This is the latest post in what I half-jokingly call The Kimberlin Saga®. If you are new to the story, that’s okay! Not
everyone reads my blog. The short
version is that Kimberlin has been harassing me for over a year, his worst
conduct being when he attempted to frame me for a crime. I recognize that this might sound like an
incredible claim, but I provide video and documentary evidence of that fact; in
other words, you don’t have to believe my word.
You only have to believe your eyes.
So, if you are new to the story, go to this page and you’ll be able to catch up on what has been happening.
Get out your popcorn again,
because this will be fun. On Monday,
December 16, I filed a memorandum
with the court in support of Kimberlin Unmasked’s attempt to remain anonymous. In it I argued that Brett Kimberlin is a
public figure who must offer evidence that he is not a pedophile or misogynist,
and has offered absolutely no evidence of harassment. I also argued that if he is given this
information about Kimberlin Unmasked, that he can be expected to stalk and
oppress that person or persons, given all that he has done to me in the past
two years. I specifically said that 1)
he cost my wife and I our jobs, 2) tried to frame me for a crime, and 4) personally
stalked my wife and I.
So yesterday, as Rand Paul was
celebrating Festivus and airing
his grievances on Twitter, Kimberlin aired his own by filling a series of
motions in state court. And Brett
Kimberlin’s response? Well, shut up, he
explains. He tries to get the whole
thing struck and me sanctioned for filing it.
Yes, really. Read it for yourself below the fold:
As for my response, I will simply
say this, for now:
Unfortunately, that can’t be our
legal response, but it is a frivolous and indeed ridiculous filing. And when a proper response is filed I will
almost certainly share it.
Although I will add one thing for
the record. Nothing I filed expresses—implicitly
or otherwise—a lack of confidence in either my lawyer, or Kimberlin Unmasked’s
and indeed I feel no such lack of confidence.
As for my lawyer, this was outside the scope of what he was offering to
do, so I offered to write and submit it myself.
As you might imagine being a lawyer represented by a lawyer means that
he can often rely on my research and writing skills, although I will follow his
lead. As for Kimberlin Unmasked’s
lawyer, it is no more an expression of a lack of confidence in him than it is
when the ACLU files an amicus brief. If
anything, it is designed to show the court why I think he is right and to offer
the unique perspective. As I wrote in
the memorandum:
[T]his court must
still balance [Kimberlin Unmasked’s] right to freedom of speech against the
Plaintiff’s right to recover for alleged damages. Defendant Walker can speak particularly well
to that point because he is the last person the Plaintiff tried to use the
courts to identify and his story demonstrates the kind of abuse that [Kimberlin
Unmasked] might face if identified by the Plaintiff.
Kimberlin Unmasked cannot predict
the future, and neither can his/her/their lawyer. But I can speak to the past, and I did. And, yes, I am allowed to do so in a case
where I am a party. If he doesn’t want
me to be able to file papers, he can move to dismiss me from the suit and stop
involving me in it. But having made me a
part of the suit, he can’t turn around and complain that I am responding to it.
In other news, Kimberlin has also
filed for a Motion for Extension, probably meaning an extension of time, in the
federal suit. I presume because he just
figured out that if he files a case in October, the motions to dismiss will
come due in December, right before Christmas and forcing him to respond on or
about Christmas, because he is too stupid to have looked at a calendar. I say “presume” because I am not opening his
email attachment. I told him he needs to
mail it to me like the rules require and indeed he needs to mail it to all Defendants.
Plainly the Kimberlin “brass
knuckle reputation management” is not going according to plan and our litigious
“friend” is overwhelmed. My guess is
that no judge is even going to look at it until after the deadlines to respond
have passed. The only question is if
Kimberlin thinks he can get away with ignoring the deadlines without the court
granting him an extension first and whether the court will tolerate that
behavior. My money is on “yes,” for the
first question and “no” for the second, but time will tell.
Exit question: what does it mean to go “rouge?” Is he accusing me of wearing make up? The fail is strong with this one.
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My wife and I have lost our jobs due to the
harassment of convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin, including an attempt to get
us killed and to frame me for a crime carrying a sentence of up to ten
years. I know that claim sounds fantastic, but if you read starting here, you will see absolute proof of these claims
using documentary and video evidence. If you would like to help in the
fight to hold Mr. Kimberlin accountable, please hit the donation link on the
right. And thank you.
Follow me at Twitter @aaronworthing, mostly for snark and site updates. And
you can purchase my book (or borrow it for free if you have Amazon
Prime), Archangel: A Novel of Alternate, Recent History here. And you can read a little more about
my novel, here.
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Disclaimer:
I have accused some people,
particularly Brett Kimberlin, of
reprehensible conduct. In some cases, the conduct is even
criminal. In all cases, the only justice I want is through the
appropriate legal process—such as the criminal justice system. I do not want to see vigilante violence
against any person or any threat of such violence. This kind of conduct is not only morally
wrong, but it is counter-productive.
In the particular case of Brett
Kimberlin, I do not want you to even contact him. Do not call him. Do not write him a letter. Do not write him an email. Do not text-message him. Do not engage in any kind of directed
communication. I say this in part
because under Maryland law, that can quickly become harassment and I don’t want
that to happen to him.
And for that matter, don’t go on
his property. Don’t sneak around and try
to photograph him. Frankly try not to
even be within his field of vision. Your
behavior could quickly cross the line into harassment in that way too (not to
mention trespass and other concerns).
And do not contact his
organizations, either. And most of all, leave his family alone.
The only exception to all that is
that if you are reporting on this, there is of course nothing wrong with
contacting him for things like his official response to any stories you might
report. And even then if he tells you to
stop contacting him, obey that request. That
this is a key element in making out a harassment claim under Maryland law—that
a person asks you to stop and you refuse.
And let me say something
else. In my heart of hearts, I don’t
believe that any person supporting me has done any of the above. But if any of you have, stop it, and if you
haven’t don’t start.
ACME Law in action.
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