8/13/2019 Hunt v Weberman Countersuit http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/hunt-v-weberman-countersuit 1/57 \ I _ l . . ~ ~ E HOWARD HUNT I IN TH E UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE S OU'rHE RN DISTRICT OF FLOR IDA lain 1 j r I vs. ALAN J . WEBERMAN I C I VIL CASE N O . 76-1252 - CI V - PF Defendant. : MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER COMES NOW the defendant, ALAN J. WEBERMAN, by and through his attorney, and requests thjs honorable court Lo issue a TEMPORARY RE - STRAIN IN G ORDER against the Plaintiff, E. H OWARD HUNT fr o m speaking or communicating with anyone not directly associated with t his lib e l case as to preserve stat u s quo p e nding on up to t he dissolution or judgement upon t his case a n d as grounds states the fo llowi ng : 1. That Juri sdiction is a eged to be within the p o wer of the United States District Court for t h e Southern District of F l or ida as lh c Pla.int · i t:f' , 1·:. HOWARD HUNT spoke on a n<J.lional te levisi on la l k-show and made co mmen ts and stateme n ts which were unt rue and in fact,malicious and have and wil l cause irreparable harm and injury to t he defendant, ALAN J . WEBERMAN . 2 . That on March 23rd, 19 77, E . H OWARD HUNT was a guest o n the TOMORR OW SHOW ,broadcast in the Miami area at 1 : 00 A . M., and while ta lking to the host and audience made the f o o w ing commen ts : {SEE EX HI BIT D) "'['vC' s ued for libel agaJns t Lwo I:JUb l icaLions, o ne tab l oid and one book . As I w on the sui t s, uh, both operations pr o mp t ly went out of bus iness leaving me with a large bag of l egal f ees to pay and n othi n g coming in from the judgements. So I think it s we e stab l i shed that certainly in the courts and in the minds of ou r , uh , judi- ciary bodies that, uh, I was in no wa y inv o lved in that sort of thing. (re ferring to t he Kennedy assass ination ) . 3. That th e above comments were taped by a professional agency, Radio TV Reports Inc. at 41 East 42nd Street, New York, New Yo rk 1.001 7 i l rtcl ll 1 <tl a copy i s attached o f the orjginal l.Jruadcast . Exhibi t ) . 4. Th at the above co mme nt i s s l ande ro us , fa l se and was sai d with malice by the pla intiff and that the said comment was re f erring • t o the o nly book o n the market t h at a eges that E . HOWARD HUNT may have been involved in t h e assassination of t h e l ate Pr esident, John F . Ken- nedy, which is COUP d ' ETAT IN AMERICA : THE CIA AND THE ASSASSINATION OF J OHN F . KEN NEDY. l
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~ ~E HOWARD HUNT I IN TH E UNITED STATES DISTRICTCOURT IN AND FOR THE SOU'rHE RNDISTRICT OF FLOR IDAl a i n 1 j r I
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ALAN J . WEBERMANI C I VIL CASE N O . 76-1252 - CI V - PF
Defendan t . :
MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
COMES NOW t h e d e f e n d a n t , ALAN J . WEBERMAN, b y and t h rough h i s
a t t o r n e y , and r e q u e s t s t h j s h o n o r a b l e c o u r t Lo i s s u e a TEMPORARY RE -
STRAIN IN G ORDER a g a i n s t t h e P l a i n t i f f , E . HOWARD HUNT f r o m s p e a k i n g
o r communica t ing w i t h anyone n o t d i r e c t l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h i s l i b e l
c a s e a s t o p r e s e r v e s t a t u s quo p e nd ing on up t o t he d i s s o l u t i o n o r
j udgemen t upon t h i s c a s e a n d a s g r o u n d s s t a t e s t h e fo l l o w i ng :
1 . Tha t J u r i s d i c t i o n i s a eged t o be w i t h i n t h e p o wer o f t h e
Uni ted S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Cour t f o r t h e S o u t h e r n D i s t r i c t o f Fl o r i d a a s
l h c P l a . i n t ·i t:f' , 1·:. HOWARD HUNT spoke on a n<J. l ional t e l e v i s i on l a l k-show
and made co mmen t s and s t a t e m e n t s which were u n t r u e and i n f a c t , m a l i c i o u s
and h a v e and w i l l c a u s e i r r e p a r a b l e harm and i n j u r y t o t he d e f e n d a n t ,
ALAN J . WEBERMAN .
