Monday, January 16, 2023

Appealing the Lower Court’s Decision

 

My case was dismissed, so what do I hope to accomplish in my appeal?

 

In my greatest ideal, the next time our government offers financial assistance to companies in an effort to circumvent the Constitution, these private companies are going to hesitate and say, "Wait a minute! There are strings attached to this money!" The number one "string" of course is the Constitution.  When they have become the court square,

they have an obligation to abide by the principles of fairness found in our Constitution.

 

For many, we are short on time.  I recommend reading the Statement of the Issues, Statement of the Case, and the Summary of the Argument.  This is less than 5 minutes for most people. A link to the document is here.

 

I can only imagine that most judges have mixed feelings about Pro Se's.  Most of the time, we are nothing but a nuisance to them. We are children in our understanding of the law and the law's procedures.  But then from time to time they get a Pro Se that thinks outside the box that challenges their thinking, something few lawyers would bother to get involved with.  I pray that I fall into that latter category.




Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Praying to set a Precedent!

 


As I have said many times, this lawsuit is not just about me. Nor is it just about the injustices that I personally have suffered. It is about my Christian brothers and sisters and the persecution that we are all experiencing. I want to make sure that legally this can never happen again.

My late friend used to explain that Russia has less than 100 political prisoners. For most of us, this does not seem right. He then went on to explain that the Russian government oversees most of the economy. If a person does not pull for the party line, that person is prohibited through many different methods of ever holding down a job. In short, in Russia, dissidents are blacklisted and starved to death.

This is exactly what is beginning to happen in America. Our central government has so much control of the economy that they can implement their COVID policy virtually overnight in every major corporation in America and then some. In short, our Federal Government through OSHA is forcing employers to force “unwilling employees to take their shots, take their tests, or hit the road.” (NFIB vs. OSHA, 2022.) The net effect is that people of conscious (Christians) are forced into a lower financial bracket and perhaps even impoverished.

Our American forefathers understood that property is imperative for the purposes of defending one’s self against a tyrannical government. Private property along with the right to contract was considered foundational in our Constitution. Without private property, there would never be the resources to fight another Revolutionary war.

The foundation to fight this plandemic tyranny is in our Constitution and in our law. It is just that it will take a little work to bring this principle to the surface. That is what I intend to do.

The harsh cold reality is that private businesses have no obligation to obey our fourteenth Amendment (rules of due process) or any other amendments for that matter. They are not obliged to protect freedom of speech, nor the right to bear arms, nor the right to freely assemble. (Note that the right to assemble as understood by our founding fathers was never the right to go to a church or a movie theater or a party. It was the right to assemble to talk about overthrowing your tyrannical government.) If management in a private company does not like something about you, they are free to fire you… with one exception: if they become an extension of the government.

Our Courts (and some legislation) have told us that private actors (private companies) are only obligated to obey the Constitution if they become State Actors. Almost a century ago, a woman named Marsh walked into a town and tried to hand out religious tracts. The town charged her with trespassing. She responded by saying something along the lines of “but I am on public property here on the sidewalk. Look, there is the Post Office.” It turns out that she was not. The entire town including the Post Office was owned by the shipbuilding company. She appealed on her First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court ruled in her favor effectively stating that when a private company becomes the town square (and essentially the government); it has the obligation to obey the Constitution.

In my opinion, this is what is going on today. We have an overreaching Biden Administration protruding its tentacles in every aspect of human activity. Private companies, through money and mandate, are eager to do the federal government’s bidding. Private companies have effectively become the public square.

This is a win for Christians. If this same principle is upheld in my COVID case, it will set precedent. No longer will private companies be able to fire employees who do not wish to have anything unclean injected into their bodies. No longer will private companies be able to force private individuals to participate in a tyrannical money-making scheme that profits from genocide.

The Courts have outlined very carefully what is required for a private actor to be considered to be a State Actor. It is not enough that the government comes into every business and tells them how many fire extinguishers they need to have. This has no influence on a company’s hiring and firing policy. The wrongdoing at hand and the government regulation must be significantly intertwined.

 In my strongest opinion, my former company’s decision to place me on unpaid leave and the Biden Administration’s COVID policies were significantly intertwined. At minimum, the mass hysteria created by the Federal Government influenced my former company’s Human Resource Director to require each employee to take a COVID test or hit the road. At a maximum, there is the issue of the money and mandates.

This may not be very Christian of me, but I am praying that Haman gets hung in his own gallows (Esther 7:10). I pray that the same people that forced Christians into lower paying positions will they themselves experience the same. There is a time to forgive and forget. In my opinion, this is not one of them.

