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  U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by annihilator in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  u.s. supreme court rejects appeal by jehovah’s witnesses of 2015 california trial court ordersan diego, ca, october 24, 2019 --(pr.com)-- on october 7, 2019, the u.s. supreme court rejected the petition for writ of certiorari filed by the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. (“watchtower”), requesting that the supreme court review a case filed by the zalkin law firm in 2013. in the case of jw v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. et.

  al., the riverside superior court of california awarded the plaintiff, “j.w.,” a judgment of $4,016,152.39 plus interest at 10% per year after terminating watchtower’s defense, because it refused to obey the court’s order to produce files of known child molesters within the jw organization.

  in 2018, the fourth district court of appeal in california upheld that decision.

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  Corney

  First, the case documents are available on the Court's site ((1) Petition + lower courts' decisions, annexed; (2) Brief of respondent J. W., a Minor in opposition; (3) Reply of petitioner Watchtower NY).

  blondie, careful,
  

  The case you're referring to (the Padron case) was settled twenty months ago.

  In this case a judge punished the Watchtower for refusal to produce certain documents (files received by it in response to the 1997 BOE letter) by entering default judgment against them and awarding a plaintiff $4 million without trial. An appellate court affirmed that ruling thus creating a pretty dangerous (for the org) precedent.

  smiddy3,
  

  Mere filing of a petition doesn't stay or suspend execution of appealed decisions. This petition didn't "delay a judgment". And since the Watchtower posted a $6,024,228.58 appeal bond on August 15, 2016, the compensation has likely been paid months ago, probably shortly after the appellate court issued its judgment on December 10, 2018

  I don't know the exact reason why this petition was filed. Maybe they really tried to overturn the precedent established by a Californian court, or maybe it's just their modus operandi to appeal negative rulings as far as possible - to the best of my knowledge, this case is the first and the only CSA case lost by WT which hasn't eventually been settled.
  
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  Elders accused of playing rape tape to victim, 15; case goes to Utah Sup. Court

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a woman is suing a local congregation ("kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, roy, utah, an unincorporated association"), individual elders and watchtower ny after, she claims, a judicial committee forced her to listen an audio recording of her own rape.

  the trial court summarized the facts as alleged by the plaintiff as follows:.

  at the time of the judicial committee, plaintiff was fifteen years old.

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  Corney

  Just for the record.

  The audio of the hearing in this case held before the Utah Court of Appeals (an intermediate appellate court) in January is available on Youtube (begins on 1:09:05): https://youtu.be/pW35u2WqCcE?t=4144
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  Lorterdan properties v. Watchtower court ruling about Ramapo property

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found this court ruling about the ramapo property.

  is this the same were now the audio / video / digital content location is to be build?.

  https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/7:2011cv03656/379925/39/.

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  Corney

  Gorbatchov,

  As to the ruling, it's an intermediate decision striking out some Lorterdan's claims and Watchtower's counterclaims while allowing others to proceed. The case was eventually settled under undisclosed terms.
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  Correspondence between GB and US Branch re WHQ relocation (2005-11)

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  seven years ago multiple letters between the governing body and the us branch committee, as well as internal memos and e-mails were provided by watchtower to a us dictrict court in the course of discovery in the ramapo property case.

  these documents are public records available through pacer, and now they are available for free on the case page here: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5373802/lorterdan-properties-at-ramapo-i-llc-v-watchtower-bible-and-tract/ (see document no.

  45 and attachments).i have also compiled all the internal documents in chronological order here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15q-1_cylhxgesb0z4pkr5fjohz7u_y-p/view?usp=sharing 124 pages is a minuscule part of their archives but i hope somebody will find these documents interesting..

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  Corney

  If nothing else, it seems the GB are very hands on dealing with the property side of the business, judging by this evidence, their organisational spiritual/legal separation of the GB from Watchtower in 2000 notwithstanding,

  Exactly.

  Also, the documents show Watchtower planned WHQ relocation as early as 2005 (don't know whether this info is new).

  As to their reorganizations, there is another funny GB letter in this regard: "Also, in view of the privacy law’s express exemption of ‘small businesses’... we wonder if the formation of a new legal entity that would supervise religious activities only, but would receive little if any income, might come within the statutory exemption with respect to any judicial or other personal records it would keep. (Mark 12:17; Romans 13:1, 7)" (the Australian Branch was pretty skeptical about this idea).

  I'm also curious if other court records contain similar internal WT documents.
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  U.S. Supreme Court Denies Watchtower’s Certiorari Plea

  by Jerome56 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/19-40.html.

