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3H TI':g CI.TITSS STATES T}TSITRIfrT C*I3S?

rOR fltE se$"6ft:q l3srR3c" o" FEbI!{$SLVA}{IA

LISA LfBnR;, et al., : C?VTL ACTISbI

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Hef$r* the f,ourt are FlainEiffs' written Motion far

Emergency Temp$rnry Rasf,raining Order and Defendant. Taitz's oral
r*ot.ion f*r a temp*rary restraining arder. Th€ Ccurt read ths
Elartiest papers, r*viewed ehe dacumenlary evidrlrcs, and held a
hea.riag on the matler <:rr D€cefilber ?0, ;0:"*. F*r th€ reas+ns set
farth b*}sr*, b$th rroti$ns *ri]-l be denied aud the C*ure #auLiorlg
the pa.rtie*. eepeu*"alty the atstcrneys in the cese, ss bo ihe
prosEleci $f futurs Eanctians.

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On May 4, ?009, tslaintiffs Lina Li!:eri ("Liberi") ,

rhilip ,J, ISergi, Seq. (sserg"), the Latu Offj-ees of trhilip J. Berg,

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Evelyn Adams a/k1a Mo{flila H {"Adams"l, Llsa ostella i"Oete}Ia"},

and & flxceL Gl<ebal {ccl"l.ecri-ve1y. "Flair:tLffs'} ini*iated rhi.s
defas:ation, libel-, ar:d sla.nder actian agai:net Defeadant* $rly
Tait*, Ssq.. *DS i"Ta-aLz"l, Defe:rd *u.r F.reedo$s Fgr,ind*tions, Irrc.
("DOFF"], Neil ,Sankey, The Sanhey Firm and Sankey Inveet"i.gat-lons,
Inc. ic+ll"r*ctl"vely, !t$a:rhey"], Edgar l{gi,c, {aren Ha.ie, Flaing
Radi*, KpRl.I AII 151-0, Bar It- Fars's, FLaine Ra*io Sletsr+?"k
(ccllae*iv*ly. 'the Hales'), and ilnda $u* tse3cher {cot}e*tiveiy,
*Defendants").1

In slrtn, sl.*intiffs ansl Defendantrs ere part of fihe

*bi*th*ro Hx)ve$renl, *rhich ls ccurpriged *f lndividuafs who beU-eve
that Pr*si**nE obama is ineligible to be President *f lhe {}nited
StaLes because he was hoxn in Keaya. At one tirne, P}aint,iffs and
Defendants worked foget'ber co atLempt to prove President Obama's
ill*gitirna*y but inffght,ir:g a$orrg them led to this Laweuib.
$pecifically, Plai:;tiff Phi),ip e*rg accr:sed **fer:*arrt
srly Taita sf irrproperLy publishing lhe sacial secur*ty nurnber rrf
his pa.ralegal., Lisa Lil:eri, along with defamatory information
r:egarding t'ihert's pa*t history of criminal activity, $n her

' Some of thss* Fsrfies have a Long and c*mptlc*ted

liEigafion hintory. S*f, "#.,..9., Berg r{. QFam+, 585 F.sd ?34 (3d
cir. 2009) ; S,hodes v. -Ula(}psnal^d, 6?fi F. $upp. 2d 1-363 {M"D" Ga.
2OO9) {impoeing $zCI,s00 *anction o!1 sounsel Or}y Taitz fr;r use of
the 3.eg*.1 pro#es$ f*r an 5"mpr*per purl:*se], Aff 'S Rhpdes v.
gae*+aald, ?slf fI.S. epp" tsxrs 5340 fJ.lth Cir. f{ar. 15, 2S10}.
?his lit.ig*ri+r} appeer$ ds be pare *f *kis overaSl di*p+** *{Itcrrg
the p*rt'ie*"
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ryebei*e- llefend.a-*ts Sdg*r arrd Care* Hals, **d l{eil $ankey *r*
eEeentialiy accused of workS^ng with $x' Taits to defanle
Fla.i"ntiffs. T1re Ftale clefendanEs awrr an int*rnet radio sf.atlar: irr
Texas on which Dr. Talt,a appeared. NeiI Sankey is a private
inve*rigator in calif*rrria, atlege<3If hlred by *r. Taita *n h*r
q**$t to *deslray' PSaintiff* Berg *n* Lib*rl'

