What do you think of some suggestions I've had on this thread if after I'm dfed to call the circuit overseer or district overseer and say I've been falsely accused and dfed, slandered by my ex-wife, it's given my non believing wife an incredibly bad example of the witness organization, and a travesty of justice has occured here. I don't know what this will accomplish but it will show my 80 year old witness parents I'm fighting the false allegations and I've been screwed over by the elders.
Mr Flipper:
This may work, but instead of the CO go over his head to the Service desk. There is another final appeal, although they will not call it so as the KS books says,
there is no further right to appeal. However, if an individual persists in believing a serious error in judgment has occurred, the appeal committee should inform him that he may submit his allegations in writing to the appeal committee within seven days for transmittal to the branch office.
It says to do it in "writing" but my brother called the service desk when his appeal committee upheld the DF decision and he actually was able to hinder the announcing of his DF'ing. The man said, "we will look into it and let you know". He said there will be no announcement until we have done so and are satisfied".
Remember, they do not call it AN APPEAL because as it says "there is no further right" to one. It is the "However" statement you must focus on. It is the only thing these legalists recognize. So just say, "I wish to have someone look into my case as I believe, "a serious error in judgement has occurred" and state the reasons. Stick to the facts, like not two witnesses, circumstantial, logical explanation for why you were there etc. Only add the stumbling of you wife as a final consequence as a result of the injustice. Not the main reason!
No guarantees, but it seemed to work for him.
Sure the elders have whispered into peoples ears that he is essentially df'd, but there has been no official announcement. Every elder and many dubs know that a person isn't officially df'd until the announcement is made "from the platform". Likewise, a person is not reinstated until it is announced. As a result, some have chosen not to shun him because they are in the end legalists too. He can also tell people who ask his "status" that he is unsure because the Society was looking into his allegations of abuse by the committee and there isn't an announcement as of yet.
Good luck
Frank75