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,9, WHEREAS, the United States of America has been the worldwide
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symbol o f individual liberty and a beacon o f hope and
, opportunity for more than two centuries; and
1' WHERASthe fundamental principle of ordered liberty forms the
--, I fowufation.of all the laws that govern us; and
• • WHEREAS, our Constitution and the Bill or Rights embody this
1 . : principle and preserve our uniquely American liberties, such
as freedom of speech,freedom of religion,freedom of the
press,freedom of petition and due process of law; and
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; and
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 alt members of the legal profession and California's elected leaders to
protect California consumers, businesses and families by seeking sensible reforms which
will discourage the filing of 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 ffairness, not greed; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAUL YOST, MAYOR of the City of Seat Beach do hereby proclaim the week
of September 20-24,1999 as
Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week
in the City of Seat Bench and encourage ail citizens to support furufamental reforms to safeguard and
improve our justice system.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seat of the City of Seat Beach. to
be affixed, this Twenty-third Day of August, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine.
/44d l Pr.,1
Mayor Paul Yost 4. \
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