Index of some of the Legal Documents on this site
NOTE: This is merely a very small sampling of Scientology's
litigation history
N.B. Boldface on this page inserted by Webmaster
1977 Grand Jury Criminal Indictment [ started US vs MSH ] - this is the original grand jury indictment
Breaking into US Government offices - including IRS chief counsel, Asst US Attorney general, etc - Scientology tells their staff they were 'convicted of stealing copy paper' ... The end result of this was jail time for a number of Scientologists and a Federal order to disband the Guardians Office. In my opinion Scientology is in contempt of this order as the same actions continue, in the same organizational department, (dept 20) of the same organization, by new people and some of the same old ones. Many of the old ones are in front corporations.. still, it appears, being run by Scientology.
Stipulation of Evidence - [ LONG] mentions, among other things, Kendrick Moxon as an unindicted co-conpirator, this settled the criminal case. [ TEXT document ]
Admissions in US vs Mary Sue Hubbard [ PDF Format]
Scientology in Canada - A summary of Scientology's history in Canada resulting in conviction for Breach of the Public Trust - This conviction was appealed by Scientology but was upheld in spite of the appeal in 1997
"Hubbard and his fellow Scientologists developed the notion of using an E-meter to
aid auditing. Substantial fees were charged for the meter and for auditing sessions using
the meter. They repeatedly and explicitly represented that such auditing effectuated cures
of many physical and mental illnesses. An individual processed with the aid of the E-meter
was said to reach the intended goal of "clear" and was led to believe there was
reliable scientific proof that once cleared many, indeed most illnesses would
automatically be cured. Auditing was guaranteed to be successful. All this was and is
false -- in short, a fraud. Contrary to representations made, there is absolutely no
scientific or medical basis in fact for the claimed cures attributed [**4] to E-meter
auditing.
Unfortunately the Government did not move to stop the practice of Scientology and a
related "science" known as Dianetics when these activities first appeared and
were gaining public acceptance. Had it done so, this tedious litigation would not have
been necessary. The Government did not sue to condemn the E-meter until the early 1960's,
by which time a religious cult known as the Founding Church of Scientology had appeared.
This religion, formally organized in 1955, existed side-by-side with the secular practice
of Scientology. Its adherents embrace many of Hubbard's teachings and widely disseminate
his writings. The Church purports to believe that many illnesses may be cured through
E-meter auditing by its trained ministers through an appeal to the spirit or soul of a
man. As a matter of formal doctrine, the Church professes to have [*360] abandoned any
contention that there is a scientific basis for claiming cures resulting from E-meter use.
The Church, however, continued widely to circulate Scientology literature such as
Government's exhibits 16 and 31, which hold out false scientific and medical promises of
certain cure for many types of illnesses. [**5] n1 "
Suit against State of Maryland Cult Task Force by Scientology's Moxon { dismissed }
Church of Scientology of Calif vs the Commissioner
"The other thing to sign was a waiver, she said it was standard. She said that it is signed my many people every day now. Its a real common act. Everyone leaving staff signs one. OSA Int. keeps them in boxes in a closet in the legal office. They hope the leaving staff never turn into enemies and that these waivers never have to be used, but just in case they get them signed before letting anyone leave the Sea Organization.
She agreed to change some wording. She was going to make clean copies and we arranged to meet to sign them. I was about to leave when she turned to me and said "Oh, one more thing, I would like you to sign these on video. That way, if Arnie Lerma ever finds out about this, "we could prove that they werent signed under duress."
The irony of sitting in a car, in a parking lot, with tears streaming down my face, unable to make it into even a restaurant due to the stress I was feeling, was unbelievable. I told her I would not be in her video."
1982 Clearwater Commission Hearings under penalty of perjury, transcripts of hearings, 600 pages of first hand testimony.
L Ron Hubbard's son denounces his father as a fraud
4 And Scien-
5 tology is L. Ron Hubbard.
6 And there's many, many times, hundreds of times,
7 he would get into terrible rages about "This is mine;
8 this is mine. I run it, I own it, and I created it.
9 And nobody is going to make any money out of it except
10 me." And that is a synthesis of a theme which was
11 pushed at me hundreds of times
1985 [ approximate date ] Affidavit
of Ron de Wolf, Hubbard's son
I, Ronald DeWolf, formerly L. Ron Hubbard, Jr., hereby do and state as follows under the penalties of perjury: 1) I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this affidavit. 2) I am the oldest son of L. Ron Hubbard, having been born on May 7, 1934 in Encinatas, California.
