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Melendres # 1223 - D.Ariz. - 2-07-cv-02513 - 1223 - KlaymanReply
Melendres # 1223 - D.Ariz. - 2-07-cv-02513 - 1223 - KlaymanReply
Melendres # 1223 - D.Ariz. - 2-07-cv-02513 - 1223 - KlaymanReply
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Larry Klayman
Freedom Watch, Inc.
2020 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 345
2 Washington, D.C. 20006.
(310) 595-0800
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Attorney for Dennis Montgomery
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Pro Hae Vice Pending
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Plaintiff,
Civil Action No.
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Larry Klayman, Movant for admittance pro hac vice on behalf of Dennis L. Montgomery,
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I.
A person is entitled to his choice of counsel, including an attorney appearing pro hac vice:
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"A defendant's right to the counsel of his choice includes the right to have an out-of-state
lawyer admitted pro hac vice." United States v. Lillie, 989 F.2d 1054, 1056 (9th Cir. 1993); see also
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Panzardi-Alvarez v. United States, 879 F.2d 975, 980 (1st Cir. 1989)("[A] decision denying a pro
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hac vice admission necessarily implicates constitutional concerns."), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1082,
110 S. Ct. 1140, 107 L. Ed. 2d 1045 (1990).
"It is hardly necessary to say that, the right to counsel being conceded, a defendant should
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45, 53, 53 S.Ct. 55, 58, 77 L.Ed. 158 (1932). The right to retain counsel of choice stems from a
defendant's right to decide what kind of defense he wishes to present. United States v. Nichols, 841
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shaping his defense is his selection of an attorney." United States v. Laura, 607 F.2d 52, 56 (3d
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Cir.1979); Nichols, 841 F.2d at 1502. See also Chandler v. Fretag, 348 U.S. 3, 10, 75 S.Ct. l, 5,
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99 L.Ed. 4 (1954) ("a defendant must be given a reasonable opportunity to employ and consult with
counsel; otherwise the right to be heard by counsel would be of little worth"); Glasser v. United
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States, 315 U.S. 60, 75, 62 S.Ct. 457, 467, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942) ("[defendant] wished the benefit of
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the undivided assistance of counsel of his own choice. We think that such a desire on the part of an
accused should be respected.")
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When a defendant decides to retain counsel, the choice of counsel rests in his hands, not
with others. United States v. Richardson, 894 F.2d 492, 496 (1st Cir.1990); FVilson v. Mintzes, 761
F.2d 275, 280 (6th Cir.1985). A defendant's right to retain counsel of his choice therefore represents
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" 'a right of constitutional dimension"' United States v. Cunningham, 672 F .2d I 064, 1070 (2d
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Cir.1982) (citing United States v. Wisniewski, 478 F.2d 274, 285 (2d Cir.1973)), the denial of which
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may rise to the level ofa constitutional violation. Birt v. Montgomery, 725 F.2d 587, 592 (11th Cir.)
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(en bane), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 874, 105 S.Ct. 232, 83 L.Ed.2d 161 (1984); Wilson, 761 F.2d at
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Dennis Montgomery has a right to choose those attorneys whom he believes will be
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3 is his Sixth Amendment right. As important, Mr. Montgomery is disabled and suffers from a severe
4 brain aneurism. Exhibit I. He is effectively bankrnpt, and cannot afford to pay counsel, particularly
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given his medical expenses. And, this case has become so contentious and filled with invective by
the Plaintiffs, the ACLU, and their collaborators at the Phoenix New Times and the Arizona
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Republic, to name just a few of the publications which hate Defendants because they do not
comport vvith their political agendas for the so-called right for illegal aliens to remain in this county
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to represent Mr. Montgomery for fear of being retaliated against by this Court, who has threatened
In the matter before this Court, Movant and Freedom Watch have made it clear, on the Court
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record, that they do not intend to challenge any testimony by Sheriff Arpaio, his deputies, the
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Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (MCSO), or the Cold Case Posse. Also, it is Movant and
Freedom Watch's expressed position that the issue of the "credibility" of Dennis Montgomery is not
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20 case, who is subject to likely disqualification. See Petitfon for Writ oflvfandamusfiled in In re
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Joseph lvl A17xtio, No. 15-72440 (9th Cir. Filed August 6, 2015).
