[Vision2020] Judge Stegner denies Reconsideration in UI retirees' Lawsuit

Donovan Arnold donovanjarnold2008 at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 4 13:33:38 PST 2010


Remember, Judge Stegner is also a lawyer. :P
 
Your Friend,
 
Donovan Arnold

--- On Thu, 2/4/10, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:


From: Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Judge Stegner denies Reconsideration in UI retirees' Lawsuit
To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
Cc: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 8:00 PM


And please folks remember, John Stegner is an ELECTED official, so  
remember this and the rest of his dismal track record when he appears  
on the ballot!


















On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:

> One potential reason why Judge Stegner did not rule in favor of the UI
> retirees:  None of them are serial pedophiles, right Steven Sitler?
>
> Courtesy of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Judge denies motion for reconsideration in UI retirees' lawsuit
>
> Latah County District Court Judge John Stegner has denied a motion for
> reconsideration in a lawsuit brought against the University of Idaho  
> by a
> group of retirees.
>
> The case could be headed for the Idaho Supreme Court after Stegner’s
> decision, which was filed Wednesday.
>
> Ron Landeck, the retirees’ Moscow-based attorney, said he was  
> disappointed
> with Stegner’s ruling. He said he notified the four plaintiffs in  
> the case
> — Wileen Anderson, Harvey Neese, Joyce Presby and Arthur Smith —  
> about the
> result of the motion via e-mail.
>
> Landeck said he is attempting to schedule a meeting with the clients  
> to
> discuss where they want to go from here.
>
> “I believe that they are (leaning) toward making an appeal to the  
> Idaho
> Supreme Court based on some of the things I’ve heard them say  
> publicly,”
> he said. “I think they would pursue it because they believe they are  
> in
> the right, and that the Supreme Court will ultimately make that  
> decision
> in their favor.”
>
> The plaintiffs would have 42 days from Wednesday to file a notice of
> appeal, Landeck said.
>
> The case may not be heard before the Supreme Court until as late as  
> the
> fall. It may be picked up by either the Supreme Court or the Idaho  
> Court
> of Appeals, Landeck said.
>
> The four plaintiffs are named as representatives of the more than 260
> former UI employees that took early retirement buyouts from UI in  
> 1999 and
> 2001. The agreements stated the retirees would receive UI-paid  
> medical and
> life insurance that was detailed by “existing UI policy.”
>
> The retirees’ benefits were diminished in 2007 after a UI task force
> proposed the reductions to cut costs.
>
> If the judgement was taken in front of the Supreme Court and  
> overturned,
> Landeck said the retirees would “feel as if justice had been done..”
>
> “These are people that went into this process in good faith and do not
> believe the university has demonstrated good faith,” he said. “These
> promises were made, and not only is this a breach of trust, it also
> affects people financially.”
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to  
> change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
>
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