Excerpt:
"I personally know, relied specifically on my father's represented qualifications and credentials. The stated representations are all false. He never obtained degrees from those universities, or ever served in combat. He was relieved of duty three times as being unfit, and ended up in a psychiatric hospital at the end of the war. He is a fraud and has always been a fraud.
5) My father's fraudulent conduct is exemplified in the structure of his corporations including the Church of Scientology of California. In connection with each and every corporation which we created under general heading of 'the Church of Scientology', my father always required all of the Directors and Officers of all corporations to give him undated signed resignations in advance which he held. "
13 July 1988 Declaration of Joseph Yanny { was an attorney for Scientology ]
"16. As to Mr. Warren McShane, I state that he has informed me that he was a high ranking operative in the "G.O.", during the days which saw the events which resulted in the _United States v. Hubbard_ convictions. His tendencies toward criminal behavior and disregard for the law were the subject of many complaints by me to Mrs Vicki Aznaran prior to her incarceration in the dessert by the Cult. It was this tendency to criminality that resulted in his removal from his post and apparently gave rise to his current grudge match against me. I was informed by Mr. McShane the he was running plants in the inner circle of one David Mayo and that he was "culling" confidential confessional folders of cult members (known as "P.C. folders") to gain information that would be used against them as blackmail or for impeachment purpose. I personally observed this culling and objected to it.
17. As to Mr Moxon, I state that: Prior to his completing law school, he was one of numerous unindicted co-conspirators in the case of _United States v. Hubbard_.
18. Mr Cooley (who in his last two outings for the church lost a $39 million dollar verdict in Oregon and another $30 million verdict in L.A.) has personally ordered the destruction of evidence relating to Cult litigation in my presence. These orders were given to Warren McShane and Mark "Marty" Rathburn
19. I was hired by Mrs. Aznaran in 1984 to represent the Cult in trade secret, copyright and trade mark litigation matters.
20. I am informed and therefore believe, that sometime in early 1987, Mrs. Aznaran was abducted and taken to a "Johnestown-like" camp known as "Happy Valley". As far as I know, she just disappeared. It was not until many months later that Vicki, a personal friend, found the courage to initiate contact with me."
Declaration of Andre Tabayoyan March
1994
Excerpt:
"41. I also observed a number of individuals go crazy when exposed to the Hubbard
Tech even absent malicious intent on the part of the persons applying the Tech. For
example, I saw John Colletto go psychotic after he was exposed to the OT III level
(Operating thetan level III) materials. He got a pistol. In my presence, he shot his wife
in the head. She died instantly. Then John ran a short distance before turning the pistol
on himself and committing suicide. Moreover, John Travolta's auditor told me of two
occasions on which John Travolta went into deep depression after auditing and therefore
suffered a psychotic break."
Declaration of Mary Tabayoyan
16. A friend of mine, Betty Hardin, who works in the treasury division of Golden Era
Productions, told me that she used to transport the pregnant women at the base to
Riverside, California for their abortions. For about a year, she transported women almost
weekly to the Planned Parenthood Center, in Riverside, so that they could have their
abortions and follow up check ups that were needed. She said it just became routine.
Pregnant Sea Org members were sent to the Planned Parenthood Center to get their
abortions. When they returned to the base they went to Ethics.
Scott Mayer APRIL 4, 1994 -
Affidavit
"17. When I was on the Apollo, I witnessed them making a new
Board of Directors for Operation Transport Corporation out of a
couple of galley hands and some musicians. Mary Sue Hubbard
picked them out and they signed the corporate papers where and
when she told them."
Michael Pattinson 21st day of July, 1999 OPPOSITION TO DEMURRERS
Duress, as already pointed out in another connection, is a species
of fraud. It also should be held that duress is fraud for purposes of
tolling the statute of limitations . . . The two types of wrongdoing,
duress and fraud, are often factually closely interconnected and indi
stinguishable. . . . [I]t must be held that subdivision 4 of section 338
is applicable where the gravamen of plaintiff's action is duress.
Leeper at 207-8, 21, 21 (citations omitted).
