Today I finished the final touches on my Motion To Dismiss for the "SLAPP" the Tangredi's filed against us, and I had a very interesting thing happen to me at the County Clerks Office, as my title would suggest.
First, after being all proud of myself staying up all night writing my motion, I went to the office and submitted it only to realize that I didn't put a date on it for the motion to be heard. I'm still learning about the legal process and, unfortunately, without a lawyer it's easy to miss or forget certain details if you haven't been drug through this sort of thing before, or if you don't have a lot of money and time on your hands (like some people?) to sit on the internet all day and google legal stuff. No big deal, the first clerk I talked to was very helpful and told me exactly what I needed to do to set the hearing date and before you know it, I'm back at the office to finish the task. This is when my interesting encounter happened.
After standing for only a few minutes, a clerk approached the counter and asked how they could help me. After stating my purpose they asked, "Are you a Tangredi?"
I said "No, I'm one of the many defendants."
To paraphrase how the rest of the conversation went, they then told me that they (and apparently many other clerks) were already aware of the suit and knew of how many defendants were involved. They then commented on how it was an "interesting case," and I told them they didn't even know the half of it. After a few moments of cordial conversation, the clerk gave me a very helpful resource to aid in gaining further information regarding court proceedings, and even the proper ediquette preferred by each judge in the courtroom. (I don't like chewing gum in my courtroom, etc)
I know I haven't exactly been reaching out to any of the other defendants yet, I've been tied up in preparing my motion and concentrated most of my time preparing my own defense, but I hope this to change soon. My purpose here is to help all defendants that are in need of it, or exchange information that can be beneficial or just plain funny with anybody interested. So, in efforts to not divulge too much information to just ANYBODY reading this blog, please contact me if you would like the website the clerk gave me. I'll do my best to determine if you are who you say you are and give you the link.
Consequently, I understand how cautious some of you other defendants may be about contacting me, given the nature of the predicament we find ourselves in and all. That is why I set this blog up with an e-mail address hosted by a friend of mine who is a musician that I also write and perform with. I encourage you to go to his page, listen to some tunes if you'd like, and determine for yourselves if I am who I claim to be. (this is not a shameless attempt at self promotion by the way)
Furthermore, for those among us that like to sue the pants off anybody they feel has wronged them in any way, I'm going to save you a good deal of time and effort by saying it is perfectly within the rights of any County Clerk to administer aid to someone if it is purely regarding a procedural matter. This is something that has been a great deal of help to me throughout this process already and you shouldn't go wasting time trying to sue a government worker for helping a citizen in this fashion, which I'm sure was probably one of your first thoughts already...
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Who's Harassing Who?
The Tangredi's are suing me for sending them "harassing" emails. They are using these emails as evidence proving my involvement in this "conspiracy" against them. However, since they have to my knowledge failed or forgotten to submit these emails as any kind of evidence, I felt I'd help out a little bit and just post em here for all to read. This is the account of all the email exchanges between the Tangredi's and I, including one in which, it appears obvious to me, the Tangredi's were posing as Guy Fawkes.
Please enjoy the read if you have time. Then try and guess who is suing who for sending harassing emails!
1/22/09
From j p,
subject: Tangredikarma 2.0
Hello Everyone,
This is my NEW e-mail address (guyfawkes1001@gmail.com).
I know that all of you were probably pretty po'd that the site was hacked a few weeks ago, me too! Unfortunately, I lost all of my e-mails when I got hacked, but I was able to retrieve all of my contacts. I want to attempt to recreate TangrediKarma again. If you would like, I respectfully ask you to send me your story again if you would like it reposted. I'll start it back up again after I get a few responses, I'm also going to repost all of the recent media as I did before. I think it was serving Nashville a great JUSTICE to know the nitty gritty about the Tangredi "Empire". The Tangredis probably think that were finished, but we're just getting started.
Much Respect,
GF
1/25/09
From Michael Tangredi,
subject: w-2 forms
What address can I send your w-2 form to? I'm trying to get them out middle of this week. Let me know as soon as possible. Thanks
2/18/09
From Me,
no subject
I'm very interested in how you got this email, and exactly what game you might be trying to play.
2/18/09
From Michael Tangredi
subject: reply
I got it from Guy Fawkes. As a matter of fact, I got all of the e-mails that were sent to Guy Fawkes. They're a pretty interesting read...
2/18/09
From Michael Tangredi
Needless to say that the USSS loved it.
2/20/09
From Michael Tangredi
See. That's the thing about telling misinformed shit to an anonymous psychopath. They're ANONYMOUS, so that means it can be ANYONE. The best thing about it, "Dennis", is that I'd say within the next few weeks you and everybody who e-mailed their stories in along with Mr. Fawkes himself will be getting a rather large lawsuit for our due of damages. NOBODY will be anonymous then. Good luck. And I trust that you received your w2 already.
