CAUSE
NO.C2013 1082B
MONIQUERATHBUN§INTHEDISTRICTCOURT
§Plaintiff,§§
VS.§
§
DAVIDMISCAVIGE RELIGIOUS
§
207^
JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
TECHNOLOGY
CENTER
CHURCHOF
§
SCIENTOLOGYINTERNATIONAL
§
STEVENGREGORYSLOAT
and
MONTY
§
DRAKE
§
§
Defendants.§COMALCOUNTY,TEXAS
DE L R TION
OF
W RREN
McSHANEIN
SUPPORT
OF
RELIGIOUSTE HNOLOGY
CENTER^S
SPE I L PPE R N E
MynameisWarrenMcShane,
my
date
of
birthisFebruary28,1951,andmyaddressis
1710IvarAve.LosAngeles,California90028.
1.ReligiousTechnologyCenter( RTC )isareligiousnon-profitCalifornia
corporationthatistaxexemptunderIRC§501(c)(3).RTCislocatedat1710IvarAve.,Suite1100,LosAngeles,CA.RTCholdstheultimateecclesiasticalauthorityregardingthepure
application
of
theScientologyScriptureandisthefinalarbiter
of
orthodoxy.Church
of
ScientologyInternational,themotherchurch,isresponsiblefortheoverallecclesiasticalmanagement,dissemination,propagationanddefense
of
theScientologyreligionandthevarious
ScientologyChurches.
2.In1983,I
became
aDirectorandOfficer
of
RTC
andin1993I
became
its
President.Iamthecustodian
of
theRTCrecordsandamresponsiblefortheoperation
of
RTC
includingthecreationandexecution
of
alllegalagreementsandcontractsbothinternallyand
externally.Iamresponsiblefortheday-to-dayactivitiesandfunctions
of
RTCandits
staff
3.RTCdoesnotconductanybusinessoroperateinthestate
of
Texas,nordoesany
of
itsstaff.RTChasnotcontractedwithanyTexasresidents.RTChasnotcommittedatortin
wholeorinpartinTexas.RTChasnotrecruitedTexasresidents,directlyorthroughan
intermediarylocatedinTexas,foranystaffpositionwithRTCinsideoroutsideTexas.4.RTCdoesnothave continuingandsystematiccontactspurposefullydirected
towardTexas. RTChasnotmadeanypurposefulcontactswiththestate
of
Texasseekingany
benefit,advantage,orprofit,andhasnototherwiseavaileditselfofthebenefitsandprotectionof
Texaslaw.RTChasneverexpresslyorimpliedlyconsentedtothelaws
of
thestate
of
Texas,withoneexception.RTCfiledonelawsuitinthestate
of
Texasin2002.ItsuedDellLiebreich,
aTexasresident,andtheEstate
of
LisaMcPhersoninTyler,TexasinFederalCourtforbreach
of
contract.DellLiebreichwasdismissedasanindividualandtheEstatewasdismissedonappeal
when
the5^
Circuit
Court
of
Appealsdeterminedthat
it
didnot
have
jurisdiction
over
a
Florida
estateeventhoughthepersonalrepresentativelivedinTexas.
5.RTCisnotaresident
of
thestate
of
Texasandisnotrequiredtomaintainand
doesnotmaintainaregisteredagentforservice
of
processinthestate
of
Texas.RTChasnoreal
or
personal
propertyin
Texas.
RTCdoesnotandneverhasmaintainedanofficeorplaceof
businessinTexasanddoesnotandneverhasmaintainedamailingaddressortelephonelisting
inTexas.RTCdoesnotandneverhasmaintainedanybankaccountsinTexas.RTCdoesnot
nownorhasitevermaintainedaplace
of
operationsinTexas.RTCdoesnothaveanyofficers,
directors,employees,staff,servants,oragentsinTexas.
6.
Plaintiffs
Petitioncontainsclaimsthatdo
not
relatetoorarise
out
of
any
contacts
betweenRTCandTexas.ThereisnorelationshipbetweenRTC,theoperativefacts
of
this
litigationandthestate
of
Texas.
7.UntilIreadthePetition,neitherInoranyoneelseinRTChadknowledge
of
defendantsMr.Sloat sorMr.Drake sallegedactivitiesrelatedtoMs.Rathbun.Iamtheonewho
isresponsibleforallexternalaffairsmattersforRTCincludinglitigationandIamthepersonin
RTCwhowould
receiveinformationrelated
tosuch
matters.
Thus
I
know
that
nooneinRTC
hasinformation,directlyorindirectly,relatedtotheallegationsinthePetitionandnoonein
RTCwasinvolvedinthehiring,directing,instructingorcommunicatingwithMr.SloatorMr.Drakeoranyoneelserelatingtotheallegationsassertedinthislawsuit.
8.IalsoreadtheAffidavit
of
Ms.Rathbunfiledinsupport
of
thetemporary
restrainingorder.NowhereinthesixteenparagraphsofherAffidavitdoesMs.Rathbunallege
anythingaboutRTCandinfactshedoesn tevenmentionRTC.
Ideclareunderthepenalties
of
perjury
of
thestatesofTexasandCaliforniathatthe
foregoingistrueandcorrect.
Executed
in
theUnitedStates
of
America
state
of
California
on
the
29^
day
of
August
2013.
WarrenMcShane