rrr. pR0cnnBRet Brsfonr

on May 4, 20$9, Slaintiffs filed thelr complainl along
w**h arr Erttergerrcy 1"1*ti*n far an Injr:nct*.*r: and,/or Tercp*rary
Restrairring Order. Sn *t*y ?2, 2**9, *ef*ndsnts Niel Sarikey,
saxkey T:rvestigacior:s, an€ Saakey Investigflti+rrs. Inc, t"$axkey
Defend*nbs'I fil-ed a !llq:t.i+n to Dj-smiss. On Fl^ay 26, ?0Sg

Defendant Linda Eelcher f iled a Motj.on to Oiemiss. on May 26,

IS09 S+f,endants Edg*r itaie aad Caren H*3* (*U*le Defendanis/)
filed a lr!+tion to si.srrils*.
Sn Hay 28, ?tl$9, Defenda.nts Orty Taitz and Def*nd tlur
Freedoms Foundattons, Inc. (*Taitz Oefendants"i filed a til(}Lioa to
Dismiss Due to Lack of .]urisdictian, an Answer, and an Oppositj-on
io the tlotion for an Injr.rnction. on t"funs 9o 20s9, Plalat{ff*
resp*n*ed to lhese r**bi*ns. on Ju;:e 1.1, 2**9, Plaintitfs
resp*nd*d to the l{*ii<>ns t$ trj-sfitiss fi}*d hy Sankey Fef,*ndfr{:fs,
Beleher, and Hale Defendanfs. On Jrxre 23, 2S09, Plaintiffs re*
filed their Emergerrcy Motion for an InjuncBion or Temporary
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Qestrai*ing Order, ?aitE llefenda:rfs responded sn 24, ****,

Ju:ee
2*09, this Courh J"esrred
On ,.Tune ?6, the fsllowing five
ord,ers: {1) granEing P}aintJff ts motion and dismissing trefendanns
#ames Sundguist a:rd Rock Salt Pul:lishing; (21 denying r,rithout
prejud.ic*r Plai.ntlff '* *wo X$ergency Flot.i*nE far an lnjur:*tio*r
*nd/ox a Tempcrary R*strai*irrg Order and *erryirrg a13 parti*s'
rlst.i(}}:s t(} *trike; (3) c)f,dering thaf rls fuscher ft+Ci$n$ h* fi]"ed
uiu.houh leave of the f,ourr and LhaE Fertrie$ musr requege chifi by
lett"*r ho the Court; ta) granting Defendant Taitz's lilotious to
Flaint,iff "s rnany req*esls
Set. .h,side Defau}.t' .Iudgmunt anC denyirrg
f<rr dsfau3t juBg:*ents; *.*d {5i issui*g a ru}e to slrew *au** w}:y
Lbe csrrtplaint should n*t be se'rered and trarrEferred.
ofl July ??, 2009, based upon a leLt,er 6ent tc th* fourL
by Slaintiffs, the eourt ordered that Fl"ainriff's new Em*rgency
l{*t,ion f,cr ehe Isruance *f an Injuncti$R .sr Restraining Order be
d*sket,ed. E+fende'nt{s 8elcher, }lale, and Tailz respanded *n
31t9ru$t 3, eS09. ghs fisrrrt. lrel-* a tieari.ng sn.august 7, e0S3, ar:d
denieel Flaintiff's mfiLl#n on August.lfi, 2frO9, as well aE denyi*g
many other rnotlons,
Plaintj.ffs app**led the Court,ts
Ot: August 1"4, 2*O9,
des"ial *f their n:ctie* fsr an injunctisn or reslraining nr**r t.o
ihe fhir$ Circuit. fx, Ilecenber 9, 2Q&9, t.his ca.se was pi*.ced i-rr
suspelrse pe::ding detsrminat:un of llre appeal. {gee da*, n$. S}.i
On May 26, 2010, the Thlrd Circuit granted Flaintiffs. moti$n to
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'rrithdr*s their appeal-, p$rsllar:t, to Fed. R. App. P. 4?{b} . $ge

i+iberi '{. ?aitz, lik}- *9-34*3.

