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Attorneys for Defendant Graham E. Berry









	SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

	COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES







MICHAEL HURTADO,Plaintiff,vs.GRAHAM E.
BERRY,Defendant.___________________________________
))))))))))		CASE NO. BC208227[Hon. Ray L. Hart, Dept.
10]DEFENDANT GRAHAM E. BERRY'S BRIEF RE PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS OF
PRIVILEGECase Filed: 	April 5, 1999Trial:		March 5, 2001
				



	INTRODUCTION

For six years Scientology has been engaged in a concerted effort to
prosecute Graham Berry in the civil and criminal courts.  (Exh. 1,
17.)  Despite Mr. Berry's alleged blatantly illegal conduct on both
coasts (Exh. 2.) Scientology's lawyer's investigator, Eugene Ingram,
has come up with only three witnesses to the Mr. Berry's conduct: (1)
Robert Cipriano, who has testified he was paid by Kendrick Moxon to
give false testimony (Exh. 1-11); (2) Anthony Apodaca who testified he
too was paid and pressured to give false testimony; and (3) Michael
Hurtado who was given a verified complaint claiming he is entitled to
$8 million in damages to sign and who has received substantial and
valuable legal and investigative services in his several criminal
cases in connection with his prosecution of this action.  Under these
facts, the attorney-client privilege, if it existed at all, does not
apply.
1. 	THE CRIME FRAUD EXCEPTION TO THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE
APPLIES, WHEN, AS HERE, THERE IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE
ATTORNEY'S SERVICES WERE SOUGHT TO PLAN OR COMMIT A CRIME OR FRAUD.
	Evidence Code section 956 contains the crime fraud exception:
"There is no privilege under this article if the services of the
lawyer were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or
plan to commit a crime or a fraud."
To invoke the Evidence Code section 956 exception to the
attorney-client privilege, the proponent must make a prima facie
showing that the lawyer's services were sought or obtained to enable
or aid someone in committing or planning to commit a crime or fraud.
(State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Superior Court (1997) 54
Cal.App.4th 625, 645; citing BP Alaska Exploration, Inc. v. Superior
Court (1988) 199 Cal.App.3d 1240, 1262.)   
The crime fraud exception turns on the client's intent.  The lawyer
does not have to be aware of the planned fraud.  (Freedom Trust v.
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (C.D., 1999) 38 F.Supp.2d 1170,
1171.)  A prima facie showing is "one which will suffice for proof of
a particular fact unless contradicted and overcome by other evidence.
In other words, evidence from which reasonable inferences can be drawn
to establish the fact asserted, i.e., the fraud.	(BP Alaska,
199 Cal.App.3d at 1240.)  "Evidence Code §956 does not require a
completed crime or fraud.  It applies to attorney communications
sought to enable the client to plan to commit a fraud, whether the
fraud is successful or not."  (BP Alaska, 199 Cal.App.3d at 1263.)