2 . Tha t on March 23rd , 19 77, E . HOWARD HUNT was a g u e s t o n t h e
TOMORROW SHOW , b r o a d c a s t i n t h e Miami a r e a a t 1 : 00 A . M., and w h i l e
t a l k i n g t o t h e h o s t and a u d i e n c e made t h e f o ow i ng commen t s :{SEE EXHI BIT D)
"'['vC' s ued f o r l i b e l a g a J n s t Lwo I:JUb l i c a L i o n s ,o ne ta b l o i d and one book . As I won t h e s u i t s ,uh, b o t h o p e r a t i o n s p r o mp t l y went o u t o f b u si n e s s l e a v i n g me w i t h a l a r g e b a g o f l e g a l f e e st o pay and n o t h i n g coming i n from t h e j udgement s .So I t h i n k i t s we e s t a b l i shed t h a t c e r t a i n l yi n t h e c o u r t s and i n t h e minds o f ou r , uh , j u d i -c i a r y b o d i e s t h a t , uh, I was i n no wa y in v o l v e di n t h a t s o r t o f t h i n g . ( r e f e r r i n g t o t h e Kennedya s s a s s i n a t i o n ) .
3 . Tha t t h e above comments were t a p e d by a p r o f e s s i o n a l a g e n c y,
Rad io TV R e p o r t s I n c . a t 41 E a s t 42nd S t r e e t , New York , New Yo rk 1.001 7
i l rtcl l l 1<tl a copy i s a t t a c h e d o f t h e o r j g i n a l l . J ruadcas t . E x h i b i t ) .
4 . Th a t t h e above co mme n t i s s l ande r o u s , fa l s e and was s a i d
w i t h m a l i c e by t h e p l a i n t i f f and t h a t t h e s a i d comment was r e f e r r i n g•t o t h e o n l y book o n t h e marke t t h a t a e g e s t h a t E . HOWARD HUNT may have
been i n v o l v e d i n t h e a s s a s s i n a t i o n o f t h e l a t e Pr e s i d e n t , John F . Ken-
nedy, which i s COUP d ' ETAT IN AMERICA : THE CIA AND THE ASSASSINATION OF
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1 . Under t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e FOI/PA I w i s h t o app ly f o r t h e p r i s o nr e c o r d s o f E. Howard Hunt a t E g l i n A i r Force b a s e . I wish t o knowtwo t h i n g s :
a . t h e names o f a l l F e d e r a l M a r s h a l l s Hunt came i n c o n t a c t w i t hb . a l i s t i n g o f t h e days he was v i s i t e d by h i s a t t o r n e y ,
E l l i s Rubin
2 . I n e e d t h e s e r e c o r d s i n o r d e r t o p r o v e my i n n o c e n c e i n a C i v i l c a s enow p e n d i n g i n F e d e r a l C o u r t i n Miami. 76-1252-Civ. ) Howard Hunti s c h a r g i n g me w i t h c o n s p i r a c y t o commit murder and l i b e l . I n t h ec o u r s e o f h i s d e p o s i t i o n he s t a t e d t h a t a F e d e r a l M a r s h a l l had t o l dhim t h a t my c o - d e f e n d e n t , Michae l C a n f i e l d , was wanted on a F e d e r a la u t o - t h e f t c h a r g e s . S i n c e he d i d n o t remember t h e M a r s h a l l s name ,I w i s h t o q u e s t i o n l l t h e M a r s h a l l s t h a t came i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h Hunt .I n t h e c o u r s e o f t h e same d e p o s i t i o n Hunt s a i d t h a t t h e r e a s o n hes t a t e d on t h e Tom S n y d e r Show t h a t he had won t h e s u i t and had g o t t e na j u ~ e m e n ta g a i n s t me was because he i n f a c t , t h o u g h t t h i s was t h ec a s e . E l l i s Rubin knew d i f f e r e n t l y s i n c e my l awyer had s e r v e d him
w i t h a n o r d e r demanding t h a t Hunt b e b r o u g h t , i n c u s t o d y, t o h i s o f f i c ef o r a d e p o s i t i o n . I f Rubin v i s i t e d Hunt a r o u n d t h i s t i m e h e p r o b a b l yt o l d him a b o u t o u r m o t i o n . T h a t i s why I need t h e r e c o r d s o f R u b i n sv i s i t s t o Hunt .
3 . I am w i l l i n g t o i n c u r a l l c o s t s o f s e a r c h and d u p l i c a t i o n .
We are in rece ip t of your l e t t e r dated August 10 1977concerning you r request for informat ion on Mr. Hm. ard Hunt.
One of the quest ions which you posed i s prohibi ted fromdisc losure under the Privacy Act of 1974. In order to r e l easeany v is i t ing records i t would be necessary to secure a r e l easefrom Mr Hunt a nd th en process yo ur request through the Direc torBurea u of Pr i so ns Washing ton D C.
In reference to you r ques t io n co n cerning U S. Mars ha l st h e i r v i s i t s a t t h i s f a c i l i t y are for the purpose of d e l iver inga nd picking up p r i so ne r s as well as f or ot he r off i c i a l bus inesspurposes .
e are sor r y we are unable to co mpl y co mp l e te ly with yourrequest .
