Judge Susan K. Weaver reminds me of my ex husband. I was asking “is she mean or just stupid?” Then the answer hit. She is both.

A few lawyers have told me they will not take cases where Judge Weaver will preside. Two lawyers told me they work in counties covered by Judge Susan Weaver, but they will not take my cases, not even for $300 per hour. The bad blood between Judge Weaver and me is obvious, and they fear losing their livelihoods.

I did not set out to fix the judiciary in Arkansas. I was living a quiet life. I had enough assets to retire modestly. That was before the COVID-Crash wiped out my stock portfolio.

When a couple big businesses tried to take advantage of me, and I saw they had a history of oppressing the average guy or gal, I filed lawsuits against them. The judge assigned was Susan Weaver.

Judge Weaver pretty much ignored me and the suits. One was against First American Home Warranty Corporation. Attorney Ryan Younger asked Judge Weaver for an order compelling arbitration and a stay of proceedings until the motion was granted or denied. That stay was in effect for 14 months. That means nothing happened for 14 months.

Then in April 2021 a lawyer named William “Zac” White refiled a suit against me. He filed the same complaint in 2018. An attorney handled the matter for me back then and the suit was dismissed without prejudice. It is a nuisance suit.

This was a suit on behalf of my former partner, Mike Pietrczak. I broke up with Mike after yet another drunken episode that left him bleeding from his ear and with a couple broken bones. He was screwing around on me and was burning through my income from an LLC.

Instead of leaving with half of the stuff we bought over the past six years, Zac White was trying to get all our assets times three for Mike. Since Mike had no income, I assume attorney White was going to take a big portion of the haul.

Zak White had this trick he did at least once before, where he sued a trustee of a trust and did not serve summons on her. Judge Susan Weaver granted the relief Mr. White asked for, even though there was no proof of service in the file.

In the Pietrczak case against me, the summons was also not served. In fact, the summons against my co-defendant, a trust, was not issued at all.

A Godincidence led me to look up the first Pietrczak case and I saw there was the refiling.

I answered and filed a counterclaim. I thought it was a slam dunk.

Mike was claiming I tricked him into signing an agreement that said if we break up everything is 50/50.

Most everyone in our small town knew Mike was an alcoholic. Most thought we were married or knew we called each other husband and wife, but did not get a marriage certificate. Most knew it tore me up to see Mike lose his sobriety, and that I tried and tried to help him.

I doubt anyone thought I should stay with him.

I doubt anyone would think Mike entitled to ownership of a house, 40 acres, a truck, an ATV and an extra $300,000 for punitive damages against me. I think the 50/50 agreement both Mike and I signed, while sober, with a notary, would look fair and even generous on my part. I entered the relationship with a million dollar net worth and Mike had $3.71 in his pocket, and thousands of dollars in debt.

Unfortunately for me, the judge who will frame the case for the jury is Judge Susan Kaye Weaver.

Come back for the next installment. And feel free to leave a comment or contact me at bohemian_books@yahoo.com.