 The exception is applied in a variety of ways.  For example, in BP
Alaska, BP Alaska Exploration, Inc.  ("BPAE") asked both its in-house
counsel and its outside counsel to assist in an investigation to
respond to a letter from Nahama & Weagant Company ("NAWC") asking why
Nahama had been cut out of an exploration agreement.  NAWC filed suit
and propounded discovery to BPAE regarding its investigation of NAWC's
claim, including the reports and communications between BPAE and its
counsel.  NAWC argued that these attorney-client communications were
used in the preparation of the letters sent to NAWC which contained
misrepresentations.  The Court of Appeal concluded that NAWC had made
a prima facie showing that BP Alaska sought its attorneys' services to
assist in the commission or planning of a fraud.
Here, just as in BP Alaska, the record contains prima facie evidence
that the Church of Scientology retained the services of Moxon &
Kobrin,  Eugene Ingram and criminal counsel, including Donald Wager,
as part and parcel of Scientology's continuing campaign to manufacture
false statements to use against Graham Berry to destroy him, both
personally and professionally.
A.	Scientology and Berry.
The courts of this state have long recognized that Scientology employs
its "fair game" doctrine and litigation to "bludgeon the opposition
into submission."  (Church of Scientology v. Wollersheim (1996) 42
Cal.App.4th 628, 641 [42 Cal.Rptr.2d 620, 627]; Wollersheim v. Church
of Scientology (1989) 212 Cal.App.3d 872, 888 [66 Cal.Rptr.2d 1, 12];
Church of Scientology v. Armstrong (1991) 232 Cal.App.3d 1060, 1067
[283 Cal.Rptr. 917, 920-921].) 
Mr. Berry was first retained as the attorney of Scientology's
adversaries in the early 1990's.  While employed at Lewis, D'Amato,
Mr. Berry successfully represented former Scientology lawyer Joseph A.
Yanny against Scientology.  Mr. Berry was also defense counsel in
Scientology v. Armstrong, Scientology v. Factnet, and Church of
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Scientology v. Geertz, et al.  The law firm of Moxon & Kobrin  (or
their predecessors) were consistently Mr. Berry's adversaries in each
of these cases.
B.	Robert Cipriano.
By 1994, Moxon & Kobrin's investigator, Eugene Ingram, was seeking to
discredit Mr. Berry.  (Exh. 1, p. 61, 133; Exh. 4, p. 128:10-24)  In
May, 1994, Ingram appeared uninvited at the door of Robert J.
Cipriano's secured New York high-rise.   (Exh. 1, pp. 64-66.)  Ingram
said he was a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department and
"intimidated" Mr. Cipriano into signing a declaration that Mr. Ingram
had prepared.  (Exh. 1, pp. 71-80.)  The declaration contained a
variety of statements falsely accusing Mr. Berry of reprehensible and
illegal conduct.  (Exh. 1, 2,  5, 11.)  The May 5, 1994 declaration
has been widely circulated; it has even been published on the
Internet.  

In 1998, Mr. Berry sued Robert Cipriano  and others associated with
the Church of Scientology for libel and slander as a result of such
false statements as Mr. Berry was a cocaine abuser and a pedophile.
Due to the stress associated with the Cipriano action and continued
harassment by the Church of Scientology, Mr. Berry sought to be
temporarily relieved as counsel of record in some of his active cases.
Finally, Mr. Berry was driven into bankruptcy where Mr. Moxon again
appeared as counsel for Mr. Berry's adversary.
A year after the Cipriano case was dismissed, Mr. Cipriano was deposed
on June 12, 2000 and August 7, 8 and 12, 2000 in this action.  Moxon
repeatedly attempted to stop the Cipriano deposition by threatening a
protective order suspending the deposition on June 12, 2000 and
attempting to again suspend the deposition on August 7, 2000.
Plaintiff and his attorneys repeatedly attempted to stop the
deposition and "seal" Mr. Cipriano's testimony.  In his deposition,
Mr. Cipriano recanted all of the damaging statements contained in the
May 5, 1994 declaration.  (Exh. 1, pp. 94-105.)  Mr. Cipriano
testified he wanted to "truth" to come out.  (Exh. 1, pp. 61-62.)
 Mr. Cipriano also testified that Moxon provided him (and his
girlfriend) with a variety of free legal services.  Moxon paid
Wasserman, Comden & Casselman to represent Cipriano in Berry v.
Cipriano in exchange for his "cooperation" in litigation against Mr.
Berry.  (Exh. 1, pp.16-17, 20, 137:23-25, 138:1-3, 142:19-25.)  Moxon
provided him with an automobile not to say anything about the
exaggerations in the May, 1994 declaration.  (Exh. 1, pp.154:6-25,
155:1-25, 156:1-6, 167:6-25.)  Moxon paid for Cipriano's condominium
and leased a four bedroom house for Cipriano in Palm Springs.  (Exh.
1, pp.156:13-18, 157:6-12, 158:25, 159:1-14, 21-23, 160:4-25, 161:1-8,
165:18-21, 166:8-14, 168, 169:1-9, 240:15-25, 241:1-17.)  Moxon paid
off a judgment against Cipriano in New Jersey and paid Cipriano's
legal fees for handling that matter.  (Exh. 1, pp. 169:10-25,
170:1-20, 251:10-20, 252:9-25, 253:1, 255, 256-259.)  Moxon also gave
Cipriano an allowance for living expenses for his "cooperation" in
Cipriano v. Berry.  (Exh. 1, pp.171:8-25, 172:1-17, 174:8-24,
175:2-14, 176:1-16, 244:5-25, 245:1-4.)  Moxon even purchased a
computer for Cipriano.  (Exh. 1, pp.249:25, 250:1-18.)  Moxon funded
Cipriano's "non-profit" Day of the Child and performed or paid for all
the legal work and related fees for the business.  (Exh. 1,
pp.180:15-25, 189:1-15, 195:10-25, 196:1-6.)  In fact, Cipriano
testified under Moxon's cross-examination:  "You were providing the
funds to run a company so I would testify on your side."  (Exh. 1, p.
317:17-25.)  

