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WYOMING AND THE WEST Sunday, July 18, B2 Casper Star-Tribune FLAG: Unique language roles likened to Humpty Dunipty Lawsuit against mortician thrown out lawyers and court documents. "David Miller's track record is pathetic," said Larry Becraft, an attorney from Huntsvllle, who represents tax protestors and publishes his "Dixieland Law Review." While there are ways for tax protestors to legally state their claims and win In court, Miller's gold-fringed war flag argument is not one of them, he said In an Interview. "There Is no legal authority for that position." An Inmate of the Gulf Forestry Camp In White City, Fla recently filed a complaint with the State Bar of Wisconsin, said bar spokesman Thomas Watson. Maurice Adkins wrote that Miller's "fraudulent misrepresentation and legal advice almost resulted In myself and several other Florida Inmates losing all our earned gain time for filing his frivolous flag suits." Adkins sent the State Bar of Wisconsin some of Miller's documents and asked the organization to consider prosecuting him for unlicensed practice of law, Watson said. However, as long as Miller does not present himself to the public as a lawyer, he cannot be prosecuted for practicing law without a license, Watson said.

Continued from "Casper' of Wyoming-Casper College Center. "It looks like a sophisticated argument, but there's no grounding for It," said Richardson, who earned a doctorate In English from the University of California at Los Angeles. "It sounds to me very much like a person Inventing their own rules for the language," he said, comparing Miller's Idea to lewis Carroll's character Humpty Dumpty: "When I use a word It means )ust what I choose It to mean neither more nor less." These private language rules surface when people have filed briefs claiming that the gold-fringed flag in courtrooms Is an admiralty or war flag, according to court documents. When he or those who take his advice show that "flag of peace" In a courtroom, he asserts his sovereignty as an American citizen, The real flag recently was flown in a Russian courtroom, establishing American sovereignty In that courtroom where a judge granted Miller and his cohorts an injunction to sue judges who preside over courtrooms operating under the sovereign flag, he said without showing any evidence. The fringed-flag argument has been a failure, according to Veile said Bryant Influenced family members and county officials to allow him, and not Veile, to handle mortuary and funeral servkes.

Johnson ruled that Velle's claims require "incredible leaps of logic" and that Velle failed to prove that he has a legal right to handle the unidentified bodies. There are no state laws or court rulings which dictate how unidentified bodies should be distributed to funeral homes, Johnson wrote. "I was not at all surprised the case was thrown out of court completely. There was no validity to Mr. Veile's case whatsoever," said Terry Ar-mitage, an attorney who represented Bryant as an EMT and a deputy coroner, as well as the other county officials who were sued.

Veile plans to file a motion asking the court to reconsider the ruling, said Bruce Hibbler, Velle's attorney in Cheyenne. Hibbler said Veile and his funeral home will appeal If the ruling is final. RULES: PSC argues case belongs in state court In a Florida case involving Adkins, the judge In the U.S. District Court In Jacksonville, called most of the complaint "unintelligible gibberish," and dismissed the case in an April 16 order as frivolous. Miller said Saturday that he Intends to sue that judge under the new ruling from the court held under the real American flag In Russia.

The fringed-flag arguments also have surfaced In courts In the Rocky Mountain region. In June 1998, U.S. District Judge William Downes of Casper also wrote on the subject, according to court documents. Downes dismissed a Colorado suit in which John Martyn Walsh sued a federal judge for displaying a fringed-flag. "Plaintiff has filed a complaint parroting the giblx-rish which lias become the mantra of a loosely knit group of disaffected citizens known as naming United States District Judge Edward W.

Nottingham as defendant," Downes wrote In his order on the judge's motion for dismissal. "Now, In mind-numbing, disjointed gobbledygook referencing unrelated provisions of the United States Code and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the PSC has opposed that request. In a motion filed Friday, the PSC argues that the case arose from a Wyoming agency's action, will resolve Important questions about Wyoming law, and thus belongs in the state court. US West claims that the federal court should have jurisdiction because of the alleged violations of the federal act and US West's constitutional rights. they take 500 elk out of there, that cuts that herd unit in half the first year and in three years they will totally deplete the herd," he said.

