EMBARRASSMENTS OF THE
LOUISIANA AUCTIONEER'S
LICENSING BOARD (LALB) INDEXED
BY BOARD MEMBER OR ASSOCIATE
LAPA Vice President, Robert Burns,
introduces consumers to the
"LALB Embarrassment Webpage" below and explains
why the LALB has dogmatically fought LAPA President Rev.
Freddie Phillips
toward making the LAPA website available
from within the LALB's website
(despite doing so for the LAA & NAA).
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LOUISIANA GOVERNOR John Bel Edwards
===> Bumbles and stumbles in explaining to
LAPA President Rev. Freddie Lee
Phillips why he rescinded his LALB appointment. Phillips asked Edwards
about the matter just after Edwards' May 9, 2016 Baton Rouge Press Club
address. Extensive background leading up to Edwards' action is also provided.
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Bankston, Larry S. (Attorney)
(Note: Mr. Bankston is a
Convicted Felon)
===> When, at the November 5, 2014 LALB
meeting, audience member Judy
Fasola questioned why the LALB filed bond claims for David Swift and Brant
Thompson, son of State Sen. Francis Thompson, yet steadfastly refused to do so
for her, Fasola manages to catch board members in one contradiction after another
and readily demonstrating that they WILL treat auction victims differently.
Bankston in particular demonstrates his usual abrasive behavior in relaying to
LAPA Vice President Robert Burns that he won't be permitted to speak and, as
result, permitted Vice Chairman James Sims to repeatedly make a fool of himself
regarding the timing of restrictions being removed from Ken Buhler's license.
Bankston also got very testy with Ms. Fasola relaying "the restrictions were not part
of the hearing" when, in reality, they dominated the hearing!
===> Makes fool of himself regarding his lack
of knowledge of public records
requests.
===> Readily demonstrated in posing
questions during deposition that he is NOT
even familiar with what THE PLEADINGS THEMSELVES
relay!!!
===> Suffers humiliating courtroom defeat on ill-advised Writ of Attachment.
===> Remains silent
while Board Member Darlene Jacobs-Levy, despite her own
43 years of legal practice (in NEW ORLEANS), relays that "Mr. Bankston
has never been censured by any court that
I'm aware of."
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===> "I's here, too" roll call response.
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Comer, James Kenneth (Past Chairman)
===> Comer repeatedly threatens to sue LAPA President Rev. Phillips over his
questioning of an LALB expenditure as a potential misappropriation of funds.
===> "Bring it on!" in challenging Phillips to sue LALB.
===> "What's behind all this?" Comer demands of Phillips regarding his quest
for LALB travel records.
===> Is called on the carpet by audience member (and then-auctioneer) Nell Stuard
regarding "character bashing" which Ms. Stuard contended Mr. Comer
engaged in previously in the same meeting regarding LAPA President Rev.
Freddie Phillips.
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===> When, at the November 5, 2014 LALB
meeting, audience member Judy
Fasola questioned why the LALB filed bond claims for David Swift and Brant
Thompson, son of State Sen. Francis Thompson, yet steadfastly refused to do so
for her, Fasola manages to catch board members in one contradiction after another
and readily demonstrating that they WILL treat auction victims differently.
Dow in particular is exposed for having Ms. Fasola jump through many hoops in
relaying to Ms. Fasola that the LALB would file a bond claim for her, only to
reverse course six (6) weeks later and relay that they would not (a fact she didn't
bother with communicating to LALB Chairman Tessa Steinkamp or Vice Chairman
James Sims.
===> "Are you carrying a weapon?" inquiry made four (4) times by Ms. Dow to
LAPA President Rev. Freddie Phillips.
===> Dow repeatedly threatens to sue Phillips over his questioning of a payment to her
for attending an auctioneer's conference as a potential misappropriation of funds.
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Gay, Delmar "Buster" (Past Chairman)
===> Relays that LAPA Pres. Rev. Freddie Phillips may be an "embarrassment to
the State" if he is permitted to attend a national auctioneer convention as an
LALB representative.
