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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Tiger Sanctuary appeals denial of CUP, David Casselman, Isis Sanctuary

Tiger Sanctuary Proponents Try Once More

Siberian white tiger

Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014 7:00 am | Updated: 8:55 am, Fri Jul 25, 2014.

By Emily Sawicki / emily@malibutimes.com |7 comments

Just when the dust seemed settled, advocates of the proposed tiger sanctuary in Ventura County just west of Malibu have re-opened the case, filing suit to overturn the decision against the facility.

Irena Hauser, who claims years of experience working with tigers, was denied the conditional use permit (CUP) to build a tiger training and housing facility in March and then lost a June appeal. This will be her third attempt to obtain permits for the tiger sanctuary.

On July 14, Hauser filed an appeal against the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, asking for a reversal of the original decision.

“The decision of the Board must be reversed and remanded,” reads the suit, which cites "deprivation of fair hearing" and "abuse of discretion" as the basis for the appeal.

The Ventura County Superior Court will now take the case, which was filed by Casselman Law Group on behalf of Hauser.

Hauser and her sister Sophia Kryszek seek a permit to construct a 13,500-square-foot exercise arena and enclosures. Hauser and her family tout years of experience training and working with the tigers. Hauser and Kryszek own ISIS Preservation, which supplies the white tigers for filming in the entertainment industry.

The sanctuary is controversial in Malibu and southern Ventura County, where many residents fear the tigers could pose a threat to native wildlife, as well as the people and pets living nearby.

Case information:

Case Number:	56-2014-00455399-CU-WM-VTA
Case Title:	Hauser vs The Board of Supervisors of Ventura County
Case Category:	Civil - Unlimited	Filing Date:	7/14/2014
Case Type:	Writ of Mandate	Case Status:	Pending
Judicial Officer:		Location:	Ventura

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Carlos Siderman, Property ID sued for false advertising, defamation, unfair trade practices - Deer Creek Ranch Malibu

Property I.D. Sued for False Advertising, Defamation and Unfair Trade Practices. During the course of the investigations and lawsuits it is revealed that Carlos Siderman lied when he stated Property ID was formed in 1974 when it was actually formed in 1994. It was also revealed that Carlos Siderman who did not even graduate from college had been representing himself to others as a lawyer. According to sworn declarations by his son and ex-wife, it was stated that Carlos Siderman forged a fake certificate of graduation which he place on his office wall.

Thu Jan 17, 2008

Property I.D. Also Facing Charges of Malicious Prosecution Following Dismissal
of Lawsuits Against Former Employees