Michael Pattinson 1st Amended
Complaint
146. Defendants have represented that they cancelled Fair Game but they did not tell Plaintiff that Scientology's Fair Game Policy has been recognized and discussed in a number of cases including: Church of Scientology v. Armstrong, 232 Cal.App.3d 1060, 1067 (1991); Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology, 212 Cal.App.3d 872, 888-89 (1989); Allard v. Church of Scientology, 58 Cal.App.3d 439, 443 n.1 (1976); United States v. Kattar, 840 F.2d 118, 125 (1st Cir. 1988); Van Schaick v. Church of Scientology, 535 F.Supp. 1125, 1131 n.4 (U.S.D.C. Mass. 1982); Christofferson v. Church of Scientology, 57 Ore.App.203 (1982).
147. The Defendants Fair Game policies and practices are intended to "utterly destroy", professionally, financially and personally, any person who actively seeks to suppress or damage Scientology or a Scientologist by "Suppressive Acts" which are defined as "actions or omissions undertaken knowingly to suppress, reduce or impede Scientology or Scientologists." The handling of Suppressives is set forth in Scientology Ethics Issues which consist, to a large degree, in the protection of Scientology from external threats. "The Purpose of Ethics is TO REMOVE COUNTER-INTENTIONS FROM ENVIRONMENT" (HCOPL 18. 6. 68 Ethics; caps in original).
DECLARATION OF ROBERT J.
CIPRIANO August 1999 - Graham berry
"3. As of July 12th 1999, a certain set of circumstances and events have transpired
that have caused me to write this Declaration. The events surround the introduction of
Church Of Scientology private investigators, attorneys, officials and followers into my
life since May 4th 1994. The circumstances and events surround "threats",
"bribery", "intimidation", " "duress", "dead
agenting", "fair game", "black propaganda", "slander",
and "witness tampering".
Robert Cipriano proof of Service
5 January 1996 - Motion for Sum Judgement for Abuse of copyrights
RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER, Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 95-1107-A
ARNALDO PAGLIARINI LERMA, et al.,
, "We do not expect courts will forget that [litigants who invoke the judicial process] must operate within the limits of the First Amendment as well as the [Fourth], Branzburg, 408 U.S. at 707-08, and a "District Court must ensure that the values [so] protected . . . are weighed carefully in striking a proper balance" between a plaintiff's right to relief and the judicial system's need to prevent abuse, Herbert v. Lando, 441 U.S. at 180 (Powell, J., concurring). Mr. Lerma requests nothing more than that the judicial process be reserved for those who bring and prosecute their claims in good faith.
DEC of Sherman D. Lenske in RTC vs Lerma
"3.I represented Mr. L. Ron Hubbard in all
aspects of his
estate planning from the time he engaged me as his attorney in
approximately April 1981 until his death on January 24, 1986, and
also represented the Executor of his Estate through the probate
of his Will, which was concluded in January 1989. All of the
documents effectuating the estate plan were drafted either by me
or under my supervision, at the direction of Mr. Hubbard"
Memorandum of Criminal Activity
Federal Chief Judge Kovachavich
March 1996 - Motion for reconsideration (denied) RTC vs Lerma
Your Honor, Imagine what that that Video Deposition might have looked like, if the man
being interrogated, without counsel, by Earl Cooley, had been up for three days after
being drugged by a massive dose of LSD - that is, if I was able to show up, at all....
I contend that this was their plan, and it makes sense of their reckless disregard of the
terms and limits of the Writ of Seizure. They expected me to be incoherent, have no
counsel, and be a raving madman on video....
The most compelling evidence I have to prove this scenario, is the recklessness of the
RTC's application of the 'intent' of the seizure the court authorized. This was how they
expected to get away with such outrageous behavior, in a case whose facts are beyond
fantastic, and I contend that the RTC relied upon the unbelievable and fantastic nature of
my allegations, that these facts would not be disclosed and if so would not be believed.
Further, after showing a previous rendition of this document to Amy Jones Baskaran of
Arlington Virginia, an Attorney, who was running a video camera on my behalf during the
raid
of my home by this cult, after reading the statement above said,
"I was wondering why a couple of them spent so much time in your bathroom"
Scientology's Fee Request DENIED
in RTC vs LERMA
Memorandum Order and Opinion 22 Nov
1996 RTC vs FACTnet
January 26th 1997 Declaration of Gerry
Armstrong
"Lerma, contacted at his home
in Arlington, Virginia, was pleased with the result. "Scientology sought to crush me
and prevent me from raising my voice by waging war through litigation. This ruling
completes a major victory for supporters of free speech. The Court has declared that facts
about the inner workings of Scientology are not trade secrets, it supported my right to
expose the Church to the Washington Post and, today, it denied the Church's attempt to
crush me financially. I will continue my opposition to the Church." Asked about the
injunction, Lerma stated, "I never knowingly put copyrighted material on the Intemet.