U N I T E D ST TES D E P RT M E N T O F J U S T I C E
B U R E U O F P R S O N S
W S H I N G TO N 2 5 3 4
Mr A J . Weberman6 Bleecker Street
March 10 1978
New York City New York 10012
Dear Mr Weberman:
Re: E. Howard HuntFPC Egl in
This acknm lledges rece ip t of your request for information concerningMr. Hunt.
In order to provide information concerning t h i s individual t s
necessary to have an author izat ion for t s re lease to you signed byMr. Hunt. Would you please obtain such a re lease and send t to us orarrange \ lith Mr Hunt to send a re lease di rec t ly to th i s off ice . e
wil l consider the request completed upon rece ip t o f the re lease .
P l a i n t i f f IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT
'OF FLORIDA
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Defendan t s
, AFFIDAVIT IN Fl\C'l'.
I ALAN JULES \'IE BERMAN, h e r e b y sHear and a f f i r m t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g
i s t r u e and c o r r e c t :
l I have s u f f e r e d i r r e p a r a b l e l o s s o f s a l e s o f my bookCoup D E t a t I n America due t o t h e l aH s u i t Howard Hunth a s f i l e d a g a i n s t me and due t o s t a t e m e n t s Mr. Hunt
made on n a t i o n a l t e l e v i s i o n t h a t he won s a i d s u i t .
2 . My r e p u t a t i o n as a r e s e a r c h e r and my s t a n d i n g i n t h ej o u r n a l i s t i c and l i t e r a r y communi t i e s has s u f f e r e ddue t o s t a t e m e n t s made by l OI·/ard Hunt i n r e f e r e n c et o m y s e l f and my book.
3 . I f i n d i t more d i f f i c u l t t o p l a c e a r t i c l e s i n r e ~
s p e c t a b l e and p r e s t i g i o u s p u b l i c a t i o n s and my ~ t a t u s~ n d p o t e n t i a l income has s u f f e r e d as a r e s u l t o f Mr.H u n t s l a w s u i t and b e c a u s e o f h i s s t a t e m e n t s t h a t aj u d g e m e n t has been e n t e r e d a g a i n s t me.X
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Gentlemen:
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I wish to pro t e s t the ac t ions of E l l i s Rubin, Attorney-at-Law,regard ing a l i b e l s u i t he i s handling fo r E. Howard Hunt vs . my son, AlanJu l e s Weberman.
I am 72 years of age.--- I .have . a se r ious hea r t condi t ion and asevere case of hyper tens ion f or which I have been hospi ta l ized and t r e a t e dby Dr. Warren Jacobs.
Mr. Rubin appeared on Craig Worthing s rad io program toge ther wi th
Mr. Frank Sturg is . During t h i s program he mentioned my son s case and s t a t edt h a t he was adding an amendment t o i t Shor t ly t be rea f t e r, my s on s a t t o r n eygave me t h i s amendment to read . This amendment accused my son of consp i r ingwi th Mar i t a Lorenz (Frank Stu rg i s ex-mistress) to murder Frank Stu rg i s . Myson has never been ar res ted nor accused of a vio len t crime nor any i e lony.This accusat ion i s f a l s e and mal ic ious and not b e f i t t i n g a member of the BarAssociat ion of the Sta te of Flor ida . My son was never a t any t ime a f r i endo f Mari ta Lorenz, the re fore Mr. Rubin s s ta tement i s d e f i n i t e l y unt rue .
When my son was n o t i f i e d of the amendment, he ca l led me and askedi f he could s tay wi th me in my apartment while h i s lawyer quest ioned Mr. FrankStu rg i s a t a depos i t ion . Notices were sen t to Mr Rubin s off i ce and Mr
Rubin confirmed t b i s with my son s a t to rney on· the te lephone. My son f lew
to Miami using the l i t t l e money he has, but Frank Sturg is never appeared fo rt he depos i t ion . f t were t r u e t h a t my son had p lo t t ed with Mari ta Lorenzt o k i l l Frank Stu rg i s , vlhy did Mr. St1irgis re fuse t o appear for a depos i t ion?Why did he not appear to es t ab l i sh h i s accusa t ions through a depos i t ion? Hisnon-appearance for t l ie depos i t i on seems to ind ica te f a l s e premises on t hep a r t o f Mr E l l i s Rubin. _
I would apprec ia te your giving t h i s matter your prompt cons idera t ionbecause the above has affec ted my hea l th adversely and pa r t i cu l a r ly sinceMr. Rubin i s due to appear before the Bar Assoc ia t ion regard ing o ther ques t ionso f negl igence on the pa r t of Hr. Rub in t ha t have r ecen t ly been publ ic ized ,
