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Sixth Amended Complaint by Holocaust Survivors against Franciscan Order, April 14, 2009 District Overrules Objections & Permits Filing of Amended Complaint, April 14, 2009 Appeal against Vatican Bank filed in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, January 2009 Fifth Amended Complaint filed on March 17, 2008 Report from Serbia & Italy, June 23 – July 5, 2007 June 15, 2006- Order of the Court Case Management Conference Set for February 24, 2006 Court grants leave to file 4th Amended Complaint US Supreme Court turns down Vatican Bank request to dismiss lawsuit District Court Orders Deposition of former Army Intelligence Officer Who Investigated Ante Pavelic and other Ustasha in Rome in 1947Vatican Objections to Last Remaining Witness to Vatican Ratline Telling His Story Overruled Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates Lawsuit Against Vatican Bank and Franciscan Order ALPERIN VS. VATICAN BANK APPEAL TO BE HEARD OCTOBER 7, 2004 IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALSNinth Circuit Court of Appeals, Briefing Schedule JUNE 2003 DISTRICT COURT DISMISSES CASE JANUARY 2003 DISTRICT COURT ISSUES RULINGSJudge grants Motion to Dismiss Judge Addressed Default by Croatian Liberation Movement JULY 2002 NEW PLEADINGS FILED IN FEDERAL COURT Plaintiffs' Notice to Court Concerning Lawsuits Against the Vatican Please Duplicate and DistributeApril 29, 2001 News for Immediate Release NOTICE OF COURT HEARING
On May 25, 2001, the Honorable Judge Maxine Chesney will hold a hearing on the issue of "Political Question." The Vatican Bank and Franciscan Order have asked the court to dismiss the class action on grounds the court does not have jurisdiction over "political" matters. On behalf of plaintiffs we will be vigorously opposing the defendants’ motion. All plaintiffs and potential class members as well as other interested parties are encouraged to attend this historic court hearing. Hearing Date: May 25, 2001 EASTON & LEVY NEWSLETTER TO CLAIMANTS No.9 ~ August 1, 2000 Dear Friends: We are pleased to announce several interesting development in the case as of August 1, 2000: 1. We are asking the court for permission to add the Swiss National Bank to the list of defendants. The Swiss National Bank accepted deposits of Ustasha loot during the Second World War but has never accounted for much of the gold and other stolen property. As you may know, the Swiss National Bank recently settled claims against it and other Swiss banks for 1.25 billion dollars, however that settlement did not address the Ustasha treasury. 2. The Franciscan Order has been quite aggressive in their denials of collaboration and participation in Ustasha atrocities. We have submitted additional details of the Franciscans complicity in genocide to the court. 3. The nature and ownership of the Vatican Bank remains a mystery, we have asked the court for an order requiring the Vatican Bank to supply us with this key information about itself. 4. We are pleased to announce that David Guyatt of London, England has been retained as our expert in international banking. David has twenty four years experience as an international banker and is now an author specializing in plundered WWII assets.
5. We welcome two new individual plaintiffs, Dr Daniel Pyevich of Hillsdale, IL (whose parents were born in Citluk, near Gospic, Lika, and who lost many relatives there in WW2) and Koviljka Popovic of Smederevo, Yugoslavia (daughter of Bozo Kolak, a farmer of the village of Tulje, Trebinje, murdered by the Ustashi), as well a new organization, The International Union of Former Juvenile Prisoners of Fascism which represents Nazi victims in the former Soviet Union including Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. Dear Friends:The scope of the class action lawsuit against the Vatican Bank and other defendants is worldwide. Any person or organization that lost property or was a victim of the Ustasha regime in Croatia is eligible to participate, this includes heirs. Since the lawsuit process is at its very beginning, the Court has not yet decided if this matter may proceed. Therefore it will be important to demonstrate to the Court the worldwide class is both numerous and diverse, we need potential claimants to come from forward from all groups of victims in as many states and countries as possible. We especially need claimants from Yugoslavia and California. We are STILL gathering the stories of WW2 Ustashi atrocities. We anticipate that the defendant Franciscan Order may deny its participation with the Ustasha regime despite the well documented historical evidence to the contrary, any stories or testimonies about the Franciscans or Catholic Church in Croatia during 1941 to 1945 would help our case. Indeed all stories are important because they demonstrate to the Judge the importance of our cause. LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS DEWEY EASTON & JONATHAN LEVY |
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