>From anon47fa@nyx.cs.du.edu Sat Mar 30 15:50:03 PST 1996 Article: 161346 of alt.religion.scientology Xref: netcom.com alt.religion.scientology:161346 Path: netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!noc.nyx.net!nyx.cs.du.edu!not-for-mail From: anon47fa@nyx.cs.du.edu (tritium) Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: Re: GRADY WARD NOW UNDER INJUNCTION Date: 30 Mar 1996 15:37:30 -0700 Organization: /usr/lib/news/organi[sz]ation Lines: 65 Message-ID: <4jkd3a$692@nyx.cs.du.edu> References: <4ji42l$t6s@crl12.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: nyx.nyx.net Status: R In article <4ji42l$t6s@crl12.crl.com>, Andrew Milne wrote: > > CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY WINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION > AGAINST INTERNET POSTER > > SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - The Religious Technology Center > (RTC), owners of the advanced writings of the Scientology > religion, and holder of the copyrights in those works, today > was granted a preliminary injunction by U.S. District Court > Judge Ronald M. Whyte, enjoining Grady Ward of Arcata, > California, and anyone acting in concert with him, from > infringing on the Church's copyrights and misappropriating > its trade secrets. yep, that's the process: tro converts to *preliminary* injunction. my impression is that grady's kind of having fun with this whole thing: "no, no, please don't throw me into the SCAMIZDAT patch". me, i would have asked that the injunction be denied on the basis that there wasn't enough evidence of a violation to support the original TRO or to proceed. doesn't hurt to ask, does it (do you *have* to ask to get this, btw)? as it is, the preliminary injunction opens the door to discovery. and it became apparent that this is what scientology *really* wants - they want to get at his email and everything else they can to get all the information on critics and apostates they can. they were noticeably disappointed that the judge denied impoundment. i bet they cried when the judge refused to sign their ex parte writ of seizure. poor little weepers, boo hoo, boo hoo! no, instead of them having the data, grady controls it. it probably just has them frothing. btw, tom hogan, the cult attorney, was pretty effective. but he may not have enough histrionics to suit the cult, especially after earl fooley. the cult seems to be fascinated with smoke and mirrors, and loud noises. the 'ho was also there, looking perfectly ghastly. you really should get some sun and exercise, dear. and wear something a little brighter. let's see, there was also some lawyers from new york given certification to participate in the deposition: Ray Milgram, William Hart, and Eric Liebermann, if i've got the names right. i think there were a couple more cult attorneys in the gallery also. there was one weasel (that's really how he looks, to me) i've seen at erlich's hearings that sat in the back at the opposite side from the cult's lawyers. maybe he was trying pick up something? ah, yes, the deposition. judge whyte suggested a 4 hour deposition. not enough for the clams, they couldn't say how long it would take, but maybe days? they finally agreed to 6 hours, to be conducted in Redding. grady worried that the deposition might become abusive. the judge told grady that he could stop it at any time if he felt it was abusive. and he told tom hogan that the deposition was to be conducted in a polite and professional manner, although he was not suggesting that mr. hogan would do otherwise. grady was worried that the TRO and injunction was having a chilling effect on freedom of speech on the internet, noting that the 'ho was citing the TRO in messages to people legally soliciting NOTS. judge whyte stated that people other than Grady and those acting in concert with him were *not* subject to any of the TRO provisions. === tritium (h3) ---- anon47fa@nyx.cs.du.edu I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution - Jefferson