O'Leary's Withheld Email Proves He Lied Under Oath to Court

[Brian Essi]

The following public record (withheld for years) is in O'Leary's own hand is labeled LKWD-PRR232_000510 and can be found at http://www.onelakewood.com/wp-content/u ... PRR232.pdf

Recall that on December 21, 2015, O'Leary testified on behalf of himself as a Defendant and his colleagues that no decision would be made until Council voted that night and only after public deliberations. But that's not what he wrote 7 days earlier.


From: O'Leary, Sam [Sam.OLeary@lakewoodoh.net]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 2:44 PM
To: Joanne XXXXXX; Anderson, David
CC: Marx, Cynthia; Juris, Shawn; Bullock, Tom; Nowlin, Ryan; Madigan, Mary
Subject: Re: Master agreement

Hello Mrs. XXXXXX, Thanks for writing to express your concerns. I appreciate hearing from you
on this important issue. I'd like to endeavor to answer your question, however, I'm not sure I
understand what you're asking when you say "All I read is 'LHA will pay for this, and that'. It
seems that officials couldn't wait to close the hospital to avoid LHA's finances from going broke,
but what is the difference between that or draining their assets to avoid what???" It's certainly
true that LHA's finances are suffering as a result of the continued operation under the in-patient
model. The notion is that continued operation under that model is squandering the City's
resources and limiting the ability of the City to "pivot" away from the failing model and toward
future models of health care delivery and other avenues of economic development. You should
rest assured that it is only after almost a year of fact-gathering and analysis that Council has
arrived at this decision. Therefore, there is no rush. Indeed, it is through the courage and
leadership of this body that we were ultimately able to achieve a result that is a true benefit to
residents and providers. -Sam

You can see more at: http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewt ... 54&t=24175

[Brian Essi]

He also submitted a false affidavit to defend his conduct in that same case:

Rife With Material Financial Misrepresentation

The affidavit posted above by Mr. Essi is one of the strongest examples of why Lakewood needs serious reform in its process of governance.

This is an official sworn statement by a public official notarized by the City Law Director that is objectively false in much of its content.

When I have a moment, I will post links to my analysis that explains why it is objectively false.

As an attorney, I litigate all over the United States.

This is one of the most outrageous filings that I have ever professionally seen across my 40 year career as a lawyer.

Here is the link:

http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24225

Civic Accountability - Honesty In Local Government III

The City likes to "crow" about how its wins it cases, but it couldn't win this one without a false affidavit and spurious testimony.

Beyond this, I won't step-on Mr. Essi's thread here.

P.S. Mr. Kindt,

You are welcome to dance all over any of my threads.

[Jim O'Bryan]

This still is a major moment in Lakewood's history that seems to go unnoticed in this election.

If you are willing to mislead the courts, in a lawsuit by residents, why would anyone want you in office?


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