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p r on wi in e Church o
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stimony
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c
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issues, and
cripture in
tatement i
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for i
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internal
religiou
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State
Constitution .
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.
his declaration-
is a
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i
on
desig
ing the b ection
would require the Court to dete
rmine a matter of
Hubbard
denc
personal famil ia
s, procedures,
imony is b
ry evidence rule app
ntr
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mmarizing
object
io
n.
on to a form of a question
designed to soli
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it
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l
isten., The parishioner is referred to as either a 'preclear, (meaning he
has not yet achieved the
spirit
Scientology." (
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ration-is a
videntiary obj
t
itut
io
n .
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bjection
N
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m
ne
3
F P
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cedures, e
cc les
the
declarant's
ex
p
erience
as
a
clergyperson
t
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k
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r
of
riti
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c
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kindness,
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ssist the par
as of
k
nowl
gyperson within the Church of
Scientology)
as la
j
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First Amendment to he United
St
a
at
addr
ess and overcome these is on
a gradient approach , hand ling speci
fic spiritual
di abili
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on
help
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clergypers
a writin
v
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e can survive to the extent that
he can com
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procedur
ntology) as lay opin
f
ac
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special
l
ikely
fact
c
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oral testi ony o an o ection to t e
admi i
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m
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ati -
he "secondary evidence" rule does
not apply as the de
cla
r
from L . Ron
Hubbard , the st
cont
rolling
he
ts truth
f
evidence
to
d to
as 'ove
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l
r
itual
omm ss on f dis onest or harmfu
acts a
gainst a other is t
he r ad
to personal dest
s
a
and scriptures
as
lay
rsa
y
/or expert knowledge
f
oral testimony, no
t an o
bjection to th
t
h
erwise
policies
, procedu
res
trier
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t
to
examin
f
cou
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d
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f a
termine a m
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s. The written records of the
auditing s
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nda
ry
r
s
based on
his special
at
ts
truth.
qu
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nder the
clergy
who
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rsonal knowledge of su
he Church of
idence
ct
c
ry
li
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s
sib
il
it
s
titution .
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bjection
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m
be
r
20 ;
adve
r
t
st for
losing to their aud it rs their nfessi ns
.
parishioners would not
be able t
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a
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ternat
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concerning the
den
l
egal
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nclusion.
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would
require
cod ified pursuant to
e
eli
very
happ
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t . E.
expert
Su ite
k
nowledge
, s
kill,
controlling issues
t
denc
e
est
i
h
ology religion
stitution .
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ction
s o
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o
und
s
f
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r
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ct
i
on
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f rs o
(
o ass
nt
the
over
a e s
.
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e
personal
f
r
sona
y
y
i
s
bo
t
k
n
owledge
eligion. E.C. § 801.
To the extent that sustaining the objection
would require the C
ourt to determine a matter of
inter
n
en
dment
to
fic
r
parishioner
v
iew
a
G
r
s deep
and practices
of th
e Sc
s.
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t
he
l
k
rant is describing his own
knowledge
religion it
self, no
sely related to
or the Court to e
x
t
g
o ori
ner
uch testimony i
s admissible (b
ac
t .
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ex
p
ent of
a w
riting . Mor
riti
mma iz
"
the adm issi
operly bu rden ,
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d
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t
hioner c mm ni
c
idential setting, and notes are
m
ade
of
religion
ec
l
a
r
a
(based
kno
w
le
he
tri
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vidence
nexpedie t
for t
t
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Court
t
improperly burden
i
rst
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stitution .
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who are responsib
s, based on persona
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based
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writin
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t
int
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ervisor
on-c
lergy
membe
r
ny
he
decl
arant
lergyperson with
i
s
ri
to de
rnia
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titution .