Respec t fu l ly submit ted,
J ~7 : ; u J 1 V t - c ¥ t - < C : ~Sara F. Weberman
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He l l o , Mr. Synder, A ; J . Weberman h e r e .I m :iwnmx:i lld: i n v o l v e d i n l i t i g a t i o n w i t h Howard Huntand he s e n t me an answer t o a mot ion f o r ah s a n c t i o n sb e c a u s e he d i d n t submi t some p a p e r s t h a t s a y s t h a th e s
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t h e r e i n t h e s t a t e o f NK¥ Mary land and i n s e v e r a l c o u r ta c t i o n s i n t h e D i s t r i c t o f Columbia . Are you r e p r e s e n t e n g himi n any o f t h e s e a c t i o n s ?Yes.And what i s t h e BR n a t u r e o f t h e s e s E a c t i o n s ?Are you a l aywer?No. I m a d e f e n d a n t i n t h i s c a s eOh. The coup d e t a t i n a m e r i c aYeah.We l l ah h e s x e s t h e s e w a t e r g a t e « e ~ ed e f e n d e n t s a s a g r o u p haveb e e n s u e d oh maRybe twen ty t i m e s by e v a r i o u s p e o p l e . Everybodyf rom J a c k Anderson t o t h e manon t h e s t r e e t . I t s an ma amazing
t h i a g .So, a h c o u l d I g e t t h e e a s e numbers on t h e s e ? The a c t i o n s t h a ta r e pend ing d now.No way.I t s p u b l i c i n f o r m a t i o n .H Sure J u s t t o c o l l a t e them would would I d be on t h e phone f o rtwo h o u r s w i t h y a .Could you t l l me which c o u r t s t h e y were so I c o u l d go c h e c k t h eR i n d e x E i d E x c a r d s .Wel l a l o t o f them a r e i n t h e US D i s t r i c t C o u r t i n t h e D i s t r i co f Columbia and some o f them a r e i n t h e us D i s t r i c t C o u r t i n t h eD i s t r i c t o f M•¥ Mary land one i s i n C a l i f o r n i a - o n e x i s i n MiamiI g u e s s .
F e d e r a l C o u r t i n C a l f f .Yes , RKR San DiegoThe one i n miami i s t h a t a d i f f e r e n t one t h a n t h e Hunt v s . Weberman?
xHex Yeah t h a t s t h e o n e .Cause we subpeoned h i s t a x r e c o r d s .We l l , he s e n t me t h a t n o t i c e and ah and wha t I m d o i n g t o d a y a s a
m a t t e r o f f a c t i s s e n d i n g you o r him c o p i e s o f t h e t a x r e t u r n e s .The 1977 r e ~ u r ndoes n o t e x i s t . And what I v e g o t t o do i s t o w r i t ea to-whom i t may c o n c e r n s t a t e m e n t t h a t such and s u c h was h i s incomeand skHEk such and s u c h was h i s d e d u c t i o n s and h e s pamd s o much i na n t i c i p a t e d t a x .So were Egonna g e t c o p i e s o f t h e s e ?y e a hOkay, g r e a t .T h a t w i l l b e t h e r e i n t h e e e x t day o r two .
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LAW ON t h e d e f e n d a n t s MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RES TRAININ G ORDER .
1 . Tha t t h e d e f e n d a n t , ALAN J . WEBERMAN h a s fo l l owed
t h e p r o v i s i o n s a s s e t f o r t h i n S t a t u t o r y and Common l aw i n s e t t i n g
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ORDER, t h a t i r r e p a r a b l e i n j u r y o r i n j u r i e s b e a l l e g ed were a l l eg e d
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5 . T h a t t h e d e f e n d a n t ha s me t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t o f e s t a b l i s h i n g
a p r i m a f a c i e s h o w i n g t h a t i t i s e n t i t l e d t o s u c h r e l i e f a s g i v e n b y
t h e u s e o f a Res t r a i n i n g Or de r . Sec Dunn v . S t e w a r t (1 9 6 4 , DC Mi s s )
· I I I <M I I •/\ 1 · ; 1 1: : : I J (/ \ I N r N <: 1 1 1~ 1 1 1· : ~ ' I t 1 ~ l l l1• · I I , , i 1l l j I I , 1: . 11 11\.Y/\1\ I l I J I IN I : ;
a s l:o p r e v e n t i m f r o m f u r t he r- ln ju r: .in < J Ll c dc l c nd a n t t h r o u g h t h e
P l a i n t i f f ' s co mments o r a l l e g a t i o n s ma d e i n pu b l i c ab o u t t h i s c a s e
o r t h e c o n t r o v e r s y i t in v o l v e s .
Amended C o u n t e r c l a i m a r e t o a s s e r t i o n s made i n t h e s e n t e n c e p r e -
c e e d i n g t h e f i r s t s e n t e n c e o f P a r a g r a ph 9 o f D e f e n d a n t s Seco nd
Amended C o u n t e r c l a i m t o - w i t : t h e L a s t s e n t e nc e o f P a r a g r a p h 8 o f
De f e n d a n t s Second Amended C o u n t e r c l a i m .
