Yikes!

I think Judge Hess may end up deserving a *Fan Club* and we are all going to LOVE him big time.
Imagine trying to face Judge Hess when he is on to “ALL” the old Co$ sneaky tricks and cannot be fooled or intimidated. Hopefully Co$ have finally bitten off more than they can chew in his Court Room.

Weird is having your parent tell you your kid is really their dead mother. Um, happened.

I agree with you 100% I Just read the 1999 and 2008 articles. Many years in this fight and Mr Ortega still have the same determination to reveal the abuses of scio and dm. Mr Ortega’s journalism is impeccable,

Thanks for the response – very helpful.

Hopefully Hess will stick. I have been very impressed with how Waldrip has kept his cool so far, but it will be interesting to see what happens if the writ of mandamus gets denied. They’ll try to claim Waldrip is giving them the stink eye because they filed the writ in the first place.

On filing of lawsuit and for reassignments based on retirement, recusal, available right to ask for substitution (as here), it is a completely random assignment to a new judge (“off the wheel”, as it is sometimes called). You can be sure of the randomness because if it was not administered fairly, randomly and impartially, the Judges themselves would be the FIRST to complain and protest. They operate on stats too, along with personal predilections and favored types of cases, but they don’t get to pick and choose. Trust me, nobody is clamoring for dogs like a Scientology case on their docket and even if they were, it would depend on their name being next on the wheel–randomly.

It is the “luck of the draw” as to who is up next for an assignment/re-assignment of cases.

That epitomizes delusional, and I am a Scientologist. Reincarnation doesn’t work that way! It would be nice if it did though. Imagine having to go through life like that. “Stop calling me! I am not your mother!!!

I hope S.O.Y.S. is able to respond to your thoughtful post, Cars – I had the same question vis assigning a replacement judge 🙂

You wrote, “I have to believe that appointing Hess as a judge was no accident […]”

Are you familiar with the process with which a new judge is assigned to a case when the current judge has to step down? Could it be just “an accident” or simply a stroke of good luck? I could not believe the good news when I realized who Judge Hess was and wondered how it came to be that he was the replacement. I assume there is a bias free, objective process in place. Or is it simply a matter of scheduling and availability? Do they have something as simple as or equivalent to picking a name out of a hat? And if you do know the answer to my question, do you also happen to know if this process is standardized across all 50 states? Thanks for considering my request.

BTW, a few months ago, IIRC, you did a RTC trademarks search and came up with some surprising names and owners of certain “ecclesiastical” properties/items in your search results. One of those names was Lou, aka Laurisse Henley-Smith Stuckenbrock, aka D. Miscavige’s “communicator.” I thought I had copied your post that day but have since realized that I did not. I then tried to search your comment stream but saw that it was privatized [for safety and continued anonymity, I’ve recently done the same with mine so I was not surprised that you had done the same 🙂 ].

So some day, if and when you have the time, could you copy/paste that section of your post again? I really think that information is important and useful in terms of trying to envision the church-cult without Miscavige at the helm (for whatever reason) and trying to predict how the Co$ would reconfigure itself after his death or removal – whether it be by law enforcement or by an internal coup. I’m still not sure how to use the information yet but I think it is important enough to be re-posted. IIRC, the day you posted your research was a busy one in the Bunker and I was surprised no one seemed to pick up on it or respond to it. Perhaps, others, unlike myself, did actually save it with the intention of responding later or kept it for later review or further research. If my request is too much of an imposition, I really do understand. Your comments are always insightful, full of useful information, and lengthy so I know it would take quite a bit of time to scroll through your comments to find it. Even if you just remembered the U.S. site name and guessed at your original search terms, that would be helpful. I’d do the rest. Thank you.

Appreciatively,
Cars