------------------------------------------------------------------- F.A.C.T.Net, Inc. (Fight Against Coercive Tactics Network, Incorporated) a non-profit computer bulletin board and electronic library 601 16th St. #C-217 Golden, Colorado 80401 USA BBS 303 530-1942 FAX 303 530-2950 Office 303 473-0111 This document is part of an electronic lending library and preservational electronic archive. F.A.C.T.Net does not sell documents, it only lends them according to the terms of your library cardholder agreement with F.A.C.T.Net, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------- APR - 1 1991 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF California Appeals Court 2nd Appellate District, Division 3 300 South Spring Street Los Angeles, California 90013 USA Case # Civ. No. B 038975 Church of Scientology and Mary Sue Hubbard v. Gerald Armstrong To the Justices presiding: I, Lorna Levett, of 607, 209 - 8th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, am an ex-Scientologist. I was a Scientology franchise holder from January 1968 to February 1974, when I resigned and publicly criticized Scientology's intimidation of critics, its abuse of its own membership, and its use of religion as a front for its corrupt activities (see attached). Since that time, I have been sued unsuccessfully several times by the Scientology organization (see attached). I have been harassed in numerous ways, including having "Freedom" newspapers handed out by Scientologists, accusing me of being a blackmailer, an embezzler, a drug addict, a destroyer of marriages, of being under the control of psychiatrists, and so on. I am still active in exposing this frightening cult, and still taking extra precautions to protect my life and sanity. Informed knowledge is the only immunization against this disease. Please, for the sake of freedom of choice, freedom of speech and the public's right to information, support Gerald Armstrong's brave effort to have the background records of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard made public. For the sake of those who will otherwise become victims of this cult, and of its efforts to silence all criticism, please make the facts available to the public. ================================================================= If this is a copyrighted work, you are acknowledging by receipt of this document from FACTNet that on the basis of reasonable investigation, you have not been to obtain a copy elsewhere at a fair price, and that you are and will abide by the following copyright warning. WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photo copies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified by law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. FACTNet reserves the right to refuse to accept an order for copying or other duplication, or delivery of copied or duplicated material if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- DOS FILENAME OF TEXT FILE: HA.TXT DOS FILENAME OF IMAGE FILES: HA.TIF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: SECURITY CODE: DISTRIBUTION CODE: NAME FOR BBS: Lorna Levett's AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF in Armstrong case SORT TO: Scientology Legal CONTRIBUTOR: LOC. OF ORIG: FACT NOTES: For additional verification see image files contained in the file with same name and .ZIP extension. UPDATED ON: 3/9/94 UPDATED BY: Fr.J =================================================================