I think the Court recognized that I only uploaded the Fishman Affidavit because I thought
it was a public document. I can certainly continue my opposition to Scientology without
violating copyright law and I intend to do so.""
11. I believe the order and judgment are illegal on their faces, and obtained by Scientology through illegal tactics. The "contract" which the "order" enforces was obtained by Scientology through threat, fraud, related criminal activities, and the vitiation of my lawyers. I have appealed the judgment, and believe that I will prevail and be free from Scientology's very damaging, illegal and evil efforts to keep me suppressed and defenseless. In the meantime, I am by this declaration making known some of Scientology's abuses, one of which is this order itself, and I am working for their cessation, for safety, peace and sanity on whatever channels remain to me. I know that certain of Scientology's leaders and agents are vindictive, desperate and dangerous, and have targeted me as a major "enemy." I believe I am in considerable physical danger at this time. What Scientology's leaders have done and ordered done to suppress and destroy me in the past 15 years is unbelievable, and these people evidence a continuing determination to keep that history of suppression and destruction from ever being believed or even known.
August 25, 1997 Appellate Brief of Gerry Armstrong
Could a court enforce a contract requiring that a person not
discuss the Republicans? The Democrats? The Communists? Politics?
Would any court entertain a lawsuit to collect on a $50,000
liquidated damages provision in such a contract? If free speech
rights can be waived by contract, could a court enforce a contract
someone signed, perhaps because his attorney told him it was not
worth the paper it was printed on, in which he agreed to not speak
at all, about anything?
No. There must be a limit to what speech can be contracted
away. Here, GA [ Gerry Amstrong ] has been sued 5 times, driven into bankruptcy,
driven from his job, black PRed and pilloried. The purpose of the
First Amendment guarantee of free speech is to provide a defense
for all citizens from such things, and indeed to prevent them from
happening.
It is perhaps acceptable that Scn pays people, or even
contracts with them for their silence. It is, however, completely
unacceptable and impermissible for our Courts to enforce such
contracts. When Courts cease such enforcement, Scn will perhaps
cease its determination to silence people and its determination to
rewrite history. The people will then get what they are owed in
order to make informed choices which is their due: the free flow of
truthful information.
Scientologist Glenn
Barton vs Graham Berry Berry replies:
"PLAINTIFFS COUNSEL CONTINUES TO MISLEAD THIS COURT On or about June 8, 2001,
Plaintiff filed an unsuccessful motion for summary judgment herein. Among other things,
Defendant filed a Rebuttal Declaration on July 9, 2001 and a Post- Oral Argument
Evidentiary Submission on July 11, 2001. Both documents contained evidence major material
misrepresentations herein by Plaintiffs counsel. "
August 1999 Declaration Cheryl Nelson [ Graham Berry ]
11. Mr. Berry escorted me to my car every night because of his fear that Scientology operatives might try to scare me, or worse. He commented that his last secretary (Maria, who had been with him for over 10 years) had been harassed by Scientology operatives and, upon the abrupt dissolution of Mr. Berry's law firm, decided to leave because she was tired of the Scientology harassment, even to the point of Scientology operatives showing up at her home.
12. I parked my car in a different spot every night and drove home different ways because I feared Scientology operatives would detect a pattern and seize upon it. I am very well aware of the tactics employed by scientologists against their perceived enemies.
13. One night I went to my car unescorted. I encountered someone who stared at me and told me to get lost. It may have been a psychotic street person, but they are hard to distinguish from some scientologists.
Scientology's History of
Criminality
From the IRS's Final Adverse Ruling of July 8, 1988 to Church of Spiritual Technology, (COST), pages 8-10: "The past history of Scientology's operations suggests that the purpose of these organizations may be to disguise the fact that private interests are the ultimate beneficiaries of the reorganized operating structure.... "
{ McPherson Civil Case )
Affidavit of Professor Stephen Kent
. Scientology training appears more like an educational activity (the acquisition of knowledge and practical skills in the application of Scientology theory and technology) than a religious activity or worship in the sense defined by the Commissioners (Charity Commission, 1999a: 25).
Like auditing, Scientology training appeared to be non-religious.