===> "Why is all this necessary?" Gay demands of Phillips regarding his quest
for LALB travel records.
===> Is called on the carpet by audience member (and then-auctioneer) Nell Stuard
regarding "character bashing" which Ms. Stuard contended Mr. Gay
engaged in previously in the same meeting regarding LAPA President Rev.
Freddie Phillips.
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===> When, at the November 5, 2014 LALB
meeting, audience member Judy
Fasola questioned why the LALB filed bond claims for David Swift and Brant
Thompson, son of State Sen. Francis Thompson, yet steadfastly refused to do so
for her, Fasola manages to catch board members in one contradiction after another
and readily demonstrating that they WILL treat auction victims differently.
Henderson merely sits stoically during the entire presentation!
===> Repeatedly speaks in barely audible voice at
January 15, 2014 LALB
meeting in a concerted effort to prevent audience
members from hearing
what he is saying.
===> Lawsuit filed against Mr. Henderson's
company, J. A. H. Enterprises
d/b/a Henderson Auctions, by the Louisiana Department of Revenue on
November 15, 2007 for alleged nonpayment of
sales taxes.
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Hunter, Lindsey (Adm. Law Judge - AG Caldwell)
===> Provides utterly absurd guidance to LALB
to seek relief in 19th JDC
for LAPA Vice President Robert Burns walking out of a hearing on
March 5, 2013 after Ms. Hunter granted an "oral instanter subpoena"
to Burns when the LALB had failed to issue a formal, written subpoena.
As a result of Louisiana Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell's
flawed guidance, as exhibited through Ms. Hunter, the LALB flushed
$2,100 right down the toilet in legal fees pursuing an ill-advised Writ of
Attachment against Burns which was denied by 19th JDC Judge Todd
Hernandez on August 28, 2013 after oral arguments were posed on
the matter in his courtroom on July 22, 2013.
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===> When, at the November 5, 2014 LALB
meeting, audience member Judy
Fasola questioned why the LALB filed bond claims for David Swift and Brant
Thompson, son of State Sen. Francis Thompson, yet steadfastly refused to do so
for her, Fasola manages to catch board members in one contradiction after
another and readily demonstrating that they WILL treat auction victims
differently. Jacobs-Levy in particular contradicts herself from a previous meeting
by relaying Ms. Fasola must obtain a "sum certain civil judgment" before the LALB
can assist her, in sharp contrast to her having relayed to Brant Thompson
that the "LALB can find Mr. Miller (the auctioneer) guilty and file a bond claim,
and it will be up to the bonding company to determine the amount of your payment."
===> While seemingly flattered at her alleged invitation to call auctions by
auctioneer Dave Gilmore, she nevertheless says Gilmore Auction is
"not well-liked."
===> Seemingly out-of-the-blue, states that Gilmore Auction and J. P. King
Auction (Gadsden, AL) have engaged in deceptive practices regarding their
advertising of absolute (sells regardless of price) auctions.
===> Provides wildly inaccurate accolade of prospective LALB attorney hire
Larry S. Bankston.
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===> Rudely interrupts LAPA Vice President Robert Burns during his opening
comments of the March 10, 2015 minutes when Burns references his working
with FBI agents during his 6-year tenure as a fraud investigator for the FDIC.
For the benefit of the many new out-of-state auctioneers who now receive
LAPA email alerts of meetings' contents, Burns prepared a special post-meeting
video to explain why Linn had such a knee-jerk reaction to the phrase "FBI
investigations."
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===> Laughs in engaging in a "private conversation" with fellow board member
Jeff Henderson during LAPA Vice President Robert Burns public comments.
When Burns calls him on the carpet about it, he blows a gasket at Burns and
resigns from the LALB soon thereafter.
===> Admits he is totally unwilling to report an "auctioneer" operating with no license
because "he's a writer for the local paper and would chastise me in his column and
because this would all come back to me!"
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===> When, at the November 5, 2014 LALB
meeting, audience member Judy
Fasola questioned why the LALB filed bond claims for David Swift and Brant
Thompson, son of State Sen. Francis Thompson, yet steadfastly refused to do so
for her, Fasola manages to catch board members in one contradiction after
another and readily demonstrating that they WILL treat auction victims differently.
