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Barbara Schwarz was the president of the Church of Scientology of Germany for 11 months, from August 3, 1983, until July 10, 1984.[1] She is known for making a record number of Freedom of Information Act requests, filing a large number of lawsuits, and posting a large number of messages on Usenet. In 1987, Schwarz was subjected to an attempted involuntary deprogramming from Scientology. She says she moved to the United States from Germany (of which she is a citizen) in 1989; she now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]

Contents

FOIA Requests and Litigation History

Schwarz is known for filing a record number of requests under the United States Freedom of Information Act.[3][4][5] Schwarz's searches have been mostly for information about herself; the man she says is her husband; Dwight Eisenhower; L. Ron Hubbard; and the Church of Scientology.[4]

According to Schwarz, she is trying to verify information about her personal history: she says she was born in Utah, the daughter of L. Ron Hubbard and the granddaughter of Dwight Eisenhower. She says she lived in a submarine village beneath Great Salt Lake as a young child until she was kidnapped and taken into Germany at age 4 by Nazi agents. She says that she later married a prominent Scientologist who she claims was imprisoned on the false charge of having killed her. Schwarz says she believes he is secretly imprisoned in the United States.[3]

Public records searches failed to confirm Schwarz's claims, which government officials have characterized as "fanciful". Schwarz has responded with litigation, most of which has been dismissed as frivolous.[5] Schwarz is unable to pay for her voluminous information requests due to poverty.[3] That has formed the basis for government refusals to perform more searches.[4]

After Ms. Schwarz filed 35 separate certiorari petitions to the Supreme Court of the United States that were all dismissed as being frivolous, the Court issued a ruling on 1999-03-09, directing the Clerk of the Court "not to accept any further petitions for certiorari from Schwarz in noncriminal matters unless she pays the docketing fee required by Rule 38 ..." The ruling states, "Schwarz has repeatedly abused this Court's certiorari process."[6]

Relationship with the Church of Scientology

Schwarz has written that she believes the Church of Scientology has been infiltrated by agents of what she refers to as "SEGNPMSS" ( "Still Existing German Nazi Psychiatrists' Mindcontroller Secret Service"). She blames Nazi infiltrators of the Church of Scientology for her involuntary expulsion as the president of the Church of Scientology in Germany. She continues to consider herself a Scientologist and defends the Church, "in its true form."[2]

In 1994, attempting to locate the prominent Scientology official she claims to be her husband, Ms. Schwarz initiated litigation against the Church of Scientology to force the church to divulge his whereabouts to her. The judge granted the Church of Scientology's request to dismiss the case and ruled that "Ms. Schwarz had presented no legally cognizable claim against the Church that entitled her to relief in federal court".[7] This case was eventually appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit where the court ruled that "the district court correctly dismissed the motions."[8] Linda Simmons Hight, a director of media relations for the Church of Scientology at the time, said about Ms. Schwarz, "We're clueless about this person and obviously she is delusional about [her alleged husband] and she needs help. We're sorry for her".[3]

Deprogramming

In November 1987, Barbara Schwarz was subjected to an involuntary deprogramming by Cyril Vosper, a committee member of the British cult-awareness group, FAIR. Vosper was convicted in Munich of "causing bodily harm" to Barbara Schwarz during these sessions.[9][10][11]

Newsgroup activity

Barbara Schwarz has become well-known for her activity on Usenet where she has posted extensively to newsgroups, particularly alt.religion.scientology. She has posted her life story in 92 installments.[12] On October 21 2005, Barbara Schwarz was permanently suspended from the use of the Salt Lake City Public Library's personal computers used for internet access [1] due to complaints regarding allegations of her abuse [2] of the Usenet from the library.

Notes

  1. ^ Auszug aus dem Vereinsregister: Scientology Kirche Deutschland, Hubbard Organisation München e.V. GIF
  2. ^ a b Schwarz, Barbara (2004-09-04). "Part 92: Barbara Schwarz reveals shocking news!". alt.religion.scientology. (Google Groups). Retrieved on 2006-08-20.
  3. ^ a b c d Smith, Christopher. "S.L. Woman's Quest Strains Public Records System", The Salt Lake Tribune (Payment required), 2003-05-11.
  4. ^ a b c "Woman pursues Oregon public records - lots of them", AP, 2004-05-03.
  5. ^ a b SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Schwarz v. National Security Agency, 526 U.S. 122 (1999)
  6. ^ Schwarz v. NSA, Nos. 98-7771 and 98-7782 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 526 U.S. 122; 119 S. Ct. 1109; 143 L. Ed. 2d 203; 1999
  7. ^ Schwarz v. Church of Scientology Int'l, 9 F.3d 117 (Table), Nos. 93-4082, 93-4092, 1993 WL 444553 (10th Cir. Nov. 2, 1993), cert. denied, 114 S. Ct. 1082 (1994)
  8. ^ Schwarz v. Church of Scientology Int'l, No. 94-4072, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT, February 28, 1995
  9. ^ Eileen Barker Watching for Violence, A Comparative Analysis of the Roles of Five Types of Cult-Watching Groups CESNUR. An unpublished draft paper presented at a 2001 CESNUR Conference in London.
  10. ^ Elisabeth Arweck, Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitions, 2005, page 114 ISBN 0415277558
  11. ^ Anti-Cult Groups Riven by Schism and Bitter Feuds, The Independent on Sunday, October 10, 1994
  12. ^ (2004-12-13). "Barbara Schwarz Reveals Shocking News". alt.religion.scientology. (Google Groups). Retrieved on 2006-08-20.

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