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<http://zachjonesishome.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/jeff-schreiber-update-in-be
rg-v-obama-important-information/> Jeff Schreiber Update in Berg v. Obama,
Important Information

October 6, 2008 by zachjonesishome 

This is from Jeff Schreiber:
<http://www.americasright.com/2008/10/berg-v-obama-update-monday-october-6.h
tml> 


Monday, October 6, 2008



Berg
<http://www.americasright.com/2008/10/berg-v-obama-update-monday-october-6.h
tml> v. Obama Update — Monday, October 6


Berg Files Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint

 
<http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R-l1iejogZw/SOo3JtMXd1I/AAAAAAAABCk/GqrFZ9VorsQ/s
1600-h/Berg+Amended+Complaint.jpg> This morning, prominent Philadelphia
attorney and former Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Philip Berg filed a Motion for Leave to File an Amended
Complaint in his ongoing
<http://www.americasright.com/2008/08/obama-sued-in-philadelphia-federal.htm
l> case against Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and others, arguing that Obama is
in fact not a natural born United States citizen and, pursuant to Article
II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution is ineligible to serve as president
of the United States of America.

Now, this does not mean that the amended complaint has been filed. Rule
15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits amendments by leave of
court, which means essentially that the judge must sign off on this type of
pleading before it is filed.

It should be known that any party is entitled to amend a pleading, such as a
complaint, once and at any time before a responsive pleading is made. That
being said, the motion to dismiss filed by Barack Obama and the DNC was a
motion attacking Berg’s pleading and is not considered a responsive pleading
in itself. Furthermore, according to the rules and, as Berg accurately
states in the brief which supports the Motion for Leave to File a First
Amended Complaint, such leave shall be freely given when justice so
requires.

If, however, Judge R. Barclay Surrick finds that there is some sort of
actual prejudice to Obama and the other defendants, he can deny leave to
amend or grant it with restrictions. Seeing that Berg has filed this
particular motion fairly early in the whole process, I expect it will be
granted. However, because this motion for leave to amend was filed by Berg
after the defendants filed the motion to dismiss for failure to state a
claim upon on which relief can be granted, Judge Surrick could deny leave if
he believes that Berg still cannot state a proper claim. Then again, despite
what my grade point average suggests, I really don’t know all that much.

In the amended complaint which Berg is seeking to file in the wake of a
motion
<http://www.americasright.com/2008/09/obama-dnc-file-motion-to-dismiss-in.ht
ml> to dismiss filed on September 24 by Obama and the Democratic National
Committee and his own Opposition
<http://www.americasright.com/2008/09/berg-v-obama-update-monday-september-2
9.html> and Brief filed last week, Berg added a few claims and a few
defendants, as well as rehashed the original allegations made more than a
month ago in the initial complaint.

As expected, Berg added Pedro Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, given Cortes’ role in fomenting and overseeing
the electoral process in the Keystone State. He has also added, however,
California Sen. Diane Feinstein in her role as Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate
Commission on Rules and Administration, and the U.S. Senate Commission on
Rules and Administration itself. The latter, according to the amended
complaint, is “responsible for investigations into the qualifications of the
President and Vice President candidates Federal elections” while the former
“has primary authority” for oversight with regard to aspects related to
ethics, campaign and election reform.

Berg is seeking, among other things, an order that Feinstein and the Rules
Commission–along with the FEC–immediately conduct an investigation into “the
fraudulent tactics of Obama” and into his citizenship status as well.

“The Senate should be investigating qualifications for higher office and for
the Senate itself,” Berg said. “We’re thinking, at this point, that Obama is
an illegal alien and therefore should be arrested, tried and deported. He
certainly cannot hold his Senate seat.”

He also added a paragraph further addressing and supporting the court’s
jurisdiction over the matter at hand, questioned in the motion to dismiss
filed by Obama and the DNC. The paragraph echoes a portion of the argument
made by Berg in his Opposition to the defense motion, that the District
Court has jurisdiction over the case pursuant to 5 USC §702, which states,
in relevant part, that “[a] person suffering legal wrong because of agency
action, or adversely affected or aggrieved by agency action within the
meaning of a relevant statute, is entitled to judicial review thereof.” This
was a major part of his Opposition to the motion to dismiss filed by Obama
and the DNC, and according to Berg goes to the failure of the Federal
Election Commission and the DNC to investigate Barack Obama, his campaign,
and the more than $400 million taken in under alleged false pretenses. From
the complaint:


They are responsible for verifying the credentials and qualifications of
Members of the Senate, contested elections and acceptance of incompatible
offices. Moreover, in addition to the verification of a candidates
qualifications, eligibility and credentials, they are responsible for
Federal elections generally, including the election of the President, Vice
President and Members of the Congress.

In addition, Berg confronted the defendants’ assertion that he lacked
standing–the same argument from which three similar cases against Arizona
Sen. John McCain were thrown out this year–and included the same supporting
arguments he made in the Opposition and Brief. He asserts all of the same
statutory and common law arguments, and even looks to show a little
frustration:


There is absolutely no other way for Plaintiff to ensure his
constitutionally protected rights. The only option Plaintiff had was to
bring this action. This is the first time in American History a
“naturalized” citizen and/or illegal alien have been allowed to campaign for
the Office of President of the United States. There are not any other ways
to establish or determine the legal status of our Presidential Candidates,
whether Republican and/or Democratic. The FEC and DNC have refused to verify
and furnish Plaintiff with Obama’s eligibility or lack thereof. Plaintiff
has standing to challenge any person(s) citizenship and/or nationality
status pursuant to statute, 8 U.S. C. §1481(b).

Berg said this morning that, with regard to standing, he’s just trying to
“cover the board” in an attempt to look forward to the future, to look past
Judge Surrick and the District Court if necessary.

“The longer we’ve been waiting, the more we’ve been doing further research,
the more we’ve been finding out,” Berg said. “If Judge Surrick doesn’t grant
standing, we’re hoping that the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court will
look at the work we’ve done and grant it. I do think the Supreme Court would
hear this case. We think we should get it there because it’s an issue of the
utmost importance which hasn’t been touched yet.”

“Still,” he said, “I just want Judge Surrick to issue an order.”

I may be wrong, but it looks like he added some further information from
Indonesian law and history in support of his assertion that Obama
relinquished U.S. Citizenship–if he had it to begin with–when he was adopted
by stepfather Lolo Soetoro upon moving from Hawaii to Indonesia with his
mother. The information was in the brief supporting his opposition, but
apparently not in the original complaint.



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