[Vision2020] Judge Stegner denies Reconsideration in UIretirees' Lawsuit

[lfalen]

I would tend to agree with you on this.
Roger
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From: Wayne Price bear at moscow.com
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:00:21 -0800
To: Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Judge Stegner denies Reconsideration in UIretirees' Lawsuit

> 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!
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> On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:
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> > One potential reason why Judge Stegner did not rule in favor of the UI
> > retirees:  None of them are serial pedophiles, right Steven Sitler?
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> > Courtesy of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
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> > 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.
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> > The case could be headed for the Idaho Supreme Court after Stegner’s
> > decision, which was filed Wednesday.
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> > 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.
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> > Landeck said he is attempting to schedule a meeting with the clients  
> > to
> > discuss where they want to go from here.
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> > “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.”
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> > The plaintiffs would have 42 days from Wednesday to file a notice of
> > appeal, Landeck said.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.”
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> > The retirees’ benefits were diminished in 2007 after a UI task force
> > proposed the reductions to cut costs.
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> > 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.”
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> > “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.”
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> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
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> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
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> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to  
> > change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
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> > - Unknown
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