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<DIV>Donovan Arnold<BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 2/4/10, Wayne Price <I><bear@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Wayne Price <bear@moscow.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Judge Stegner denies Reconsideration in <SPAN>UI</SPAN> retirees' Lawsuit<BR>To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com><BR>Cc: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 8:00 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>And please folks remember, John <SPAN>Stegner</SPAN> is an ELECTED official, so <BR>remember this and the rest of his dismal track record when he appears <BR>on the ballot!<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:<BR><BR>> One potential reason why Judge Stegner did not rule in favor of the UI<BR>> retirees: None of them are serial pedophiles, right Steven Sitler?<BR>><BR>> Courtesy of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.<BR>><BR>> --------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Judge denies motion for reconsideration in UI retirees' lawsuit<BR>><BR>> Latah County District Court Judge John Stegner has denied a motion for<BR>> reconsideration in a lawsuit brought against the University of Idaho <BR>> by a<BR>> group of retirees.<BR>><BR>> The case could be headed for
the Idaho Supreme Court after Stegner’s<BR>> decision, which was filed Wednesday.<BR>><BR>> Ron Landeck, the retirees’ Moscow-based attorney, said he was <BR>> disappointed<BR>> with Stegner’s ruling. He said he notified the four plaintiffs in <BR>> the case<BR>> — Wileen Anderson, Harvey Neese, Joyce Presby and Arthur Smith — <BR>> about the<BR>> result of the motion via e-mail.<BR>><BR>> Landeck said he is attempting to schedule a meeting with the clients <BR>> to<BR>> discuss where they want to go from here.<BR>><BR>> “I believe that they are (leaning) toward making an appeal to the <BR>> Idaho<BR>> Supreme Court based on some of the things I’ve heard them say <BR>> publicly,”<BR>> he said. “I think they would pursue it because they believe they are <BR>> in<BR>> the right, and that the Supreme Court will ultimately make
that <BR>> decision<BR>> in their favor.”<BR>><BR>> The plaintiffs would have 42 days from Wednesday to file a notice of<BR>> appeal, Landeck said.<BR>><BR>> The case may not be heard before the Supreme Court until as late as <BR>> the<BR>> fall. It may be picked up by either the Supreme Court or the Idaho <BR>> Court<BR>> of Appeals, Landeck said.<BR>><BR>> The four plaintiffs are named as representatives of the more than 260<BR>> former UI employees that took early retirement buyouts from UI in <BR>> 1999 and<BR>> 2001. The agreements stated the retirees would receive UI-paid <BR>> medical and<BR>> life insurance that was detailed by “existing UI policy.”<BR>><BR>> The retirees’ benefits were diminished in 2007 after a UI task force<BR>> proposed the reductions to cut costs.<BR>><BR>> If the judgement was taken in front of the Supreme Court
and <BR>> overturned,<BR>> Landeck said the retirees would “feel as if justice had been done.”<BR>><BR>> “These are people that went into this process in good faith and do not<BR>> believe the university has demonstrated good faith,” he said. “These<BR>> promises were made, and not only is this a breach of trust, it also<BR>> affects people financially.”<BR>><BR>> --------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>><BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>><BR>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to <BR>> change<BR>> and the Realist adjusts his sails.."<BR>><BR>> - Unknown<BR>><BR>><BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>>
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