n t i f f s claim forcour t-awarded a t to rne y s fees .

ow again , i Mr. Gil lesp ie hadn t beenrepresented by counsel he could have made noclaim for cour t-awarded a t to rne y s fees .

Eventual ly Amscot made a se t t lement of fe rwhich Mr. Gi l l esp ie accepted. And under t ha tse t t lement agreement Amscot agreed to payMr. Gil lesp ie 2,000. I t a l so agreed to pay

50,000 to s e t t l e Mr. G i l le sp i e s and the othertwo p l a i n t i f f s claims fo r cour t-awardeda t to rne y s fees and cos t s . And it alsoincluded a mutual genera l re l ease of a l lclaims.

Under the se t t lement agreement none of thep l a i n t i f f s had to pay any por t ion of Barker,Rodems and Cook's a t to rne y s fees and cos t s .

The p l a i n t i f f s igned a wri t t en se t t lementagreement with Amscot, which has been a t t achedto the a f f i dav i t of Mr. Cook and presented tothe Court . And t ha t se t t l emen t agreement which


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was s igned by Amscot I 'm sorry , it wass igned by Mr. Gi l l esp ie and Barker , Rodems andCook and presented to Amscot, which waspresumably s igned the copy tha t the Courthas i s not s igned by Amscot. But in any event ,t ha t document which Mr. Cook s igned on beha l fof Barker, Rodems and Cook and Mr. Gi l l esp ies igned s t a t ed , quote, Amscot s ha l l pay thefirm which was def ined as Barker , Rodemsand Cook the sum of $50,000 in sa t i s f ac t i onof p l a i n t i f f ' s claims for a t to rne y ' s fees andcos ts as more fu l l y descr ibed here in agains tAmscot as asse r t ed in the ac t ion .Mr. Gil lesp ie s igned t ha t . e read it hes igned it.

When the oppor tuni ty came to presentMr. Gil lesp ie with h i s money we presentedhim Barker , Rodems and Cook presented himwith a clos ing s ta tement which inc luded thefol lowing s ta tement and t h i s was at tached byMr. Gi l l esp ie to h i s complaint as Exhibi t 2.Q u o t e , In s igning t h i s clos ing s ta tement Iacknowledge t ha t Amscot Corporat ion separa te lypaid my at torneys $50,000 to compensate myat torneys for t he i r claim agains t Amscot for


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court -awarded fees and cos t s . I a l soacknowledge t ha t I have received a copy of thef u l l y executed r e l ease and se t t l emen t agreementda ted October 30, 2001.

ow in Count One, t he Breech of Contrac tcla im aga ins t Barker , Rodems and Cook,Mr. Gi l l e sp ie contends t ha t even though hes igned t he s e t t l emen t agreement and even thoughhe s igned the clos ing s ta tement and even thoughhe agreed wi th Amscot t h a t Amscot would pay a l lof h is a t t o r ney s fees , t ha t somehow or o the rBarker, Rodems and Cook should have s p l i t somepor t ion of the $50,000 paid to s e t t l e t he cla imfo r court -awarded a t t o r ney s fees withMr. Gi l l e sp ie . And he cla ims t ha t f a i l u r e tos p l i t t with him was a breech of cont rac t .

Of course , the ru l e s r egu la te theFlor ida Bar proh i b i t s s p l i t t i n g a t t o r ney s feeswith a non-lawyer under Rule 4-5 .4 . And a l sounder the pro fess iona l e t h i c s opinion of theFlor ida Bar 60-33, which quoted wi th approvalof Henry S. Drinker (Phon et ic) from l ega l e t h i c sin which he sa id , quote, The only s i t ua t i onsin which a lawyer may proper ly permi t a c l i e n tto receive and r e t a in fees paid by o the r s on


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account o f h i s l ega l se rv ices are when suchpayments are to re imburse the c l i e n t in wholeor in par t for the c l i e n t ' s l ega l expensesac tua l ly incurred and the spec i f ic manner forwhich they are pa id . In o ther words, hadMr. Gil lesp ie pa id us 50,000 and then wereceived 50,000 we could have re imbursed him.But, t ha t ' s not what happened and t ha t ' s notwhat Mr. Gil lesp ie wanted. He wanted a s p l i tof it as i f he was an a t to rney e n t i t l e d to ashare of it.

THE COURT: Nor did he represent i n h i sclaim t ha t he had pa id monies to your f i rmor

MR RODEMS: No ma'am.THE COURT: i s e n t i t l e d to

reimbursement . That wasn ' t the bas i s when Iread the complaint for the breech of cont rac t .

