MAJOR PLAYERS:
Ron CannonTerence & Susanna Say
Ruth & Bart Leeds
Jennifer & Bill Odom
Eleanor & Melvin Evans
Larry Braden
Tom Hill
Bill Cheeks
State Senator Chuck Clay
State Representative Sharon Cooper
MINOR PLAYERS:
Vicki & Gary Leeman
Governor Sonny Perdue
DA Pat Head
Judge Adele Grubbs
Judge Mary Staley
Judge Jim Bodiford
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MAJOR PLAYERS:
Ron Cannon
Resident who relocated to Georgia from the Chicago
area. Cannon claims to be the President of LMHA, Inc.
(Phase I of Lost Mountain Township, [LMT]), since 1997.
However Mr. Cannon, signed a Quitclaim Deed to sell the
common area owned by Phase II and III owners alone (LMTA,
Inc.). The sale, was supposedly for $10,000/acre.
The buyer, a foreign national, now has the property listed
for sale with a $1.2 million increase to his adjoining home.
Terence & Susanna Say
The couple were British citizens at the time of purchasing
in Phase III of LMT, (1997). Before the first year
passed, they had become "dear friends" of State
Representative Sharon Cooper, as stated by Cooper.
According to county records, they have received violations
from the county to their property, initiated complaints,
requested investigations, filed and threatened multiple
lawsuits, and claimed multiple positions with the
homeowners, identifying themselves as members of LMHA, Inc.
and LMTHA via litigation as evidenced by BCCWR Billing
Records. Initially Mr. Say threatened a contractor
working on our property. According to county
documents, the Says threatened multiple people with
litigation, requiring various actions against us.
Moreover, Mr. Say filed an affidavit claiming that LMHA,
Inc. was the predecessor to LMTA, Inc. Unfortunately,
Secretary of State records verify the lack of truth in this
document filed in Superior Court by Richard Calhoun,
presented to Judge Adele Grubbs.
Ruth & Bart Leeds
The couple relocated from Florida. Their former, now
deceased neighbor Mr. Melvin Evans, drew up a Quit Claim
Deed, in order for Mr. Leeds to obtain from his wife a
1/1000 interest in his own property!
This was important since, Mr. Leeds was working purportedly
as an officer of LMHA along with Cannon, but did not own
property in the either LMHA or LMTA, a prerequisite for
participation according to the LMTA Covenants.
The Leeds, personal friends with the Says like the Cannons,
once requested of us [the Rices], that all litigation be
forgotten. We reminded them politely, it was not we
who had initiated legal action against a neighbor.
Both names appear prominently on billing records for BCCWR.
Jennifer and Bill Odom
The Odoms moved to the neighborhood in 1994. They had
been vocal about a previous situation in their prior
location. Regardless of any discussions, there had
been NO major issues with them. However, when they
according to a new neighbor on the other side began having
problems, privacy panels were erected. The Odoms
explained the circumstances to us. So not until Ms.
Say, began visiting and befriending the Odoms, did we see
serious changes in their behavior. However the biggest
turning point, was when the county after being summoned to
our home by the Says repeatedly, regarding lights, and
various false reports, measured both the Says and Odoms
fences, only to learn they were not in compliance with
county code. From then on, the Says and Odoms became
unified in video taping, monitoring our property, engaging
in harassing behavior, and filing false reports in
conjunction with the Say/Cannon/Leeds effort, already under
way. The Says joined into litigation with the Says.
During testimony, Ms. Odom disclosed taped evidence Lawyer
Joe Parker had intentionally withheld, according to her
sworn statement. Mr. Odom was on tape videotaping our
property, as well as pictured on camera damaging our fence.
The Cobb Courts convened a probable cause hearing, but Judge
Chesebrough would not address the issue, and suggested civil
action alone.
Eleanor and Melvin Evans
Mr. Evans a former attorney, informed the neighborhood an
LLC must be formed to sell the common area. When my
husband, along with 3 other pointed out the illegality of
selling property that another owned, he was told, 'We can do
anything we get a judge to say is OK." Ms. Evans once
called real estate agents to ask that signs be removed
marketing our property. Upon calling her to inquire
why, Ms. Evans could not identify any such restriction in
the covenants, but only that the Leeds had requested her to
do so. Mr. Evans is now deceased, by his own hand, and
their property is currently on the market.
Larry Braden
Braden is an active member of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce.
At varying times, Mr. Braden has claimed to be the
Vice-President of LMHA, Inc., but at the last meeting, which
as has always did not warrant a quorum, he claimed to be now
acting as LMTA, Inc. Despite the fact, Braden nor
Cannon own property in Phase II and III, a requirement of
the LMTA Covenants, along with no quorum, no legal election,
both men have knowingly carried out business in the name of
entities they have NO legal right in. According to
Cobb DA Pat Head, the lawsuit against our family, was a
topic of discussion and Cobb Chamber of Commerce Breakfast.
Tom Hill
Hill is a fairly new resident, former CEO of
WellStar Kennestone Hospital, and a member of the Cobb
Chamber of Commerce. Campaign disclosure forms link
WellStar to Candidate Chuck Clay. According to DA Pat
Head, both Hill and Cheeks participated in discussion with
Judge Adele Grubbs prior to the hearing of our case.
