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528 U.S. 495 (2000) was a case filed in 1996 by Big Island rancher Harold "Freddy" Rice against the state of Hawaii and argued before the United States Supreme Court. In 2000 the court ruled that the state could not restrict eligibility to vote in elections for the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to persons of Native Hawaiian descent. Rice was represented by attorney John Goemans, an active opponent of programs, public or private, that benefit Native Hawaiians preferentially. John Roberts (who would later become the Chief Justice of the United States) argued for Ben Cayetano, the governor of Hawaii at the time. The February 2000 court ruling in Rice v. Cayetano encouraged Hawaiian sovereignty opponents to file a similar lawsuit, Arakaki v. State of Hawai‘i, months later. As the Rice case resulted in non-Hawaiians being allowed to vote in OHA elections, the Arakaki case resulted in non-Hawaiians being allowed to stand as candidates in OHA elections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_v._Cayetano * * * * * Lawyer's work opened OHA voting By Mary Adamski Jun 16, 2009 John W. Goemans achieved a success few attorneys reach when the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed his stand against discrimination in the precedent-setting Rice v. Cayetano case. But Goemans was vilified by Hawaiian sovereignty advocates for that case, which opened voting for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees to all voters, and a subsequent suit challenging Kamehameha Schools' Hawaiians-only admission policy. In private practice on his own with limited resources, he challenged the well-funded opponents because of "his big passion for civil rights and constitutional law," said his son, Edward. "He believed there should be equal treatment for Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians -- everyone should have a fair shot." Goemans, 75, died yesterday at his sister's home in Solvang, Calif. He had pancreatic cancer. "He was a one-man show. He was dedicated to the law," said Sally Rice of Waimea, Hawaii. "He was very concerned about the native Hawaiian entitlements and their long-term effects on the people of this state, and that's why he took on these lawsuits." She said the challenge to the OHA Hawaiians-only balloting "was John's idea. He saw the issue and looked for the plaintiff." Her former husband, Big Island kamaaina rancher Harold "Freddy" Rice, signed on. Goemans was born in Milwaukee, and came to Hawaii after earning a law degree at the University of Virginia. He was a college roommate of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and they remained close friends through the years, said his son. Goemans served a term in the state House and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. House. His suit challenging the Kamehameha Schools' admission policy was before the high court when the plaintiff, an unnamed student, agreed to a settlement in 2007. Goemans revealed that the school sought the $7 million settlement, despite a confidential agreement, angering his co-counsel, a California attorney, as well as the school. Both filed motions against him in court. He is survived by son Edward Kula of Texas; daughter Kara of Mill Valley, Calif.; brother Ron Mayo of San Diego; and sisters Peg Goemans of Solvang, Calif., and Patty Bulger of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Services will be held in California. His ashes will be scattered in Hawaii at a later date. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, 222 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ~ ~ ~ "JOHN GOEMANS, WHO CHALLENGED LEGALITY OF HAWAIIAN PROGRAMS, DIES" - (An Exhibit in CV05-00030 - U.S. Dept of Justice vs Harmon) Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:28 AM From: Bobby N. Harmon To: "President Barack Obama" <president@whitehouse.gov>, "U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder" <AskDOJ@usdoj.gov>, "David Farmer" <farmerd001@hawaii.rr.com>, "Steven Guttman" <sguttman@kdubm.com>, "Carol K. Muranaka" <ustp.region15@usdoj.gov>, "Judge David A. Ezra" <theresa_lam@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Judge Kevin S.C. Chang" <shari_afuso@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Judge Barry