A Baseball Family

The Giants arrived in San Francisco in 1958 just six weeks after I was born.  I like to think their decision was based on the news of my birth.  I have been a Giants fan for as long as I can remember.

My Dad played center field for the Cincinnati Redlegs' Pacific Coast League team.  My birth certificate lists “Professional Baseball Player” as his profession.  One San Francisco newspaper columnist proclaimed that he would be “The Next Joe DiMaggio” on the day he was signed by Babe Pinelli. Babe Pinelli is also the behind the plate umpire who called New York Yankee Don Larsen’s perfect game during the1956 World Series.

My Uncle was an incredible baseball player, too.  He played for Sacred Heart and San Francisco City College.  He is also a pretty good golfer and an expert horse racing handicapper!  However, he didn’t do so good yesterday at the races!!

My Godfather played AAA ball for the San Francisco Giants, and one of my cousin’s played baseball at Stanford University.

When I was a little girl, we would spend our Sunday afternoons at Big Wreck and watch baseball.  After the game or games, we would go to Nono and Noni’s for dinner.  If Noni was not cooking dinner, Big Noni was cooking just across the street.  When Big Noni cooked, everyone came for dinner!  I treasure those memories of my childhood. Now more than ever.

My Uncle would come over almost every day when I was recently caring for my Grandmother.  During baseball season, we would watch as many baseball games as possible.  In the morning and afternoon, before dinner and after dinner.  Noni is a HUGE baseball fan and she would have been so excited when the Giants won the World Series.

I told her about the Giants, the World Series and the parade during a recent visit, and I want to believe she understood what I was talking about especially when she heard about the parade!

Lori Ann DeMartini
March 26, 2011

REVENGE?

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Conservatorship Nightmare - Part 4

The Week of Christmas

So, by now I had loaned my new best friend $4000 for Christmas gifts and $1200 to go to Disneyland in just 8 days.  She was calling me multiple times a day and visiting at least once a day.

To tell you the truth, it was nice to have someone to talk to.  The past months had been so hard.  My Grandmother hardly slept at night.  She was starting to wander during the day.  I was talking to her doctor on a nearly weekly basis for advice.  I never wanted to tell her no, so pretty much did everything she asked of me.

One night, she wanted me to wash the kitchen floor.  It was then that I realized how Cinderella must have felt.  I was on my hands and knees scrubbing the floor, and she was standing over me pointing out all the spots I had missed.  I was tired and frustrated at the time, but now I would give anything to be on my hands and knees washing the kitchen floor at my Grandmother’s house.  It would be wonderful to have her point out all the spots I missed.  Hell, I would stay up all night and wash the floor if she wanted me to!

I miss my Grandmother so much.  What has been allowed to happen at the hands of these greedy, heartless conservators and attorneys is a travesty!  Avoid conservatorships at all costs!

Well, back to my story.  I was saying it felt good to have someone to talk to during such a hard time.  Since she was either there or calling me 20 times a day, the reprieve must have clouded my judgment because I honestly did not see what she was up to at the time.

My new friend ended up borrowing $6500 from me for Christmas presents.  One more quick story before I end Part 4.

On Christmas Eve, my new friend asked me if I wanted to go in on a big screen TV for my brother.  I said sure, but told her I would rather not spend more than $600 or $700 TOTAL.  In reality, I was paying for the entire gift since I was “lending” her the money for her part of the gift.  She ended up buying him a TV for $900 or $1000 if I remember correctly.

When my brother finally showed up on Christmas day, I wondered if he would thank me for the gift.  It was a very nice gift after all.  A couple of hours went by and he still had not thanked me.  I went up to him and said “You’re Welcome!”  He asked, “For What?”  I told him about the TV.  He told me that my new friend never told him the gift was from me, too!  It was clear that she definitely did not tell him about the money she had been borrowing!

Stay Tuned for Part 5

Isolate. Medicate. Take the Estate.

SAN FRANCISCO PROBATE COURT

END CONSERVATOR ABUSE NOW!

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Conservatorship = Legalized Adler Abuse

San Francisco Probate Court is currently monitoring the case of a 98 year old Alzheimer’s patient who was placed in a conservatorship by Commissioner Sue Kaplan.

Within the last 15 months, the conservators and attorneys appointed by Commissioner Kaplan have spent over $600,000 of the conservatee’s life savings!

The conservators and their attorney's are now petitioning the Court for approval to sell the family's home in San Francisco!

  The hearing is scheduled on the
Conservatee's 99th birthday!

BEWARE OF COURT APPOINTED CONSERVATORS ELIZABETH ADLER AND HERB THOMAS AND ATTORNEYS BRUCE A. FEDER, LAWRENCE SIRACUSA, BRIAN McCAFFERY, ANNE MARIE PAOLINI-MORI, EMILIE CALHOUN AND ELVIRA ORLY

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Liar Liar Pants on Fire!

