(24) Thu 17 Jul 97 0:45 By: Christopher Baker To: All Re: Randigram - More Geller & Curley St: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @EID:b4c9 22f105a0 Delivered-To: majordomo-jrefinfo-nu-real-outgoing@redhotmomma.ssr.com Delivered-To: jrefinfo-nu-outgoing@ssr.com Date: 16 Jul 1997 13:32:08 -0000 From: James Randi --- Wizard To: broadcast-JREFInfo@ssr.com Subject: Legal update Sender: owner-jrefinfo@ssr.com Reply-To: James Randi --- Wizard Just so that you folks will be kept up-to-date on the current legal situation re me and the "psychics".... Geller's "Petition for Contempt" is denied by the court. Several months ago, at least one "psychic" posted messages to newsgroups, including sci.skeptic, alt.paranormal, and alt.paranet.psi that I was under contempt of court charges brought by Uri Geller. Not surprisingly, the psychic was unable to forecast that those "charges" were rejected by Judge Harris of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. I also note that the psychic did not update his postings, advising readers of Geller's loss. In December, 1996, Geller filed papers in the D.C. Court alleging that I had violated a court order by making comments on the Howard Stern show that Geller said he "had nothing" financially. Geller claimed that such a statement violated a Protective Order entered by Judge Harris during the Geller/CSICOP/Randi litigation. (You may recall that this is the same litigation that resulted in substantial sanctions being imposed by the court, and upheld on appeal, against Geller.) In the Petition for Contempt, Geller asked the court to fine and jail me (he used the expression "incarcerate", because that's lawyer talk), and award Geller damages. In response to the Contempt Petition, we noted that Geller's Petition had no basis in fact or in law; that in Geller's initial deposition -- unprotected by any protective order -- he himself admitted lack of financial resources under oath. Further, the protective order itself that was signed by Judge Harris back in 1993 was drafted by Geller's lawyer was directed solely at CSICOP, not me. Interestingly, it was that same lawyer who filed the Contempt Petition. In a one-line Order, Judge Harris denied Geller's latest abuse of judicial processes and attempt to limit free speech, for the reasons stated in my Opposition to the Petition. Randi vs. Curley Upon advice from my legal counsel in Toronto, I cannot discuss this litigation, other than to inform you that the case is proceeding as planned. For strategic and legal reasons, I cannot respond to rumors and allegations made in various newsgroups. Our case is made not on the Internet, but in the Ontario Court. I urge all to be very circumspect about information you may read on newsgroups. Justice has again prevailed in the US; I have confidence that justice will prevail in Canada, as well. **************************************** Subscribe to SWIFT! **************************************** SWIFT our quarterly (hardcopy) newsletter, is $10/annum Checks payable to JREF (address below). Tax deductible in the USA. Overseas, add $6 for airmail. ********************************************************************* To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from the mailing list: ********************************************************************** To subscribe: send a message to JREFInfo-request@ssr.com. In the body of the message have the one word, subscribe. To unsubscribe: Send mail to JREFInfo-request@ssr.com. In the body of the message have the one word, unsubscribe ----------------- How to Contact Randi: ----------------- James Randi Educational Foundation phone: +1 954 467 1112 201 SE Davie Boulevard fax: +1 954 467 1660 Fort Lauderdale FL 33316-1815 http://www.randi.org U.S.A. General questions: randi@randi.org Mail directly to Randi: 76702.3507@COMPUSERVE.COM --------------------------- BACK ISSUES OF THE HOTLINE: --------------------------- ftp.ssr.com is the home of the hotline, but we are very over loaded, so please try the other sites first. European users please try: Thanks to Anson Kennedy and Massimo Macucci for providing the ftp sites at netcom and unipi.it. -30- --- DB B2300sl/001027 * Origin: Rights On! - Make me believe it! - Edgewater_FL_USA (1:18/14) SEEN-BY: 18/14 112/4 218/701 890 1001 353/250 374/98 1000 395/48 396/1 SEEN-BY: 3615/50 51 @PATH: 18/14 374/98 1000 3615/50 218/1001