tln 'June 3, 20:.0, the Courl denied tl:e :mrti+ns t:o
dismigs, &nd eeverad the act,ion and trangferred the claimg t,o

each Sefendant's ho*e juri*d.i-ction. On June 23, 2O!0, the Courr

*me*d*d the r:rigirral" transfer srder, after e*nsi-dering
*l*intif fs' rgoriorr fo:: Rec*vrgiderati*:: and Sef,eadants' rsstr:orrses,
while sb.il} severing and transferring the *ase. On .?u3y ?* ;SL0.
DefendanL Taitz fil.ed a notice of appeal arguingr anflang many
+ther bhings, thaL f,he Ccurt did not have jurisdicti+* in this
ca.se- T*ilz's aFpeel l* cxrrentJy perrding.
F{eanr*hi3e, an $*pteudrer S, 2010, Pefendarrt Tait,z filed
a Flefien to Request n$ru$ents Missing Fr*m an Inc*mplele
rra"nncrip$. She also faxed to the Ccrurt many }engthy letters and

fii-e* r€apon#es $rr the do*ket reiating ** statters *n appe;rI.. *n

*ctohey ?9, 2S1C, lhe toarr *rdered tlrat 433 furaher :n*ki+ns an*
phan* calls be direct"*d to the Uniled Stet,ss Court +f Appe*Is for
the T'lrird Circuit as the case is sn a.ppeal.
On Novernber 16, 30i0, Plainfiffe began sending let.ters
to ltrie C*ure requeeting. far a third tisl*, a Ternparary
Restrair:ing Order. On **cernber 5, 2f}ffr Fl"airrtiff 's f il*d a*
Energency M*ci*n for a ?ernporary ResrraininE Crder with ths Thicd
Circuit. On December .1.0, 201-0, the Third Circuit direcf,ed
plaintiff tc file a forrnal ruotsi*n bef*r* this Court as

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PlaintiffE' prewior:* requast.s rrere by lett€r t<: ihe C+urt, oxr

secec*ber 13, 2s13, pur#*ane i<r the ?hj"r* tircgit's directir:n,
ihi,c Car*rH scheduled a he*ring on Plaintiffs' moii+rr f*r De*ereber
20, 20I"S.

rv- #xtRrg$:c*rolr
Jurisdictj.on for tkis acEion is predicated *porr
cliversiry of cicizenship" eB U.s.c. $ 1332. The. citiuenship of
all parei.es is as foll.r;rwp, For t*he Ftainhif f s r Eerg and Liberi
atre p€rr:ssylvania ciliz*:ns; Adaug ie an Gklahorsa citiz*n; *rrd
Csle}l* and Gc Global ar* ditizexts af l'[sr* Jereay, Far
Befends*ts: Taitz, nQFf, anti sankey are citizens of C*Lif*rni*;
SundEuict and Rock $at[ Publishirg are cit.ise::s oE ]isrrr J€]rsey;
and **l"cher and t.he Halsp are citizens of Texas-

v" t#rr$rs 30R e tuHFfiR*Rx REs:rRer$rH# sRSgR

On Fecemkr 20r ?030, the C*$rt beld a hearing

regarding FJ-aintiffe' m*sf, recent, EmerEency HoE.ion f,+r a
Temporary Restrainlng Or<ler. Plaintiffs fhiltip Bergr Liea
Liberi, a*d ,lisa Sstella ?sere preseni, 8arg, a member *f the
penngySva*ia bar, r*pr*#ented all rf the P}*i.ntiffs, kfendant
OrIy ?nit*. a member r"lf the Califarnia bar, wag aJ"so pre$ent,.
TaiLz represented herself arrd Defend Our Freedoms Foundation. At
the tmaring, the CEurt rcc*ived and adr,i-tt*d a nurnber of exhi.niLs
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*ffered by Lh* pa.rties. h*ard argunent, ar':d hearcl t*xti:tt*::y fr*m

three w i.tne**ea -

Fl"aintif,fs argued that DefendanLs Orly Taitz and Linda

Eel.*her- as srt13 as a thirC F€rtsy, G*+ff Sf-aples. crsated a
website. lrl,Lp;ilAisalib*fi,.**m, in retaSiation for their filing
an apFe.al in this case. The Frebsite i* set*up as if it was

