www.justiceforchandra.com

[Jayne]

Am I the only one wondering why Condit has never bothered to sue LeBoutellier over the gay Carribean biker story?

[Rita]

Good point, Jayne, here is a link to the archives of all of John LeBoutillier's articles, and he has several on Condit:

http://newsmax.com/pundits/archives/John_LeBoutillier-archive.shtml

[Jayne]

Thanks Rita :) That's a nice archive! I'm going to add it to my favorites. We may be needing it for future reference.

[peripeteia]

Well exactly you wonder why the stories of all stories to hit the stands about Condit that the writer Leboullier has not been sued. Certainly Dunne offered no proof for his allegations. However with Leboullier's story did one really think there was a source or that this was true. I thought this was a bit far fetched and totally unsubstaniated. Condit is odd in that he did not pick no brainers like Leboullier's and Thomas' stories. I'd certainly want a retraction of these stories as well, and these seem so easy to win in a court of law. Well the main stream of society might have no problem to sue, however, if there was some truth to an issue one might think twice before going to court. Perhaps there is some truth to the allegations of carribean bikers and condit and to the paternity of Jennifer Thomas' baby and Condit.

Perhaps this is a proclamation of HIS INNOCENCE, and the timing of the Levys appearing before the Grand Jury, that Gary thought he should make a statement. Hopefully the Judge is correct in his predictions, that Condit will not give a deposition and that the matter will not go to court.

Given the money and time that Gary and Carolyn will be spending in court
one would think that it might not be economically advantageous for the couple to take a law degree...Three years for Gary and a year of articling and looking at an intake of likely greater than 30 million thereabouts...yupe I'd be studying for the bar fast and furious..

Then again I don't think the pair of the Condits are the sharpest knife in the drawer....
kate
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A vision sent me on the path of seeking justice for Chandra, nothing I've seen in print to date has diminished the vividness but only served to reaffirm the validity of this vision.

[rd]

I thought I remembered this:


Liz Michael for United States Senator
P.O. Box 25506
Tempe Arizona 85285

PRESS RELEASE
For release October 15, 2002
Contact: Liz Michael or J. A. Moran, 480-540-1320 and 520-568-3324

Lawyers representing disgraced Congressman Gary Condit today contacted Liz Michael, webmistress of the political advocacy website LizMichael.com, and a possible candidate for the 2004 Democratic nomination for U. S. Senate from Arizona, inferring that she might be the subject of a defamation of character suit on behalf of the Congressman, a member of the House Intelligence Committee.

Attorney L. Lin Wood, of the law firm L. Lin Wood, P.C., contacted Ms. Michael, maintaining that an article which appears on her website, authored by former Congressman John Leboutillier, entitled "Condit: Gays, Bisexuals and Murder", was "false and defamatory". The article suggests the possible involvement of Congressman Condit in the gay sado-masochism scene in Washington DC, and suggests that the murder of Chandra Levy was likely connected to her involvement in the scene, either with Mr. Condit, or with other heretofore unnamed powerful individuals.

Ms. Michael says that the article was published on LizMichael.com because it was censored on the Republican activist site "FreeRepublic", and was also censored in Newsmax, another conservative publication. Ms. Michael states that she detests censorship, and has published and linked to several controversial works which were the subject of government censorship. As for the facts in the article itself, Ms. Michael states: "I have no personal knowledge of either Chandra Levy, the circumstances of her death, or the sexual orientation and habits of Mr. Condit. I do not know whether the theories and allegations of Mr. Leboutillier are 100% on the mark. However, I did not consider them to be baseless at the time they were published, nor have I received any evidence whatsoever at a later date that they were absolutely false. The opinion piece has never to my knowledge been publicly retracted."

Mr. Wood's letter, and Ms. Michael's reply, are included in this press release. Ms. Michael's response to the prospect of a Condit lawsuit against her was, "Go ahead, make my day." She also inferred she would make any threatening letters or any legal proceedings a very public event.

