Dear loyal pro-life Colleague,

Appeal Bond set at One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00!)

As you likely know, Life Principles Trust and Forest Grauel both filed a Five million dollar ($5,000,000.00) lawsuit against Sandy Spring Bank for Breech of Fiduciary Trust, breech of contract, malpractice and other good causes.  In an obvious retaliation against them, Sandy Spring Bank filed what is called an "Unlawful Detainer Action" against Forest and Aileen Grauel in District Court, Landlord Tenant Division seeking to have the Grauels thrown off the property under the pretext of "needing to prepare the property for sale, likely to a developer."

This Past Monday Judge Patricia Mitchel disregarded arguments made on behalf of Forest & Aileen Grauel by Attorney Alexander Crow of Noble & Crow, a Rockville Law Firm.  Mr. Crow was arguing that there was no reason for the eviction until the major law suit in the higher Circuit Court was resolved.  Mr. Crow cited both statutory and case law which he felt clearly precluded an eviction until the issues of Title were resolved in the Circuit Court which is also the higher court over District Court (Landlord Tenant Court is considered by many to be the dregs of District Court, often referred to as a "meat grinder." 

Not only did Judge Patricia Mitchel rule against the Grauels to have them evicted, but likely knowing that the the Grauels would appeal the ruling, and possibly have her ruling overturned, Judge Patricia Mitchel set the appeal bond on the eviction ruling at an absurdly ridiculous $1,550,000.00!  

The result is that Forest and Aileen are under an Eviction Order and will be removed by force from their home of 33 years.  It is clear to the Grauels and those who support them, that Sandy Spring Bank is seeking to destroy their ability to continue fighting for Rachel's Field.  Moreover Sandy Spring's attorney, Richard Lyon, is likely still furious that our valiant attorney Christopher Millard, abruptly called to Military duty as a JAG lawyer, had filed much deserved malpractice charges against him.

Aileen and I have thrown literally everything we have into this struggle, and what has come to be called, "the Battle for Rachel's Field.  I am asking that the recipients of this letter write open letters to the editor and copy them to Judge Mitchel at the address found below.  I am asking for a fire storm of support, and feel it is necessary if we are to have any chance of prevailing against what has been called the "Wall of Evil" which seeks to destroy this magnificent project in support of the Culture of Life. Here is Judge Mitchel's address at the courthouse;

Judge Patricia L. Mitchell
District Court
27 Courthouse Square
Rockville, MD 20850-2325

I implore you to come to our aid.  Your letter written ASAP will be of great support as our Attorney will likely be requesting a reconsideration hearing.  We are unaware if Judge Mitchel is pro-abort or if she has been pressured by the bank.  We only know that her ruling was cruelly unfair and she needs to know that the word is out of how she treated two senior citizens who are fighting against a heartless bank who can only see houses being built in place of Rachel's Field.

Sincerely,
Forest L. Grauel

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