Moss said the association Is also concerned about the possibility of the transmission of such diseases as chronic wasting disease and brucellosis that could threaten the herd. "If they capture 500 elk and the breed them, come spring they'll have a thousand head of elk concentrated on a thousand-acre ranch," which will greatly increase the likelihood of disease transmission, he said. Under the proposal, the ranch would basically raise income from the sale of elk, elk products such as velvet and antlers, and other elk-related business such as trophy game hunting. There are currently about 7,000 Crow tribal members, with plaintiff seeks to hold the defiiv dant accountable for a 'COtiJ structlve In particular, plaint if I asserts that the Judge olaled his oath ol office because he suffers the presence of a yil low fringed American Hag hi lift courtroom which has somehow transformed his courtroom Into il foreign state or power, thus de prlvlng the plaintiff of due process and other constitution guarantees." Downes cited other couri do-clslons, writing that "similarly inane pleadings" are without hit-fit, that the concept of "constrictive treason" Is repudiated bythe U.S. Constitution and that the doctrine of absolute immunity protects federal judges from this kind of harassment.

"It Is Ironic that a litigant Who affixes a flag stamp to his complaint and seeks recourse welter of unrelated citations the federal statutes, has so llttte appreciation for the fundament tal document of our nation, its Constitution. Would that this Court could assist this citizen appreciating the fact that he lives in the most blessed natlon 'On Earth. Sadly, this litigant and those of his fringe political persuasion are not amenable to sucji Instructions Downes wrote. A hearing on the matter is set for 11 a.m. July 29 before Wyoming 1st District Judge Nicholas Kalokathis.

Also Friday, the PSC asked.Jhe state district court to send trje case directly to the Wyoming Supreme Court, arguing that the case was of statewide importance and that such a move would be more efficient for the parties and the judicial system. the majority of them living 'on the Crow Reservation. Under federal law, the Crow tribe can establish a game ranch within the boundaries and under the sphere of trie reservation. COURT Continued from 'Wyoming' "In this case, Dr. Krivit's festi-mony is based on studies of pa tients with the same condition as Raef's and is directly relevant to whether a delay in diagnosis caused Raef harm an issue hotly disputed in this case," Hill wrote.

"Thus, there is defirritefy a 'fit' between the facts and.Je testimony," he added. The court remanded the case for Patrick to determine the scientific validity of the methods used by the expert. Continued from 'Wyoming' supports our going forward" on making rules that oversee interconnection agreements, Oxley said. Interconnection is defined In the state rules as "the means by which an exchange of traffic between networks is accomplished, via a point or points of interface between the competing local exchange carriers' networks HUNTERS: Other tribes' successes noted WORLAND (AP) A judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a mortician who claimed the Washakie County Coroner's office and others unfairly diverted business to another funeral home, David M. Velle of Velle Mortuary, sued County Coroner Gordon Martinson; deputy coroner George Williams; Michael Bryant, an emergency medical technician who directs Bryant Funeral Home; and other county officials last August.

Tenth District Judge Alan Johnson ruled Tuesday that nothing convinced him the defendants had done anything Improper. Velle claimed there was a system In Worland whereby unidentified bodies were taken to Velle Mortuary on odd-numbered months and to Bryant Funeral Home the rest of the year. The system also applied when families of the deceased had no funeral home preference and when the deceased had no relatives, he said. Game Warden SHERIDAN (AP) A Wyo-Iming Game and Fish warden arrested on a drunken following a one-car 'accident In a state vehicle. Bob Peterson of Dayton was placed on administrative suspension following the arrest, WCDA Continued from Wyoming' said, "The last issue of $40 mil-li'o'ri was allocated in less than The demand for these funds exceeds anything we've seen In the past." The WCDA offers the issue at a step rate that starts at 5.5 percent in the first year, stepping up to 6.0 percent in the second year, and 6.5 percent for the remaining term of the mortgage.

i Borrowers also may choose a fixed rate of 6.375 percent for the entire term of the 30-year mortgage loan. In addition to high summer demand, the WCDA anticipates increased demand in Park, Johnson and Teton counties, Axlund said. The WCDA board increased purchase price limits 5ased on average purchase WIND Continued from 'Wyoming' JJiat some studies seem to indicate that the raptors can see the ultraviolet light waves. But perhaps the biggest Change, he said, occurred in part because of the time delay with Kenetech's bankruptcy. zflacement During the time of the trans-3etlrom Kenetech to SeaWest, Ohfi.

