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Court
Cases
Operation Snow White
USA
v Mary Sue Hubbard et al
USA
v Jane Kember and Morris Budlong
Eleven top Scientologists, including L. Ron Hubbard's wife,
went to prison for their parts in covert operations against
the United States Government.
Gerry
Armstrong
Church
of Scientology of California v. Gerald Armstrong
Gerry
Armstrong was L. Ron Hubbard's official archivist. Part
of his official duties were to provide documents about L.
Ron Hubbard's background to Hubbard's biographer. When those
documents proved that Hubbard was lying about almost every
aspect of his life, Scientology threw Armstrong out of the
organization, declared him a Suppressive Person and set
out to ruin his life.
Lawrence
Wollersheim
Lawrence
Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California
Order
on Submitted Motions
- May 4, 2001
Steve
Fishman
United
States of America v. Steven Fishman
Affidavit
of Vicki Aznaran
- July 18, 1990 (PDF 414k)
Supplemental
Affidavit of Vicki Aznaran
- June 29, 1993 (PDF 162k)
Lisa
McPherson - Criminal Case
State
of Fla. v. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization
Lisa McPherson died after being held for 17 days in Scientology's
Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater, Florida.
Lisa
McPherson - Civil Case
Estate
of Lisa McPherson v. Church of Scientology Flag Service
Organization
Lisa McPherson's family launched a civil suit against Scientology.
Cult
Awareness Network
Scientology
successfully sued CAN into bankruptcy and took over the
name, phone munbver and records of the group. Now when someone
calls CAN looking for help, the phone is answered by a Scientologist.
CAN
Press Release - Filing for bankruptcy - June 20, 1996
Petition
for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois
- March 23, 1998
Grady
Ward
RTC
v. Ward
Grady
Ward was sued by Scientology for posting their copyrighted
material on the internet newsgroup, alt.religion.scientology.
Howd
v. Minton
State
of Fla. v. Robert S. Minton
One of Scientology's tactics is to "bull-bait"
someone into an action that can be used against that individual.
In October of 1999, Richard Howd from Scientology's investigative
unit, the Office of Special Affairs, followed Bob Minton
throughout the day from Bob's arrival at the Tampa Airport
to a picket at the Fort Harrison Hotel. During that picket,
Bob was provoked into a response that brought a battery
charge against him.
After a two day trial Bob was found not guilty and jury
members told the press they felt it was a set-up.
The
Clearwater 13
Church
of Scientology Flag Service Organization vs. Robert S, Minton
et al.
Scientology tried to use the injunction, put in place after
the Minton vs Howd incident, to stop all peaceful protests
against Scientology in Clearwater, Florida.
Jesse
Prince
State
of Florida v. Jesse Prince
Jesse
Prince was the former second-in-command of Scientology and
has been instrumental in exposes the abuses of the leadership
of Scientology. While working for the LMT in Clearwater,
Florida, Jesse was "befriended" by a Scientology-hired
Private Investigator who altered the police that there was
a marijuana plant on Jesse's porch.
The
resulting trial included testimony from three of Scientology's
Private Investigators who were hired to follow Jesse and
other members of the LMT on a daily basis. The lead PI in
Clearwater, Brian Raftery, testified that he was paid $187,000
a year by Scientology for these services.
Listen
to audio
of the trial
Mark
Bunker
State
of Illinois v. Mark Bunker
While
in Chicago to interview two dentists who had been defrauded
by Scientology, Mark Bunker was arrested on a public sidewalk
and charged with criminal trespassing. Scientology's attorney,
Elliott Abelson, worked closely with the Illinois prosecutors
while Scientology's Office of Special Affairs provided folders
of "dead-agent" materials to be used against Mark.
Ursula
Caberta
Heller
v. Caberta
Summons
and complaint for civil trial - July 27, 2000
Motion
to dismiss - 8/28/00
ENGLAND
In
1999, Scientology was denied charity status in England and
Wales.
Decision
of the Commissioners - (PDF 21 k)
Decision
of the Charity Commissioners - (PDF 178 k)
GERMAN
CASES
Minton
v. Church of Scientology et al
Berlin
State court decision - 3/27/01
In
the matter of libelous information printed about Minton
in Freiheit. Scientologist defendants to pay 500,000 DM
or 6 months in jail.
Scientology
Community of Freiburg vs. City of Freiburg - Public Codes
Office
Freiburg
Administrative Court decision - 6/6/94
In the matter
of Order denying use of street
The
decision concerning a fine was overturned - 6/6/94
Scientology
Mannheim vs. Karlsruehe Executive Presidium (Regierungspraesidum)
Karlsruhen
Administrative Court decision - 1/22/96
Regarding
obligation to report commercially
Chick
Corea v. State of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Superior
Administrative Court decision 10/15/96
Decision
regarding negligence, revocation, and identification
Scientology
Church Karlsruhe Mission vs. State of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Karlsruhe
Administrative Court decision 10/28/96
Also
included was a "Representative of the Public Interest"
concerning withdrawal of legal capacity.
Dianetics
Stuttgart Scientology Church, Inc. vs.
Stuttgart State Capitol - Office of Public Ordinances
Stuttgart
Administrative Court decision - 11/10/98
Prohibiting
use of street for body routing.
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