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- National Disclosure
Authority (NDA), an independent hazard disclosure company, has announced that
it has filed a lawsuit ("NDA, et al, v. Property I.D., et al") against
Property I.D. (PID) for anticompetitive activities.
The Lawsuit against PID cites a number of unlawful anticompetitive activities
engaged in by PID in the marketplace. The lawsuit includes claims for unfair
and unlawful competition, trade libel, misappropriation of trade secrets,
conversion, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and
false advertising of its products, services, and claims regarding PID's
insurance coverage. For example, the lawsuit states that PID has falsely
advertised that each of its reports is a "$20,000,000 Insured Product."
"Throughout the proceedings, PID vigorously resisted any disclosure of its
insurance policies," said Ronald Arena, Esq., attorney for NDA. "We are
encouraged in our suit by the fact that PID has not claimed that its insurance
representations from 2002 to 2007 were true," he added. The Court recently
denied PID's motion to prevent the disclosure of its insurance policies, and
demanded that it make its insurance brokers available for deposition. The
Court also recently denied PID's attempt to have the case against it
dismissed.
"NDA has amassed an abundance of information regarding the anticompetitive
acts engaged in by PID," said Arena. "Moreover, we believe that NDA will
prevail on its claims against Property ID."
"Property I.D. is attempting to distract their clients from the real
issue -- their false insurance representations -- by using mud-slinging
tactics and hoping to focus attention elsewhere. No matter how many false
claims and personal attacks they make against their competitors, they cannot
escape the fact that they lied to their clients, and continue to do so," said
Sergio Siderman, founder and president of NDA.
Litigation Against Property I.D.
In early 2007, the majority of PID's management team left the Company when
they discovered a number of misrepresentations being made by PID to its
clients, including, but not limited to: the discovery that PID was only
carrying half the amount of insurance it was advertising; that company owner
Carlos Siderman falsely claimed to being an attorney while conducting legal
presentations; and that the Company was actually formed in 1994, nearly two
decades later than PID advertised.
Property I.D. filed lawsuits against many of its former employees who left
the company in 2007, in an attempt to harass and intimidate them from joining
NDA. Most of PID's lawsuits have already been dismissed.
In an unusual turn of events, reports have come in that PID has begun
harassing and threatening lawsuits against real estate brokerages who choose
to move away from PID and towards competitors. "If their desired result is to
push business our way, it's working," said Genaro Trejo, Vice President and
CFO for NDA.
In the last 24 months, PID has been sued by the U.S. Dept. of Justice for
violating anti-kickback statutes (Secretary of U.S. Dept. of Housing v.
Property I.D., et al.); by consumers in a Federal Class Action (Berger v.
Property I.D.); by Realogy Corp. in a federal case for multiple breaches of
contract (Realogy v. Property I.D.); by Coldwell Banker for sending its agents
unsolicited reports and invoices (Coldwell Banker v. Property I.D.); by Nutmeg
Insurance Company for declaratory relief (Nutmeg v. Property I.D.); and by a
real estate agent for PID's inaccurate flood determination on her property
(Blasko v. Kirk, et al).
Copies of any of the lawsuits filed against Property I.D. by the U.S.
Department of Justice, Class Action plaintiffs, Realogy, Coldwell Banker, or
NDA, can be obtained at http://www.ndareports.com/legal-info.html
SOURCE National Disclosure Authority

Maria Cordova of National Disclosure Authority, 1-866-918-1966

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Complaints filed by multiple people against Carlos Siderman at 10999 Pacific View for illegal business, destroying oaks, bulldozing creek, illegal signs

Through the results of state information requests we have gotten a hold of complaints and lawsuits against Carlos Siderman. Carlos Siderman is behind the drive to harass the Hausers off their land so Siderman may buy the property. Carlos Siderman wants to ride his horses from his property into the state park land off trail. The only thing in his way is 11077 Pacific View. Below data taken from public reports.

1. The owner of the property lists the address as 10999 Pacific View but it is legally 10995 Pacific View. It is next door to 11077 Pacific View. Attached please find copies of their websites, Facebook ages, corporation information, photos which prove that they have run this business since 2005. No one lives on the property. The corporation number is C3480158 and was formed 06/14/2012. See attached. They take clients on their horses on their property to the Serrano Rd trail. There is a lot of traffic on the weekends with many cars. They built a parking lot but don't have handicap parking. Their trucks have the name of their business written on them with their logo.

2. Attached please find photos of the grading, dirt removal, brush removal and oak tree cutting. Someone already sent in a complaint late 2013 (CV13-0505) about this which Manny Ramos is investigating. Previously there was a lawsuit concerning this creek and property. See attached. It was determined by the courts to be a protected creek with protect dirt, shrubs and oak trees. The court stated that no one may touch or pass over the creek. I inspected and photographed this March 15, 2014. There are hoof prints going from 10995 Pacific View over 11077 Pacific View and into the California state park. The people at 11077 Pacific View do not own any horses. Currently Bing, Google and Mapquest satellite images show the before photo of the creek. This was done in late 2013.

3. Attached please find photos of the illegal signs which I took March 20, 2014. They are 4' x 8' and 6' x 10' permanent wooden signs that are free standing or attached to walls and gates. Two large signs are attached to the front of 10995 Pacific View. They can be seen when driving to 11077 Pacific View. They have been there for many months and were featured in newspapers and all over the internet. They have no permit, the signs are unsafe, they have no zoning variance to place these signs. This is coastal scenic land. The signs are an eyesore. Some are on the public street.