MR RODEMS: It s not a l leged in thecomplaint , Your Honor, cor rec t .

THE COURT: All r i gh t .MR RODEMS: Based on these undisputed

fac t s the re are severa l bas i s to grant SummaryJudgment in Defendant Barker, Rodems and Cook'sfavor as s t a t e d in the motion.


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Because Amscot pa id Mr. Gi l l e sp i e ' sa t torney ' s fees and Mr. Gi l l esp ie kept h ise n t i r e $2,000 the re was never any cont ingencyfee taken. This was a s i t ua t ion where, as thec lass r ep resen ta t ion con t rac t s t a t e s , quote,

In r a re cases the defendant may pay a l l o rpar t of the a t to rne y ' s fees . And t ha t ' s whatoccur red here . Amscot pa id 100 percent ofMr. Gi l l e sp i e ' s and the other two p l a i n t i f f ' sa t torney ' s fees , which i s permi t ted by TILA andalso the ru les r egu la t ing the F lor ida Bar,4-1 .8( f ) which author izes a lawyer to acceptpayment of h i s or her fees for r ep resen ta t ionof a c l i en t by one other than the c l i en t . So,there was no cont ingency fee charged top la in t i f f . e kept h is en t i r e $2,000.

But Mr. Gi l l esp ie , by s igning these t t lement agreement, a l so agreed with Amscotand with Barker , Rodems and Cook t ha t the feefor t h i s case would be $50,000 and t ha t wouldcover the fees and the cos t s . So, t h i s wasMr. Gi l l e sp i e ' s choice to make t h i s decis ion .Mr. G i l l e s p i e ' s con t rac tua l theory wouldrequire Barker , Rodems and Cook to vio la te thee th ica l ru les by s p l i t t i n g a fee .


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The Flor ida law under JRD Management Corp.versus Dulin, D-U-L-I-N, 883 So. 2nd, 314 sayst ha t , The law assumes t ha t pa r t i e s have madean agreement for a lawful purpose . So, whenwe presented with Mr. Gi l l esp ie with a c lassr ep resen ta t ion con t rac t we cou ldn t have donet for some unlawful purpose, and c e r t a in ly

never contemplated t ha t we would s p l i t ana t to rne y s fee with him.

The second reason i s , the p la in t i f f agreedto the amount of a t to rne y s fees and cos t s .

Now we s t a r t ed out seeking and when Isee we , I mean Barker , Rodems and Cook - - wes t a r t e d out seeking Mr. Gi l l e sp i e s damages andh i s , you know - - and a l so h is cla im forcour t-awarded a t to rne y s fees . But, as thecase went on t changed and Mr. Gi l l esp ie nowwanted us to nego t ia te a re l ease for him. Moreo r l e s s tha t cons t i tu t ed a modif ica t ion of anyagreement t ha t was in p lace . So, whenMr. Gil lesp ie s igned the se t t lement agreement,which c l e a r ly spe l led out h i s agreement withArnscot, not ours but h i s agreement with Arnscot,t ha t the $50,000 would be pa id to our law f i rmfor a t to rne y s fees and cos t s he agreed to t ha t


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amount.Fina l ly , Your Honor, Mr. Gi l l esp ie i s now

estopped from t ak ing a contrary pos i t ion . TheCourt in Sand Cruise Casinos versus City ofHollywood, 844 So. 2nd, 681 s ta ted , qui te , Inorder to demonstrate the exis tence of es toppe lthe par ty must es tab l i sh : One, ar ep resen ta t ion as to a mater ia l fac t t ha t i scont ra ry to a l a t e r asse r t ed pos i t ion . Twor e l i ance upon t ha t r ep resen ta t ion . And t h ree ,a change i n pos i t ion detr imenta l to the par tyclaiming es toppe l caused by the r ep resen ta t ionor re l i ance .

Now when Mr. Gi l l esp ie t o ld us t h i s i swhat he wanted us to do we r e l i e d on t ha tr ep resen ta t ion . When he s igned the se t t lementagreement we r e l i e d on t ha t r ep resen ta t ion .And when he s igned a clos ing s ta tement wer e l i e d on tha t r ep resen ta t ion t ha t heunders tood and agreed t ha t he wanted our lawf i rm to be pa id 50,000 for i t s a t to rne y ' s feesand cos ts by Amscot.

