Reference: Miscavige’s Hot Smoking Gun
A Federal Court judge today denied attorney Ken Dandar’s motion to enjoin Pinellas County state court judge Crocket Farnell from proceeding with a closed-to-the-public proceeding to assess fines against Dandar. F. Wallace Pope’s motion to strike my testimony from the record apparently was denied.
Here is the court’s official minutes:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION CLERK’S MINUTES
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HON. VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ COVINGTON
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PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL
Pro se
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DEFENSE COUNSEL
Wallace Pope, Robert Potter
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COURT REPORTER: Paul Spangler
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TIME: 9:00 – 9:49 TOTAL: 49 mins
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PROCEEDINGS: MOTION HEARING re: Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt #2)
The plaintiff argued his motion before the Court.
The defendant offered a counter-argument before the Court. Defendant’s position is that plaintiff has not alleged some form of state action.
The Court stated she will not accept a pleading that is filed under seal or in camera.
The Court stated that plaintiff has failed to allege what has to be alleged in the complaint.
Oral Motion by plaintiff for leave to file an amended complaint. The Court instructs the plaintiff to file a motion if he wishes to amend the complaint and defendant will have a chance to respond.
The Court denied the Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction. A written order will be entered. Motion to Strike is denied as moot.
Motion to file pleadings in camera/under seal is denied.
News on the development:
Tony Ortega’s Account
New York Daily News
ABC Action News Tampa’s Account
Apparently, Dandar did not properly plead the case. I have no further data as to what took place in the Federal Court proceeding. I simply responded to and complied with a subpoena and testified to the truth. But, the more I learn of this case, the more I am beginning to suspect that an injustice of magnitude is afoot. The proceedings before Farnell being carried on off the public record seems unAmerican and, given Scientology Inc.’s history of buying influence with the Pinellas judiciary, it at the very least has the appearance of impropriety.
Farnell was approached by Scientology Inc. lawyers to assess Dandar with fines for alleged violation of the Lisa McPherson civil case settlement the parties entered into in 2004. The settlement agreement allegedly includes the provision that Dandar may not represent anyone for the remainder of his life in any action against David Miscavige and Scientology Inc. Dandar allegedly violated that agreement by representing the woman whose son committed suicide while in the care of his Scientologists father. The father was twinning with David Miscavige’s twin sister Denise at Scientology Inc’s Flag training center at the time. Dandar alleged that Denise and Scientology Inc had pressured the father to hide his son’s meds, which deprivation lead to the suicide. According to Dandar, he only took on the case when the victim’s mother was rebuffed by a number of potential lawyers who all opted out citing fear of the Scientology Inc retaliation machine. Dandar lost that suit earlier this year. Miscavige now wants to ruin Dandar financially. Apparently, he wants to put his head on a figurative pike so as to create a chilling effect against any other lawyers getting the idea it is safe to sue Miscavige and Scientology Inc. Therefore, we will keep a closer eye on this one.
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