HARASSMENT CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST ME
BY SCIENTOLOGY IN 2008 DOCUMENTED BELOW
My entire
harassment of Lissa Uvizl (anti-shirtless lady) in one handy
video complete with cult footage obtained by court order.
The church of Scientology got two
ex parte (emergency) temporary restraining orders (TROs) on me preventing
me from going to three small areas of Hollywood. My lawyer
Graham
Berry filed a "Special Motion to Strike" which basically states
that it is the cult that is harassing ME, not the other way around.
The idea is called SLAPP. Strategic Litigation to Prevent
Participation.
Keep in mind several of these documents
are very large and read like mini-histories of Scientology from
inside and out. Much of it is not even about Lissa Uvizl, Lewis
Miranda or I.
Here's the scoop on what happened
in court. The judge basically "cut the baby in half" leaving both
sides somewhat unhappy. I guess that's called pragmatic leadership.
However, I got 80% of what I wanted and Scientology only got 20%.
And that 20% is mostly abstract. That is, it won't affect my ability
to protest in any practical way.
THE BAD
I don't have to stay 100 yards from Lissa Uvizl's work and home, but
I must still stay fifty yards away. I can't protest near the Hollywood Guarantee Bldg.
or on one side of the Celebrity Center for three years or until Mrs.
Uvizl moves or until the
cult goes bust, whichever comes first. I have to be a
little nicer to cultists and not follow them if they say "don't
follow me."
THE GOOD
Even though I lost to Lissa Uvizl I DO NOT have to pay her court
costs which lawyers tell me could have been as high as $25,000! "I
consider court costs a wash" the judge said as he legally absolved
me of paying but also prevented me from receiving money.
Lewis Miranda was totally defeated and the judge agreed with
the anti-SLAPP motion. This means Judge Rico believes that I was
being legally harassed by the church while trying to conduct my
constitutionally protected speech/conduct. He believes the cult
brought this lawsuit against me not to win but to exhaust me legally
or psychologically or financially. This opens up
RICO
Racketteering issues (not to be confused with the judge's name).
I can now go and protest on LRH Way at the Big Blue Building, which
we promptly did! We shut down their campus today. Everyone was
locked inside! Pics and videos forthcoming but don't expect a lot of
drama. But frumpy guy and Patty Baber showed up! We think Frumpy Guy
never changes his clothes and his name is "Jeff Farrow."
These two giant
declarations by myself and lawyer Graham Berry are four
inches thick and are almost larger than the area I am
restrained from going to.
The judge allowed all of Graham's evidence, including lots and lots
of damaging data about the cult, into the public record. It can now
be quoted and analyzed by the press. In fact, Google has scanned the
docs from my website and phrases from the documents show up now in
searches!
The difference between the two cases is that, in the Uvizl case, she
told me to go away and I didn't and I said caustic remarks, aka I
"annoyed" her. My lawyer told the judge "but the purpose of a
protest is to annoy SOMEBODY." Also Miranda footage was taken at a
group protest, not a flashraid like Uvizl's footage was. Miranda did
not tell me to go away and in fact shoved my camera and did not
appear annoyed.
This is an important point if I appeal as it's constitutionally iffy
that annoying Lissa Uvizl is enough to warrant a TRO. So the
judge threw the cult a bone. He appeared to be nervous to some
observers. He didn't make a lot of eye contact with the lawyers
while they were talking. Some speculate he just wanted scientology
out of his court. If scientology won both cases I would have owed
court costs and we would have had to appeal. If I won both cases
Scientology would certainly appeal and be furious with the judge
(lock your pets up). The judge mentioned his ruling will "save
trees," aka prevent endless appeals. By winning one and losing one
the judge cut me some slack and negated my having to pay court costs
but still gave scientology a minor victory. But as Moxon said "there
are over 300 other places he can protest in California."
