There is no doubt in my mind that Stephen Barrett's masters, the ones that are paying his legal fees, and directing the Defendant strategy in the Doctor's Data v Barrett, et al, Federal court case in Chicago are worried sick.  For, the Judge's Decision in Barrett's "Motion to Dismiss" is due any minute.

Yes, the Decision is taking awhile - but there is good reason for it.  The legal arguments are not simple.  In short, there is a conflict between Substantive versus Procedural law, and the Judge will be setting precedent that will need to withstand Appeal.

I know that sounds confusing, but in reality it is a simple problem that will have to take careful legal analysis, and careful Decision writing by the Judge.  The conflict rises in that Illinois passed a new anti-SLAPP law that establishes a certain procedure to be handled in certain kinds of cases.  The trouble is that that State law's procedures conflict with the Federal Rules of Procedure, and the court is going to have to establish a legal precedent.  Barrett claimed protection under that anti-SLAPP law, and Doctor's Data replied "This a Federal Case and Federal rules apply."

But don't worry, no court is actually going to declare Stephen Barrett as "the Czar/God of US Health Care," the man who is "assisting government,"  blah, blah, blah...  That's not going to happen.

Barrett's "Motion to Dismiss" is Just a Stall Tactic...

The very worst thing that can happen to the organization, right now, that runs Barrett and the so-called "quackbuster" campaign, is "Discovery" in a Federal Court case setting.

There has never been any doubt in my mind that Stephen Barrett does not now, nor has not for a very long time, written, edited, or placed any of those articles on his 22 websites.  Nor does Barrett have the skills or the mental capacity to be able to arrange the Search Engine Optimization necessary to catapult those crap articles to the first pages of the search engines.  It is all being done by others.  Barrett is simply the front man.  The codpiece.

But, the danger to that organization is that Barrett DOES KNOW who his masters and handlers are.  When "Discovery" starts, after the "Motion to Dismiss" is tossed out, Doctor's Data is going to be presenting those questions - and Barrett will have no choice but to answer - or face a Contempt charge - which could mean instant jail time for Barrett until he answers those questions.

The problem, for Barrett's masters and handlers, is that once that information hits the public, THEY will become legal targets, not just with an Amended Complaint in the Doctor's Data v Barrett, et al, Federal court case, but, likely, in hundreds, maybe thousands, of new lawsuits, around the United States.  And it won't take long, I'd guess, before the smarter attorneys shift upwards from a simple "Conspiracy" allegation to full-blown "RICO" complaints.  There is no doubt in my mind that Barrett, et al, fear "RICO."

Quackbusters:  Their Fear is Palpable...

Last October 22nd, 2010 I wrote an article on this specific subject.  You can read all of it by clicking here.  But, to be brief, below are the important points to digest:

"When I say that the "quackbuster's" fear is palpable, I mean exactly that. 

So, what would cause such an increase in their fear factor?  One simple thing - The recent words, October 13th, 2010, of the  Doctor's Data v Stephen Barrett  Federal Court regarding the case.  The Court said: 

(2)  The worst possible scenario for the quackbusters is developing.  In the court statement above, what "Proposed discovery schedule to be submitted to the court by 12/6/2010" means is that soon the unraveling of the quackbuster conspiracy will begin using the "discovery" provisions of a Federal Court case.  In short, Doctor's Data will demand of Barrett, and Barrett will be forced to answer, providing documents, questions about all of his activities at issue in the lawsuit.