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MT. WILSON TRAIL RACE NEW DATE: JUNE 7th WHERE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS COMES FIRST - Sierra Madre Arcadia Pasadena Altadena and Monrovia Friday, May 30, 2008 Volume 2 No. 19 Remembering Our Heroes “UNCLEAN HANDS” One Carter/Stonehouse Investors File Cross- Complaint Against Dorn-Platz; Asks For Court Appointed Receiver By Susan Henderson In defense of it’s actions to protect their $4.4 California Corporation. million investment and foreclose on the projects, The investors have alleged that the various entities attorney’s representing the Sierra Madre Investors, associated with Galletly/DPPI are actually ‘alter LP and Castlegrace Acquisitions accused Greg egos’ of Galletly/DPPI and not separate entities. Galletly and Dorn-Platz of being “guilty of unclean hands”, a legal doctrine which states that a party Receiver Requested who is asking for a judgment cannot have the help Attorney’s for the investors have asked the court to of the court if they have done anything unethical appoint a Receiver over the affairs of “DPPI, BGM, in relation to the subject of the lawsuit. The alleged Galletly, the DPPI Alter Ego Defendants”, for unethical conduct is listed in the cross-complaint allegedly breaching their fiduciary responsibilities. filed by the investors on May 23rd. Sierra Madre These allegations include among other things, “... Investors (SMI) have provided $4.4 million for the causing and/or receiving in excess of $4 million in development of the One Carter and Stonehouse unauthorized distributions from the Maranatha projects. purchase and sale.” Should the request be granted, Fifteen Causes Of Action Including Improper the receiver would “immediately take possession VFW Post 3208 Commander Dave Loera (rear) salutes the colors, being Conduct Regarding City of Sierra Madre of the books and records, funds and assets of presented by Pasadena High School JROTC members at the Memorial Day Contracts One Carter Investors and its related entities, One Service at Pioneer Cemetery on Monday. The cross-complaint alleges breaches of the Carter, SPE , Stonehouse Homes, One Carter and Photo and Story By Bill Coburn agreements between the parties. It accuses Galletly/ Stonehouse Properties, and properly manage, The VFW held its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Pioneer Cemetery DPPI of Fraud, Deceit and Conspiracy. and also including, but not limited to, the development of on Monday, May 25th. Assisting with the Ceremony were the PHS JROTC, asks the court to appoint a Receiver. One Carter and Stonehouse Homes Properties.” A which presented and retired the colors, Boy Scout Troops 110 and 371, which The investors also allege that DPPI “entered hearing has been scheduled for July 7, 2008. placed flags on the graves of the veterans, and helped with setup and tear down into Laing Luxury Home contracts, the Dorn- Lender Foreclosure Sale Still Scheduled for the event, Father Chris Ruggles, who did the invocation, Peter Vecchio, Platz Properties, Inc. Development Agreement, a In addition to the actions filed by the Sierra Madre who led the crowd in song on the National Anthem and God Bless America, contract for the sale of the Stones House Property Investors, CapSource Funding who loaned the two as well as performing “Somebody’s Darling” as a solo, the Disabled American and City Of Sierra Madre Contracts”, without projects a total of $38 million dollars, has scheduled Veteran’s Honor Detail, which was responsible for the three volleys and Taps, written approval. a foreclosure sale of the membership interests and members of Post 3208, who undertook the VFW Memorial Ritual. In addition, disclosures are made regarding a on June 6, 2008. At press time, there was no Featured speakers were Sierra Madre Mayor Kurt Zimmerman and number of entities and/or individuals that have indication of any actions being taken to postpone Congressman David Dreier. Representing the City were Mayor Pro Tem invested in One Carter/Stonehouse, that had that date. CapSource is listed as a Cross-Defendant Maryann MacGillivray, Council Member John Buchanan, Police Chief Marilyn not previously been made public. Of the cross- in the Sierra Madre Investors actions and accused Diaz, SMFD Battalion Chief Michael Bamberger, and Chris Cimino of Public defendants listed, Barnust Properties, Ltd. is listed of “benefiting from its collusion with the disloyal Works. Cimino also oversees the landscaping and maintenance at Pioneer as the owner of Dorn-Platz Properties, Inc. (DPPI). fiduciaries” (DPPI/Galletly, et al) and of “the back- Cemetery which looked beautiful and provided a serene setting for the annual The DLG Family Limited Partnership (DLG), a dating of the CapSource Loan Documents” in an event. Council Members Joe Mosca and Don Watts did not attend. Nevada limited partnership, has a 50% interest alleged effort to secure a senior position on the Mayor Kurt Zimmerman opened by noting that his 4-year old son had in Barnhurst and a 28% interest in another entity collateral already pledged to investors. mentioned the previous day that he was glad it was Memorial Day because it called ‘Insatiable’. Bradley E. Barnes is also listed as meant he didn’t have to go to Nursery School. He noted that at his son’s age, a holder of a 28% interest in ‘Insatiable’ and named To add insult to injury, according to court records, he couldn’t really be expected to appreciate the significance of the day, but cross-defendant Keith Fey listed as an individual Dorn Platz Properties has until June 16, 2008 to lamented the fact that there are millions of much older Americans who believe from Oxnard, is holder of a 44% membership redeemed the bounced check for the $320 filing that Memorial Day is a “time for recreation, for them it is a barbecue at the interest in Insatiable. Insatiable Assets, LLC is a fees it tendered to the court. park, it’s a sale at the department store, it’s a three-day TV marathon of some series that ended forty years ago...of course, it is none of those things. Instead Goliath Attacks David it is the most solemn commemoration. 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