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1 Philip J. Berg, Esquire


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Pennsylvania I.D. 9867
LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP J. BERG
3 555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12
4 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531
Telephone: (610) 825-3134
5 E-mail: philjberg@gmail.com Attorney in pro se and for Plaintiffs
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Lisa Ostella and
7 Go Excel Global, Plaintiffs
8 c/o Philip J. Berg, Esquire
555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12
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Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531
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Lisa Liberi, Plaintiff
c/o Philip J. Berg, Esquire
12 555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12
13 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531

14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


15 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA,
SOUTHERN DIVISION
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17 LISA LIBERI, et al, :
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18 : CIVIL ACTION NUMBER:
Plaintiffs, :
19 : 8:11-cv-00485-AG (AJW)
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: PLAINTIFFS RESPONSE IN
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: OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS,
22 ORLY TAITZ, et al, : ORLY TAITZ AND DEFEND OUR
: FREEDOMS FOUNDATIONS, INC.
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Defendants. : ANTI-SLAPP MOTON AND
24 : MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT
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: TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(1) and
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12(b)(6)
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Date of Hearing: June 13, 2011
27 Time of Hearing: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Courtroom 10D
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1 PLAINTIFFS RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS


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ANTI-SLAPP MOTION and MOTION TO DISMISS

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COMES NOW Plaintiffs, Philip J. Berg, Esquire [hereinafter at times
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5 “Berg”]; Lisa Ostella [hereinafter at times “Ostella”]; Lisa Liberi [hereinafter at
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times “Liberi”]; Go Excel Global and Law Offices of Philip J. Berg and files the
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8 within Response in Opposition; Memorandum of Points and Authorities; and

9 Declarations in Opposition to Defendants, Orly Taitz [hereinafter at times “Taitz”]


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and Defend our Freedoms Foundations, Inc. [hereinafter at times “DOFF”] Anti-
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12 SLAPP Motion and Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and
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12(b)(6). In support hereof, Plaintiffs aver the following:
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1. Taitz’s Motion is again not in compliant with this Court’s Local Rules

16 [L.R.] in that she failed to use double spacing [L.R’s. 11-3.2 and 11-3.6];
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paragraphs are not properly numbered [L.R.11-3.2]; Taitz Memorandum of Points
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19 and Authorities exceeded the twenty-five [25] page limit [L.R. 11-6] ; and Taitz
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failed to give proper notice [L.R. 6-1].
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2. Taitz has previously filed an Anti-SLAPP Motion, See this Court’s
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23 Docket Number 61 filed June 16, 2009; and several Motions to Dismiss pursuant
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to the Fed. R. of Civ. P. 12, which is completely improper. Further, Taitz and
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26 DOFF waived all their affirmative defenses by not timely pleading them and not
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1 raising them in their previous Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Motions to Dismiss and therefore,
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they are precluded from doing so now. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(g)(2).
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4 3. The California Anti-SLAPP statute, California Civil Code [“Cal. Civ.
5 Code”] §425.16 and the First Amendment of the United States Constitution does
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not apply to speech which invades ones privacy; is false, slander, libel, and/or
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8 defamation; constitutes Cyber-stalking, Cyber-harassment, and/or Cyber-bullying;
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and/or violates any other protected right. Therefore, Taitz’s Motion fails.
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11 4. Plaintiffs have a pending Motion for Leave to Amend their

12 Complaint, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) does not apply as full diversity exists; and
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Plaintiffs have stated claims in which relief can be granted and therefore, Taitz and
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15 DOFF’s Motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) fails.
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5. Plaintiffs OBJECT to Taitz and DOFF’s Exhibits attached to their
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Motion as they are unauthenticated, hearsay, double and triple hearsay documents

19 in violation of the Federal Rules of Evidence [“Fed. R. Evid.”]. Further, Taitz and
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DOFF’s Exhibits do not fall under any of the Exceptions outlined in the Fed. R.
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22 Evid. and were filed to prejudice the Plaintiffs; therefore, Taitz and DOFF’s
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Exhibits are inadmissable.
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6. Plaintiffs Opposition is based upon their Opposition, the attached
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26 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support hereof; Declaration of Philip J.
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Berg, Esquire; Declaration of Lisa Liberi; and upon records on file with this Court
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1 and such further oral and/or documentary evidence that may be presented at the
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time of the Hearing.
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4 7. For the reasons stated herein, Defendants Taitz and DOFF Anti-
5 SLAPP and Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6)
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must be denied. In addition, Plaintiffs seek Leave to File their First Amended
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8 Complaint.
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Respectfully submitted,
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12 Dated: May 4, 2011 /s/ Philip J. Berg
13 Philip J. Berg, Esquire
Pennsylvania I.D. 9867
14 LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP J. BERG
15 555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531
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Telephone: (610) 825-3134
17 E-mail: philjberg@gmail.com
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Attorney in Pro Se and Counsel for
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22 Dated: May 4, 2011 /s/ Lisa Ostella
LISA OSTELLA and
23 GO EXCEL GLOBAL, Plaintiffs
24 c/o Philip J. Berg, Esquire
LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP J. BERG
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555 Andorra Glen Court, Suite 12
26 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-2531
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1 Dated: May 4, 2011 /s/ Lisa Liberi


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LISA LIBERI, Plaintiff
c/o Philip J. Berg, Esquire
3 LAW OFFICES OF PHILIP J. BERG
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