This
form is to be filled out by the person with the problem. Initial contact with potential
clients can be informal, but the form is to be used by the person with the
problem to clarify the situation and provide information to our members (along
with the person with the problem's attorney), so they could help in a focused
way. Note the protocols for identifying
people requesting help. Please provide the following instructions:
---Send the rest of this message to the person
with the problem--
I
am sending you an Earth Religions Assistance List (ERAL) case intake form. It is to be filled out by the person with the
problem.
To
get the best response from ERAL, get an attorney and fill out and e-mail the
form back to the nearest ERAL public contact and to lcornett@en.com, along with
a brief summary of your situation (preferably less than two pages long), citing
the case intake form and other documents that you provide for additional
details. Also mail hardcopy or e-mail, as an attachment, a scanned signed copy
of the signed waivers (as a pdf).
If
you are unsure how to check an item, or respond, select the whole form in your
e-mail manager as a message you are replying to, then reply as you would with
any e-mail. To fill out checklist
portions of the form, do it like this:
_X_ I understand and agree to...
In
general, the essay portions of form should be dealt with like a reply to
e-mail, in which either:
1. The form is replied to in your e-mail “reply
to message” software, or
2. Copied into a blank word processing template,
and replied to by writing in your response to the questions. Either way will allow you to include in the
form as much text as you may need to explain the circumstances of your
situation.
If
you fill out the form on a word processor, you can then convert and e-mail the
filled out form as an attached MS Word or .rtf file attached to an e-mail
message, or simply copy the text into the body of a single e-mail message (if
your e-mail software allows a message as long as your filled out form to be
entered into the body of an e-mail message).
If
necessary, the filled out form can also be broken down into several pieces and
sent in several pieces of e-mail (with Subject headers like ERAL Intake form
(Part 1 of 3 or Part 2 of 3, or Part 3 of 3 assuming it is sent in three
pieces).
If you did
not receive the form in e-mail, or you don’t have e-mail, you should request a
disk containing an ASCII, MS Word 2003 or .rtf version of the form, for you to
reply to using a PC with word processing software, according to the above
instructions, except that a disk containing the filled out form should be sent
to your ERAL contact. Please specify if
you are using an MSDOS compatible operating system or a MAC, when requesting a
disk; and find out if your contact has a MAC or an MSDOS compatible operating
system, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made to post the filled out form by one of our
contacts with a suitable personal computer.
Either
way of filling out and submitting the form electronically will leave you with
all the space needed for a reasonably complete explanation of your situation
and why it constitutes religious discrimination.
Please
also send your ERAL contact scanned or word-processed versions of the complaint
against you and of pertinent evidence, statements by witnesses, etc., to be
forwarded on to ERAL. ERAL is an e-mail list operating on the Internet.
The
more complete you make your electronic submission, the more complete the
potential response may be from ERAL
members, most of whom will only see what has been electronically provided
directly concerning your case.
Some
portions of the form require hardcopy being sent to your contact on ERAL,
particularly signatures. Scanned copies
of the pertinent pages, sent as an attachment to your e-mail, will suffice.
Be
sure and save your reply and make some copies for your attorney and others you
ask for assistance.
EARTH
RELIGION LEGAL PROBLEM INTAKE GUIDE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
HELP WE
MAY PROVIDE
We
help those who are being discriminated against based on their
Pagan/Mystic/Earth-based spiritual beliefs or practices, particularly where
there are no other complicating non-religious issues. We might be able to help by providing you and
your attorney information or by referring you to organizations that would be
better able to help you. We might also
be able to help by finding a volunteer to serve as a coordinator connecting you
with individuals, expert witnesses and information
We
generally do not provide money towards your legal expenses, however we may
refer you to people and organizations that can help you with free or sliding
scale services or who may let it be known if you need money for such
expenses.
Do
not count on any or all of the above types of help. We are unpaid volunteers
with limited resources, and what help we can provide is dependent on whether or
not you give us the information that we need to assess your situation and
whether or not we find one or more volunteers to assist in your situation.
You
are also expected to do what you can to help yourself.
We
may post your information and requests to the Earth Religions Assistance Lists
(ERAL) and other locations where it would be seen by religious rights
activists, including members of the Lady Liberty League, AREN, other Earth
Religion rights organizations and activists, human rights attorneys, etc.
Individuals, organizations, and electronic media contacted may forward the
information and requests on elsewhere on the Internet, and individuals or
organizations may contact you through us or directly. Please specify what information concerning
your identity you would want to have us share.