WHEREFORE b a s e d on t h e f o r e g o i n g t h e C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f moves
t o S t r i k e P l a i n t i f f s Mot i o n To Dismiss De f e n d a n t s Se c on d Amended
C o u n t e r c l a i m .
LAW OFFICES OF MARK J . FRIEDMAN, ESQ.A t t o r n e y f o r t h e Def e n d a n t350 Linc o l n Road S u i t e 422Miami Beac h , F l o r i d a 33139Phon e : 305 ) 532-5409
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• •w e r e f a l s e o r n o t . C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f a l l e g e s t h a t t h e f o r e g o i n g
a s s e r t i o n s w e r e s h e e r f a b r i c a t i o n by E. HOW RD HUNT, and i n most
i n s t a n c e s w e r e and a r e vlhol ly imagined , o u t r a g e o u s and r epugnan tso a s t o o f f e n d p u b l i c n o t i o n s o f decency t o t h e C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f .
10 . The f o r ego ing a s s e r t i o n s which a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o
a t a p e r e c o r d i n g , which i s i n t h e Cour t f i l e , conveyed and i n t e n d e d
t o c o n f e y i n t e r a l i a , t h a t C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f v i o l a t e d t h e r i g h t s o f
U1c C ~ 1 n t o r d c f c n d a n tand by so d o i n g , i n j u r c d tho C o u n t c r d c f e n d a n t
' rho a s s e r t i o n s a r e a l s o i n t e n d e d so a s t o convey t o t h e p u b l i c , t h e
f a l s e f a c t t h a t t h e C o u r t s have found L N J . WEBERMAN S work t o b e
l i b e l o u s and t h a t a j udgment h a s b e e n l e v i e d a g a i n s t t h e C o u n t e r -
p l a i n t i f f which he has n o t p a i d . C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f a l l e g e s t h a t t h e
C o u n t e r d e f e n d a n t w e l l knowing t h e name, r e p u t a t i o n and work o f t h e
C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f , b u t c o n t r i v i n g and w r o n g f u l l y and m a l i c i o u s l y
i n t e n d i n g t o i n j u r e and a g g r i e v e t h e C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f and t o d e s t r o y
t h e comfo r t o f h i s l i f e and p e a c e and t r a n q u i l i t y o f h i s mind , and
t o t h r u s t upon C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f u n s o u g h t , f a l s e , d e f a m a t o r y, unwar r an t ed
and u n d e s i r e d p u b l i c i t y , u t t e r l y obnoxious t o t h e C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f
a l l done w i t h m a l i c i o u s i n t e n t t o i n j u r e t h e C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f .
11. . As a d i r e c t and p r o x i m a t e r e s u l t o f t h e C o u n t e r d e f e n d -
a n t s a s s e r t i o n s , C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f has b e e n exposed t o t h e h a t r e d ,
c o n t e m p t and d i s g u s t o f t h e p u b l i c ; he has s u f f e r e d l o s s o f r e p u t a t i o n ,
s t a n d i n g i n t h e communi ty, p e r s o n a l h u m i l i a t i o n , m e n t a l angu i sh and
s u f f e r i n g , and h e w i l l so s u f f e r i n t h e f u t u r e .
WHEREFORE, t h e C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f demands j udgment a g a i n s t
t h e Coun te rde f endan t f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n damages i n t h e amount o f One
M i l l i o n ( $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) D o l l a r s and p u n i t i v e o r exempla ry damages i n t h e
amount o f One M i l l i o n F i v e Hundred Thousand ($1 ,500 ,000) D o l l a r s ,
3. The Third Amended Counterc la im a t tempts to r e a l l e g e
and r e - e s t a b l i s h each and every paragraphs 1 t h r o ~ g h7 o f
the Amended Count e r c l a i m and the demands fo r judgment con-
t a i n e d t h e r e i n . . . The Amended Counterc la im r e f e r r e d
t o was dismissed by Order o f t h i s Court da ted October 25, 1977.
P l a i n t i f f would thus show t h a t t i s imposs ib le fo r the
Counter p l a i n t i f f t o now a t tempt t o r e a l l e g e and r e - e s t a b l i s h
seven paragraphs t h a t have a l r eady been dismissed . I t could
very w e l l be t h a t t he r ea son fo r t h i s Court Order ing t he
d i s m i s s a l o f t he o r i g i n a l Counterc la im was a defec t in one
o f t he seven paragraphs t h a t the Defendant now a t tempts to r e -
a l l ege and r e - e s t a b l i s h .
WHEREFORE P l a i n t i f f and Counterdefen d a n t moves to d i smis s
t he Thi rd Ame nded Counterc la im.
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going was maile 'd to MARK J . FRI EDMAN ESQ., 350 Lincoln Road,
S u i t e 422, Miami Beac h , F l o r i d a 33139, t h i s 1 s t day o f Ma r c h ,
M t i o n T n 0 j s m s s S o n l \ m n d e d C o u n t P r c l n i m , D l t l d ~ i.l r· c I 2 0 , 1 9 7 8 .
