Debbie Cook's Trial

[SanDiegoMember]

The Village Voice is doing a running report of Debbie's day in court today.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/02/scientology_dee.php

Almost as good as being there!

 

[Infinite]

Is Xenu there?

 

[SpecialFrog]

Is Xenu there?

No, but he's well represented by the merchants of chaos present. I suspect the next update will mention that a psychiatrist, an interpol agent and a banker have entered the court room as back-up.

 

[Rene Descartes]

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The transcriptionist was discovered to be an SP and declared.

Rd00

 

[Pooks]

Latest updates. This isn't the Debbie Cook Trail. This is a hearing on the TRO that the cult has on Debbie and Wayne.


8:49 am. Ray Jeffrey just entered Judge Pozza's court with his two assistants. We're waiting now for her to get to the Cook case. She's got a line of attorneys at the bench, waiting to learn what court they'll be in today.

8:55 am. In walk Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder. They clean up well.

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9:09 am. Pozza now reading the docket. Just met Joe Childs. Hot damn.

9:30 am. It's Judge Martha Tanner. We're headed for the 4th floor.

Rathbun: "They moved to exclude the media. She told them to shove it."

Judge Tanner's bench is decorated with the following signs...

"The witch is in"

"Yes I'm a witch, deal with it"

And

"Thou shalt not whine"

Three television cameras showed up. They're setting up one to serve as a pool feed.

Tom Tobin just introduced himself to me. What a hell of a thing.

Debbie Cook and Wayne Baumgarten are now at the table with their attorney Ray Jeffrey and his two assistants. On the other side, the church appears to have five attorneys.

 

[Cherished]

JUDGE MARTHA B. TANNER
166th Judicial District Court

Formerly a practicing attorney with over 23 years of extensive trial experience. Reputation for conducting a fair and honest trial. Strong financial management skills. Positive, hardworking and an excellent communicator. Reputation for ability and fairness in community, resulting in cases solved quickly with least expense to clients.
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EXPERIENCE:
Marriage License Clerk, Bexar County Clerk’s Office under Jimmy Knight – San Antonio Texas
Probate Clerk, Bexar County Clerk’s Office under Jimmy Knight – San Antonio Texas
Legal Secretary, Joseph Dibrell, Attorney – Seguin Texas
Legal Secretary, Charles W. Grace, Attorney – San Antonio Texas
Martha B. Tanner, P.C., Attorney at Law – San Antonio Texas, 1968 to 1992
Managed own law firm plus the financial administrative function for a law office of up to five (5) lawyers. Lawyer for a variety of cases, with emphasis in family law. Worked closely with staff in District Courts and District Clerk’s Office.
Appointed to 166th District Court in April 1992; Judge of 166th to date.​

EDUCATION:
Incarnate Word College – San Antonio, 1960-1961
St. Mary’s University, – San Antonio, 1961-1964
Doctor of Jurisprudence, St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, 1964 - 1968​

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Member of State Bar of Texas
Speaker for San Antonio College Continuing Education Program
Member of Altrusa, an International Women’s Service Organization
Formerly Volunteer in Pro Bono Law Project
Formerly Volunteer in Rape Crisis Center
Formerly Volunteer in Women’s Law Center
Inns of Court
San Antonio Bar Foundation
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http://www.bexar.org/judges/DistrictCourt166.html
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[BunnySkull]

The lawyers are detailing Debbies kidnapping, saying she was held at INT against her will, demanding the video footage of the security camera at Int - Woo-Hoo - let all the nasty cult dirt fly Debbie!!! Better than I expected for a TRO hearing.

Reporter in San Antonio, MikeBoard1200 giving live updates and photos on twitter:

https://twitter.com/#!/MikeBoard1200
Photo of Debbie and Wayne in court:
https://twitter.com/MikeBoard1200#/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com/sGFEFEYY

(FYI: You can also see Marty, Tony O, Joe Tobin, and the gang in the back rows)

MikeBoard1200 Michael Board
Cook atty claims they were kidnaped, beaten, tortured an made to watch others tortured in residential compound #Scientology


MikeBoard1200 Michael Board
Cooks "kidnapped" by church and held 2-3 weeks at residential compound used by church #Scientology
2 minutes ago

Michael Board
MikeBoard1200 Michael Board
Cook atty "signed agreement under extreme duress" and agreement was "unconstitutional" #Scientology

6 minutes ago
Michael Board
MikeBoard1200 Michael Board
Fmr Scientology leader cook was apparently held captive, escaped and caught by church. Cook atty wants videos. #Scientology
38 minutes ago
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Michael Board
MikeBoard1200 Michael Board
Courtroom galley w/ Cooks at bottom left #Scientology pic.twitter.com/sGFEFEYY
1 hour ago

 

[Ogsonofgroo]

Is Xenu there?

