Books that mention Paul Morantz
Reader’s digest – Page 64
1981
Another of Dave’s sources was Paul Morantz, a young Los Angeles attorney who’d
handled several suits against Synanon. One case involved a woman who was held
…
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Pulitzer’s gold: behind the prize for public service journalism – Page 280
by Roy J. Harris – Language Arts & Disciplines – 2008 – 473 pages
Paul Morantz won a $300000 September court victory in Los Angeles on behalf of a
woman whom Los Angeles County had referred to …
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The rise and fall of Synanon: a California utopia – Page 135
by Rod A. Janzen, Center for American Places – Social Science – 2001 – 300 pages
According to Paul Morantz, when he got home on 10 October 1978, he entered the
front door of his house in the Los Angeles-area suburb of Pacific Palisades, …
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Vessels of rage, engines of power: the secret history of alcoholism – Page 124
by James Graham – Psychology – 1994 – 235 pages
One day in October, 1978, Paul Morantz put his hand in his mailbox and pulled
out a rattlesnake. The snake bit him. Morantz survived, and the snake was …
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How Now Shall We Live? – Page 164
by Charles Colson, Nancy Pearcey – Religion – 2004 – 656 pages
An attorney named Paul Morantz won a $300000 judgment against Synanon for its
interference in a child-custody case. Afterward, Morantz received so many …
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Therapy gone mad: the true story of hundreds of patients and a generation … – Page 377
by Carol Lynn Mithers – Psychology – 1994 – 419 pages
In early 1986, one month before the patients’ civil suit was to go to trial, the
therapists’ attorneys approached Paul Morantz and the opposing sides …
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Medical Care Review – Page 1052
by University of Michigan. Bureau of Public Health Economics, American College of Healthcare Executives – Business & Economics – 1977
“Only 18 of the original 41 plaintiffs in the class action have been found,”
said their attorney, Paul Morantz. “Eight others are known dead. ..
Snapping: America’s Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change
by Flo Conway, Jim Siegelman – Psychology – 2005 – 401 pages
Profound thanks to our attorney, Melvin Wulf, to Paul Morantz and Harold McGuire
, Jr. Friends and colleagues in the media helped this book to reach the …
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The federal reporter – Page 397
History – 1985
Paul Morantz was a target of violence as well as lawsuits. On October 10, 1978,
Mr. Morantz was bitten by a four foot rattlesnake placed …
Heroin – Page 111
by Humberto Fernandez – Psychology – 1998 – 326 pages
In 1978 Dederich and two members of Synanon were accused of placing a
rattlesnake in the mailbox of a lawyer, Paul Morantz, who was involved in
several …
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Blood & ink: an international guide to fact-based crime literature – Page 123
by Albert Borowitz – True Crime – 2002 – 524 pages
Paul Morantz, a lawyer who had won a judgment against the cultlike group Synanon
on behalf of some defectors, was bitten by a four-foot rattlesnake found in …
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The Light on Synanon: how a country weekly exposed a corporate cult–and won …
by Dave Mitchell, Cathy Mitchell, Richard Ofshe – Biography & Autobiography – 1982 – 307 pages
Page 163
Pat Lynch had suggested calling attorney Paul Morantz in Los Angeles for
information, since he was in the middle of a lawsuit against Synanon. …
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Yesterday and today: a dictionary of recent American history – Page 334
by Stanley Hochman – Juvenile Nonfiction – 1979 – 407 pages
In December 1978, Dederich was among those charged with the assassination
attempt against Paul Morantz, a Los Angeles lawyer who had recently won for a
…
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Traffic and Turning: Islam and English Drama, 1579-1624 – Page 261
by Jonathan Burton – Literary Criticism – 2005 – 319 pages
A; and Paul Morantz, “Lindh: a Young Man Caught in Evil’s Net,” LosAngeles Times
, January 25, 2002. 20. See Laurie Goodstein, “Seeing Islam as ‘Evil’ Faith, …
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The Problem of Evil – Page 25
by Charles W. Colson, Nancy Pearcey – Philosophy – 2001 – 240 pages
An attorney named Paul Morantz won a 1300,000 judgment against Synanon for its
interference in a child-custody case. Afterward, Morantz received so many …
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Editorial research reports – Page 267
by George Marshall, Congressional Quarterly, inc – Reference – 1979 – 900 pages
… “Imperial Marines” were soon charged with placing the snake in the mailbox
of attorney Paul Morantz, winner of a $300000 judgment against Synanon for an
…
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Libel and the First Amendment: Legal History and Practice in Print and … – Page 214
by Richard E. Labunski – Law – 1989 – 251 pages
After Los Angeles lawyer Paul Morantz won a civil judgment against Synanon in