Lisa McPherson Criminal Case
This is Florida State Attorney Bernie McCabe's 89 page response to
Scientology's motion to have the Lisa McPherson criminal case against
them dismissed on religious freedom grounds. GoonyBird on IRC
converted the 16MB PDF file to text. There's some amazing stuff in
here! Sorry about the odd linelengths; the formatting matches that of
the original document.
Lisa McPherson Civil Case
Plaintiff's reply to Scientology's claim that "purificiation rundown" is a religious practice
"Mr. Kartuzinski later testified under oath to the Pinellas County State attorney, Douglas Crow, that he had lied many times to the Clearwater police during their criminal investigation including whether Lisa being merely a hotel guest inside the hotel for rest and relaxation. (See attached statement of Alain Kartuzinski of October 13, 1998 p. 70, 71,72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80,). He did say he lied to the police even though during the interview he had Flag counsel present. Mr. Kartuzinski, also admitted on p. 81 that after lying to the police during their criminal investigation of the death of Lisa McPherson, he had another interview with Flag counsel and confessed to Flag counsel that he had lied to the police. Although he was reprimanded by Flag counsel that he lied to the police, Flag counsel wrote two letters to the police indicating that Lisa was only in the hotel for rest and relaxation. Flag counsel never corrected the lies of Kartuzinski. "
Sept 5 Hearing in McPherson case Legal wrangling over witness depositions, starring Ken Dandar and John Merritt vs MOXON et all
Jesse Prince Dec in McPherson:
"14. David Miscavige specifically ordered destruction of any documents in ASI's
posession which would implicate Hubbard as managing agent of Scientology. He stated that
under his directive the LRH orders, or "advices" were being collected and
transferred by truck to a Riverside County recycling plant where the documents were to be
"pulped." This method of destruction was considered to be better than shredding.
I was also put in charge of purging the remainder of the LRH orders, i.e.
"Advices". This was to include "advices" that were located in Church
of Scientology of California (CSC); Church of Scientology International (CSI); and RTC.
15. Several weeks after the April, 1983 meeting, I attended another meeting at the ASI
offices concerning the continuing destruction of Scientology corporate documentation. In
attendance at this meeting were David Miscavige, Lyman Spurlock, Vicki Aznaran, Norman
Starkey, Marty Rathbun, and Scientology attorney, Earl Cooley. At this meeting, Miscavige,
for the first time, stated that Scientology had been ordered by a court to produce various
documents concerning a former Scientology member, Lawrence Wollersheim, who had a lawsuit
pending in Los Angeles against the Church of Scientology of California. The court had
ordered Scientology to produce Wollersheim's entire Pre-Clear file. "
Nov 7 2001 3 CASE NO. 00-5682-CI-11 { McPherson Civil Case )
Jesse Prince Declaration July 1998
"It is incumbent on this and every court, as well as the authorities, to realize the
amount of deception, chicanery, lying, manipulation and outright criminality that
Scientology will employ to hide the truth about their criminal activities. They will spend
any amount of money to do this. I know because I was part of it for years. I received
orders to break the law. I issued orders to break the law. I got others to break the law,
and then I helped to hide these criminal activities just as they are hiding them now.
"
Court transcript of hearing
regarding Jesse Prince as an Expert witness
24 THE COURT: And they probably didn't want to be
25 there. But they were there and, in good faith, went
320
1 ahead and executed it. They do not want to go,
2 probably, to a tampering with a witness.
3 Truth of the matter is, your own investigator
4 said and testified under oath in a trial they have
5 two purposes that they were hired for. One was to
6 look out for a security risk in Jesse Prince; two,
7 to get information that would impeach him in the
8 form of criminal activity. That's your witness.
9 That's your investigator. He was paid for it. And
10 they ought to know what they're talking about.
11 There's enough evidence in this record before
12 me for me to make that decision, and I'm going to
13 make it.
14 I understand where you're coming from. But in
15 my opinion, they were hired to do two things. One
16 was proper and one was not. Therefore, he's going
17 to get his request for sanctions. What they're
18 going to be is going to determine -- be determined
19 based on whether or not, I think, that this man
20 could ever have testified as a witness for them.
21 MR. FUGATE: I understand.]
Order granting depositions for Jesse
Prince "If the state chooses, prior to trial, to
move this court to exclude references to the so-called "fair game" policy then
the court will entertain such a motion...."
