obviously thats a suicide note

2 - you think so?
if so, will they posthumously disbar him :(

Um, yeah. This is clearly a suicide note. Is this guy still alive?

Christ, this is going to be me in 5 years. I need to get out of this goddamn profession.

Back in high school guys used to threaten federal judges all the time. It was no big deal.

It is an appropriate response and my hats off to Taj for having the balls to call the judge out.

If the rest of you have half the diameter of Taj's balls, you should appreciate this effort.

I'm filing my amicus brief today! The Taj rules!

Yeah, this sounds like his blaze of glory before ending it all. I hope I'm wrong.

Sheesh.

What bothers me most about this is that he goes to the trouble of giving his own name TWO defined terms ("Mr. Oladiran" or "Taj"), and then doesn't bother to use either of them in the Motion that follows.

I mean, even if it mattered, I think we could all guess who "Mr. Oladiran" is without having it called out in a parenthetical.

Could Elie post his blaze of glory note here?

Very sad - it is a suicide note, especially the apologies to family.

Go to the AZ Bar website. This guy was a board member, and served as a substitute judge.

His grammar, skills, are, or were, if he, is dead, terrible.

Kash - can we make sexy time?

"To my family, words can't express my apologies; please remember me kindly."

I don't know if I'd read that and still bother to email him, Elie.

That said, good reporting.

Hey Elie, there may be a Good Samaritan Punishment Act of 2010 claim here as well. Perhaps you should file an amicus brief.

Check out his post. Think he wanted to run for attorney general or something like that.
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tajgolaiatsworstenemy wrote: Sat, 2009-08-01 15:20 .I live in Arizona, so, where is the frost bite coming from . . .

Now I remember, I filed a lawsuit explaining how Banks borrowing money to people they know cannot pay back is RACKETEERING!

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

TAJUDEEN O. OLADIRAN, and CHARLOTTE H. OLADIRAN, husband and wife,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC., a Virginia corporation d/b/a/ CRESTAR MORTGAGE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., an Arizona corporation; SUNTRUST BANKS, INC., a Georgia corporation; JAMES M. WELLS III and JANE DOE WELLS III, husband and wife; STERLING EDMUNDS, JR., and JANE DOE EDMUNDS, JR., husband and wife; JOHN DOES I – X; and ENTITIES 1-10,
Defendants.

NO. CV-09-1471-PHX-SRB (federal district court - Phoenix, AZ)
NOTICE OF FILING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT ALLEGING:
(1) VIOLATION OF ARIZONA LAW PROHIBITING RACKETEERING ACTIVITY, A.R.S. §§ 13-2301 ET. SEQ.; (2) BREACH OF CONTRACT; (3) BREACH OF THE COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING; (4) FRAUD; (5) VIOLATION OF ARIZONA MORTGAGE BANKING LAWS, A.R.S. §§ 6-901 ET. SEQ.; and (6) CIVIL VIOLATION OF THE RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT (RICO)
(Assigned to the Hon. Susan R Bolton)
This action seeks compensation for extensive damages incurred in Arizona by plaintiffs, Arizona residents, as a direct result of the predatory lending practices of defendants, Suntrust Bank and its subsidiary, Suntrust Mortgage bank (together, the “Virginia Banks”). Upon information and belief, the Virginia Banks maintain no offices or banking outlet in Arizona; yet, the Virginia Banks actively seek, and do make mortgage loans in Arizona.
Upon information and belief, the Virginia Bank enjoyed financial gains in Arizona by loaning money to borrowers, regardless of the borrower’s ability to repay. In addition, the Virginia Bank intentionally corrupted the Arizona home loan supply chain (including, but not limited to real estate agents, mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers) by providing a financial incentive for mortgage professionals to attract mortgage borrowers, through any means possible, to borrow money from the Virginia Bank. As explained further in the Complaint, this corrupt system resulted in the mortgages that are at issue in this case.

If I were the Attorney General, I would go after these bank executives under the RICO statutes. I'm sure 99% of the Banks have these shady loans; second, third etc loans to people they have no reason giving loans to; people the Banks know will default.
These loans allow the Banks to increase their loan portfolios, market shares, and executive salaries with gold plated parachutes. If the AGs charge them with racketeering they will be glad to contribute to a stimulus fund for real homeowners. A fund that people who lost their shirts to bad real estate investments fueled by the Banks' illegal generousity can access to get their lives back.