M. Kurren" <tammy_kimura@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Securities & Exchange Commission Enforcement Division" <enforcement@sec.gov>, "U.S. Treasury Dept. Office of Inspector General" <hotline@oig.treas.gov>, "Office of Inspector General US Dept of Justice" <oig.hotline@usdoj.gov>, "Executive Office for U.S. Trustees" <ustrustee.program@usdoj.gov>, "Judge Robert Faris" <hib@hib.uscourts.gov>, "SEC Office of The Inspector General" <oig@sec.gov>, "Hawaii State Bar Association" <info@hsba.org>, "Charles Goodwin" <HONOLULU@FBI.GOV>, "Hugh Jones" <hugh.r.jones@hawaii.gov>, "Insurance Division Fraud Branch" <insfraud@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "Lawrence Reifurth" <dcca@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "Linda Lingle" <governor.lingle@hawaii.gov>, "Jo Ann Uchida" <rico@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "Office of Inspector General Civil Rights Complaints" <inspector.general@usdoj.gov>, "Mark Bennett" <hawaiiag@hawaii.gov>, "American Arbitration Association" <webcase@adr.org>, "Judith Neustadter" <Judy@tiki.net>, "Benjamin J. Cayetano" <bjcayetano@aol.com>, "Lokelani Lindsey" <lindseyl001@hawaii.rr.com>, "ACLU Hawaii" <office@acluhawaii.org>, "All Representatives" <reps@Capitol.hawaii.gov>, "All Senators" <sens@Capitol.hawaii.gov>, "Andrew Walden" <hfpeditor@email.com>, "Aon Insurance Managers" <mike_coulter@agl.aon.com>, "Arthur Rath" <imua@spamarrest.com>, "Benjamin Kudo" <bkudo@imanakakudo.com>, "Bradley Tamm" <btamm@hawaii.rr.com>, "Carl Morton" <ethics@hawaiiethics.org>, "Charles Hurd" <mcp@mediatehawaii.org>, "David Shapiro" <volcanicash@gmail.com>, "Dee Jay Mailer" <ksinfo@ksbe.edu>, "J C Shannon" <Hapa1234@aol.com>, "James B Nicholson" <jamesbnicholson@aol.com>, "James B. Farris" <Farrisj@adr.org>, "James Cribley" <jcribley@caselombardi.com>, "James Wriston" <jwriston@awlaw.com>, "Jeffrey Watanabe" <jwatanabe@wik.com>, "Jim Dooley" <jdooley@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Joe Moore" <news@khon2.com>, "John D. Finnegan" <info@chubb.com>, "John Goemans" <wip@kamuela.com>, "Judson Witham" <jurisnot2@yahoo.com>, "Ken Conklin" <ken_conklin@yahoo.com>, "Lyn Flanigan Anzai" <lflanigan@hsba.org>, "Margery Bronster" <info@bchlaw.net>, "Marsh Affinity Group" <prosecure@marshpm.com>, "Michael N. Tanoue" <mtanoue@paclawgroup.com>, "Michelle Tucker" <michelle@sterlingandtucker.com>, "Nathan Aipa" <nathan@pitluck.com>, "Paul Alston" <palston@ahfi.com>, "Randall Roth" <rroth@hawaii.edu>, "Rick Daysog" <rdaysog@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Robert Bruce Graham" <bgraham@awlaw.com>, "Robin Campaniano" <aigh001@aighawaii.com>, "Samuel P. King" <leslie_sai@hid.uscourts.gov>, "William K Slate" <Websitemail@adr.org>, "Jim Terrack" <tnthawaii@aol.com>, "Rocco Sansone" <rocco.c.sansone@marsh.com>, "Ted Pettit" <tpettit@caselombardi.com>, "Laura Thielen" <dlnr@hawaii.gov>, "Vaughn & Lynda Robinson" <ronpaulslcutah@yahoo.com>, "Rebecca Christie" <rchristie4@bloomberg.net>, "Catbird" <the-catbird@hotmail.com>, "James Duca" <jduca@kdubm.com>, "Ian Lind" <diary@ilind.net>, "Roy F. Hughes" <hthughes@hawaii.rr.com>, "Malia Zimmerman" <Malia@hawaiireporter.com>, "Jack Cashill" <JCashill@aol.com>, "Marshall Chriswell" <mc@whistleblowers.org>, "Laser Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>, "Lucy Komisar" <lkomisar@msn.com>, "Democrats.com" <activist@democrats.com>, "Debra Sweet" <debrasweet@worldcantwait.org>, "Jane Kirtley" <kirt001@umn.edu>, "John Jubinsky" <Jube@tghawaii.com>, "Yamil Berard" <yberard@star-telegram.com>, "Global Exchange" <communications@globalexchange.org>, "William K. Black" <blackw@umkc.edu>, "Carole Williams" <cjwms@up.net>, "Susan Tius" <STius@rmhawaii.com>, "Human Rights in China" <hrichina@hrichina.org>, "Michelle Malkin" <writemalkin@gmail.com>, "Phil J. Berg" <philjberg@obamacrimes.com>, "Amnesty International U.S.A." <aimember@aiusa.org>, "Michael Moore" <bailout@michaelmoore.com>, "California Anti-SLAPP Project" <info@casp.net>, "Thomas Fitton" <info@judicialwatch.org>, "Ron Branson" <VictoryUSA@jail4judges.org>, "ACLU of Kentucky" <info@aclu-ky.org>, "ACLU Online" <ACLUOnline@aclu.org>, "Louanne Kam" <lokam@ksbe.edu> Monday, June 15, 2009 John Goemans, who challenged legality of Hawaiian programs, dies Advertiser Staff Attorney John Goemans, best known for legal attacks on programs favoring