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bje
c
tion
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m
be
r
29 :
compa
cope is muc
e li ew se s
br
as lay o
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a
tely,
the
k
or the Court to exami
ne Scientology scr
our
t
st
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is
offered
tter of
e
f
POSITION T
n
th
r
auditing session builds upon
and may be dependent upon p
rior se
le
rishione
rs
and past . Chu r
rooms.
s, doctrines
and practices
of t
based
upon
the
dec
l
arant,s
y op
in his declaration-
secondary ev
oll ing i
nexpedien
t
f
y
ion designed to
urt
to
dete
t
secrets of
y
of
t
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for O
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per
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withi
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th
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copy
for t
f a
the
ourt st
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nc
shi ner]
to realiz
y
confidences
p
pers
o
rati
on-
knowledge ,
skil
l ,
experience
, training ,
is own
idence rule
late
s
exi
stence
oral testimony
atter
of
int
e
rn
a
l
r
e
t
h
e
hurch.
ly stage in his
the
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rishioner is told: 'Anything you tell
me is
c
is declarat
NE
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PEL
o
on to th admissib
il ity of evidence .
determi
ne
a
m
atte
nterfere with, or otherwise improperly
burden,
the exercise of
the Scientology religion, it
is improper under th
e
n a te
chnical training film, written by
Mr. Hubbard , used as part of
the scripture
to train
aragraph 35, Page 1
s, based on personal experience, the
decla
r
a
e
c
clesi
.
pon
t
he
dec
larant's
experie
n
own evidence given in
his declaration-is a
c
le
rgy
pe
v
ied, the statement is adm issib
le
y-it relates the declarant
of the S
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nat
io
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l,
a
tri
er
of
fa
c
ny
he trier of fact
roduced
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le. Mr .
r
ed
To
t
he
to determin
Amendment to the United
Religious
Paragraph
;
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nt it offers opinion testimony, such
testimony is admissible (based upon the
declarant,s experie
knowle
dg
he
tri
o
of r levant Scient
tim
pri
v
i
l
a
ectio
would require the Court to determine a matter of
intern
e improp
erly burden,
the exer
is improper under t
s
of
idenc
e
h based on h
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r of
tatement
e
n
vive
n
f
he most s
hearsay
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th
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v
idenc
e .
t
herwise
improp
-
hurch and serves no purpose to the re
cip
o
l
ut
in
vidence ;
hea
rsay;
spec
ula
tion;
se
f
declarant,s ow
n perso
nal knowl
the
c
e statement is a
s,
and
under
E.C
"
e
dmen
t
to
l
aint
at C
hurch of
n 1982 I
became an
ordained minister and since that time I have conducted seve
r
ntology . E.C. §
,s
backg
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d
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a
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a
r
2
ion-it relates
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t
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. E
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evidentiary o
sti tut
creation and execution of
all legal
agree
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vd.
sti tu
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cl
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rs
o
n
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t
ligion
dmissible
under
E.C
rnia Constitution .
se. The ul
ragraph 6
ss
u
e
s.
T
o
t
he extent it offers opinion testimony, such
testimony is admissible (based upon the
declarant,s experience as a
expert t
dence given
knowl
apply as
ribing his own
E
S
u
t
-19
:
c
riptures
cedures, ecc
n
r
concerning the Scientology religion.
S
uite
1
725
e
secondar
y
c
s tru . T e
tion to
e
s
r of
. T
h
ese
reco
ther physica
l
igh
te
nmen
t
'
f
c
,
nd
al
his
PO
NS TO MCSHANE
ustaini g t e o e
c
tion wo ld req ire t e Cour to t rmi
e m tter f
i
nte
r
per u
nder t
he First
he rea
h
is
t
de
c
la
r
ant
based
es
not apply as the declarant is describing his own
knowledge of
the p
nt of
a wr
ry evidence rule applied ,
the statement is admissible
under E.C. § 1523(c
)(2), as t
"
he dec
ourt statement is
e
s
tion
d
e
si
gne
dmissi
bil
ity
is im
mendme
e to the
t
N
TO
d pr
ligion , and his testimony
s
c
he declarant is describing his own
knowledge
of
c osely re ate
,
ent for the C
of a questio
f evidenc
ith. They enc
colle ti ns of Mr. H
bbard's writings:
Th
e
Te
writing
s
exten
t
content of a
writing . To the
ontr
o
ll
i
arsay-
i
ffered for t
SIT
I
e
ad
m
i
s
sibil
it
erly interfere
U
nited
State
s
O
b
j
e
c
t
i
o
n
rom
t
he
x
hib
it
"A
ck
foundation-it
s a Sci
entology clergyman who
e
IDENT
I
A
RY
OBJECT
IONS
TO
MCSHANE
DECLA
S
ui
te
1
725
es not apply as the decla
r
under E.C
d to the
e
d
f
e
s
c
i
t
bje
c
ning the obje
e a matter of
s
ual iden
nception as a thetan
is
pinio
upo
n
a
s, an
statement is offered for
tution
T
may be animated
, it is being operated b
y
Ground
s
for
O
b
on-
d
eclar
a
ac
t .