Settlement Offer From Lawrence “Larry” Siracusa

I mentioned this topic in an earlier blog and thought I would follow-up and provide details.

July 2, 2009 (my Dad’s birthday):  Brother, Tom DeMartini, files Petition against me in an attempt to gain total control of my Grandmother’s Trust.

Fast forward to August 21, 2009:  Lawrence “Larry” Siracusa contacts my attorney with a settlement offer contingent upon my agreement to attend mediation.  In Mr. Siracusa’s email he states the following...

Keep in mind, this is the word for word language included in Mr. Siracusa's email.  I didn't spell Emilie Calhoun's name incorrectly, Larry did!  If I agreed to mediation, the following would happen:


1.  “ The parties would stipulate to a licensed professional   fiduciary serving as general trustee of the Trust.


2. Liz would file a petition for appointment as general trustee for Mrs. DeMartini with a date set at least 60 days out.  This will give the parties more time to interact with Liz.  If folks are unhappy with Liz or my office, a party could petition for a different professional fiduciary to serve.


3. Calhoon drops her petition against your client and the discovery expense and litigators fees stop.


4. After Liz completes her accounting, circulates it and gets further explanation from the various parties on disbursement she will likely be making demands for repayment of funds.  If the repayments are not resolved she would have an obligation to file an 850 petition to recover funds.  Mediation would also be a good option for resolving this issue.”

I participated in the mediation process on October 19, 2009, and the parties came to an agreement to settle the case.  The mediation was approved by the court.  The case was DISMISSED yet Lawrence “Larry” Siracusa and his client, Elizabeth Adler, filed the exact case against me in early December of 2009.  They even filed it under the DISMISSED case number.  LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!


Over $600,000 has been spent by the conservators and their attorneys in the last 15 months.  The majority of the money a result of "professional" services that occurred AFTER the mediation!  LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!

Lawrence “Larry” Siracusa is a liar!  After negotiating a settlement agreement with my attorney in late August contingent upon my agreement to participate in mediation, he did the total opposite of what was represented to my attorney and what was agreed to by the parties.  LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!

In addition, I later found out that he is friends with the woman that acted as the mediator, Franchesca Callejo.  This minor detail was NEVER disclosed!   LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!

Attorney Elvira Orly

She Had a Plan to Get Rid of Elizabeth Adler!

  

The Plan

A Poem by Lori D.

Met with an attorney in August of two-oh-oh-nine,
This attorney said rest assured everything will turn out fine.

She had a plan she thought would work to get rid of Lizzy A.,   

Wish we had never listened to Elvira Orly on that August day.

The plan was to nominate her client to be the conservator, you see,

Said he would support us, a trusted friend, an ally he would be.

Uncle Paul signed a document saying he wanted to use her client, Herb,

Within a week our new friend and ally had already kicked us to the curb.

Later found out that Elvira Orly filed a document Paul DeMartini never saw,
Just went ahead and attached it to the one he signed. Isn't that against the law? 

Her plan to get rid of Elizabeth Adler was a joke, a farce right from the start,

My Grandmother ended up with two conservators and neither one has a heart.

It seems Ms. Orly’s intentions were really no different from the rest of them,

Just another dishonest, greedy lawyer who turned out to be a real gem!

To contact Elvira, eorly@justice.com is the address you must use,

Justice for Catherine DeMartini, Ms. Orly, for you see I refuse to lose.

Elvira and her client, Herb Thomas, submitted their bill just the other day,

$62,000 for one year of services they want my Grandmother to pay.

They have asked the Judge to order that a lien be attached to her property,

And they want 5% per year interest from their 99 year old conservatee.

Unfortunately, this is not a bad dream and everything I say is true,

This could happen to your family.  This could happen to even you!

GO TO 400 McALLISTER, ROOM 204 FOR CONSERVATOR PROPERTY LIENS

Conservatorship Nightmare - Part 3

Friday, December 18, 2009

Noni’s Christmas Luncheon

I left off at the part where I lent my new friend $3500 for Christmas on a Tuesday.  Well, that following Friday (December 18, 2009), at my Grandmother’s request, I organized a Christmas luncheon for her, her sisters, cousins and close friends.

Throughout the week, I had either seen or talked to my new friend every day so it did not come as a surprise when she offered to help me with the luncheon.  To be honest, at the time, I was appreciative of her offer of help.  I had been taking care of my Grandmother full-time, overseeing renovations to the house and trying to keep up with the hectic pace of the holiday season.  The luncheon plans were adding to an already unmanageable schedule, but I could never say no to my Grandmother.

We had gifts for all the guests but my Grandmother wanted to give everyone one more present each.  So at midnight the night before the party, she asked me to put together 12 more gifts.  Needless to say, I got little to no sleep that night and was exhausted by the morning of the party.