In December, 1999, Cipriano was paid $800.00 to sign a settlement and
a declaration which Cipriano now contends is inaccurate.  The
following testimony was elicited by Moxon on cross-examination:
"Q:	Did you make any representation to anyone when -- that you
signed this declaration, it was inaccurate?
A:	That it was inaccurate . . . let me ask a question.  If it was
accurate, then why was I being paid $800.00?  
Q:	Would you answer my question?
A:	It was understood.  You don't pay people to write affidavits
unless you're doing something. . . . I didn't have an intent one way
or the other.  You presented two documents to me, a settlement
agreement and a affidavit, offered me $500 out of nowhere.  I did not
solicit it.  That number settled at $800.  I signed in return for the
$800."  (Exh. 1, p. 297, see also pp. 299:5-9, 300:2-13, 304:1-25.)
Again, under Moxon's cross-examination , Cipriano testified:
"Well, you kept providing money.  And based on the fact that our whole
relationship started with your agent, Mr. Ingram, threatening and
intimidating me to give the false declaration in 1994.  It was just a
continuation of all that, Sir."  (Exh. 1, pp. 325:20-25, 326:1-8.)
Under further cross-examination, Cipriano told Moxon:

"That is what you wanted to hear.  That is what you coached me to do.
That is what I was threatened and intimidated to do.  And that's what
I was paid to do."  (Exh. 1, p. 359:16-23; see also pp. 333, 334, 341
and 352.)
Cipriano described the procedure Moxon used in preparing declarations
in Cipriano v. Berry:
"Every declaration that you prepared for me to sign was what you
wanted to hear, and what you wanted written, and what you wanted to
file in court, and what you wanted for everything. . . .  I signed
what you prepared with the commencement of the threat and intimidation
and the payments thereafter.  Almost every time you gave me something
to sign, you look at the same date or day after and there is a payment
of some sort."  (Exh. 1, p. 362:9-21.) 
Cipriano's claims that he was paid by Moxon, and that he received
multiple items and services of value from Moxon, are documented.
(Exh. 3, pp.3-11.)  Put simply, why else would Mr. Cipriano make false
statements about Mr. Berry?  Mr. Cipriano was paid for perjury.
Cipriano also testified that Moxon and Ingram told him that they had
located a person named Michael Hurtado who purportedly "had exchanged
sexual favors for legal services by Mr. Berry."  (Exh. 1, pp.
106-109.)  Ingram told Cipriano that the information regarding Michael
Hurtado would be used to file a State Bar complaint against Mr. Berry
and to include in leaflets on cars around Mr. Berry's neighborhood.
(Exh. 1, p. 110.)  In fact, a State Bar complaint has been filed
against Mr. Berry and leaflets have been left in his neighborhood
identifying him as a child molester.  
C.	Scientology Attorneys Abelson and Moxon Recruit Hurtado.