E.C
le s
expert testimo
Scientology religion,
DECLARATION IN
ment is
m
ma
rizing
ted
St
a
l
ive
fe
t
ime
a
d one continu ou
fe ex
now
s
pecial
k
nowl
e
Scientology relig
a
w
under E.C. § 1 23
(c)( ), as the relevant w iting is n t closely
relate to the c nt olling issues,
d
under E.C
t
on , and no out of co rt statement
is of
fered for its tr
determi
ne
a
ma
tte
e Fi
t
ll
pictures which accumulates through an ind
ividua
l
a
n
h
e
M
cShan
e
f
nce, the
p
pers
o
nal
f
a
miliar
i
it offers opinion testimony, such
testimony is admissible (based u
pon
t
he
t
ion-is a
religion, and his t stimony i
s
es not apply as the decla
r
religion it
at d t the con tr
o n
statement
is
e
s
r
o
e
li
g
ion,
o
o survive as a new discovery. Rather,
the d scovery
of Sci
R
o
surv
i
v
n
EL
C
ce of life itself.
...
8) The eighth dynamic is the urge
toward existence as INFINIT
Y . T
i
s
ic.'"
(Ex
hib
t "
ased on his
c
t . E.C . § 800 . Al
O MC
cia
l
knowl
edg
e,
skill,
exper
l
r
olling
iss
ourt st
esign
e
denc
e.
To
t
to de
irst Amendment to the United
States Con
nia Constitution .
ive mind ,
and allev
ct
i
v
cleared and the ul
knowledge; assumes facts not
ant is
e
rs
lp
fu
l
t . E.C. § 800. A
a
l
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DECL
A
e
unde
v
sely related to the
controll ing issues, and
Sc
ie
ntol
og
y
or
i
t
rnia Cons
ripture on e o
e
:
pe
rs
o
y clergyman who ha
ni
Scientology) as lay opinion
den
c
to a
concerning the Scient
k
nowledge of the practices of
the Scientology religion itself, not
attempting to prove the content of
a
§ 1523(
c (2), as the relevant writing is not closely
related to the controll
ing issue
t to exam ine
our
jection to a
ora
l
te
s
timon
y
ION TO COMPEL
the Court to determ ine a
matter of
ro
,
ornia Cons
e
lin
t
ran
o dea
m thr
p
e
rson
a
ent
s
su
es.
o ogy re gion. E.C. § 80
1.
1
e
decl
a
r
a
mmari
e
and no out of cou rt statement
is offered for
its truth .
uest
i
on
desig
oral testimony, not an objection to
the admissibility of evidence.
To the exten
bjection
w
o
uld
requ
i
re
i
nterna
d
men
t
f
or
"
Auditing is m inistered by a specially
trained individual
called an "auditor." An auditor is
prec
i
o hea o
d t
c
suc testim y
hurch of Sc
s
declarati
on-
i
s
a
clergype
rson
,
relevant w
r
oll
ing
iss
o a
t
o
ecclesiast
lay opin
re
s li
e
t
a
t
h
e
he state
c
it
or
a
l
evide
nce .
i
ven
b
u
ditin
g
Sc entology aud
iting process a
i
policies , procedures, eccl
ch issues .
n
declarant,s experience
t
k
nowledge
, s
kill ,
c
o
ic
e
ondary e
xp
edi
y
st
atement
f
or
m
oral tes
rmi e
e of a
er
e
o
be
mo
v
ing
tan
ligion and scriptures, based n
his d
eep
pers
on
a
t
c
t . E.C. § 800 . Alternat
ien
t
o
l
og
y
.
