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In trying to STUMP THE LIBRARIAN regarding the Public Research Foundation's
Press Release, "HIDDEN TIES BETWEEN IRS AND SCIENTOLOGY REVEALED," Zed took
a pair of rounded scissors from the Children's Section, applied them to the
press release, and brought this clipping to my desk:
>>But Sherman Lenske's involvement goes all the way back to 1981. >>In a
>>sworn declaration, Lenske says he was hired in April 1981
>>to be attorney "in all aspects of estate planning" for L. Ron
>>Hubbard.
>>[A whole bunch of claims about Lenske snipped]
Then Zed thumped the desk, and said:
>Those claims need documentation.
NICE TRY, ZED, BUT...YOU DIDN'T STUMP THE LIBRARIAN!
Boy, Zed, getting bossy, aren't we. Well, I have to admit, I kind of like a
man who's in control, a man who knows what he wants and isn't afraid to say
it.
So let me see what I can do. Except you *SNIPPED* the darn claims about
Lenske, now *I* have to go find them again. Trouble, trouble, trouble. Come
on back in here to the Cloak Closet where I keep my things; that's where my
copy is.
<WALK>
My, it's *cramped* in here, isn't it? <CLICK> <CLICK> <CLICK> And the silly
lightbulb is burned out again! Who is in *charge* of this place! Well, I
have a penlight here on my keyring, but you'll have to lean in against me.
Okay. Here's the press release, and here's the first claim in it about
Lenske:
" 1. Lenske drafted all wills and trusts having anything to
do with final distribution of Hubbard's assets and intellectual
properties."
Well, *Zed,* honey, Lenske *himself* said as much as that in his *own*
declaration, on November 12th, 1995, which I keep--well, close to my heart.
Turn around, and *don't peek*!. Okay, you can look now. Here's what Lenske
said:
"All of the documents effectuating the estate plan were
drafted either by me or under my supervision."
It don't get no plainer than that, do it? Don't laugh at me. Now here's the
next claim from the press release:
" 2. Lenske was a consultant in the corporate restructuring
that created CST."
Well, if I can just *sque-e-e-eze* past you here--oh, <BLUSH> excu-u-u-se
me; seems like there are some obstacles. Oo. Okay, walk this way, and I'll
take you to the DM Documents File Cabinet, out in the legal section.
<WALK>
Yeah, we keep all the DM data in two-drawer file cabinets, in case he ever
comes in here himself and needs to look something up. Of course, that makes
*me* have to bend over again. <SIGH> So! Now, this is a two-parter, okay?
Stay with me. First, here's a print-out of the DM biography that the Church
of Scientology International has up on its own web page. See--right here in
this paragraph, it says:
"In the early 1980's, Mr. Miscavige was a leader in
reorganizing the corporate structure of the Church."
Got that? Okay, now. In this drawer down here--Uhnh! Okay! Here are some
excerpts from DM's deposition in the Corydon case, which was taken in 1990:
"QUESTION: ...Now, someone was involved, some people were
involved in deciding there should be (corporate) changes, or
thinking about what kinds of changes there should be,
exploring the different options and so on and so forth?
"MISCAVIGE: Right.
"QUESTION: Were you involved in any of that?
"MISCAVIGE: ...Conferring with others about the problems?
"QUESTION: Yes.
"MISCAVIGE: Somewhat, yes.
"QUESTION: And with whom did you confer?
"MISCAVIGE: Attorneys.
...
"Q. What attorneys did you consult with?
...
"MISCAVIGE: ...I don't recall necessarily every name. I do
recall, I believe, LLH&M, maybe Chris Cobb--just one second.
"(ATTORNEY-CLIENT DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD.)
"MISCAVIGE: That's it.
"Q: For the record, LLH&M represents Lenske, Lenske, Heller
and--
"MISCAVIGE: --and Magnuson."
So, if DM was "a leader" in the corporate restructuring, and if the only
attorneys he consulted were Sherman Lenske's firm and Chris Cobb--well,
let's just say that Davey-boy didn't dream up all these corporations by
himself. Okay, next Lenske claim:
" 3. Lenske represented Norman F. Starkey, the executor of
Hubbard's estate, right up through the point when Starkey
transferred the intellectual property rights to CST."