IT CAN BE DONE, ALL WE NEED IS REAL LEADERSHIP IN ARIZONA. If I were the Attorney General, my motto woul be: DON'T MESS WITH ARIZONA, and that means you, Mr. Bank.

NY Times, since the start if this fight, all I've run into are people afraid of the Banks. I know, someone out there, maybe you, will have the guts to publish these letters. I am not afraid, I sued a Bank (more to come) and I an a one-man firm taking on a the best the banks can afford. I will win. The fund I describe above will be come reality. The questio is whether you will be the person to help me on my way or neo. I hope you will.

These loans allow the Banks to increase their loan portfolios, market shares, and executive salaries with gold plated parachutes. If the AGs charge them with racketeering they will be glad to contribute to a stimulus fund for real homeowners. A fund that people who lost their shirts to bad real estate investments fueled by the Banks' illegal generousity can access to get their lives back.

Er, Kash. Sorry.
- 15

Wait, so what's the problem?

This is clearly a suicide note. Please remove this out of respect for the family. Reprehensible judgment on the part of ATL.

This reminded me of this one old lawyer that I would see around the court. He was a widely respected litigator and solo practitioner. A lot of judges respected him and knew him as an honest guy. There was this one judge that kept on ruling for his opponents for the most ridiculous reasons, and I was there for a few of those oral arguments. At the final summary judgment motion, you can tell from listening to oral arguments that the other side had no case. But the judge made a bench ruling and granted summary judgment against that old lawyer. As soon as the ruling was made, that old lawyer walked up to the judge, pulled out his wallet and threw about $75 bucks in cash at the judge and yelled "is this what you want, is this what it takes to win a case in your court." He walked out, retired and enjoyed the rest of his life.

That is leaving in a blaze of glory.

It's either professional suicide or the real thing. Not the smart thing to do either way.

I just pulled a docket report off of PACER. After this motion was filed, Judge Bolton recused herself and a new judge was assigned.

I guess you can say he prevailed on the motion. What a genius.

Well, it may be a call for help note. Or it may be an I'm going to shoot up the courtroom note given the threats. Hopefully someone at the Clerk's office called for help upon receipt. Great job picking this up off the web!!

Buon Giorno, Ladies and Gents. In the interest of elevating the fine discourse here, I would request that this article be removed out of respect for the family.
By the way, I prognosticate another "Lateral Link":
Aguilera International Counsel: Seeks Of Counsel....

This was filed October 1. If it were a suicide note, we'd have found a body by now.

....Taj , you were in house. you had so much to live for..

14 - LOL

Judge Bolton is a great judge. I have had two cases before her.

This explains why he spent no more than a year at his previous jobs.

What makes you think his wife is an attorney? A quick google check shows her LinkedIn profile where she claims only to be an administrative professional with a community college education - fact check much, do you?!

LOL@9

It sounds like "Taj" tried to live the american dream by purchasing a home in Scottsdale, AZ that was beyond his financial means. This is a common mistake for newly minted attorneys who feel that passing the bar means they have "made it." Taj probably purchased the property with no money down and incurred an interest only mortgage which he could not afford. Bank tried to foreclose and Taj files a suit alleging RICO, TILA and RESPA violations against the Bank. These types of lawsuits are the ploys of desperate folks. I am sure Judge Bolton properly dismissed Taj's case. And yes, I would construe his last paragraph as a veiled threat against her life.

http://courthouseforum.com/forums/view.php?id=1053745#thread1053745

Was this his post?

I noticed that Taj went to the University of Nigeria....Why can't he deposit $3 million USD in the bank accounts for Princess Ogwume with a 10 percent commission....

The guy is a nurse.

32 - Acute legal insight. Well played...

PE,
Whom did you favor in the 1964 GOP presidential primary- Goldwater, Rockefeller, or Scranton?

Susan Bolton is a fine judge. That's why I appointed her. The following are some reviews of her legal acumen:

"Susan Boilton makes wrongful judgments unsuitable for a federal judge that tend to undermine confidence in the judiciary."