October, 1978, he was bitten by a rattlesnake that had been placed in his …
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Editorial research reports – Page 267
by George Marshall, Congressional Quarterly, inc – Philosophy – 1979
… “Imperial Marines” were soon charged with placing the snake in the mailbox
of attorney Paul Morantz, winner of a $300000 judgment against Synanon for an
…
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American federal tax reports
by Prentice-Hall, inc – Business & Economics – 1984
Dederich was later convicted on a plea of nolo contendere, along with two other
Synanon members, of conspiracy to murder Paul Morantz. …
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Outfoxed – Page 76
by Alexandra Kitty, Robert Greenwald – Social Science – 2005 – 320 pages
Paul Morantz, an attorney who specializes in cases of cults and brainwashing was
troubled with the network’s integrated methods: “With Fox during the war, …
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New times – Page 11
History – 1979
Last October, Los Angeles lawyer Paul Morantz was bitten and nearly killed by a
rattlesnake that had been placed in his mailbox. …
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Cults and new religious movements: a report of the American Psychiatric … – Page 314
by Marc Galanter, American Psychiatric Association. Committee on Psychiatry and Religion – Social Science – 1989 – 346 pages
The more notable episodes involved Synanon members placing a rattlesnake in the
mailbox of anti-Synanon crusader Paul Morantz, and Scientology’s plot to …
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Movies made for television: the telefeature and the mini-series, 1964-1984 – Page 155
by Alvin H. Marill – Performing Arts – 1984 – 452 pages
… Newhouse Music: Paul Chihara Art Director: Bill Ross Associate Producer: …
an article in Rolling Stone by Paul Morantz Photography: William Cronjager …
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Paradise, Incorporated–Synanon: a personal account – Page 1987
by David U. Gerstel – 1982 – 288 pages
I asked Paul Morantz as we waited outside the courtroom. He pulled it out of his
pocket and rubbed the purplish scar between thumb …
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The dustbin of history – Page 128
by Greil Marcus – Social Science – 1995 – 274 pages
Based on a superb Rolling Stone story by Paul Morantz, Dead Man’s Curve followed
this basic outline.
César Chávez and la causa – Page 154
by Dan La Botz – History – 2005 – 210 pages
Paul Morantz, an attorney who won a judgment against Synanon, was bitten by a
four-foot-long rattlesnake that had been placed in his mailbox. …
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Forbes
by Bertie Charles Forbes – Business – 1918
There have been other legal problems. In 1978 Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz,
who had brought a series of suits against the organization, A sampling of …
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Information Please Almanac: Atlas & Yearbook, 1981. – Page 34
Almanacs – 1980 – 1008 pages
… 67, founder of drug rehabilitation organization, and others plead no contest
to conspiracy to use rattlesnake to attack Paul Morantz, lawyer. …
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U.S. tax cases
by Commerce Clearing House, United States. Courts, United States. Dept. of the Treasury – Business & Economics – 1984
Dederich was later convicted on a plea of nolo contendere, along with two other
Synanon members, of conspiracy to murder Paul Morantz. …
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Escape from Utopia: my ten years in Synanon – Page 286
by William F. Olin – 1980 – 288 pages
Attorney Paul Morantz was in critical condition after being bitten by a four-and
-one-half-foot diamondback, which had been placed in his mailbox! …
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New times – Page 43
United States – 1978
It was Kenton and Musico who were later arrested for the attack on Paul Morantz.
Synanon has disavowed any knowledge of the incident. …
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Superstition and the press – Page 407
by Curtis Daniel MacDougall – Language Arts & Disciplines – 1983 – 616 pages
… violence was the nearly fatal bites that an attorney, Paul Morantz, received
from a poisonous rattlesnake that had been placed in his mailbox. …
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The Rationalization of terrorism – Page 102
by David C. Rapoport, Yonah Alexander, University of California, Los Angeles. Center for International and Strategic Affairs, State University of New York College at Oneonta. Institute for Studies in International Terrorism – Social Science – 1982 – 233 pages
More specific events stemming from cults have included the rattlesnake attack
against the Los Angeles anticult attorney Paul Morantz, in October 1978, …
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Kicking the habit: four Australian therapeutic communities – Page 27
by Charlotte Carr-Gregg – Social Science – 1984 – 186 pages
In 1978 members of Synanon were accused of having placed a rattlesnake in the
mail box of Los Angeles attorney, Paul Morantz, who had recently won a $300000
…
Information Please Almanac: Atlas & Yearbook, 1981.