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In addition, Dennis Montgomery is not seeking to take any position with regard any other
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issues remaining in the post-judgment proceedings in this case or the testimony involving the
allegations of contempt of the Court's injunction brought by the Plaintiffs.
Dennis Montgomery seeks to intervene in this case only because his intellectual property,
27 documents, data and work have been seized by the Court in disregard of his work-product and
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attorney-client privilege and his proprietary rights. The U.S. District Court for the District of
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Nevada has already ruled that (I) the data and intellectual property belongs to Dennis Montgomery,
3 (2) none of the data or information is classified, (3) the U.S. Government was required to return all
4 of the data and information to Dennis Montgomery, and (4) the government lawyers were
5 apparently found to have deceived that Court in falsely claiming that the data, information, and/or
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intellectual property did not belong to Dennis Montgomery and/or was classified. See Dennis
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Montgomery and the Montgomery Family Trust v. eTreppid Technologies, LLC, Warren Trepp and
1o VPC, Order, Judge Philip M. Pro, March 19,2007, and In the lvfater of the Search of The
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Residence Located at 12720 Bucktlwrne Lane, Reno, Nevada, and Storage Units 136, 140, 141, 142
12 and 143, Double R Storage, 888 lvfadestro Drh1e, Reno, Nevada, Case Nos. 3:06-CV-0263-PMP13 VPC and 3:06-MJ-00023-VPC, Order, Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke, November 28, 2006.
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II.
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There is no conflict with the undersigned counsel representing Mr. Montgomery, as the
19 client only seeks to intervene to protect his property rights. There is no desire or need to wade into
20 the substance of the dispute with Plaintiffs or the Court. The emails produced by the ACLU in its
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opposition do not show any conflict. Having talked with Sheriff Arpaio after the undersigned
counsel saw these attorney-client privileged and work product emails in the ACLU's opposition, the
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Sheriff stated that he had no recollection of ever having dictated, written, or signed the email of
April 29, 2015. Jn any event, the email, which vvas probably dictated by Michele Iafrate, who
26 frankly has not represented the Sheriff zealously and within the bounds of the law, strongly speaks
27 of the Sheriff having a conflict with Mike Zullo, who is his trusted colleague. And, it merely states
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that there is a "conflict in Arizona," not with the undersigned counsel. Further it has never been in
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dispute that the undersigned counsel does not represent Sheriff Arpaio in Arizona. That the
3 undersigned counsel represents the Sheriff in a court challenge in the District of Columbia, actually
4 shows that he is on the same side of the Sheriff and not in conflict with him. The undersigned this
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If anybody should be forced to withdraw from this case it should be the ACLU as their
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lawyers have created a direct conflict of interest with the rights of Dennis Montgomery, who th is
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Court made part of this case. Mr. Montgomery sought the legal assistance of the ACLU with the
12 legal issues he faces, including stopping prior defamation of him to silence and discredit him as a
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whistleblower attempting to reveal illegal and unconstitutional conduct by the U.S. Government,
disclosing the information about misconduct as a whistleblower in a way to bring about change
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pursuant to the law, and repairing the damage to his reputation from the defamation and smears
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brought to silence and discredit him, as well as protecting his intellectual and other property rights,
When Mr. Montgomery sought the legal assistance of the ACLU as not only professional
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in these areas, a fiduciary duty of trust owed by the ACLU to Mr. Montgomery was created.
Creating a direct conflict of interest between Mr. Montgomery and the Melendres Plaintiffs,
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the ACLU harmed Mr. Montgomery in order to advance the interests of the Jvlelendres Plaintiffs
who favor illegal immigration and have set out to destroy Sheriff Arpaio, his deputies, and others
26 who seek to enforce the laws of Arizona against them. Mr. Montgomery, the Melendres Plaintiffs,
27 and the ACLU, are adverse in an actual conflict of interest \Vith him.
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As a result of this conflict, Mr. Montgomery has been forced to file suit against the ACLU.