"The worst. She dismissed an action litigated for 18 months for lack of federal jurisdiction. We prevailed on appeal, but thereafter settled because she let it be known that she was going to ensure that an alum from her law school ultimately prevail. She is dismissive of counsel, intemperate and biased. The worst in the District of Arizona and an example why Article III should be amended to require direct and periodic election of district judges."

"Judge Susan R. Bolton picks her favorite side based on her interest and then contorts her findings to fit her desired outcome. She is devoid of intellectual honesty. She makes wrongful judgments unsuitable for a federal judge that tend to undermine confidence in the judiciary."

"I was shocked by Judge Bolton’s rulings in the civil cases. Surely if the Ninth Circuit had access to everything that goes on in the cases. they would be shocked to know how Judge Bolton is actually handling litigation and her reversal rating would be worse. Her rulings are outrageous. Judge Bolton makes up her mind before hearing the facts. There is some disconnect between this judge and reality. She likes to listen to one side of parties. She uses her own speculation to defend one side of parties. Judge Bolton is imperious, biased, arrogant, sarcastic and inappropriate and should be sanctioned."

http://www.therobingroom.com/Judge.aspx?ID=91

PagingNurse Bridgeburner, Nurse Bridgeburner . . .

His website is down. . . .disappointing

His website is down. . . .disappointing

Elie, do you ghostwrite legal briefs for Mr. Oladiran?

PagingNurse Bridgeburner, Nurse Bridgeburner . . .

Dubya,
Bolton is a Clinton nominee. FAIL

I usually find the Dubya avatar highly annoying, but I laughed out loud at that one! Well played.

44 - well played.

Dubya, if you appointed her, you might want to correct the fjc.gov profile on her, which reads:

Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 21, 2000, to a seat vacated by Robert C. Broomfield; Confirmed by the Senate on October 3, 2000, and received commission on October 13, 2000.

Funny Dubya fail.

I had a case before her. Thought she was pretty even-handed and sharp.

Go back to nursing. You'll deal with less shit.

I am wondering about the lawyers to whom he gave a shout-out in the motion. They are probably far from being pleased at that their persumably private conversation with Taj is made public in a manner that's unlikely to endear them to Judge Bolton.

It's not a veiled threat to a federal judge. Taj is obviously referring to Hell. But since Bolton is godless Clinton appointee, she probably isn't too worried about it.

50--even more interestingly, the lawyers he mentioned in the motion appear to be the opposing counsel.

Just further confirmation that I'm a dumbass. But y'all knew that already.

23,

Looks like he knows how to put together a winning motion. Bar Association can't discipline him if he prevailed on the motion.

Certainly an interesting read. But in a profession with above average rates of substance abuse and depression this is not something to make light of.

There but for the grace of god goes our motion.

I love how everyone blames banks for not protecting them from themselves. Including this moron Taj

Good for Him. To bad more attorneys don't have the balls to speak up to these Judges. There is nothing threatning in the attorneys comment. Infering that they will meet again in court is appropiate. No matter how many of these judges are bought and paid for by the Corporate world rarely is an attorney standup enough to repudiate them as the judges repudiate them. Thanks for forgetting legal ettiquitte and letting these judges behave like the mobsters many of them are. Horay Horay.

56 = Taj typing from the grave...

25 you're a piece of shit. who asks for a post to be removed "out of respect" and then makes a joke about the presumed dead guy's job being open?

This comment is addressed to my dear friend Partner Emeritus:

if you know so much, care so much, why don't you teach that impotent son of yours a lesson or two?

52 - Just looked at the whole filing, and you are right. That puts a new color on the thanks though.

Is this the wife of John Bolton (Yosemite Sam of the UN?)

How was this guy a BigLaw associate wtih such shitty writing skills? When the title of your motion has an "a" where there should be an "an," you probably don't deserve to live.

Poor guy. I appreciate his attempt, SunTrust was the same damn bank that ruined me by making me buy more house than I could afford.

"For AN Honest and Honorable Court System"

Can't believe this isn't up . . .

Difference between gawd and a Federal Judge . . . ?