Watching from his cave, waiting for the 'eternal batteries' to finally run down, hell, its been what, several million years?

Anyone find a live feed link yet?

 

[TG1]

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/02/scientology_dee.php

* * *

George Spencer [Cult lawyer] giving his opening statement.

Scientology's attorney, Spencer, tried to get the judge to scuttle Jeffrey's opening statement because it would violate the agreements! She said no. Now Jeffrey is up.

Jeffrey: "Ms. Cook was beaten. She was tortured. She was degraded beyond belief. She was made to watch the torture and beatings and degradation of others. And not just one or two. She was confined in inhuman conditions...they signed this agreement just to get away."


Booyah!

TG1

 

[BunnySkull]

Watching from his cave, waiting for the 'eternal batteries' to finally run down, hell, its been what, several million years?

Anyone find a live feed link yet?

No live feed I can find, but the reporter on Twitter is doing a pretty good job with updates and he's posting photos inbetween.

 

[Dulloldfart]

Isn't this delicious? Maybe Marty used the donations money to pay for the CofS attorneys to do what they are doing.

Paul

 

[maliauctor]

George Spencer giving his opening statement.

Scientology's attorney, Spencer, tried to get the judge to scuttle Jeffrey's opening statement because it would violate the agreements! She said no. Now Jeffrey is up.

Jeffrey: "Ms. Cook was beaten. She was tortured. She was degraded beyond belief. She was made to watch the torture and beatings and degradation of others. And not just one or two. She was confined in inhuman conditions...they signed this agreement just to get away."

 

[Lulu Belle]

11:00 am. Jeffrey wrapping up his lengthy, impassioned opening statement (he got emotional at one point when he described Wayne Baumgarten wanting to not rock the boat with the church so he could continue to talk to his sons and father, who are church members). Scientology had wanted Judge Tanner to keep Jeffrey under constraints, but she hasn't interrupted him once.

Jeffrey finishing up by raising the issue of the church doing the exact opposite in Florida, where they want a court to butt out when it comes to contracts with members. Apparently, Jeffrey did word clear "estoppel." Recess.

...........

Jeffrey finishing up by raising the issue of the church doing the exact opposite in Florida, where they want a court to butt out when it comes to contracts with members.

LOL! Karma is a bitch, isn't it?

 

[maliauctor]

from https://twitter.com/#!/MikeBoard1200

(yes that is debbie on the stand)

 

[Ogsonofgroo]

No live feed I can find, but the reporter on Twitter is doing a pretty good job with updates and he's posting photos inbetween.

Yarr Bunny, got the VV blog and Michealboard's twitter up, still hunting for the feed, maybe someone with an account on twitter could ask Micheal to ask the film crews? Dunno, guess this'll do for now

 

[Veda]

The Village Voice is doing a running report of Debbie's day in court today.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/02/scientology_dee.php

Almost as good as being there!

Excellent!

 

[Mustafix]

Isn't this delicious? Maybe Marty used the donations money to pay for the CofS attorneys to do what they are doing.

Paul

Having watched Marty (and then Mike) since they went 'publicly out' I've been unable to dismiss them as 'still true believers'. Yes, they're 'true believers', but that doesn't explain their activities. Nor does it explain the frequent mismatches between their stated purposes (where any are stated) and other aspects of their activities and conflicting statements. To me at least, it's obvious that they're on a 'mission', but, equally obvious that that mission is not being disclosed. In fact, the most consistent element is the non-disclosure, allowing *others* to 'dub in' their own desires and wishful thinking. It's a consistent Scientology 'tech' and it's been one since Ron Himself. Also clear is that, while they reveal some 'truth' it's liberally mixed with deliberate misdirection and is never more 'truth' than they feel necessary to promote some *unstated* goal. But, Marty's promised great revelations leading up to Ron's 100th Anniversary.

 

[TG1]

It was a joke.

Shee!

 

[Dulloldfart]

But, Marty's promised great revelations leading up to Ron's 100th Anniversary.

Marty's promises?

Here is a thread, sadly out of date, on which to keep track of the things he said he would so. Feel free to add one more item.

http://www.forum.exscn.net/showthre...bun-quot-To-Do-quot-List-(His-Items-Not-Ours)

Paul

 

[Jquepublic]

Tobin and Childs have weighed in on this morning's proceedings.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/scient...ms-kidnapping-torture-before-she-left/1214690