The Story in Simple Terms
Follow the Money, Follow the Lies
A Story So Simple, Even a Third Grader Can Understand
William Rudge IV, as the only child and SOLE heir, inherited William John Rudge III's property upon his death on 12/24/ 2000. WJR III purchased this property in 1981, well before the Park Square Condos were erected. Park Square's Sylvia Pattee was in on it! William and Caryn, married with children, owned, occupied, and enjoyed their a valuable property, until they didn't‼️The city used Armed force to destroy the land (62 tons of green vegetation) and threat of armed force to remove the family into the street. 🤯(UNDER THE COLOR OF THE LAW‼️!)🤯 . This is the Rudge family's land-patented, homesteaded private property, their home, their school for home-tutored children, and their family inheritance. As this was their lawful Florida homestead, it was clearly "supposed to be" protected here by Articles VII and X of Florida's constitution.
In 2012, the city made a PROMISE (called a 'settlement'). The promise said: WJRIV "was required" to auction the property. When property was sold by Associate Auctions, William and Caryn would receive proceeds$$ from the auction. But here's the problem: THE ALLEGED SETTLEMENT NEVER TRANSPIRED... AND WAS NEVER RECORDED in the 19th Circuit, according to rule.
⚠️ THE PROBLEM:
Commissioner McDonald and Assoc Auctions KC Daniel "cooked up" this settlement to end City v Rudge, with AZ Properties. Only WJRII's estate properties were auctioned, while Assoc Auctions balked at contracted auction..in their long running scheme to defraud the Rudge family's,(since 1981) private property and Florida homestead.
In 2015, the property worth $9.6 MILLION was sold for only $6,000 (six thousand dollars). That's like selling a brand new car for the price of a bicycle! Guess who bought it? Norman Zlinkloff A REAL ESTATE SPECULATOR of the same city!
🚨 THE PROBLEM:
The sale violated the 2012 promise. William and Caryn got ZERO dollars to care for their family, after being removed from their home and homestead by the City on March 5, 2010. AZ Properties used fraud, deceit and trickery, in their attempt to obtain Rudge property for only $6,000 for their 9.6 million dollar project: Tibouchina Terrace..
In 2017, City Attorney Michael Mortell said the 2012 promise was 'finalized' and 'done'. But remember - IT WAS NEVER RECORDED in the 19th Circuit! He has perpetrated this lie to prevent the true facts about "alleged settlement" that never transpired, leaving the Rudges homeless and penniless.This is why Plaintiff AZ and the City have practiced "extrinsic fraud" prohibiting William and Caryn from getting their day in court.
⚠️ THE PROBLEM:
Mortell, as the City Manager in 2024, represented himself "pro-se", Nicoletti, Kilbride, and the City in Federal Court.Mortell, as Manager, drafted a Motion to Dismiss all Rudge's claims with prejudice. Not only was this highly unorthodox, and illegal, but his Motion to Dismiss was divorced from the true facts." This is called PERJURY. Mortell was fired as city manager in 2024, ONLY to be promoted to "Trial Court Administrator of the 19th Judicial Circus"!!
That's evidence of an even STRONGER institutional capture!!
Here's where it gets really suspicious. Three judges, a mayor, 2 city attorneys, and 6 diffrent lawyers in the litigation against the Rudges ALL went to the same law school, worked at the same law firms or at the City.. They all knew each other and protected each other.
⚠️ THE PROBLEM:
Six different attorney networks all connected. They switched jobs (city attorney becomes city manager, then his law partner becomes city attorney). This is called INSTITUTIONAL CAPTURE. See all 6 networks →
For 16 YEARS, William and Caryn tried to get any evidentiary hearing to defend themselves in the 19th Circuit court. They motioned properly to present evidence. When the state court refused them their due process rights to present their evidence, they sought relief in the Federal Court. Each and every one of the Courts, state or federal, were defrauded by City attorneys Mortell, Nicoletti,or Kilbride's official misconduct..
🚨 CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION:
This violates the Constitution! Everyone has the right to a hearing (Due Process). Everyone has the right to fair treatment (Equal Protection). William, Caryn and the children received NEITHER.
ALL of this is in PUBLIC RECORDS. Over 30 court cases. Dozens of documents. Hundreds of pages of testimony. It's all real. It's all documented. And it all points to the same conclusion: A small group of lawyers and judges attempted to "steal"& develop the Rudge property and covered it up for 16 years.
