News from the MINUTEMAN PROJECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

http://www.MinutemenForTruth.com

Contact: Marvin L. Stewart, President
(562) 221-1820

Daniel F. Lula, Esq.
(949) 851-1100

Jim Gilchrist Ordered to Pay Over $18,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to
the Patriots He Sued, Bringing Total to Over $27,000;
Main Case Against Gilchrist Will Proceed in Superior Court

Santa Ana, Calif. – August 27, 2008 – Judge Randell Wilkinson of the Orange
County Superior Court today handed down double blows against Minuteman founder
Jim Gilchrist.

On the heels of the dismissal of his defamation suit against Minutemen Deborah
Courtney, Marvin Stewart and Paul Sielski last month, the Court ordered Gilchrist to
pay the Patriots he sued $18,888.13 in attorneys’ fees.

“We are elated,” said their attorney, Daniel F. Lula of Payne & Fears LLP in Irvine.
“Recently Gilchrist has claimed that his defamation suit is only ‘in abeyance’ and he
‘can bring it back.’ The Court’s ruling today puts the lie to Gilchrist’s wishful
thinking,” Lula added.

Barbara Coe of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform, who is represented
by attorney David Klehm of Santa Ana, was previously awarded $9,100 in attorneys’
fees. This brings the total awards against Gilchrist to over $27,000.

Chelene Nightingale of Save Our State and Brook Young of Immigration Watchdog,
who were also sued by Gilchrist, currently have motions to strike set for hearing later
in September. If successful, Nightingale and Young will also be awarded attorneys’
fees.

Judge Wilkinson also rejected Gilchrist’s motion to dismiss the main case against
him, Minuteman Project, Inc. v. Gilchrist. That suit alleges that Gilchrist breached
his fiduciary duty by transferring Minuteman Project funds and property to his new
corporation, “Jim Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project, Inc.” without board approval. This
case will now proceed against Gilchrist in Superior Court, where he will finally be
forced to disclose how much the Minuteman Project received and where the money
went.

Gilchrist’s vindictive and retributive behavior against fellow patriots has deeply
disturbed many in the anti-illegal immigration movement. The recent rulings against
Gilchrist and his associate Stephen Eichler should be heeded as a warning to engage
others on the issues, not attempt to use litigation to squelch dissent.

The Minuteman Project was founded in early 2005 to secure America’s borders by
means of civilian volunteer observers. Incorporated in mid-2005 as a Delaware
nonprofit corporation, the Minuteman Project is governed by a board of directors
under applicable law.
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Sincerely,
Arthur Robert Allegri
Your next President of the United States of America

My name is Mark Seidenberg, I am Vice Chairman of the American Independent Party. I am also a National Committeeman and was elected Chairman on
July 14, 2008 the Chairman of the Orange County Central Committee at a meeting called by the Registrar of Voters of Orange County.

You state that you are a member of the Peace & Freedom Party since, the day after the 2004 General
Election, that prior to that you were a member of
the American Indendent Party State Central Committee.
… [snip] …

Phil Sawyer responds:

Actually, that is not what I wrote. I was a member of the Natural Law Party of California until the day after General Election Day of 2004. That was when I chose to give the Peace and Freedom Party of California another chance.

Mark Seidenberg Says:
August 10th, 2008 at 11:39 am
To Philippe Sawyer:
… [snip] …
How did you become a member of the 2004 – 2006 AIP
State Central Committee? Did you attended the Sacramento convention and organizational meeting
in July, 2004 of AIP? I know that Jim King in
2004 got his wife (Rayna Mike-King) a then registered Republican (who was name Republican Busineess Woman of the Year) elected (sic.) to
the Office of Chaplin (an office she could no have
really held, because of her Republican Party registration) of the American Independent Party.
… [snip] …

Phil Sawyer replies:

The way that I became a State Central Committee Member of the American Independent Party of California was by appointment. On June 17, 2004, I received a letter (dated 6-14-04 and postmarked 6-15-04) from (the late) William K. Shearer informing me that I had been appointed as a delegate to the State Convention (and, therefore, a member of the State Central Committee) at the prior State Central Committee that was held on 4-25-04.

