Today, somebody paid a visit to both Hennepin and Ramsey County District Court, and obtained the documents in regard to the Kennedy Holdings versus LLC lawsuit. Here's a little summary of the case...
(Of course, if you want to just skip ahead and read the source documents, unfiltered by my commentary, copy and paste this URL to get to the Johnny Northside PDF support site)
http://sites.google.com/site/johnnynorthsidesite/evanner-haymon-lawsuit-docs
The case went like this: Evanner Haymon--whose claim to fame in North Minneapolis is ownership of 3020 6th St. N., described by one police official as a 1990s-style smokehouse for crack consumption, recently the subject of a police raid--also owned a residence at 7720 Edgewood Drive, Moundsview, Minnesota. He made out a promissory note on January 20, 2006, to Violet Woods. The note was secured by the "Moundsview property."
Haymon defaulted on the loan, not making monthly payments. Kennedy Holdings came to own the note, and sued Haymon, who made "no answer" in court. In delightfully understated lawyer language, the legal paperwork describes Haymon as "occupation unknown." Kennedy Holdings, on the other hand, is described as dealing in "the acquisition and sale of real estate."
In the documents, two different home addresses appear for Haymon: 2942 Aldrich Ave. N., another North Minneapolis property known to be in foreclosure and--this is kind of a surprise--4171 Xenwood Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN, 55416.
The case was resolved pretty easily: Haymon made no answer in court, and judgment was by default. The case took place in Ramsey County but--apparently because Haymon has property and income in Minneapolis--the judgment was filed in Hennepin County.
It may not be terribly exciting, as far as legal cases go. But to those of us who are fighting to create a better world in North Minneapolis, and are faced--time and time again--with a crack house in the middle of our Eco Village project--this lawsuit against Evanner "The Devil" Haymon is FASCINATING.
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