Sims in particular continued to make a fool of himself in relaying INCORRECTLY
that restrictions on Ken Buhler's license (Fasola's complaint was against Buhler)
were lifted BEFORE her auction when, in reality, they were issued eight (8)
months AFTER her auction.
===> Repeatedly speaks in barely audible voice at
January 15, 2014 LALB meeting
in a concerted effort to prevent audience
members from hearing what he is saying.
===> Becomes quite testy with LAPA President Rev. Freddie Phillips when Phillips
merely seeks clarification of a statement Sims made regarding auto auctions.
===> "I's here" roll call response.
===> Lambasts Gov. Jindal for slashing LALB per diem payments. Sims: "Maybe we
need to go see the Governor and see if he wants to give up his own salary."
===> Accuses LAPA President Phillips of "after-the-fact witch hunts" regarding his
inquiry of an LALB payment for attorney Anna Dow attending an auctioneer
conference without LALB approval after Phillips had been formally denied a
request to attend the conference as an LALB representative.
===> Flaunts disdain for Gov. Jindal by inquiring, "Is our fine Governor still trying to
raid the funds of this Board?"
===> Provides testimony before LA House Committee on Criminal Justice AGAINST
HB-1439, a bill to strengthen LA's laws on shill bidding.
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===> When, at the November 5, 2014 LALB
meeting, audience member Judy
Fasola questioned why the LALB filed bond claims for David Swift and Brant
Thompson, son of State Sen. Francis Thompson, yet steadfastly refused to do so
for her, Fasola manages to catch board members in one contradiction after another
and readily demonstrating that they WILL treat auction victims differently.
Steinkamp in particular blew several gaskets with Ms. Fasola even though, in every
instance, Fasola was correct and Steinkamp demonstrated in the meeting that either
1) she was wrong, or 2) communication was so poor between Steinkamp, attorney
Anna Dow, and Executive Director Sandy Edmonds that Steinkamp demonstrated
ignorance of previous episodes Ms. Fasola had been subjected to regarding
filing a bond claim.
===> In her zeal to keep LAPA President Rev.
Freddie Phillips from speaking on
pertinent auctioneer issues, Chairman Steinkamp makes a COMPLETE
FOOL of herself.
===> Becomes quite testy with LAPA President Rev. Freddie Phillips when Phillips
moves in order to better hear Board Members while videotaping meeting.
===> Threatens "disciplinary action against your [Phillips'] license" regarding
Phillips' call for a new Vice Chairman election in light of all the adverse
developments (including bankruptcy) regarding New Orleans Auction
Galleries, Ms. Steinkamp's employer and a firm for which she served as
Vice President, Secretary, Director, and Treasurer until 11 days prior to
bankruptcy (she was rehired soon after bankruptcy).
===> Bluntly tells Phillips that she voted not to send him to a national auctioneer
conference as an LALB representative because, "I wouldn't want you to
represent this Board."
===> Is called on the carpet by audience member (and then-auctioneer) Nell Stuard
regarding "character bashing" which Ms. Stuard contended Ms. Steinkamp
engaged in previously in the same meeting regarding LAPA President Rev.
Freddie Phillips.
===> Demands LAPA Vice President Robert Burns resign from the LALB after
Burns began delving into improprieties at the LALB office as well as the LALB's
unwillingness to enforce shill bidding laws and Burns voicing his discontent over
same.
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Vallan, James Michael (Adm. Law Judge - AG Caldwell)
===> Provides utterly absurd guidance to LALB
stating that they can
convene an illegal Executive Session to discuss the character of
LAPA Vice President Robert Burns on September 17, 2012 over
the explicitly-stated intent, voiced through his attorney, Robert
Loren Kleinpeter, to invoke his RIGHT to have such discussions
take place in an open session. As a result, Burns filed an open
meetings lawsuit violation against the LALB, resulting in the
LALB literally spending tens of thousands of dollars defending.
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