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________________________________ From: Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] As The Dracula Lawsuit Turns Count me in on the collection. I would hope that won't be necessary, since you are plainly innocent. Bruce On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Richard Del Belso <rdel...@msn.com> wrote: DIANE... >I THINK YOU DID A SPLENDID JOB OF EXPLAINING THE SITUATION, AND IF THE NEW >JERSEY COURT FINDS YOU GUILTY OF ANYTHING I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE UP A >COLLECTION SO THAT CAN HIRE A LAWYER TO MAKE AN APPEAL. >I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS COMPLAINT AGAINST YOU EVER GOT TO COURT. > >'BREAK A LEG" AS THEY SAY IN SHOW BUSINESS. > >RICHARD > > > >Richard Del Belso > > > >________________________________ >Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:49:14 -0700 >From: dianejeff...@roadrunner.com >Subject: [MOPO] As The Dracula Lawsuit Turns >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > >Hi All - Looks like this will come to an end soon. For those interested, I have included below, my feeble attempts to make a wrong, right, 2 letters to the court. I certianly do not expect a good outcome, but it will be interesting to see the amount of Judgment. >Diane >Studio C >_____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > >Hon. Brian R. Martinotti, J.S.C. >Superior Court of New Jersey >Bergen County Justice Center >10 Main Street, Room 115 >Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 >March 26, 2012 >Re: Thomas Rega v. Sal Oliveri, Film Shows, Inc and >Studio Conservation, Inc. >Docket No.: BER-L-383-10 >ORDER GRANTING FINAL JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT >PROOF HEARING > Dear Hon. Brian R. Martinotti, J.S.C.: >I am the defendant, Diane Jeffrey, in the above case. I have been informed that on April 13, 2012 or later, the plaintiff in this case will seek an order from you granting Final Judgment by Default. I have enclosed a letter regarding this case, previously sent to the court, for your review. >It is my understanding that since I was not in a financial position to retain counsel, in order to defend myself, a motion for a Final Judgment will be granted, against me. I also understand that the plaintiff will be required to show proof of damages. >As the enclosed letter indicates, I did not interfere with a contract between Plaintiff and Profiles In History, as said contract was null and void when it was discovered that the consignment material was fake. Plaintiff can not prove damages in this case. Therefore, I am respectively requesting that your Judgment be in the amount, no greater than $1.00. >I appreciate it very much your taking into account , the facts pertaining to this case. >Very truly yours, > >Diane Jeffrey >CC: Motion Clerk, Civil Division >Law Offices of Charles Shaw >Profiles In History > > ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ >April 14, 2011 >Honorable Charles E. Powers, Jr., J.S.C. >Superior Court of New Jersey >Bergen County Justice Center >10 Main Street, Chambers 335 >Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 >Re: Docket No.: BER-L-383-10 >Thomas Rega v. Sal Oliveri, Film Shows, Inc. and >Studio Conservation, Inc. > Dear Judge Powers: > >I am writing to you with regard to the above case, which is one of the cases over which you are presiding. My name is Diane Jeffrey, and I am the owner of Studio Conservation Inc. I am writing to you due to the fact that I am not represented by an attorney because I am unable to afford the fees required for representation. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to advise you of some very important facts regarding this case: >I have no knowledge of or any dealings with Sal Oliveri, Film Shows, Inc. Basically, I do not know nor have I ever met this person. >Studio Conservation Inc. was a service business that restored art and collectible items, including old movie posters. >My first contact with Mr. Rega took place in early 2009 when he hired me to restore a one-sheet Dracula poster. I restored the poster to Mr. Rega’s specifications and returned it to him. >Later in the year, a poster with the same title and graphics appeared on the cover of a catalogue published by the auction house Profiles In History. The poster was featured for sale in their next auction with an estimated price of $200,000 to $300,000. It was considered to be a rare item. >Because it was considered to be a rare item and because over 100 other “high end” Universal Studio horror movie posters had recently been proven to be fake, this particular Dracula poster was being scrutinized by many in the movie poster hobby community even though it had a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Poster Mountain. (Poster Mountain is a vintage poster and fine art conservation and restoration company.) At that time I did not know if this was the same poster that I had restored for Mr. Rega; however, there were similarities in the restoration performed on the poster in the auction and the one that I had done for Mr. Rega. Thus, I contacted Poster Mountain first to offer my knowledge of the poster, if, in fact, it was the same poster. It was only after Poster Mountain refused my information that I indicated on a public forum that I had worked on a poster with the same title and graphics a few months before the catalogue was published. I described the specific restoration on the Dracula poster sent to me by Mr. Rega. As a result of the comments I had made on a public forum, both Poster Mountain and many other poster collectors began to question the authenticity of this poster, and Poster Mountain determined that the poster was not an original, but instead was a reproduction created by S2 Art Co. Based on the complaint filed against me, it appears to me that I am being charged with two counts: >1. Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations and Prospective Economic Benefit >It appears to me that Mr. Rega is claiming that I interfered in the consignment contract between him and Profiles In History. It is my belief that when it was discovered that the poster was not an original, the consignment contract should have become null and void as Mr. Rega had not supplied an original Dracula poster for auction. I believe I should not be faulted because Mr. Rega did not receive an economic benefit from a fake poster. As stated above, I became aware that the poster I had worked on and the poster offered for auction were the same only after being contacted by Profiles In History. I did not contact them. Furthermore, I never knew if Mr. Rega was aware that the poster he had sent me was a fake, and I never indicated that to Profiles In History.2. False Light/Trade Libel >I am disputing this charge because the only information I supplied to Profiles In History was the name of the client that had sent me the Dracula poster. I never indicated to anyone that I believed Mr. Rega knew the poster was a fake because when I was working on it, I did not know for sure that it was. Also, I did not reveal Mr. Rega’s name in any of my correspondence on the public forums or with anyone else. If Profiles In History or any other company has refused to do business with Mr. Rega, it might be because the entire group of posters he gave to Profiles In History included not only the fake Dracula poster but several other fake items which Profiles In History refused to consign. This is all verified in the Profiles In History suit against Mr. Rega. >In view of all the facts regarding this case, I feel that all I did was to start a ball rolling that resulted in preventing an innocent individual from spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a fake poster. I strongly contend that I am not, in any way, responsible for Mr. Rega’s lack of economic gain from the Dracula poster or anything else. In light of this explanation of my involvement, I find it hard to believe that our court system could find any merit to the frivolous claims against me. >Once again as I stated above, I am in no financial position to hire an attorney, yet it is my understanding that in the state of New Jersey, a corporation must be defended by an attorney in a civil case. It is my hope that your Honor can suggest a method that will allow me defend myself so as not to suffer a Default Judgment simply because I do not have the funds for an attorney. >I can supply copies of all paperwork, emails, correspondence, photos to support everything that I have stated to you, and I am willing to come to New Jersey to defend myself in a trial before you and or a jury of my peers. However, it is my sincere hope that after you have read this letter, you will concur that I did nothing wrong and that I acted in a manner that was morally correct. Please advise me as to what my next step should be. Thank you for your time. > >Sincerely yours, > > > > >Diane Jeffrey >Cc: Law Office Of Charles Shaw & Associates. >Sent via FAX, US Mail > > > > > >Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___________________________________________________________________ >How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > >Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___________________________________________________________________ >How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. 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