That picture shows Jaya Pataka Swami cross-examination at Appellant Court in Bangalore, India. Claiming that Bangalore Temple and Akshaya Patra belongs to him and other ISKCON Gurus/GBC.
BBTI Spends Vast Sums to Hide Court Documents
BY: MAHA PURUSHA DAS
Aug 17, 2010 — NEW YORK, USA (SUN) — Why is BBTI spending hundreds of thousands of Book Distributors’ laxmi to HIDE its court filings?
As you all must be aware, on November 13th 1998, BBTI and Hansadutta reached an agreement in the now famous BBTI vs Hans Kary lawsuit in California Superior Court whereby BBT was revalidated to hold Srila Prabhupada’s copyrights, and Krishna Books, Inc. was formed and given license to print Srila Prabhupada’s books.
It was in this lawsuit that BBTI/GBC had infamously adopted the suicidal policy to state that BBT never existed and that Srila Prabhupada was not the author, but a worker for hire for ISKCON temple of Los Angeles. Anyway, due to some good fortune for them, a settlement was reached and they reverted their stand, but not before the whole court file was sealed by them with a petition to the court never to be seen by general devotees, followers of Srila Prabhupada.
But due to some misfortune for the GBC, in the Long Island case some of those controversial filings surfaced, which necessitated the court in New York requiring all of the court records in the Hansadutta case to be opened for the public.
Hence the ISKCON, Inc. in Long Island filed a simple application to the Los Angeles court in July 2008 seeking to unseal the court files so that the general public, including itself, and the worldwide society of devotees can see those filings.
Imagine its surprise when 4 lawyers from the BBTI/GBC/ISKCON LA turned up to oppose the unsealing of records.
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- 1. Gupta Das (Joe Fedorowsky) – Ostensibly as attorney for Veda Guhya (KBI), but leading attorney for the case on behalf of the GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo, directing other attorneys below in conjunction with Amarendra das.
2. Joshua Hudas – Attorney for BBTI
3. Amarendra das (David Liberman) – Ostensibly as attorney for ISKCON LA, but lawyer for GBC
4. Robert C. Moest – Attorney for ISKCON of CA, Inc.
What ensued was a two year legal battle that saw ISKCON, Inc. — unprepared as it was for the massive opposition — loose at the initial court. Being forced to retrieve these crucial documents to defend itself from another unnecessary 6 year lawsuit filed by the GBC against the Long Island temple Sankirtan devotees (some of these California documents are completely opposite to what has been submitted by the GBC in New York), it appealed and won at the Appellate Court on March 1st, 2010.
As expected, the court ordered that the files should not have been under seal in the first instance and that if there are any individual documents that need to be sealed under extenuating circumstances, then the GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo needs to prove it.
The GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo asked for a review of this Order by the Appeals Court on March 16th 2010, which the Appeals Court promptly denied on March 24th, 2010.
The “brave” GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo then went one step further in this ludicrous splurging of book distributors’ hard earned laxmi. They went and appealed to the Supreme Court of California on April 1st, 2010. As expected, on June 9th, 2010, the Supreme Court also denied even a review of the case and returned the case back to the Trial Court for hearing on which documents need to remain under seal. Those who want to can see the brief Order here .
That picture shows Jaya Pataka Swami cross-examination at Appellant Court in Bangalore, India. Claiming that Bangalore Temple and Akshaya Patra belongs to him and other ISKCON Gurus/GBC.
The latest news is that the Los Angeles Trial Court on July 30th, 2010 issued a minute Order stating that all files related to the case not in the court file are not under the court seal anyway, so those can be freely accessed. There will be a hearing on August 31st to find which documents need to remain under seal. The GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo needs to come up with arguments why they need to keep certain documents hidden from public view and for what reasons.