In the Cipriano case, attorney Moxon deposed Mr. Berry over 12 days.
On November 25, 1998, Moxon questioned Mr. Berry about his sexual
relationship with Michael Hurtado. (Exh. 12.) The deposition was
videotaped.  
Less than one month later, in December, 1998, Elliot Abelson, a
Scientology attorney first told Donald Wager about Michael Hurtado.
(Wager Depo., pp. 18:23-25, 19:1-24, 20:1-8.)  Wager opened his file
on Michael Hurtado in December, 1998 and began billing even though he
had never met Hurtado.  (Wager Depo, p. 13:20-25.)  Wager then spoke
with Eugene Ingram about Michael Hurtado at least three times.  (Wager
Depo., p. 25:1-25.)  Wager understood Ingram was working for
Scientology  because Ingram told him he was working for Moxon at the
time.  (Wager Depo., pp. 26-27, 32:7-14.)  Moxon, acting as
Scientology's counsel, also contacted Wager regarding Mr. Hurtado.
Wager had at least six conversations with Moxon before he ever met
plaintiff Hurtado.  (Wager Depo., pp. 27-28.)
In mid-January, 1999, Eugene Ingram appeared at the Hurtado's home,
once again unannounced and uninvited.  (Exh. 13, pp. 29:3-6, 27:7-25,
29:6-10, 25; Exh. 14, pp. 19-25.)  Ana and Vanessa testified that
Ingram told them that Mr. Berry was a child molester.  (Exh. 13, pp.
10:3-6, 27:7-25, 29:6-10,-25; Exh. 14, pp. 19-25.)  Mr. Ingram said he
was investigating Mr. Berry from New York and had been investigating
him for a long, long time.  (Exh. 13, pp. 31:9-25, 32:1-25, 33:1-24,
38:18-25, 39:1-11; Exh. 15, pp. 131:16-25, 132:-13.)  Ingram suggested
to the Hurtados that Mr. Berry had taken advantage of Michael Hurtado.

When Ingram showed them the videotape of Mr. Berry's testimony
regarding his sexual relationship with Michael Hurtado, Mrs. Hurtado
did not want to see it, or look at it, and she refused to keep it,
saying: "Forget it.  Take it."  (Exh. 13, pp.37:2-11, 20-22, 25,
38:1-2.)  The entire Hurtado family had long believed that homosexual
conduct was inappropriate.  (Exh. 14, pp.157-158.)  Yet, Ingram showed
them the Cipriano declaration, multiple other documents, and even told
them that Mr. Berry liked to be defecated upon.  (Exh. 14, pp. 46,
143.)  Ingram wanted the Hurtados "to see a lawyer because of this
matter," and suggested that there was a possibility that there could
be a civil suit against Mr. Berry.  (Exh. 14, pp. 123:2-14, 22,
130:24-25, 131:1-4.)  Ingram then took Ana, Miguel, Vanessa and a
Cuban writer friend to see Wager within a very few days.  At Wager's
office, they were introduced to Moxon.  (Exh. 13, pp. 34:18-25,
35:1-25, 36:1-4, 11-25, 45:9, 46:1-25, 55:2-8, 59:1-17.)
Both Ana and Vanessa Hurtado thought the purpose of the meeting was to
find a lawyer who would represent Michael in a lawsuit against Mr.
Berry.  Neither of them knew about the then pending drug paraphernalia
charges.  (Exh. 14, p. 49:15-25.)  (Exh. 13, pp. 27:7-17, 29:6-24,
30:1-20, 31:14-25, 32:1-13, 33:4-11, 46:19-25, 47:1-6, 58:14-17,
59:12-17.)  No one in the Hurtado family discussed Mr. Berry's
relationship with Michael Hurtado at any time before they attended the
meeting with Wager and Moxon.  Instead, Vanessa, Ana and Miguel
Hurtado -- without Michael Hurtado -- met with the attorneys and
decided to file this lawsuit against Berry.  (Exh. 13, pp. 35-41,
53-54.)  After the meeting, the elder Mr. Hurtado told Michael that
Mr. Wager would now be representing him in the criminal matter.  
The Hurtados went along with whatever the lawyers, Wager and Moxon,
and investigator Ingram told them to do.  (Exh. 14, pp. 40-44.)  The
Hurtados even went so far as to allow Ingram to tap their phone to
entrap Mr. Berry.  (Exh 14, pp. 59-85.)  In fact, Michael Hurtado is
not suing because of what was allegedly done to him.  Instead, he is
suing for "money" and because:  
"I figured, you know, a person like this, doesn't deserve anything
good; so I just don't believe a person in a career that should be able
to have sex with minors and do drugs and offer drugs to minors.  I
don't believe in that; so that is why I'm suing."  (Exh. 15, p.
131:2-15.)