Native Hawaiians in government agencies and at the Kamehameha Schools, passed away this morning in California. Goemans, 75, had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. He died at his sister's home in Solvang, California, said his son, Edward Kula Goemans. Goemans filed and prevailed in a lawsuit that challenged the legality of Hawaiians-only voting for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees, culminating in the groundbreaking February 2000 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in what is known as the Rice v. Cayetano case. He also helped draft two suits challenging the Kamehemaha Schools' admissions policy favoring students of Native Hawaiian ancestry. One of those cases, filed on behalf of a non-Hawaiian student identified only as John Doe, was settled in 2007 just as the U.S. Supreme Court was considering whether to hear an appeal. Last year, Goemans revealed that the settlement paid by Kamehameha Schools in the case was $7 million. That disclosure spawned new litigation in federal and state court here filed against and by Kamehameha Schools. Goemans was amused by perceptions of him that he was a white supremacist. "I've hard people describe me as conservative, right-wing wacko," he said in the 2003 interview. "I think a lot of them would be surprised to learn that I am a left-wing liberal." Goemans was a college roommate and longtime friend of U.S. Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and campaigned to help John F. Kennedy win the Hawaii vote in the 1960 presidential election. Goemans is survived by sisters Peg Goemans and Pat Bulger, brother Ron Mayo and children Edward and Kara. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090615/BREAKING01/90615058 ~ ~ ~ Monday, October 27, 2003 'Liberal' sparks Hawaiians-only firestorm By David Waite Some have concluded that he is, at best, a white supremacist and, at worst, evil incarnate.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser "I've heard people describe me as a conservative, right-wing wacko," said John Goemans, the slightly rumpled, 69-year-old kama'aina lawyer who has a penchant for loud aloha shirts and a passion for what he believes is justice for all, including non-Hawaiians. "I think a lot of them would be surprised to learn that I am a left-wing liberal," said Goemans, who is of Dutch and Scottish descent. He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, in the 1950s, roomed with now-U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy at the University of Virginia law school, helped Kennedy's older brother John win the Hawai'i vote and the presidency in 1960 and ran a U.S. State Department office in Hawai'i. Today, he divides his time between Waimea on the Big Island and Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore, while a table in the Barnes & Noble bookstore coffee shop in Kahala serves as his office. He has been in Hawai'i since statehood, served a term in the state House as a Democrat in the early '60s, and was an aide to state Sen. Malama Solomon in the '80s, but still managed to fly "beneath the radar" before the U.S. Supreme Court found in his favor in February 2000 in the Rice v. Cayetano decision. The court held that allowing only Hawaiians to vote for OHA trustees is unconstitutional. What was left of Goemans' anonymity may be quickly evaporating in the wake of a ruling in August by U.S. District Judge David Ezra that Kamehameha Schools would have to admit a 12-year-old non-Hawaiian boy from Kaua'i, at least temporarily, until the federal courts have a chance to examine the merits of the issue in hearings set for next month.
Born: May 1, 1934, in Milwaukee Education: Undergraduate degree from Brown University, Providence, R.I.; law degree from University of Virginia, 1959 Arrived in Hawai'i: 1959 Admitted to the state bar: 1962 Residence: Divides his time between the Big Island and O'ahu. • Clients: Big Island rancher Harold "Freddy" Rice, whose lawsuit resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000 striking down the Hawaiians-only restriction in voting for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees. John Doe, a non-Hawaiian student, and his mother, who challenged Kamehameha Schools' Hawaiians-preference admissions policy. U.S. District Judge Alan Kay will hear the case Nov. 17. Brayden Mohica-Cummings, who