Index of continuing attempts by lawyers to cover-up for fraud-related American tragedies

<body> Latest Legal Scheme to Halt Exposure Activities The actions by various lawyers and law firms to halt Stich's exposure of the corruption that he and a group of other former government agents had discovered during their official and professional duties started in 1982. The initial scheme was started by the San Francisco CIA-front law firm of Friedman, Sloan and Ross and their lawyers. (A more detailed description of the various schemes they used, in conjunction with cooperating California and federal judges, is found in other sections of this Internet site and in the books written by Stich.) That 1982 lawsuit started after Stich's exposure activities were threatening to expose corruption identified the second edition of his first book, Unfriendly Skies. Dozens of law firms and attorneys were subsequently involved in attacks upon him that required the assistance of large numbers of California and federal judges, as described in the various Internet sites and in his various books. Details about the first in a 20-plus years of legal and judicial retaliation intended to halt the exposure of corrupt and criminal activities in government positions and the resulting tragedies. These unlawful, unconstitutional and coordinated judicial and legal fraternity activities inflicted great personal and financial harm upon Stich, with the apparent intent to bring his exposure activities to a halt. They failed to halt his activities, although Stich suffered terrible personal and financial harm from the unified activities. Joining the Scheme: South Carolina Lawyers & Judges Twenty years after the start of the sham legal attacks upon Stich, and after the 9/11 attacks, made possible by the corruption Stich was exposing, another sham lawsuit was filed against Stich and the publishing firm of Diablo Western Press by the Charleston, South Carolina, law firm of Smith and Collins, and their attorneys, David Athell Collins and Steven L. Smith. The lawsuit was filed in a small county court where judges are even more corrupt than in the larger city courts where there is more attention to what judges do. The allegations in the lawsuit were immediately disproved by the facts to which they referred. The lawsuit used as the plaintiff a former resident of Elko, Nevada, whose wife was murdered a wife after she confided to her doctor that if she were found dead, her husband will have done it. A week later she was murdered. Her husband, Steve Gratzer, left the state, and at the time of the lawsuit against Stich, he was reportedly a prison guard in South Carolina False Claim of Libel in a Remote South Carolina Jurisdiction Among the many people who provided Stich with information about corruption in government was a former physician from Elko, Nevada, who was also a Lt. Col. in the Idaho National Guard: Dr. Geza Cserno, M.D. While discussing retaliation by Justice Department prosecutors against him, as a result of his position as the medical director in the Idaho National Guard and the refusal of the Guard Unit to join in the attack upon the Ruby Ridge family, the doctor described a conversation he had with a patient, Doris Gratzer. Dr. Cserna described to Stich the retaliatory actions taken against him by Justice Department prosecutors after the Idaho National Guard, in which he was a medical officer, refused to provide a helicopter to attack the Ruby Ridge family. In the book, Drugging America, Stich included this reference to Doris Gratzer to complete the contents of his discussions. Nowhere in the book was it stated, or implied, that Steve Gratzer murdered his wife since that was not the nature of the subject being discussed. (However, based upon what the doctor told Stich, Steve Gratzer should be a prime suspect in the murder of Doris Gratzer.) The following is what was stated in the book: Imprisoning A Doctor On Perjured Testimony In 1997 I started receiving information from a physician who had been targeted in a similar gun-charge. Dr. Jed Cserna was an MD with a private practice in Ely, Nevada, and a Lt. Colonel in the Idaho National Guard, with 16 years of military service behind him. His problems started in Ely, Nevada, where he was a physician. Cserna told me how it appeared to start. While he was treating a patient, Doris Gratzer, she told him, "If I'm ever shot, Steve [her husband] did it." Dr. Cserna told this to the hospital staff and they said that she always had problems, and this occasion was no different than others. A week later, she was found dead, killed by a bullet wound to the head. Cserna said her husband, Steve Gratzer, was influential in the town, especially with the sheriff, who was responsible for conducting an investigation into his wife's killing. Cserna was now a danger to Gratzer. According to Cserna, false statements were made by a government informant, seeking to justify his position and pay, that resulted in a raid by ATF agent Doreen on his doctor's office. His home was