After experiencing our recent -- and highly unusual -- win in
Federal Court on the Motion for Summary Judgment against the
Miller's RICO claim, we are very confident that our attorneys have
looked at this case from every angle to present the best strategy
toward putting an end to the Millers' continuous litigation.

The facts necessary for this end, and the basis for even more facts
to be presented, have already been "discovered" during depositions
taken last summer from each plaintiff (all the individuals living
with John "Tubby" Miller), and from one non-plaintiff (a long-term
GWP member that we are not naming here, as she didn't sue us).

We also had our depositions taken by the Millers' attorneys, as did
our two expert witnesses. These depositions are actually available
to the public through the Federal PACER website, and some are
quoted, in part, in our "Motion for Summary Judgment,"
and "Statement of Material Facts," and in Judge Gene Carter's Order
to dismiss GWP's Federal claims -- all at:
http://www.windofchanges.org

As necessary, this will all be presented at trial, plus whatever
else comes from this background information and from much
other "discovery," and then everyone can learn as much as they would
want to about the Millers' GWP operation.

Again, since each plaintiff, and the long-term member, denied, under
oath, that group sexual activity of any kind, called "energy work"
or anything else, ever took place among the plaintiffs and the gwp
followers, we will gladly go to trial and share our personal
experiences in as much detail as is required.

Same with the so-called "research" that the Millers claim in their
promotion, that we say isn't valid. And so on. . .

It might be nice to have this happen faster, but, as you know better
than we do, the Court makes the schedules, and our system of
democracy allows the Millers to file lawsuits. The truth will be
told, and we'll no doubt realize, in retrospect, that the best
timing took place after all.

Besides, a late fall trial means that we can focus on the lovely
Maine summer. We would rather sit inside a courtroom in Oct or Nov,
and utilize the sunnier months for rejuvenating activities.

Best,
Judy and Jim









--- In gentlewindvictims@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Starrett" <chs@...>
wrote:
>
> The approach sounds awfully passive. Can't the case be litigated
> more aggressively to force GWP to set forth the facts support its
> claims?
>
> --- In gentlewindvictims@yahoogroups.com, "jfbergin" <jfbergin@>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > The latest in the Millers / Gentle Wind Project's lawsuits
against
> > us has now been scheduled for trial in October or November 2006
in
> > York County (Maine State) Superior Court, Alfred, ME. This state
> > lawsuit follows upon the Millers / GWP's January 6, 2006
dismissal
> > from Maine District Federal Court where they filed their first
> > lawsuit in May 2004.
> >
> > The new lawsuit will be heard by Maine Superior Court Justice G.
> > Arthur Brennan and by a Maine jury. According to the Court
> > schedule, the Millers (Plaintiffs) have one opportunity for a
> > settlement offer prior to trial. After that, they'll "have
their
> > day in court" on what they initiated two years ago against us
and
> > other defendants.
> >
> > Gentle Wind Project leaders filing the lawsuit are the
Plaintiffs,
> > John–AKA "Tubby" Miller; Moe–AKA Mo, Olivia, Claudia Panuthos,
> > Mary Elizabeth Carreiro (Panuthos/Silver/Carreiro/Miller);
Carol-
> > AKA Max, Mapes Miller; Shelly–AKA Dianne, Mugsie, Shelbourne
> > (Boyce/Koster/Miller); Pam–AKA Colleen Ranheim; Joan
Carreiro;
> > and Gentle Wind Project.
> >
> > Rather than filing Motions for Dismissal, or Summary Judgment,
it
> is
> > important for us to go to trial since there are contested facts.
> >
> > A few of the contested facts are:
> >
> > The Millers et al contend that we defamed them by reporting – in
> our
> > personal stories about our 17 years as followers of the
Millers /
> > GWP – that there was group sexual activity (called "energy
work")
> > among the leaders and followers and that followers were told
that
> > this "energy work" would bring the designs for new GWP "healing
> > instruments" from the "spirit world" to the GWP leader,
> John "Tubby"
> > Miller. The Millers et al have each denied, under oath during
> > depositions, that group sexual activity of any kind took place
> among
> > GWP members / followers.
> >
> > The Millers et al also deny that Gentle Wind Project is a cult,
> and
> > they claim in their promotional material that they
have "clinical
> > research" on the effectiveness of their "healing instruments"
and
> > that this "research" meets scientific standards. Based on our
> years
> > of association with GWP, as followers and board members, we
> disagree
> > with their cult denials, and have shown how the GWP so-called
> > research is anecdotal and/or conducted by GWP believers. This
is
> > all described in our personal reports at:
> > http://www.windofchanges.org/InsidersStories.html and at:
> > http://www.windofchanges.org/HusbandsPerspective.html
> >
> > A copy of the Millers' et al latest lawsuit is at the bottom of
> the
> > page at our public interest website, Wind of Changes, for anyone
> > interested in GWP: http://www.windofchanges.org. Their
remaining
> > pleadings against us are state claims such as defamation. We
have
> > filed Counterclaims against the Millers et al, which can be read
> at:
> > http://www.windofchanges.org/counterclaims.html
> >
> > The Alfred, Maine courthouse isn't large by big city standards,
> but
> > seating is open to the public should anyone want to get a close-
up
> > view of the Gentle Wind Project and the Millers'
offense/defense.
> >
> > We are being represented by skilled attorneys of Drummond,
Woodsum
> &
> > MacMahon, Portland, ME: http://www.dwmlaw.com – Jerrol Crouter,
> > Esq., Managing Director of the firm, and Brian Willing, Esq.
> >
> > We have also received excellent pro bono legal assistance from,
> > among others, The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at
> Harvard
> > Law School: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?
> > wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=893 . Together, our attorneys won
a
> > Motion for Summary Judgment against GWP/the Millers when Senior
> > District (Federal) Court Judge Gene Carter dismissed GWP's RICO
> > (racketeering) Federal claim against us in January.
> >
> > The Millers' second attempt at a Federal claim – the Lanham Act –

> > was dismissed early in their Federal lawsuit by Judge Carter. In
> > fact, the Magistrate Judge dismissed their entire lawsuit
> initially,
> > and then the Millers filed an Amended Claim and squeaked by on a
> > technicality for the RICO claim, which required an additional
year
> > of motions, depositions, etc, before it was summarily dismissed
> this
> > year.
> >
> > The Millers et al are represented by Portland law firm Verrill &
> > Dana (James Goggin, Esq., Dan Rosenthal, Esq., Suzannah Pogue,
> Esq.)
> > to file their "convoluted" (in the words of Senior District
Judge
> > Gene Carter) lawsuits against us and originally against Rick
Ross
> of
> > Rick Ross Institute, Steve Gamble of Equilibra, Ian Mander of
New
> > Zealand Cult List, Ivan Fraser of The Truth Campaign, and Steve
> > Hassan of Freedom of Mind – all who have public service websites
> > where our original stories or links were posted, or other
opinions
> > on the cult-like aspects of GWP.
> >
> > Ian Mander was also sued again by the Millers, and has not
> > responded; repeating his seemingly complete disregard for their
> > continuous lawsuits from his vantage point in New Zealand –
where
> > the legal system apparently discourages lawsuits by sanctioning
> > litigious Plaintiffs who are shown to be misusing the law.
> >
>