Bill to Amend Criminal Code in
Canada to end abuse of process by Scientology
Bill S-4
An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(abuse of process)
"The problem is the use of the court process and judicial proceedings by barristers
for harassing and injuring others, that is, for civil molestation, without
penalty. The deployment of court documents, court privileges and court
proceedings as instruments of malice and injury should, indeed, be made criminal
offences. This continuing abuse of the legal and judicial process by certain
members of the legal profession compels careful examination and scrupulous
attention. The barristers in the Scientology case read like a list of the who's
who of the legal profession in Canada. This case and the Supreme Court decision
seriously questions the conduct of the barristers, one of whom, Clayton Ruby,
was a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and, at the time, the
vice-chairman of the Law Society's Discipline Committee."
DECLARATION OF EDMOND
HATTAWAY
"20. The only problem was MY NEW LIFE. I was stressed out, burned out and under
EXTREME financial duress from the creditors who bad loaned me money to buy my
super OT abilities! I fell 6 months behind on my mortgage(s), my office rent,
my equipment lease and my van. Over the next two years I accumulated over
$30,000 in back taxes. We were drowning in debt. Even with all my super-duper
OT ability (NOT!) I was incapable of producing at my previous level! "
Declaration of Tara Hattaway
"Melanies very strong advice and pressure was to abort the baby. She had
gone on to say that at this point in my life it is better to do the greatest
good for all. That spending my life clearing the planet which means basically
to get the planet saved from insanity, would be the greatest good, in other
words, a far more noble endeavor than leaving staff to raise a child."
Declaration of Lawrence Woodcraft
- An architect for the Freewinds ship tells
of dangerous blue asbestos. My postcard efforts to alert
current members would be later characterized as a hate crime
in 'complaints' guided by Scientology's OSA version of the outlawed Guardian's office
1st Declaration of Maria Pia Gardini
"77. I was so upset with OT VIII that I talked to the
supervisor. She told
me to just do it and I will be amazed at the wins I will have getting rid of
overts off all the BTs from the whole track. I wanted to get out of there but
there I was in the middle of the ocean. I was furious! I was just ordering
BTs on a sec check (Scientology Security Check.)
78. The night I attested to OT VIII, I went ashore with some friends to
see
the casino in Nassau. Guess who was gambling there? David Miscavige, Guillame
Leserve and Ray Mithoff. Isn't gambling an overt in Scientology? When I saw
this, I was ready to leave Scientology. Between the gambling and the OT VIII,
it was like garbage. I wanted to leave, but this was very difficult."
3 rd Declaration of Maria Pia Gardini
Declaration of Hana Whitefield {
Hana Eltringham, D/Commodore in the Sea Organization around 1971)
"8. Hubbard once spoke about his strategies for
"handling" his enemies. The best way was to, literally, drive them crazy, to use
all one's resources to find their weaknesses and hit them hardest where it hurt the most.
He said there were few men in history who mastered the techniques to do so successfully.
He intimated he was one.
"31. The first Hubbard policy on "Fair Game" was printed 1st March 1965, "JUSTICE SUPPRESSIVE ACTS SUPPRESSION OF SCIENTOLOGY AND SCIENTOLOGISTS THE FAIR GAME LAW," attached herein as Exhibit 13. It states: "By FAIR GAME is meant, without rights for self, possessions or position, and no Scientologist may be brought before a Committee of Evidence or punished for any action taken against a Suppressive Person or Group during the period that person or group is "fair game ... Such Suppressive Acts include ... Ist degree murder, arson, disintegration of persons or belongings not guilty of suppressive acts (emphasis added)..." Hubbard thus gave Scientologists carte blanche to commit criminal acts against anyone declared a suppressive person. Despite Scientologists' protestations that the policy does not exist or never existed, I was a student at Saint Hill Manor, England in late 1965 when I was required to study it. "
"SCIENTOLOGISTS AND SEA ORG MEMBERS ARE OFTEN LOCKED UP AND HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL, SOMETIMES FOR MONTHS. "
"Q. What do you mean by Fair Game Doctrine? "
A. Fair Game doctrine is a policy which was initially created by L. Ron Hubbard back in the '60's which is still used today, although the Church of Scientology and its members deliberately lie and say it no longer exists. And it is a policy by which individuals which the Church of Scientology perceives to be its critics and enemies are intimidated, harassed, threatened and anything that would cause a person to be silenced. "Not only myself but a number of my friends who are ex- members and former high-ranking officials of the Church of Scientology have all been targeted under the Fair Game policy and have been threatened and one has even been set up in a staged car accident by the Church of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs. "In the actual policy it states that a target of the Fair Game policy can be lied to, tricked or destroyed. And destroyed is very self explanatory. It gives a Scientologist the approval to murder someone that speaks out or is critical of Scientology.
