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1 UNITED STATES JUSTICE FOUNDATIONGARY G. KREEP; SBN 066482
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SANTA ANA (SOUTHERN) DIVISION
CAPTAIN PAMELA BARNETT,et aI.,
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, etaI.,
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) CIVIL ACTION NO:) SACV09-00082-DOC (Anx)
) EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR) ORDER VACATING VOLUNTARY~ DISMISSAL; PROPOSED ORDER
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23 Plaintiffs Markham Robinson and Dr. Wiley S. Drake (hereinafter referred to
24 as "PLAINTIFFS"), through their attorney, Gary G. Kreep, hereby respecfully submit
25 this ex parte application to the Court for an order vacating the Notice of Voluntary
26 Dismissal without Prejudice (hereinafter referred to as "NOTICE") that was filed by
27 Dr. Orly Taitz on August 1, 2009 on the following grounds:
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1 Requests for Substitution of Attorney, which were mailed to her office on
2 July 24, 2009 (See Exhibits "1" and "2", copies of which are attached hereto
3 and made a part thereof).
4 (2) PLAINTIFFS were not notified of Dr. Taitz 's plan to file NOTICE on
5 their behalf (See Declarations of Markham Robinson and Dr. Wiley S.
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7 (3) PLAINTIFFS did not consent to being dismissed from the case, and they
8 intended to remain as plaintiffs in the matter (See Declarations of Markham
9 Robinson and Dr. Wiley S. Drake).
10 This motion is made ex parte because there is a risk that PLAINTIFFS'
11 interests might be prejudiced and irreparably hanned i f PLAINTIFFS are not able to12 remain in the case with their preferred counsel as their representative. Prior to the
13 filing of this motion, PLAINTIFFS were both named as plaintiffs and then unilaterally
14 dismissed by Dr. Taitz without their knowledge or consent. Since PLAINTIFFS and
15 their rights will be directly affected by the resolution of this case, an ex parte
16 application is necessary in order to ensure that PLAINTIFFS can promptly and
17 effectively protect their rights as the case moves forward. Furthermore, there is no18 risk that the opposing parties in this case will be prejudiced by the granting of the
19 order ex parte since the application deals only with the PLAINTIFFS' participation as
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1 This application is based on the attached memorandum o f points and
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1 this action" (See Exhibit '"4"). PLAINTIFFS mayor may not agree with the above
2 first three quotes, however, PLAINTIFFS never communicated such claims or
3 sentiments to Dr. Taitz, and, thus, did not '"ask" for, '"submit", or '"aver" anything
4 relating to their dismissal as plaintiffs from this case (See Declarations of Markham
5 Robinson and Dr. Wiley S. Drake).
6 Due to the fact that Dr. Taitz acted unilaterally to dismiss PLAINTIFFS from
7 this case, rather than consenting to their being represented by Mr. Kreep, and due to
8 the fact that PLAINTIFFS wish to remain as plaintiffs in this case and never desired
9 or intended to be dismissed from the matter, the Court should vacate PLAINTIFFS'
10 voluntary dismissal from the case, and reinstate Mr. Robinson and Dr. Drake as
11 plaintiffs, with Mr. Kreep as their counsel of record.
12 II. ARGUMENT
13 Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as
14 '"FRCP") 60, the Court may vacate PLAINTIFFS' voluntary dismissal from the
15 case. FRCP 60 provides that "[o]n motion and upon such terms as are just , the court
16 may relieve a party ... from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for ... any other
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FRCP 60(b)(6). In tIns18 case, PLAINTIFFS' relief from the dismissal is justified. PLAINTIFFS wish to
19 remain as plaintiffs in the case, and, through their Request for Approval of
20 Substitution of Attorney, they clearly expressed their intent to Dr. Taitz to do so, prior
21 to her filing of NOTICE (See Exhibits '"I" and '"2"). Dr. Taitz refused to cooperate
22 with PLAINTIFFS' requests to substitute Mr. Kreep as their attorney, and Dr. Taitz
23 went behind PLAINTIFFS' backs in an attempt to have PLAINTIFFS dismissed from
24 the case to avoid allowing PLAINTIFFS to be represented by an attorney of their
25 choosing. Since PLAINTIFFS wish to remain named as plaintiffs in the case, and
26 since they did not consent to Dr. Taitz 's filing of NOTICE dismissing them from the
27 case, the Court should find that relief is justified, and it should vacate PLAINTIFFS'
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2 Based on the reasons set forth above, PLAINTIFFS respectfully request that
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e eDE C LARA TION OF MARKHAM ROBINSON
I, Markham Robinson, hereby declare as follows:
1. That I am a Certified California Elector of the American Independent Party, Vice Chaimlan of
America's Independent Party, and Chaiffilan of the American Independent Party, and that, if called upon
to do so, I could, and would, competently testify as follows:
2. That Dr. Taitz never asked me for my permission to include my name as a plaintiff in the
complaint herein, filed on January 1,2009.