Mark Seidenberg Says:
August 10th, 2008 at 11:39 am
To Philippe Sawyer:

… [snip] …
Did you notice [sic] any one, such as Ann E. Thomas that
from November 2004 you were no longer registered in
AIP?
… [snip] …

Phil Sawyer responds:

Yes. On August 2, 2004 (at 10:19 a.m.), I wrote an e-mail message to Nancy Shearer Spirkoff (the Chairperson of AIP) that I had that morning changed my political registration to the Natural Law Party of California and that consequently, I was tendering my resignation from the State Central Committee of AIP. In addition, I cc’d the message to Charles Deemer, Leslie Gulke, Reid Heustis, and Jim King. After that time, I was no longer involved in the politics of the American Independent Party except, of course, to read the news about the Party. As a person who is interested in all political parties (on an academic level); and, as a native Californian; I follow the news of AIP closely. The American Independent Party of California was born on 7-8-67 and – along with the Peace and Freedom Party of California (born on 6-23-67) – is the third oldest party currently on the ballot in the Golden State. Most likely, the Party will still be around and going strong long after the Constitution Party shrivels up on the vine (if it does not change its ways).

Thank you for your questions, Mr. Seidenberg. You have given me an opportunity to relive, in further detail, some fond, old memories.

I am Mark Seidenberg, I am the Vice Chairman and
National Committeeman of the American Independent
Party. The problem is not with Edward Noonan, but
with Jim King and how he managed the AIP during the
2002 – 2004 term of office. As you can see from Mr. Sawyer asseveration that King group did not care who was acting as a delegate or member of the
party. However, Ed Noonan wants only delegates and
central committee members in control of this party.

Next, the State Party has no record that Mrs. Ann E. Thomas was ever a member of the State Central Committee or a delegate to any convention of our party.

Sincerely, Mark Seidenberg, Vice Chairman, AIP

My name is Mark Seidenberg, I am Vice Chairman of the American Independent Party. I am also a National Committeeman and was elected Chairman on
July 14, 2008 the Chairman of the Orange County Central Committee at a meeting called by the Registrar of Voters of Orange County.

You state that you are a member of the Peace & Freedom Party since, the day after the 2004 General
Election, that prior to that you were a member of
the American Indendent Party State Central Committee.

How did you become a member of the 2004 – 2006 AIP
State Central Committee? Did you attended the Sacramento convention and organizational meeting
in July, 2004 of AIP? I know that Jim King in
2004 got his wife (Rayna Mike-King) a then registered Republican (who was name Republican Busineess Woman of the Year) elected (sic.) to
the Office of Chaplin (an office she could no have
really held, because of her Republican Party registration) of the American Independent Party.

Now I learned if your statement are correct that
Jim King got you seated as a member of the State
Central Committee for the 2004 to 2006 term.
Did you notice any one, such as Ann E. Thomas that
from November 2004 you were no longer registered in
AIP? Where you on the list of delegates to the
AIP convention for 2006 that took place in Sacramento County on September 2, 2006? I further
noted that you placed Mrs. Ezola Foster name in nomination for Vice Chairman of the AIP. So if I
understand it anyone who showed up at the Convention Hotel in 2004 in Sacramento, Jim King let them be seated as both a delegate and a member
of the State Central Committee, even though they
did not meet membership requirements on the State
Central Committee or the requirements to be a Delegate to the State Convention. Thank you for
a quick reply posting. If any one else have information on how the 2002 – 2004 State Party was
managed please post also.

Sincerely, Mark Seidenberg, Vice Chairman, AIP

In California, however, the Libertarian Party is on the ballot – as well as the American Independent Party.

That is a reasonable suggestion. I do not entirely like Barr, but I could see him as a reasonable substitute for Baldwin. Unfortunately, I live in Maine, and it is likely that Barr will also be a write-in candidate in Maine, so I might have to vote write-in even if I did defect to Barr.

Phil Sawyer responds:

Well, by the time that November of 2004 had rolled around, I was no longer a member of the American Independent Party (the state affiliate, then, of the Constitution Party; and now, it seems, the state affiliate of America’s Independent Party). I had changed my registration to the Natural Law Party of California. I did not want to give my support to either the Green Party or the Peace and Freedom Party because they both had refused to put the Nader-Camejo ticket on the California ballot. Now I am back with the Peace and Freedom Party again (I changed my registration to PFP on the day after the general election in November of 2004; was with that Party for awhile, and then was with the Green Party for awhile, and then came back to PFP again). So you are correct: I am not “really a ‘Constitution Party’ kind of guy.” However, I do believe very, very strongly in the Constitution of the United States of America.

You all (Baldwin-Castle supporters) certainly have the right to attempt to qualify your ticket as an official write-in slate in California. I still think, though, that it is a waste of time and energy. The Peroutka-Baldwin ticket did not do all that well in California in 2004 – and it was on the ballot! Why not go for Bob Barr and Wayne Root, if you do not like the other options?