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Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor Church of Scientology International ("CSI") hereby applies ex parte for an order directing Defendant/Judgment Debtor Gerald Armstrong ("Armstrong") to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of this Court, pursuant to section 1209(a)(5) of the California Code of Civil Procedure, for Armstrong's willful defiance of this Court's October 17, 1995 Order of Permanent Injunction (the "Injunction").
numerous respects, including the following: (1) During the period February 20, 1998 to July 10, 2000, Armstrong made a total of 131 postings on the Internet, each of which violated one or more provisions of the Injunction; (2) Armstrong traveled to Clearwater, Florida and on December 5, 1999 spoke before a public gathering sponsored by the Lisa McPherson Trust, a for-profit corporation, the purpose of which is to bring about the destruction of the Scientology religion; and (3) Armstrong traveled to Tampa, Florida and on December 10, 1999 gave an interview on radio station WMNF-AM, during which he again violated the terms of the Injunction.
Armstrong has willfully treated this Court's authority with such callous disregard that he should be criminally sanctioned by fine and imprisonment under Code of Civil Procedure § 1218. Armstrong has been notified of this Application pursuant to Law and Discovery Policy Manual Paragraph 261, et seq. Declaration of Andrew H. Wilson at 18.
This Application is based on this Application itself, the concurrently filed Declaration of Andrew H. Wilson; the exhibits submitted therewith; the records on file in this case; and such further evidence and argument as may be properly presented at the hearing of this Application.
Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor, Church of Scientology International (" CSI") asks this Court to issue an Order to Show Cause why Defendant/Judgment Debtor, Gerald Armstrong ("Armstrong") should not be held in contempt of this Court's Order of Permanent Injunction entered herein on October 17, 1995 (the " Injunction"). Armstrong, by his serial contempts and contumacious behavior, has amply demonstrated that he will continue to defy this Court's authority unless adequate criminal sanctions are ordered.
But I wanted to say first, that I am under an injunction in the State of California, in fact I'm a wanted man in the State of California and I am barred by court order from even mentioning the word Scientology. And all of you by being here and listening to me, are in a sense acting in concert with me, which I greatly appreciate, so you're all breaking that injunction as well.
Declaration of Andrew Wilson ("Wilson Decl.") at ¶ 15, Ex. H, p. 1.
Armstrong's admitted contempt requires him to answer in contempt, and an order to show cause should issue.
Armstrong (the "Order") following a motion for Summary Adjudication of issues brought by CSI. (Id. at ¶ 8.) Such Order was later incorporated into the judgment entered against Armstrong on May 2, 1996 (the "Judgment" ); the Order and Judgment are collectively sometimes referred to as the "Injunction". The Injunction prohibits Armstrong from voluntarily assisting any persons litigating claims adverse to defined " Beneficiaries" including CSI, from making public statements regarding any of the Beneficiaries, and from creating and/or publishing "works" discussing any of the Beneficiaries.
Armstrong's response to the Injunction was virtually immediate and has persisted. In response to his most egregious violations of the terms of the Injunction, CSI obtained contempt judgments against Armstrong both on June 5, 1997 and February 20, 1998 . (Id. at ¶ ¶ 11, 13). Bench warrants issued in both instances, but Armstrong fled California in response to the first contempt judgment and moved out of California to avoid arrest and to persist in his defiance of the Court.
for an interview at Radio Station WMNF AM where he again purposely violated the Injunction (Id. at ¶ 16), and in June 2000, journeyed to Denmark to provide information to anti-Scientology media there.
There is ample cause for this Court to issue an Order to Show Cause why Armstrong should not be held in criminal contempt for his willful disobedience of the Injunction. Code of Civil Procedure § 1209, et seq., provides this Court with the power to punish acts, such as Armstrong's, which are in "disobedience of any lawful . . . order of the court." Code Civ. Proc. § 1209(a)(5). See also, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. v. Superior Court(1968) 265 Cal.App.2d 370 (section 1209 contempt proceedings are special proceedings, criminal in character and intended to implement the inherent power of the court to enforce its lawful orders).
(3) the respondent's ability to comply with the order; and (4) the respondent's willful disobedience of the order. See, Conn v. Superior Court (Farmer's Group) (1987) 167 Cal.App.3d 774, 784. All these conditions are present here.
The Order was valid when rendered and remains fully enforceable. A true and correct copy of the Order is attached as Exhibit [D] to the Declaration of Andrew H. Wilson, filed herewith.
Since its entry, there has been no successful challenge to the validity of the Order by Armstrong. (Wilson Decl. at ¶ 9.) There was no appeal from the Injunction, which is clearly final and no longer subject to direct or collateral attack.
2. Any collateral attack against the Injunction by Armstrong would be meritless.
The only permissible collateral attack against the Order would be based on a wholly meritless claim by Armstrong that it is invalid on its face. People v. Gonzalez (1996) Cal.4th 804, 823-4.