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go i n g Mot i on To S t r i k e Co u n t e r d e f e nd a n t s M o t i o n T o D i s m i s s Se co nd
m e nd e d Co u n t e r c l a im, Da t e d Ma r c h 20 , 1 97 8 , was ma i l ed to th e o f [ i c e
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w i t h i n t e n (10) d a y s o r a d e f a u l t would b e e n t e r e d .
( 2) Th e Co u n t e r d e f e n d a n t h a s , i n s t e a d o f f i l i n g a n a n s w e r ,
f i l ed a M o t i o n To Di s mi s s , w h i c h i s ( 1 ) f r i v i l o u s i n t h a t i t do e s
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I HEREBY CERTIFY t h a t a t r u e and c o r r e c t c o p y o f t h e f o r eg o i n g Mot i o n F o r D e f a u l t On C o u n t e r d e f e n d a n t ' s F a i l u r e t o AnswerC o u n t e r p l a l n t i f f ' s Seco nd Ame nd e d Co u n t e r c l a i m was m a i l ed t o t h e o f f i c eo f ELLIS S . RUBIN , A t t o r n e y f o r C o u n t e r d e f e n d a n t , a t 265 N . E . 26 t hT e r r a c e , Ml a mi F l o r i d a 33 1 37 , t h i s _ Z _ day o f Marc h , 1 9 7 9 .
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CASE NO . 76-1252-CIV-EBD
MOTION TO WITHDRAW AND EXTENSIONOF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO FI LE
AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM
COMES NOW at torney MARK J . ·FRIEDMAN and reques ts t h i s honorable
Court to allow th i s a t to rney to withdraw from th i s case and grant theDefendant, ALAN J . WEBERMAN add i t iona l time to f i l e his amended Coun-
t e r c l a im and for grounds s t a t e s as fol l ows:
1. Tha t Defendant, ALAN J. WEBERMAN has requested a t to rney,
MARK J . FRIEDMAN to wit hd raw from t h i s case by mail on December
1979. The sa id correspondence is at tached fo r th i s Court s review.
2. That a t to rney, MARK J . FRIEDMAN has been spec i f i ca l l y
requested to f i l e no fu r the r motions in th i s ac t ion by the Defendant
and t h i s at torney can not adequately and properly represent t h i s
Defendant wi t hou t Defendant s cooperat ion and ass i s t ance .
3. That an extens io n of time i s needed within which Defenda nt
is requi red to f i l e his Amended Counterclaim pursu ant to t h i s Cour t s
Order dated November 30, 1979.
4. Defendant ha s informed th i s counsel t ha t Defe nd ant ha sr ep resen ted him se l f in many Federa l act ions in the Sta te of New
York and wishes to proceed pro se t emporar i ly un t i l he can acqui r e
the ass i s t ance of counsel in Flo r ida .
5 . Thi s at torney ad vi ses t hi s Court t h a t Defendant s Counter-
claim i s not f r i v i l o u s and de serves a n oppor tuni ty to be decided
upon by t h i s Court .
WHEREFORE Attorney, MARK J . FRIEDMAN r e spec t fu l ly reques ts
t h a t he b e grant e d permis s ion to withdr a w as De fend a n t s co un se l
in th i s ca u se and tha t Defendant be al lowed an e x t ens ion of tim e
within whi ch to f i l e hi s Am e nded Cou n t e rc l aim.
Respect fu l ly Subm i t t ed,
MARK J . FRIEDMANAttorney a t La w350 Lin c oln Road, Su i t e 422Miami Beac h, Flor ida 33 139Phon e : (305) 86 1-11 93
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THIRD .AME NDED COUNTERCLAIM
The P l a i n t i f f , by and t h rough h i s unde r s i gned
t t o r n e y moves t o d i smi s s t h e T h i r d Ame n ded Count e r c l a i ma
on t h e f o l l owin g g ro un d s :
1 . A document e n t i t l e d DEFENDANT ' S THIRD
AMENDED COUNTERC L AI}1 , d a t e d J a n u a r y 7, 1980 , was ma i l ed t o
t h e a t t o r n e y f o r P l a i n t i f f and was r e c e i v e d nn J a n u a r y 11 ,
198 0. S a i d do c u men t p u r p o r t s t o b e s i g n e d b y ALAN J .
'lE BERH AN , one o f the Defen d a n t s i n t h e a bo v e - s t y l e d ca u s e .
.,., • r ·n ·1 · : ~ n r c v i o u s l y a l lm.;r ed t l e c o u n s e l
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: t l l egL J f i 1 i n g o f a T h i r d Amend ed Co un t e r c l a i m by WE BERMAN
: ~ : : m e l f i s improper a t t h i s t im e .
3 . The p u r p o r t e d Th i r d Amen ded Coun te r c l a im
i s c a p t i o n e d ALAN J . WEBERMAN, Coun t e r p l a i n t i f , v s .
