Opinion ID: 2997404
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Harassment During the Pendency of the Appeal

Text: The threats and harassment continued unabated after the Foundation filed its notice of appeal. Indeed, if anything, it seems that the harassment became progressively worse and expanded to include the Foundation’s attorneys. Hale now exhorted World Church members via email to “put pressure to bear on the [Foundation’s] scoundrel law firm [Kirkland & Ellis] that is pushing this frivolous and malicious lawsuit against us.” Hale also provided the names and phone numbers of two of the Foundation’s lead attorneys, labeling one a “definite Jew” and the other a “probable Jew.” Hale reminded the email recipients that “these scoundrels have brought this suit to consume our time and resources. Perhaps their time and resources will be consumed as well.” Hale also posted several “hotline” messages on the World Church’s website, in which he again noted his belief that the Foundation’s lead attorneys “are Jewish,” and he proNo. 03-4085 7 vided their phone and facsimile numbers so that World Church members could “protest this witch hunt and make [the Foundation’s attorneys] consume their time and money dealing with the mass of calls from angry White Racial Loyalists.” Moreover, Hale reminded members that the Foundation’s attorneys, who work at a “Jew infested law firm,” had “consumed enough of our time and money—perhaps they could be repaid in kind.” Hale asked members to “continue calling Kirkland & Ellis and voice your opposition to their pursuing this appeal of their harassment lawsuit against us.” In response to Hale’s exhortations, World Church members and sympathizers continued their barrage of emails and phone calls to the Foundation’s counsel. A sampling of these communications follows (all grammar, usage, and spelling in original): ! “I urge you to rescind from carrying this case on any further to avoid embarrassment to yourself and to your clients.” ! “I understand that your law firm has appealed a decision handed down by a lower court in the World Church Of The Creator name lawsuit. . . . I’m a member of WCOTC and I just want to say that I think it’s awful that your firm would do this kind of cheap, petty thing in the first place. WE had the name first. No one else did and it’s been proven. Why do you and your firm place money ahead of ethics and morals? Obviously your client is paying a lot of money. Shame on your firm. God is watching you.” ! “Listen up you Kike, you better leave our fuckin’ church alone or I’m gonna fuckin’ kill you.” 8 No. 03-4085