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   :description: AI overview of SD9 — Transparency Pledge on the Birth Photo of ResearchCity, documenting LLoL's foreclosure court case as radical transparency evidence.
   :keywords: SD9, transparency pledge, foreclosure, court, Dane County, ResearchCity, birth photo, LLoL, Good News Pack, MMv3
   :og:card:title: SD9 — Transparency Pledge<br>Birth Photo of ResearchCity
   :og:card:description: SD9 documents LLoL's foreclosure court case as the "birth photo" of ResearchCity — a radical transparency pledge filed at personal cost.


.. title:: SD9 — Transparency Pledge


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SD9 — Transparency Pledge: Birth Photo of ResearchCity
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*A court filing from LLoL's foreclosure case, offered as radical transparency evidence for the birth of ResearchCity.*


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   Also in this folder: `Hardship explanation & DARL business plan </_file/pdf/gnp/mmv3/supporting-doc/sd9/loewe-hardship-explain-2023m03d31-m12d13-darl-biz-plan-avert-foreclosure-exhibit-a.pdf>`__


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Abstract
========

Supporting Document SD9 is a 1-page annotated court document --- an
Electronic Filing Notice from the **State of Wisconsin Circuit Court,
Dane County** (Case No. 2024CV000867), filed 2024-03-22. The case is
**Wintrust Mortgage, Barrington Bank & Trust Co., N.A. vs. Loewe** ---
a foreclosure of mortgage action.

LLoL presents this court filing as the **"Birth Photo of ResearchCity"**
--- a metaphor he explains in annotations: "Every birth is messy and
complicated. Most pictures of actual births are not beautiful --- same
for the data here." He frames the foreclosure as the personal cost of
his 6+ year research marathon, and the court filing as evidence of
radical transparency.

LLoL's handwritten annotations on the document state: "I offer this
access in the interest of full disclosure" and "None of these files
can replace talking to me! So, call me if you care to avert
Armageddon!" He provides the court's electronic filing access code
(Pro Se opt-in code: 85090c) so interested parties can verify that
"not AI but I myself, LLoL, produced the files of my Good News Pack."

The summary at the bottom explains: LLoL submitted "tons of exhibits
& pleadings" to explain to a local court and bank why they should give
his marathon more time. He failed. To save his research, he sold his
home to "a gracious last minute home buyer" and ran down the proceeds
"to allow You to give ResearchCity a chance."

The document also notes: "my wife at the time was NOT responsible for
this court action at all. So she is to be left in peace from all
inquiries."


Key Concepts at a Glance
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   * - **Birth Photo**
     - The foreclosure filing as metaphorical "birth photo" of
       ResearchCity --- messy, ugly, but documenting the beginning
   * - **Radical transparency**
     - LLoL makes court records publicly accessible to prove he is
       serious and has nothing to hide
   * - **Personal cost**
     - Loss of home through foreclosure, proceeds used to fund
       continued research
   * - **Internal Item ii_of_LLoL**
     - LLoL's labeling system for documents that are personal/internal
       but offered for transparency


Broader Significance (Claude's Assessment)
============================================

SD9 is the most personally vulnerable document in the Supporting
Documents series. By making a foreclosure proceeding part of the
Good News Pack, LLoL demonstrates the personal cost of his research
marathon and backs up his transparency pledges with verifiable
legal records.


Document Information
=====================

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   * - **Document ID**
     - SD9 (Supporting Document 9)
   * - **Full title**
     - Transparency Pledge --- Birth Photo of ResearchCity
   * - **Court case**
     - State of Wisconsin, Dane County, Case No. 2024CV000867
   * - **Version**
     - iv_LLoL_QQv4r3_2026m03d02
   * - **Format**
     - 1-page annotated court filing
   * - **License**
     - :doc:`Jonah License with CC0 Public Domain </license/joli/index>`
   * - **Part of**
     - Good News Pack MMv3, Supporting Documents collection
   * - **PDF size**
     - 776 KB
   * - **WebP size**
     - 344 KB

Related documents in the Good News Pack:

- `OL1 — Open Letter to US Presidents & All (references SD9) </_file/pdf/gnp/mmv3/open-letter/ol1/open-letter-ol1-iv_llol_qqv4_2025m12d03-4page.pdf>`__
- `SD3 — POAATAD (funding model) </_file/pdf/gnp/mmv3/supporting-doc/sd3/sd3-poaatad-power-of-attorney-advocating-to-avert-disasters-iv_llol_qqv4_2025m12d03-2page.pdf>`__


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