Posts by truthseekeriam

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Whatever happened to the Lopez case?

by StarTrekAngel in

was it settled?

is it still pending further appeal?

truthseekeriam

Looks like the oral argument is set for Feb 11, 2016.

I really hope Watchtower loses this appeal!

Parties and Attorneys

Trial Court

Docket (Register of Actions)

Lopez v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

Case Number D066388

Date	Description	Notes
07/29/2014	Notice of appeal lodged/received.	filed on July 24, 2014 by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.
07/29/2014	Appellate package sent.
07/29/2014	Notice per rule 8.124 - with reporter's transcript.	no mention of reporters (combined with eReceived NOA)
07/30/2014	Filing fee.	from superior court
08/05/2014	Received default notice 8.121(a) designation not filed. Dated:	8/5/14
08/18/2014	Default letter sent; no case information statement filed.
08/25/2014	Civil case information statement filed.	Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. 8/13
08/25/2014	Certificate of interested entities and parties filed by:	Defendant and Appellant: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Attorney: Jon R. Williams Attorney: Rocky K. Copley
08/25/2014	Received copy of document filed in trial court.	Notice of designation of reporter's transcript
08/25/2014	Default re: 8.130(b) rptrs fees not deposited rcvd. dtd.	8/22/14
08/25/2014	Received copy of document filed in trial court.	Amended notice of designation of reporter's transcript
09/12/2014	Notice to reporter to prepare transcript.	CSR's, Gomez: 10/25/13, Ledesma: 11/22/13, 3/5/14, Peabody: 1/2/14, Martin: 2/6/14, Song: 5/2/14
09/12/2014	Notice to reporter to prepare transcript.	Amended
11/19/2014	REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT FILED***	Clerk's rule 8.124 and Reporter's RT-6/225 blocked pgs.
01/05/2015	Appellant notified re failure to timely file opening brief.
01/20/2015	Granted - extension of time.	Appeal dismissed for failure to file opening brief. Due on 02/19/2015 By 30 Day(s)
02/19/2015	Granted - extension of time.	Appeal dismissed for failure to file opening brief. Due on 03/23/2015 By 32 Day(s)
03/25/2015	Order filed.	Appellant's application to file an over-sized opening brief is GRANTED. Its proposed opening brief is deemed filed as of the date of this order.
03/25/2015	APPELLANT'S APPENDIX AND OPENING BRIEF FILED.	Defendant and Appellant: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Attorney: Jon R. Williams Attorney: Rocky K. Copley 12/29 AA-6/1732pgs.
04/23/2015	Stipulation of extension of time filed:	RESPONDENT'S BRIEF. Due on 06/23/2015 By 60 Day(s)
05/26/2015	Association of attorneys filed for:	Respondent
05/26/2015	Motion filed.	Respondent's motion to consolidate w/D067254. Oppo. due 6/10/15.
05/26/2015	Motion to dismiss filed (after record).	Respondent. Oppo. due 6/10/15.
06/17/2015	Order filed.	Respondent's motions to consolidate the above entitled appeals and to dismiss them will be considered together and with the appeals.
06/17/2015	Reply filed	Respondent's reply to oppo. to motion to dismiss.
06/24/2015	Granted - extension of time.	RESPONDENT'S BRIEF. Due on 07/23/2015 By 30 Day(s)
07/23/2015	Granted - extension of time.	RESPONDENT'S BRIEF. Due on 08/06/2015 By 14 Day(s)
08/14/2015	Respondent notified re failure to file respondent's brief.
08/26/2015	Granted - extension of time.	Case on ready list; no reply by respondent to notice re failure to file brief. Due on 09/08/2015 By 8 Day(s)
09/08/2015	Application filed.	Respondent's request to file an oversized brief
09/17/2015	Order filed.	Respondent's application to file an oversized brief of 16, 461 words is DENIED. However, respondent is granted leave to file a brief containing 15, 288 words or less. Respondent must file and serve a revised brief no later than 10 days from the date of this order.
09/17/2015	Filing fee.	Respondent
09/25/2015	RESPONDENT'S BRIEF.	Plaintiff and Respondent: Jose Lopez Attorney: Devin Miles Storey Attorney: Irwin M. Zalkin Attorney: Norman Howard Pine Attorney: Scott L Tillett Last Extension 8/6 Last and Final Extension
09/25/2015	Certificate of interested entities and parties filed by:	Plaintiff and Respondent: Jose Lopez Attorney: Devin Miles Storey CIP in Brief
09/25/2015	Respondent's appendix filed.	RA-2/430pgs.
09/28/2015	Oral argument waiver notice sent.	10/8
09/29/2015	Request for oral argument filed by:	A/15
10/01/2015	Request for oral argument filed by:	R/15
11/17/2015	Stipulation of extension of time filed:	APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF. Due on 12/16/2015 By 30 Day(s)
12/09/2015	Order filed.	Respondent's opposed motions to consolidate and to dismiss appeals numbered D066388 and D067254 are DENIED.
12/15/2015	Granted - extension of time.	APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF. Due on 12/30/2015 By 14 Day(s)
12/30/2015	APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF.	Defendant and Appellant: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Attorney: Jon R. Williams Attorney: Rocky K. Copley Due 50 days after RB filed per stipulation Last Extension
12/30/2015	CASE FULLY BRIEFED.
01/04/2016	CALENDAR NOTICE SENT Calendar Date:	Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 9 a.m.
01/11/2016	Filed letter from:	Appellant's request to continue OA
01/14/2016	Order filed.	Appellant's request to continue oral argument is DENIED.

