Watchtower lawyer fined for misleading the court

by Diogenesister 18 Replies latest watchtower scandals

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  Diogenesister

  Watchtower lawyer David Brumley has been fined for misleading the court during the discovery process of the Montana case. The result was another 17 months of the courts time and the plaintiff having to produce evidence that WTPA DID have a pivotal role in congregational business, which Brumley had denied hoping that the courts would take his word for it. He will be personally responsible for reimbursing the costs accrued by the plaintiff, due to his misleading affidavit.

  See Mark O Donnell's Twitter statement here:https://twitter.com/Mark_J_ODonnell/status/1562205475374043136?t=EmdH163jNFI8KB6zCH-UGA&s=19
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  punkofnice

  
  
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  FedUpJW

  C'Mon man! He was just engaging in "theocratic warfare"!
  

  I wonder how WT is spinning the result of his being a dumb-ass?
  
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  punkofnice

  Dio - He will be personally responsible for reimbursing the costs accrued by the plaintiff, due to his misleading affidavit.

  Does this mean the WTB$ will throw him under the bus and leave him to pay?
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  road to nowhere

  David who?

  Does this mean the WTB$ will throw him under the bus and leave him to pay?

  Setting a precedent for future cases?
  
  
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  punkofnice

  roadie - Setting a precedent for future cases?

  That is an interesting notion. Rather, a conundrum for the WTB$ purse strings.

  
  
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  Listener

  Die hard/naive JWs will heed the wise words found in their Publications.

  It appears that the Watchtower is using the persecution of JWs in Russia as an example for JWs to follow in other situations.

  This is in the Nivember 2022 Watchtower

  " 12. What do we learn from our brothers and sisters in Russia?

  12 Consider how our brothers and sisters in Russia have come to the aid of their dear fellow believers who are imprisoned. When some are put on trial, many brothers and sisters come to the court to support them. What is the lesson for us? When responsible brothers are defamed, arrested, or persecuted, do not become intimidated. Pray for them, care for their family members, and look for other practical ways to show your support.​—Acts 12:5; 2 Cor. 1:10, 11."
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  punkofnice

  Listener - Watchtower is using the persecution of JWs in Russia

  Oh, they'll play the victim. I wonder what will happen to their layer?

  As a Brother(tm) in my congo-a-bongo used to say, 'It's PERSE-KOOOOOSHUN!'

  Then his dentures fell out.
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  Earnest

  Brumley truthfully denies that WTPA currently has a pivotal role in congregational business in Montana, but he does not address whether WTPA had a pivotal role at the time the Plaintiffs sexual abuse took place in the 1970's and 1980's.

  So, in his affidavit he states :

  • 10. WTPA has no contact with congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses located in Montana.
  • 11. WTPA does not establish or disseminate policy or procedure to congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Montana.
  • 12. WTPA does not appoint or remove elders, ministerial servants or publishers in congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Montana.

  The Court found (pp.13, 14) that Brumley chose to describe WTPA's contact and role in congregational affairs in Montana solely in present tense.

  This demonstrates to the Court a conscious decision to provide only a limited depiction of WTPA's corporate activities and a reckless disregard of documents and other evidence describing a different WTPA in the 1970s and 1980s ...

  Therefore the Court finds Brumley's conduct sanctionable ... and orders Brumley to personally satisfy the excess costs, expenses, and attorney's fees incurred by Plaintiffs [due to the delay of 17 months] ... [The Court] declines to consider contempt sanctions against Brumley.
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  TonusOH

  Listener: This is in the Nivember 2022 Watchtower

  That's an interesting paragraph. They point out that the Russian brothers support each other by showing up in court, but they make sure not to specifically encourage that behavior elsewhere, choosing instead of ask that they find "other practical ways" to support one another.

  My guess is that they don't want JWs showing up during these court proceedings, where they might learn things that the WTS prefers they only hear from the organization's mouth.