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Aug 23, 1989
Scientology files can be opened, magistrate rules — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) TAMPA — In a forceful pronouncement of press and public rights, a federal magistrate has recommended that four sealed Church of Scientology case files be opened. Scientology lawyer Paul Johnson said the church "respectfully disagrees" with U.S. Magistrate Paul Game Jr.'s report, and will ask a federal judge to review the magistrate's findings. Until a federal judge rules, the files will be sealed, Johnson said. Game's ruling was released Aug. 15 and received by the St Petersburg Times on Tuesday. U.S. ...
Aug 18, 1989
Scientology complaints resurface — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Complaints about the Church at Scientology unexpectedly surfaced again before the City Commission on Thursday, and some commissioners think they've heard enough. The commissioners two weeks ago presided over a stormy session in which a group of people spoke against the Scientologists, claiming the organisation is a cult. Scientologists denied those claims, and said they were offended by what they called attacks on their religion. On Thursday, commissioners heard a dialogue that was shorter, but similar. A Tampa couple, ...
Aug 2, 1989
Ex-Scientologist risks jail to speak against church — Orlando SentinelMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Claire Dezern Source:
Orlando Sentinel TAMPA — You shouldn't be reading this story. The tale of Margery Wakefield vs. the Church of Scientology is supposed to be a secret. Church officials say so. So does a federal judge. In fact, Wakefield could go to jail for talking about the 12 years she spent as a member of the cult, which has its spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. Wakefield, 41, is talking anyway, braving the threats of Scientology lawyers and testing the patience of a U.S. district judge. ...
Tag(s):
Auditing •
Bill Daugherty •
Body thetans (BTs) •
Brainwashing •
Children, youth •
Cost •
Craig Dezern •
Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) •
Cynthia Kisser •
False imprisonment •
Ford Greene •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Hypnosis •
Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich •
L. Ron Hubbard's credentials •
Lawsuit •
Margery Wakefield •
Medical claims •
Mental illness •
Moonies •
Orlando Sentinel •
Paul B. Johnson •
Release contract, form, waiver •
Settlement •
Silencing criticism, censorship •
Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Jul 21, 1989
Church demands pay-back / Scientology seeks fine, jail for gag-order violation — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
Jul 21, 1989
Scientologists sue woman for talking — Tampa Tribune (Florida)
Jul 14, 1989
Judge holds up Scientology auction // Court to decide whether church has to pay taxes — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Teresa Burney Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — A judge has decided to stop the auction of Church of Scientology property until a court can decide whether the church has to pay the taxes. The church and the Pinellas County property appraiser have disagreed for years about whether the church, which has its spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, must pay taxes on the property it owns in the county. The property appraiser's office has sent the church tax bills every year and the church has refused to pay ...
Jun 13, 1989
Scientology buildings may be auctioned — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Seattle lawyer Walter D. Palmer says it was strictly "a business decision." But a result of an investment he made with business associate John G. Ritchie could result in a forced sale of Church of Scientology buildings in downtown Clearwater. And holding the auction for the men would be the Pinellas County government. Scientology lawyer Paul B. Johnson said he will seek an injunction to stop the sale. The proposed auction, which Palmer suggested two weeks ago, relates to Scientology's annual ...
Jun 6, 1989
High court strikes at Scientology // Ruling will stop tax deductions — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that taxpayers can't deduct the cost of Church of Scientology courses and counseling. In Clearwater, where the church has its headquarters and is locked in legal battles with the city and the Pinellas County Property Appraiser, local officials were encouraged by the ruling. The 5-2 ruling written by Justice Thurgood Marshall said that money paid to the church by Scientologists for training and a form of counseling called "auditing" are more like fees for ...
Jun 2, 1989
Judge removes himself from Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A Pinellas judge presiding over a Scientology tax dispute has removed himself from the case because of a newspaper report that cited a real estate transaction between the judge and the Church of Scientology. The St. Petersburg Times reported in December that Circuit Judge Howard P. Rives, who was presiding over a lawsuit concerning taxes on Scientology properties, sold one of those properties to the church in 1979. Rives said in December that there was no conflict in his role because ...
May 6, 1989
Magistrate to hear Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jan 6, 1989
Lawyer wants Scientology link kept out of trial — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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