It
is our usual practice to post full identifying information on the ERAL and to forward
it to persons who we consider to be reliable, and to use initials, or a first
name, or an alias (or nickname or Craftname), and a P.O. Box or other secure
way to contact you in more publicly available media, such as e-mail lists or
publications. However, you post your
identification at your own risk. Religious Bigots exist who can cause
problems. We assume no responsibility
for any leaks of sensitive information to inappropriate locations or the
consequences.
If you
agree to this, enter your signature and the date here
___________________________________ Date __________________
Please
also provide a parental signature if you are a minor
Please
do not use identifying information about anyone (including addresses/phone
numbers/fax numbers) without explicit permission of the individual. Please do not make defamatory statements
(false statements which might damage someone's reputation), and stick to the
facts. Please let us know if you receive
any useful or not so useful information or if any problems arise with any
individual or organization.
While
we need to receive the form filled out in electronic format (either as e-mail or as an ASCII file or Word
6.0 or WordPerfect 5.1 or earlier, for MSDOS),
please also send a hardcopy printout, with your signature where
indicated, and each page initialed and dated.
========INFORMATION
FOR YOU TO FILL OUT=================
Please
provide your:
Name:
Address:
City, State and Zip Code:
Phone
number:
Birth
Date:
Please
provide parental consent if a minor)
FAX:
E-mail
address:
Do you
accept phone calls:
Information
for public release:
Alias or Initials:
P.O. Box or mail drop:
(If you don't have one, you might
consider getting
one temporarily--they cost $5-$25 per
month.)
Phone number, e-mail address or
other information for public release:
Please
provide your Attorney’s:
Name:
Address:
City, State and Zip Code:
Phone
number:
FAX:
E-mail
address:
Information
for potential public release:
Alias or
Initials:
P.O. Box
or mail drop:
Phone
number, e-mail address or other information for public release:
CONFIDENTIALITY
LEVEL FOR INFORMATION ON THIS FORM
For
you:
__
Do you understand that all information you provide on this
form is at your own risk?
__ OK
to post full identifying information on the ERAL list and
to forward it to persons who we consider to be reliable, at
your own risk
__ OK to
use initials, or a first name, or an alias (or nickname or Craftname), and a
P.O. Box or other secure way to specified above to contact you and your
attorney in more publicly available media, such as e-mail lists, websites, or
publications, at your own risk.
__ Only use initials, or a first name, or an
alias (or nickname or Craftname), and a P.O. Box or other secure way to contact
you specified above for all communications
__
OK to post full identifying information anywhere
Other Instructions concerning Confidentiality:
Do
you have your attorney’ approval for the information on this form?____
Has your attorney reviewed and
approved this form?___
If not, Please explain why not:
For
your Attorney:
__
Do you understand that all information you provide on this
form is at your own risk?
__ OK to post full identifying information on
the ERAL and to forward it to persons who we consider to be reliable, at your
own risk
__ OK
to use initials, or a first name, or an alias (or nickname or
Craftname), and a P.O. Box or other secure way to specified above to contact
you and your attorney in more publicly available media, such as e-mail lists,
websites or publications, at your own risk.
__ Only use initials, or a first name, or an
alias (or nickname or Craftname), and a P.O. Box or other secure way to contact
you specified above for all communications
__ OK to post full identifying information
anywhere
Other Instructions concerning
Confidentiality:
HELP YOU
ARE REQUESTING
__
(1) Locating an attorney
__
(2) Would you and your attorney--like us or others to contact
your attorney?
__
(3) Would you like your attorney to consult with other
attorneys who are knowledgeable about
freedom of religion and
the law and if you do, does your attorney
want to consult
with others?
__ (4)
Information on freedom of religion law (with the clear understanding that the
information provided will not be tailored for your particular case and will not
constitute legal advice)?
__ (5)
Evidentiary materials to help prove that your Pagan/ Mystic/Earth-based
tradition is a religion protected under the constitution?
__
(6) Evidentiary materials to help prove that your Pagan/
Mystic/Earth-based tradition is ethical and
good for society
and families
__
(7) Third Party Mediation
__
(8) Pagan Friendly Third Party Mediation
__
(9) Pagan Clergy Contact
__
(9) Somebody to consult with while I figure out what to do
next
__
(10) Help finding out what my options are
__
(11)Wider publicity to expose these (explicative deleted)
for what they are and generate more public
support for my
cause.