Almanacs – 1980 – 1008 pages
Page 34
… 67, founder of drug rehabilitation organization, and others plead no contest
to conspiracy to use rattlesnake to attack Paul Morantz, lawyer. …
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Star myths: show business biographies on film – Page 365
by Robert Milton Miller – Performing Arts – 1983 – 405 pages
… (story by Paul Morantz) D: Richard Compton C: Richard Hatch (Jan Barry),
Bruce Davison (Dean Tor- rence), Pamela Bellwood, Floy Dean, Denise DuBarry, …
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Information please almanac, atlas and yearbook
by John Kieran, Dan Golenpaul, Ann Golenpaul, Dan Golenpaul Associates – Almanacs, American – 1980
Page 34
… and others plead no contest to conspiracy to use rattlesnake to attack Paul
Morantz, lawyer. Morantz had sued Synanon on behalf of former members and …
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Slaying the dragon: the history of addiction treatment and recovery in America – Page 244
by William L. White – Psychology – 1998 – 390 pages
… 1978 when Paul Morantz — a lawyer who three weeks earlier had won a $300000
lawsuit against Synanon — reached into his mailbox and was bitten by a …
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Religion in contemporary society
by H. Paul Chalfant, Robert E. Beckley, C. Eddie Palmer – Religion – 490 pages
Page 309
… Paul Morantz, an attorney who had dogged Synanon in the courts, in the press
, and in a grand jury hearing concerning violence in the organization. …
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Semiotexte – Page 62
Language Arts & Disciplines – 1987
And hardcore Synanon members still believe the media put that rattlesnake in
Paul Morantz’ mail box to discredit Synanon. Is there any limit to brainwashing
…
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Beyond Jonestown: Sensitivity Training and the Cult of Mind Control – Page 178
by Ed Dieckmann – Religion – 1982 – 191 pages
And Charles Dederich, founder of Synanon, still on five years probation for
ordering a rattlesnake put in the mailbox of attorney Paul Morantz, …
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SA. Sociological analysis – Page 114
by Association for the Sociology of Religion – Religion – 1979
… connection with a series of incidents culminating with the allegation of an
attempted murder by rattlesnake of attorney Paul Morantz in October, 1978. …
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Help at any cost: how the troubled-teen industry cons parents and hurts kids – Page 32
by Maia Szalavitz – Social Science – 2006 – 326 pages
When Synanon began to lose cases to Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz, it
publicly threatened him. And three weeks after the group lost a $300000 judgment
Children in chains – Page 70
by Clifford L. Linedecker – Social Science – 1981 – 334 pages
Paul Morantz was bitten, but lived. He insisted the murder attempt could be
traced to Synanon. Only three weeks earlier, a couple he represented had won a
…
Understanding society: an introductory reader – Page 391
by Margaret L. Andersen, Kim A. Logio, Howard Francis Taylor – Social Science – 2000 – 588 pages
Perhaps best known was the rattlesnake attack on Paul Morantz (the snake was put
in his mailbox, minus its rattles), a lawyer who had just won a judgment .
Cults and the family – Page 162
by Florence Whiteman Kaslow, Marvin B. Sussman – Social Science – 1982 – 192 pages
The rattlesnake attack was on Paul Marantz, a Los Angeles lawyer, who had won a
$300000 lawsuit against Synanon and who also had been successful in having …
Defamation: Recent Developments in the Interpretation of Malice – Page 182
by Jan Wood Thornton – 1987 – 420 pages
For example, the story said Synanon had adopted a policy of intimidation and
recounted the story of Paul Morantz, an attorney who had filed several suits ..
Visions of the Apocalypse: spectacles of destruction in American cinema – Page 37
by Wheeler W. Dixon – Performing Arts – 2003 – 169 pages
… artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda; and lighting designer Paul Marantz
) created a $500000 virtual memorial to the World Trade Center using 88 …
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The Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the Third World – Page 22
by Roger E. Kanet, International Committee for Soviet and East European Studies, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies – Political Science – 1987 – 233 pages
… “Moscow, Damascus and the Lebanese Crisis of 1982-1984,” in Superpower
Involvement in the Middle East: Dynamics of Foreign Policy, Paul Marantz and …
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Restaurants that work: case studies of the best in the industry – Page 36
by Martin E. Dorf – Architecture – 1992 – 223 pages
SOURCES ARCHITECT: Paul Segal Associates, Architects LIGHTING CONSULTANTS: Jules
Fisher-Paul Marantz Design, Jerry Kugler Associates GRAPHIC DESIGN: Donovan …
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Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series, a Bio-Bibliographical Guide to …
by Ann Evory, Linda Metzger, Deborah A. Straub, Hal May, James G. Lesniak – Reference – 1982 – 584 pages
Page 173
Paul Morantz . . . the attorney who got a judgment against Synanon . . . they
put a rattlesnake in his mailbox … bit him and almost killed him. …
Black Belt – Page 20
Magazine – Aug 1993 – v. 31, no. 8
According to her attorney, Paul Marantz, “Cheryl was smashed into a pillar and
then dropped feet onto cement as a result of a series of mistakes. …
Family medicine, a new approach to health care – Page 162
by Betty E. Cogswell, Marvin B. Sussman – Medical – 1981 – 187 pages
The rattlesnake attack was on Paul Marantz, a Los Angeles lawyer, who had won a
$300000 lawsuit against Synanon and who also had been successful in having
The Assassination of Representative Leo J. Ryan and the Jonestown, Guyana … – Page 466
by United States Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Staff Investigative Group, United States Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs – Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978 – 1979 – 782 pages
… abortions and beatings, and that it threatened those who tried to challenge
it or to report on its activities. Paul Morantz, a lawyer who had …
