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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: Federal court hearing
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bpharmon@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Raskolnikov)

Carla:
> It looks like the Co$ is in deep doodoo over this case. Plus, of course,
> there are still a large number of issues yet to be raised (like the possible
> illegal execution of the raid).
      
Brian:
>yes, i would agree that the church seems to be in some trouble
>on this one.  Even their start arttorney, Earl Cooley, did
>little else other than annoy Judge Whyte.  Cooley was so
>dramatic and scattered that he simply ran himself out of time
>before he could go after Dennis.
>
>The defense did make some points about the raid, albeit briefly
>(this was Carla Oakley)  She held up boxes of books and told
>the court that dennis should have this property retuned to him
>as it had nothing to do with the alleged copyright infringement.
>[that is, the books were legitimate copies of scietology materials,
>or had nothing to do with scientology whatsoever.]
>
>She did not get into the fact that no federal marshall was present
>for the raid, or any of the other accompanying shenanigans.
>
>Brian Harmon
 
    That's thoroughly covered in the filings from MoFo.  The 
    Judge has some reading and some extensive writing to do to 
    come up with a ruling in these matters.
    
    Be a week or so til we know.
    
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