Our attorneys initially stated they did not believe this to
be an issue we could raise. After receiving the
support of neighbors, who could attest to the disclosure, we
filed a recusal against Grubbs. She denied the recusal
request on her own case, despite the documented actions.
In our opinion, the Cobb Chamber obviously controls the
application of the law for Cobb Citizens, or at least in
this instance.
Bill Cheeks
Cheeks is a virtually an unknown member of the neighborhood,
despite his long time ownership. He also is a member
of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce like Hill, a newer resident.
Mr. Cheeks, along with Hill according to DA Head briefed
Judge Adele Grubbs on their understanding of the legal
situation. At the last meeting, both Hill and Cheeks
were present. This was the first meeting I had
witnessed Cheeks in attendance for. He said, he had
just come from a Chamber sponsored fund raiser. When I
asked Mr. Cheeks directly about his conversation with Judge
Grubbs, he acknowledged his participation. I was not
able to speak with Hill before he quickly exited the room.
He further elaborated regarding other common membership ties
he and Judge Grubbs had. One group, Honorary
Commanders, an organization my husband had been a member of
during his tour as the Executive Officer of a Marine Air
Wing, was mentioned specifically.
State Senator Chuck Clay
When the person claiming to be President of Phase I (LMHA,Inc.)
Ron Cannon, stated he fired Sams & Larkin, and then, he
supposedly hired Richard Calhoun of Brock, Clay, Calhoun,
Wilson & Rogers, (BCCWR), he did not disclose such activity
to owners prior. As the sale of the common area was
immediately proposed and our harassment began, I phoned my
State Senator, someone I believed I knew. He found the
details I conveyed difficult to concur with. I faxed
him a letter from my neighbor, noting the lack of legal
concurrence and amazement regarding the travesty we were
laying witness to. The only action by this elected
official, was his appearance on the billing records, for
which Judge Grubbs later imposed costs to my family.
You see, State Senator Clay, though not an attorney of
record, discussed the case with his employees, but provided
NO support to his constituents. His website would
later provide insight that despite countless efforts for the
Republican party, I had no clue of.
www.bccwr.com/attorneys/triallawyer_Clay.cfm
State Representative Sharon Cooper
When this nightmare began, I was told to contact both the
county and elected officials regarding the damage to my
property and invasion of privacy. After doing so,
there was consistently a tone of shock and basic
instructions regarding documentation provided. There
was only one exception, State Representative Sharon Cooper.
She asked, who the aggrieving party was. When I
identified the Says, she stated they were "dear friends of
hers", and slammed down the phone. The next time I saw
Cooper was in the Governor's Office, where she asked,
"aren't you from Cobb?" My next encounter was at a
Professional Women's Club Meeting, in which Cooper
approached repetitively the topic. She said, "I didn't
know who you were". As though my identity somehow
changed the effort or extent of my property rights.
She also reiterated her relationship with the Says and swore
to a lack of involvement. Evidently, Cooper did not
know, the Says had used her name as a witness in their
litigation efforts, for surely the one of the leading
Republicans in the House would not have knowingly lied!
MINOR PLAYERS:
Vicki & Gary Leeman
Mrs. Leeman once hosted a bible study group. Mr.
Leeman threatened my husband at a homeowners meeting,
because he tried to videotape the gathering.
Additionally, the Police were called by Mr. Leeman's
employee, Bill Odom, also our neighbor. Leeman
physically pushed my husband and grabbed the video recorder
repeatedly. My husband was told by the Police, we must
get prior approval to record any meeting. Finding this
a fantastic requirement, we contacted the County Attorney.
She knew of no such requirement or law governing the
described request.
Governor Sonny Perdue
Met with the Governor regarding this activity, based on
his constitutional commitment via oath of office to insure
the law is enforced. No action was taken. We
were told the Appellate Court was the only option, by Senior
Counsel to the Governor.
Additionally, Harold Melton stated, due to separation of
powers, the Governor had no enforcement capability with
regard to the law, despite his constitutional mandate.
DA Pat Head
With neighbors, we went to visit the DA regarding the
sale of the common area and related activity. DA Head
conveyed to us a conversation the presiding judge had
engaged in with Chamber of Commerce Members about our case,
prior to hearing the action. Our attorneys at that
time, said there was nothing we could do about it. We
filed a Motion to Recuse after researching the law, and
receiving statements from attendees.
Judge Adele Grubbs
Judge Grubbs rewrote covenants, contrary to case law as
we understand it, as requested by Richard Calhoun, denied us
arguments, fined us attorney fees for unrelated acts, and
refused to be recused, despite DA Pat Head's disclosure of
her conversation with Chamber of Commerce Members.
Judge Mary Staley
When our attorney was activated after 9/11, Judge Staley
granted a stay until his return.
Judge Jim Bodiford
Judge Bodiford is the current presiding Judge in the
case against Ron Cannon. This case involves the sale of our common area,
fraud, false swearing, and approval of our fence, as filed
in county records. His lovely wife Nancy works for the
Cobb County Sheriff. Senator Chuck Clay's wife
previously served as his Law Clerk.
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