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  Slidin Fast,

  This was the case where WT clocked up enormous daily fines and lost the case but still did not disclose.

  No, this was the case where the judge awarded the plaintiff $4 million without trial because of Watchtower's refusal to provide files received by it in response to the 1997 BOE letter. The appellate court affirmed that ruling creating a very dangerous precedent for the org.
  

  It seems to me to be a very big victory.

  IMO, it's not very big but still significant. On the one hand, SCOTUS denial of certiorari doesn't create any precedent and doesn't mean the Court affirms lower courts' decisions - it just doesn't review them. On the other hand, Watchtower has lost its first attempt to bring a child sexual abuse case (and now apparently the first CSA case lost by WT which hasn't eventually been settled) to the US Supreme Court and the Court won't disturb the precedent established by the CA appellate court.

  It leaves WT no where to go in its fight not disclose the child molestation records.

  No, Watchtower is still continuing this fight. For example, they've orchestrated a lawsuit of a group of JWs (three victims, three victims' relatives, including an individual "accused of, investigated for, and exonerated of, sexual abuse of his daughter," and one elder) requiring annulment of a discovery order issued in Orange County, CA as violating their "privacy rights and religious freedoms" (now pending before a CA appellate court).
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  Correspondence between GB and US Branch re WHQ relocation (2005-11)

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  seven years ago multiple letters between the governing body and the us branch committee, as well as internal memos and e-mails were provided by watchtower to a us dictrict court in the course of discovery in the ramapo property case.

  these documents are public records available through pacer, and now they are available for free on the case page here: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5373802/lorterdan-properties-at-ramapo-i-llc-v-watchtower-bible-and-tract/ (see document no.

  45 and attachments).i have also compiled all the internal documents in chronological order here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15q-1_cylhxgesb0z4pkr5fjohz7u_y-p/view?usp=sharing 124 pages is a minuscule part of their archives but i hope somebody will find these documents interesting..

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  Corney

  Seven years ago multiple letters between the Governing Body and the US Branch Committee, as well as internal memos and e-mails were provided by Watchtower to a US dictrict court in the course of discovery in the Ramapo property case. These documents are public records available through PACER, and now they are available for free on the case page here: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5373802/lorterdan-properties-at-ramapo-i-llc-v-watchtower-bible-and-tract/ (see Document no. 45 and attachments).
  
  I have also compiled all the internal documents in chronological order here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Q-1_CYlHxGeSB0z4PKr5FJohZ7u_Y-p/view?usp=sharing
  
  124 pages is a minuscule part of their archives but I hope somebody will find these documents interesting.
  
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  READ: Watchtower's SCOTUS petition

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  on june 25, 2019 watchtower ny filed petition for a writ of certiorari in the u.s. supreme court.

  the society asks to reconsider a $4 million judgment against it in a california child abuse case.

  docket: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/19-40.html .

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  Eustace, this petition had nothing to do with the Conti case.
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  READ: Watchtower's SCOTUS petition

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  on june 25, 2019 watchtower ny filed petition for a writ of certiorari in the u.s. supreme court.

  the society asks to reconsider a $4 million judgment against it in a california child abuse case.

  docket: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/19-40.html .

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  Corney

  By an order (see p. 42) published 30 minutes ago, the U.S. Supreme Court has DENIED Watchtower's petition.
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  Annual Mtg Points

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  matt 28: 19 is the year text.

  new understanding on joel ch 2 who are the locusts?.

  there is a new building addition to warwick in the works.

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  Yes, it's a printed study edition of the NWT (Matthew - Acts)

  
  

  More photos here
  
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  Elders accused of playing rape tape to victim, 15; case goes to Utah Sup. Court

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a woman is suing a local congregation ("kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, roy, utah, an unincorporated association"), individual elders and watchtower ny after, she claims, a judicial committee forced her to listen an audio recording of her own rape.

  the trial court summarized the facts as alleged by the plaintiff as follows:.

  at the time of the judicial committee, plaintiff was fifteen years old.

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  Corney

  On September 27, the Supreme Court of Utah granted writ of certiorary in that case to answer the question:

  Does the Establishment Clause [separation of church and state] of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, as applied to Utah through the Fourteenth Amendment, bar all claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress [IIED] arising out of religiously motivated conduct?

  - and to decide whether an IIED claim against Roy, UT congregation, four elders and Watchtower NY can go to a jury.

  The case will be heard next year.