"Q. And what is that understanding you have as to earlier significant events in his background? "
A. In both conversations with Mr. Moxon himself, he seems pretty proud of the fact, and in conversations with Eugene Ingram, David Butterworth and Sue Taylor, who is the Director of Public Affairs, Church of Scientology in Washington, D.C., Mr. Moxon was one of the original coconspirators involved in Operation Snow White against the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service which resulted in the arrest and conviction of 11 high-ranking members of the Church of Scientology in Washington, D.C. which also included the imprisonment of L. Ron Hubbard's wife, Mary Sue Hubbard. "Mr. Moxon is very proud of the fact that he was intimately involved in that whole unlawful affair and the FBI never caught him. He is proud of fact that he got away with doing unlawful stuff and he never got arrested or convicted for it.
"Q. Have you had any conversations with Mr. Moxon in which
you gave he that impression? "
A. Yes. I did. When I spoke to Moxon my serious concerns about being caught and prosecuted for killing both Cynthia Kisser and killing Ford Greene, he mentioned this Snow White operation in which he was a part of and he tried to assure me there was absolutely nothing to worry about because I could trust him and I could trust the other legals to help me get away with this. He claimed there was no way anyone was going to find out." (Deposition of Garry L. Scarff, at p. 378, in. 18 - p. 380, in. 13.)
Declaration
of Arel Lucas { Wife of Keith Henson)
And I've found some Aryan Nations members also getting punished under the Act for
_exactly_ the same activities as are described herein.[ by the Scientologists ]
Declaration
of Charlotte Kates
"This Declaration describes my experience with fraudulent medical claims in
Scientology, and helps to illustrate why it is so necessary that people like Keith inform
and warn the public about the dangers of such practices. By exposing NOTS 34, Keith Henson was saving lives; that is public
warning, and that is fair use. " C L Kates
31 Jan 2000 Reply
to Opposition Motion of CSI to renewed motion to amend judgement--Wollersheim
. CSI'S BULKY SUBMISSION CONTAINS DUBIOUS ASSERTIONS THAT ARE EXPOSED
AS FOLLY BY ASTONISHING NEW EVIDENCE SHOWING HOW CLOSELY CSI GUIDED CSC'S
DEFENSE.
In rebutting the factual contentions made in CSI's opposition,
plaintiff begins with CSI's central assertion: that it "had no role in this
case." (CSI Opp., p. 11.)
CSI's effort to defeat Mr. Wollersheim's motion rests mainly on the
declaration of CSC's president, Neil Levin. (CSI Opp., p. 12, and
respondents' joint Exhibit "5".) In it, Levin boldly (and incompetently,
inasmuch as he acknowledges having held no position of authority at CSC
until three years post trial) swears "[n]o employee, officer or director of
RTC or CSI participated in formulating trial strategy or defense tactics in
this matter." (Levin Dec., 11.)
Given Mr. Levin's seeming certainty in this regard, it should be
inconceivable that CSI's president, Heber Jentzsch, would have been
videotaped in the wake of the trial, mocking the jury and its $30 million
verdict against CSC, in front of an audience of Scientologists -- and
disclosing details of the post-trial strategy. Yet, that is precisely what
happened, as Mr. Wollersheim's new, irrefutable video evidence shows.
(Exhibits "XX-99" and "III-99" submitted herewith, and accompanying
Supplemental Decl. of Daniel A. Leipold, 21-24.)
In the videotape, Jentzsch implicitly acknowledges having been present at
the trial ("we could hear your shouts of 'Religious Freedom Now' through the
walls on the fourteenth floor!"). And, there can be no mistake about what
CSI's Jentzsch means when he talks of injustice committed against "us" -- or
about the follow-up measures undertaken by "our legal people."
Suplemental Declaration
of Jesse Prince in Wollersheim
"29. I did give two taped interviews, which contradict my statements in this
declaration concerning Miscavige's control of Scientology. The first interview occurred
shortly before Halloween in 1992. With my wife, I was trying to get permission to leave
the secret compound in Gilman Hot Springs, and they would not allow us to leave unless I
agreed to state on audiotape that I was leaving on my own free will, that I was happy and
pleased with being incarcerated against my will ....
