Landmark Education litigation

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Landmark Education litigation related documents, made publicly available as a result of various court proceedings in United States Federal Courts - where Landmark Education was a complainant or defendant.

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Landmark Education as a defendant

Ney vs. Landmark Education, Werner Erhard, Werner Erhard and Associates (1994)

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  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, opinion.

Neff vs. Grill and Landmark Education Corporation (1997)

Complaint

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  Initial complaint, page 1
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  Initial complaint, page 2
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  Initial complaint, PDF version, pgs 1-2.

Motion for summary judgment

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  Plaintiff Neff's response to Landmark's motion for summary judgment
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  Exhibit list from Neff's response to Landmark's motion for summary judgment
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  Exhibits from Neff's response to Landmark's motion for summary judgment

Affidavits and depositions

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  Neff's affidavit
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  Deposition of Arthur Schreiber
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  Affidavit of Rick Ross
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  Affidavit of Joel Brockner, Ph.D.

Judgment

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  Agreed final judgment and order of dismissal with prejudice
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  Court Docket

Quigley vs. Landmark Education Corporation, Modi, Art Schreiber (2002)

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  Initial complaint, Quigley
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  Court order
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  Court docket

Been vs. Weed and Landmark Education Corporation (2003, 2006)

Related case, U.S. v. Weed

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  United States of America v. Jason M. Weed, appeal decision, November 16, 2004.

Initial filing

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  Third Ammended Petition
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  Plaintiff's Response to Defendant Landmark Motion Dismiss Plaintiff
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  Plaintiff's Response to Defendant Landmark Motion Interlocutory

Re-filed case

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  2006 re-filed case, notification of damages to defendant Weed.

Oklahoma court ruling

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  Case closed: Court denies further appeals to vacate original judgment in favor of Landmark Education
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  Final Judgment in Case declaring no further controversey exists regarding judgement in favor of Landmark Education

Landmark Education as complainant

Condé Nast Publications (1993)

Complaint

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  Conde Nast answer

Motion for Summary Judgement

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  Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgement
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  Brief in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgement
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  Reply Brief in Further Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgement
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  Opinion Denying Summary Judgement
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  Confidentiality Order
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  Notice of Appeal

Settlement Agreement

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  Settlement Agreement
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  Stipulation of Dismissal
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  Docket

Cult Awareness Network (1994)

Complaint

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  2004 initial complaint filed by Landmark, in Chicago, Illinois
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  Landmark's Second Amended Complaint
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  Exhibits to Landmark's Second Amended Complaint

Memorandum

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  Memorandum of Law in Support of Kisser Motion for Summary Judgement
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  Resolution, Board of Directors, Cult Awareness Network

Settlement

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  Settlement agreement with Cult Awareness Network
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  Cynthia Kisser statement
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  Court Docket

Dr. Margaret Singer (1996)

Complaint

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  New York Complaint
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  California Complaint

Singer Special Motion to Strike

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  Singer Special Motion to Strike
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  Singer declaration
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  Exhibit J to Singer declaration
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  Jalich declaration
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  Jahss declaration
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  Declaration of Steven Pressman in support of special motion to strike
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  Order denying defendant's special motion to strike

Settlement Agreement

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  Settlement Agreement
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  Landmark's Singer Statement
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  Stipulation for protective order re confidentiality
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  Docket

Garvey, summons (1997)

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  Notice with Summons

Pressman (1997)

Complaint

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  Landmark Education Corporation v Pressman, Complaint
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  Court Docket

Pressman Motion to Strike and Demurrer

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  Pressman Memo in Support of Motion to Strike
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  Pressman Memo in Support of Demurrer
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  Landmark Opposition to Motion to Strike
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  Landmark Opposition to Demurrer
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  Pressman reply

Landmark Motion for Continuance

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  Landmark Motion for Continuance
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  Pressman Opposition to Continuance
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  Landmark's reply to Pressman Opposition to Continuance
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  Judge Garcia, Order
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  Transcript of November 18, 1997 Proceedings
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  Judge Garcia, Second Order

Landmark Motion to Compel Answers to Deposition Questions

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  Landmark Motion to Compel Answers to Deposition Questions
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  Pressman Opposition to Landmark's Motion
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  Pressman Declaration
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  Alexander Declaration
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  Landmark reply
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  Order, December 19, 1997

Landmark Motion for Sanctions

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  Landmark Motion for Sanctions
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  Pressman Opposition
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  Alexander Declaration
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  Landmark reply

Elle Magazine - Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (1998)

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  Landmark Education complaint against Elle Magazine
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  Court opinion, granting motion to dismiss

NOW Magazine (2000)

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  Notice of Libel
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  Notice of Discontinuance
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  Apology

Does 1 thru 10 (2001)

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  Initial complaint and other documents
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  Complaint and Voluntary Dismissal

Rick Ross Institute (2004)

Pleadings

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  Initial Landmark Education complaint
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  Ross Answer

Discovery applications

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  Landmark Application for Protective Order
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  Landmark Application to Discover Identities of Anonymous Users
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  Letter from Berkman Center for Internet and Society to Judge Falk

Motion to dismiss, exhibits

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  Schreiber Declaration
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  Exhibit A - Attorney's letters
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  Exhibit B - Fowler letter
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  Exhibit C - Talent Foundation
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  Exhibit D - BHP New Zealand Steel
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  Exhibit E - Reebok
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  Exhibit F - Conde Nast motion
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  Exhibit G - Initial Disclosures
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  Exhibit H - Answer and Jury Demand
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  Exhibit I - Amended Verified Complaint
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  Exhibit J - Landmark Education v. Cult Awareness Network
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  Exhibit K - Landmark Education v. Margaret Singer
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  Exhibit L - Landmark Education v. Elle Magazine
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  Exhibit M - Rick Ross Expert Witness Web pages
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  Lerner Declaration
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  Memorandum and Order Granting Landmark Motion to Dismiss

Letters to Court re Voluntary Dismissal

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  Landmark letter to Judge Falk requesting Voluntary Dismissal
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  April 1, 2005 Letter, Exhibits A to F
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  April 4, 2005 letter from Attorney Skolnik to Judge Falk
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  Exhibits from April 4, 2005 Skolnik letter to Judge Falk

Ross Discovery Application

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  April 28, 2005 Skolnik letter to Judge Falk re: Discovery
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  April 28 letter, Exhibits
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  May 5, 2005 Landmark letter to Judge Falk
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  May 25, 2005 Skolnik letter to Judge Falk, response
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  Exhibits from May 25 Skolnik letter
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  June 10, 2005 Landmark letter to Judge Falk, with Schreiber Declaration
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  Exhibits from June 10 Landmark letter to Judge Falk
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  Oral arguments, Magistrate's decision, from September 8, 2005

Miscellaneous documents

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  February 3, 1999 letter from Art Schreiber to Rick Ross
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  February 8, 1999 response letter from Rick Ross to Art Schreiber
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  Minutes of a Landmark Education Board Meeting, October 3, 2000, authorizing lawsuit against Rick Ross
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  April 10, 1997 letter from AFF to Landmark attorney Martin Leaf
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  1991, Agreement and related papers documenting Werner Erhard's sale of assets

DMCA Subpoenas (2006)

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  DMCA Subpoena from Landmark Education to Internet Archive
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  DMCA Subpoena from Landmark Education to Google
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  Draft Motion to Quash Landmark Subpoena by Electronic Frontier Foundation

External links

• Landmark Education and the Internet Archive, Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Introduction to the Landmark Education litigation archive, By Peter L. Skolnik and Michael A. Norwick, Lowenstein Sandler PC, Roseland NJ, February 2006