biologists conducted and found that 80 percent of 3fle raptors' use of the area took 32face within a 100-meter band -entered on the rim's edge. 35hile the original proposal placed the turbines right up to 3fie edge right in the heart of 3Se raptors' flight patterns -Xforge said the SeaWest project the turbines back 50 meters 25 avoid the area of highest use. "Because we were able to de--4rmine where the use was oc-SXirring, the company was able 33 locate their turbines outside 3Eat area," he said. "We weren't to completely mitigate the but so far, mortality jgvels are far below expected." While the current facility did address several wildlife issues, ZXeff Kessler of Biodiversity Associates said the conservation or facilities." In simpler terms, It means two companies hooking up so that their customers can communicate, by telephone or computer, with each other. Jurisdiction issues The company has asked that the state court proceedings be suspended while the case winds its way through federal court, but Moss said officials with his association are meeting this weekend to draft a letter to the tribal council.

"For example, other tribes and reservations are making good money managing elk, deer and antelope herds" by setting aside hunting tags for guided hunts on reservation land, he noted. "We're going to tell the Crows we understand your plight, we know you need money and employment but there are other alternatives and we'll help you look for other alternatives," Moss said. The migratory animals within the North Big Horn Elk Herd Unit move back and forth between Wyoming and Montana. When in Wyoming, the herd spends most of its time in Hunt Areas 38, 39 and 40 on the west side of the Big Horn Mountains. "There's probably 1,000 to 1,300 head in that herd and if Continued from "Wyoming' game ranch within its boundaries without regard for most state and federal laws.

Moss said the Bow Hunters Association feels if the Crow tribe was presented with "serious alternatives" for economic growth opportunities, tribal council members might be persuaded to drop the proposed Castle Rock Elk Ranch project. "Rather than telling the Crow tribe what to do, we should ask them what we can do to help them," Moss said. "What we need to do is to give the Crow tribe some different alternatives to make money," he said. "Maybe we can come up with some big game management ideas, or anything we might do to help them realize this is a renewable resource and they can have opportunities to make money without depleting that resource." 4 Wyoming Medical Center This aCCUSed Of DUI Game and Fish Regional Director Gary Shorma said. The accident occurred on Soldier Creek Road on Sunday and caused more than $1,000 damage to the vehicle, according to the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office.

price analysis performed by the Wyoming Housing Data Base Partnership (WHDBP), he said. The purchase price limit of $89,883 for existing single family homes is set by the Internal Revenue Service, the news release said. However, the WCDA needed to create a "high cost area" program where existing houses cost far more than that price limit, the news release said. The new issue includes $10 million for mortgages for first-time home buyers in this area. The Legislature created the WCDA in 1978 to sell federally authorized tax-exempt bonds to investors and use the money to offer low-interest home loans to qualified applicants.

group, which hadn't seen any mortality figures, is still concerned about raptors. "We would have liked to see a slightly different location," Kessler said, acknowledging that a change of venue would likely have moved the project off of the mesa altogether. But he said the loss of some wind speed would have been a reasonable tradeoff if it would protect the raptors. "From a wildlife standpoint, we know the rim is not the best spot," Kessler said. He also mentioned the loss of habitat for the mountain plover, which has been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Noting a proposed coal mine near Elk Mountain and the potential for 3,000 new wells in the Continental Divide Wamsut-ter II Natural Gas Project, Kessler said the area is under heavy pressures for mineral development, all of which take their toll. "Wyoming is being treated as an energy colony," he said. "If mammoth wind development is going to take place, which would be good for clean air, then let's hold off on some of the fossil fuel development." Central to Wyoming's Weil-Being weekly calendar is brought to you by Wyoming Medical Center (307) 577-7201 s- -wi Waiting In 1 Wyoming Amy O. of Casper writes: My daughter, Shelby 12 years old, has a neurological disorder called Rett Syndrome. This syndrome is very rare and is found exclusively in females.

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