Had he not s igned the se t t lement agreementor the clos ing s ta tement we could not havet aken t ha t money. I t wouldn ' t have been


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poss ib le . So, we r e l i ed on t ha tr ep resen ta t ion . And now Mr. Gi l l esp ie comes inand changes h is s to ry in t h i s l awsui t and sayst ha t he wants a percentage o f tha t .

So c lea r ly , Your Honor, under the c lassr ep resen ta t ion con t rac t and under the agreementtha t was, you know, was reached between him andAmscot and Barker , Rodems and Cook as the caseproceeded, Mr. Gi l l esp ie wanted h i s 2,000; hewanted it then. He d i d n t want to face anyadverse claims, and he d i rec ted t ha t these t t lement be obta ined. And once it wasobtained he approved it.

And then almost two years a f t e r the fac t ,a f t e r th rea ten ing a bar grievance and alawsui t and when he d i d n t ge t h i s way wentforward and f i l ed t h i s ac t ion . It s been goingon for f ive years . Three of the four claimswere disposed of by judgment on the p leadings .The record i s undisputed. The fac t s t ha t havea l leged a re undisputed, and my c l i en t s areen t i t l ed to judgment in t he i r favor and we askt ha t you en te r tha t .

And we have brought with us today, YourHonor, a proposed Fina l Summary Judgment as to


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Count One along with the appropr ia te copies andpostage , pre-paid envelopes. In the event t ha tthe order i s not s a t i s f a c to ry and you d l i ke usto send over a CD with t h i s vers ion on it so itcan be modif ied, we can c e r t a in ly do t ha t .But, we would ask you to review t ha t andconsider en te r ing tha t . Thank you.

THE COURT: I v e s igned the order . I w i l lhave the o r i g i n a l document with the c le rk andconform copies and mail it.

I s the re anything fu r the r t ha t remains int h i s case? It s on - - it i s many, many volumesand many, many pleadings . So, i s the re Ith ink I m looking a t Volume 11. I s the reanything t ha t remains?

MR RODEMS: Your Honor, the re are somethere were counterclaims, but I am going tot a l k with my c l i en t s today and I assume t ha tthose wi l l be dismissed.

The only t h ing t ha t would remain a f t e rt ha t would be the var ious i s sues r e l a t i ng toco l l ec t ion on the judgment t ha t has a l readybeen ente red , cos ts and a l so the re may be oneor two motions out the re for sanct ions .

The other two th ings t ha t I want to br ing


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up today i I could br i e f l y Your Honor - THE COURT: Okay. Excuse me.MR RODEMS: The o ther two th ings t ha t I

would l i ke to mention Your Honor i s t ha t inyour order t ha t s e t the hearing for today youdid ask us to be prepared to discuss with youthe previous Motion for Contempt and asked usyou know to be prepared to discuss with youwhether Mr. Gi l l esp ie had complied with thef ac t informat ion sheet . And I did want torepresent to the Court t ha t Mr. Gi l l esp ie didin f a c t while he was still represented byMr. Bower comply with the fac t informat ionsheet . So t ha t i s sue j u s t so the Court knowsi s resolved.

The other th ing i s t ha t we once againt r i e d to schedule Mr. Gi l l esp ie for adepos i t ion . And he ba s i c a l ly did not a t tenddespi te your previous orde r which denied h i sMotion for Pro tec t ive Order or to Avoid theDeposi t ion. We do still have the judgment t ha twe need to c o l l e c t upon. And obvious ly a tl eas t un t i l I can ge t back to the of f ice andver i fy with my par tne r s and ge t something overto the Court the re still are the counte rc la ims


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pending.THE COURT: What counterc la ims precise ly?MR RODEMS: Well there are two

counterclaims I be l ieve two counterclaimsfor defamation l i be l and s lander o r maybe j u s tl i be l ; I c a n t remember a t the moment. Butl i ke I sa id , Your Honor I am 100 percentconf ident t ha t as soon as I go back a Notice ofDismissa l of those remaining counterclaims wil lbe submit ted t h i s af te rnoon.

But in any event we are going to need todepose Mr. Gi l l esp ie . He i s obviously notwil l ing to show up and h e s - - so we f i l ed aMotion For an Order of Contempt and Writ ofBodily Attachment. We did not we not iced itfor hear ing today but obvious ly it was theidea was you know the Court was going to t akeup the summary judgment and the o ther i s suesf i r s t . I d o n t know if you would l ike us tore se t t h i s on a separa te day or if you wish toe n te r t a in it now.