Full complaint is 5 MB.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpydDF3YmRpNHBiaUE/edit?usp=sharing

Carlos Siderman of Deer Creek Ranch Malibu riding off trail in the Santa Monica mountains in a coastal zone after the fires

Carlos Siderman of Deer Creek Ranch Malibu bulldozed a protected creek, protected oak trees, shrubs in the coastal zone of the Santa Monica mountain. The road is 15' wide, 10' deep and a 1/2 a mile long leading into the Santa Monica mountains. He built this to use as a horse trail so he can take clients for rides. He runs an illegal business out of the property. He does not live at this property. It's in a residential zone.

Carlos Siderman runs an illegal business from a residential property. He would need a conditional use permit to run a business on this property. His neighbors would never allow it. Deer Creek Ranch Malibu,

December of 2013 someone else made another complaint about Carlos Siderman bulldozing a protected creek, oak trees, shrubs in coastal zone of Santa Monica mountains. He is also running and illegal business from the site.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyVl84ZlhnRWVrSkE/edit?usp=sharing

Carlos Siderman, Property ID, complaint, Deer Creek Ranch Malibu, illegal business, creek, oak trees destroyed

Tiger Sanctuary Malibu

Tiger Sanctuary Malibu is not Isis Preservation. We are not a lobbyist, public relations agency, marketing team or a social media firm. We are merely avid supporters of Isis Preservation, Irena Hauser and the wonderful work they do.

After a five year search Irena Hauser, Isis Preservation bought this property because it is zoned for wild animals, for tigers. There are no neighbors to the north for miles. There are only two neighbors to the west for miles. There are a few places nearby which already have tigers. She currently has all necessary permits (USDA, Fish & Wildlife) to have tigers in California. She has legally had tigers for 13 years in Los Angeles, California. She and her sister Sophia have many years of training and experience with tigers and other animals. They have a perfect history with all government agencies.

Irena Hauser applied for a conditional use permit (CUP). They met every single requirement necessary for the permit. The Ventura County Department of Planning gave them a negative declaration. This means the project will not negatively affect the environment, neighborhood or neighbors.

Their neighbor Carlos Siderman runs a business next door called Deer Creek Ranch Malibu. He breeds, boards and sells goats, horses and ducks. This is a residential zone. He cannot have a business without a CUP. He does not have a CUP. He would need Irena to agree to his CUP.

Carlos Siderman previously tried to buy this property but was denied. We believe he wants this property so he can illegally access the California state park on his horses. It's illegal to ride off trail in the park.

There is (was) a protected creek that runs between the two properties. This is a coastal area so all waterways, brush, oak trees are protected. Even though Siderman knew the creek was protected he bulldozed it, removed the brush and oak trees. He created a 15' wide half a mile long horse trail leading over Irena Hauser's property into the state park.

After Carlos Siderman heard Irena Hauser received a negative declaration and could proceed with the project Siderman hired a public relations firm to lobby against the project. This firm spread lies, propaganda and defamation about Irena and Isis Preservation via flyers, signs, protests, blogs, pages and media articles. They even made tshirts and hats saying "No Tigers!"

The lobbyist contacted organizations and politicians giving them totally false information asking them to write letters against the project. The lobbyist lied and told people they beat their animals, declaw them, breed them, the animals won't be enclosed... The animals are spayed, not declawed, they give them the best care and the animals will be in enclosures.

Because of the paid lobbyists spreading false information the Ventura County Planning Commission did a complete 180 degree turn. Even though the Department previously said the project met all requirements the Commission voted 3 to 2 against the project. Commissioners Michael Wesner and Stephen Onstot both voted FOR the CUP stating there is absolutely no reason why they should be denied. They met every single requirement and did absolutely everything the Department asked them to do. It was noted that Commissioner Nora Aidukas' husband works for Carlos Siderman. She should have recused herself but did not. She did not even disclose this before the March 20, 2014 meeting.

This blog is about the appeals process to the Board of Supervisors. We have posted the negative declaration, application, power point presentations, expert reports and letters of support. We also posted video from the hearings. We post all these things to see justice for Irena and Isis Preservation.

The Sidermans are public figures. We are speaking about issues of public concern. Everything we have posted here is the absolute truth backed by facts and our personal opinion. If you find an error, please send us a correction with supporting documents so we may correct things to tigersanctuarymalibu@gmail.com

Tiger sanctuary supports Isis Preservation in Malibu, California.

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