 In 1991, "Time" magazine estimated that the Church spends an average of about $20 million per year on various legal actions, and it is the exclusive client of several law firms.According to a U.S. District Court Memorandum of Decision in 1993, Scientologists "have abused the federal court system by using it, inter alia, to destroy their opponents, rather than to resolve an actual dispute over trademark law or any other legal matter.This constitutes 'extraordinary, malicious, wanton, and oppressive conduct.'