3. That, however, I desire to remain as a plainti ff in this case, and that it is my preference to be
represented by Mr. Kreep in the matter.
4. That, on July 13,2009, I requested, through an email to Mr. Kreep, that Mr. Kreep prepare the
necessary paperwork in order to substitute Mr. Kreep for Dr. Taitz as my counsel in this case.
5. That, on July 21, 2009, I received the Request for Substitution of Attorney, agreed to its ternls,
signed the Request, and mailed the Request, and emailed a digital copy of the Request , to Mr. Kreep's
office.
6. That, on July 30, 2009, I received an email from Dr. Taitz, informing me that she was refusing to
consent to the Request for Substitution of Attorney, and that she would like Mr. Kreep to file a Notice of
Voluntary Dismissal on my behalf.
7. That, on August 2,2009, I was infoff iled by Mr. Kreep that Dr. Taitz had filed documents to
dismiss me from the case.
8. That I was not infoffiled, prior to her filing the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, that Dr. Taitz
planned to dismiss me as a plaintiff.
9. Tha t I did not, and would not, consent to my being voluntarily dismissed from the case.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration
was executed on August 12, 2009, at Vacaville, California.
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DECLARATION OF WILEY S. DRAKE
L Wiley S. Drake, hereby declare as follows:
i . That I wa." the vice-presidential candidate for the America's Independent Party m
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That Dr. Taitz never asked me for my permission to include my name as a
plaintill in the complaint herein, filed on January 1,2009.
That, however, I desire to remain as a plaintiff in this case , and that it is my
preference to be represented by Mr. Kreep in the matter.
l That, on July 13,2009, I requested, through an email 10 Mr. Kreep, that Mr. Krccp
prepare the neceSSaI)' paperwork in order to substitute Mr. Kreep for Dr. Tai tz as my
counsel in this case.
j . That, on July 21, 2009, I recei ved the Request for Substitution of Attorney, agreed
to its krms, signed the Request, and mailed the Request, and faxed the Request, to Mr
Krcep's office.
o. Thal, on July 30,2009, I rece ived an email f rom Dr. Taitz, informing me that she
wus refusing to consent to the Request for Substitut ion of Attorney, and that she would
ijke Mr. Kl'eep to file a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal on my behalf.
7. That, on August 2,2009, I was informed by Mr. Kreep that Dr. Taitz had filed
documents to dismiss me from th e case; that I was no t infoffiled, prior to the filing of said
documents, that Dr. Taitz planned to dismiss me as a plaintiff; and that I did noL and
would not, consent to my being voluntarily dismissed from the case.
1declare under penalty o f peljury that the foregoing is true an d correct and that
this declaration was executed on August 12, 2009, at Buena Park, California.
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DECLARi\ TION OF ELLIOT WILSON
I, Elliot Wilsoll, declare the following:
I. That I am a law clerk employed by the tJnited States Justice Foundation.
2. '1'ha1, on the afternoon of July 24, 2009, I drove to the United States Post Office
branch located in Ramona, California and mailed, via Express Mail, two Requests for Approval
of Substitution of Attorney signed by Mr. Robinson and Dr. Drake, and a cover letter from Mr.
Kreep to Dr. TaiL;,.
3. That , on the morning of July 27,2009, I accessed the United States Post Office's
website, and entered the above-mentioned Express Mail package's tracking number into the
website's package tracking system, and that the website showed that the package was delivered
an d s igned for by "R.M." at 11:49 am on July 27,2009.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this
declaration was executed on August 12,2009, at Ramona, California.
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REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OFSUBSTITUTfON O f ATJ'ORNEY
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fHE LA W OFF1CEOF GARY G. K R f ~ E PG/\RY G. KREEP. ESQ.(SBN0t56482)iJ32 I) , STREET.SUITE2rU\MONA, CA 92065
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ame and address:
THE LA W OFFICE OF GARY G. KREEPGARY G. KREEP, ESQ. (SBN 066482)932 D. STREET, SUITE 2RAMONA, CA 92065
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Alan Keyes, PhD., Wiley S. Drake, andMarkham Robinson,
v.
Banlck H. Obama, et al.
Plaintiff(s)
Dcfcndant(s).