was admitted temporarily to Kamehameha Schools under a federal court order, and his mother, who challenged Kamehameha Schools' Hawaiians-preference admissions policy. U.S. District Judge David Ezra will hear the case Nov. 18. Goemans also filed a federal lawsuit and is the former attorney for 17 people challenging federal and state programs benefitting only Hawaiians. U.S. District Judge Susan Mollway will hear whether the federal officials should be parties in the case on Nov. 17. Goemans said "John Doe's" mother is a friend of his from the Big Island who asked if he could help get the boy into Kamehameha. He said Mohica-Cummings' mother contacted him after learning about the Doe case. While Goemans came up with the two boys as plaintiffs to challenge Kamehameha Schools' admissions policy, Sacramento, Calif.-based attorney Eric Grant will likely present the arguments next month in the cases before Ezra and Kay. And while he filed the legal challenge to Hawaiians-only voting in OHA elections, it was a high-powered Washington, D.C., law firm — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher — that argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court. "He appears to be someone who is there to light the fuse, but ultimately the big bang is caused by lawyers who have far greater expertise," said former OHA Chairman Clayton Hee. Goemans said he had "an epiphany" in the late '80s or early '90s while listening to Solomon talk about plans to use public money to form the "Hawaiian Sovereignty Elections Council." The council was to consist of Native Hawaiians who would meet to discuss methods by which Hawaiians could choose which form of sovereignty they preferred — an independent Hawaiian nation, a nation within a nation or the federal recognition given to American Indian tribes. "The light went on in my head, and the more I began to think about it, it just seemed to me that something was rotten in the state of Denmark," Goemans said. He fired off a letter to the local American Civil Liberties Union office believing that restricting all but one racial group from participating in a publicly financed election "was clearly a liberal issue." He was stunned, though, by the ACLU's response. "They told me their national policy was not to challenge affirmative-action programs," Goemans said. So he began to look for a plaintiff to take up the cause, and eventually found Big Island rancher Harold "Freddy" Rice. Goemans filed the Rice case in April 1996 that led to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision. By June 2000, Goemans was back in federal court in Honolulu asking for $600,000 in legal fees for what he said was the four years he spent working on the Rice case. He eventually got $160,000. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the Washington firm that had argued the case before the Supreme Court, asked for $2.3 million and was awarded about $1.1 million. Many Hawaiians, and some others as well, were particularly perturbed by the challenge to the admissions policy at Kamehameha, which some view as a refuge from injustices suffered by Hawaiians over 200 years. "Haunani Trask even called me 'evil,' " Goemans said. Trask, a Hawaiian activist and professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, acknowledged directing the term at Goemans during a cable television show she shares with her sister Mililani. "I chose that word with great care; I am a poet and a wordsmith," Trask said. To injure others as the result of a car accident is one thing, Trask said. "But to systematically try to undo what programs there are to address the problems of the Hawaiians that began as far back as first contact, that to me is morally depraved — it is evil." Goemans said he never expected the huge backlash to the lawsuits he has filed. He said he is surprised no one had challenged programs that he believes are so obviously constitutionally flawed, but he said he thinks he knows why: "It's called I got mine and you got yours. 'Don't mess with me and I won't mess with you.' "Reach David Waite at dwaite@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8030. = . = . =
 Star-Bulletin file photo Big Island rancher Harold "Freddy" Rice, who filed the lawsuit which led to today's Supreme Court decision, likes to read the newspaper while eating breakfast with friends at the Hawaiian Style Cafe in Waimea. Rice: It’s about protecting the Constitution, not ‘racist’