E . HOWARD HUNT, C oun te r d e f e nd a n t . Th e r e i s no s u c h
c p t ~ o n e dc t ~ o n~ n t h ~ s S ou th e r n Di s t r i c t o f F l o r i d a a n d ,
t h e r e f o r e , t h e p u r p o r t ed p l e a d i n g s h o u l d be d i s m i s s e d .
4 . I n p a r a g r a p h s S . a n d 11 o f t h e pu r p o r t e d
Th i r d Amended Coun te r c l a im, t h e p l e a d e r a t t e m p t s t o
i n co t po-rnte by re f e r e nce an a f f i d a v i t t o a dv i s e t he.P. l a i r l t i t 'f / Coun tc rde f endan t o f t h e t ime . p l a c e , d a t e a n d
November 30, 1979, I t i s impe rmis s ib l e t o s i mply a t t e m p t
to i nco r p o r a t e p r t ~o f a p l e a d i n g p r e v i ous l y d i s m i s s e d
by t h e Cour t when s eek in r ; t o amend a Compla in t . In
s p i t e o f t he f o r e g o i n g , t he p l e a d e r s t l l a t t e m p t s t o
i n c o r p o r a t e by r e f e r e n c e i n s t e a d o f fo l low i n g t h e r u l e s
o f p l e a d i n g and t h e o r d e r s o f t h i s Cour t . The a l l e g a -• •1 ' .
t i ons o f pa rag raph 8 o f t h e Coun te rc l a im f a i l t o s p e c i f y
a n y s l a nderou s o r l i b e l ous p u b l i c a t i o n by t h e P l a i n t i f f
HU N T becaus e s t a t i n g t h a t one has won a l a w s u i t a g a i n s t
~ om e o ne o r t h a t a book was ma l i c i o u s l y w r i t t e n f a i l s t o
s t a t e a cause o f a c t i o n fo r s l a n d e r o r l i b e l .
5. P a r a g r a p h 10 o f t h e p u r p o r t e d C o u n t e r c l a i m
;1 l lege s t h a t t he a s s e r t i o n s o f p a r a g r a p h 8 were i n t e n d e d
t o convey t h a t t h ~ c o u r t s have f ound WEBER.MAN s work t o
be l i b e l o u s a nd t h a t a J ud g ment ha s been l e v i e d a g a i n s t
him which he has n o t p a i d . Such an i n t e r p r e t a t i o n i s n o t
f a c t u a l and f a i l s t o s t a t e a cause o f a c t i o n . The
b a l a n c e o f p a r a g ra p h 10 i s c o n t a i n e d i n one s e n t e n ~ eb e g i n -.
n i n g w i t h t: te wo r d C o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f and. e n d i ng w i t h t h e
word co un.te r p l a i n t i f f " . The words i n t e n d , we t h i n k , t o
convey a s e n t e n c e o r some meaning; however, t h e y do n o t .\
WHEREFORE, b a s e d on t he f o r e g o i n g , P l a i n t i f f
moves t o d i smis s t h e T h i r d Amended Coun te rc l a im .
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t h e f o r e g o i n g Motion t o Di smis s e f en t ~ n. t s T h i r d Amended
Coun te r c l a i m was m a i l ed t h i s 1 9 t h day o f F e b r u a r y, 1980
to ALAN J . WEBERHAN, D e f e n J a n t , 6 B l e e c k e r S t r e e t , NP. w
ALAN J . WEBERMAN MEMORANDUM OF LAW I N SUPPORTOF MOTION TO STR IKE PLAINTIFF SMOTION TO DISMISS DEFENDANT SSECOND AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM
Defendan t . :
COMES NOW ALAN J . WEBERMAN Defendan t h e r e i n , by and
t h r ough h i s u n d e r s i g n e d a t t o r n e y and p r e s e n t h e r e w i t h h i s Memoran-
dum o f Law i n Suppor t o f Mot ion To S t r i k e P l a i n t i f f s Mot ion To
Dismiss Defendan t s Second Amended C o u n t e r c l a i m f i l e d i n t h i s ac -
t i o n .
