(DATE) Dear Sir or Madam: This CEASE AND DESIST ORDER is to inform you that your and the Opus Dei cult’s harassing and intimidating actions against my fellow Catholics and I has become unbearable. Such anti-social behavior is completely in violation of all normal codes of decorum, law and decency. This letter is to demand that your and the Opus Dei cult’s continuing involvement in, planning and encouragement of, high-pressure recruitment, information gathering, harassment and intimidation must CEASE AND DESIST immediately. Should you and the Opus Dei cult continue to pursue these activities in violation of this CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, we will not hesitate to pursue further legal action against you and the Opus Dei cult, including, but not limited to, civil action and/or criminal complaints. [Insert specific harassment incidents here. Be sure to include date(s) and place(s) of occurrences(s).]

[St. Thomas More Patron of Lawyers Ora Pro Nobis]

Myself and my peers have a right to remain free from Opus Dei’s cultic, intimidating, manipulative and high-pressure tactics, and we will take the responsibility upon ourselves to protect that right. Note that a copy of this letter and a record of its delivery will be stored. Note, too, that it is admissible as evidence in a court of law and will be used as such if need be in the future.

This CEASE AND DESIST ORDER demands that you immediately discontinue and do not at any point in the future under any circumstances do the following to me: speak to, contact, pursue, harass, attack, strike, bump into, brush up against, push, tap, grab, hold, threaten, telephone (via cellular or landline), instant message, page, fax, e-mail, follow, stalk, disturb my peace, keep me under surveillance, gather information about and/or block my movements at home, work, social gatherings, religious functions and/or at any Catholic Church-sponsored activities.

[New York: Note that your behavior is a violation of New York State Penal Law Section 240.25 – Harassment in the First Degree; Section 240.26 – Harassment in the Second Degree; Section 240.30 – Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree; Section 240.45 – Criminal Nuisance in the Second Degree; Section 120.45 – Stalking in the Fourth Degree; Section 120.50 – Stalking in the Third Degree; Section 135.60 – Coercion in the Second Degree; and Section 105.00 – Conspiracy in the Sixth Degree.]

[New Jersey: Note that your behavior is a violation of New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice Title 2C:12-10 – Stalking; Title 2C:33-34 – Harassment.]

[Maryland: Note that your behavior is a violation of Maryland State Code Title 3, Subtitle 8, Section 3-802 – Stalking; Section 3-803 – Harassment; Section 3-804 – Misuse of Telephone Facilities; Section 3-805 – Misuse of Electronic Mail; Subtitle 9, Section 3-901 – Visual Surveillance; Section 3-902 – Visual Surveillance with Prurient Intent; and Section 3-906 – Divulging Private Communications.]

[Illinois: Note that your behavior is a violation of Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 – Stalking; Chapter 720 ILCS 5/12-7.4 – Aggravated Stalking; Chapter 720 ILCS 5/12-7.5 – Cyberstalking; Chapter 720 ILCS 135/1-1 – Harassment by telephone; Chapter 720 ILCS 135/1-2 – Harassment through electronic communications; Chapter 720 ILCS 135/0.01-135/2 – Harassing and Obscene Communications Act; and Chapter 720 ILCS 135/0.01 – Short Title Harassing and Obscene Communications Act.]

[Massachusetts: Note that your behavior is a violation of Massachusetts Criminal Statutes Chapter 265:37 – Violations of Constitutional Rights; Chapter 265:43 – Stalking; Chapter 265:43A – Criminal Harassment; and Chapter 265:14A – Annoying Telephone Calls.]

[Washington, D.C.: Note that your behavior is a violation of Federal Criminal Statutes 47 U.S.C. 223(a)(1)(c) – Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls in the District of Columbia or in Interstate or Foreign Communications; District of Columbia Code, Title 22, Section 504 – Threatened Assault in a Menacing Manner, Stalking.]

[Virginia: Note that your behavior is a violation of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 18.2-60.3A – Stalking, Class 1 Misdemeanor; and 18.2-60.3B – Stalking, Class 6 Felony.]

[California: Note that your behavior is a violation of the California Penal Code Subsection 646.9 – Stalking; and 422 – Punishment for Threats.]

[Texas: Note that your behavior is a violation of the Texas Penal Code Subsection 42.072(a)(b) (c) – Stalking; and Subsection 42.07(a)(b)(c) – Harassment.]

[Federal: Note that your behavior is a violation of U.S. Federal Laws 18 U.S.C. Subsection 2265 – Full Faith and Credit; 18 U.S.C. Subsection 2261A – Interstate Stalking; 18 U.S.C. Subsection 875(c) – Interstate Communications; 47 U.S.C. Subsection 223(a)(1)(c) – Harassing Telephone Calls in Interstate Communications.]

[Interstate Statutes: Note that your behavior is a violation of Federal Criminal Statutes 18 U.S.C. 2261A – Interstate Stalking; and 47 U.S.C. 223(a)(1)(c) – Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls in the District of Columbia or in Interstate or Foreign Communications.]

[Additional U.S. state-by-state anti-stalking laws are available at: State Laws.]

Should you willfully choose to continue your current course of action, I will not hesitate to file a complaint with the Police Department for your ongoing violations of the Criminal Laws noted previously. This letter does not constitute exhaustive statement of my position nor is it a waiver of any of my rights and/or remedies in this and/or any other related matter. We demand your immediate compliance and, furthermore, that you confirm in writing that all violative activity will cease immediately.

Sincerely,

(NAME)

Sent via Priority Mail/Deliver Confirmation cc: Thomas G. Bohlin Opus Dei U.S. Head Opus Dei North American HQ Murray Hill Place, Inc. 243 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016-4605 [Your Local Police Department/Local Police Precinct]

"In the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph . . ." – Words spoken by The Blessed Virgin Mary when she appeared at Fatima, Portugal in 1917 A.D.