All who have had dealings with US attorneys know that they charge a minimum of $250-$300 an hour. Roughly calculating the time spent in preparing the cases, their discussions, court appearances, appeals, etc. by 4 lawyers , the GBC/BBTI/ISKCON LA combo must have spent a minimum of $250,000 on this “secretive” operation.
Do any of the Book Distributors know about this? Do they know any of the ridiculous reasons why the combo is so keen to make sure those 10-year old BBT case related documents remain hidden for eternity? What is in there, anyway, that is so “secretive”?
When was the last time any of the authorities in charge read the Nectar of Devotion , the part about what is favorable devotional service? And… when was the last time any of those authorities went out distributing books and got $10 for a Bhagavad-gita As It Is , or $2 for Perfection of Yoga ? Takes a bit of staying out to come up with $250,000 from the profits… and if we are following what Srila Prabhupada wants for the BBT, shouldn’t it be transparent? Isn’t Srila Prabhupada the transparent medium for us?
Keep tuned in for updates on more splurging by the combo… lawyers eva lawyers eva lawyers eva kevalam!!!
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PADA Comment: well Gupta das (Joseph Fedorowsky) loves money, especially money from court cases; he not only cheated Hansadutta of all the court money, but also of the printing license. Clever lawyer eehhh?
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http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/disposition.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=1939968
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Case Number S181798 Only the following dispositions are displayed below: Orders Denying Petitions, Orders Granting Rehearing and Opinions. Go to the Docket Entries screen for information regarding orders granting review. Case Citation: none
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| Supreme Court Case: | S181798 | ||
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| Court of Appeal Case(s): | Second Appellate District, Div. 7 B209982 |
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| Case Caption: | BHAKTIVEDANATA BOOK TRUST INTERNATIONAL v. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS | ||
| Case Category: | Review – Civil Appeal | ||
| Start Date: | 04/13/2010 | ||
| Case Status: | case closed | ||
| Issues: | none | ||
| Disposition Date: | 06/09/2010 | ||
| Case Citation: | none | ||
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| 04/13/2010 | Petition for review filed | Plaintiff and Respondent: Bhaktivedanata Book Trust International, Inc. Attorney: Robert C. MoestPlaintiff and Respondent: International Society for Krishna Conciousness of California Attorney: David M. LibermanPlaintiff and Respondent: Das, Veda Guhya Attorney: Joseph Fedorowsky |
| 04/13/2010 | Record requested | |
| 05/06/2010 | Received Court of Appeal record | 1 doghouse. |
| 06/09/2010 | Petition for review denied | |
| 06/17/2010 | Returned record | 1 doghouse |
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| Bhaktivedanata Book Trust International, Inc. : Plaintiff and Respondent |
Robert C. Moest 11723 Avon Way, Suite 204 Los Angeles, CA |
| International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. : Objector and Appellant |
Krishna S. Chittur Chittur & Associates, P.C. 283 Madison Avenue, suite 1100 New York, NY |
| International Society for Krishna Conciousness of California : Plaintiff and Respondent |
David M. Liberman 9709 Venice Blvd, Apt. 4 Los Angeles, CA |
| Das, Veda Guhya : Plaintiff and Respondent |
Joseph Fedorowsky Oxford Law Firm 578 Washington Blvd, Suite 808 Marina Del Rey, CA |
Reg. Pada comment : Fedorowski aka – Gupta- stole exactly $ 350,000.ooo – the entire settlement money awarded Hans Kary-Hansadutta et al – for start up printing of original unedited books.
California Arbitration panel concluded he embezzled another $ 90,000.00 a witch he was ordered to pay back
the california Bar association also found him guilty and suspended his license for 6 months.
for a serious glimpse into the CHARACTER OF FEDOROWSKI aka GUPTA , read the involvement of his past criminal life that resulted in MURDER and his ‘INDICTMENT OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER “. I have documents if someone needs to see them.
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> Stephen Bovam homicide October 1977. Orange County, Santa Ana Supreme Ct. Bovam was shot by Jerry Fiori, an Italian relocated witness. Fiori received a 7yr. Sentence and served five years.
