DENIED FOR PUBLICATION, BY THE COURT JUSTICES!

AMAZINGLY ENOUGH! The justices here in Colorado have decided to DENY the Motion for Publication of an Opinion, that contradicts a previous and published opinion, supporting an argument that Mason Ramsey has been waging, against a FAT CAT, named Jake.

What this FAT CAT doesn't get, is that I am going to keep Jabbing at him, until he gets the FUCKING IDEA that this is ONE FUCKING PISSED OFF MOUSE ... and if you're GOING TO EAT ME ... I'll FUCKING KICK YOUR TONSILS OUT on the way down!

I really hate to use this kind of language, but I am really tired of the political bullshit ... and that is exactly what is, nothing more, and nothing less.

I am no attorney, but, I can see past some of the clouds of injustice, knowing there is a great deal of backslapping with the good ol' boys, and it reeks of the ugly stench of keeping the FAT CAT, Jake out of the court room, knowing that while he is one of Colorado's largest employers, he is presently violating its laws, and the recent denial of dissenting opinions only buries it deeper.

When I found out that FAT CAT Jake's attorneys actually wanted the opinion published, I told my attorneys, Diane King, Jason Cobb and Julie Tolleson that; this was something I believed would work to our benefit, in showing that the two previous Judges were contradicting themselves. Personally, I believed that it was a ploy on their part to perhaps throw us off, or gloat. Either way, I told my attorneys, "File a Motion unopposing the Motion to Publish, and file the 'Cert' before the deadlines" because I refuse to believe that this FAT CAT has won a battle, when we we are, and were clearly in the right, with the Law supposedly on our side.

It's all a matter of language and procedure, and now I have to stoop to a level, that will bring him down close enough to grab him by his whiskers, to kick his ass ... by making it public through this medium. Yes, while FAT CAT Jake has enough power to keep it out of the local media, he can not keep it private as long as I've got the ability to speak or write the truth, and make it more of national hayride that ... may eventually become a bestselling novel ... and, if I decide to write, I will call it: "The Great American Furniture Tiger ... SLAIN!"

In my future writings, here and in "The Great American Furniture Tiger .... SLAIN! ... I will publish the names of the Judges and the opinions, including those documents, so that some of those interested, may see; it really isn't fair to the people who work hard for their money, only to be ripped off by a greedy self serving man. Who will stand up to the bully? It just may be my future to fight for the rights of those who know no better. But, then again, if they don't care ... should I? I live in Colorado, a beautiful State to be marred by such ugliness disguised as a great place to work and to buy furniture and accessories

I have bloodied FAT CAT Jake's nose, and injured his pride, because, he never thought that such a little mouse could run him in circles, while his attorneys shrug their shoulders, holding out their hands for the pay out. And neither have those representing me, realized that I too have a will and a want to win!

It's too bad FAT CAT Jake never watched the Tom and Jerry Cartoons. Jerry wins a lot more than Tom. I am the underdog, and if you want me to go away, don't make me your enemy. It could have been handled easily enough with a conversation. I don't believe I have ever given up easily.

(More to come ... unless, he kills me or makes peace, either way ... it will be a headline eventually ... right?)

the UN-AMERICAN COLORADO FURNITURE WAREHOUSE!

It DID NOT seem that long ago, when I felt that I was constantly pumping a dry well, that occasionally produced a mere trickle of water coming from the spout ... and only enough to keep my mouth from caking into crevices large enough to warehouse furniture made in China.

After being fired from a position as a salesman, while working for an American Company selling furniture, mainly coming from outside of America ... I took it upon myself to follow the rules and procedures laid down by the State of Colorado, in asking for my wages through a demand for payment, only to be snubbed ... not only by the State Agency; the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, but also by the company itself.

My termination came after nearly two years of constant harassment and humiliating treatment, that began on my first day of being "On the Sales Floor" where ... after selling almost $20,000.00 worth of merchandise on that first Saturday ... I was sent home just after 6:00pm. It was then I knew that I would have to be very careful, since I had already incurred the wrath of the store manager, mainly because I had been accused of a procedure called, "Stacking," by another salesperson, one of approximately fifty-five others.

Stacking is when a salesman endears him or herself to a customer, who wishes to work with him or her, while they are continually helping others. Of course, it's a very fine line knowing that; in sales it becomes a bit of personality between the customer and the sales person and will take some time ... since buying large ticket items are not easy decisions that are made so easily.

And so, it was on that day, that I decided to keep very detailed records and a journal regarding all of the invoices, hours, names, dates and every little nuance regarding the business of selling furniture for Colorado's largest Furniture Warehouse and possibly the largest in America.

And in keeping those records, I also began reading the Colorado wage laws pertaining to the regulations of a commissioned sales person, knowing that I was also being required, by this company to be a cleaning man, telephone operator, furniture mover, inventory clerk and tagging administrator, aside from attending sales conference and training meetings ... and being an accountant in certifying the convoluted method of a constant retail mess this company created for its employees and customers.

And with this, so begins the story of Attorneys Michael O'Malley and Ronald Podboy who were recently sanctioned by the Colorado Attorney Board of Regulations while representing a group of employees who had filed a lawsuit against American Furniture Warehouse. This is a story that began with one plaintiff, Mason Ramsey, (me) who filed an initial drafted complaint and argument in the 17th Judicial District of Colorado in Adams County, which eventually blossomed into representation from the aforementioned attorneys with an additional forty-five (45) plaintiffs, and ended up in clustered quagmire of deceit and treachery.

This is a true story, and so I should have no problem with any liabilities ... knowing that "The Truth is its own Best Defense."