From: L. Lin Wood
To: golizziego@lizmichael.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:37 PM
Subject: Condit Article by LeBoutillier

10-15-02

Dear Ms. Michael:

I represent Congressman Gary Condit with respect to the investigation and potential prosecution of a number of civil actions for defamation. A false and defamatory article about Congressman Condit is published at your website, entitled "Condit: Gays, Bisexuals and Murder" and located at http://www.lizmichael.com/condit.htm. This article purports to have been written by John LeBoutillier. Please confirm for me by return e-mail whether Mr. LeBoutillier is in fact the author of this article and the date on which the article was first posted on your website (information obtained to date indicates that the initial date of publication was either November 23 or 24, 2001). Thank you for your assistance.

L. Lin Wood
L. LIN WOOD, P.C.
Suite 2140, The Equitable Building
100 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404.522.1713
Fax: 404.522.1716
E-mail: llwood@linwoodlaw.com
Internet: www.linwoodlaw.com


From: Liz Michael for United States Senator
P.O. Box 25506
Tempe Arizona 85285

To: L. Lin Wood
L. LIN WOOD, P.C.
Suite 2140, The Equitable Building
100 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Mr. Wood

To the best of my knowledge, former Congressman John LeBoutillier is the author of the article. It is published on our site because it was censored on the FreeRepublic news site.

Please be advised of the following if you are planning on a lawsuit against myself or any of my associates. I am a candidate for the United States Senate, from Mr. Condit's own party, and more than just from his party, from his proximate ideological wing of it, the Blue Dogs. Should you pursue legal action, I will gladly welcome the publicity that would arise over being sued by a man with the reputation of Mr. Condit for the duration of the election. It would massively help my election chances to be the subject of a lawsuit by Mr. Condit. In other words, go ahead. Make my day.

Please also be advised that a copy of this letter is being forwarded to every activist list and every media list that I have, and will receive wide distribution. Subsequent communications, including any and all legal filings, will receive the same widespread communication and will be a matter of public record open to all media and activists.

=========================================
Deo Vindice!!!
Liz Michael
http://www.lizmichael.com - Political Activism For The Liberation Of The World
http://www.lizmichael.org - Liz Michael for United States Senate
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --- Thomas Jefferson
=========================================

Liz Michael for United States Senator
P. O. Box 25506, Tempe Arizona 85285

end quote

rd

[propria]

>>> "This is not derived from a desire to financially benefit," Condit attorney L. Lin Wood said in an interview Monday. <<<


good thing ... he's not likely to gain any financial benefit.

judge napolitano was interviewed on fox by john gibson this afternoon, and he was emphasizing the futility of this suit ... looks to me like the good judge is over condit's behavior and could be going after him, just for his stupidity, if nothing else. i have to wonder just how far out of touch with reality condit has to be to even stir this kettle of smelly fish to begin with ... i agree that he's getting a lot of 'but i'm the innocent victim here' mileage out of his protests, but i can't imagine anyone not related to him by either blood or marriage who believes that flimsy effort to defend himself. maybe dunne will take a hint from liz michael, and he'll publish every single word connected to the suit against him, too ... i, for one, could short out my little laptop with the drooling if i could get my hands on condit's answers to interrogatories, and i'd be more than glad to offer a few questions to be added to the long line of supplemental interrogatories condit will be subject to. stillwaters is right, though, that this suit is most likely to be dimissed before discovery even begins ... dang it, wouldn't you just know it????


nanci
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the Truth has a name, and there is power in that Name!

[rd]

also, Condit would never say anything more than I don't know, I don't remember...

rd

[Jayne]

Wow....brought THAT to a screeching halt pretty quick, didn't she? Thanks for remembering this, I had totally forgotten about her, or this incident.

[jane]

Ever notice how Condit scurries from the light of open, public communication like a guilty cockroach?

