Mosey sues cult for harrassment

[Type4_PTS]

SP Times Reporter Extraordinaire, Joe Childs is there!

 

[Type4_PTS]

It looks like the cult is taking this seriously; they've got 12-15 attorneys there!

A comment on this point from Tony:

10:21 am
They’re still in chambers. As for the church’s huge legal team, keep in mind that there are multiple defendants in this case. The Church of Scientology International (CSI), the Religious Technology Center (RTC), David Miscavige, Dave Lubow and Monty Drake (church private investigators), Ed Bryan (Squirrel Buster), and Steven Gregory Sloate. And each of them is entitled to bring an attorney. Still, this is the most impressive collection of Scientology attorneys that we’ve ever seen in one place.
http://tonyortega.org/2013/09/12/li...-vs-scientology-temporary-injunction-hearing/

 

[Free Being Me]

Tony:

"Wow, here’s an update on that huge team. It turns out, only one of the defendants has made an appearance in this case — the Church of Scientology International (CSI). David Miscavige and RTC have made “special appearances. But none of the other parties has official appeared in this case yet. So that 15-suit team is here for three parties! And the number of banker’s boxes is up to 16. Wow."

 

[Free Being Me]

Tony:

10:34 am

Ray Jeffrey emerges. One of the church attorneys asks for a conference room, and a sheriff’s deputy directs him. The entire church team files out. Ray’s going back in with Monique to judge’s chambers.

10:38 am

OK, just talked to Marty Rathbun. He says the issue at this point is that the Scientology side is throwing so many different issues at the judge, the judge wants them to figure out some sort of order to handle this. So we’re looking at a procedural nightmare, and Judge Waldrip has asked the church to get its act together. So Scientology is huddling in one conference room, and Ray and Mosey are meeting in another conference room.
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10:43 am

I see questions about “special appearances.” This was the subject of our story on September 1, that David Miscavige and the Religious Technology Center (RTC) had made special appearances, asking to be let out of the lawsuit. It was at that point that Miscavige filed his declaration, saying that he has nothing to do with Texas and should not be a part of Monique’s suit.

So that’s one of the issues today, that RTC and Miscavige (or their representatives) are here under special appearances, and want Judge Waldrip to rule on their request to be dropped. OK?

 

[Lone Star]

Lone Star is in the house. Cult has at least 13 attorneys. Oh...gotta go...

 

[Dulloldfart]

Live-blogging from the courtroom! That's the way to do it.

Paul

 

[Lone Star]

Delay....delay.....delay. One of cult lawyers waa shaking head and didn't look happy coming out of judge chambers though.

 

[Lone Star]

Mike Rinder is here.

 

[Type4_PTS]

Live-blogging from the courthouse! That's the way to do it.

The Comal County courthouse could raise some serious money if they had just marketed all this as a pay-per-view event.

 

[Type4_PTS]

Looking good!




11:14 am

Attorneys back in the courtroom. One Scientology attorney (a local one, I think), is explaining to the others what the procedure is going to be. He’s out of our earshot, however. Ray Jeffrey is also back in the courtroom now. It appears that some kind of decision about how we are going to proceed has been reached.

11:19 am

Here’s what I’m being told: The request for temporary injunction will be heard first. The church’s attempts to put their issues on first were rebuffed. So we may get testimony from Mosey and her other witnesses before the church can put on its own witnesses. That’s big.

11:22 am

Big Scientology attorney huddle going on right now, with Monique Yingling in the center. Drawing straws to see who has to break the news to Mr. Miscavige that their team goes second?

 

[Lone Star]

Opening statements should commence soon. Overheard a Slappy lawyer. They didnt get what they wanted, which was to suspend today's hearing with counter motions.

 

[Type4_PTS]

Overheard a Slappy lawyer.

Lone Star, you there in the courtroom??


EDIT: I figured it out.

 

[AnonKat]

Needs more Kendrick Mocksup

[video=youtube;CtLLEap2Oe4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtLLEap2Oe4[/video]

 

[Lone Star]

Tony is taking picture of satanic attorneys. You should see it soon. Lol....

 

[Dulloldfart]

The Comal County courthouse could raise some serious money if they had just marketed all this as a pay-per-view event.

Yes. Maybe it is something we shall see in the years ahead in courthouses around the country. Probably not a dedicated camerman but just a microphone or two and a webcam or two, like for those poorly-attended Riverside County Board of Supervisors meetings we sometimes see on ESMB when someone of interest makes a presentation there.

Paul

 

[Lone Star]

Here we go...All rise....

 

[Lone Star]

Lone Star, you there in the courtroom??

Yes. Judge just denied CSI attorney motion off the bat. Ray is doing op statement now.

 

[Dulloldfart]

If anyone intends copy/pasting the entirety of Tony's liveblog here, please don't. It can be viewed from his site and it's bad manners etc etc to rip off his entire work for here.

Yay for Lone Star! Who can post all of his/her own observations, of course.

Paul

 

[Free Being Me]

Going straight for slappy regarding harassment.

 

[Type4_PTS]

"If anyone intends copy/pasting the entirety of Tony's liveblog here, please don't. It can be viewed from his site....." <snip>

...and it's better than Monday Night Football!