created by l"riberi- The websj.te inclades se>rual innuendos, fals*

sttteraerrb$, and false cximinal hist+ry, all of w?ri*h;l$lFear t* be
designed bo paint Liberi in a:: uofev*rai:Ie light. Hcarever,

r,iheri dld not establi#h the website or give permi.oui"on to anyone

lo estab].ich the *ebsite ir: ?:er r:ana*, Liberi f i:e* *n online
*buse foxr* with ttre dsr*ain regislry ar:d aa onli*e abuse report
with pfiV,fi.#.ypllotect,.arq. T&e dcma.in was originally reported uc)
be regj.slered bo a Lisa tlberi of N*ir<:bi rvith an ema.ll addrees
*f cer:victadfeLaaaliealiberi,ror&- As $f ftol;r, eh* t*sbsite iE
aSlegediy xegf*tered t$ * S*off St*ple* of Te:*as.
Flaintiffs further alleged f,haL taita. Seleher, and
$taples sent e*rails encouraging peopSe tc view lhe website.
fhese eerail* *ere senf, Lt: emeil adgrsss*s fou*d in l,ibesi'e +ld
email acc*untr siG thai, lrer friends and carriacls wauSd believe tire
emaj-I tras fromher. Flainuiffs alno allege thal when trhey tried
bo ge: r*lj.ef via a letter e<r this Ceurl, the Sefendants
f,etaSiaLe€ by p$st*:E tbe leiter cn li:s website,
Defendant Taita recpo-ded trilet plai*t*ff* hEve sc

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*vid*nce that she was invnlved ln creating b,he websit.e

ht*p:-lll,isalibefi,.,g"*m. Taitr further arg'r.red thaE anything posted

ahaut Liberi on t.tre websiLe which is in lfaLta'fi conLrol.
www-r.gg.lyEaitzEEq.c*SHB we.s truthful and l:,r:t elander*us ii.s-
:,iberi's *r$ugis}.dlt" asd *riiniral hist*ryi . Taitx furtber a).I*g*d
that trl*ini.iffe are r*t*I5ating againsf, hsr f*r being a
"whistle.blorter" about f-iheri' e crlminal hJ-gtory a*d involvenent
wiBh mon€tary donations from the publlc.
Plaintiffs' first witness was hisa Liberi. L,ib+ri
tesuified that gh* rtid nct rreate the w*heite
hitFjlll"aeaeibgf*i.**gglrt. *i* not arrthsrize its creati*n, and ha.s
not 6e$t euails frcrm th* r*ebsiEe's eruail aec$unt
c+f-rrri,ctedfe1oneLis.a.Lltserl.Cp_.m- Lj-beri alscr test.ified Lhel taitu
tried to hire a "hj.t-man' ro hann her and her famj"Iy and that
I'aitz has enccur;eg*d ctherg Lc harlfl her **:i- on cross-
exami**ti*n, Libert **sl*ed*S that sbe wag a *o*vicued felon axd
that ch€ had no dj.r+ci *sidence l-ir:king th* r+ebsite to Fefe::d*xts
Eel*her $r Taitu. Iri,berj. q.lso did rr+t prsssnL any cr*dible
evidence to supporf her claims of murder solicitation arrd
kidxapi::g attempts- nuring her testimcny, Liberi was often
comba*ive a*d ev*.sirt&, arrd rauch cf hrer teet,imo*y t*as argnrment
xitkol.rt factxil] basix, F{rr Lhese reasc:n#, *h* Courl f inds t}r**
Iriberi's testiftony wag nol credi$ie.
Plaintif,fo' *econd witness wafi Lia*. S#tel:a. Ostella