Robert Vaughn Young in
Wollersheim
"5. RTC, CSI and Mr. Miscavige (hereinafter
"Scientology") are attempting to hide behind the arcane and difficult
Scientology vocabulary and organizational structure in the hope that the court will be
baffled. I will take the court through this maze. I will translate the language using
Scientology's own material (including a Scientology dictionary). With Scientology's own
documents, I will show how Scientology is lying and why Scientology's argument should be
rejected. DEFENDANT IS DECEIVING THIS COURT
6. Scientology is seeking to deceive this court regarding two primary
targets: (1) that the Sea Organization is a loose-knit "fraternal organization"
with no role in management; and, (2) that David Miscavige has no role or position as it
relates to the management of Scientology or control over this case. I will show with their
own documents that these are a lie. The Sea Organization (sometimes called SEA ORG or SO)
is the nexus that permeates all Scientology "orgs" (Organization) and violates
all Scientology corporate structures and David Miscavige has controlled it since 1982.
"
The Church of Scientology
appealed this decision twice to the United State Supreme Court,
and twice to the California Supreme Court. The Church of
Scientology lost all of these appeals. The decision is now final. The
full
citation and subsequent history of the case is: Wollersheim v. Church of
Scientology, 212 Cal.App.3d 872, 260 Cal.Rptr. 331 (2d Dist. 1989), review
denied, (Cal. Oct. 26, 1989), review denied, mot. granted, 495 U.S. 902, 110
S.Ct. 1920, 109 L.Ed.2d 284 (1990), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 910, 110 S.Ct. 1937,
109 L.Ed.2d 300 (1990), vacated, remanded, 499 U.S. 914, 111 S.Ct. 1298, 113
L.Ed.2d 234 (1991), on remand, 4 Cal.App.4th 1074, 6 Cal.Rptr.2d 532 (2d Dist.
1992), reh'g denied, 6 Cal.Rptr.2d 532 (Cal.App. 2d Dist. 1992), review
granted, 10 Cal.Rptr.2d 182 (Cal. 1992), review dismissed, cause remanded,
(Cal. July 15, 1993), cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 1216, 127 L.Ed.2d 562 (1994).
Most interesting in this case is the trial court considering, then rejecting,
the cult's assertion that "Fair Game" and other illegal acts against Larry
Wollersheim were a "core religious activity" and therefore protected under the
Constitution. The trial court rejected this ludicrous claim, stating:
It is not only the acts of coercion themselves -- the
sabotage of Wollersheim's business and the episode of captivity
on the ship -- which are actionable. These acts of coercion and
the threat of like acts make the Church's other harmful conduct actionable as
well. No longer is Wollersheim's continued participation in auditing (or for
that matter, his compliance with the "disconnect" order) merely his
voluntary participation in Scientology's religious practices.
The evidence establishes Wollersheim was coerced into remaining
a member of Scientology and continuing with the auditing process.
Constitutional guaranties of religious freedom do not shield such
conduct from civil liability. We hold the state has a compelling
interest in allowing its citizens to recover for serious
emotional injuries they suffer through religious practices they
are coerced into accepting. Such conduct is too outrageous to
be protected under the Constitution and too unworthy to be
privileged under the law of torts.
DP 2663/84 Juzg. de Inst. 21 - AL JUZGADO
EL FISCAL, al amparo del lo dispuesto en el artículo 790 de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal, interesa la apertura del juicio oral ante la AUDIENCIA PROVINCIAL y
formula con carácter provisional las siguientes CONCLUSIONES:
I A) Los orígenes, en España, de la ASOCIACION CIVIL DE DIANETICA, conocida internacionalmente como IGLESIA DE LA CIENCIOLOGIA o IGLESIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA CIENCIOLOGIA , se remontan al año 1968. En esa época, y más concretamente el día 18 de febrero de ese mismo año, tiene lugar (según la escritura no. 936, de 2 de marzo de 1973, de la Notaria Quinta del Circuito de la ciudad de Panamá, República de Panamá) la primera reunión de socios suscriptores de la sociedad denominada Operation and Transport Corporation Ltda. (OTC), perteneciente a dicha Iglesia, a bordo del yate "Royal Scotman" -mas tarde denominado "Apollo"- atracado, en esos momentos, en el puerto de Valencia, reunión en la que estuvieron presentes el fundador de dicha Asociación Civil, L. Ronald Hubbard (fallecido después, en fecha no bien determinada, aunque sobré el año 1986), su esposa Mary Sue Hubbard y Lean Steimberg, y en la que resultó elegido presidente de OTC el mencionado Hubbard. ...