December 27, 2003

Steven Fishman's $400,000 Mystery

Steven Fishman, author of the famous "Fishman affidavit" has suddenly and bizarrely returned to the alt.religion.scientology newsgroup.

Could this docket have anything to do with it? Look at the last entry.

8/29/00 187 Payment Record Card: Payment of fine in the amount of $400,000.00 on behalf of defendant Steven Fishman. (lsk) [Entry date 02/26/03]

Where would Steven Fishman have acquired $400,000, and if he did acquire it, why would there be almost three years between the event date and date of entry on the docket? He didn't have the $400,000 in 1996, as reflected in this Usenet post.

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December 25, 2003

Lisa McPherson case Supreme Court dockets

Here are two Supreme Court dockets presented mainly as Google food, relating to the Lisa McPherson wrongful death case.

Docket for 03-729

Docket for 03A383

These two dockets concern Scientology's attempt to appeal their defeat before the Fifth Circuit.

While I am posting those, I may as well also include this case involving Luke Lirot, counsel listed on the other two dockets.

Docket for 01-902

Docket for 03-422

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December 03, 2003

Ellen Mariani RICO suit docket

United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Docket Report

This is the docket of Ellen Mariani's RICO suit against Bush, Ashcroft and others alleging prior knowledge of the attacks which was deliberately not acted on. While I don't believe the claims of prior knowledge are yet supported by the evidence, and am skeptical they ever will be, the substance of the complaint is of interest for a variety of reasons. Here is the complaint. Further information on the case is available through Philip J. Berg, counsel for the plaintiff.

The only documents available (and linked from the docket) at present are the Government's Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice (on a variety of rather dull procedural grounds) as well as an (equally dull) attachment to that same motion.

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