Checked Pacer--the guy is, by all accounts, alive and well. Bolton recused herself, the case was reassigned to a new judge and mediation was scheduled for yesterday.

67--What a great idea--checking Pacer. I wish I had thought of that! I learn something on this site every day. If I keep this up for three years, can I sit for a bar exam?

62: No. John is married to Gretchen Smith Bolton. Maybe some day, there will be Wikipedia coverage in your neck of the woods. They're adding antennas every day.

69! In a Kash Post. What an honor.

38 - Since David and Nigel seem to have taken the day off...

You forgot about the two-word review that simply said, "Shit Sandwich."

70 = phail.

In addition to what 67 said, the Phoenix AZ obituaries don't list him on or after the date of this motion.

This is EXCELLENT news for John McCain.

62 -- no, its the wife of Michael Bolton, the singer of treacly ballads.

The notion that this jackass can't be sanctioned for his motion because Judge Bolton actually recused herself is probably the stupidest substantive comment anyone's ever made on ATL.*

* Promissory estoppel theories not included.

Why can't he be someone normal - like John Ritter?

76: Who asserted he can't be sanctioned? You're a dope. The number 76 is now dead to me.

Ya don't mess with Nigerians, baby!

76,

You can't possibly think Bolton is going to file a complaint with the bar association; or do you? She'd be called to testify in any proceeding against him.

You think she wants to answer questions under oath? It's that due process thingy.

Why do you think the case is now in mediation unless Suntrust wants to avoid a judgment against them. If that happened, the floodgates would open.

You may not like this guy's style, but he's got guts.

Bar association isn't going to touch this guy with a ten foot pole.

54

Speaking only for my state's bar association -- the South Carolina Bar -- it would take its own initiative to seek sanctions once word of this motion leaked. Even if the Judge wanted nothing to do with the sanctions, the discliplinary committee would likely act on this and bring down the hammer.

Here's an idea:

Above the Law: Do some investigative reporting for once beyond the stupuid gossip you usually report and tell us the fallout from this. Is the dude still alive? Why no sanctions? etc.

80, meet 81.

81,

The judge would get word to your state bart association to drop any attempt to sanction the guy.

Your problem is that you assume the lawyer didn't have a basis for dissing the judge. Bad assumption.

This lawyer wouldn't 'play nice' with your bar association and keep in mind that the lawyer could subpoena the judge to testify. Maybe the judge is corrupt; or did you not consider that possibility?

Judges are not exempt from being forced to testify about their decisions in a civil action; or are you unaware of Dennis v. Sparks, 449 U.S. 24 (1980).

You are hopelessly naive if you think your state bar association would touch this guy.

This post is directed to the author of comment #32:

PE you must be the shit-bat-craziest loon outside an ayslum to utterly disregard your past indiscretions in the realm of lawyers-taking-their-lives to even CONTEMPLATE posting on a thread where the majority of previous posts indicate the topic of the thread touches upon suicide.

I have to hand it to you. That is a so-stupid-it's-ballsy-but-actually-indicative-of-mental-impotency comment I have yet to see on this site. Well done sir. Your de-equitization letter is certainly in the mail.

Now, go CHECK YOU EMAILS.

What's the expression? An attorney who represents himself ....

Hey, did anyone here about that guy that filed a motion that sounded like a suicide note? You should google it.

84, did you have to ask your Legal Writing professor for help with Westlaw to dig up that citation? I know 1L research is tough...

88,

Did you law school teach you to ignore the facts and the law when they are against you; or did you learn that later?

You lose. Don't bring a pocket knife to a tank battle, punk.

84

While this is obviously very entertaining for some of you, others have recognized the serious issues presented within this pleading. Fortunately, Taj is still with us. Some of you may want to reflect on your own inhumanity and see if this would be as funny if it were a colleague of yours.

Is that Urkel?

84,

First off, HAHAHAHAHA. Second, it's clear YOUR grammar school didn't teach YOU how to use the possessive form of pronouns properly.

Now, as to youR facts:

Fake Fact #1
"The judge would get word to your state bart association to drop any attempt to sanction the guy."

I'm not sure that the judge would get word to the state bart, as I'm not sure what power people named Bart have in these matters. Second, this "fact" is in fact an "assumption," something you criticized another poster for using.

