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Susan, If I can be of any help, i.e. phone calls, letter writing, whatever, let me know. [log in to unmask] Greg 47/35/35 -----Original Message----- From: Susan Trout <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:45 PM Subject: Re: House problems/please rally for all PWP's >I'm not an attorney, just a citizen activist in Washington state. Have >Ivan's US Senators and Representative been contacted for help? Has the ACLU >or the Office for Civil Rights (in the US Department of Education been >contacted for help? Ivan refers to a city counsellor? Is that an elected >representative or a counselor to talk with? If it is elected, that becomes a >First Amendment issue. > >Is there viable contact with a city prosecuting attorney? If not go to the >county prosecutors office, or state's attorney general, and find out if >there is a possiblity of the attorney (city or county prosecutor's office, >or state attorney general) filling a Quo Warranto. A filed Quo Warranto >would mean "By What Right or Authority?" is Ivan being sued for back taxes >by the city for services not rendered to Ivan by the city; "by what right" >are government employees being told not to speak with Ivan? A Quo Warranto >must be filed by a prosecuting attorney (in Washington). It should put an >immediate halt to any proceedings, at least for a while, because the city >must appear in a court and explain "by what right or authority," or >legitimacy they are doing this. > >Quo Warranto (Latin) is a very old common law writ comming to us from >English Common law. It is probably still on the books in Ivan's state, in a >statute somewhere. It was used in cases where franchise or liberty were >usurped. >" The purpose of the writ is not to prevent an improper exercise of power >lawfully popsessed; its purpose is to prevent an official, corporation or >persons acting as such from usurping a power they do not have." (Barron's >Dictionary of Legal Terms, 1983, which is a layman's simple dictionary.) >Most attorneys seem to be unaware of it. It has the potential to >unincorporate the city where Ivan lives, if he were successful and wanted to >go that far. The ACLU enjoys cases where there is something tough like this, >and there is the potential for general mischief (as in unincorporation of a >city); exploit the ACLUs interests. > >What media have been contacted? Has anyone tried to take this "national"? >National coverage activates the locals. (I've seen it work in Stevens >County, Washington, where law/police is a thing unto itself. You'd never >know you were in the US in Stevens County, Washington.) > >What is the FULL story, in detail, start to present, of Ivan's battle with >the city? Are names and dates available? I am angry about this to the point >that I am going to try to start among my friends, an email and fax compaign >against the city Ivan lives in. I'll try my best to take it international. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Leo Fuhr <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 6:34 AM >Subject: Re: House problems/please rally for all PWP's > > >I have also sent a letter to: Barbara Lelli, Investigator, Maine Human >Rights Commission, State House Station 51, August, Maine 04333-005 asking >that Ivan's case be fairly reviewed. Good luck, Ivan!! >Jeanette Fuhr 49/47/44? >From: Greg Sterling <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: House problems/please rally for all PWP's >Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 7:21 AM >Ivan, >I sent a letter to Barb Lelli today requesting that she submit a favorable >report and do everything in her power to help you keep your home. EVERYONE >on this list should take 5 minutes of their time and 33 cents to >help Ivan. You could be next. >-----Original Message----- >From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:57 AM >Subject: Re: House problems/please rally for all PWP's >Dear Nita and Eleanor, >PLEASE forgive typing anad grammar. Thank U for caring. :-) >Facing foreclosure in DEcebmber. City welfarea inaccessible because city's >lawayer told me i'm ineligiblee. CIty asosciatea attorney backed him up, >and said I was "different." Theyy are wrong, and ant to makaea me a dead PWP >but no way in h---will they do that!!! These "corporation counsel" people >have liened my proporety and my health is failing. They treat me >differentnly becausae they don;t want me to survive. They are making things >worse for me. They are discriminating. Maybe Steven Schwartz of our list, >and other PWP lawyers can help me. I hope he see s this. Let them spend >just 30 minutes fighting oujt of oa bad off-period with dystonia. They also >have told my city counsellor NOT to repsond to me, annd will not agr e e to >any of MYwitnesses to testify. Bottom line is we PWP's muswt rally as a >COMMUNITY to show we ae NUMEROUSanad WATCHINAG >Bless you NITA anad also Eleanaor NNOONE. >Exhausted. >PS ANANE RUTHERFORD THaNK YOU for e-mail to Barbara LELLI >IVAN >PS NEED live-in immmediately. No one has applied. Maybe my angel will fly >over and stay here. >I cannot live alone any more! Thanjs for prayers to eleanor's pastor. >