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PeteS in CA:
31 Missouri Judges Recuse Themselves from Lawsuit Alleging Family Court Guardian and Psychologists Orchestrated Money-Making Scheme

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/03/02/31-missouri-judges-recuse-themselves-from-lawsuit-alleging-family-court-guardian-and-psychologists-orchestrated-money-making-scheme-n1428930


--- Quote ---In St. Louis County, Mo., Evita Tolu has filed a lawsuit against family court guardian ad litem (GAL) Elaine Pudlowski, psychologist James Reid, and clinical social worker Jennifer Webbe VanLuven, alleging that the trio conspired to use her custody dispute as an opportunity to get rich while sentencing her children to life with an abuser. The lawsuit alleges a scheme perpetrated by a group of professionals to drain parents involved in custody battles. At the end of the court process, parents are broke and kids are traumatized while GALs, court-appointed psychologists, and therapists are enriched. Tolu says the scheme kept her in court for three years, drained her bank account, and alienated her children from her. The suit alleges that this pattern is a regular family court occurrence when Pudlowski is involved.
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The writing in this article is not the best - no mention of the judges who supposedly recused themselves - but it does dig into details of what looks like quite a racket among a few social workers and clueless or complicit family court judges. The first article in the series, https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/02/28/missouri-judge-sends-14-year-old-girl-to-live-with-allegedly-abusive-dad-while-jailing-her-mom-n1428618 , is about one particular case of what appears to be a rather reprehensible arrogant judge.

PeteS in CA:
This has info about the judges who recused themselves:

CAUGHT COLLUDING: Leaked Video Reveals Family Court Guardians Conspiring to Dox Journalist for Exposing Them

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/03/02/caught-colluding-leaked-video-reveals-family-court-guardians-conspiring-to-dox-journalist-for-exposing-them-n1429556


--- Quote ---Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, Saint Louis County GALs held a secret meeting, starring Pudlowski and 37 other GALs, which was leaked to investigative journalist Michael Volpe, who posted it to YouTube. The video gives credence to Tolu’s allegations of “ex parte communication” between GALs and judges. In the video, the GALs can be heard discussing friendly judges and judges who want to help them fight the lawsuit against them and their friends. A judge conspiring with a defendant in a case before his court may be obstruction of justice and should be investigated as a criminal matter. When the video was made public, every judge on the Saint Louis County Circuit Court recused themselves.

But perhaps even more shocking is the reason for the clandestine meeting. GALs are attorneys and as officers of the court, they must be familiar with the First Amendment requirements that say citizens have a right to a free press. Despite knowing this, these lawyers plotted together to target and abolish the “Daily Docket News,” by hiring a private investigator at $425 an hour to dox the author of the newsletter. Daily Docket News (DDN) is a newsletter that is sent out by email and has been reporting on what it calls a “Kids for Cash” scheme in Saint Louis County. The scheme allegedly uses children stuck in custody battles, trafficking them and their families through the court system, which enriches psychologists, GALs, and other professionals—anger management companies, mediation companies, and any other company that would profit from a custody case. There are many such companies and persons.
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mountaineer:
I just heard about this story the other day, and am astounded. I practiced in St. Louis County Circuit Court many years ago, and was fairly impressed with the caliber of judges back then. What's happening now is outrageous.

The connection between sleazy psychologist Reid and his "husband," the arbitrator was particularly disgusting. I used to work with Reid's "husband," the former appellate judge. Well, we were part of the same office, anyway. My only contact with him was at the office Christmas party, where he danced like a spastic marionette.  :laugh:

mountaineer:

--- Quote ---Megan Fox   @MeganFoxWriter
Types of emails I'm seeing now. #JudicialCorruption #FamilyCourtNightmares #StLouisCounty

3:21 PM · Mar 6, 2021·
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Megan Fox is a writer for PJ Media.

PeteS in CA:
Megan Fox has been doing a series of related posts. She's up to #6, https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/03/05/citing-covid-concerns-judge-cancels-all-evictions-in-st-louis-county-even-for-fentanyl-dealers-terrorizing-seniors-n1430330 .

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