Paul v. Clinton

"Paul v. Clinton" is a civil suit filed in 2004 and currently being held in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The plaintiff Peter Paul, alleges that President Bill Clinton and his wife, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, deceived him into paying for the Gala Hollywood Farewell Salute to President Clinton, during Hillary Clinton's first Senate race in 2000, by making a promise that the President would work for Paul's company, Stan Lee Media, after his Presidential term was over. Paul alleges that the President broke his promise and stole his business partner, causing his business to crumble and, further, that his contributions to Hillary Clinton's campaign were falsely reported to the Federal Election Commission. [ [http://www.hillcap.org/pp_complaint_022504_njw.pdf Complaint for Paul v. Clinton.] Retrieved 2007-09-24.] Besides the Clintons, three other individuals who were involved in fundraising or the gala, are named as defendants in the suit.

In April 2006 the judge in the case dismissed all charges against Hillary Clinton, for lack of evidenceJosh Gerstein, [http://www.nysun.com/article/30698 "Judge Drops Senator Clinton From Lawsuit"] , "The New York Sun", 2006-04-10. Accessed 2007-09-24.] and due to a California law that broadly protects political activities. Paul filed an appeal of the decision to dismiss her from the case. A hearing was held on September 7, 2007;cite news |first=John |last=Emshwiller |title=For Clinton, 2000 Fund-Raising Controversy Lingers |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118973400928827314.html?mod=hpp_us_editors_picks |publisher="The Wall Street Journal" |date=2007-09-14 |accessdate=2007-09-24 ] on October 16, 2007, the appeal was denied by California's Second District Court of Appeal, which upheld the lower court's opinion and said that Hillary Clinton could recoup her legal costs.cite news | url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3738672 | title=Court Says Clinton Should Not Be in Suit | author=Greg Risling | publisher=Associated Press | date=2007-10-16 | accessdate=2008-01-10] After the ruling, Paul said he would consider a further appeal to the Supreme Court of California. Most but not all of the charges against President Clinton have also been dismissed by the court, on procedural grounds.

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*cite web
url=http://www.paulvclinton.com/Documents
title=Paul v Clinton - Document File
publisher=www.paulvclinton.com (Primary source documents related to the case, at website of Peter Paul)
last=Paul, Peter F