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Respondent received a July 4, 1994, letter from John B.
Kotmair, Jr., of Save-A-Patriot Fellowship. Mr. Kotmair and
petitioners were advised by respondent that since Mr. Kotmair had
not made an entry of appearance, respondent would continue to
correspond directly with petitioners. Thereafter, respondent
received a letter dated August 5, 1994, from petitioner
describing a hearing disability and indicating that he would
forward all correspondence to Mr. Kotmair.
An Order setting this case for trial at the Oklahoma Trial
Session with a date certain of 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 4,
1994, was served on petitioners on August 3, 1994. Attached to
the Order was a Standing Pre-Trial Order directing the parties to
meet for purposes of settlement and/or preparation of a
stipulation, and warning that dismissal was possible if any
unexcused failure to comply with the Order affected the timing or
conduct of the trial. Among other things, unless a basis of
settlement had been reached, the parties were ordered to exchange
Trial Memoranda.
Respondent received a letter dated August 24, 1994, from
petitioner in which petitioner stated that he was not subject to
the jurisdiction of this Court as a result of the ARR previously
sent to the Court. In this letter, petitioner threatened a suit
for damages against all individuals who did not honor the ARR.
Respondent, in a September 2, 1994, letter, again cautioned
petitioners that the Court has authority to award a penalty of up
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