CASE NUMBER:
SACY09-00082-DOC(Anx)
ORDER ONREQUEST FOR APPROYAL OF
SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY
The Court hereby orders that the request of:
Markham Robinson ii1 Plaintiff 0 Defendant 0 Other- - - - - = = = : ~ = = = ~ - - - - ----------Name of Party
to substitute ~ G : : . ; : a : : ; . . r y " _ _ " ' G : . . : . . _ " " K r = = _ _ e e : : . J : p ' _ _ who is
ii6 Retained Counsel o Counsel appointed by the Court (Criminal cases only)
932 D. Street, Suite 2Street Address
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Ramona, CA 92065City, State, Zip
(760) 788-6624Telephone Number
(760) 788-6414Fax Number
[email protected] Address
066482State Ba r Number
as attorney of record in place and stead o f = . D ~ r - , - .~ O ~ r l ' . l - y ~ T " - , a ~ i t " , , z , - - - . _
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o GRANTED o DENIEDPresent Attorney
U. S. District Judge/U.S. Magistrate Judge
NOTICE TO COUNSEL: IF Y OU ARE CURRENTLY ENRO LLED IN TH E O PTICAL SCANNINGPROGRAM AND HAVE CHANGED YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SINCE YOUR ENROLLMENT, YOU MUSTCOMPLETE AN ENROLLMENT/UPDATE FORM (G-76) TO ENSURE THAT DOCUMENTS ARE SERVED
AT THE PROPER E-MAIL ADDRESS. THIS FORM, AS WELL AS INFORMA n O N ABOUT THE OPTICAL
SCANNING PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ON THE COURT'S WEBSITE AT WWW.CACD.USCOURTS.GOV.
G-OI ORDER (06/05) ORDER ON REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY
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TTER TO DR/\KE AND ROBINSON.doc http://mail.google.cOmle '?ui=2&ik=2ebOOc22d6&vie w=att&th=1
I doubt, it would be better than setting the stage for infighting regarding strategy,procedure, and timing between me and NIr. Kreep.
Accordingly, it is my present intention NOT to sign the Request for Approval ofSubstitution of Attorney signed by you two and Mr. Kreep.
If Mr. Kreep will simply and expeditiously file a Rule 41 (a) Motion for VoluntaryDismissal without prejudice on behalf of his clients only, or if you two wish to do so inpropia persona, then the new 50 or so new (mostly military) Plaintiffs who were addedonto my case by the First Amended Complaint can proceed quite well without Mr.IZreep's assistance, and Mr. Kreep can refile on your behalf(Mr. Markham & Mr. Drake)in Federal or State Court, wherever he sees best. I do not believe that severing thislitigation will be injurious to any party or to the movement as a whole, or even to thespecific litigation before Judge Carter. It has been my honor to represent you both and I
wish you and Mr. Kreep the very bes t of luck in whatever separate patriotic course of
action you may choose to take.
I hope I will hear from you all expeditiously.
Yours very truly,
Dr. Orly Taitz
Attorney-at-Law
Orly Taitz Law Offices
26302 La Paz, Suite 211
Mission Viejo, California 92691
Telephone: (949) 683-5411
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Civil Action No.:SACV09-00082- DO C (Anx)
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12 Captain Harry G. Butler,Representative Glenn Casada, TennesseeJennifer Leah Clark,Representive Timothy Comerford, NH
14 Charles Crusemire,Representative Cynthia Davis, MissouriChief Warrant O. Thomas S. DavidsonWiley S. Drake,
16 Matthew Michael Edwards,Lt. Jason Freese,
Mr . K ur t C . Fuqua,Officer Clint Grimes,Representative Casey Guernsey, Iv1issouri
19 Julliett Ireland,D. Andrew Johnson,Israel D. Jones ,Timothy Jones,Alan Keyes , Ph.D. ,
22 Commander David Fullmer LaRoque,Gail Lightfoot,Lita M. Lott,Major David Grant Mosby,
24 MSGT Steven Kay Neuenschwander,Representative Frank Niceley, TennesseeRetired Senator Jerry O'Neil, Montana,SF C E7 Robert Lee Perry,
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Captain David Smithey,Lt. Commander John Bruce Steidel,Cmdr. Douglas Earl StoeppelwerthThomas J Taylor,Representative Eric Swafford, TennesseeCaptain Nei l B. Turner,R icha rd E . Venab le ,LCDR Jeff Graham Winthrope, an dLt. Colonel Mark Wriggle,
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PLAINTIFF WILEY S. DRAKE & MARKHAM G. ROBINSONRULE 41(a) NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL without PREJUDICE
Plaintiffs Wiley S. Drake and Markham G. Robinson have communicated
through their preferred counsel Gary G. Kreep that they do no t wish to be
represented by the undersigned counsel and tha t they do not wish to work with her
any more, in that they initially disapproved of filing in Federal Court.
