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A web-like substance was seen falling from the skies across the Central Coast Wednesday morning. The sticky and fluffy substance has been seen falling in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. It is reminiscent of spider silk, but that has not been confirmed to be the source. Wednesday's winds were coming from the east across the mountains. So far, the substance was reported in Hollister, Santa Cruz, Salinas and Monterey. If you have seen the substance falling, you can send photos and videos to KSBW by uploading them here: ksbw.com/upload.

The ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch and his British partner face allegations of exploitation from men recruited for sex events they hosted around the world. A BBC investigation found a highly organised network used a middleman to find young men for the events with Mike Jeffries and Matthew Smith. Eight men told the BBC they attended these events, some of whom alleged they were exploited or abused. Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith did not respond to requests for comment. But the couple's middleman denied any wrongdoing and said men went into these events "with their eyes wide open". Abercrombie &...

Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) imploded during a television debate when a Michigan news anchor pressed her about the recent bombshell report revealing she resides in an apartment owned by a “lobbyist” and campaign donor, who is also registered — with his family — to vote at the same address and works for a company receiving tens of million in government funding. WDIV-TV held a television debate on Sunday between Slotkin and her Republican opponent state Sen. Tom Barrett. The anchor in charge of asking questions brought up the recent report that revealed Slotkin moved into a residence owned...

Chilling surveillance video captured the moment two armed men stole a 10-month-old French bulldog after injuring the pooch’s owner in California. Dog owner Amanda Hightower was attacked moments after she left her home on Teresita Court in Hollister on Thursday morning and then returned for a forgotten item, according to KSBW. “I surprised them when I had come in the door, so they attacked me, and they kept telling me to stay on the ground, ‘Don’t move!’ you know, cussing at me, and I was trying to fight back,” she told the news outlet.

On Sunday, about 1,000 bikers rolled into Hollister for their motorcycles to be blessed on Palm Sunday. It’s a tradition hosted by the Top Hatters club and has been going strong for 29 years. “You want to get your bike blessed. You want be safe on the road, have the Lord protect you on your travels,” said Robert Poelker, Top Hatter club chairman. Bikers say it’s a day that’s not just a blessing for them but also for the community, bringing in some much-needed business. Bike event promoter, Bob Richards said, “It’s a blessing for businesses as well in this...

Springs man's claim to have Obama records starts buzz A Colorado Springs “birther,” retired Air Force Col. Gregory Hollister, has Internet blogs abuzz with what may be an illegal foray into an online Social Security data base and how he obtained a copy of President Barack Obama’s draft registration from 1980. “Col. Greg Hollister, USAF (Ret.) contacted the Selective Service, falsely impersonated President Obama, improperly registered his own address as President Obama’s address, and by this false impersonation and identity theft he managed to obtain a duplicate registration acknowledgement card with President Obama’s Selective Service information on it,” a blogger...

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March 7, SCOTUS denies re-hearing of Hollister vs Soetoro with no comment.

"Stunner! Supremes to give eligibility case another lookChallenge to Obama getting 2nd conference before court In a stunning move, the U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled another "conference" on a legal challenge to Barack Obama's eligibility to occupy the Oval Office, but officials there are not answering questions about whether two justices given their jobs by Obama will participate. The court has confirmed that it has distributed a petition for rehearing in the case brought by attorney John Hemenway on behalf of retired Col. Gregory Hollister and it will be the subject of a conference on March 4. It was in...

"New eligibility challenge reaches Supreme Court Attorney calls for recusal of Obama judicial appointees"There is a widespread perception among 'conservative' media figures such as Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin that judicial appointments have been made by the respondent Obama with the expectation of favors in return. This has combined with a campaign of ridicule and 'unthinkability' on these serious issues led by the press spokesman of the respondent Obama among others," said a "motion to recuse" submitted by attorneys working on behalf of Gregory S. Hollister, a retired military officer. The motion cites Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, both of...

"Gregory S. Hollister, Petitioner v. Barry Soetoro, et al. Docketed: November 23, 2010 Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Case Nos.: (09-5080) Decision Date: March 22, 2010 Rehearing Denied: August 23, 2010 ~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nov 22 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2010) Nov 22 2010 Appendix of Gregory S. Hollister filed. (Volumes I, II, III) Dec 22 2010 Waiver of right of respondents Barry Soetoro, et al. to respond filed.Dec 29 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 14, 2011. Attorneys for Petitioner: John David...