"Your problem is that you assume the lawyer didn't have a basis for dissing the judge. Bad assumption."

"Disproving" someone's assumption by calling it a bad assumption (an assumption, I might add)? Bad idea.

"Maybe the judge is corrupt; or did you not consider that possibility? "

Maybe you're full of shit and making yet another ASSUMPTION, and I know you didn't consider that possibility (but you should).

Don't bring a retard to a smart person fight.*

*Sorry, don't bring yourself.

He and his wife work at his law firm (she is administrative). Pic of them both:

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/v224/571/65/n1245278993_7956.jpg

I think this guy has balls. Anyhow, the judge won't be able to prevent the relevant state bar Committee from investigating further. Because some members on that Committee are DEFINITELY going to want to probe further to get the dirt (on both the crazy motion and also possibly the judge's ethics). And BTW, the Committee wouldn't need permission from the particular judge to open an investigation.

his experience at GT is probably as a doc reviewer.

I hope he was jailed for contempt.

At least according to Oladiran, a copy of the Complaint is in the First comment at this link:

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2009/07/goldwater_institute_attempts_t.php

Kash - do you have a copy of the federal judge's Order and/or decision supporting it (the one that got Oladiran fired up). From Oladiran's motion, it looks like his lawsuit survived summary judgment because the motion refers to scheduled depositions (he claims out of state banks came into Arizona, loaning money to borrowers who probably couldn't repay and making money in the process; he says that's rackateering.) So if deps had not yet been taken, what did the federal judge do? Was it some narrow issue she ruled upon but it set him off? We should see the Order.

"Go back to nursing. You'll deal with less shit."

Unless, of course, it is a nursing home.

Um, 63, did you see his picture? Enough said.

Ban 98.

99,

Blow me.

98

Ban 99. Dance sucka you got nothin on me.

Could someone PLEASE use his picture and open up an account under his name and invent a new schtick that's as unfunny as the rest of them here and post comments under every story saying something like "And to, [insert name in relevant story], we'll meet again you know where... like, for example, if the story was about Eric Holder the person with this new schtick could write "And to you, Eric Holder, we'll meet again you know where" or if the story were about Paris Hilton he could write "And to you, Paris Hilton, we'll meet again you know where" and then after a few weeks a buch of people could argue about whether this new Taj guy was a law school student or not and then Partner Emeritus could write something like "blah, blah, blah, I'm a fucking douchebag" and then the new Taj character could write "And to you, Partner Emeritus, we'll meet again you know where" and the someone could write "Yeah, guys in my high school used to make fun of mentally unstable guys named Taj all the time and it was no big deal" and then people could start to speculate whether Taj was actually Loyala2L and the real L2L could come out of retirement and announce that he, after all, really IS the guy who posts "The ship be sinking..." and then G. W. Bush would be all, like, "Mission Accomplished" or, no, no, no, he'd be all "How you like me now" and future Elie would be like "Blah, blah, Elie's fat and has poor grammar" and then man that would be off the hook awesome! Ass lobster.

Could someone PLEASE use his picture and open up an account under his name and invent a new schtick that's as unfunny as the rest of them here and post comments under every story saying something like "And to, [insert name in relevant story], we'll meet again you know where... like, for example, if the story was about Eric Holder the person with this new schtick could write "And to you, Eric Holder, we'll meet again you know where" or if the story were about Paris Hilton he could write "And to you, Paris Hilton, we'll meet again you know where" and then after a few weeks a buch of people could argue about whether this new Taj guy was a law school student or not and then Partner Emeritus could write something like "blah, blah, blah, I'm a fucking douchebag" and then the new Taj character could write "And to you, Partner Emeritus, we'll meet again you know where" and the someone could write "Yeah, guys in my high school used to make fun of mentally unstable guys named Taj all the time and it was no big deal" and then people could start to speculate whether Taj was actually Loyala2L and the real L2L could come out of retirement and announce that he, after all, really IS the guy who posts "The ship be sinking..." and then G. W. Bush would be all, like, "Mission Accomplished" or, no, no, no, he'd be all "How you like me now" and future Elie would be like "Blah, blah, Elie's fat and has poor grammar" and then man that would be off the hook awesome! Ass lobster.