IN FOND MEMORY OF JOHN GOEMANS, ESQ. John, as I reflect upon the hours that we spent together in our long fight against the might of "The Evil Empire", I just want to say that I truly appreciated your help and counsel and the efforts you made to present the truth and to preserve justice for the people of Hawaii, regardless of their race, religion or creed. You first brought to my attention the concept of a "color-blind society" with equal opportunity and justice for all. I remember that you were living in the YMCA at the time, and did not ask for any pay except to cover expenses for filing briefs. You truly will go down in Hawaiian history as a person who was willing to give up Earthly comforts and treasures in order to use your considerable talents and experience to help your fellow men try to find justice in an unjust society. May God Bless You and Keep You in His Arms Forevermore. In grateful appreciation, Your friend, Bobby * * * * * A Sighting from The Catbird Seat ~ o ~ "IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AUTHORED BY DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY, JOHN GOEMANS, ESQ (DECEASED)" - (Exhibits in CV05-00030 - U S Dept of Justice vs Harmon) Sunday, July 5, 2009 8:37 PM From: Bobby N. Harmon, CPCU To: "President Barack Obama" <president@whitehouse.gov>, "U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder" <AskDOJ@usdoj.gov>, "David Farmer" <farmerd001@hawaii.rr.com>, "Steven Guttman" <sguttman@kdubm.com>, "Carol K. Muranaka" <ustp.region15@usdoj.gov>, "Judge David A. Ezra" <theresa_lam@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Judge Kevin S.C. Chang" <shari_afuso@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Judge Barry M. Kurren" <tammy_kimura@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Securities & Exchange Commission Enforcement Division" <enforcement@sec.gov>, "U.S. Treasury Dept. Office of Inspector General" <hotline@oig.treas.gov>, "Office of Inspector General US Dept of Justice" <oig.hotline@usdoj.gov>, "Executive Office for U.S. Trustees" <ustrustee.program@usdoj.gov>, "Judge Robert Faris" <hib@hib.uscourts.gov>, "SEC Office of The Inspector General" <oig@sec.gov>, "Hawaii State Bar Association" <info@hsba.org>, "Charles Goodwin" <HONOLULU@FBI.GOV>, "Hugh Jones" <hugh.r.jones@hawaii.gov>, "Insurance Division Fraud Branch" <insfraud@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "Lawrence Reifurth" <dcca@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "Linda Lingle" <governor.lingle@hawaii.gov>, "Jo Ann Uchida" <rico@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "Office of Inspector General Civil Rights Complaints" <inspector.general@usdoj.gov>, "Mark Bennett" <hawaiiag@hawaii.gov>, "American Arbitration Association" <webcase@adr.org>, "Judith Neustadter" <Judy@tiki.net>, "Benjamin J. Cayetano" <bjcayetano@aol.com>, "Lokelani Lindsey" <lindseyl001@hawaii.rr.com>, "ACLU Hawaii" <office@acluhawaii.org>, "All Representatives" <reps@Capitol.hawaii.gov>, "All Senators" <sens@Capitol.hawaii.gov>, "Andrew Walden" <hfpeditor@email.com>, "Aon Insurance Managers" <mike_coulter@agl.aon.com>, "Arthur Rath" <imua@spamarrest.com>, "Benjamin Kudo" <bkudo@imanakakudo.com>, "Bradley Tamm" <btamm@hawaii.rr.com>, "Carl Morton" <ethics@hawaiiethics.org>, "Charles Hurd" <mcp@mediatehawaii.org>, "David Shapiro" <volcanicash@gmail.com>, "Dee Jay Mailer" <ksinfo@ksbe.edu>, "J C Shannon" <Hapa1234@aol.com>, "James B Nicholson" <jamesbnicholson@aol.com>, "James B. Farris" <Farrisj@adr.org>, "James Cribley" <jcribley@caselombardi.com>, "James Wriston" <jwriston@awlaw.com>, "Jeffrey Watanabe" <jwatanabe@wik.com>, "Jim Dooley" <jdooley@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Joe Moore" <news@khon2.com>, "John D. Finnegan" <info@chubb.com>, "John Goemans" <wip@kamuela.com>, "Judson Witham" <jurisnot2@yahoo.com>, "Ken Conklin" <ken_conklin@yahoo.com>, "Lyn Flanigan Anzai" <lflanigan@hsba.org>, "Margery Bronster" <info@bchlaw.net>, "Marsh Affinity Group" <prosecure@marshpm.com>, "Michael N. Tanoue" <mtanoue@paclawgroup.com>, "Michelle Tucker" <michelle@sterlingandtucker.com>, "Nathan Aipa" <nathan@pitluck.com>, "Paul Alston" <palston@ahfi.com>, "Randall Roth" <rroth@hawaii.edu>, "Rick Daysog" <rdaysog@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Robert