broken into and possessions disappeared. Participating in the ATF raid was the sheriff who he referred to as Burnie (Ronero), who would soon participate in sham charges filed against the doctor. Cserna said her husband, Steve Gratzer, was influential in the town, especially with the sheriff, who was responsible for conducting an investigation into his wife's killing. Cserna was now a danger to Gratzer. According to Cserna, false statements were made by a government informant, seeking to justify his position and pay, that resulted in a raid by ATF agent Doreen on his doctor's office. His home was broken into and possessions disappeared. Participating in the ATF raid was the sheriff who he referred to as Burnie (Ronero), who would soon participate in sham charges filed against the doctor. Government agents arrested Cserna a short time later and charged him with possession of a machine gun and a short-barreled rifle. The guns in question were an AR-15 that was not an automatic, and a Uzi 9mm that had been sold to him with a folding stock and various barrels. He had used both guns two and three times a week at the local police firing range and was never questioned about their legality. DOJ Retaliation Because of Refusing Ruby Ridge Participation? Cserna told me about an event that happened in Idaho while he was the physician assigned to the Idaho National Guard air wing. During the Ruby Ridge attack that killed Mrs. Weaver and her son, ATF agents had gone to the Idaho National Guard base and told the Commander of the helicopter division, "We are ordering you to activate your choppers to go north and strafe Ruby Ridge." The colonel refused, stating, "This is against the law, the constitution, and finally, Randy Weaver is an Idaho Citizen. Either you get out or I'll have you thrown out." The quotation by Dr. Cserna that was in the book, Drugging America, was privileged under law. Also, in no way did the statements imply that Steve Gratzer murdered her (although the information Stich obtained raised a strong probability that Steve Gratzer did in fact murder his wife). It is common for prosecutors to threaten people with punishment if they don't cooperate in giving testimony, fabricating testimony, or to join a lawsuit against a particular target, and the question arises whether Steve Gratzer, who may have been threatened with being charged with his wife's murder, did not cooperate. This is only speculation, but it is entirely possible. No Possibility of Obtaining Money Before the South Carolina law firm of David Collins filed their lawsuit against Stich, the law firm knew that neither Diablo Western Press, nor Stich, had any assets that could be seized, nor insurance. The only assets were the books, and taken from the publisher, these would be virtually valueless. Despite this knowledge, several dozen attorneys and half a dozen law firms had put hundreds of hours into this action during the past several years. The latest attorney was John Guerrini and his law firm. The most probable reason for the enormous expenditure of time and money was to halt the distribution of books, which exposed the corruption and the many people implicated―including dozens of lawyers, law firms, California and federal judges. A description of the various schemes can be found in a various legal filings, including lawsuit filed by Stich in the federal courts at Reno, Nevada. (MS Word) (Adobe PDF) Details of the South Carolina Lawsuit The Smith and Collins law firm knew that Stich had no assets to pay for legal counsel 3,000 miles from his home near San Francisco, before a judge who is often in the pocket of certain law firms and attorneys. They knew that the publishing company had no assets other than the books, and that it was literally a non-profit operation. Their goal apparently was to obtain a default judgment and then seize control of the books and the name of the books. This scheme would protect the California and federal judges, the legal fraternity whose involvement in the corruption goes back 40 years, as stated in each of Stich's books, would protect Justice Department personnel, members of Congress, and the corruption at United Airlines that caused such brutal consequences for the victim of its fraud. Stich had no connection to the State of South Carolina. Neither did Diablo Western Press. It had no office there and solicited no business there. And the charges were clearly disputed by the clear wording in the book. Although the lawsuit was directed at Stich and the publishing company, people who would be harmed by it would be those who are victimized by the corruption Stich seeks to publicize through his book publishing. That includes the victims of fraud related to air safety; the victims of the arrogant and corrupt was on drugs; the victim of the bankruptcy court fraud; and the victims of the many other criminal activities implicating people in key government positions, federal and California judges, and many others. Attorney David Athell Collins first contacted Stich through a