THE COURT: Well it s been not iced fornow. You can a t l ea s t make a record and l e t mecons ider what to do in t ha t matter .

MR RODEMS: Yes Your Honor.


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THE COURT: This can be mailed and I2 bel ieve you can give t h i s back to counsel .3 There were only two conformed copies one for4 Mr. Gil lesp ie a l l r igh t .5 You can make a record. I did have your6 motion t was not iced for today. As you know7 t h i s i s a Motion for an Order of Contempt and8 Writ of Bodily Attachment. And l e t the record9 r e f l ec t t ha t Mr. Gi l l esp ie e l ec ted to leave

10 even though he was advised t ha t the hearing11 would cont inue in h is absence. You have12 not iced him for depos i t ion you i nd ica te13 severa l t imes?4 MR RODEMS: Yes Your Honor. Prior to

15 the order o f July 29th 2010 we not iced16 Mr. Gil lesp ie twice for depos i t ion and both7 t imes he f a i l e d to appear .8 The second and t h i s i s a l l r e f l e c t e d in

19 the motion. On the second occasion he did f i l e20 some s o r t of motion for pro tec t ion but he21 never made any e f f o r t to have t heard o r22 anything.23 So when the Court entered the order on24 July 29th 2010 denying his Motion for Order of25 Protect ion the Court was f a i r ly c lea r tha t


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Mr. Gi l l esp ie has ignored cour t orders in thepas t and t ha t the Court wi l l not accept theseor any fu r the r at tempts by the p l a i n t i f f toavoid the defendan t s r i gh t to discovery int h i s case and br ing the mat te r to a c lose .

So, subsequent to t ha t we served a Noticeof Deposi t ion on August 17th, 2010 schedul ingthe depos i t ion on September 3rd. And wea t tached a copy o f t ha t Notice of Deposi t ion asExhibi t 1. n September 3rd he wrote a l e t t e rand faxed t to us and sa id he wasn t going tobe a t tending for th ree reasons: Fi r s t , he saysthe Court has not responded to nor providedaccommodations reques ted under the Americanswith Disab i l i ty Act.

Second, he sa id t ha t the Oath of Office ofJudges in t h i s mat te r a re not l e ga l lys u f f i c i e n t , c a l l i ng in to ques t ion ru l ings int h i s mat te r .

And f i na l l y he r e i t e ra t ed again h is be l i e ftha t my r ep resen ta t ion of the defendants i squote , unlawful , c losed quote . Even thoughthe Court express ly denied t ha t motion andadvised him t ha t t ha t mat te r was res j ud ica tahe once again ra i sed t as a bas i s .


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SO he i s in d i s regard of t h i s Cour t sauthor i ty and t h i s Cou r t s order and we wouldask t ha t he be held in contempt. And we wouldask t ha t the Court cons ider i s su ing a Writ ofBodily Attachment so t ha t someone e i t he r theHillsborough County Sher i f f or the MarionCounty Sher i f f where he res ides or an y o n e ofthem in between or who comes i n to contac t withhim can br ing him i n to custody for the purposeof al lowing us to ge t a depos i t ion of him sot ha t we can f in i sh out the case . And obvious lyunless someone phys ica l ly a r re s t s Mr. Gi l l esp ieand holds him un t i l he purges himself of thecontempt by re fus ing to s i t for depos i t ion thedefendants are never going to be able to ge t tothe bottom of the i s sues t ha t are necessary tobr ing the case t o re so lu t ion .

So we would ask for the Court to f indMr. Gil lesp ie in contempt and cons ider i s su inga Writ of Bodily Attachment.

I would represent to the Court t ha t iMr. Gi l l esp ie i s taken i n to custody I wi l l domy bes t to complete the depos i t ion as quicklyas poss ib le . But I do want to adv ise theCourt t ha t I am going out of town and wi l l be


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out of the of f ice from Thursday un t i l Tuesdayof next week. So, if it was to happen -

THE COURT: Mr. Gi l l esp ie owes the f irm,i s t h i s cor rec t some judgement amount?

MR RODEMS: Yes, Your Honor. It s11,500 plus i n t e r e s t . And t ha t judgment, if

my memory se rves me cor rec t ly was entered in2008 and was aff i rmed on appeal .

THE COURT: I 'm sorry what did you sayabout appeal?

MR RODEMS: The judgment was entered in2008 and it was aff i rmed on appeal .

THE COURT: Affirmed on appeal?MR RODEMS: Yes, ma'am. He appealed the

sanct ions and the Second DCA upheld those .THE COURT: Who awarded the sanc t ions?