__
(12) Other (please specify):
RELIGIOUS
RIGHTS PROBLEM
For
us to help you, we need the following information from you about your case:
*
What happened to you that you believe
constitutes discrimination on the basis of your religion?
*
In what context did this occur? (education, employment, criminal proceedings,
divorce/custody proceedings, use of public facilities, military rules, prison
rules? If other context, please
specify.)
*
When did this occur? (date)
*
Where did this occur? (state)
*
What parties are involved? (first names
and titles of individuals involved, and relationship to you)
*
What institutions are involved, if any?
(public or private school? public or private employer? sheriff's office or
police department? local, state, or federal court? administrative agency?
military service? prison?)
*
Are you currently in court or
administrative proceedings? If so, do
you have any pending court dates, the case number, in what court it is, before
what judge or investigator?
*
What is the purpose of the hearing?
*
Why did this occur? (Did any actions of
yours contribute to the situation? What
objective evidence do you have about the motives of other parties?)
*
Are there any other allegations at issue
not related to freedom of religion that might complicate your case? This
includes not only the your allegations, but also any allegations by the other
party.
*
How is the government involved? (Do you
believe the government discriminated by making an administrative decision? by
making a judicial decision? by enacting a law? by enforcing a law? If other, please specify.)
*
Were you punished, threatened, or harmed
for holding a religious belief? If so,
what religious belief, and how were you punished, threatened, or harmed?
*
Were you punished, threatened, or harmed
for performing a religious practice? Were you prevented from performing a
religious practice? If so, describe the
religious practice. Is this practice
necessary to your religious tradition?
Please explain why. Does this
religious practice encroach in any way on the rights or interests of
others? If so, what have you done to
accommodate the rights or interests of others?
BACKGROUND
ON CUSTODY CASES
*
Is the child adopted and if so, have they
gone to the final adoption hearing?
*
Is it the birth mother or the adoptive
mother that the child was taken from?
*
Was this a private adoption or was it done
through State or other agencies?
*
What is the final adoption court date, has
it occurred or is it still pending?
INFORMATION
ON YOUR RELIGIOUS TRADITION
(This
is important for us to locate the right people and information to help, and
important for you to be able to testify about in court, against hostile
questioners, if needed)
*
What religious tradition do you follow?
*
What do you call your tradition?
*
How long have you followed this
tradition?
*
Have you consistently identified yourself
as a practitioner of this tradition to your family and friends? within the
Pagan community? outside the Pagan community?
If not, why not?
*
Briefly describe your general beliefs
concerning Deity, its relationship to the mundane world, life and death, and
ethics.
*
Do you adhere to the "respect
all/harm none" philosophy?
*
Briefly describe the practices followed in
your tradition.
*
Identify which books reflect your
religious tradition.
*
Describe any local, regional, and national
affiliations.
*
Identify leaders recognized in this
tradition, if any (in so far as able, given the confidentiality requirements)
OTHER
HELP YOU HAVE SOUGHT
*
What action have you taken concerning the
alleged religious discrimination? (Have
you filed an EEO complaint? filed a complaint with your union? filed a
complaint with your state human rights commission? If other, please specify.)
*
Have you requested help from other civil
rights organizations? (contacted the ACLU? Contacted any other religious rights
organizations? Contacted any other Pagan rights organizations, such as the
Alternative Religions Educational Network (AREN), or Lady Liberty League?)
*
If so, describe who you have contacted and
how they responded.
*
Who else have you contacted to help?
*
Would you--and your contact(s)--like us or
others to contact them? If so, provide a
first name and e-mail/P.O. Box address/phone or fax number (with permission of
the contact only). If you have not
contacted any of these organizations, do you know of any such organizations
near you?
AUTHENTICATING
INFORMATION
All
information provided, including the media and/or paper that it arrives in/on,
shall become the property of EARL and/or the volunteer(s) that is (are)
handling the case. It will not be returned unless special
arrangements are made, EARL is not and
will not be responsible for returning any information. Do not send originals, or your only copy
Please
provide a statement by one or more witnesses to your problem (if any) and, with
the permission of the witness, how we may contact him or her:
Please
send the following documents to the address we may provide you. We will attempt to keep this information
confidential. In general, we provide
this information (or details on the contents only to our attorneys and,
perhaps, the volunteers that they work with.
Of course, the person receiving your mail will have access to it.
*
If the case is a criminal case, a copy of
the indictment or other official charging document (stating the criminal
charges) and the police report.
*
If the case is a civil case, a copy of the
civil petition or complaint initiating the lawsuit, and your response or
answer.