1 . In Walker v . Tampa C i g a r s , 1 9 7 F 2d 72 a t 73 (1 952) ,
t h e F i f t h C i r c u i t C o u r t o f Ap p e a l s l a i d down t h e r u l e t h a t i n c o n -
s i d e r i n g a Mo t i o n To D i s m i s s , t h e a l l e g a t i o n s o f t h e Complaint o r
C o u n t e r c l a i m mu s t b e v iewed i n a l i g h t mos t f a v o r a b l e t o t h e c l a i m -
a n t , and a l l f a c t s w e l l p l e a d e d mus t b e a d m i t t e d and a c c e p t e d a s
t r u e . The F i f t h C i r c u i t r e spond e d f u r t h e r t h a t i t i s e l e m e n t a r y
t h a t a Compla in t i s n o t s u b j e c t t o d i s m i s s a l u n l e s s i t a p p e a r s t o a
c e r t a i n t y t h a t t h e P l a i n t i f f cann o t p o s s i b l y b e e n t i t l ed t o r e l i e fund e r any s e t o f f a c t s which c ou l d be p roved i n s u p p o r t o f i t s a l l e -
g a t i o n s . [ e mphasis added ]
In l i g h t o f t h e s e p r i n c i p l e s , an e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e
Second Am e nd e d C o u n t e r c l a i m c l e a r l y sh ows t h a t i t s t a t e s a c l a i m
f o r s l a n d e r upon which r e l i e f c o u l d b e g r a n t e d . I t h a s been de -
c i d e d t h a t i f t h e r emark nec e s s a r i l y t e nd s t o s u b j e c t su ch p e r s o n
t o d i s t r u s t , con tempt and r i d i c u l e , and t o i n j u r e him i n h i s p r o f e s -
s i o na l o f f i c i a l and p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s t h ey a r e a c t i o n a b l e p e r s e .
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o f f a c t s . T hi s i s s u e h a s been r a i s e d b e f o r e t h e Un i t ed S t a t e s S u -
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upon which t h e c l a i m i s b a s e d . I n Conl e y v . Gibson , 355 u . s . 41 ,
4 7 , 48 78 s . Ct . 99, 103, 2 L. Ed 2d 80 (1 95 7 ) , t h e Supreme C o u r t ,
speak i n g t h r o ugh Mr. J u s t i c e B l a c k , s t r e s s e d t h e l i b e r a l i t y which
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C i v i l P r o c e d u r e and s a i d t h a t t h e s e r u l e s :
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i s a game o f s k i l l o f which one mi s s t e p o f c o u n s e lmay be d ec i s i v e t o t h e o u t c ome and a c c e p t t h e p r i nc i p l e t h a t t h e p u r p o s e o f p l ead i n g i s t o fa c i l i t a t ea p r o p e r d e c i s i on on t h e m e r i t s . Cf . Maty v .Gr a s s e l l i Chemica l Co. 303 U.S o 197, 58 s . C t . 50 7 ,82 L . Ed. 745 .
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and d e f e n d a n t a r e o f d i v e r s e c i t i z e n s h i p , ALAN J . WEBERMAN, c o un t e r -
p l a i n t i f f i s a c i t i z e n o f t h e S t a t e o f New Yo r k and E . HOWARD HUNT
coun te rde fendan t i s a c i t i z e n o f t h e S t a t e o f F l o r i d a and t h e damages
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i s r e q u e s t e d a s much a s t h e a l l e g e d a l l e g a t i o n s o f s l a n d e r up o n t h e
c o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f by t h e coun te rde fendan t d e a l t wi th s t a t e m e n t s
purp o r t i n g t h a t t h e coun te rde fendan t had won t h e s a i d C i v i l C a s e
a g a i n s t t h e c o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f ALAN J . WEBERMAN.
3 . Tha t E. HOWARD HUNT, ha s i n j u r e d t h e c o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f s
a b i l i t y t o e a r n a l i ve lyhood due t o t h e s l a n d e r on t h e p a r t o f t h e
c o u n t e r d e f en d a n t s c l a ims a s t o t h e v a l i d i t y o f t h e bo ok COUP d'ETAT
IN AMERICA : THE CIA AND THE ASSASSINATION OF J OHN F . KENNEDY .
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book , t h e c o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f , ALAN J . WEBERMAN s sa i d book h a s l o s t an
i n d e t e r m i n a b l e a mount o f sa l e s .5 . Tha t ALAN J . WEBERMAN s r e p u t a t i o n a s a t r u t h f u l a nd
h o n e s t a u t h o r wa s i n j u r e d b y t h e c o u n t e r d e f e n d a n t s a e g a t i o n s n o t
on l y t o t h e va l i d i t y o f t h e s a i d book, b u t t o t h e r e p u t a t i o n o f t h e
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wa s w r i t t e n wi th ma l i c e and was known t o b e f a l se .
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c o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f s r e p u t a t i o n and l i v e l y h o o d by go ing on v a r i o u s
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comments t h a t we r e s l ande rous t o t h e r e p u t a t i o n i n f e r r i n g t h a t he had
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book was m a l i c i o u s l y w r i t t e n .
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d e f e n d a n t s s l a n d e r o u s a s s e r t i o n s , t h e c o u n t e r p l a i n t i f f h a s been
exposed t o t h e contempt and d i s t r u s t o f t h e p u b l i c ; he h a s s u f f e r e d
p e r s o n a l h u m i l i a t i o n ; l o s s o f r e p u t a t i o n ; s t a n d i n g i n t h e c omm u n i t y ;
m e n t a l a ngu i sh and s u f f e r i n g , and he w i l l so s u f f e r i n t h e f u t u r e .
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