The Utah Supreme Court said in a ruling released today that the FLDS waited too long to challenge state control and reformation of the United Effort Plan Trust. Here is the story, which I am continuing to update. Also, I will update this blog post with reaction throughout the day. Margaret Cooke, UEP Trust advisory [...]

Here is the response from fiduciary Bruce R. Wisan to the FLDS’ request for emergency relief. Wisan’s petition was filed late yesterday afternoon with the Utah Supreme Court.

This document was tucked in a court filing in the UEP Trust case. I found it interesting as far as the breadth and depth of the request by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to learn what has been going on in the Twin Towns. The list offers of pretty good summary of who, what, when [...]

An Arizona Judge Pro Tem knocked down UEP Trust fiduciary Bruce R. Wisan’s “claim of rights” defense, setting his criminal trespass case for trial. But that defeat may be outweighed by victories on other fronts: Judge Paul Julien granted Wisan’s motion to depose FLDS church leader Warren S. Jeffs as part of gathering information for [...]

Here is the police report from the recent property dispute in Colorado City that led to arrests of Matt and Genevive Hainline. According to the police report, Andrew Chatwin told officers that UEP Trust fiduciary Bruce R. Wisan is working to have Moccasin Judge Kalauli barred from overseeing any actions involving trust land.

And when it rains it pours…Here is an order released today by 3rd District Judge Denise Lindberg on the UEP Trust situation. I have not had time to read it, but a brief scan shows she is granting the Arizona Attorney General’s request for a partial lift of the litigation stay. I assume that is [...]

Here is a copy of an order I just received. A two-day hearing begins tomorrow in Kingman, Arizona, on the “claim of right” defense offered by Bruce Wisan and Jethro Barlow in their criminal trespass case. The judge apparently rejected a request that the hearing be continued. He also said, that depending on the outcome [...]

A shortened version of this story appeared in print and online. Here is the full version. I will post a transcript of the conference later today. By Brooke Adams A Utah judge set a 45-day deadline for attorneys to propose a process to sort competing claims to property in a polygamous community that has experienced [...]

The latest property dispute in the twin towns is over grain silos that the FLDS say are part of the Bishop’s storehouse and have never been part of the UEP Trust. UEP Trust fiduciary Bruce R. Wisan leased the silos to David Stubbs and Shane Stubbs, both ex-FLDS members. The FLDS went to court to [...]

Here is a copy of Arizona’s motion requesting an emergency hearing in the UEP Trust case. As of yesterday, the court docket still did not list the filing but court staff were able to provide me a stamped “courtesy copy.” A “courtesy copy” was hand-delivered to 3rd District Judge Denise Lindberg on July 8. An [...]