Timeline 2009-2026 | 17 Years of Events

2009 June 21 personnel

Kenneth Sundheim Dies

Rudge's Counsel, Kenneth G. Sundheim, from Oughterson Sundheim and Woods dies (under questionable circumstances) unexpectedly at 57 years old.

2009 October 13, 2009 business

McCarty & Associates Founded

Mike McCarty establishes land planning firm in Stuart, after returning with his wife and children. Mike McCarty's father-in-law Terry McCarthy, assisted McCarty in the planning of Tibouchina Terrace, the 16 townhome project presented to City of Stuart Building Department in 2015.(KEEP FOLLOWING THE MONEY)

2010 July 29 business

Associate Auctions LLC Filed

Entity created to co-conspire with Commissioner Troy McDonald for the fraudulent "property auction mechanism" as an alleged settlement for City V Rudge IV. (Assoc Auction later dissolved 2025).

2010 legal ⚠️ Critical

City, in cahoots with Auctioneer KC Daniel and Commissioner Troy McDonald, draw up a "Settlement" document to end the litigation the City started: City v Rudge. It is an "instrumentation of fraud" in their long running scheme to defraud Rudge of his inherited property

The City NEVER recorded this settlement in the 19th Circuit state court, wherein the City had obtained their unlawful ex parte TRO from Judge Metzger in 2009. The City's settlement offer "required" Rudge to auction his property (Associate Auctions) and the Rudge family would receive all proceeds after the City took $55,000. Transcripts even record the City attorney saying "We heard it was going for around two-hundred fifty thousand.." Associate Auctions, KC Daniel, auctioned off WJRIII's estate properties but did not keep his word to "auction" off the Rudge homestead. The Rudge family had already been removed by the city's bogus condemnation on March 5, 2009, used to justify the threat of ARMED FORCE BY A STATE POLICE AGENCY! The Rudge family received no proceeds as there was no auction. Fred Sundheim advised Assoc Auctions that there were "title issues" to prevent the auction.

2013 personnel

Mortell Becomes City Attorney

Michael J. Mortell appointed City Attorney (2013-2023). Mortell was City of Stuart Mayor in 2010 and was major player in City V RudgeIV #09CA3586 Judge Metzger. Mortell met Metzger at NOVA SE and subsequently introuduced Metzger to her husband. Mortell was bested by Jim Christie in the 2012 Stuart City Commission race. Although Mortell could not garner enough votes to retain a commisssioner seat, Paul Nicoletti appointed Mortell as Attorney and Nicoletti became City Manager. A definitive example of "institutional capture".

2015 March property ⚠️ Critical

$6K Property 'Sale' - VIOLATION

Plaintiff AZ Properties practiced fraud, deceit, and trickery to obtain WJRIV's signature on deed, with AZ President Norman Zlinkoff telling him that the Rudge family would be getting no money from Plaintiff City for the City's violations of the family's consitutional rights saying "6 thousand dollars is better than nothin". The title to the Rudge property at 1701 SW Palm City Road was never legally conveyed to Plaintiff A to Z Properties (Zlinkoff, John Katsock Jr,Kilbride) for only $6,000! AZ's attorney, Mortell, KC Daniels and Stuart Commissioner Troy McDonald were ignorant of Florida law that "requires" both spouse's signatures "on the same page". Criminals don't always think through things! Follow the money $9.6M asset → $6K transaction. Alexzander Bonano, from the well known Gonano and Harrell, sent a letter to Defendant Rudge in July of 2016. Attorney Gonano writes that the deed his client, A to Z Properties, holds is "defective". Then Attorney Bonano asks WJRIV to sign a "curative deed", which WJRIV never signs. WJRIV has motioned 4 times for "Relief by a Declaratory Action" in the 19th Circuit, to "rescind the defective deed", beginning in August of 2019 to the latest of April 1, 2026. The Rudge family's homestead is protected under both ARTICLE VI, Section 7 and X, Section 4 of the FLORIDA CONSTITUTION). Even today, the illegally recorded deed has never been "corrected" by the Martin County Property Appraiser's office, the 19th Circuit Clerk's office or ANY of the judges involved in this litigation! How does this deed, which remains defective, go uncorrected for over a decade in the official record books in Martin County?? The answer is the "Fraud and Corruption" of judges, attorneys, clerks, City of Stuart Commissioners and police, etc...conspiring together, as public officials, to avoid accountability to the law!!

2017 legal ⚠️ Critical

As attorney and then manager of the City of Stuart, representing the City in Court, Mortell continually defrauds the Court, Commissioners and the Public by claiming there was a "settlement". According to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, settlements must be recorded in the same Court jurisdiction where litigation commenced. Mortell, as the City attorney, never filed any settlement with Rudges in the 19th Circuit Court, in and around, Martin County. Mortell's lies have obstructed any justice for the Rudge family for 16 years. It is quite astounding!

Michael Mortell claims settlement 'finalized' - ZERO documentary support in any jurisdiction. This claim used to deny Rudge constitutional hearings for next 16 years.

2023 legal

Federal Litigation Begins

Rudges file in US District Court cases: No.11-cv-14306, No. 21-civ-14425, No. 22-cv-14805, No. 23-cv-14270 asserting constitutional violations. Rudges file in US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals cases: No. 12-11014, No. 21-14119, and No. 24-11481 Rudges file in the Supreme Court of the United States: No. 16-9078, No.19-7929 In each and every pleading, the Rudges write the "true facts" with overwhelming documents to support their claims. Every one of Mortell's pleadings, in defense of the City, were dishonest and divorced from the true facts. Mortell never presented any evidence to back his "perjurious pleadings" nor did any judge ever "fact-check" him! They are all besties! Go NOVA SE!