"Supremes challenged to put Constitution above Twitter Case questioning eligibility says facts don't support Obama storyThe U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether the Constitution will trump Twitter on issues of national importance, including the eligibility of a president, which could determine the very future of the American form of government. The request is being made in a petition for writ of certiori, or a request for the Supreme Court to review the decision of a lower appellate court, in a case brought on behalf of Col. Gregory S. Hollister, a retired Air Force officer. ...The pleadings submitted...

"GREGORY S. HOLLISTER, et al. v. Barry Soetoro, in his capacity as a natural person; de facto President in posse; and as de jure President in posse , also known as Barack Obama, et alMOTION FOR RECUSAL PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 455 The plaintiffs/appellants jointly move for recusal of the judge below pursuant to and the vacation of his opinions as a consequence of the recognition of his bias and appearance of bias under that statute. They also request of the members of this Court, particularly those who have embraced the bias of the court below, that they consider...

A rule 28(j) letter has just been filed in Hollister v. Soetoro citing the actual language of Vattel from his 1756 treatise and David Ramsay’s essay as well as St. George Tucker’s American edition of Blackstone with commentaries on the Constitution in contrast to the common law.From the letter:  Re:Hollister v. Soetoro, No. 09-5080, consolidating No. 09-5161 Dear Sir: I write pursuant to Rule 28(j) to bring to the attention of the Court supplemental authority which has come to our attention since we filed our briefs in the case, now under reconsideration. This authority is about the issue of the...

"IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUITGREGORY S. HOLLISTER, et al., v. Barry Soetoro, in his capacity as a natural person; de facto President in posse; and as de jure President in posse , also known as Barack Obama, et al.PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND SUGGESTION FOR HEARING EN BANC TABLE OF CONTENTS I. CONFLICTS WITH THE SUPREME COURT AND OTHER CIRCUITS………………………………………………. 1 II. NO INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS: THE LOWER COURT OPINION ADOPTED: COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS NOT TAKEN AS TRUE; THE MERITS AVOIDED ………………………… 2 III. EXTRAJUDICIAL SOURCES OF EVIDENT BIAS ………………. 5 IV. RULE 11 ASSESSMENT...

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE: Henderson, Tatel, and Garland, Circuit Judges These consolidated appeals were considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the briefs filed by the parties. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s orders filed March 5, 2009, and March 24, 2009, be affirmed. The district court correctly dismissed the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief...

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In part... "MOTION TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF HAWAIIAN TERRITORIAL STATUTES, THE REVISED LAWS OF HAWAII, CHAPTER 57, “VITAL STATISTICS,” AND THEIR EFFECT I. THE BACKGROUND OF THE JUDICIAL NOTICE EFFORT TO THIS POINT The appellant John D. Hemenway previously asked the Court to take judicial notice of certain matters of public and official record, including a statute of the state of Hawaii that was enacted in 1982, § 338-17.8 of the revised laws of Hawaii of that year, and which was entitled” “Certificates for children born out of state.” ... We thus asked to the Court to take judicial...

Snip's: "THE LACK OF ADVERSITY ARGUMENT IS NOT WELL TAKENAND NOT SUPPORTED BY THE AUTHORITY CITEDThe first “COUNTERSTATEMENT OF ISSUES PRESENTED” in the Opposition is1. Whether dismissal of Hollister's complaint was properunder Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) because he failed to state a plausible interpleader claim with adverse claimants and a tangible stake.We point out that the appellees filed no cross appeal so that they havepresented no such issue....In his opinion of March 5, 2009, Judge Robertson found that he had jurisdiction because of the interpleader statute (App. 210). Since the statute requires diversity of rival claimants addressed in the...

"REPLY OF THE APPELLANTS TO THE OPPOSITION TO THEIR MOTION FOR ORAL ARGUMENT Opposing our motion for oral argument the appellees assert in a quite conclusory fashion that all three reasons of Rule 34(a)(2) are met here. (Doc No.12200734) The first prong that they assert is true here is that the present appeal is frivolous. This is so because the judge below found that the case was frivolous. That finding, based largely on “blogging and twittering” and “vetting” on the Internet by America’s “vigilant” people, was not supported by any actual legal authority. In fact the assertion by the judge...