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testified thfr.b she had vrorked for Taif.z a# her web de*igner- she

also assi*ted Taitz i*iih heriuebsiue

aad aoE+ei*.ted paypaS asc*r"rnts for col3*c*ing d<s:eat"ia*s to lhe
site, CIn sr$ss-€xamina*.inn, OFtelSa *cr:ceded that she has ?+cked
taitz +ul of her r*ebsiHe and htlr
pssosiated paypal accounLs. Oste.Lla also concedad that she only
had disc$v*rt* a link **t*reen €eoff S*o,pl.ee and the w*bsite
ilt--tJllll;i*91-j$egi' gp,tsi, rrdlb l,<> Defe:]dal:t* ?;ritc an* Fslcher. r,ike
r.iberi, Ostella was efBen cambative and suasive during her
testimony. and rnuch +f her testimony u/as &rgument with<put. factual
baeis. Th*ffore, Lhe C*urt als+ f ind.s *h*t Ostella'$ teFt,i{tony
ldas nol cs+dible,
Defendant, Taitz called one witness, Plainliff Fhillip
Berg. Berg t,estified regarding his previ.ous relationchip wittr
Geatf St*ples. Lhat Staple* diri w+b d**ign fer BerE or* *
v61':.rr!leer b*,ais, Elerg'* *est.iElorry was e1** comba.t{ve, svasive,
and argtrmentative and tha Cour', did noe find his testinnny to be
helpful for entabl-iehing a factual record.? At the conclusion of
his dir*rcL examination by faitz, Berg asked Lo reep*n hls cas€ to
call f*its etr Ehe stand, cihich tshe Court de:ried-
?he parties alsc offered various dccu::le*ts into

' Tt,.e Csurt finds that tlle ttitn*gs' *.ostile reacticns tc

lhe queelions asked rl:€ra 5:artially triggered by ?aile^ ?aitz's
guesl:ic,t:tc wsye confueing, hosCile, *"r:d *fL*n r*$i: to the level of
baiting the *ritnesses.
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evidence. the Court ffnds nhat the documents l"aeked any evidence
of arrthenliealisn anrfl f,hus, f inds rnuch of the dncuruentary
evidsnce to be unrel"l"able.

e. l"eq+3 sepq#rd
PreSimir:e.ry injur:cLlve relief is safi elciraordinary
remedy" and "should bs granted only ln limited circumstances.o
Kos pharmacesgtqalp",. Inc- v" Andrx Csrp,, 369 F-3d 70o, 708 (3d
Cir, ?*fr4) {citing *rexicae__1e.1=__&*-5e1**-g*--s.. Fixnact * Csnsery.$
.Pf*qgEgIB-- In€., 42 F.3d 1421" 3.427 {3d Cir, 1994}t.
*A party

*eekfng a prelirnisarg inju*ctio* rsust shcru: {3.} a Sikelihcod *f

success +n the rn*rihei {2} tkat iL wil"} suffer irreparable harm
if the injuncti$rr io denied," (3I Ehat granf,ing preliminary rell.ef
will nat resulb in everr greater harm to tlre nonmoving party; and
t4) [hat the pr"rb]iq int,erest fa-Lrors s*ch rel$.ef "- KgE
.fhermece-sEi"ea1s, 35$ F.3€ at ?OE icitiag 4Llggheay Enersv. InS"-.
Y. ffiE* lse-*, 371- f'.}d 153, 15s {l* Cir. 1P9#}}.
I* Lhis ras*, *tirher parly pr*vai)"s ;*xd neilher is the
vi*tor. The C*urt will Seny bottr motiq:rts f*r a tearporary
rertraining order for th+ reasons that f*llow.

F - Pra1nti{tc.1.*bta.t@Es.$s.y ?*n$qgasv RF-#qHs,i ipq

Srts!
Firsb, Fl.ai*tiff* fail l<: sho?, thrf they a.ol'rld fik*ly

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succ*ed {::: the merit*- Th* evidence Fr<lf fr*r*d by the ?l*!r:tiffs,
bs,eh*s S**rnents and as t*i"tness test.irn**y. $a# notr f**nd *s) be
sredibl* or reliabie. SLaintiffs failed Co prove that named
Defendants Taitz and Bel.cher were dJ"rectJ"y connected to the
'*ehsit*. Plaintif fs provided r+as an
The orrly svidsnce
unsr.rbst,antialed aSlega*icn tlrat one Ge*ff Staples, reporteSly t-he
cparrrt*r of the webeit*, h*d a previou* rel.alionship rtit;h S*rg
and nor* has a connectinn tc TaiLz -
$econd, Slai.ntiffs also fail" ttl
thaf Uhey wnuj-d
show
suffe:: *rreparable hs,r:a unl*ss the Csurt *:*re t+ issrl@ a
Ee{apsrery Reetra.ining *rd*r.'the r.r*h**.i*, htgp#JiEgg:j&*.9..i t Lto:lCI*i!