What Judge?MR RODEMS: Judge Barton.THE COURT: Judge Barton imposed

sanc t ions?MR RODEMS: Yes, Your Honor.THE COURT: So, these sanct ions were

imposed for what reason?MR RODEMS: 57105 v io la t ions in terms of

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in law or fac t and a l so pr io r to discoveryv io la t ions . There was a motion based on bothof those which was gran ted and then the Judgeheld a hearing on the amount and awarded t ha tmonetary sanc t ion a t t ha t po in t .

THE COURT: So you have a judgment forsanc t ions agains t Mr. Gi l l esp ie . And you haveas counter p la in t i f f , a l awsui t aga ins tMr. Gil lesp ie for defamation?

MR RODEMS: Yes Your Honor.THE COURT: Is there anything e l se bes ides

the defamation count?MR RODEMS: No Your Honor.THE COURT: And t h a t s one count of

defamation or s lander?MR RODEMS: I t may be two. I t may have

been one for one defendant and one for theother defendant . But it a l l emanated from onel e t t e r t ha t Mr. Gi l l esp ie wrote to thepres ident o f Arnscot.

THE COURT: Well it s very c lea r from therecord t ha t Mr. Gil lesp ie ha s n t complied witht h i s Cou r t s orders , and contempt i s anappropr ia te sanct ion . And I do f ind you reen t i t l ed to an order o f contempt.


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Given t ha t you re going out of town tr a i s e s some concern about i s su ing a Writ ofBodily Attachment a t t h i s t ime as wouldn twant Mr. Gi l l esp ie de ta ined i nde f in i t e ly inorder to comply with the purge provis ion .

MR RODEMS: Yes, Your Honor. Andwouldn t want t ha t e i t he r . mean, c e r t a in lyour ob jec t ive i s j u s t to ge t the depos i t ioncompleted.

THE COURT: Why d o n t providetha t unless he gives a - - when are you going tobe back?

MR RODEMS: w i l l be back in the of f ice ,bel ieve , next Tuesday, which - - I m sorry ,

the date might .beTHE COURT: Why d o n t we provide t ha t he

has 45 days in which to give such a depos i t ion ,otherwise the Court wi l l i s sue an order to showcause and cons ider fu r t h e r appropr ia te ac t ion .

MR RODEMS: Okay, Your Honor. So, shouldprepare an order f inding Mr. Gi l l esp ie in

contempt and providing t ha t he has 45 days?THE COURT: In which to provide the

requi red depos i t i on or reques ted depos i t ion orface fu ture sanc t ions for noncompliance.


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1 MR RODEMS: May I provide an order t ha t2 it could include being held3 THE COURT: Well, I would i s sue an order4 to show cause a t tha t poin t and requ i re h is5 appearance to expla in why he d i d n t show up.6 And f a i l i ng t ha t , then o f course I would7 cons ider othe r op t ions . But as you know, the8 cour t s are very re luc tan t to have people9 de ta ined and inca rce ra ted unless it s the

10 absolute l a s t r e s o r t .11 MR RODEMS: Yes, Your Honor.12 THE COURT: And t ha t i s the way I fee l13 about it. All r i gh t , fo lks . So, if you14 decide , Mr. Rodems, to resolve the remaining15 counts you can send a copy o f whatever you f i l e16 with the c le rk or fax it to me so t ha t I know17 the s ta tus of the f i l e .18 MR RODEMS: Yes, Your Honor. wi l l do19 t ha t .20 THE COURT: Thank you so much.21 MR RODEMS: Thank you fo r your t ime,22 Judge.23 THE COURT: All r i gh t . We re done.24 THEREUPON, the Hearing ended a t 11:28 a.m. )25


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CERTIFIC TE OF R PORT RSTATE OF FLORIDACOUNTY OF PINELLAS

I ROBBIE E. DARLING Court Reporter in andfor the S ix th Ju d i c i a l C i r c u i t S t a t e ofFlor ida :DO HEREBY CERTIFY t ha t the foregoingproceedings were had a t the t ime and place se tfo r th in the cap t ion the reof ; t ha t I wasauthor ized to and did s tenograph ica l ly repor tthe sa id proceedings and t ha t the foregoingpages numbered 1 through 26 i nc lus ive i s at rue and cor rec t t r a ns c r ip t i on of sa i ds tenograph ic repor t .IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto a f f ixed myo f f i c i a l s igna tu re t h i s 4th day o f October2010 a t Clearwater Pine l l a s County Flor ida .