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e trie
r of
zi
ng
S ientolo
p
edi
e
n
t
for
t
"
is an objection to a form of
a question designed to solicit
oral t
w
o
internal religious doctrine, or would improperly interfere
with , or otherwise improperly
burden,
the ex
Scientolog
,
equenc .
o
M
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L
ti -
it
e
l
ates,
ba
se
p
e
r
rocedure
larant
is
a
To th
y
opinion
te
s
timony
tha
t
g
i
assist t
econdary evid
ence" rule do s not apply as the
declarant is de
scr
under E
f
or
t
he
lates the declarant's personal and/
or expert knowl
y religion, and no out of court
statement is offe
r
DENT
I
N TO M
e auditi
He can s rviv
e to the extent that he can com
unicate with
t
he
a
uditor
).
og
p
i
ni
p
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ne
tion t
e
s
atter
of
with , or o
d he re
gains the abi
y
e
levels." (E
xhibit
& Klieger L
t
he
ep
per
sonal
rgyman who ha
e declarant is
religion
v
he
con
t
roll
st
atement
a fo
igned to solici
ev
i
dence
,
CH RCH OF SCIEN OLOG Y'S RESPON
SE TO EVI
D
DECLARAT
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IN
S
:
"
Discussion between the preclear and the aud
itor is designed in such a man
n
er
t
ha
t
th the parish
s ca
n
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imes
s
pin
io
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op
inion
test
imo
knowledge, skill,
act
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kn
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w
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s
ion designed to
usta
i
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eclear rece
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ethics which gove
r
ns
s
ase
Ground
s
evidenc
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; sec
o
ndary
e
viden
c
e;
he
a
rs
nowledge o
he
ry evidence rule applied ,
ummarizing
SITION T
"
r
ited
Stat
ntained by the auditor regarding the pa
ish
ioner, called the
ecclesiastic
of the S
y
is
special
know
le
e
act
c
o
he "secon dary eviden
ce" rule does not appl
as the declarant is describing
his own
knowledge of
the prac
tices of
sues,
and
ne
Sc
ientol
og
stat
ion to a f
or
a
l
te
s
t
r
the
First
Ame
ndment
to
iting to
C
le (based upon the
o the t
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rnat
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l
e
given
in
cial
k
nowledge
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k
ill ,
e
x
p
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r
ien
ce
ied , the statement is admissib
le
unde
ng
e
o the
admissibil it
n
rt of the
and
agr
e
r
ex
istin
y
nd viewing of t
o the files
of Warren
McShane, Paragraph 33 , Page, 12
, lines 16-28 ; Page 13 , lines 1-9)
.
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BJ
ECT
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N
t .
exp r
n
attached
her
pply to
e
practic
a
e
xpedi
e
nt
fo
"
N SE TO EVI
ANE
m tte of
t
e Chu rch
has a very strong desire to en
s
in future
any
te
mporal
uppressive
A
ct
.
dence; secondary
es, procedures
1
29040.1
ypers
on
wit
hi
r
tim
on
c
oncerning
t
at
em
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ctri
ne
y
r
uth.
quest
ourt to
rnia Con
le as
expert testim
ony, as the declarant-based on
his own evidence given in his decl
ration-is a
clergypers
o
n
e
xper
t
i
larant is describi
ng his ow
ttempting to prove the
e the C
i
nt
roper u
t
ual reedo
a
r
e
"
,
Declaration of Warren McShane, Paragraph
3 6 , Page 14 , Lines 1-14).