2/20/09
From Me
This is the last email you'll receive from me, none of that internet fighting bs. Interesting that the USSS would be interested in anything a private citizen would have to say to another in an email, seeing as though I believe they simply investigate fraud and protect the economy and world leaders. Plus, I imagine they have their hands full at the moment. Also, the truly interesting read were these emails. Words like lawsuit, slander, and Guy Fawkes? Maybe we know who hacked a certain person's email. Wait, is that a federal crime? I guess I'll have to google it. Slander? I'm pretty sure that in this country, even with the patriot act in effect, that someone cannot get sued for sending a "private" email to someone else. Now, a former employer spilling terrible and untrue dribble about a past employee on a public forum? That may be slander. Feel free to email more, like I said, I'm pretty much done, but at the same time amused with all this. But please, don't waste any money for a lawyer for an insignificant nobody though. With bankruptcy, fraud charges (over $1 million dollars), and with only $63 in assets...you need to worry more about your debts.
And its Dennis Feltner, not Dennis Lee. What's the matter, you think I'd be afraid of letting you know who I am and what I think about you? Call it slander all you want, I was there, and if need be, I'll testify. And by the way, I don't appreciate you probing for my address, furthermore in a likely illegal manner!
2/20/09
From Michael Tangredi
You don't have to respond back if you don't want to. I will be honest with you, I was not probing for your address, I have it on your employment file (which is why you already got your w2 form without a response from you). I just needed for you to tie yourself to the slander suit and by giving me your address, that would have done it. But you actually gave me something even better, you spelled out your name for me. Also, the thing about hacking someone's e-mail, yes it is a federal crime (if you could prove it) and that is only if the issue at hand is identity theft. Now, I don't know if you're still in contact with Laura, but the Secret Service was enticed with what she had to say, not what you were saying. You can accuse me of hacking Mr. Fawkes' e-mail, but I do have an affidavit from him saying that those e-mails were being forwarded to me intentionally. Thank you for your time.
2/20/09
From Me
:( Crap! I've been had!
Along with these emails, I also received others from Guy Fawkes after his email was hacked that clearly were not him, and were to the best of my knowledge the Tangredi's.
I'll probably get this case thrown out, or at least one or more of the Tangredi's will be on trial or in jail before it ever has a court date, but in the mean time I'd like to ask the Tangredi's why that signed affidavit is not one of their exhibits?
Also, if you know his name, why are you suing other defendants for further damages if they do not reveal him?
Furthermore, why would you claim to not know his identity or if he even worked for you?
Plus, exhibit P clearly clearly states that Guy Fawkes will not give up his identity to you, and names another person as his co-conspirator. If he in fact wrote this, which it is once again obvious to me that he didn't, where then does this affidavit come into play?
Too many questions to wrap your head around. Good luck not getting caught in your own web of lies guys.
Please enjoy the read if you have time. Then try and guess who is suing who for sending harassing emails!
1/22/09
From j p,
subject: Tangredikarma 2.0
Hello Everyone,
This is my NEW e-mail address (guyfawkes1001@gmail.com).
I know that all of you were probably pretty po'd that the site was hacked a few weeks ago, me too! Unfortunately, I lost all of my e-mails when I got hacked, but I was able to retrieve all of my contacts. I want to attempt to recreate TangrediKarma again. If you would like, I respectfully ask you to send me your story again if you would like it reposted. I'll start it back up again after I get a few responses, I'm also going to repost all of the recent media as I did before. I think it was serving Nashville a great JUSTICE to know the nitty gritty about the Tangredi "Empire". The Tangredis probably think that were finished, but we're just getting started.
Much Respect,
GF
1/25/09
From Michael Tangredi,
subject: w-2 forms
What address can I send your w-2 form to? I'm trying to get them out middle of this week. Let me know as soon as possible. Thanks
- Be mindful, this message was sent to an email address that they should have had no way of knowing about, aside from the fact that I used it to contact Guy Fawkes.
2/18/09
From Me,
no subject
I'm very interested in how you got this email, and exactly what game you might be trying to play.
2/18/09
From Michael Tangredi
subject: reply
I got it from Guy Fawkes. As a matter of fact, I got all of the e-mails that were sent to Guy Fawkes. They're a pretty interesting read...
2/18/09
From Michael Tangredi
Needless to say that the USSS loved it.
2/20/09
From Michael Tangredi
See. That's the thing about telling misinformed shit to an anonymous psychopath. They're ANONYMOUS, so that means it can be ANYONE. The best thing about it, "Dennis", is that I'd say within the next few weeks you and everybody who e-mailed their stories in along with Mr. Fawkes himself will be getting a rather large lawsuit for our due of damages. NOBODY will be anonymous then. Good luck. And I trust that you received your w2 already.
2/20/09
From Me
This is the last email you'll receive from me, none of that internet fighting bs. Interesting that the USSS would be interested in anything a private citizen would have to say to another in an email, seeing as though I believe they simply investigate fraud and protect the economy and world leaders. Plus, I imagine they have their hands full at the moment. Also, the truly interesting read were these emails. Words like lawsuit, slander, and Guy Fawkes? Maybe we know who hacked a certain person's email. Wait, is that a federal crime? I guess I'll have to google it. Slander? I'm pretty sure that in this country, even with the patriot act in effect, that someone cannot get sued for sending a "private" email to someone else. Now, a former employer spilling terrible and untrue dribble about a past employee on a public forum? That may be slander. Feel free to email more, like I said, I'm pretty much done, but at the same time amused with all this. But please, don't waste any money for a lawyer for an insignificant nobody though. With bankruptcy, fraud charges (over $1 million dollars), and with only $63 in assets...you need to worry more about your debts.