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ERRATA SHEET OF NEIL J. GILLESPIE, AMENDED

COURT: Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

Hillsborough County, Florida, Civil Law Division

CASE NUMBER: 05-CA-7205STYLE OF CASE: Neil J. Gillespie, Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant, vs.

Barker, Rodems & Cook, P.A., Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff

William J. Cook, Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff


TIME: 11:04 a.m. - 11:28 a.m.

PRESIDING JUDGE: Martha J. Cook, Circuit Court Judge

Hearing 1: Plaintiff and Counter-Defendants Oral Motion To Disqualify Trial Judge

Hearing 2: Defendants and Counter-Plaintiffs Motion For Final Summary Judgment

Hearing 3: Defendants and Counter-Plaintiffs Motion For Civil Contempt and Writ of BodilyAttachment

REPORTER: Robbie E. Darling

Dempster, Berryhill & Associates

1875 North Belcher Road, Suite 102

Clearwater, Florida 33765

Telephone (727) 725-9157

Page Line Error or Change Reason for Change

Cover Neil J. Gillespie is the To correct error, add Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant counter-party status

Cover Barker, Rodems & Cook, P.A. and To correct error, see p. 16.

William J. Cook are Defendants and line 7; p. 17, line 25;

Counter-Plaintiffs p. 18, lines 1, 4 and 9

for reference to counterclaims

Cover This hearing began with Plaintiff and Counter-Defendants oral motion to

disqualify the presiding trial judge, Martha J. Cook, Circuit Court Judge,

beginning on page 3, line 16.

This hearing was also onDefendants and Counter-Plaintiffs Motion for

Contempt and Writ of Bodily Attachment,in addition to Defendants and

Counter-Plaintiffs Motion for Final Summary Judgment. The hearing on

contempt begins on page 17, line 7, also see Judge Cooks statement on

page 19, lines 5-11.

2 Appearances Ryan Christopher Rodems, attorney for Defendants and Counter-Plaintiffs


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2

2 Appearances Neil J. Gillespie, pro se, Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant

2 Appearances Please add the address for Neil J. Gillespie: 8092 SW 115th Loop,

Ocala, Florida, 34481

4 20 Transcript shows punctuation of a period where it should show

punctuation of dashes to show Judge Cook cut Gillespie off mid-sentenc20 MR. GI LLESPI E: Wel l , I ' m l eavi ng.

Transcript should show Judge Cook cut Gillespie off mid-sentence:20 MR. GI LLESPI E: Wel l , I ' m l eavi ng - -

23 Again at line 23 the same inaccuracy is repeated, and should be changed.23 MR. GI LLESPI E: I ' m l eavi ng - -

On page 5, line 7-8, Gillespie was finally able to speak his completesentence:7 MR. GI LLESPI E: I ' m l eavi ng t he f eder al8 l awsui t on t hi s t abl e f or you.

5 3-5 Gillespie misspoke in this exchange because he was upset that

Judge Cook ordered him removed from the hearing, and had twice

cut him off in mid-sentence.3 MR. GI LLESPI E: For t he r ecor d, I ' m4 l eavi ng because I di dn' t get my ADA5 accommodat i on.

Gillespie intended to state he did not get his ADA accommodation.He was leaving because Judge Cook ordered him to leave, and

intended to state the following:3 MR. GI LLESPI E: For t he r ecord,4 I di dn' t get my ADA5 accommodat i on.

5 11 ( THEREUPON, Mr . Gi l l espi e exi t ed t he cour t r oom)

The above should reflect that Mr. Gillespie was escorted out of the courtroom

and/or courthouse by the bailiff, Deputy Christopher E. Brown, H.C.S.O., per the

letter of Maj. James Livingston dated January 12, 2011.( THEREUPON, Mr . Gi l l espi e was escor t ed out of t hecour t r oom by t he bai l i f f )

A copy of Maj. Livingstons letter to Neil Gillespie, with mailing envelope,

accompanies this Errata Sheet, along with a copy of Maj. Livingstons email of

January 12, 2011 with attached copy of the letter, and Gillespies inquiry letter of


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November 13,2010. This correspondence impeaches a false statement by JudgeMartha J. Cook that appears on page 19, lines 5-11:

5 [THE COURT] You can make a record I d id have your6 motion, t was not iced for today . As you know,7 t h i s i s a Motion fo r an Order of Contempt and8 Writ of Bodi ly Attachment. And l e t t he record9 r e f l e c t t ha t Mr. G i l l e sp i e e l ec t ed t o leave10 even though he was advised t ha t t he hea r ing11 would cont inue in h i s absence.