However, I have been warned that Jake Jabs is a very vindictive and vengeful individual, to which I have witnessed first hand, while in court at end of his middle finger, after a mis-trial was declared in his favor, at the hands of Judge who made it easy to allow the mis-steps in any judicial justice.

If you will take time in following this story, you will come to know that; all is not fair, even through the legal and judicial system ... but I am about to lay it out in a public forum, to give anyone who will read and understand this simple statement; if you do not stand up for your rights and convictions, you are bound to be pushed down and mired in the muck of it all.

I am not afraid of people like Jake Jabs, his sneaky attorneys, my former attorneys, my present attorneys or the judicial system - because; I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. (To be Continued)

JULY 2001 THRU OCTOBER 2002

This story really began long before I knew it had ever begun. A story constantly changing the economic events, that were ruled by the domestic tides in my LIFE, and where I began working with a company, American Furniture Warehouse in Denver, Colorado in July 2001.

After migrating from Tampa, Florida in July 1997 upon the third or fourth, and final split from my soon to be ex wife, I began working toward the rest of my LIFE.

I had at one time, while working in broadcasting, also doubled as a furniture salesperson in the Tampa Bay area, even while working at a major television station WTVT-13, among other things. It was where I struggled to earn a living and to pay the surmounting bills, surrounding the needs of a wife and three children.

And so, I recognized a tremendous opportunity while shopping at American Furniture Warehouse in Aurora, Colorado when my wife, Judi and I were unable to find any help from a salesperson where hundreds of customers were milling about aimlessly.

After a few quick questions from a passing salesman, I ascertained that it would be a commissioned position making 4% of delivered sales, including spiffs, which are bonus monies on extras sold to customers, or on merchandise sold: that the company wanted to move from off the floor or out of the warehouse.

And so again, it came to pass, that I applied for a position with American Furniture Warehouse, but with the hopes of not being a salesman, but rather an advertising and marketing person. However, I was told that everyone who begins working for the company, and who wanted to move into one of those positions in the company, would have to start on the sales floor.

After passing their mandated drug screening, I was going to spend a week in sales training and then I would be ready to begin selling furniture, bedding and accessories for Colorado's largest furniture company, American Furniture Warehouse, under the direction of a very greedy self serving man.

(This story continues and will cover the chronological events of lies, deciet and misgivings of what can happen to people if they stand by and allow people to run over them ... and it will make for a great novel.)

STAND BACK ... I'M GOING TO UNLOAD!

Perhaps it has come to be a time in my LIFE, where I have no other choice, but to begin unleashing the TRUTH as I have lived it.

There have been a lot of things that have been going on with my LIFE behind the scenes, that do not mix well with in an atmosphere involving my professional career, if a professional career, is what it can be called ... if anything at all.

This introductory article is designed to give those of you reading this ... an opportunity to begin following a progressive trail of truths that I have been embroiled in, while working to develop this ongoing 'Professional Career' at this stage of my LIFE.

While this world is racked by an ever increasing tide of turmoil, strife and grief, it can only be a small measure of a cure in applying any antibiotics, to think that I may have some influence on any outcome, even from this small corner of the planet.

However, I know that I really have no other choice in the matter, since I am being forced to turn to this medium in bringing these 'Truths' to light. The reason being, is that the Judicial system as I have come to know it, really isn't as fair ... or, the playing field as level for people like me, even when I have taken extra precautions in protecting my rights as an individual.

The reason; it all boils down to Greed, and the Power of major corporations and the manner in which they feel as if they can run over people they think are insignificant. Guess what ... I am not someone who is as insignificant as they may believe. My problem, is that: I am not as politically connected or have a bottomless well of funds in fighting the GOOD fight, so here I am taking it to another level, even after exhausting nearly all of my legal remedies.

And after being advised by my present legal counsel King & Greisen, Attorneys at Law on the possibilities of incurring the wrath of my current adversary, an American Furniture company not more than two days ago ... I politely reminded them of one simple thing: the truth is its own best defense. So I do not have any worries on writing, or posting any and all notes, letters, legal documents, comments or recordings pertaining to this very powerful adversary, who I believe, after researching the Colorado Statutory Wage Laws is using the legal judicial system to continually violate and narrow the scope of arguments, while manipualting and maintaining his position.

Since I worked for this company for nearly two years of my LIFE as a salesperson, keeping very detailed records; I have extensive inside knowledge on the convoluted accounting methods and tactics used by this company in "Housing" a salesman's salary and selling merchandise to customers, that may have already been used by others.

I will gladly publish those details knowing that I am not telling anyone, any untrue stories, and neither am I working to slander or defame this company, but merely show the world and the State of Colorado that I personally do not like being treated as I have been - while trying to make a living and knowing that I and others have been swindled out of fair compensation.

So, if you are reading this beginning article, I plan on divulging in chronological order all of the sordid details pertaining to the mal-practice of my former attorneys, Michael O'Malley and Ronald Podboy who have already been sanctioned by the Colorado Attorney Board of Regulations, and the sorted lies and deceit perpetrated by the opposing attorneys.

If I can not receive fair and ethical treatment in a court of law, perhaps I will receive some sort of justice in a court of public opinion.

This is not a whine by any stretch, but it will give you a lighter feeling once you start drinking in some of the truth behind the true story. I was told that I could suffer a tremendous loss if I chose to pursue this losing proposition. But, it wasn't a losing proposition for some of the activists and whistle blowers of the major movie blockbusters, like Erin Brockovich or others who have risked all ... in telling a story against the major conglomerates who thought they could do what they wanted, because they were above the law.

Damn! Maybe I should write a book!