[propria]

>>> Ever notice how Condit scurries from the light of open, public communication like a guilty cockroach? <<<


yup, i sure have ...

and i keep hoping that there will be lots and lots of folks like us out there running around stomping like mad, just in case one of us can manage to squash him like the filthy prehistoric bug he is.


nanci
_________________
the Truth has a name, and there is power in that Name!

[jane]

I wish Dunne could take a similar approach to Liz Michael's, but I don't suppose that'll be possible - different situation. I wonder how much legal protection Vanity Fair will be willing and able to provide. They're not the one being sued.

[benn]

This article also discusses Lin Wood's Ramsey case, settled in May, the settlement being secret. Evidently if Condit can get secret settlements, he can knock off his potential victims one by one.
benn

http://www.talkleft.com/archives/001659.html

Monday :: December 16, 2002

Gary Condit Sues Dominick Dunne

Link via Drudge to Newsday: Gary Condit has sued writer Dominick Dunne for $11 million -- for slander over comments Dunne made on tv and elsewhere during the Chandra Levy disappearance.

" Former Rep. Gary Condit sued Dominick Dunne for $11 million on Monday, claiming the author slandered him in interviews about the Chandra Levy case. Dunne "made false and defamatory statements accusing (Condit) of involvement in the crimes of kidnapping and murder," said the lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan."

"The suit cited radio, television and newspaper interviews in which Dunne linked Condit to the disappearance of Levy. Dunne "transformed an allegation of sexual misconduct into criminal accusations," said Condit's attorney, L. Lin Wood."

Lin Wood is the excellent Atlanta libel attorney who has been representing John and Patsy Ramsey in their civil suits--successfully, we might add.

Who will represent Dunne? Dan Petrocelli, who successfully sued OJ in the (civil) wrongful death case? Maybe, but then again, maybe not as he later represented ex-cop Steve Thomas who wrote a book accusing the Ramseys of killing their daughter and Lin Wood prevailed and got a settlement from Thomas (paid by his publisher) in that case. From the Denver Post on August 9, 2002:

"The libel suit brought by John and Patsy Ramsey against former Boulder police detective Steve Thomas is over. The case, which was settled in May, was formally dismissed on Wednesday, said Ramsey attorney Lin Wood. 'Obviously, the Ramseys are pleased with the settlement and are glad the case was successfully resolved in their favor,' Wood said."

"John and Patsy Ramsey sued Thomas for libel and defamation in March 2001 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. The civil suit said Thomas made false claims about the couple in a book he co-wrote titled 'JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation' and during interviews promoting the book. Publisher St. Martin's Press and co-author Don Davis were part of the settlement, Wood said."

"The lawsuit sought $ 80 million in damages, but Wood declined to disclose the amount paid. 'The terms of the settlement, including the amount, are confidential,' he said. The book theorized that Patsy Ramsey killed 6-year-old JonBenet during a fit of rage in their Boulder home on Dec. 26, 1996, and that John Ramsey helped his wife cover it up by making the death look like a botched kidnapping. Thomas, who left the Boulder Police Department in 1998 over frustrations with the unsolved case, could not be reached for comment."

"His attorney, Dan Petrocelli of Los Angeles, who won a $ 30 million civil verdict against O.J. Simpson after Simpson was acquitted in the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and a friend, Ron Goldman, also could not be reached for comment Thursday."

We'll stay on top of this as more details come out. Findlaw will undoubtedly have the full text of the Condit/Dunne suit up shortly. Look for it here.
Posted Monday :: December 16, 2002 | TrackBack

[jane]

Yes, secrecy has always been and always will be Condit's best friend - hope Dunne's or Vanity Fair's lawyers can find a way to get the proceedings into the light of public scrutiny - that seems to be the only thing to combat vampires like Condit (picture Dracula's anguish when he's caught in daylight.)

[jane]

Credits: People.com (and my son Gus)

[fallout]

Does the fact that the lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan mean that the legal proceedings must take place in Manhattan?

Sure Hope So!

Signed,
James
in Manhattan