CONTOS & BUNCH
LAWYERS |
5855 TOPANGA CANYON BOULEVARD
SUITE 400
WOODLAND HILLS, California 91367-4694
(818) 716-0400
MANUFACTURERS BANK BUILDING
1201 DOVE STREET
PENTHOUSE
NEWPORT REACH, CALIFORNIA 92660-2841
(714) 752-0488
REPLY TO: Woodland Hills
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November 9, 1984
John G. Peterson
PETERSON & BRYNAN
Suite 407
8530 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Charlotte Ashmun
OVERLAND, BERKE, WESLEY, GITS,
RANDOLPH & LEVANAS
Suite 300
10951 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Re: Church of Scientology
of California v.
Armstrong, Case No. C 420 153
Dear Mr. Peterson and Ms. Ashmun:
I have been advised by my client, Gerald Armstrong, that an
olive-colored briefcase was taken from the locked trunk of
his car on November 8, 1984, sometime between the hours of
2:30 and 3:30 p.m. At that time, Mr. Armstrong's car was
parked in the underground garage of the Los Angeles Mall.
The briefcase contained an original handwritten manuscript
and artwork of approximately 350 pages, as well as a number
of other papers. The manuscript is comprised of a series of
letters written to L. Ron Hubbard in care of the law firm of
Lenkse, Lenske, Heller and Magasin. The letters were written
on Old Country Tree Bond, 100% cotton fibre paper.
The manuscript has inestimable value to Mr. Armstrong. Its
loss has placed him in shock and emotional upheaval.
Just prior to his arrival at the Los Angeles Mall,
Mr. Armstrong was followed by three individuals, one of whom
he recognized as a member of your client. The three indi-
viduals drove up alongside Mr. Armstrong at the Vermont
offramp of the Hollywood Freeway and took photographs of him
John G. Peterson
Charlotte Ashmun
November 9, 1984 Page 2
as he sat in his car. This occurred at approximately
2:15 p.m. on November 8, 1984.
This letter will serve as a demand for the return of
Mr. Armstrong's briefcase, manuscript and papers and will
further serve as a request that the photographs and negatives
taken of Mr. Armstrong be sent to me.
Very truly yours,
CONTOS & BUNCH
[signed]
JULIA DRAGOJEVIC
JD:lh
cc: Larry Heller - Lenske, Lenske, Heller & Magasin
Gerald Armstrong
JD1:19