June 8, 2000 letter, falsely stating that "Stich makes certain accusations against my client. Essentially, Mr. Stich has accused my client of killing his ex-wife and that the murder was covered up." The book clearly did not make any such statement or insinuation. (MS Word) (Adobe PDF) Stich responded with a June 29, 2000 letter, making it clear that no such charge was made by the clear wording in the book. (MS Word) (Adobe PDF) Legal papers objecting to the South Carolina judge's absence of jurisdiction over a California resident. Legal papers filled in the South Carolina action, special appearance objecting to personal jurisdiction, September 28, 2000. (Adobe PDF) The Smith and Collins lawyers filed a motion with the court to bar Stich from representing Diablo Western Press, that a lawyer had to do that. Stich filed papers showing that this requirement did not exist in the present case. January 2, 2001. (Adobe PDF) Disregarding the absence of jurisdiction over a California resident, the South Carolina judge, Jackson V. Gregory, rendered a $3 million default judgment against Stich and Diablo Western Press, on November 3, 2000. (Adobe PDF) That order was followed by another order, Judge Patrick R. Watts, on July 9, 2001, order the payment of $3 million. That order had numerous false statements. One stated: "This Court has received into evidence correspondence from the Defendants showing a lack of respect for the legal system and this Court." No such statement was ever made or sent, The only communications sent to the court were the above legal filings. (Adobe PDF) Over the next six years, the Smith and Collins law firm paid various California lawyers to file legal papers in the California courts to enter the South Carolina default judgment as a local California judgment and then take actions to seize the books exposing the corruption detailed between their covers. Collins knew that federal judges had seized all of Stich's assets and that he had none to seize; only the books. Reentry of California Judges in the Scheme The same California judicial system that had played key roles to silence Stich, in unison with a CIA-front law firm, then refused to recognize California law that barred the filing of the South Carolina default judgment. One of the protections was the anti-SLAPP legislation, that provides defense against lawsuits retaliating against people exposing misconduct or corruption in government offices. Further, the South Carolina judge had not personal jurisdiction over a California resident who never appeared in South Carolina. California judge Terence L. Bruiniers in Martinez, California then entered the $3 million default judgment as a California judgment, and increased it to $4,238,003.20. March 28, 2002. case # MSC01-05094. Bruiniers made major false statements, and denial of due process, in his decision, which stated in part: There being no Opposition to the Court's Tentative Ruling, same is adopted as follows: Plaintiff's request for judicial notice is granted. The motion to vacate the judgment is denied; Defendant Diablo Western Press, Inc. has made no appearance in this action, because it is not represented by counsel; Merco Construction Engineers, Inc. v. Municipal Court (1978) 21 Cal. 3d 724, 731-733. Regarding defendant Stich, the court could properly decline to consider the opening brief, since it fails to comply with the page limitation rule for memoranda of points and authorities supporting a motion. California Rules of Court,, Rule 313(d). Nevertheless, the court will address the merits of the claims raised by Stitch. Much of what Stitch argues here appears to reiterate arguments presented to the South Carolina court. The South Carolina court determined that personal jurisdiction was established, and that judgment is now final. The South Carolina judgment is entitled to full faith an credit. CCP Sec. 1710.35, 1710.40; Liquidator of Integrity Ins. Co. v. Hendrix (1997) 54 Cal. App0.4th 971, 975. Defendant's desire to relitigate the default judgment is not a defense to that judgment.. See McGuire v. Brightman (1978) 79 Cal. App;.3d 776. Defendant Stich has made no showing which would permit this court to vacate the judgment pursuant to Sec. 1710.40 CCP, et seq. MOTION IS DENIED. One of the many errors by Judge Bruiniers was that the California judges had no jurisdiction over Diablo Western Press, since it was a Nevada corporation and any action taken against it had to be done in Nevada. It was another example of how the United States, and its laws and constitution, can be silently subverted from within. Bruiniers knew that he was joining the endless numbers of participants in the scheme that had fatal consequences, which would continue, with his help. In a follow-up to that order, court commissioner Judith A. Sanders continued to insure that the scheme using Gratzer to finally bring a halt to Stich's exposure actions come to an end. Stich filed a notice of appeal (May 3, 2002) and received notice signed by California Court of Appeal judge William