Moxon & Kobrin 3307975 225815387 2008-07-15T15:13:36Z Dsp13 1752894 /* External links */ cat '''Moxon & Kobrin''' is a law firm located in [[Los Angeles, California]], consisting of Kendrick Moxon, [[Helena Kobrin]], and [[Ava Paquette]]. The firm is best known for being attorneys for the [[Church of Scientology]], the partners being Church staff members, and as such have come under considerable criticism. The firm was previously ''Bowles & Moxon'', until partner [[Tim Bowles]] left to become a solo practitioner in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]. The firm was then known as ''Moxon & Bartilson'', until partner [[Laurie Bartilson]] began concentrating on the management of the acting career of her daughter [[Lynsey Bartilson]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.oursites.org/lauriebartilson/myself.htm Laurie Bartilson: About myself]</ref> Before becoming Scientology's lead in-house attorney, Kendrick Moxon worked in the Church's '''Guardian's Office''' (now known as the [[Office of Special Affairs]]) under [[Mary Sue Hubbard]]. During [[Operation Snow White]], in which eleven Scientologists pleaded guilty or were convicted in federal court, Moxon was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator<ref>United States of America [USA] v. Mary Sue Hubbard, et al.. 1979a. "Response to Informal Bill of Particulars." United States District Court: Columbia . No. 78-401. January 11. p. 7. As cited in {{cite journal | last = Kent | first = Stephen A. | authorlink = Stephen A. Kent | coauthors = Krebs, Theresa | year = 1988 | title = When Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters | journal = Skeptic | volume = 6 | issue = 3 | pages = 36–44 | url = http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~skent/Linkedfiles/When%20Scholars%20Know%20Sin%20.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-04 }}</ref> for providing false handwriting samples to the FBI<ref>{{cite news|first=Tony |last=Ortega |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/1999-12-23/extra_full.html |title=Double Crossed | work=[[Phoenix New Times]] | publisher=[[New Times Media]] |date= [[1999-12-23]]|accessdate=2007-03-04 }}</ref> in response to a [[Grand Jury]] [[subpoena]].<ref>"Both sides agreed in the 'Stipulation of Evidence' that ... he {{interp|Moxon}} had stated that ... the nine pages of appended handwriting were those of Mr. Meisner. However ... Mr. Moxon had been directed to supply the government with fake handwriting samples in lieu of Mr. Meisner's true handwriting exemplars." United States of America [USA] v. Mary Sue Hubbard, et al.. 1979b. "Stipulation of Evidence." United States District Court: District of Columbia . Criminal No. 78-401. October 25. p. 212-214. As cited in {{cite journal | last = Kent | first = Stephen A. | authorlink = Stephen A. Kent | coauthors = Krebs, Theresa | year = 1988 | title = When Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters | journal = Skeptic | volume = 6 | issue = 3 | pages = 36–44 | url = http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~skent/Linkedfiles/When%20Scholars%20Know%20Sin%20.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-04 }}</ref> ==Notable cases== *In 2002 Moxon & Kobrin served notice to search engine [[Google]], demanding that [[Operation Clambake]] be removed from their search listings. They alleged that the site "contains literally hundreds of our clients' copyrighted works and federally registered trademarks."<ref>[http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=232 Cease and Desist letter], [[Chilling Effects]], Google Asked to Delist Scientology Critics (#1)</ref> Among the specific Church documents they objected to xenu.net's coverage of were those dealing with [[Scientology controversy|Dead Agenting]], [[Fair Game (Scientology)|Fair Game]], [[Security Check Children]], [[Xenu]], [[Helatrobus]], and various other Scientology [[Space opera in Scientology doctrine|Space Opera]] doctrines of ancient alien civilizations. <ref>[http://images.chillingeffects.org/notices/232-xenu_chart.html Chart of Xenu claimed infringement], Notice 232, hosted at [[Chilling Effects]]</ref> Google temporarily complied but eventually restored most of xenu.net's pages back to their results. However, many pages objected to by Scientology are still censored from Google today. The site has restructured much of the content to give as many quotations from the documents as possible while still remaining within [[Fair Use]] of the copyrighted material. <ref>[http://www.xenu.net/archive/HCOB/index.html HCO BULLETINS ETC.], [[Operation Clambake]].</ref> ==See also== *[[Scientology versus the Internet]] *[[Scientology and the legal system]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Scientology|Scientology e meter blue.jpg}} <!-- Dead link commented out on 21 june 2008 *[http://firstdistributorsnz.com/scientomogy/threats.htm Moxon & Kobrin's cease and desist letter to Scientomogy.info] --> *[http://slatkinfraud.com/ava/ Correspondence between Ava Paquette and slatkinfraud.com] *[http://www.fairgamed.org/gberava.htm Fair Game: Scientology harassing/hijacking Berry? 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