And its Dennis Feltner, not Dennis Lee. What's the matter, you think I'd be afraid of letting you know who I am and what I think about you? Call it slander all you want, I was there, and if need be, I'll testify. And by the way, I don't appreciate you probing for my address, furthermore in a likely illegal manner!
2/20/09
From Michael Tangredi
You don't have to respond back if you don't want to. I will be honest with you, I was not probing for your address, I have it on your employment file (which is why you already got your w2 form without a response from you). I just needed for you to tie yourself to the slander suit and by giving me your address, that would have done it. But you actually gave me something even better, you spelled out your name for me. Also, the thing about hacking someone's e-mail, yes it is a federal crime (if you could prove it) and that is only if the issue at hand is identity theft. Now, I don't know if you're still in contact with Laura, but the Secret Service was enticed with what she had to say, not what you were saying. You can accuse me of hacking Mr. Fawkes' e-mail, but I do have an affidavit from him saying that those e-mails were being forwarded to me intentionally. Thank you for your time.
2/20/09
From Me
:( Crap! I've been had!
Along with these emails, I also received others from Guy Fawkes after his email was hacked that clearly were not him, and were to the best of my knowledge the Tangredi's.
I'll probably get this case thrown out, or at least one or more of the Tangredi's will be on trial or in jail before it ever has a court date, but in the mean time I'd like to ask the Tangredi's why that signed affidavit is not one of their exhibits?
Also, if you know his name, why are you suing other defendants for further damages if they do not reveal him?
Furthermore, why would you claim to not know his identity or if he even worked for you?
Plus, exhibit P clearly clearly states that Guy Fawkes will not give up his identity to you, and names another person as his co-conspirator. If he in fact wrote this, which it is once again obvious to me that he didn't, where then does this affidavit come into play?
Too many questions to wrap your head around. Good luck not getting caught in your own web of lies guys.
Why The Heck Am I Doing This!
Yeah, this may seem a little stupid. I'm being sued for slander and accused of participating in some "conspiracy" to bring down the Tangredi family, and I start a blog to talk about it? The very thing that started all this in the first place. Yes, I may be a little out of my mind, but more so I'm just stubborn. It's a tendency of mine when confronted with extreme ignorance to meet it with a giant middle finger.
That being said, however, my actual intentions for doing this are somewhat noble. Unfortunately, I have had to occupy more of my time than I would've liked in the last couple months dealing with this lawsuit and have dug up a number of things to aid in answering, defending, and even counter claiming if need be. I hope to use what I have found to aid anyone else that has been dragged into this mess and help them avoid wasting time themselves, or money on lawyers and what not. I'll also be giving little updates when I can regarding my personal experience in this circus, mostly because it's been friggin' hilarious!
Anyway, I leave you with this. Enjoy...
A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation ("SLAPP") is a lawsuit that is intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition. Winning the lawsuit is not necessarily the intent of the person filing the SLAPP. The plaintiff's goals are accomplished if the defendant succumbs to fear, intimidation, mounting legal costs or simple exhaustion and abandons the criticism. A SLAPP may also intimidate others from participating in the debate.
According to New York Supreme Court Judge J. Nicholas Colabella, "Short of a gun to the head, a greater threat to First Amendment expression can scarcely be imagined." A number of jurisdictions have made such suits illegal, provided that the appropriate standards of journalistic responsibility have been met by the critic.
That being said, however, my actual intentions for doing this are somewhat noble. Unfortunately, I have had to occupy more of my time than I would've liked in the last couple months dealing with this lawsuit and have dug up a number of things to aid in answering, defending, and even counter claiming if need be. I hope to use what I have found to aid anyone else that has been dragged into this mess and help them avoid wasting time themselves, or money on lawyers and what not. I'll also be giving little updates when I can regarding my personal experience in this circus, mostly because it's been friggin' hilarious!
Anyway, I leave you with this. Enjoy...
A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation ("SLAPP") is a lawsuit that is intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition. Winning the lawsuit is not necessarily the intent of the person filing the SLAPP. The plaintiff's goals are accomplished if the defendant succumbs to fear, intimidation, mounting legal costs or simple exhaustion and abandons the criticism. A SLAPP may also intimidate others from participating in the debate.
According to New York Supreme Court Judge J. Nicholas Colabella, "Short of a gun to the head, a greater threat to First Amendment expression can scarcely be imagined." A number of jurisdictions have made such suits illegal, provided that the appropriate standards of journalistic responsibility have been met by the critic.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
A New Beginning
This blog is for the purpose of having an open forum for discussion for those being sued by the Tangredi family, as well as for anybody interested in sharing their feelings since the last blog was hacked and deleted. I'll try to check as often as possible, but feel free to post at will in the mean time.
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