*
Copies of available witness affidavits,
depositions, or interrogatories, and/or hearing transcripts or tapes.
*
Copies of the legal bills for the lawyer's
or court reporter's services, along with their addresses and phone numbers, for
verification of the amounts and the purposes of the services rendered. (You will need to advise these parties that
you consent to them discussing this information with one of our
representatives.)
ERAL
PUBLIC CONTACTS 9/11/08
(some
of this information may be very out of date. If you have any problems reaching any
of these people, contact Larry Cornett at hugnome42@yahoo.com
or by phoning him at 216 583-0007).
CALIFORNIA
Sandy Brundage
Redwood City, CA
650.293.7754
tarthulhu@sbcglobal.net (verified 9/3/07)
Lisa
Morgenstern aka Ariadne Morningstar
PO
Box 3065
Quartz
Hill, CA 93586-0065
661-722-3887
http://paganpride.avpagans.org
Dragon's
Weyr Circle, National Member, Covenant of the Goddess
First
Pantheistic Center, Antelope Valley
(Verified 1/29/07)
COLORADO
Earth Spirit Pagans
Attn: Chris West
721 N. Hancock Av
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
http://www.earthspiritpagans.org
(Verified 9/7/08)
FLORIDA
Roger Paraselsu Coleman
Church of Iron Oak, ATC
Box 060672
Palm Bay, FL 32906-0672
Phone: (407) 722-0291
ERAL
(Verified 9/11/08)
Bill Kilborn
PO Box 1893
Trenton, FL 32693
352-463-9318
AREN:
aren1@aren.org
(verified 9/6/08)
MASSACHUSETTS
Dennis Kirkpatrick
Current Outreach: MA
http://www.trinacrianrose.org/
POWER (Protective Order of Witches
& Earth Religions), ERAL
(Verified 12/12/12)
Jerrie Hildebrand
Assistant Director, Lady Liberty
League;
M and Adm Team Our Freedom
Coalition;
M CUUPS; M UU; M ERAL; Minister, Circle
Sanctuary;
past coordinator, board member
and/or officer
of a variety of Pagan
organizations.
Location: Northeastern MA (Verified
9/3/08)
MINNESOTA
Rev.
Dr. Christa Heiden Landon
7331-Rosewood
Ln., N.
Maple
Grove, MN 55369-5236
Phone: 763-493-3634 (Phone verified 4/19/2010)
Fax: 763-493-3657
CUUPS,
UU Minister
NEW
YORK
Phyllis Curott, Esq.
(Verified
4/19/2010 but does not work11/10/13)
OHIO
Larry Cornett
2450 W. 6 St, Apt UpS
Cleveland OH 44113
(216) 583-0007
hugnome42@yahoo.com
http://www.erlan.org
Moderator ERAL Moderator, President
ERLAN, SEA rep., LLL specialist in Networking, and AREN member
(Verified 4/19/2010)
OKLAHOMA
Fr. Michael Wayne Adams
Former OK State Director PAL &
P.A.C.T.
Can advise on general legal and
school issues, assist networking with Pagans in local area for aid in legal
matters.
(Verified 9/8/08)
PENNSYLVANIA
Orren Whiddon
Four Quarters Farm, RD1 62C,
Silver Mills Rd, Artemis PA 17211
Phone: 814-784-3075
ERAL
(Verified 4/19/2010)
TEXAS
Judy
Kay Craft
Houston, Texas
judy.craft@broussard-sa.net
ERAL
CUUPS liaison
(Verified
5/19/2009)
VERMONT
C.
Creek Kelsey, Esq.
Law
in the Public Interest, L3C*
98
Norford Lake Road
Thetford
Center, VT 05075-9024
Phone/Fax
802-649-2342/5171
(Verified
11/24/13)
VIRGINIA
Rev. E. Rhiannon Melanson
a/k/a Rev. Rhiannon DragonSinger
Norfolk, VA 23504
(757) 292-9085
revrhiannon@gmail.com
HPs and Founder Coven at High Reaches - Rochester NY
HPs and Founder Tidewater Spiritual Congregation - Portsmouth, VA
Pagan Liaison USN Chaplain’s Office
State Chairperson, Pagan Unity Campaign
Prison Ministry Available
(Verified 12/4/08)
WASHINGTON
STATE
Rev. James Assad, ULC
223 Yesler Way, #410
Seattle WA 98104
teknomancer@outlook.com (subscribed to ERAL) (Verified 9/19/2013)
(206)790-9052
Board Member of Gothic Pride Seattle,
Former Director, WARD WA State,
http://blake.prohosting.com/~jassad
Former BoD Secretary 1997-1999, CAW
6th Circle Scion, CAW
Member of the Fellowship of Isis,
Ordained Minister, ULC
OUR
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
ERAL is not your lawyer. ERAL is not providing you with legal
advice. What ERAL does provide is
information from other cases that are similar to yours and generic information. Many of the people who make up ERAL are not
attorneys nor do they claim to be attorneys.