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> Bovam worked for Delphi Auto Designs in Newport Beach Cal, one of the money laundering businesses set up with PDI (read on), also in Newport Beach.
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> Joseph Fedorowsky (aka Fedorowski) was the treasurer, secretary for PDI (Prasadam Distributing International) and a Hare Krsna devotee in Laguna Beach, Ca.
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> Another business set up was (auto) Beach Leasing Services, Newport Beach, Cal. Also by the same group. Another business arrangement was Fedorowsky acting with Bob Shea and Delphi Designs Auto (detailing) with Fed agent funding, to assist the immigration of a group of white So. Africans into California to operate franchises of the same business.
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> The Italian relocated mafia witnesses who ran the businesses with the Hash oil money invested by PDI- included:
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> Anthony Marone Sr. deceased-real name discovered by Newsweek (12/77) to be Anthony Francedonia- chief informant from the famous “French Connection”. Gunned down in NY in 12/77, after the Newport Beach timespan. This man was fronted cocaine by the Feds for sale in Newport. Stephen Bovam was one
> dealer/distributor who “knew too much about the Federal involvement”, and thus the hit. Apparently Fed gov. invested 20 million in this investigation.
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> Frankie Di Lio
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> Tony Marone junior (son of Sr.)
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> Robert (Bob) Shea- deceased. Guilty of cocaine possession and bogus land scams in Ny, PA. In early –70’s. Placed by Feds as deep cover agent in 1976- in Laguna Beach to infiltrate the Hare Krsna movement, and set up the businesses to find Hash oil/money laundering connection with PDI.
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> Orange Co. DA’s office was slow to realize that the Fed. Agents were working without the local’s knowledge on this, from East coast. Later, attorneys Phillip DeMassa and Roger Rosen were defense for Kulik, Davis, Richard and Fedorowski and found the depth of the Federal tactics. These two attornies are still in practice, and could be contacted for comment.
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> Fedorowski was involved with PDI members- Joseph Davis (deceased of heart attack), Roy Richard (immune witness), Alexander Kulik (deceased) and Bob Shea (deceased) in conspiring to commit murder, in a meeting with the above Italians. PDI paid Italians and Fiori 25 grand to kill Bovam in the same day that Alexander Kulik was found asleep in the Laguna Hills Mall parking lot with two kilos of Heroin he had just smuggled in the day previous. He was taken (mysteriously) to the Newport Beach police station rather than the nearest and the plot started to unravel there.
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> The trial record may be found in Orange Co. Santa Ana Supreme Ct. records 1977. Trial was bifurcated- Fedorowsky and R. Richard were granted immunity for testimony about death and Hash oil case with Alexander Kulik.
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> Fedorowsky later told several of above and others that he was refused by the Calif State Bar- for more than 10 years to be granted his attorney’s license, due to the State Bar claiming Fedorowsky was also a “deep cover” agent for Feds, and demanded of him in exchange for cooperating on the PDI/Bovams case. That he help infilitrate the Hare Krsna movement and shouldn’t be ethically conflicted by practicing law. In 1986, there was a hearing in California with the Bar where allegedly, Fedorowski had agents give character references and testify on his behalf- so has to obtain his law practice. This “hearsay” comes from Fedorowski himself. Phillip DeMassa may know of this.
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> Both Richard and Fedorowsky were granted Federal immunity by cooperation with Feds to expose the other Feds who were behaving illegally in their dirty investigation of the relocated mafia guys. Those Feds even supplied more than 20mill in drugs in order to entrap some of the men. Steven Bovam knew all this, so he had to go. Richard and Fedorowsky sat at a “Board meeting” with other devotees and some of the Italians and conspired on tape to have Bovam put down. So factually, other than doing it yourself, conspiracy and accomplice carries the most weight for sentencing. The two men were facing life terms.
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