17 13 Mr. Bower should be spelled "Mr. Bauer", the name of myformer attorney, Robert W. Bauer of Gainesville, Florida.

NOTE: This transcript was previously corrected sometime after Gillespie's email and fax to JeanMurray dated October 16,2010, see attached. The transcript was amended after the October 4,2010 date shown on page 26, Certificate of Reporter Robbie E. Darling.

I have read the transcript of the above hearing held September 28, 2010, and except forany errors or changes noted above, I hereby subscribe to the transcript as an accurate record ofthe statements made by me. I cannot subscribe to statements made after I was ordered removedfrom the hearing, or know if Judge Cook or Mr. Rodems influenced or attempted to influence thecourt reporter in his duty as an officer of the court.

A court reporter is an officer of the court for all purposes while acting as a reporter in ajudicial proceeding or discovery proceeding. (12A Fla.Jur.2d, 224; 2005). Courtreporters, as officers of the court, are amenable to its processes for failure to performtheir duties. Peacock v. State, 154 So. 2 856 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1963 )."

Signature ofNeil J. GilleSPie:r ' A z Date: / ~ O I 2STATE OF FLORIDACOUNTY OF MARION

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority authorized to take oaths and acknowledgments in theState of Florida, personally appeared NEIL J. GILLESPIE, Isnown to me, or who produced _who, after having first been duly sworn, deposes and says that the abo;e matters contained in thisErrata Sheer are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.

WITNESS my hand and official seal this 1'" day of ~ ~ 2012.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

CIVIL LAW DIVISIONCASE NO. 05-CA-007205

----------------------------------------xNEIL J . GILLESPIE,P l a i n t i f f ,

and Di vi-sion::t: G ....:>r=r-- c:;::)BARKER, RODEMS & COOK, P.A. t t lC )t,P c >A Flor ida Corpora t ion , and :Eo iC ):;c NWILLIAM J . COOK, c4c>C )::r: - 0

Defendants . :2 0----------------------------------------x -- -.-I:< s:-' 11 NBEFORE: THE HONORABLE MARTHA J . COOK r-

PLACE: Hil l sborough County Courthouse800 Eas t Twiggs S t ree tTampa, Flor ida 33602


TIME: 11:04 a.m. - 11:28 a.m.

REPORTED BY: Robbie E. Darl ingCourt Repor ter

DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT;CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT

Pages 1 - 26DEMPSTER, BERRYHILL & ASSOCIATES1875 NORTH BELCHER ROAD, SUITE 102CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33765

(727) 725-9157ORIGINAL


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Neil Gillespie

From: "Neil Gillespie" To: "Jean Murray" Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 12:44 PM

Attach: 2010, 09-28-10, transcript, page 5, error, correction needed.pdfSubject: correction needed on transcript of September 28, 2010

Page 1 of 1

11/29/2012

Hi Jean,

I just reviewed the transcript of the hearing September 28, 2010 done by Robbie Darling andthere is a serious error on the top of page five at line 1: (THEREUPON, Mr. Gillespie exited thecourtroom). Clearly this is inaccurate because there was the following exchange later in thetranscript, beginning on page five at line 4:

4. MR. GILLESPIE: For the record, I'm5 leaving because I didn't get my ADA6 accommodation.7 THE COURT: That's not true, sir.8. MR. GILLESPIE: I'm leaving the federal

9 lawsuit on this table for you.10 THE COURT: You must go, sir. It's not11 proper service. Leave. Go ahead.

I believe the information on page five at line 1 should appear after the above exchange ending onpage five at line 11. Also, HCSO Bailiff C.E. Brown removed me from the courtroom at theorder of Judge Cook and escorted me from the building. I believe this information should beincluded on the transcript, because Judge Cook is now claiming that I left the hearingvoluntarily. A copy of page 5 is attached. Time is of the essence in this matter. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Neil Gillespie

(352) 854-7807


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FaxFrom: Neil J Gillespie8092 SW 11Sth LoopOcala, FL 34481Telephone: (352) 854-7807email: [email protected]