30+ cases across: State Courts, Appeals Courts, Florida Supreme Court, Federal Courts, and U.S. Supreme Court
🚨 The Smoking Guns 🚨
Clear Evidence That Can't Be Denied
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Missing Settlement Document
2012
Currently,the Ciy's entire defense relies on the 2012 "alleged" settlement drafted by City, that resulted in no performance by City or Associate Auctions. The alleged settlement was merely an instrumentation of fraud in the long running scheme to defraud WJRIV of his father's property.
Impact: How can courts enforce a settlement that was never even filed in the 19th Circuit by Mortell for the Plaintiff City?
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$9.6M → $6K Sale
March 2015
Property worth an eventual $9.6 MILLION with AZ's Tibouchina Terrace sold for $6,000 by William, whom was under extreme duress, after City destroyed his 1.4 acre property and threw his family into the street in 2009-2010...
Impact: This is theft disguised as a legal sale.
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Zero Hearings in 16 Years
2009-2025
William and Caryn, as Defendants have defended their property rights and homestead rights in over 30+ cases. For over a decade, they have timely, singularly & jointly, motioned for evidentiary hearings, to no avail. Not ONE evidentiary hearing in 16 years.
Impact: Due Process violation - the right to be heard was denied.
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The Attorney Web
2009-2026
Many judges and attorneys involved in the extrinsic fraud, prohibiting the Rudges from their consitutional rights went to same law school Nova Southeastern.
Impact: When everyone knows each other, you can't get a fair trial.
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Associate Auctions Dissolved AFTER Lawsuit and became Downtown Auctions...with business cards at City Administrative office, the ONLY business other than City employee's cards!
KC Daniel's company was used to divest William of all his father's estate properties and for the fraudulent "auction" the City required WJRIV to perform,that NEVER TRANSPIRED, leaving the Rudge family homeless and penniless.
Associate Auctions was dissolved after Commissioner McDonald & KC Daniels' meeting to "settle" City v Rudge. Associate Auctions dissolved after being sued,in an attempt to destroy evidence.
Impact: Obstruction of Justice.
🏠 The Property at the Center
Property Details
- Address: 1701 SW Palm City Road, Stuart, FL 34994
100 feet road frontage, 660 feet deep, 1.4+ acres
- Built: 1929
- Type: Residential (2 bed /2 bath)
- Size: 1,364 sqft
- Market Value: $9.6 Million
The Theft
- Sold For: $6,000
- Buyer: A to Z Properties Norman Zlinkoff, an unscrupulous Russian real estate speculator. After Zlinkoff's death, John Katsock became President of A to Z Properties
- Date: March 2015
🚨HISTORY of City of Stuart,as Principal and AZ Properties, Accessory after the Fact 🚨
While Associate Auctions and City presented the "alleged" settlement to end City v Rudge, only William's father's estate properties were auctioned and City received money. Associate Auctions balked at auctioning the homestead by January 31, 2013, leaving William with no proceeds, as was promised in the 2012 "alleged" settlement. Norman Zlinkoff hounded William to sell the homestead, using fraud, decit and trickery, telling William the City would not be giving him any money for their consitutional violations and informed William that "6 grand is better than nothing". William received $0 to care for his "homeless" family after being unlawfully removed from their homestead by the City on March 5, 2010. A to Z Properties currently holds a DEFECTIVE DEED as Florida homestead property can only be conveyed with the signature of both spouses on the same deed. William never legally conveyed title of property to AZ Properties. A to Z Properties has consistently practed extrinisic fraud by refusing to set and attend hearings.
Owners lost: $9,594,000
📚 All 30+ Cases - Public Record
🤯 Every Single Case is Documented and Verifiable‼️
⚖️ 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Official: ca11.uscourts.gov
24-11481
2024
21-14119
2021
12-11014
2012
📁 Federal District Court (S.D. Florida)
Official: pacer.uscourts.gov (PACER)
2:23-cv-14270
2023
2:22-cv-14085
2022
21-14425-Civ
2021
11-14306-Civ
2011
🏛️ Florida Supreme Court
Official: floridasupremecourt.org
SC23-0855
SC23-0200
SC20-1935
SC19-2035
SC18-1250
SC18-1153
SC18-0078
SC17-1967
⚖️ 4th District Court of Appeal
Official: 4dca.org
4D23-0940
4D22-3292
4D20-1193
4D20-0564
4D19-1174
4D17-3204
4D17-2922
4D17-2548
4D16-2088
4D10-3936
🏛️ 19th Circuit Court (Trial Level)
Official: circuit19.org
16CA000484
2016
10CA1209
2010
09CA3586
2009