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Revitalizing the
archives
From 1998 until
2002, injusticebusters was in the throes of an identity crisis.
What was it? What were we doing? We grappled with editorial policy
at the same time we were learning the nuts and bolts of building
and posting a website. Once we had a secure, paid site I had
full editorial control, although I talked regularly to Richard
Klassen who was forced to move his family several times and did
not always have access to the internet.
I began following
other threads to stories of police and prosecutorial misconduct
and the site took on another facet to its character: a newsclipping
scrapbook where stories could live longer than they would in
print form. I also began picking up other stories of wrongfully
convicted people. It was an explosion. By 2003 there were over
700 pages. I also had contact with several other people (Don
Smith, Leon Walchuk, Monique Turenne, the Vopnis) and kept these
stories going.
When Richard
Klassen began to make progress in bringing his civil claim to
court, the government and police defendants alleged he was breaking
the rules of court by publishing discovery material on the internet.
This claim
was absolutely false. However, rather than risk being thrown
out of his civil claim, Klassen undertook before Judge Mona Dovall
to sever all ties with the website.
Now that some
of the dust has settled, I have been going back through the material
we had posted in the early days. In the spirit of keeping the
scrapbook alive, I have been reformatting and placing links.
The original material remains intact. I hope the information,
which chronicles our struggle is useful to you.
The identity
crisis is over. We know who we are --Sheila Steele, March
28, 2005
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QB 271 Pre
civil trial
A year later: Feb.
19, 2003 | Popowich | Holgate
| Miazga | Mitchell
| Terry Hinz | The
$10M+ Lawsuit | Klassens await
day in court | The Gerald
Morris case traces some of the branches of corruption in
the Saskatchewan legal community | Background to the case | Saskatchewan Court of Appeals
role in covering malice |
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Deconstructing
the fiat; or: What the %@#^&&!! does it mean?
Report
of hearing, Feb 14 | Fiat of Judge Mona Dovall |
Richard Klassen
holds bank draft he had to get for Dueck's lawyer to avoid being
dismissed from civil claim SKQB271-94. David Gerrand took over
defending Dueck from Saskatoon City Solicitor Barry Rossman after Rossman successfully
duped the court January, 13, 2001. Klassen's lawyer at the time,
Ed
Holgate,
neglected to file his client's affidavit answering to charges
of breaking the rules of court. Judge Zarzaczny ruled against Klassen and ordered
him to pay Dueck.
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- Richard Klassen
to remain in civil suit:Dueck's and crown's lawyers ordered to number
their documents!
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- For one thing
it means that unrepresented litigants can get fairly far. They
have to get the Rules of Court, of course, and then they have
to follow them. Duh. Betcha thought that was what you paid lawyers
the big bucks to do. Wrong again. You pay the lawyers the big
bucks so they can buy up lakefront property and look down their
noses at you. If you want to get a matter before a judge, you
are going to have to do it yourself.
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- The most interesting
part of this exercise is to find that things that lawyers tell
us are not "possible" or "done" are, in fact,
quite possible and can be done.
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- At this hearing,
Dueck's lawyer, Gerrand, put to the judge that because Klassen
did not have a lawyer, that he was placing the other lawyers
at a disadvantage. That their code of ethics states they are
under no circumstances to participate in encouraging a person
to proceed without counsel and that by co-operating with him,
they were violating their code. The only solution would be to
drop Klassen's claim, Gerrand said. "There's no point putting
him in jail."
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- In other words,
it is perfectly ethical for government lawyers to cover-up the
regular rape of a child for 43 months but it is not ethical to
co-operate with a citizen who hasn't passed the bar.
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- Johanna
Lucas, also representing herself appeared Feb. 28. Ruby | Lockyer
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The full
text of the 20 page fiat.
. .Feb. 22, 2002 | StarPhoenix
report |
The initial
motion was made by Richard Klassen asking for an order of production
of documents. Dueck's lawyer responded with a motion to have
Klassen struck from the claim. Klassen won on both motions.
Richard Klassen
has today complied with the judge's order by providing an affidavit
he will not break her order and has begun to make arrangements
to examine some of the defendants.
This provides
a more level field for future hearings.
Those responsible
for the pursuit of the original false charges and the crimes
against the Ross children have been slowed down although some
of their slander against us remains on the public record and
in the public's mind. Saskatchewan clings to its petty mentalities.
Certainly we
are not now nor ever have been vigilantes. To be once again described
as such is chilling with the current connotations. We have always
been vigilant, which means watchful and cautious. We have so
far remained standing against powerful forces.
No win by a
challenger comes without a backhand in Saskatchewan. A challenger
without counsel, who wins his case by following the rules seems
to be particularly singled out for scolding. Klassen had asked
to have Angela Geworsky, accompany him to the lawyers' offices
to help him sort through the thousands of pages of files. This
request was denied. Geworsky had already witnessed one incident
in McKillop's office. By denying Klassen an assistant and witness,
Dovell has effectively made it impossible for Klassen to view
the documents, no matter how well they are finally numbered.
We remain watchful
and cautious. And reluctant to go into enemy rooms alone.
