James Brya writes:

I would like to start by telling you thanks for taking the time and listening to the problems we have been having with the courts of Chicago.  Please let us come talk to someone there. This is only part of what has been happening to us. Sorry to take up your time.  Try to make it brief.

This has been going on for years. Arnold and Arthur Lynch were brothers who happened to live by my husband James Brya.  James always watched over them because of their money problems they would get into, not enough.  They couldn’t pay their bills or make house payments.  Arnold drank at the time not Arthur.  This period of time is about 12 years started around 1997.  Arnold & Arthur always told James that they would pay him back when they could.  James kept boxes of receipts & notes for the things he had paid for.  Arthur can not read or write and has a problem with monies.

Arnold had a bad car accident and was in the hospital for sometime.  In comes the police officer Mr. Richard Tracy. Who knew Arnold & Arthur from their past. Arthur went out and got an attorney for Arnold and the law suite stated for 1.5 million.  Tracy wanted Arnold to have a guardian thinking he would choose him, only Arnold chose James. This is where the problems start.  Tracy never makes it easy from here on it’s like a vendetta on the two plus James.  The attorney is Paul Anakin.  Tracy tells Arnold & Arthur he will get even.

Case starts James is appointed guardian May 8, 2002 to Arnold at $700.00 per month.  In the beginning no problems except for money, bills for Arthur & Arnold are too high with the house.  James is still helping and keeping receipts. James receives no monies for being guardian, but he is still paying their bills around $40.00 to 4500.00 a month Arnold & Arthur are still promising to pay him back some day.  James understands and believes that someday they will pay him back.  In 2005 the two men decide the house is too much and decide to sell.  But the house is in bad shape. They ask James if they find a person to fix it could he help with the payments until it is sold and they will pay him back.  James thinks about it and says yes.  They found a long time friend who gave them a good price.  The total rehab was around $34000.00 dollars paid in installments of three.  House sells and the men make about $77000.00 profit.  They pay James for the rehab.  Plus put the $44000.000 in the bank.  Arnold wants to pay James for the guardianship the he never received from court, Arnold only thinks it right.  Receipts for everything James has done in the years are still in boxes. James leaves money in bank and takes it when needed.  James still helps the two men.  So monies are still being used to help both men with expenses.  And they now live in James house because they have no house, one man upstairs and one man downstairs.

The lawsuit for Arnold is coming to and end.   The lawyer Paul Ankin has come to a conclusion that the man has no monies except for insurance of $25000.00 take it or leave it that is all there is.  Arnold signs paper and gets $11000.00 dollars and puts it in LaSalle bank March 2006 and Paul takes $14000.00.  Arnold dies April 13, 2006 James uses the money to bury Arnold which is around $6000.00.  Arthur the brother calls lawyer Paul and tells his secretary that Arnold is dead.  James never calls thinking that it’s OK because Arthur called and waits for Paul to call back with instructions.  James takes the balance of $5000.00 and uses it to help Arthur with his expenses. Paul never calls.

Arthur is still living in James place. Now he wants to try a place down the street.  Arthur has no furniture he wants to purchase James, James agrees. James helps him move, this is second time.  Arthur stays about one year and wants to move again.  He asks James if hr can move in our basement apartment we talk and agree, another move, three moves.  Arthur has always been with us still helped him if he needed it.  Took him to doctors & hospitals because he can’t drive gave him extra monies if needed.

Now Paul calls in 2007 and finds out Arnold has died.  Problems start.  Because James was guardian he was told that he didn’t follow the right rules for guardianship.  What rules James says no one told me about rules I was to take care of Arnold and I did.  You had me sign papers and I did, you said sign here and I did.  His brother Arthur called and you Paul never called back.  Paul puts in court to close Arnold’s case because of death.

Judge Kawamoto now receives letter from Richard Tracy and long and short of it, the case has been going on ever since.  What Richard claims in the letter we do not know, the court would not tell us or show us the letter.  But from the beginning Richard Tracy told Arthur that he would get him and that he would end up with nothing and in a home.

Back and forth with lawyer and guardianship our monies is gone.  We understand that James did not follow the rules to guardianship and so does he. He will take whatever the court has to give. But never once did he ever abandoned those two men Arnold & Arthur.  James never received any paperwork telling how to be a guardian he only followed his heart.

Arthur lived with us up until yesterday April 10, 2009.  Like I said before Arthur does have some problems but we love him very much and he has been treated bad by the courts of Chicago.  They are using him to get to James and that is not right.  James has not been convicted of any wrong doing up to now.  Arthur has never been in trouble with the law.  So far in this Arthur has been mistreated by the court system.  He would just like to have his voice in court and they won’t listen to him.  One psychiatrist said he was totally retarded and needed round clock care; please you need to meet this man and see for yourself.  We have paid for lawyers who did nothing to help Arthur. Arthur is 64 years old and lived all his life with no problem.  Why now?  He purchased two homes by himself, how did he do that.  I understand that he has problems and does not know common things like everyone else, but why do you call this mentally retarded.  In court this week they made him go to a home that he does not want to go to.  With a man that is 94 years old and dieing.  Arthur asked to stay with us and they told him we would hurt him.  Arthur has taken care himself
for 64 years.  Where was everybody for 64 years you tell me!  And if Richard Tracy knew this for so long why didn’t he help him.  Where was Tracy when the two men Arnold & Arthur needed help with their expenses & home?  Tracy made fun of the two and said they would lose everything.  James said no and stepped in to help.  It seems to me Tracy didn’t care, and wasn’t he the person who should have cared he’s a retired police officer.

The court system agrees that James gets none of the monies the court owes him for guardianship.  And the monies he received from Arnold & Arthur has to be paid back also even for the repairs on the house.  The receipts that James had for all those years Arthur threw out because they got wet and soggy in the basement and he thought he was helping James.  So no receipts but we have Arthur and the contractor, still no good.

The main problem is Arthur he is not being heard.  Let this man have his voice in court. Before anything else give Arthur his pride & dignity back.  He is a US citizen where are his rights?  We understand that he has special problems. Judge Kawamoto will not listen to anyone who wants to help Arthur or his brother.  And James has not been found guilty for any wrong doings it’s been 1-1/2 years.  The court is putting the cart before the horse.

PLEASE HELP US NO ONE WILL.

Thank you,
James Brya