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Kat Abughazaleh

@katmabu.bsky.social

Shoutout to Notary Ben!!!

One of our FAVORITE volunteers, NOTARY BEN!, sits behind a desk with a sign reading “NOTARY BEN” and little orange cat stickers.

August 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM

Phoebe Barton 🚀🇺🇳

@phoebebarton.bsky.social

screw Amazon, this is the *true* Everything Store

A business sign that reads Laundromat, Tanning / Notary, Bingo, and Canoe Rental, with Tanning and Notary above and below a line, a picture of a fist clenching money, and a fish leaping out of the water.

November 27, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Tom Nichols

@radiofreetom.bsky.social

Coach is on Bluesky. I believe he's part of the Notary Public Starter Pack

November 15, 2024 at 4:58 PM

Sky Marchini

@sky.skymarchini.net

Had to pop out from work this morning to get my new notary public commission validated (yes I am a notary)

My notary public certificate with my signature scratch scratched out

The little folder they give you to hold your notary certificate

September 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM

T. Greg Doucette

@gregdoucette.bsky.social

Notary fraud? In Texas??

(😄)

Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · Feb 20

oh no oh no oh no oh no storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

On April 5, 2024, Allstate filed a Motion to Dismiss and for Sanctions on Plaintiffs' counsel, Eric Dick, for filing a frivolous lawsuit. (Doc. No. 7). On April 26, 2024, presumably to rebut the accusation of frivolousness, Plaintiffs' counsel filed an affidavit from a designated expert, Richard Gadrow, stating that Gadrow appraised Plaintiffs' home on May 31, 2023, and found actual damage. (Doc. No. 14-1). The affidavit was "signed" by Gadrow on April 25, 2024. (Id).
Complicating things for Plaintiffs' counsel, is the fact that Gadrow died almost a year earlier on June 2, 2023 after an allegedly difficult battle with brain cancer. This is a fact known to Plaintiffs' counsel since at least December of 2023. (Doc. No. 15-1).

The Court was presented with evidence that Plaintiffs' counsel learned of Gadrow's death on December 11, 2023, at the very latest. (Doc. No. 15-1). Plaintiffs' counsel has been previously sanctioned for relying on "expert opinion" from Gadrow without Gadrow's knowledge. See
Aleman v. Standard Cas. Co., No. 1188597 (Co. Ct. at Law No. 3, Harris County, Tex. Oct. 17, 2023). In that case, Gadrow stated in a January 2023 deposition that he had never been asked to serve as an expert and did not write the report counsel filed. Following the trial court's sanctions, counsel was quoted by a news outlet to the effect that the trial judge was corrupt, and that when Gadrow made those statements in January of 2023, he was "delusional" because "he was in the final stages of brain cancer."
Consequently, counsel knew that Gadrow was chronically ill and delusional by January of
2023 at the very latest. Nevertheless, counsel was still designating Gadrow as a testifying expert as late as May 9, 2024. See Barbara v. AmGuard Ins. Co., No. 4:22-cv-2905, Doc. No. 56 (S.D. Tex. May 10, 2024) (dismissing Gadrow as a retained expert because of his death in June of2023).
In his pleadings before this Court, counsel alleged that Gadrow, while apparently delusional and dying according to counsel's prior statements, performed an inspection and
appraisal on May 31, 2023, two days before his death. (Doc. No. 14). Further, counsel filed ·a sworn affidavit, allegedly signed by Gadrow before a notary public on April 25, 2024-approximately ten months after his death. (Doc. No. 14-1).

Clearly, filing an affidavit purportedly signed by a dead man violates both
the tenor and text of Rule 11. This is especially true since this does not seem to be the first time
something similar has happened. Based on those facts, it seems that Plaintiffs' counsel has
knowingly falsified or at least filed a falsified sworn affidavit for the purposes of deceiving the
Court. Also at fault would be Louis Charles Taylor, Jr., the notary public, who notarized and swore
that a dead person signed an affidavit 10 months after the affiant's death. As such, counsel is hereby
ORDERED to show cause by March 7, 2025, as to why:
(1) this case should not be dismissed with prejudice;
(2) Rule 11 sanctions should not be imposed on Plaintiffs or their counsel;
(3) Counsel should not be referred to the State Bar of Texas for a formal investigation and
possible disbarment;
( 4) Counsel should not be referred for disciplinary action in the Southern District of Texas;
(5) The notary public should not be reported to the appropriate state officials; and
(6) Counsel should not be referred to the United States Attorney's Office for a review of
potential charges of perjury and wire fraud.
Defense counsel may respond, if they so choose, by March 14, 2025.

February 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

i’m at the laundromat
i’m at the tanning salon
i’m at the notary
i’m at bingo
i’m at the canoe rental
i’m at the combination laundromat tanning salon notary bingo canoe rental

Phoebe Barton 🚀🇺🇳 @phoebebarton.bsky.social · Nov 27

screw Amazon, this is the *true* Everything Store

November 28, 2023 at 5:17 AM

Irene Kaoru

@irenekaoru.bsky.social

I'm at the laundromat
I'm at the notary
I'm at the combination

Photo of a sign that says "Laundromat Bingo Tanning Notary Canoe Rental"

August 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM

Courtney Milan

@courtneymilan.com

Go register as a notary in your state and help people put together paperwork to protect their family.

Go build something that matters, person by person.

September 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM

Sen. Lemon Gogurt

@ugarles.bsky.social

May 24, 2026 at 12:15 AM

Jean-Michel Basquiat

@basquiat.bsky.social

Notary, 1983 #artbots #basquiat
https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5249

May 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM

Elle

@elleisanisland.bsky.social

ADHD was here

Sign for a store that is a
Laundromat
Bingo
Tanning
Notary
Canoe rental

August 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM

Kat Abughazaleh

@katmabu.bsky.social

Sad news: it’s our last notary party.

But here’s the great news: that’s because we’ve hit our signature goal!

Thank you so much for helping us achieve this. Can’t wait to be on the ballot :)

October 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM

tolf

@tolf.dog

stickers are OUT notary stamps are IN

November 26, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Jean-Michel Basquiat

@basquiat.bsky.social

Notary, 1983
https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5249

July 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM

Ygrene

@ygrene.bsky.social

Teenage Mutant Ninja Notary Public Turtles

September 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Space Witches, Esq.

@popelizbet.bsky.social

I'm a notary public, and in TN we can still sign marriage licenses.

Morgan @mport25.bsky.social · Nov 7

Hi Pennsylvania friends. I'm a minister. If you or anyone in the LGBTQIA+ wanna get married before January. I will do it for free. No charge.

November 8, 2024 at 1:20 AM

rainbowkittenthadius🍥

@fungiblethadius.bsky.social

The Notary Public Lestat

August 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM

Dr. Jack Brown

@drjackbrown.bsky.social

Mike Johnson is obstructing the US Constitution. President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in by Sarah Hughes, a US District Court Judge for Northern District of Texas. President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his own father – a notary public and justice of the peace.

Swear in Adelita Grijalva. Now.

November 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM