Sloan Motion Denied by Judge Cummings

MrVidmar

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Jan 5, 2010, 2:15:27 PM1/5/10

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ORDER
The Court having considered Defendant Sam Sloanï¿½s Motion to Suspend and
Terminate
Mediation and for Sanctions Against Rogue Mediators Daniel Bowling and
Robin W. Siefkin,
filed December 22, 2009, is of the opinion that the same should be
DENIED. The parties may
continue to pursue any settlement discussions and negotiations on their
own or with the help of
Mediators Bowling and Siefkin, who have been diligently attempting to
assist the parties in
arriving at a settlement. The parties are reminded that the Court has
set this case for trial on
March 1, 2010.

SO ORDERED.
Dated January 5, 2010.
_________________________________
SAM R. CUMMINGS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

samsloan

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Jan 5, 2010, 9:14:53 PM1/5/10

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On Jan 5, 2:15 pm, MrVidmar <vid...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> ORDER

> The Court having considered Defendant Sam Sloan’s Motion to Suspend and

By the way, how many of you out there in Never-Never-Land are aware
that Daniel Bowling and Robin W. Siefkin each charge us $300 per hour
each to "assist" us with the mediation?

Sam Sloan

jkh001

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Jan 5, 2010, 10:08:31 PM1/5/10

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The answer is simple: Settle. Since you are one of the few defendants
against whom Polgar might really have a case, your contumacy is ill-
advised.

jeremy.p...@vanderbilt.edu

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Jan 6, 2010, 12:08:14 AM1/6/10

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How can one decide whether settling is a good or bad idea without
knowing the terms of the settlement? I don't see a viable case against
Sloan here, though his motion about the mediators was idiotidc and
cannot win him points with the judge.

If Polgar and Truong are agreeing to drop out of chess politics and
stick to SPICE in order to avoid any testifying which might be
embarassing, I have no problem. If, on the other hand, they are
planning simply to drop all lawsuits and continue attempts to portray
themselves as great martyrs and try to stir up the academic crowd for
their own purposes, then I would rather see Truong force to admit some
hard truths which would make it much more difficult for him to make
trouble in the future.

Jerry Spinrad

jkh001

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Jan 6, 2010, 11:07:34 PM1/6/10

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On Jan 5, 9:08 pm, "jeremy.p.spin...@vanderbilt.edu"

I can't. But Sloan is whining about the cost of mediation. If the cost
of mediation is too high, settle. If the cost of the litigation itself
is too high, settle. The courts /want/ you to settle. It's pretty
clear that all parties except Sloan are on the verge of settling now,
and are now just tinkering with the details. Putting a muzzle on Sloan
would likely expedite the process.

micky

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Jan 7, 2010, 1:42:50 AM1/7/10

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jkh001 wrote:
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> On Jan 5, 9:08 pm, "jeremy.p.spin...@vanderbilt.edu"

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> > Jerry Spinrad
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> I can't.

Wot is it you canny do young johny ?

Are you constipated lad ?

m.

jkh001

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Jan 9, 2010, 1:23:13 AM1/9/10

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So many moronic trolls, so little time. Why don't you go out and play
with yourself while the adults are speaking?

micky

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Jan 9, 2010, 9:36:13 AM1/9/10

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jkh001 wrote:
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> So many moronic trolls, so little time. Why don't you go out and play
> with yourself while the adults are speaking?

I do that all the time John, but the adults (most of whom seem little
more than big kids..) keep wanting to interfere, bustling their
officious arses & generally being presumptive & displaying their tabloid
mindset...

m.