R. McGuiness (June 4, 2002) denying him the right to proceed with the appeal. (Adobe PDF) The notice stated: "Rodney Stich's application for permission to proceed with this appeal is denied. He has not shown a reasonable possibility that the appeal has merit. (Code Civ. Proc., § 391.7). McGuiness was one of the judges involved in the sham lawsuit filed by the San Francisco CIA-front law firm of Friedman, Sloan and Ross, that violated dozens of state and federal laws. When Stich exercised California state defense remedies, which were justified on the basis of any one of the dozens of laws being violated, the exercise of due process was called a frivolous act and he was labeled a vexatious litigant. In that way, California judges were able to subvert every protection in law. McGuiness continued these earlier tactics. Stich then filed a notice of appeal with the Supreme Court of California and this was denied in a May 20, 2002, letter, claiming Stich had been declared a vexatious litigant. (Adobe PDF) Stich first sought relief against the SLAPP action in the California courts, encountering the same massive judicial block that he had previously encountered. (MS Word) (Adobe PDF) That filing was denied, claiming that a prior order by U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel in 1990 barred Stich, for the remainder of his life, from filing any papers in any district of appellate court. Stich then filed a lawsuit in the federal courts at Reno, Nevada (March 28, 2002), and again, encountered the same judicial block as in prior years. (MS Word) (Adobe PDF) Among those involved in that scheme were the lawyers David Collins, Troy Guerard Knight, Jerome M. Yalon, Irwin J. Eskanos, Barry Adler, and Jeff Daniel; the law firms of Smith and Collins in South Carolina, and Eskianos and Adler; and the person used as the Plaintiff in the action, Steve Gratzer, who moved from Nevada to South Carolina, where he was a prison guard, and whose wife warned that her husband was threatening to kill her. The Collins law firm hired numerous local attorneys to collect on the judgment, several of whom refused to proceed. Law Firm Had Government Ties An article in the San Francisco legal newspaper, Daily Journal, strongly indicated that Collins and his law firm were acting for unknown sources in government, not only against Stich, but against those who were exposing President George Bush's delinquent air national guard record. Similar acts were done to discredit Operation Tailwind. It filed a lawsuit against the people who reported the secret operation against military defectors in Vietnam known as Operation Tailwind. Guerrini Law Firm Joined the Scheme Four years and hundreds of hours later expended by many lawyers and law firms, legal efforts continued, to seize the books that were exposing the corruption. The latest law firm was headed by John Guerrini of Pasadena, California. He also knew there were no assets, and directed his efforts to obtaining a court order seizing the books. Latest Attempt to Take the Books Out of Circulation: Another Form of Obstruction of Justice On January 29, 2007, Stich filed an objection to the seizure of the books, knowing that the same California judicial fraternity that had become involved with the CIA-front law firm would continue denying and violating every defense existing in law. (MS Word) (Adobe PDF) On February 15, 2007, California judge Diana Smith (Martinez) issued an order authorizing the seizure of any money obtained from the sale of the books, which would then remove the funds to continue their availability. (Case number MSC01-05094.) It is possible that the public will be forever deprived of the information that many former government agents provided that could have prevented some of the past national disasters and will insure that the conditions remain in place for more of the same. Stich had earlier filed a lawsuit against Guerrini in the California courts at Martinez, California, but due to failing health he had to cancel it before Guerrini was served. (MS Word) (Adobe PDF) The lawsuit, at least, made a judicial record of the charges in the event anyone ever wanted to know the sordid history of events that had such grave catastrophic consequences. Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars To Obstruct Justice Tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees, half a dozen law firms, and dozens of lawyers, were spent just in these latest actions to silence Stich. Before that, continuous legal actions, since 1982, against Stich, had involved a dozen or more law firms and dozens of lawyers, plus the large numbers of California and federal judges. Apparently the urgency of silencing Stich supported the Herculean efforts. However, the total absence of any public concern to hearing of these corrupt actions, despite the catastrophic consequences, suggested that the concern that the public would ever react was totally false. Nothing would motivate the public. Are the Lawyers Complicit in 3000 Deaths? Consider the