To: Dempster Berryhill Court ReportersFax: (727) 725-8749Date: October 16 2010Pages: two (2) including this cover sheetRe: transcript errorHi Jean,I just reviewed the transcript the hearing September 28, 2010 done by Robbie Dariing andthere is a serious error on the top page five at line 1: (THEREUPON, Mr. Gillespie exitedthe courtroom). Clearly this is inaccurate because there was the following exchange later in thetranscript, beginning on page five at line 4:4. MR. GILLESPIE: For the record, I'm5 leaving because I didn't get my ADA6 accommodation.7 THE COURT: That's not true, sir.8. MR. GILLESPIE: I'm leaving the federal9 lawsuit on this table for you.10 THE COURT: You must go, sir. It's not11 proper service. Leave. Go ahead.I believe the information on page five at line 1 should appear after the above exchange endingon page five at line 11. Also, HCSO BailiffC.E. Brown removed me from the courtroom atthe order Judge Cook and escorted me from the building. I believe this information shouldbe included on the transcript, because Judge Cook is now claiming that I left the hearingvoluntarily. A copy page 5 is attached. Time is the essence in this matter. Thank you.Sincerely,Neil Gillespie


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(THEREUPON, Mr. Gil lespie ex i t ed the courtroom) ~ ~ vTHE COURT: All r igh t . Continue with your

motion, please. The hearing wil l cont inue.~ ~ R GILLESPIE: For the record , I m

leaving because I d id n t get my ADAaccommodation.

THE COURT: That s not t rue , s i r .MR GILLESPIE: I m leaving the federa l

l awsu i t on t h i s t ab le for you.THE COURT: You must go, s i r . It s not

proper se rvice . Leave. Go ahead.MR RODEMS: Thank you, Your Honor.The p l a i n t i f f f i l ed a two-count complaint

aga ins t the two defendants; Barker , RodemsCook and Cook. Count One al leged breech ofcont rac t , Count Two a l l eged fraud.

By orders dated November 28th, 2007July 7th , 2008 the Court granted judgmentfavor of Cook on both counts and for DefendantBRC on the fraud count . The only countremaining by p l a i n t i f f agains t Defendant BRC i sfor Breech of Contract agains t BRC, and w e removing for Summary Judgment.

The fol lowing fac ts tha t are in my motionare undisputed . I can go through each one of


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Po ox 337Phone (813)247-800www.hcso.tampa.jl.uavid Gee, Sheriff

Jose Docobo, hi fDeputyHillsborough CountyTampa Florida 33601

January 12,2011

Mr. Neil J Gillespie8092 SW l1S th LoopOcala, Florida 34481Dear Mr. Gillespie:

In response to your letter dated November 13,2010, I made contact with DeputyChristopher E Brown concerning your request for an explanation regarding why heescorted you out o the courthouse on September 28, 2010 after a hearing with JudgeMartha Cook. Deputy Brown advised that the Judge ordered you to leave after adisruption in the courtroom. He stated that he followed you to the front door as youexited the building without assistance. Other than the official records maintained by theCourt, I am not aware o any other records related to the hearing before Judge Cook.As we discussed on the telephone today, you expressed some concern over yourpersonal safety while in the courthouse due to a disability and due to a potential threatfrom opposing counsel. Please let me know the date and time o your next visit to thecourthouse and we will take action to help ensure a safe and orderly visit. Please feel freeto contact me with any additional questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

James P. Livingston, MajorCourt Operations Division


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Neil Gillespie

From: "LIVINGSTON, JAMES P" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 10:25 AM

Attach: Ltr to Mr. Neil Gillespie 011211.pdfSubject: Response Letter

Page 1 of 1

1/12/2011

Mr. Gillespie,

Attached is a copy of your letter dated 11/13/2010, along with my response letter dated today. Theoriginal reponse letter will go out today via U.S. Mail.

Thank you,

James P. LivingstonMajor - Court Operations DivisionHillsborough County Sheriff's OfficeOffice: 813-242-5061Fax: [email protected]


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VIA V P S No. lZ64589FP290445194December 4, 2012Larry Murray, PresidentDempster Berryhill Court Reporting1875 N. Belcher Road, Suite 102Clearwater, FL 33765

RE: Transcript of hearings September 28, 2010 before Judge Martha J. CookGillespie v. Barker, Rodems & Cook, 05-CA-7205, Hillsborough Co., Florida.

Dear Mr. Murray,Enclosed you will find a copy ofmy notarized, amended errata sheet for the transcript ofthe hearings September 28, 2010 in the above case before Judge Cook, reported andtranscribed by Robbie E. Darling of your firm.Kindly file a copy with the court. Thank you.

Telephone: (352) 854-7807email: [email protected]

Transcript Judge Cook 11.04 AM Sep 28 2010 w Erratta Sheet

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