CONTINUING EDUCATION
AS ILLUSTRATED BY LAPA's
TRACKING
OF LAWSUITS OF AUCTIONEERS FINDING
THEMSELVES IN LITIGATION FOR
ONE REASON OR ANOTHER:
Henderson Auction Lawsuits Against:
1. Charles
Easler (South Carolina) & his company,
WorldNet Auctions;
2. Blake
Everett et. al.
3. Lloyd Henderson (Marvin's brother) et. al.
Henderson Auctions Sales Tax Lawsuit;
Betty Jo Story's Courtroom Victory Over
Auctioneer
Marlo Schmidt on October 29, 2014
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Henderson Auctions vs. Charles Easler & WorldNet Auctions
Video Date: 10/15/16: LAPA Vice President Robert Burns
outlines the latest
lawsuit entailing
Henderson Auctions in
which South Carolina auctioneer Charles
Easler and his company, WouldNet
Auctions, have been named as defendants.
Easler /
Worldnet Answer to Lawsuit
Motion to
Substitute Defense Attorneys
The above video continues LAPA's providing
auctioneers with CONTINUING
EDUCATION (this time the concept of WITHHOLDING
proceeds to repay
the financing of consigned goods).
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Henderson Auctions vs. Blake Everett et. al.
Video Date: 10/15/16. Update on the Henderson Auctions v. Blake Everett et. al.
litigation during which LAPA Vice President Robert Burns has
to dress down
LALB Executive Director Sandy Edmonds and legal counsel
Larry S. Bankston.
Sound Off Louisiana Posts on the Henderson v. Everett Litigation:
7/5/16: Gov. Edwards' Auction Corruption Train Surpasses Jindal's with Henderson Alleged Fraud
6/11/16: LALB Member Jeff Henderson backed into Suing Marvin Henderson
Video Date: 3/8/16: LAPA Vice President Robert Burns updates auctioneers on
the latest
developments in the JAH Enterprises (Henderson Auctions)
v. Blake Everett,
et. al. litigation to include Everett having
filed suit against Henderson in
Federal Court in Baton Rogue.
Supporting Documents:
1.
Curator fee of $350 taxed as costs in the
litigation by David Guidry.
2. Transfer of
litigation from 21st JDC State Court to Baton Rouge Federal Court.
3. Order setting
early deadlines (4/14 & 4/28) established for Federal litigation.
4. Motion to Dismiss Sam Everett (Blake's
father) from litigation.
5. Answer and
Countersuit filed by Everett.
6.
Spreadsheet asserting that Henderson owes Everett
over $600,000.
7.
Order for oral arguments on Sam Everett's Dismissal (Denied)
and assignment to Magistrate Judge to consider
the matter.
Video Date:
1/25/16. Quick review & update
on litigation
between Louisiana Auctioneer Licensing Board Member
Jeff
Henderson (owner of JAH Enterprises d/b/a
Henderson Auctions) and Blake
Everett.
Supporting Documents:
1.
Transfer of Crown
Casino Vessel: Jeff Henderson to Everett on 12/3/13.
2.
Lawsuit filed
5/27/14 in Livingston Parish of JAH Enterprises v. Everett et. al.
3.
Lis Pendens filed by JAH (Jeff Henderson) in Mississippi on 6/4/14.
4.
8/25/14 motion by JAH to
hire private process server to serve Everett.
5.
7/7/15 signed order by Mississippi judge expunging Lis Pendens.
6.
1/22/16 Henderson Ex Parte Motion: appoint attorney to represent Everett
in Livingston Parish
Video Date: 9/9/14. LAPA Vice President Robert Burns explains the pitfalls of
serving as principal (owner)
in merchandise offered for sale at auction, particularly when multiple
owners
are involved. Burns
illustrates the high level of trust that's required for such
situations
by illustrating a lawsuit filed by JAH
Enterprises d/b/a/ Henderson Auctions
after things went haywire
entailing the sale of a casino boat jointly owned by JAH Enterprises
(which is itself owned
by LALB Member Jeff Henderson) and Blake
Everett, a former
Henderson Auctions business partner.
Update: 10/13/14.
Thus far, service to Everett hasn't been able to be facilitated via
U. S.
mail. Hence, JAH filed this motion to hire a
private process server to serve the Everetts.
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Henderson Auctions vs. Lloyd Henderson et. al.
Video Date:
10/13/14. LAPA Vice President Robert Burns elaborates upon
this
lawsuit of JAH (Henderson Auctions) v. Lloyd Henderson et. al.
in which
JAH complains of new competition by Lloyd Henderson
and an infringement
upon trade marks, etc. in forming that competition.
The lawsuit cites a
deliberate attempt to create confusion as to the identities of the
two
companies (even to the extent of substantial duplication in the appearance
of
the Henderson Auctions website
vs. the Henderson and Henderson
Auctioneers website).
Burns also briefly
recaps ALL of the other outstanding lawsuits known to exist in
the Louisiana
auction industry, including the JAH v. Everett et. al. lawsuit presented below
and those of Burns and/or Phillips v. LALB
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Louisiana Department of Revenue v. Henderson Auctions
Video Date:
9/9/14. LAPA Vice President Robert Burns
provides a primer in terms of a background
of the LALB's sharply divergent
treatment of Kathleen Sue White vs.
Board Member Jeff Henderson (Marvin
Henderson's son) regarding
allegations of unpaid sales taxes. This
"stroll down memory lane"
is provided as a result of
the upcoming trial of LA Dept. of Revenue v. JAH
Enterprises
being scheduled
to convene the week of Monday, September 15, 2014 in Livingston Parish, a venue
in
which Marvin Henderson has stated: "They (the LA Dept. of Revenue) don't want to try
me
in Livingston Parish."
CLICK HERE to
see a copy of the original suit filed by the
LA Dept. of Revenue.
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Betty Jo Story's Courtroom Victory Over Louisiana Auctioneer Marlo Schmidt
Video Date:
10/29/14. LAPA Vice President Robert Burns visits with Ms. Betty Jo Story
at her home only
20 minutes after she attained a court award of
$4,102.29 (plus court
costs) in
DeRidder, LA against
auctioneer Marlo Schmidt. Ms. Story also relays
that she
requested to address the LALB (by completing its official form to do
so)
regarding the fact that Mr. Schmidt had steadfastly refused to
negotiate
a settlement with her [in direct defiance of a directive
given to him by
Board Member Darlene Jacobs-Levy (see video below)].
In response, Ms.
Story relays that, on or around August 22, 2014, LALB
Executive Director
Sandy Edmonds telephoned her and relayed that it
"would be a waste of your
time." Ms. Story relayed that Ms. Edmonds' response to her
request
prompted her to sue the LALB (CLICK
HERE to track that lawsuit).
CLICK HERE
to follow the entire ordeal Ms. Story endured entailing Schmidt & the LALB.
To return to LAPA's Index Page of Auctioneer Issues Discussions by the LALB, CLICK HERE
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