- 6 - 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 upPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
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