Wager did not meet with Michael Hurtado until January 22, 1999, after
Wager had met with Abelson, Ingram, Moxon and the Hurtado family.
(Wager Depo., pp. 20:17-25, 21:1-23, 22:25, 23:1, 24:1-21.)  Wager and
plaintiff did not sign a retainer agreement until January 27, 1999.
D.	Moxon, Wager and Ingram Seek Perjurious Statements from
Apodaca.
This action was filed on April 5, 1999.  Although Wager never
represented him, on April 13, 1999, Wager visited Anthony Apodaca  in
jail and left between $100 and $300 for him.  Moxon reimbursed Wager.
(Wager Depo., pp. 46:3-14; 53:10-25; 57:16-24, 59:20-22; 64:23-25.)
Apodaca was not a witness to anything relating to the drug
paraphernalia case.  (Wager Depo., pp. 63:16-22, 64:11-25.)  In fact,
on April 13, 1999, "there was a real question in [Apodaca's] mind as
to who Berry was."  However, on April 22, 1999, Ingram, Moxon and
Wager met with Apodaca and he was videotaped.  (Wager Depo., pp.
48:7-22, 50:9-15, 58:5-19.)  Mr. Apodaca may also have been given
money on April 22, 1999.  (Wager Depo., p. 60:9-25.)  Mr. Apodaca was
now able to identify Mr. Berry as a man he had been with four to five
years earlier.  (Exh. 18.)  In the videotape, Mr. Apodaca said that
while he was under age,  he engaged in sadomasochistic activities with
Mr. Berry (Exh. 18.)  On April 26, 1999, Moxon noticed Mr. Apodaca's
deposition in this action.  (Exh. 19.) 
However, at his deposition on May 3, 2000, Mr. Apodaca testified he
was high at the time of the videotaping, had no recollection of it and
he could not even recognize Mr. Berry.  (Exh. 16.)  Mr. Apodaca said
he was pressured into giving his videotaped statement. According to
Mr. Apodaca, some lawyer came to County Jail and gave him $200.00.  He
was given money, McDonald's food certificates and clothing to testify
against Mr. Berry.  He refused.  According to Mr. Apodaca, "All this
stuff about this plaintiff trying to bribe me to testifying -- okay?
-- I don't go for that.  (Exh. 16, p. 12.)

E.	Wager, Abelson and Ingram Approach Prosecutors and Berry is
Reported 		to the State Bar.
In the spring of 1999, Wager, along with Scientology attorney Abelson,
also met with Detective Detz and District Attorney Paul Turley to
encourage them to prosecute Mr. Berry for pandering.  (Wager Depo.,
pp. 101:13-16, 103:9-25, 104:13-25, 105-106.)  During that meeting,
Wager told Turley about his client's criminal history, the pending
charges against Hurtado, and Hurtado's claims against Mr. Berry.
(Wager Depo., pp. 105:10-25, 107:11-15, 22-25, 108:1-4, 21-25,
109:1-6, 112:17-25, 113:1-19.)  Wager called Detective Detz several
times to see if Berry would be prosecuted and was ultimately told no
charges would be brought.  (Wager Depo., p. 114.)  Although Wager
declined to represent Hurtado when still more criminal charges were
brought against him, he did discuss the additional charges with both
Abelson and Ingram.  (Wager Depo., pp. 118:4-19, 119:13-17.)
Meanwhile, State Bar proceedings were brought against Mr. Berry
arising out of Michael Hurtado's allegations.  Scientology's
representatives regularly contact the State Bar demanding that Mr.
Berry be punished.
Abelson represents Wager for purposes of the deposition before this
Court.     Abelson has spent years "investigating" Mr. Berry.  By way
of example, on September 13, 2000, Mr. Abelson wrote to an attorney in
New Zealand,