My new friend agreed to do the grocery shopping and promised to arrive early.   She ended up showing up at 10:45…the party started at 12:30.  I gave her a list and $400 for groceries.  She did not return for two hours with not nearly $400 worth of groceries and no receipt.  I was so stressed by that time that I just let it go.  The guests were arriving and lunch was not ready.

My new friend took over the whole party.  It was obvious she was trying her hardest to impress my family members who had never met her before.  Well, they were impressed and she hugged and kissed everyone when they left.

This was the first time, I really started to see that her actions were not genuine and that she was putting on an act for some reason.  Right before she was ready to leave, she asked me to borrow more money.  She had already spent the $3500 and needed more for Christmas shopping.  I was shocked to say the least but drove with her to the ATM where I withdrew $500.

Stay Tuned for Part 4…

Conservatorship Nightmare - Part 2

RETURN FROM DISNEYLAND!

While in Disneyland, my new best friend called me a few times.  She thanked me for “lending” her the money and told me what a great time they were having.  My new friend returned on Monday evening, and much to my surprise, she arrived at my Grandmother’s house bright and early on Tuesday morning.

Again, tears but this time in person tears rather than over the phone tears.  Christmas was in just 8 days and she had NO money to buy presents for her children.  She was expecting that money from her ex and he just didn’t care about their children after all how could he deprive them of Christmas Presents?

Again, I felt sorry for her and offered to lend her money for Christmas.  She immediately stopped crying and accepted my offer.  When I asked her how much she needed, she told me $3500.  Once I picked my jaw up off the ground, I told her I would write her a check.  No, no.  I need cash.  I cannot cash a check because my ex ruined my credit…another big fat lie!

So off we went to the bank, where I cashed a check for $3500 and then gave her the cash.  Before she left I asked her if she had told my brother she was borrowing money from me.  “Of course, I told him and he is okay with it.”

$4700 in less than a week, and I still had not caught on.  Anybody have a 2 by 4?

See Part 3 tomorrow….

Dear Noni,

Before falling asleep at night, sweet memories flood my mind,

We share a bond that most search for but never really find.

When those nightmares awaken me in the middle of the night,

I remember how you fixed everything by simply making it right.

When I open my eyes and the light of day is finally here,

I think of you, Noni, and my purpose in life is so very clear.

You always kept me safe and now it is my turn to protect you,

I will bring you back home if it is the last thing that I ever do!

I Love You!

Lori Ann

Conservatorship Nightmare - Part 1

HOW IT BEGAN...

Sometimes I say to myself I wish I knew then what I know now…

Thought it might be helpful to share my experience with the conservatorship process from the beginning.  If I had only known!

In December of 2008, I was formally introduced to the woman who single handily destroyed our family.  Even though my brother had been dating/living with this woman for close to three years, I had only met her on two other occasions.  Both times, by accident in a restaurant setting.

I officially met her on a Thursday night, talked to her one on one for about 10 minutes and we exchanged phone numbers.  The next morning she called me crying.  She has just gotten out of a hearing regarding her divorce.  Apparently, her ex-husband was supposed to pay her a significant amount of money as a result of the hearing but something had gone terribly wrong and the judge did not rule in her favor.

She was so distraught.   She was supposed to leave for Disneyland that afternoon with her daughter and they had been looking forward to this trip for weeks.  Her ex-husband was such a terrible father depriving his daughter of this long anticipated outing.  By the way, I have since learned that the “ex” is a GREAT guy!  I also learned that in reality, she was not entitled or due to receive any money as a result of her court hearing that day!  Truth be told, she owed her ex $100,000!

Towards the end of our call, my “new friend” asked me if she could “borrow” $1200.  I felt so sorry for her and her daughter that I agreed.  Upon hearing this, the river of tears quickly subsided and she asked me when she could come by to pick-up the money.

She arrived within an hour, and when I handed her a check for $1200, she told me she preferred cash.  I explained to her that I could not leave my Grandmother in order to go to the bank.  She reluctantly took the check and off to Disneyland she went.

To be continued...

The Devil Wears Ed Hardy

I was surprised to learn the devil doesn't wear Prada after all,
She wears Ed Hardy and the site of her makes my skin crawl.

She hails from the dark side.  I know this for a fact.
Friendly and charming.  I bought right into her phony act.

I should have followed my gut, she seemed to good to be true,
But, my brother called her is girlfriend, what else could I do?

She sounded so convincing, gave  her the benefit of the doubt,
She is brilliant at eliciting pity.  This I have since found out.

She acted so sweet.  Butter could melt in her mouth I thought,
She has done this so many times now.  Will she ever get caught?

She spends hours in front of the mirror blow drying her hair,
Needs to put on her make-up to cover the wear and tear.

Her disguise is so good it is hard to see the evil under the mask,
Her manipulation and lies destroy lives.  Examples?  Just ask.

She derives pleasure in hurting others, revenge consumes her life,
She will NEVER be a DeMARTINI even if he makes her his wife.

Lori Ann DeMartini
March 20, 2011