Sherman Austin's attorney, William Paparian, received a voice mail message from Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Fairtlough that stated:

It is my understanding that all aspects of the

Sherman Martin Austin case have been

rejected by the LA County DA's Office"



THANK YOU BILL PAPARIAN FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. A BIG THANK YOU TO MY SON (SHERMAN’S BROTHER) WHO PROVIDED THE FUNDS TO FIGHT THIS CASE.



Sherman’s case is NOT over...We are still working on getting back the data.

I am confident that the future brings restitution for Sherman Austin. The U.S. GOVERNMENT demonized Sherman and used threats and coercion to convince him to sign a plea for a crime that he DID NOT COMMIT!



Sherman will be speaking on Nov. 18, 2004 at the Southwestern College of Law in Los Angeles.

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USA Patriot Act – Three Years Later

Panel Discussion



Thursday November 18, 2004

Southwestern University School of Law

675 S. Westmoreland Ave, Los Angeles, 90005

Bullocks Wilshire Bldg., Room 330

6:30 – 8:30 pm



A retrospective look at the implications of the Patriot Act on our rights, civil liberties, privacy, freedoms and safety as a nation following the third anniversary of the passage of the USA Patriot Act.



Steven Rohde, Former ACLU President, Los Angeles Chapter

Katherine Darmer, Chapman University Law Professor and Author of

National Security and Civil Liberties in a Post 9/11 World

Sherman Austin, Los Angeles Activist Incarcerated under the Patriot Act

Mark Gonzales, Spoken Word Performance following the event



Refreshments will be provided

Sponsored by:

Southwestern Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild

Southwestern Latino American Student Association

Southwestern Black Law Student Association

Southwestern Public Interest Law Society

If you are interested in Sherman speaking at an event, please email: jmi46@sbcglobal.net.