Well, Zed, this comes from Sherm's own November 12th, 1995 declaration,
too. Mostly. In that, Lenske says he:
"...also represented the Executor of...(LRH's) Estate
through the probate of his (LRH's) Will, which was
concluded in January 1989."
So you *may* have just a tiny piece of a "stump me" here, because I can't
*absolutely* document that Lenske was still representing Norman Starkey
from 1989 through November 29th, 1993, when Norm transferred all the rights
over to CST. But I *can* document that Lenske was a "Special Director" of
CST all that time--that's in the CST v. U.S. ruling. And there's something
*awfully* fishy--what are you laughing at? Well, there's *something* funny
about the fact that Norm kept collecting up copyrights, and calling himself
executor of the estate and will, right up until he transferred all those
copyrights--which I explained to you *exhaustively* (in one of my other
posts to you this date). Now, I'm just going to remove *one ear ring* for
that "partial stump," okay? Here, keep this, big boy. It's all you're going
to get. Next Lenske claim!
" 4. In addition to his role as a Special Director of CST,
Lenske is its Registered Agent, is Registered Agent for
Religious Technology Center (which currently licenses the
trademarks under CST's aegis), and is Registered Agent for
Author Services, Inc., which represents Hubbard's fiction
works."
Oh, that's easy. Come on over to our Corporate Section. Here are the
corporate records:
NAME: CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGY
TYPE OF CORPORATION: ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (DOMESTIC)
CORPORATE CLASSIFICATION: RELIGIOUS
CORPORATE STATUS: ACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 05/28/1982
MAILING ADDRESS: 419 N. LARCHMONT, #86
LOS ANGELES,, CA 90004
REGISTERED AGENT: SHERMAN D. LENSKE <<<<<<< BINGO!
REGISTERED OFFICE: 6400 CANOGA AVENUE, #315
WOODLAND HILLS,, CA 91367
PRESIDENT: RUSSELL BELLIN
419 N. LARCHMONT, #86
LOS ANGELES, CA 90004
NAME: RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
TYPE OF CORPORATION: ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (DOMESTIC)
CORPORATE CLASSIFICATION: RELIGIOUS
CORPORATE STATUS: ACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 01/01/1982
MAILING ADDRESS: 1710 IVAR AVE, STE. 1100
LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
REGISTERED AGENT: SHERMAN LENSKE <<<<<<< BINGO!
REGISTERED OFFICE: 6400 CANOGA AVE
WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367
PRESIDENT: MARK RATHBUN
1710 IVAR AVE, STE. 1100
LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
NAME: AUTHOR SERVICES, INC.
TYPE OF CORPORATION: ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (DOMESTIC)
CORPORATE STATUS: ACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 10/13/1981
MAILING ADDRESS: 7051 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., SUITE 400
HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028
REGISTERED AGENT: SHERMAN D. LENSKE <<<<<<< BINGO!
REGISTERED OFFICE: 6400 CANOGA AVENUE, SUITE 315
WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367
PRESIDENT: NORMAN F. STARKEY
7051 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., SUITE 400
HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028
I oughta' win a Kewpie Doll for *that* one. Okay, Zed, here's the last one:
" 5. Lenske created the fictitious business name, 'L. Ron
Hubbard Library,' filing it first for Norman F. Starkey's use
as executor, then filing it again in 1993 for CST, right after
CST received all the intellectual property rights from Starkey."
Oh, Zed! I already answered this one, in a separate post. I even provided a
text version of the actual filing for CST. Trying to trick me, you little
devil, you! No fair.
So, there you are--all Lenske claims verified, with only that one little
stumble; but even that was a partial! Oh, my! It's closing time at the
ARSCC Chimerical Library. Here, I'll let you out. Darn, Zed, you know you
were just one day early; tomorrow is our annual "Librarians in Lingerie
Day." If you had waited till then for that little "quasi-stump"--
well...<BLUSH>.
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NICE TRY, ZED! AND COME BACK *ANY* TIME TO PLAY...
STUMP THE LIBRARIAN.
Now, drop 'em, Zed!. (I *did* tell you this was a strip challenge, didn't I?)
--<The ARSCC Librarian>
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ARSCC, like its little tease librarian, does not exist.