following: Without addressing the other areas affected by the criminal activities that Stich and his group of former government agents sought to report, and addressing only the corruption that affected the aviation environment: IF the culture and corruption within the FAA did in fact exist (as overwhelming documentation shows), which included a history of blocking the implementation of procedures addressing the known safety problems, such as hijackings); It would explain why the known and obviously long overdue measures to prevent the hijackings of the four airliners on 9/11 were not taken; And the preventative measures to prevent airline hijackings did exist (and Stich made such recommendations); And the need for such preventative measures was obvious from years of airline hijackings, plus the knowledge that airline hijackings were planned by Middle East terrorists); And if lawyers did engage in legal actions knowing that they were blocking his reports, and most probably, intended to block the reports; It becomes obvious that the long overdue preventatives measures were blocked by the legal tactics which constituted criminal obstruction of justice; It then becomes obvious that if a citizen had perpetrated a minute fraction of these offenses that he would be criminally prosecuted for complicity in events that led to the 9/11 hijackings and 3,000 deaths. If these lawyers are guilty of any complicity in these events, we also have the complicity of the dozens of members of Congress who knew not only about the underlying criminal activities, but also the criminal obstruction of justice and criminal retaliation against the former federal agent. And the others, in the media and elsewhere, who also knew! Talk about the ugly Americans, what about the criminal Americans! The next question: What are you going to do about this blatant criminal and even subversive conduct by dozens of lawyers? Lawyers' Contempt for Prior Victims and Future Victims Enabled by Their Conduct All forms of human tragedies have been inflicted upon the people of the United States from the corruption discovered by the people behind this site−and made possible by enablers in and out of government. The below pictures are only a sampling of the consequences from the documented corruption that are able to be portrayed graphically. The tragedies in other areas resulting from the corruption, cover-ups, and public indifference, are not shown here. United Airlines crash into New York City, the world's worst at that time. Withheld from the Amererica public were the reports by federal safety inspectors-investigators showing a continuing pattern of corruption, fraud, criminal alteration of major government required records−and the standard abuse of those few inspectors attempting to require the airline management to comply with industry standards and clear requirements of federal aviation safety requirements−and FAA management to require compliance. None of the guilty, the enablers, to these and the continuing fraud-related crashes ever were held accountable for the hundreds of deaths that they enabled to occur. These few examples of the horrors associated with airline disasters enabled to occur by documented corruption withheld from the American people. The standard culture of cover-ups in the United States enabled the corruption, cover-ups, to mutate into different areas. In the aviation area, although the continuing series of airline disasters eventually came to a halt for other reasons, the culture continued, and enabled to occur a number of easily preventable airline disasters. The inbred culture created the conditions that enabled four groups of terrorists to easily hijack four airliners within a few hours of each other and kill nearly 3,000 people. In criminal law, people are accomplices, and guilty, if they know of a criminal act and fail to report it to proper authorities and also to take efforts within their capability to halt their continuation. And there are endless numbers of accomplices that are complicit in these crimes and enablers of the consequences. Among the "Least" Guilty of the Enablers Documented Evidence of How a Nation And Its Freedoms Can be Silently Subverted When the overall picture is understood of how for over 20 years within interruption, hundreds of lawyers and judges can join a scheme to halt exposure of major corrupt activities in government offices by misusing state and federal courts and openly violate massive numbers of legal and constitutional protections, it reveals how a nation, and its freedoms and liberties, can be destroyed. Also, how countless numbers of people in organizations responsible for preventing such travesties, have become complicit. Email address for the author and activist against corruption in government: stich@unfriendlyskies.com. For more information relating to the author and his activities put "Rodney Stich" into a search engine such as Google or yahoo.com. The links run into many tens of thousands. 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