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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.2, N0.32
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
CHURCH WINS ROUND IN SUPERIOR COURT
AUGUST 8, 1980
Wednesday morning, August 6th, three deputy Attorneys General of the
California Attorney General's office appeared at Los Angeles Superior
Court. They had come to argue in defense of a motion they filed which
they hoped would punish Mr. Rader. The proceedings would normally have
been before Judge Weil who had been presiding at hearings of the State
vs. Church suit, but Judge Edward Y. Kakita was substituting for him this
week.
The Attorney General has chosen to characterize Mr. Rader's written ans
wers to 143 questions, as well as his disclosure of voluminous personal.
financial documentation as somehow "insufficient." Thus Deputy Attorney
General Cordi went ahead
with
oral argument in support of a motion calling
for "most severe sanctions'' against Mr. Rader--a motion which never really
got off the ground. At the very least the Attorney General would settle
for another deposition of Mr. Rader.
Church attorney Allan Browne explained that there had been no willful non
compliance by Mr. Rader with any state or federal court orders. Prior to
this the Church had been seeking appellate relief based on our constitu
tional rights. Again he pointed out the premise that there are some
matters which are private and once made public, like the unringing of a
bell, simply cannot be restored. Even Judge Weil, explained Mr. Browne,
had held up discovery matters until the outcome of the Church's writ to
the U.S. Supreme Court a few months ago.
It was a hard fought hearing with much comment on both sides. But Mr.
Browne prevailed with excellent rebuttal. The judge was not swayed by
the conclusions the Attorney General was drawing for the court, nor by the
heavy sighing of the deputy Attorneys General as they squirmed in their
chairs in protestation of comments by Mr. Browne. (Their sighs were so
audible that they are now part of the permanent court record, having
drawn comment by the Judge!)
The Attorney General did not win any sanctions or even a much sooner date
for another deposition of Mr. Rader. The Court ordered Mr. Rader's depo
sition set for November 19 to accommodate his very busy schedule in ser
vice to the Church.
MR. RADER COMBINES RADIO INTERVIEW WITH CHURCH VISIT
Mr. Rader visited the Chicago Church on August 1st and 2nd at the invita
tion of pastor Roy Holladay. While in Chicago he was interviewed by Ira
Johnson of WLS radio, a 50,000 watt station with a vast potential audience.
Friday evening Mr. Rader addressed the ministry and wives at a dinner
meeting in the Queen's Room of the Ambassador West Hotel. The next day