is r:q: lernger avalLa3:L€ tcr t,he pubiic. Additionally, z:k*,

all*gations Ehat Tails hired a hib-man and attempted tcr kidnap
OsteLla's children wers not proven by any credible evidence.
As Ptaiaiiffs' BKlt.ian faits ::nder Lhe first and *ec+nd
pr*ags, t.h* Cc*rt rsill not *onciatre the an*lysis ss thi* *s a
conjunctive tesE. T'!:uB, Flaint.iffs- l,totf*n for an- Ernekgentry
temporary ResEraining Srder will tre denied.

e" " -?e t ry EALt#js- Hp ! i qs._{qs-srLsne rq e-nsy, Tqmp$r arv

e.Bd-a;:L..fi r

S+gtraJ.ning or*g;
trr.rring Eh* hearing, $efenriarit ?*.itz ar:gued rF:at i* is
the Plai"nbif,f,s EhaE ars engagerl in harassing irer and t'hat tt is
she Lhat needs protecLion from them- Th€ eourt wj-ll treat this

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arg:*.nent a# an sra"l ]4*iion fcr a terr$:*rary Restraining Sx*er

agai::*l FLairreiffs. f:ef***a::E Taitz'# {a+t**n *i11 eiJ"s* b*
deni*d.
First, Taita falls bo shord thf,"f *he will likely prevail
on thcs me1:its. Taitx *nlleges that FlainLiffs are c+ntinuing ts
bring a*Li*rrs agai:as* h*r l-rr retaliati<*x clf her exer*i** +f her
fre* speecl': :'ights b* "hl"*tl the r*h!*tl** *ci Plair:*iffs
inpropriehy {j..e, { Berg l**ting l,iberir a *Glllricted f*}qrn, hasdle
ilonaBionsl. However, th* C#urt finds that raitz did not affer
cx+dibt* svides:ce f,+ e$tahltsh Ehal ghe fs likely t+ *utceied ia
cha cls"itn-
se*orrd, Tai*x fails t'c s?:sw ixrepar*ble harr*. ?i?* only
harm that Taitz uould allegedly suffer ie t+ *ontin'lre *c have to
fitigate thls c1aim, Thi* is not irreparabl* harm-

&s Detendax* f,ailr'e tfloti+n fai}"s ur:der t.he fi"rst and

se**}r3* prcnE#, t'he Cc}lir* wi33 B*t c{i:}ti:r** Ltr* analy*i* es *hi$
is a *#nju$*tir.e te*t- Thus, Defenfls$t Sf,Iy f,aiLr"s FI$Li*n fsr a

Temtr)orery Restraining' Order r,rill be denied.

vI " F#X,JtTX#bt rO TSIS *$$H3' S SBSSR 1*O SGVER Jl*ltr t1RNqSS'HIr

3, ?*t*' lhe C$l}rt #sv*ftd thisr s*ti*?: an*

stn Jr-rae

tranef,err*d the +Iain* t+ *ach Def**clartt'r hom* jur*sdic*i"*r:, a

decisi*n pending app*41". ?he parties/ a*t.it1ns and argurnnnt

relaling tc; Fl*irrtj.ff*{ rflcr*i f,ece*t Ern*rg*;r*y }4oti*r: tur *l

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?**p*rary Re*tr*.i.r:1:rg #r*err fusthev #uElp$xus ri:i* C{}tlrt's

reasoning as t+ why ihis **rse shor:ld be nevereql ar:d tsansferr*d,
Frior to the pcheduled tr*arinE multiple S*fendants
{sther thar: *,i?* Eefg-faJ"tx S:arbiee} **ntacLei Lhe ft:ff.rt E*
*lrpr*ss eha* i.* trt+ulC b* *** erqlerisiv* frnd inc*nv*t?*"*nt ta tnake