None of the attorneys working with ERAL will provide any specific legal
information about your case to any non-attorneys. ERAL is not, nor will it ever be, responsible
if you take the advice offered as legal advice and act thereon.
ERAL does not claim to keep private
any information submitted to it. Nor
does ERAL claim to be able to protect any information transmitted (by any
means) to any individuals or organizations for any purpose whatsoever. ERAL is not responsible for any actions taken
by anyone who receives any transmitted information.
COMPLAINANT'S
LEGAL WAIVER
By requesting help or submitting
information, the complainant agrees to hold harmless ERAL and its representatives
for all purposes.
The complainant understands that
there is no guarantee that legal, informational, or financial help will be
procured by the networking service or from us.
The complainant agrees that we are not responsible for actions of any
individuals, organizations, or electronic media that we submit information to
or request help from. The complainant
asserts that he/she has no expectation of privacy for information submitted to
us.
The complainant asserts that no
information submitted to us is false, defamatory, or identifies any individual
by last name, street address, or without the individual's permission.
The complainant understands that
the legal or factual information provided to him/her is only meant to be
educational and does not substitute for the services of an attorney. The complainant understands that nothing any
of us communicates constitutes legal advice.
And the complainant agrees that we are not responsible for the outcome
of his/her legal case.
I, ______, understand that by
requesting help and/or submitting information to EARL that I agree that I will
not hold EARL, its moderators, its members, its volunteers, and/or anyone
connected with EARL liable, blameworthy, or in any way financially responsible
for any information given to me and/or any reliance I placed on such information.
Sign
below and enter the date:
_________________________________ Date_____________
Please
also provide a parental signature if you are a minor
GENERAL
POLICIES
We will not handle any case where the complainant deliberately
lies, deceives us, or misrepresents the facts of his/her case, or his/her
financial liabilities to us. We reserve the right to immediately cease all work
on the case.
Unless you can prove to us that the allegations listed below are
false, we will not handle:
*
Any case where the complainant is accused
of violent behavior.
*
Any case where the complainant is accused
of criminal conduct that is not directly related to the issue of religious
discrimination.
*
Any case where the complainant has been
fired from his/her employment or expelled from school allegedly due to theft,
dishonesty, violence, absenteeism, alcohol or drug abuse, or poor performance.
*
Any divorce/custody case where the
complainant is accused of physical or sexual abuse of a child or spouse, child neglect,
prostitution, alcohol or drug abuse, or any other criminal act.
We also need to be aware of any case where the complainant has
been diagnosed by a medical doctor as suffering from a mental illness and/or
has been committed to a mental institution and the associated diagnosis.
We reserve the right to provide limited help and refuse help to
anyone we decide to, at our discretion.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
GUIDE FOR
A COMPLAINANT WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY
From the answers you submitted to us in response to the Intake
Guide and Questionnaire, I understand that you do not have an attorney or would
like help getting an attorney in your area knowledgeable about freedom of
religion law.
We strongly suggests that you hire an attorney licensed in your
state familiar with freedom of religion law as well as the law relating to the
particular context of your case (i.e., employment/education discrimination law,
criminal law, divorce/custody law, military law, or prison law, etc.)
If you request/requested us to help you in this regard, we may
submit the request to various individuals, organizations, and electronic media
to help you find an attorney. However,
you should understand that there is no guarantee that an attorney will be
located via this networking service that will be able to help you. Ultimately, the responsibility for finding an
attorney remains with you.
We strongly suggest that you seek out an attorney on your
own. Our informational services are not
a substitute for legal services, and neither I nor those I work with can
provide you legal advice. Our
informational services are best used in conjunction with the services of an
attorney licensed in your state. It is
very important that you have an attorney representing you to provide you legal
advice and to protect your rights!
To find an attorney on your own, we suggest the following course
of action:
*
Call the local chapter of the ACLU (look in
your local telephone book in the business section of the white pages under
"American Civil Liberties Union").
