LALB
(regulatory body overseeing auction licensing in Louisiana)
Pre-2012 Financial Information:
Legal
Schedules and Invoices, Bank Statements
LEGAL SCHEUDLES:
Phillips v. LALB Cost Recap [Note 1].
Burns v. LALB Cost Recap [Note 2].
Note 1:
Rev. Freddie Phillips, LAPA President, while serving as a member of the LALB, sought to attend the 2010 National Auctioneer's Licensing Law Official's Agency (NALLOA) annual conference. His request was denied by a vote of 5-2, with only LAPA Vice President Robert Burns and Rev. Phillips himself voting to approve him as an LALB representative at the conference. Soon after the vote, Rev. Phillips requested a one-page past recap of LALB travel going back to 2000.
After meeting stiff resistance from the LALB regarding producing such a report, Rev. Phillips filed a Writ of Mandamus in 19th Judicial District Court to command the LALB to produce the report. After being served with the Writ, the LALB, lead by its attorney, Anna Dow, instead of producing the report, opted to commence with a legal fight which ultimately cost the LALB almost $2,600 (see above recap link).
In early April of 2011, realizing that the LALB was never going to produce the report for Rev. Phillips and seeing continued legal expenditures to be a waste of money, LAPA Vice President Robert Burns requested to go into the LALB office and produce the report for Rev. Phillips. It took Mr. Burns less than two (2) hours to produce the report. Feel free to CLICK HERE to see the spreadsheet prepared for Rev. Phillips by Mr. Burns. Rev. Phillips then filed a pleading with the 19th JDC relaying that his Writ had become moot, and that concluded the episode. Feel free to CLICK HERE to see the full itemization of filings in the Phillips v. LALB suit.
Note 2:
At the 9/20/10 LALB meeting, all audience members were told they could not be inside the Boardroom. Additionally, LAPA Vice President Robert Burns was told twice by then-Chairman Comer that he would NOT be recognized to speak prior to a vote on two agenda items on which Burns sought recognition to speak. Accordingly, Burns filed a lawsuit against the LALB for this blatant violation of Louisiana's Open Meetings Laws. CLICK HERE to see the full itemization of filings in the Burns v. LALB suit (including the settlement payment to Burns).
Note 3:
Investigator Jim Steele spends twelve (12) hours investigating some unspecified auction business billed on August 13, 2011 (see page 16) and another eight (8) hours investigating an unknown auction business billed on November 19, 2011.
LEGAL INVOICES:
October, 2011 to February 2012 [Note 3].
September, 2010 to January 2011
Note 3:
Investigator Jim Steele spends twelve (12) hours investigating some unspecified auction business billed on August 13, 2011 (see page 16) and another eight (8) hours investigating an unknown auction business billed on November 19, 2011.
BANK STATEMENTS:
August, 2010 - January, 2012:
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