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES WITH COUNSEL
These Plaintiffs submit that they have irreconcilable differences with th e
strategy of the undersigned counsel. For he r part, th e undersigned counsel for all
other Plaintiffs respectfully submits and states in good faith t ha t s he cannot
effectively work or cooperate with these Plaintiffs' proposed counsel Gary G. Kreep,
an d that no involuntary associa tion of counsel in a complex and h ighly contentious
case such as the present , h ighly emotionally charged and polit ically sensitive
litigation is l ikely to yield positive: results. On e of the plaintiffs filing notice herein
has made public comments with which the unders igned counsel does not agree.
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3 \\,'herefore, Plaintiffs Wiley S. Drake and Markham G. Robinson serve notice,
4 pursuant to Rule 41 (a)(l )(A)(i) of voluntary dismissal and withdrawal of their names5 as Plaintiffs in the above-entitled and numbered cause of action, reserving to
6 themselves the right to pursue similar or paral lel or distinct litigation in any court of
-; I competent jurisdiction, state or federal. Plaintiffs and the undersigned counsel
8 submit that inf ight ing among allies is among the most counterproductive factors
9! which can possibly arise in litigation.
10 According to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
11 Plaintiffs may voluntarily dismiss their cause of action without a court order by filing
12 their Notice of Dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a
13 motion for summary judgment. No opposing party has served either an answer or a
14 motion for summary judgment in the present case. No opposing party has fi led a
15 counterclaim, nor has any opposing party filed any motion adverse to the interests of
16 these plaintiffs whatsoever.
17 These Plaintiffs file their Notice of Voluntary Dismissal without Prejudice,
18 and would aver that they have never previously dismissed any federal or state-court
19 action based on or including the same claims as in the present actioll, so that pursuant
X) to Rule 41 (a) (1 )(B) there is no reason or cause for considering that these plaintiffs'
21 notice of voluntary dismissal should or could operate as an adjudication on the merits
22 of any aspect of their claims.
23 PRAYER FO R RELIEF
24 WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs WILEY S. DRAKE and MARKHAM G.
25 ROBINSON ask this Court to take Notice of and Approve their withdrawal from this
2fj action and voluntary dismissal of their names from the list of Plaintiffs, without
n prejudice to their refiling their claims at some future date in any court of competent
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Respectfuny submitted,
By: _Dr. Orly Taitz, E sq . ( SB N 223433)Attorney for th e Plaintiffs26302 La Paz, Suite 211Mission Viejo, California 92691
Telephone (949) 683-54] 1E-Mail: elr tai tz @yahoo ,.Qom
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DR. ORLEY TAITZFOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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3 PROOF OF SERVICE
4 I the undersigned Charles Edward Lincoln, being over the age of 18 and not a
5 party to this case, so hereby declare under penalty of perjury that on this Wednesday
6 i July 15, 2009, I provided facsimi le cop ies of the Plaintiffs' above-and-foregoing
7 "Rule 41 (a)(l)(A)(i) NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL without prejudice"
8 filed by and on-behalf of Plaintiffs WILEY S. DRAKE and MARKHAM G.
9 ROBINSON upon those attorneys w ho h av e appeared in this case in accordance with
10 the local rules of the Central District of California, to wit:
11 THOMAS P. O'BRIEN
12 LEON W. WEIDMAN
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14 DAVID A. DeJUTE
15 FACSIMILE (213) 894-7819
16 DONE AND EXECUTED ON THIS 1st day of August, 2009
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DR, ORLEY T \ I T "FOR THEPL\,
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1 UNITED STATES JUSTICE FOUNDATIONGARY G. KREEP; SB N 066482
2 932 "D" Street, SUIte 2(Email: usjfayusjf.net}
3 Ramona, California 92065Tel: (760) 788-6624
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5Attorney for Plaintiffs, Markham Robinson
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COlJRT
FOR T HE C EN TR AL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
S AN TA A NA (SOUTHERN) DIVISION
CAPTAIN PAMELA BARNETT,et aI.,
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, etaI.,
Plaintiffs,
Defendants
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) CIVIL ACTION NO:) SACV09-00082-DOC (Anx)
) fPROPOSEDl ORDER GRANTING EX) PARTE APPLICATION TO VACATE~ VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
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21 Having considered PLAINTIFFS' Ex Parte Application for Order Vacating
22 Voluntary Dismissal, and good cause appearing:
23 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that PLAINTIFFS' Ex Parte Application for Order
24 Vacating Voluntary Dismissal is granted.
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