it t{i a hearing in Pennsylvarria thau was schedul*d. wlthin five

days. Theee *ori{ier:is adrl weight L+ t"}re f,*:urth "pr*vate facLsr#
*rticlrlat*d by the Thlrd f,i"rcuit irr c+nsidering a transfer,- the*,
3s, th* #+*v*ni*r:ce of th* Fa.sties *s ixrdicaied by th*lr relaeirre
phyeical and f fnancial condi-kians, Sse il}tUere_*:e.**$.l;a.te_"He.rml$#*
k"-, 55 F.3d #?3, 879 {3d fir. f99S}.
A#*i*i*rnal3y, d*xpit* tlr* **r"rrt's atiexlpt gtr pravide
guidanee in irs ilrder sn Se+*ftber iL4/ **1S {doc" }:#, 158}, a
num.ber of, prtr *le fiefendants were ++nr:erfled that thefr failure to

atiend w*r:ld prejr:dice ti:sir g:ositI-a**. Ti:e q1*ar #iffere*{:€

belween tfu* S*sg-Taitz 4iJsput+ a::d the +*her De.ferrde;rls sulvpar*#
tha need E$ saver th€ cass# ss thaE pnrt.ies are n#t f*rceri t+ fly
&cro#s [he csl*ntry at the ]-aet minr.rt* t* be pra.rent f*r an issue
tha; is j.rrsls?farre ts fh*ffi. :sdee*, P1*.1"n*,iffs' bkrergency $aei{}r}
for a Te:npsrfiry Restraining *rder r:n.Ly xequesled reti*f frorn gur$
#f the tr*el"vfl rsmaining fief endants.
T* ih* *xtertf, th*t tlre=e ic * lccus i-* tki* crazy qxi3t,
*f clailrrs a:t* #r*ss claims betr+een Serg a-nd Taita, ifl Es

California where Taitz renides, Taits'* t+sbsite and c*ns,in'ring

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spsra*iilr: is *rgaitia*d, and whege 3,iberi sffls c*r:Yicted s-n* j"s

atl"egedly on probaEion.

VTI, EEEBVIOR OF fffi F;N*fIES

Buring nha ht*ring the Ci:urt re*iaded Serg and ?aitz

thet $anctl-ous mey be or**r*d urrder Rul*e 1}-' 28 U.S.C- $ l9A?'
arrd th* inherent power *f the CourE, $e,S i$,"r* {endaqt *CIrp-,,
?60 F. 3d 183, 1ee (3d cir . ?00L ) (cif ing C.hashg.s,E*g,- NASgO-*Jng' ,
scL u,s. 32. 43-,qI4 (19$1) {'The SuFreme f+urt recenely reAff irmed
bh** a disurict r+€r* ha* inherent authori*y ts impose s*ncfi{}}:'$
$Xlon ihase wha r"'+r.il* ahuse the judicial pr*eees-o]

?he fcu:rt ha* been Fatient i* deali'ng with these

eftotisnal issues but th{: ;:arties continue to $*E closer to ths
line of improper conducL. For e:{ar$P}e: f.hey csnginue Eo speak
over each other in court; object dtlring *r*:ther artor:nsy's
argn.rln*ni,; and interrapt and arg?re vritlr witn*s*es.
Addili*,nal3y, ver:/ segia*E a.ccux*t,isns lrsre if:ade *rrring
this hearing, such ss: ths hirirrg cf a hit*r*an ho kill a party,
the stealing a party's donatlon trrnde, and atbernptinE to kidnap a

chil^d cf one of the parfy's Lo the lawssir. ?he court r,tlill-

re*lnd the lasryers *}ras Lhey 'irere *,ra,rned by the Court thal n*akirrg
st:ch s*rious acclusatior:s htithaut pr$$f f,* l:ac3E them up c+uld
result in Llreir seferral to the diecipli,nary b'oard.
fhere yrere n$ hiinners aL the krearing but eurely fhere

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rlias .#ne
l*ser - the s*arch ft>r tr:ith in an a:lvir+rxnerrh CIf
dec*r*xt- F*r tLis si=ruy *p$,*+de, b+th raita a::d aerg h*sr eru*]3

*f th* b}"*me.

IrIIT " CffiCTfi'SIqH

F*r the rs*.F<:r:s s*rted ab*se. bcth Flaintiffs,

Eanrgency $tr*iaa f*r a ?w6nrary A*Ferai-$ir:E *r*er a$d sefesrdar:t
f*itz'n *ral3 Ftoti*n f+r a Temp*rary Re**.ral"r:ing order siSL b+
denied. Anl appropriate order tlri}l follow.

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