Ask them if the ACLU would be willing to take your case or if it could
refer you to attorneys who might be willing to take your case. Request them to provide names of attorneys
familiar with freedom of religion law as well as the law relating to the
context of your case (i.e., employment/education discrimination law, criminal
law, divorce/custody law, military law, or prison law.)
*
Call lawyers referral services, if
available (look in your local telephone book in the yellow pages under
"lawyer’s referral services").
Request them to provide names of attorneys familiar with freedom of
religion law as well as the law relating to the context of your case (i.e.,
employment/education discrimination law, criminal law, divorce/custody law,
military law, or prison law.)
*
Call the State Bar Association (look in
your local telephone book in the business section of the white pages or in the
blue pages under "[state name] [State] Bar Association"). Request them to provide names of attorneys familiar
with freedom of religion law as well as the law relating to the context of your
case (i.e., employment/education discrimination law, criminal law,
divorce/custody law, military law, or prison law.)
*
Contact the local Bar Association and ask
if there is a pro bono program. Many
local bar associations lower their dues if the members do assigned pro bono or
reduced cost work.
*
Call attorneys directly (look in your local
telephone book in the yellow pages under "attorneys" or
"lawyers"). Contact attorneys
that advertise experience in the law relating to the context of your case
(i.e., employment/education discrimination law, criminal law, divorce/custody
law, military law, or prison law.)
If you think you cannot afford an attorney, we suggest the
following course of action:
*
Ask the ACLU, the lawyers referral
services, and the State Bar Association to provide names of attorneys willing
to work on a sliding scale (based on income) or willing to work for free (pro
bono).
*
Ask the attorneys advertised in the
telephone book if they are willing to work on a sliding scale (based on income)
or work for free (pro bono).
*
Contact legal aid services in your area, if
available. These can be found in your
local telephone book in the yellow pages under "legal aid services"
"legal aid clinics" or "legal clinics".
If you are asking for an attorney to work on a sliding scale or
on a pro bono basis, it will be harder to find an attorney, but not
impossible. Keep trying!
============end of form======================
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FOR THIRD
PARTY REQUESTS WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY:
To get the best response from ERAL, and
some other lists and individuals, the individual with the problem needs to
fill out and e-mail the ERAL Case Intake Form below back to the nearest
ERAL public contact (with a copy to lcornett@en.com), along with a brief summary of their
situation (preferably less than two pages long) -- citing the case intake
form and other documents for additional details. They also need to send
hardcopy of the signed waivers, along with a notarized release from their
parents (if they are minors). The form is to be filled out by the
persons with the problem. If they
are unsure how to check an item, or respond, select the whole form
in their e-mail manager as a message that are replying to, then
reply as with any e-mail. To fill out
checklist portions of the form, do it like this:
_X_
I understand and agree to...
In general, the essay portions of form
should be dealt with like a reply to e-mail, in which either:
*
The
form is replied to in your e-mail “reply to message” software, or
*
Entered
as an ASCII file into your word processing software (or simply copied into a
blank word processing template), and replied to by writing in their
response to the questions. Either way
will allow them to include in the form as much text as you may need to explain
the circumstances of your situation.
If they fill out the form on a word
processor, they can then convert and e-mail the filled out form as an attached
ASCII, MS Word or RTF file attached to
an e-mail message, or simply copy the text into the body of a single e-mail .
They can also send the ERAL
contacts scanned or word-processed versions of any complaints
against them and of pertinent evidence, statements by witnesses, etc., to
be forwarded on to ERAL. The more complete they make their
electronic submission, the more complete the potential response may be
from ERAL members, most of whom will
only see what has been electronically provided directly concerning your case.
Some portions of the form require hardcopy
being sent to their contact on ERAL, particularly signatures.
They need to be sure and save their
reply and make some copies for their attorney (and to help recruit an
attorney, if they still do not have one) and others you ask for assistance.
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BOILERPLATE
TEXT FOR ATTORNEY REQUESTS WHEN ERAL HAS AN ATTORNEY WHO IS A PUBLIC CONTACT
AND WHO IS LICENSED IN THEIR STATE, ETC.
Your request for assistance locating a Pagan friendly attorney on ______ was posted on the Earth Religions Assistance List (ERAL) today. ERAL is an e-mail list operating on the Internet. Details are available at http://www.erlan.org. This site also contains links to many websites with additional information and links that might be helpful to you, especially our Topic Specific Web Pages for Finding Help at http://www.erlan.org/helplink.htm.
ERAL has nine attorneys among our
members, including ______ licensed in (insert
State here) and another (insert State
here) Attorney who is not a public contact.