"I am writing to you in connection with an investigation I am
conducting into Graham E. Berry.  The purpose of my investigation is
to uncover unethical or illegal conduct committed by Mr. Berry.  I
understand you may have data that may be of help in my investigation.
Specifically, I would appreciate any information you can provide
concerning Mr. Berry's motives for embarking upon a course of action
which would seem, to any objective observer, to be contrary to his own
best interests, and a blatant attack on international religion."
(Exh. 17.)  
Mr. Abelson saw fit to copy this letter to everyone from Mr. Berry's
elderly parents in New Zealand to the New York Disciplinary Committee
(for discipline of attorneys) to the Department of Justice in New
Zealand. Since bringing the action, Michael Hurtado has been arrested
multiple times and is currently in jail for violation of probation --
five years for stalking.  Ingram continues to provide substantial
investigative services for Hurtado in these several criminal
proceedings, attends court proceedings and takes Hurtado to AA
meetings.  Although Hurtado was represented by Public Defenders before
this lawsuit, he has been consistently represented by private criminal
defense attorneys since the day his family agreed to sue Mr. Berry.
Thus, there is strong evidence that Scientology and its lawyers have
consistently either used or planned to use false statements both in
civil and criminal actions and to foment legal proceedings against Mr.
Berry.  Michael Hurtado is now receiving substantial benefits for
prosecuting this action.  Accordingly, the crime-fraud exception
applies and the attorney-client privilege has been waived.  Mr. Wager
must answer all questions posed, produce all of his billings and
testify to and produce all information regarding how he was paid.
2.	WHEN, AS HERE, PLAINTIFF AND HIS ATTORNEYS HAVE DISCLOSED THE
SO-CALLED PRIVILEGED INFORMATION, THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE HAS
BEEN WAIVED.
	The attorney-client privilege may be waived by either
voluntarily abandoning the privilege by consenting to or disclosing a
significant part of the privileged communication, or by conduct that
impliedly abandons the privilege.  California Evidence Code section
912(a); (Motown Record Corp. v. Superior Court (1984) 155 Cal.App.3d
482, 492.)  

Here, the Hurtados have testified regarding payment to Wager.  The
Hurtados have never been billed by or paid Mr. Wager for his services
and, to Mrs. Hurtado's knowledge, Michael Hurtado has not been billed
for Mr. Wager's services.  (Exh. 13, p. 47:7-19.)  Vanessa Hurtado
changed her testimony, testifying first that Wager never discussed his
fees with the family and later "correcting" her testimony to say that
he did.  (Exh. 14, p. 40.)  Then, despite the fact that Michael
Hurtado has no regular employment or verifiable means of support, he
testified that he was going to pay Wager in full, believes he did pay
Wager but, in fact, does not recall.  (Exh. 15, pp. 82-114; 140:22-25,
141:1-24.)
Since plaintiff and his family testified regarding how Wager was paid,
any privilege has been waived and testimony and documents relating to
payments for Wager's services should be compelled.
3.	FINALLY, THE INFORMATION DEFENDANT SEEKS FROM MR. WAGER IS
RELEVANT TO IMPEACH PLAINTIFF MICHAEL HURTADO AND THE WITNESSES
AFFILIATED WITH HURTADO.
	It has long been the law in California that impeachment
evidence is always relevant.  Evidence that is relevant to the
credibility of a witness or a hearsay declarant is admissible even
though that evidence may be irrelevant or inadmissible with respect to
proving or disproving a disputed fact in the action.  (Jefferson,
California Evidence Benchbook (2d Ed.) §21.9 at p. 579.)  Evidence
relevant to the credibility of a witness is always relevant for
impeachment purposes to determine the existence of nonexistence of any
fact testified to by that witness.  (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20
Cal.4th 1, 9.)  Here, the testimony and evidence sought is directly
relevant to defendant's contention that plaintiff has received
substantial benefits for prosecuting this action.  Thus, the evidence
sought is patently relevant.  Moreover, the Hurtados have offered
varying testimony as to who, if anyone, paid attorney Wager.  For this
reason too, all documents should be compelled.
4.	ATTORNEY BILLING RECORDS, CLIENT IDENTITY, PAYER AND
AMOUNT PAID ARE NOT PRIVILEGED.

