GENERAL ASSOCIATION
OF
DAVIDIAN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

MT. CARMEL CENTER
P.O. BOX 119
MOUNTAINCALE N.Y. 12763
U.S.A.
(914) 434-5282

June 19, 1996

The Remnant Church of
Creation 7th Day Adventists
PO Box 284
Spring City, TN 37381-0284

Dear Interested Party and Contributor:

"Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee." Ps. 33.22.

Christian greetings.

We are certain that by now you are wondering what is taking place with the Trademark case. Thus it is the purpose of this letter to try and bring you up-to- date on the progress of the appeal.

As you no doubt are aware, the notice of appeal was sent from our office on April 12, 1996 and was recorded on Monday the 15th, (the deadline by the U.S. Court of Appeals). Mr. Steven Scheck is handling the case on our behalf. He has since filed for an extension of the actual appeal. The original appeal deadline was April 30, 1996, the new deadline is June 30, 1996. Mr. Scheck has just completed the appeal and is forwarding a copy to us. He hopes to file it a few days ahead of the due date.

There are two other developments. The first being that the conference lawyer, Vincent Ramik, filed a motion to dismiss the appeal based on a technicality. He claimed that the "notice of appeal was filed incorrectly in that Mr. Ramik was not notified of the intention to appeal. To counter this motion, Mr. Scheck received an affidavit from Mr. William Perry (the original petitioner) and the association who physically filed the notice of appeal, stating that the notice was handled "pro se" (without an attorney), and that we simply followed the instructions of the U.S. Court of Appeals office. We were able to provide the name and number of the person who gave the instructions to us on how to file the notice. Mr. Scheck has since responded to Mr. Ramik. It appears that the problem is resovled.

The second matter involves the trademark and patent office, who is considering filing an Amicus Brief--a friend of the court. We do not know much about the intentions or reasons for their even contemplating this. However, it certainly indicates the patent and trademark office has taken note of the case. It could very well be in our favor. We will have to wait and see what they decide to do. We will keep you informed.

Overall, we can say that the case is progressing well. Please keep praying that God's will be done, that His truth can be vindicated, and that our beloved church comes to the realization of their folly. May the prayers of the saints awaken them. Again, let us thank you for your financial assistance, and your prayers.

Sincerely for Christ's sake, and religious liberty,

A. Anthony Hibbert, Ph.D.
Chairman
Executive Council


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