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Linda’s comments: Bravo and hats off to Tim Bolen for giving us great coverage on the Federal lawsuit between Doctor’s Data and Stephen Barrett.  Hopefully, this lawsuit  will FINALLY take down Barrett, who has cost many doctors hundreds of thousands of dollars for his part in Quackwatch.  What will be more interesting is we will be able to find out whose money supports this dirt bag!!

Full article: http://bolenreport.com/feature_articles/feature_article098.htm

Excerpt:

I’ve got a copy of the Doctor’s Data v Barrett Federal lawsuit attached to this article.  Be careful when you handle it – it’s HOT…

I was kind of mad at Darryl Hickok, the head of Doctor’s Data laboratory a few months ago, for not walking out and legally punching sleazebag Stephen Barrett, and his minions, in the face over their obvious intent to destroy Doctor’s Data, and hence, a whole host of great US Doctors, with their activities. 

For, as I constantly point out to people, there is only one way to deal with Barrett and his slimy ilk – you have to, so to speak, slap them, and whack them, and kick them, and stomp them, yank their pants down and paddle them publicly – every time.  It is the only thing that works.

But then Doctor’s Data, on June 18th, 2010 came out with a forty-one page Federal Lawsuit against Barrett, et al, which, in war terms, makes me say, quoting the famous line from one of my favorite movies of all time “Apocalypse Now”,  “I love the smell of napalm in the morning…”

War is something that inevitably happens to humanity.  There are a lot of reasons why it occurs, not the least of which is oppression. In war, when you have to do it, you must win – and do so in a way that discourages, for a reasonable amount of time, the enemy from doing to you whatever it was that made you so angry in the first place.  One of those ways is to give the enemy a strong message, delivered in a way that will cause them to re-think the error of their ways. 

Linda’s comment…..So many of my friends are embarrassed that they thought ole Mr Barrett was doing a good job!!  Now they are so sorry to say how wrong they were…Barrett is a danger to all medical professionals and most importantly to PATIENT’S, who have believed him for years….example:  Barrett supports IDSA and doesn’t believe there is any such thing as Lyme??  May the Lyme critters find their way to his underwear….Ask yourself, who pays Barrett’s bills?? 

Will the San Diego Federal Judge Put Stephen Barrett in Jail?…

 

Monday June 7th, 2010

 

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen

 

Oh my, the “Barrett Settlement” story, http://bolenreport.com/feature_articles/feature_article091.htm
Will the San Diego Federal Judge Put Stephen Barrett in Jail?.. in San Diego, is getting even better.  It seems that now the Federal judge in the case has assigned a Federal Magistrate Judge, Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo “to retain jurisdiction for settlement purposes.”

 

Wow – this could could get interesting.  VERY interesting.  I’ll explain.

 

I have a copy, right here on my desk, of the settlement statement wording agreed to, and ORDERED by the Court, and so far, I don’t see that wording on Barrett’s website, nor do I see his minions mouthing those COURT ORDERED words.  Apparently they must all be in shock and cannot bring themselves to comply with the Court Order.

 

And NO, I’m not going to tell you what those COURT ORDERED words are.  http://bolenreport.com/feature_articles/feature_article091.htm
 
I’m going to wait and see what happens.  Frankly, I hope Barrett decides to defy the Federal Magistrate Judge.  Then Negrete can file for an Order of Contempt.  Being called on the carpet in front of a Federal Judge could have serious consequences for Barrett.

 

Contempt, in a Federal court, is taken very seriously.  Below is the official definition:     

 

CONTEMPT OF COURT
Any willful disobedience to, or disregard of, a court order or any misconduct in the presence of a court; action that interferes with a judge’s ability to administer justice or that insults the dignity of the court; punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. There are both civil and criminal contempts; the distinction is often unclear.

 

Contempt Of Court – Civil Or Criminal
A judge who feels someone is improperly challenging or ignoring the court’s authority has the power to declare the defiant person (called the contemnor) in contempt of court. There are two types of contempt, criminal and civil. Criminal contempt occurs when the contemnor actually interferes with the ability of the court to function properly – for example, by yelling at the judge. This is also called direct contempt because it occurs directly in front of the judge. A criminal contemnor may be fined, jailed or both as punishment for his act.

 

Civil contempt occurs when the contemnor willfully disobeys a court order. This is also called indirect contempt because it occurs outside the judge’s immediate realm and evidence must be presented to the judge to prove the contempt. A civil contemnor, too, may be fined, jailed or both. The fine or jailing is meant to coerce the contemnor into obeying the court, not to punish him, and the contemnor will be released from jail just as soon as he complies with the court order. In family law, civil contempt is one way a court enforces alimony, child support, custody and visitation orders which have been violated.

 

However, many courts have realized that, at least regarding various procedural matters such as appointment of counsel, the distinction between civil and criminal contempt is often blurred and uncertain.

Linda’s comment: This is a must to sign up for…..The BOLEN REPORT is well worth signing up for.  Tim Bolen doesn’t take any of the flack from the Barrett…Tim is also a friend of the alternative and complimentary medical communities.  This is just one of the great articles in this issue.

I Love Being Hated by Quackbusters…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

New Orleans area doctor James Carter MD, PhD, author of the famous book “Racketeering in Medicine,” the blatant 1994 expose of the plot to destroy innovation in US health care, called me up one day, several years back, and asked me if I was coming to a certain health convention where he was going to be. Continued