I very much want to believe that where we go one, we go all. I pray that my case will open the door for others. If this case sets the right precedent, many others will have the opportunity to file their own lawsuits.

 

To see the latest documents filed with the Federal Court that provide great evidence for my case, please see this page.

 

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Settlement Offer Rejected

 When the defense lawyer first contacted me, he asked me what it would take to settle this case.  I threw out a number that was roughly equivalent to about 2.4 months of pay, nothing that would break anyone’s bank.  I was interested mostly in being compensated for my injury.  This lawyer sent me a settlement agreement for me to sign.  Several paragraphs made me feel uneasy.  After a closer inspection I realized that I could never sign this contract.  I was supposed to agree not to talk about the lawsuit (like I am doing here).  And if I should slip up, I would be required to pay restitution to the opposing law firm at whatever amount they wished to charge.  


I asked the question, “What is the point of having a First Amendment if rich people can buy it away from poor people with a contract?”

But the abuse did not stop there.  The nondisclosure agreement extended to my heirs.  I imagined my child standing up at my funeral and saying, “And my dad sued SWC and won a settlement!”  Based on what I read in this contract, the opposing law firm would be free to sue my child for breach of contract.

This was an outright abuse of my act of good will.  One slip and the opposing lawyer could regain the money they paid me and more.

The settlement contract also stated that my former company was not admitting to any kind of fault.  This was the reason why I sued… to stop the abuse of Christians or anyone with the common sense not to be PCR tested.  The contract told me that it would be business as usual.  No change in their policy.  The money they offered was basically sweeping me under the rug money.

The opposing lawyer also made it clear, very clear, that I was never to apply at SWC again.  It was not my intention to burn bridges behind me, but then again it was silly for me to think otherwise.  Even if I were to work for them again, I am sure that they would go out of their way to make my life hard.

This attempt at bankrupting me & my family is sheer abuse.  I do not believe that this is something that I should just forgive and forget.  This is why I believe that punitive (punishment) damages are appropriate.  I will be asking for more.

The icing on this cake is that the lawsuit moves forward.  The next milestone is surviving the opposing lawyer’s motion to dismiss.  Surviving legal scrutiny will tell me that the judge believes that my lawsuit has merit in the court of law.  Of course, I believe I hit it out of the ballpark, but this is just my opinion.  I will know more by mid February.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Litigant Lawrence on BackTalk Live

Lawrence appeared on a local TV show called BackTalk Live on December 2, 2021.  The lawsuit, testing and mandates were discussed.  



I hope you enjoy the show.  Lawrence was on the first 25 minutes of the show.  It is hosted on rumble below.

 


 

 This show is also on BitChute here:  https://www.bitchute.com/video/SZCTVB3qjlCA/

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Settlement Offered

 I am at a crossroads. After suing my former company for trying to force me to take their COVID test, they have offered me a settlement of about 2 months of pay. (I was out of work for 1 month.) The money is not the issue here. The problem is that they are trying to buy my silence. I explained to their lawyer that while he is fighting for his several hundred dollars an hour pay, I am fighting for my survival and the survival of my brothers and sisters in Christ (as well as anyone with the common sense not to take the jab (or the PCR test)).

                           


Here is my dilemma. It costs money to file a lawsuit. My next big expense will be paying a court reporter for the pretrial questioning of my opponent. $500 is a conservative estimate. With more money I will be continuing my legal education. Sound expensive? Some of the other legal funds listed on GiveSendGo list financial needs in excess of $100,000. I am sure that this kind of money is by and large going to fund some lawyer group. All I am asking for is $4000. (My needs for this year.)

 

If this lawsuit was just about me, I would take the settlement money and run. I recognize that not everyone has the skills I do. All of my co-workers folded under the weight of the company's intimidation tactics. This is an Esther story in my opinion. Which is why I should not have to fight this fight alone. Please take a look at my lawsuit and if you agree with me that my arguments have merit, consider donating at the GiveSendGo link.

Lawrence will be on BackTalk Live

Lawrence will be appearing on the BackTalk Live show that will air on December 2, 2021 at 7:30.  Here is a link with more information about the show.

 

https://www.htconline.net/htc-channel-3-shows/


 

 

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Lawrence on the Lori Duke Show

 Lawrence appeared on the Lori Duke show on November 16, 2021 where he provided an overview of his case. The Lori Duke show brings attention to local issues and airs on FYNtv Monday through Friday at 7:00am.  They archive their shows on rumble.

The archived show can be viewed below.