2023 October personnel

After multiple instances of misconduct as City Attorney with no consequences for Mortell, the Commission graciously and ignorantly allows him to become the Manager of City of Stuart. An old colleague, whom worked together with Mortell in a private law firm, Lee Baggett becomes Mortell 2.0 as the City's new attorney. The City Administration was surely now a "good ole boys" club. This merry-go-round is at the expense and to the detriment of all taxpaying citizens.

Mortell transitions from City Attorney to City Manager role.

2024 October personnel

Mortell Terminated without Cause

Michael Mortell was terminated as City Manager by the Commission and received a great severance package! Many Stuart residents shared the "harm" they had suffered from Mortell's misconduct as Attorney and Manager on camera at City Commission meetings! Because Mortell was not held accountable, he is now the Trial Court Administrator in the 19th Circuit! (further strengthening institutional capture!) Now Mortell has now been promoted so he can "work" with his co-conspirator NOVA SE friends: Judge Metzger and Judge Bauer. Mortell's ex-partner in a private firm, Lee Baggett, becomes City Attorney and is also NOVA SE grad! You could not make this shizz up!

2025 legal

3 SCOTUS Petitions Filed

#1. WJRIV V CITY OF STUART No. 17-9078 #2. CARYN HALL YOST-RUDGE v A TO Z PROPERTIES No. 19-7929 #3. Petition for Writ of Certiorari now pending review [Case No. 24-11481 11thCOA] at the Supreme Court of the United States.(Two constitutional questions: Due Process + Equal Protection).

2025 May 19 business

Associate Auctions Dissolved

Associate Auctions LLC dissolved AFTER being sued - entity used for 2015 FRAUDULENT property transfer, functionally divesting RudgeIV of ALL inherited properties from WJRIII in Martin county! In the City of Stuart's December 29,2010 "shade" meeting", the Commissioners were quoted 9 times, "conspiring to knock down the Rudge home" and keep the Rudge family off the property? This was after the City removed the family from their homestead on March 5, 2010 under the threat of armed force. In this meeting, both Attorney Nicoletti and Mayor Mortell mention the Rudge family leaving Florida. Mortell is even quoted, as Mayor, "they haven't paid anything to play in this thing?" Rudges believe "this thing" was Tibouchina Terrace! Mortell was involved from the get-go but he is not the head of the snake. This could not have transpired without the judges, whom were co-conspirators in the 19th Circuit, in and around Florida!

2025 December legal ⚠️ Critical

SCOTUS denies Certiorari to state Defendant WJRIV in Case No. 16-9078, subsequently denies state Defendant CHYR in Case No. 19-7929. Both defendants, WJRIV and CHYR, were recently called by a clerk from the Supreme Court of the United States (April 22, 2026) that their Joint Certiorari Petition is currently under review! God bless America!

The Courts below, both state and federal, relied on Mortell's lack of candor with Court, incessant fraudulent conduct as a public official & an officer of the Court! Mortell as Mayor, Attorney, and Manager of the City resulted in ZERO constitutionally protected due process "evidentiary hearings or trials" for either Defendant WJRIV/CHYR in over a 16-year span. Mortell committed intrinsic fraud by perjuring himself in City's pleadings and committed a far worse violation by committing extrinsic fraud by keeping the Defendants AWAY FROM THE COURT by telling the Public and the Stuart City Commission that the case is "closed" and would not corroborate with CHYR to set hearings.

2026 March 4 legal

NEWLY DISCOVERED : This email was sent on 7/3/2025. It was from Merritt Matheson to the City Commissioners copying then City Manager Mike Mortell. The email was about how the funds from Martin County Forever could be used for projects in the City of Stuart. "In keeping with the intent and mission of Martin County Forever, I would like to offer some considerations for Stuart’s use of its revenue allocation produced by the initiative. ' Numbers 1 and 2 are on point. BUT check out number 3. 3) While Stuart has limited properties for acquisition for environmental benefit, there are some that can be considered. One that has been brought up to me by residents is 1701 SW Palm City Rd. This could be purchased and converted to a passive park or ripple stormwater project, similar to what Martin County has done in Palm City. Left alone, this property will most likely be pushed for development. Commissioner Giobbi asked (and was the only one to ask), "I would like to have more information on the property acquisition suggestion regarding 1701 SE Palm City Road. What is the zoning on that property currently? Is the property for sale?" The zoning is residential. And the property is not for sale. Nor was it at the time of the email. And some of you may be asking how you know that address... You know it because it's the Hall - Rudge property and has been the focal point of litigation, some of which involves the City, for years. Much like the suggestion to tear down the old high school to make a park, it's in complete contradiction to the mission of Martin County Forever. It has no environmental value and conservation of the parcel does not meet the guidelines as set forth by Martin County Forever. I'm sure it's strictly a coincidence it's so close to the Matheson house. This does not reflect on the good work of Martin County Forever. I'm sure it's just a coincidence and an oversight that this was even suggested. In an email. To all 5 commissioners. Yep. Williams, Leininger, and Cosby. Stuart, Florida After CHYR approaching the Stuart commission from years, February 2019- June 2024, on camera, respectfully requesting that City Attorney Mortell sit 2nd chair and let another attorney review the true facts of the case, Carri Leininger notices herself in June of 2024.

Carri Leininger is an "alleged" Board Certified Appellate attorney. She comes "out the gate" with an Answer for the City that is riddled with dishonesty, using the same "false narrative" as Mortell had for over a decade. WJRIV and CHYR were disgusted by this lack of honesty to a Federal court?

2026 March 16 research

Circus19.org Research Archived

This is a comprehensive collection of Public Records... complete documentation of institutional capture archived for Public access. *Every claim and statement is admissible evidence in a Court of law!

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