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r 491 F. `errWHEREAS, the United States o f America has been the worldwide
;?j symbol of individual liberty and a beacon of hope and
- 11 1yy opportunity for more than two centuries; and
- ' WHERAS, the fundamental principle of ordered liberty forms the
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?`j'; • WHEREAS, it is vital that justice for legitimate victims should not be
delayed due to meritless and frivolous litigation which
serves only to clog our courts; arut
WHEREAS, lawsuit abuse is a plague upon our justice system and our economy that carries a cost of
$1200 for each and every American citizen., costs jobs and cripples California small
business; and
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon all members of the legal profession and California's elected leaders to
I protect California consumers, businesses and families by seeking sensible reforms which
will discourage the filing o f frivolous lawsuits, reducing the exorbitant costs of litigation.
in.California,restrain the prospects for arbitrary and unjust awards, encourage citizens to
participate in the judicial process by serving on a jury when called and protect legitimate
victims against unfair and outrageous contingency fees; and
WHEREAS, our legal system exists to make victims whole, not rich, and should be used only in the
interest o f fairness, not greed; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM DOANE, MAYOR of the City of Seal Beach do hereby proclaim
the week of September 17-21,2001 as
Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week
in the City of Seal Beach and encourage alt citizens to support fundamental reforms to safeguard and
improve our civil justice system.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Seat Beach to
be affixed, this Twenty-seventh Day of August, in.the Year Two T housdand-One.