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s
logy
t . E.C
dmissible
a
s
e
x
pert
ecial
knowl
e
lar
ant
is
desc
controlling issues, and
e
-it relates the declarant's personal and/or expert
knowledge
of the Sc
ts truth.
n
o rt to deter
mine a matter of
onclu
ing p
s
e
G
rou
t is admissible as
g , and education, and is likely
to assist the t
rier of f
knowl
e
dge
ly rel
t is summa
Scientolog
-it relates the dec
ered fo
r its
ited
States
and v
and e
evidence; seco
as
tes
t
.
idenc
y religion itself, not attempting to
prove the content of
a
t cl
it
r
on to a form of
a question designed to s
olicit
o
r
a
l
r
nia
Con
a
cient
p
ersonal
rgyman who h
on
withi
a
a
tem
o
d
eclar
of the
ent of
a wr
iti . Moreove
l
I
DEN
TIAR
Y
OBJECTIONS
T
S
uite
17
2
5
L
ed to the contro
inexpedient
f
r
i
our
t
statemen
irst A
s
tice
is
s
umm
trod
u
c
edge assumes facts not in ev
id
tion-it r
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on the
declaran s expe ien e s a le g pe son
within the Church of Scien ology)
s lay opinion
testimony
t
mmariz
ing
Scientology religion, and no out of
court statement is offered f
or i
ts t
q
ion to the admissibility of evidence
.
To
t
M r.
Hubbard wro
te a bulletin
in 1985 called 'Honesty and Case Gain.
' I
n that Bullet
in, he stated:
e Bridg by di
PEL
dation-it r
he declaran
cler
t
e g
kely
issib
decla
ledge
o
f
he state
i
n
expe
d
ien
t
gainst
r g i c p cita
ting illne es a d hy ey c them el es
a
c
c
own ethi
cs, they
i
ard
M
O
T
ro
ntology cler
imony that is helpful to the trier of
fact . E.C
. § 800. Alternate
expert t
g
he
dm issib
t
f
or
q
PON
commits a
n ove
l
oft
e
n
w
integrity and decrease one'
evi
personal fam
iliarity with
dec
a
i
tology) a
ITION TO
en
t
ec
la
r
y
ni
'
90067
su
b
stan
d in
is kept co
'
con
fe
ssi
o
l
a
r
R
opin
i
n
larant-based on his
d correct duplicate of the writing
at issue has been attached
, and is ad
missible secondary evidence .
ot
ap
ply
s
own
e
edge
of
t
he
Scien
t
olo
g
y
re
ligi
o
n,
a
n
d
no
the objecti
ourt to determine a
ld mp
rop r
ly interf
unse
l
ing ,
As stated in
nfessio
nals
ar
confessio
t a
ache
m
mi
m
an i
etho
d
o
, L
i
evi
d
en
ocedu
ITION TO MOTIO
denc
o
t
ap
p
ly
secondary evidence rule applied ,
the statement is admissible under E.C
. § 1523(c)(2)
o examine S
offered
fo
"
d
To the exte
nt that sustaining he obje tion would require
the Court to determine a matter of
in
te
rn
a
an 'Eth
u
s
o
M
CSHANE
ve that it is necess
ary to as
il s
lesiastical
just
i e and mi ist rial dis ipline as to the i
dividual
S
a
b
solut
e
ly
c
o
n
fide
nti
a
l
o
s a Scien
a
ct
e
ligion
c
oncer
ning
t
he
121
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY 'S RE PONSE TO
EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS TO M
C
S
HAN
E
t to examine
e
arsay-
it
iden
a qu s ion d signe to solic t
o
r
i
ted
St
a
t
e
s
Cons
tit
u
ti
personal knowledge" is not
a proper evidentiary objection
to the admissibil ity of
a do
d
(
-
, as it
is be
ing offer
a
i
rule as it is an authenticated
duplica
t
a
nd there is no serious dispu
te as to its authentic
ity
. E.C
Sc
MPEL
s authenticity. E.C.
e
ssu
e
t v
.
claration of
P
OSITIO
hentica
t
e
d
dupli
re
§ 1521.
Fin
a
ll
y
, the
do
c
um
ent
o
f
the Decla
k
o
is
o
ng offered for its existence and for
evi
the m
ESPONSE TO EVIDENTIARY O
Obje
1980R ,
Revis
"
r
s it is being
offered for its existence and for
evi
dence
larat
i
on.
authenti
cated
ent, and there
ma
tte
r
ness a
r
v
ed
t
he
original
EVIDENTIARY
OB
J
true
c
opie
e 1500
1900 A
Floor
L
ong
Beac
ressed to each intere
d above or on the attached se
r
v
i
ce
rac
tic
he
ordinar
y
States
elope with