 Armstrong became disillusioned and left Scientology at the start of 1982 . He was declared a " Suppressive Person " ( an enemy of Scientology ) by the Church . With Garrison 's permission , Armstrong made copies of around 100 @,@ 000 pages from the Hubbard archive and deposited them with attorneys for safe keeping . The Church responded by suing Armstrong for breach of confidence , theft and invasion of privacy . The suit went to trial in a California court in 1984 as Church of Scientology of California vs. Gerald Armstrong . Hubbard 's military career was a major focus of the case . Armstrong stated that he had " amassed approximately two thousand pages of documentation concerning Hubbard 's wartime career : what he was doing what vessels he was on , fitness reports and medical and VA disability records . The truth is far different from the public representations . " Garrison , who had by that time agreed to a settlement with the Church under which his manuscript would never be made public , told the court : 