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A copy of the complaint for this lawsuit has been attached as Exhibit 2 and is incorporated herein
3 by reference. Mr. Montgomery has also filed ethics complaints which are also pending against the
4 ACLU lawyers, including Cecillia Wang and Daniel Pochada, for their violation of the attorney
5 client relationship with him. This latest filing compounds their illegal and unethical actions, as they
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cannot take a position adverse to Mr. Montgomery or his chosen counsel. In this regard, the ACLU,
an ultra-leftist organization which despises conservatives like the undersigned counsel, has sought
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to smear him with baseless attacks. The hard fact is that the undersigned counsel has continuously
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been a member in good standing of the District of Columbia and Florida bars for 38 years, as set
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forth in the pro hac vice application, and the few issues he has had with judges are not unusual for a
12 strong trial lawyer. For instance, just in the OJ. Simpson case of years back, famed trial lawyer
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sanctioned multiple times just in that case. They were not denied continuing pro hac vice status.
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This shows the absurdity of the ACLU's desperate arguments to deny Mr. Montogomery who is
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seriously ill and cannot afford counsel he has to pay, the keep the undersigned from representing
18 him with regard to simply protecting his property rights as an intervenor. The ACLU has such
19 venom toward Sheriff Arpaio and all who are associated with him, including the undersigned
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relationships, improperly obtain and maintain privileged communications, and take actions to harm
anyone who believes in legal immigration. The ACLU's conduct is hannful to all who believe in the
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on August 10, 2015, I served the foregoing document by U.S. Mail
on the following counsel of record:
Cecilia
D. Wang, Esq.
ACLU FOUNDATION
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MALDEF
634 S. Spring Street, 11th Fl.
2 Los Angeles, California 90014
jcastillo@maldef.org
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Attorney for Plaintiffs
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Richard K. Walker, Esq.
5 WALKER & PESKIND, PLLC
6 16100 N. 71st Street, Suite 140
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2236
7 rkw@azlawpartner.com
480-483-6336
8 Attorney for Defendant Maricopa County
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I, Dr. .be E~ridge recently treate:l Dennis Montgomery who isa 60 year old man who
suffere:l from a cerebral aneurysn. H isaneurySll wasdetecte:l in 2011. He does not
Slloke and does not have any congenital blood veg:ej dis:Bs.:s that contribute to aneurySll
development.
High blood pre:s...1re can accderate aneurysn growth and increa~ the ri~ of rupture and
S:roke. Stre:scan increa93 blood pre:s...1re and contribute to aneurysn growth. On a
more probable than not basisS:re:s related hypertension cau~ the devE.lopment and
growth of hisaneurysn.
I haveperforme:l over 5000 brain artery repair and embolization proceduresover the
paS: 30 years I was Profe:mr of Radiology and Neurosurgery at the U niversty of
WaSiington Me:lical School from 1987-2004.
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Exhibit 2
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DENNIS L. MONTGOMERY
Miami, Florida 1
Plaintiff,
v.
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES FOUNDATION
ACLU
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10004
and
SUSANN. HERMAN, ESQ.
President
ACLU
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
Nevv York, New York 10004
and
CECILLIA D. WANG, ESQ.
ACLU
I mmi grants' Rights Project
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, California 94111
and
DANIEL J. POCHADA, ESQ.
ACLU of Arizona
3707 North 7th Street, Suite 235
Phoenix, Arizona 85014
and
MICHAEL "MIKE" GERMAN, ESQ.
ACLU
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, New York I0004
and
ANDRE IV AN SEGURA, ESQ.
ACLU
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10004
and
JOSHUA BENDOR
ACLU
3707 North 7th Street, Suite 235
Phoenix, Arizona 85014
Defendants.
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Dennis L. Montgomery, by counsel, sues the Defendants, jointly and severally,
in this civil action for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Malpractice, Common Law
Defamation Per Se, General Defamation, Defamation by Implication and Intentional Infliction of
Emotional Distress. As grounds therefore, Plaintiff alleges as follows:
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This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
1332 under diversity of citizenship. The parties are citizens of different states and the amount in
controversy exceeds $75,000.
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1391(e).
II.
THE PARTIES
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