VICTIMS' GUIDE TO TIMBER THEFT - INDEX AND LINKS

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
TIMBER THEFT:  WHAT A VICTIM NEEDS TO KNOW

A.  Victims, Losses, and Victimization Methods

1.   Victims.

2.      Losses

3.      Victimization Methods

B.   Recourse

1.   Criminal Law

2.   State Civil Action

3.   Federal Racketeering Statute
 
4.  Lacey Act

C.  Obstacles: 

1.   “Boundary dispute”

2.   “You’re not from here.”

3.   “Clogging” the Courts

4.   Foot-dragging

D.  Property rights

E.  ”Get-Even:/”Strike First” Warrant:

 1.  The “Keep off your own land” Tactic.

 2.   The Fake Charge

 3.   “Harassment Without Contact”

 4.   Countersuit for Defamation Threat

F.  The “entry” fee

 1.   Survey Costs

 2.   Timber Appraisal

 3.   Witness Fees

 4.   Legal Fees

G.  The Loss Valuation problem 

 1.  “Clean Water Act” Limitation 

  2.  “Can’t count in court” Problem

   3.  “Garage” Analogy

H.  The “Legal” aspect

             1.   Finding a Lawyer

             2.   Dealing with Lgal Tctics; evidence gathering, etc

             3.   Bar Association Futility

             4.   Rights in Curt.

             5.   Be the Criminal


I. Trial Issues:

             1.   Delays

             2.   “Don’t get me involved.”

             3.   Reluctance to Tstify

             4.   “Let’s Settle It” Issue

J.  Incentivizing the Thief:

 1.   R’s case

 2 . J’s situation

 3.   “Undergoing Chemotherapy”

 4.   Nobody Goes After the “Fence” or the Transporter

 5.   Bad Actor” if Pollute Water, But Not if Steal.

K.  What Other States Do

L.  Where to From Here?