The Court's file reflects that, prior to the entry of the Order, Armstrong fully litigated his claims that such an order would be vague, ambiguous, overbroad, against public policy, violative of his First Amendment rights, and violative of his rights to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. Considerable time and effort was expended by the parties and this Court in addressing and rejecting Armstrong's numerous arguments as to why the proposed Order was improper.
writing, . . . electronic recording or reproduction of any kind of . . . documentary work of any kind which discusses, refers to or mentions Scientology, the Church, and/or any of the Beneficiaries [of the Order].
The requirement that there be a "willful disobedience" of a court order to support the sanction of criminal contempt is undeniably met here.
This Court should exercise all of its available powers to stop the mockery of its authority and his violation of CSI's rights. Both should be subject to a fine of $1,000 for each violation, and incarcerated for not more than five days pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 1218. CSI should also be awarded the costs and attorneys' fees it has incurred in bringing this Application.
overnight mail to his last known address -- his mother's residence in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
2. In December of 1986, Armstrong entered into a Mutual Release of All Claims and Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which CSI paid Armstrong $800,000.00. In exchange for his receipt of such funds, Armstrong promised, inter alia, to cease disseminating information concerning CSI and to cease assisting others pressing claims against CSI and related entities. A true and correct copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit [A].
A. When, I mean, I have, I have absolutely no intention of honoring that settlement agreement. I cannot. I cannot logically, I cannot ethically, I cannot morally. I cannot psychically. I cannot philosophically. I cannot spiritually. I cannot in any way. And it is firmly my intention to not honor it.
June 24, 1992, in which Mr. Armstrong made this statement, is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit [B].
6. Shortly thereafter, in a declaration of February 2, 1993, Armstrong stated, " I do not believe such non-assistance, covenants or orders are legal or do anything but obstruct the administration of justice and attempt to destroy men's souls." True and correct copies of pages 1, 9-11 and 29 of said declaration are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit [C].
7. On August 15, 1993, Mr. Armstrong wrote to me, declaring that his breaches of the settlement agreement and of Judge Sohigian's Preliminary Injunction continued unabated, even in Armstrong's sleep. A true and correct copy of the letter which I received from Mr. Armstrong, dated August 15, 1993, is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit [D].
9. Since its entry, there has been no successful challenge to the validity of the Order by Armstrong. The Preliminary Injunction which preceded the Order was affirmed following Armstrong's Petition to the Court of Appeals.
10. Armstrong's counsel appeared at the hearing pertaining to the Order. Armstrong further received notice of entry of the Order.
11. In January 1997, I learned of actions by Mr. Armstrong which I believe are clear violations of the Injunction. These actions were brought to the attention of this Court which issued an OSC re Contempt on February 19, 1997 and an Order of Contempt on June 5, 1997. A true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit [F].
by this Court in damages to CSI in is bankruptcy proceedings. Armstrong failed in his effort to have the Bankruptcy Court discharge him from the contractual obligations upon which the Order is based.
13. In September and October of 1997, Armstrong committed a series of knowing and intentional violations of the Order, which resulted in entry of a Second Order of Contempt on February 20, 1998 and issuance of another Bench Warrant. A true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit [G].
Armstrong admits, even boasts, that he initiated the contact (Armstrong Dep., pp. 107-08), that he told Dandar that he had information which could be helpful to the plaintiff in Liebreich, (Armstrong Dep. 108) and that he and Dandar discussed the injunction and the fact that it prohibited Armstrong from voluntarily assisting Dandar (Armstrong Dep. 112-113). These email and phone communications resulted in Armstrong voluntarily traveling to Florida to give his deposition. (Armstrong Dep., pp. 122) Having told Dandar when and where he would arrive, Armstrong was served at the Tampa Airport with a deposition subpoena for his December 4 deposition, notice of which had been given by Dandar some two weeks earlier on November 20. (Armstrong Dep. 4-6).
'scientology.'" He then does exactly what he is prohibited from doing, and apparently delights in spinning a web of lies and half-truths about his experiences as a Church member (his association ended in 1982) and his purported knowledge of the "Scientology organization."
16. Shortly thereafter, on December 10, Armstrong traveled to Tampa, Florida for an interview at Radio Station WMNF AM where he again boasted of violating the Injunction, and embellished his usual calumny with tales of a "Scientology prison system." A true and correct copy of a written transcript of this interview is attached hereto as Exhibit [J].
17. From February 20, 1998 through the present, Armstrong has made a total of 131 postings to the Internet, each of which violates one or more provisions of the Injunction. True and correct copies of a sampling of these postings are attached hereto as Exhibit [K]. A complete listing of these postings is attached as Exhibit [L].
(1) armstrong@dowco.com, which was used as recently as October 31, 2000; and (2) armstrong@ntonline.com, an email address appearing on some of Armstrong's postings. A copy of the covering email message is attached hereto as Exhibit [M] .
19. This morning, November 13, 2000, I received a copy of Mr. Armstrong's posting to the Internet, attached hereto as Exhibit [N], which clearly shows that Mr. Armstrong received my e-mail and in which he readily admits to thousands of violations of the provisions of the Injunction.
I declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 13th day of November, 2000 at Sausalito, California.
"Re: Insane E-Mail from $cientology Crime Cult in C$I v. Armstrong, Marin SC No.152229 or Just an Insane Op?"

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