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naming him trustee was lost when respondent was copying it; we
find this difficult to believe. Moreover, the “memorial writing”
concerning Mr. Chisum’s appointment, which Mr. Chisum prepared
during the hearing, is inconsistent with the rest of the record.
The memorialization refers to Hamilton Arizona as “Hamilton &
Baxter, LLC”, and was signed by Mr. Chisum and Donna Chisum as
the “members” of that LLC. However, the articles of organization
of Hamilton Arizona state that the organization’s name is
“Hamilton & Baxter, L.C.” (emphasis added), not LLC; the articles
also state that the organization’s “Members and Management” were
Mr. Chisum and “Represent-Tour, L.C.”, not Mr. Chisum and Donna
Chisum.
As another example of the problems with the proof proffered
by Mr. Chisum, the record contains copies of documents which
purport to evidence Hamilton Florida’s acceptance of its
appointment as trustee and its later resignation in favor of
Hamilton Arizona as successor trustee. However, these documents
were purportedly signed by Mr. L.R. Mayer. Mr. Mayer did not
appear at the hearing or otherwise authenticate the documents.
In short, the record that Mr. Chisum has created contains so
many infirmities that the Court has not been persuaded, if the
documents in that record created a fiduciary relationship with a
trustee, that Mr. Chisum has (or ever had) authority to act on
behalf of the trustee, or that Mr. Chisum ever became the
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