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Canada - Abuse allegations in Newfoundland casting a cloud over Jehovah's Witnesses

by OrphanCrow in

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/abuse-allegations-jehovahs-witness-1.3401468.

abuse allegations in newfoundland casting a cloud over jehovah's witnessesallegations of abuse involving two members of the jehovah's witness religious movement in newfoundland have emerged, though details of the charges are protected by a court-ordered publication ban.

cbc news has learned that a former volunteer church elder and his son are facing charges.the former elder is charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation relating to allegations dating from 2009 to 2012 in central newfoundland.according to court documents, a second man is charged with sexual assault, with the information referencing a period between may 2011 and december 2013 in a community on the avalon peninsula.cbc news has confirmed that the pair are father and son.a sexual exploitation charge involves anyone in a position of trust or authority who commits an offence against a young person.the matter involving the older accused was called at a provincial court on wednesday.it was set over until next month, when a date is expected to be set for trial.the younger accused is scheduled to make a court appearance later this month.. read full article at link.. *note the very last sentence in the article.

truthseekeriam

Totally agree Flipper. How dare a victims father go to bat for the religion over his child!! We're all human" seriously!! Just blows me away how completely clueless these people are.

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"I thought About You" Email

by BeautifulMind in

hey everyone!!

i hope everyone is doing good today.

i don't share or comment often, but i'm in the mood to do that today.

truthseekeriam

The dreaded " I miss you so so much, but I won't talk to you until you come back crapola!"

I really would get annoyed, and then sad when I use to get those. Don't worry they will stop once they know it won't work.

I try to remember they are so mind controlled they really think they are doing the right thing.

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A Big Hello From Mouthy/Grace and.....

by label licker in

jw
friends

a special message to her daughter, ann marie if you are watching this site.

your mother is eighty-eight now and her memory is going fast.

please call her, ann marie.

truthseekeriam

I truly hope Ann Marie reaches out to her mother before it's too late.

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Reveal News: "Another Judge Criticizes Jehovah's Witnesses Court Tactics" by Trey Bundy

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.revealnews.org/blog/another-judge-criticizes-jehovahs-witnesses-court-tactics/.

another judge criticizes jehovahs witnesses court tactics.

by trey bundy / january 11, 2016 .

truthseekeriam

Trey Bundy is doing a fantastic job of keeping up with what's going in the courts! I really appreciate his hard work.

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After 17 years, I went to a KH....really shocked!!

by Prometheus in

after severe pressure from my family, i have decided to attend to the nearest kh.

and a little history regarding my self: i became inactive and lost completely contact of the wt changes and "new light" 17 years ago.. everything seemed so odd and strange during the meeting.

latest technology, animated movies, watchtower web tv, a website that you can download everything, including km and wt study articles.

truthseekeriam

I just played the new kingdom melody for my family, we all were laughing at how much things are changing.

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How this Jehovah’s Witness feels about the Australian Royal Commission

by Simple Minds in

i know the arc is old news i know i am preaching to the converted but i had to express how i feel because most of my jw friends and family dont want to hear .

so this is how i feel.

i have faithfully served as a jehovahs witness for over 25 years..

truthseekeriam

I'm sorry, I read " As a Jehovah's Witness, I know I have to remain silent"

I'm glad you speak up, good for you. I wish more had the guts to say something. I know it's not easy because it's not a popular subject but it's so important.

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How this Jehovah’s Witness feels about the Australian Royal Commission

by Simple Minds in

i know the arc is old news i know i am preaching to the converted but i had to express how i feel because most of my jw friends and family dont want to hear .

so this is how i feel.

i have faithfully served as a jehovahs witness for over 25 years..

truthseekeriam

And this is why many are suing and trying to change things, they know the average JW is helpless and they will never band together to make sure children are protected. Instead they will remain silent or find a place that won't jeopardize their lives, not that they're are heartless I mean, many really are disturbed by what's going on but if it doesn't effect them personally they can keep quite!

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Hello, I'm new here too!

by redpilltwice in

jw
friends

hi everybody, 1st post here.

20 years jw, elder for 6 years, regular pioneer for 3 years, have always been following the 2012 candace conti abuse case with much interest, especially since the case suddenly disappeared from www.watchtower.com's news section (thanks brother j. r. brown, office of public information, because it led me to "worldly" websites for more info), leading to more and more dissatisfaction , leading to jwfacts, jwsurvey, ad1914, wtdocuments etc., leading to my awakening about 4 months ago, now fading faster and faster to zero meetings and zero field service...and you know what?

it feels good!.

truthseekeriam

Hello there,

Welcome , I look forward to reading what you have to share.

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Hello, this is my first post

by noralee in

jw
friends

hello, this is my first post, i would like to introduce myself and say thank you to every one on this forum, you have been a lifeline to me these last few years.. i had been a jw for 30 years when i walked away a few years ago disgusted by the treatment victims of child abuse, domestic abuse and rape receive from the wtbts.. at first i thought it was a local problem, elders personal opinions, the way they handled the situations, imperfect men etc., until i checked out jehovahs witnesses and child abuse/domestic abuse online.

that's when i realized they had the same modus operandi worldwide.

that led me here, tbuo this forum, and then to crisis of conscience, jw facts, watchtower documents, jw survey, old watchtower literature and cd s, reading a couple of steve hassans books, and more recently exiting the jw cult.. the feelings of shock, betrayal, anger at the wtbts, angry with myself for being so gullible, depression, reflection, loneliness, have taken their toll.

truthseekeriam

Hi there Noralee, welcome to the forum and congratulations on the freedom you now have to live your best life from now on.

I so agree with what LisaRose wrote.

We all leave the religion with scars and guilt. For some of us it's harder to move on from those feeling then it may take others. But the help out there is endless compared to the help offered at the KH. Find whatever it is that gives you peace of mind to start living the rest of your life excited for what's out there.