	Attorney billing records are not protected by the
attorney-client privilege.  The identity of the client, the amount of
the fee, the identification of payment by case file name and the
general purpose of the work performed are not protected from
disclosure by the attorney-client privilege.  (U.S. v. Amlani (9th
Cir. 1999) 169 F.3d 1189, 1194, citing Clarke v. American Commerce
National Bank, 974 F.2d 127, 129 (9th Cir., 1992).)  Accordingly, as
in Amlani, defendant here has "an undisputed right to view these
documents."
This legal proposition is supported by Magill v. Superior Court (filed
January 10, 2001) 2001 DAR 432 cited to this Court by plaintiff's
counsel.  (Wager Depo.)  The general rule is that the client's
identity in fee arrangements is not privileged.  The identity of the
person or entity paying the fee only becomes privileged "where the
person invoking the privilege can show that a strong probability
exists that disclosure of such information would implicate that client
in the very criminal activity for which legal advice was sought."
(Id. at p. 448.)  Only where "disclosure of the client's name might
serve to make the client the subject of official investigation or
expose him to criminal or civil liability" is the name protected by
the privilege.  (Id. at p. 447.)  The court's determination of whether
a client's name, address or fee arrangement is a privileged
communication depends upon an analysis of the facts of the case, and
the potential for harm to the client if the identification is
compelled.  "The court must weigh the competing policies of
guaranteeing the right of every person to 'freely confer with and
confide in his attorney in an atmosphere of trust and serenity while,
on the other hand, protecting the historically important state
interest of facilitating the ascertainment of truth in connection with
legal proceedings.'" (Ibid.)  Otherwise unprotected information does
not become privileged merely because the information might provide
evidence of a client's wrongdoing. "The terms 'confidential' and
'incriminating' are not synonymous."  (Id. at p. 449, 452.)
The "rule also does not apply where the client secured the attorney's
representation in furtherance of present, intended, or continuing
illegality."  (Magill v. Superior Court (2001) DAR 432, 448.)

Here, there is no factual or legal basis for plaintiff or Scientology
to assert a privilege with respect to Donald Wager's bills and who or
what entity paid those bills.  Accordingly, the Court should compel
all testimony and documents related to Wager's billing and receipt of
payment.  
	CONCLUSION
For all the foregoing reasons, defendant respectfully requests that
this Court overrule each and every one of plaintiff's and the witness'
objection and compel further testimony and production of documents.  

DATED: January __, 2001		ROBIE & MATTHAI
A Professional Corporation	







By
KIM W. SELLARS
Attorneys for Defendant GRAHAM BERRY

	PROOF OF SERVICE

I declare that I am over the age of eighteen (18) and not a party to
this action.  My business address is 500 South Grand Avenue, Suite
1500, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

On January 26, 2001, I served the foregoing document(s) described as:
DEFENDANT GRAHAM E. BERRY'S BREIF RE PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS OF PRIVILEGE
on all interested parties in this action by placing a true copy of
each document, enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed as follows:



Ava Paquette, Esq.
MOXON & KOBRIN
3055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 487-4468
(213) 487-5385 Fax 



Thomas S. Byrnes, Esq.
Law Offices of Thomas S. Byrnes
9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 330
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(323) 852-0802
(323) 852-0820 Fax

( )	BY MAIL:

( )	I deposited such envelope in the mail at Los Angeles,
California.   The envelope was mailed with postage thereon fully
prepaid.

( )	As follows:  I am "readily familiar" with the firm's practice
of collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the
United States Postal Service.  Pursuant to that practice, the envelope
was deposited with the United States Postal Service on the same day
this declaration was executed in the ordinary course of business.  The
envelope is sealed and, with postage thereon fully prepaid, placed for
collection and mailing on this date in the United States mail at Los
Angeles, California.