Bruce Graham" <bgraham@awlaw.com>, "Robin Campaniano" <aigh001@aighawaii.com>, "Samuel P. King" <leslie_sai@hid.uscourts.gov>, "William K Slate" <Websitemail@adr.org>, "Jim Terrack" <tnthawaii@aol.com>, "Rocco Sansone" <rocco.c.sansone@marsh.com>, "Ted Pettit" <tpettit@caselombardi.com>, "Laura Thielen" <dlnr@hawaii.gov>, "Vaughn & Lynda Robinson" <ronpaulslcutah@yahoo.com>, "Rebecca Christie" <rchristie4@bloomberg.net>, "Catbird" <the-catbird@hotmail.com>, "James Duca" <jduca@kdubm.com>, "Ian Lind" <diary@ilind.net>, "Roy F. Hughes" <hthughes@hawaii.rr.com>, "Jack Cashill" <JCashill@aol.com>, "Marshall Chriswell" <mc@whistleblowers.org>, "Laser Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>, "Lucy Komisar" <lkomisar@msn.com>, "Democrats.com" <activist@democrats.com>, "Debra Sweet" <debrasweet@worldcantwait.org>, "Jane Kirtley" <kirt001@umn.edu>, "John Jubinsky" <Jube@tghawaii.com>, "Yamil Berard" <yberard@star-telegram.com>, "Global Exchange" <communications@globalexchange.org>, "William K. Black" <blackw@umkc.edu>, "Carole Williams" <cjwms@up.net>, "Susan Tius" <STius@rmhawaii.com>, "Human Rights in China" <hrichina@hrichina.org>, "Michelle Malkin" <writemalkin@gmail.com>, "Phil J. Berg" <philjberg@obamacrimes.com>, "Amnesty International U.S.A." <aimember@aiusa.org>, "Michael Moore" <bailout@michaelmoore.com>, "California Anti-SLAPP Project" <info@casp.net>, "Thomas Fitton" <info@judicialwatch.org>, "Ron Branson" <VictoryUSA@jail4judges.org>, "ACLU of Kentucky" <info@aclu-ky.org>, "ACLU Online" <ACLUOnline@aclu.org>, "Louanne Kam" <lokam@ksbe.edu>, "Paul Kiel" <paul.kiel@propublica.org>, "Fiona Tarazi" <Fiona.Tarazi@propublica.org> References: www.kycbs.net/KSBE-vs-BNH-Goemans-Free-Speech.pdf July 5, 2009 Dear President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Trustee Farmer, Mr. Guttman, Ms. Neustadter, Judge Kevin Chang, Judge David Ezra, and All Concerned: I refer you to the referenced Exhibits as they directly relate to this lawsuit which violates my constitutional rights of Free Speech and a Fair Trial, and Federal and State Anti-SLAPP statutes. Related information can be found on-line in the following witness profiles: http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Goemans-John.htm http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Hifo-Eden.htm Mr. Farmer and Mr. Guttman, in spite of all this factual evidence (not just "political opinions" or "conspiracy theories" as you have previously alleged), I am again asking that we attempt to reach a global settlement of this matter through confidential negotiation or mediation rather than continuing these costly and seemingly-endless court proceedings. However, if you and your insurance carriers are still not willing to attempt to negotiate or mediate settlement in these cases, then I ask that you perform your mandated review of these two Exhibits in accordance with Judge Ezra's Order, and advise me, whether or not, you find that they are relevant and if they contain any so-called "protected subject matter". I respectfully request your immediate reply. If I do not receive a response from you or your insurance carrier within 15 days, I will assume that you have found no "PSM" in these updated pages, and that you will NOT file any objections to my Motion. Very truly yours, Bobby N. Harmon, CPCU, ARM Additional References: http://www.kycbs.net/Apartheid-Hawaii.htm http://www.kycbs.net/BH-CHRON-88-96.htm http://www.kycbs.net/BH-CHRON-97-99.htm http://www.kycbs.net/BH-Settlement-Chronology.htm http://www.kycbs.net/Broken-Trust-Book.htm http://www.kycbs.net/Confessions.htm http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-OUST-vs-Harmon.htm http://www.kycbs.net/Freedom-To-Sing.htm http://www.kycbs.net/HarmonArbitration.htm http://www.kycbs.net/JUSTICE.htm http://www.kycbs.net/Lost-Generations.htm http://www.kycbs.net/RICO-in-Paradise.htm http://www.kycbs.net/SLAPP.htm http://www.kycbs.net/Whistler.htm http://whistlersongs.blogspot.com http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/ReferencesView.aspx?PersonID=912950374 http://www.kycbs.net/Exhibit-7-5-9-Goemans-Documents.htm ~ ~ ~ |
Theodore B. Olson, who represented Harold "Freddy" Rice before the Supreme Court, is known as a passionate and articulate defender of conservative causes with numerous cases before the high court.