Biglaw to 190K!

102: LOL! That made my day.

92,

Lawyer disses the judge on October 1, and the judge recused herself shortly thereafter. If thr lawyer didn't have a good reason to believe the judge was corrupt, she would have sanctioned him by now.

BTW, it appears that you forgot how to write in law school.

102 was good but 103 ruined it.

Eh, 102 wasn't that funny. Guys in my high school used to write stuff like that all the time. It was no big deal.

Could someone PLEASE make a schtick out of 102's comment?

102 is a great comment.

don't u have to use "an" instead of "a" before "honest"??

102 needs to be memorialized permanently somewhere on the ATL page. Lat?

LOL @ 102.

103 = EPIC FAILURE TO BE ORIGINAL.

While you're at it, why don't you sue the IRS for extortion?

The case already was reassigned to Judge G. Murray Snow when he filed the motion; that is why the file stamp has "GMS" at the end. I don't know if he earlier filed a motion for recusal that caused the new judicial assignment, but his motion that is the subject of this article isn't what led to Judge Bolton no longer having the case.

Below is an excerpt from his first amended complaint. Is it accurate that the mortgagee (Sun Trust) has obtained insurance to cover it in case of the mortgagor/debtor's default? He signed up for a $700K mortgage loan, which was split into two mortgages.

"25. The Bank's racketeering scheme allowed the Bank to make money on the front-end from the Oladirans' mortgage while the Oladirans struggled to pay the Bank (borrowing more money, emptying saving accounts, cashing in 401ks, getting into credit card debt, etc., to pay the Bank); and make money on the back-end by foreclosing on the borrower (as its seeks to do in this case), liquidating the subject real property (as it seeks to sell the Oladiran Home) and the contract (the Loan Transaction) at fire sale prices; selling the remaining debt to scavenger debt collection companies; and COLLECTING THE REST OF ITS MONEY FROM THE INSURANCE POLICY IT BOUGHT TO COVER A LOAN THAT IT WAS SURE WOULD DEFAULT."

Anyone knows?

His name is Robert Paulson.
His name is Robert Paulson.

38, did you make up those quotes? The AFJ comments about Judge Bolton are quite positive. "I have never seen or heard of any leanings." "She gives everyone a chance. She is middle-of-the-road." "She is very even handed." "She has very good legal ability." "She has very good legal skills. She cuts through the garbage." "She is an extremely smart and competent jurist. She knows all aspects of the law." "She has outstanding legal ability." etc etc

His work product is better than most of what GT produces.

What's the deal with this crybaby lawyer - he signed a voluntary contract, he can't sue his way out of it. What a fool.

If the courts had to expect this sort of occurrence on a daily basis nothing would ever be accomplished. This guy definitely had some other motive for attacking the judge like that. I.e. watched too many re-runs of Law and Order the night before. Total disrespect/suicide to what end? Perhaps he suffers from Tourette's Syndrome.

How can you be in house and run a solo practice as well??

"please remember me kindly"??? Sounds like a suicide note...

Quite clearly a suicide note, and it's disgusting that ATL posted this originally and that it is still here three days later. Looks as if Kashmir, your tipster, and Elie all have equal and pathetic reading comprehension abilities. Learn where the line between sharing scandal and publicizing (potential) tragedy in a completely classless way lies. How base.

Since when is Greenberg Traurig considered big law? Guess I am confusing Big Law with Good Law.

Taj, if you're out there, I want to start a firm with you, and together we will file motions pursuant to the law of what goes around comes around all over this great nation.

And if this was a suicide note, please tell me you got the filing fee waved.

Hopefully just a resignation note, not a suicide note. Perhaps, someone should send it to local police to check on him.

Hopefully just a resignation note, not a suicide note. Perhaps, someone should send it to local police to check on him.

Hopefully just a resignation note, not a suicide note. Perhaps, someone should send it to local police to check on him.

I'm not trying to give Taj any credit here, but SunTrust is a pretty nasty bank. I saw them loan money to a business, and when it went under, they make sure they get paid before the *employees.* In fact, they left the company executives holding the bag on that issue.

If their dealings in the residential mortgage market are similar, they could send anyone over the edge.