We would like
very much to thank the anonymous European donor whose generous
contribution could not have come at a more helpful time for Richard
Klassen. The
internet site is now in need of support. Since it was launched in 1998, Sheila
Steele has assumed all financial responsibility for the site
and any contributions have gone to Rick Klassen.
Chronology
of this story from 1987 to now
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QB 1994
271
| Peter
Klassen and Michael Ross lawsuit | John Lucas lawsuit | John Popowich settlement
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 Truth can never be
told so as to be understood, and not be believ'd. William Blake, The Proverbs of Hell
Truth suppress'd, whether
by courts or crooks, will find an avenue to be told. Sheila Steele, injusticebusters.com
If you hold the mouth
of Truth, It will burst out its rib-cage. Somali proverb
Truth crushed to earth
will rise again. --William Cullen Bryant
- Publisher : Sheila
Steele
- Co-founder: Richard Klassen
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court advice :
- How
to walk yourself through the justice system
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- Why
you should dump your preliminary hearing (written
July 1998 and still valid)
Our activism
contributed greatly to the good vibes which happened around the
civil trial. (More Links provided below)
Index
to the stories on this website
This is not
regularly updated so if you are looking for a particular story
and you have a name or keyword, please use the site search engine(at
the bottom of the page) which IS regularly updated
Index to Saskatoon Police stories
This is a pretty good scrapbook
for the 1998-2002 period.
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Pre
civil trial
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- February
2002 hearings
- Dovall fiat 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Court
report
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- The Klassen/Kvello
civil Trial
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- StarPhoenix coverage
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- September 8, 2003: Trial Begins
- September 09, 2003: Pamela Klassen Shetterly's
Testimony
- September 10, 2003: Anita Klassen
- September 11, 2003: Michelle Ross
- September 12, 2003: Sheila Verway
- September 16, 2003: Michael Ross
- September 18, 2003: Ellen Gunn
- September 19, 2003: Terry Hinz
- September 19, 2003:StarPhoenix editorial,
Terry Hinz
- September 20, 2003: Louis Dupuis
- September 27, 2003: Ron Schindell,
Jay Watson
- October 01, 2003: Case
- against the Klassens weak:
documents
- October 02, 2003: Judge asked to dismiss suit: No evidence of
malicious intent: lawyers
- October 2, 2003: Letter to the editor from former "Believe
the children" advocate
- October 03, 2003: Lawyer details evidence of malice
- October
04, 2003: Judge ponders
request to drop Klassen lawsuit
- October
27, 2003: Judge
Baynton's interim decision: Quinney dropped, the rest proceed
- October 27, 2003: Claim goes forward
- October 29, 2003: Brian Dueck
- October 30, 2003: Dueck
- October 31, 2003: Brian Dueck
- November 01, 2003: Matthew Miazga
- November 04, 2003: Matthew Miazga
- November 05, 2003: Matthew Miazga
- November 06, 2003: Sonja Hansen
injusticebusters' daily reports page 1
Final
judgment: Dec. 30, 2003
Post judgment publicity
- articles
and editorials from Jan 6-9
- Sabo's
apology
- Editorials: StarPhoenix, Leader Post and National
Post
- National
Post front page story, Jan. 10
- Sarah
Gibb's profile of Richard and Kari Klassen |
- Lives ruined by Jason Warick, Feb. 19
- April 15/04: Judge
Baynton warns defendants' lawyers not to delay damages trial
- Dueck
drops his appeal
- Full
transcript of Dueck's examinations for discovery which were part of the read-ins at
the civil trial
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- Pre-sermonette Brash
Comment
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- 1998
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- Fall,
1998: Sask Sympatiko
strikes again
- 2001
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- Muzzling
the media
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- Sermonettes
2001
January: Legal Treachery to keep Dueck's lies safe
2002
March,
2002
-- Gay Bashing still a legal sport in Saskatoon -- Even when
it turns to murder
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- 2003
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- Feb. 1:
Where we stand
- Feb. 15, 2003:
Has Saskatchewan learned anything?
- March 1:
Connecting the dots
- March 23, 2003:
From Micro to Macro
- March 25, 2003:
About libel
and malice
- March 27: Gangs
of Saskatoon: the police and prison guards
- April 28, 2003: The
Naked Truth
- May 5: How
low will they go?
- May 15, 2003: Come
clean Calvert, Cline!
- May 30:
Still smearing Milgaard - defamation is alive and well on the
lawn of the Regina legislature and Precendent has been set as
we reclaim our institutions
- June
11, 2003: --Eric Cline
carries on a corrupt tradition
- Nov 7:
Courage -- the only reward is justice
- November 20:
Just following orders
- November 24:
Mayor Atchison, community policing and graffiti
- November
25: Michael Jackson
- November 30:
Corrupt officials must be severely punished: otherwise they just
keep on putting the administration of justice in disrepute!
- December 1: Christmas comes early for injustice warriors
- December 4: Wide open Saskatchewan?
- December 16: Crawling through the tunnel of justice
since 1991
- December 24: The Crown keeps right on breaking
the law
- December 30: Who will find justice under their tree?
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- Links to recent sermonettes
can befound on above pages
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