(X)	BY PERSONAL SERVICE:

( )	I delivered such envelope by hand to the above addressee(s) by
leaving the document with the receptionist at the address listed
above, during normal business hours.

(X)	I delivered such envelope by hand to the above addressee(s).



( )	BY OVERNIGHT COURIER: I caused the above-referenced
document(s) to be delivered to an overnight courier service for
delivery to the addressee(s) shown.

( )	BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION:  I caused the above-referenced
document(s) to be transmitted to the above-named person(s) at the
above facsimile numbers.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on January 26, 2001, at Los Angeles, California.













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INTRODUCTION	1

1. 	THE CRIME FRAUD EXCEPTION TO THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE
APPLIES, WHEN, AS HERE, THERE IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE
ATTORNEY'S SERVICES WERE SOUGHT TO PLAN OR COMMIT A CRIME OR FRAUD.
2

A.	Scientology and Berry.	3

B.	Robert Cipriano.	4

C.	Scientology Attorneys Abelson and Moxon Recruit Hurtado	7

D.	Moxon, Wager and Ingram Seek Perjurious Statements from
Apodaca	10

E.	Wager, Abelson and Ingram Approach Prosecutors and Berry is
 Reported to the State Bar.	10

2.	WHEN, AS HERE, PLAINTIFF AND HIS ATTORNEYS HAVE DISCLOSED THE
SO-CALLED PRIVILEGED INFORMATION, THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE HAS
BEEN WAIVED.	12

3.	FINALLY, THE INFORMATION DEFENDANT SEEKS FROM MR. WAGER IS
RELEVANT TO IMPEACH PLAINTIFF MICHAEL HURTADO AND THE WITNESSES
AFFILIATED WITH HURTADO.	13

4.	ATTORNEY BILLING RECORDS, CLIENT IDENTITY, PAYER AND
AMOUNT PAID ARE NOT PRIVILEGED.	13

CONCLUSION	15



	TABLE OF AUTHORITIES				PAGES

CASES

BP Alaska Exploration, Inc. v. Superior Court (1988) 199 Cal.App.3d
1240	2



Church of Scientology v. Armstrong (1991) 232 Cal.App.3d 1060	3



Church of Scientology v. Wollersheim (1996) 42 Cal.App.4th 628	3



Hart v. Cult Awareness Network (1993) 13 Cal.App.4th 777	4



Magill v. Superior Court (filed January 10, 2001)	14



Motown Record Corp. v. Superior Court (1984) 155 Cal.App.3d 482	12



People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1	13



Rowe v. Superior Court (Church of Scientology of Orange County)
(1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 1711	4



Scientology v. Geertz, et al	4



State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Superior Court (1997) 54
Cal.App.4th 625	2



Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology (1989) 212 Cal.App.3d 872	3





FEDERAL CASES

Bridge Publications, Inc. v. Vien (S.D. Cal. 1993) 827 F. Supp	4



Church of Scientology International v. Internal Revenue Service (C.D.
Cal., 1993) 845 	F. Supp. 714	4



Church of Scientology International v. Koltz (C.D.Cal. 1994) 846 F.
Supp. 873	4



Church of Scientology v. Internal Revenue Service (C.D.Cal. 1991) 769
F. Supp	4



Church of Scientology v. Internal Revenue Service, et al.
(9th Cir. 1993) 991 F.2d 560	4



Church of Scientology v. United States of America (9th Cir. 1990) 920
F.2d 1481	4



Clarke v. American Commerce National Bank, 974 F.2d 127	14



Freedom Trust v. Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
(C.D. 1999) 38 F.Supp.2d 1170	2



Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services
(ND Cal.1995) 923 F.Supp. 1231	11



Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services,
Inc.         		(ND Cal. 1995) 907 F. Supp. 136.1	11



Smith v. Brady (9th Cir. 1992) 972 F.2d 1095	4



U.S. v. Amlani (9th Cir. 1999) 169 F.3d 1189	14











STATUTES

Evidence Code § 956	2







MISCELLANEOUS

Jefferson, California Evidence Benchbook (2d Ed.) §21.9 at p. 579
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