'Notice of Meeting Cancellation'

I just received the following notice. As always with Pacifica's pronouncements, the rhetoric falls far short of reality.

I just spoke with Carol Spooner, lead plaintiff in the listeners' lawsuit, and she told me the following: "Late last week, our attorney contacted the board majority's attorney, Daly Temchin (of Epstein Becker & Green), to demand that there be no elections of new directors at the special meeting noticed for July 1, or we would go to court to stop it. On Tuesday, Mr. Temchin responded that as a gesture of good faith and desire to settle the cases, they would cancel the meeting, Thus far no negotiations are planned. Preliminary discussions among attorneys are tentatively planned for early next week to see if settlement negotiations are ripe at this time."

I am trying to get more details about this situation. I'll let people know as soon as I find out more.

- Bob Lederer

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>From: JSPacifica@aol.com
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:44:04 EDT
>Subject: Notice of Meeting Cancellation
>To: ACDARIUS@aol.com, Cpadga@aol.com, KvPPhD@aol.com, KenFordPacifica@aol.com,
> mpalmer@cbrichardellis.com, PRBRAM@aol.com, HARAV1@aol.com,
> robrobin@erols.com, Alfigo@aol.com, TomasMoran@aol.com,
> ValrieChambers@aol.com, wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com,
> jmurdock@ebglaw.com, Bethlyons@aol.com, lesliecagan@igc.org.
>
>Dear Board Members:
>
>The Executive Director has asked me inform you that the Board meeting has >been canceled. Please see the attached and below:
>
> Notice of Meeting Cancellation
>
>Pacifica wants to announce the Board meeting scheduled for July 1, 2001, will >be postponed. The circumstances are that counsel for all the parties in the >Pacifica lawsuit will be meeting this coming Monday for as long as necessary >to bring to an end this divisive litigation. Counsel for the plaintiff
>suggested that it would constructively assist the discussions if the Board >meeting was postponed; and counsel for the Foundation agreed with that >judgment. We are very hopeful that theses damaging conflicts will be >resolved soon and in the best interest of Pacifica and its listeners.
>
>Jennifer Spearman
>Executive Assistant
>Pacifica Foundation
>202-588-0999 ext. 351
>JSPacifica@aol.com
>Radio with Vision

[webmaster's note: for authenticity, I have left '>the mark of forwarded email' on the original email, from Pacifica]