[Lnc-business] Motion to assist funding LPKY legal actions - KET - seeking cosponsors

[Ken Moellman]

I AM REQUESTING CO-SPONSORS FOR THE FOLLOWING MOTION: 
THE LNC WILL ALLOCATE AND SEND TO LPKY'S ATTORNEY, CHRIS WIEST,  $7000
TO COVER COSTS IN THE KET CASE. 

KET 

LPKY has been involved in litigation against KET (Kentucky Educational
Television) since late 2014. KET had changed their criteria 5 or 6 times
throughout the election cycle, but made clear well before the final
version of the criteria were adopted, that the Libertarian candidate
(Patterson) would not be invited to the KET debate/forum based on that
criteria (that kept changing to make sure of that). 

Originally, as the case was filed, the LNC had committed to $5,000, LPKY
had committed to $2,500, and the Patterson campaign had committed to
$1,000. 

What was actually contributed was $2500 from the LNC, $4750 from LPKY,
and $1000 from the Patterson campaign. 

The case was converted to a civil trial. It was agreed upon that, if we
win, any blanket award is to be split up according to contribution
levels by each organization. The case stalled out as KET's attorneys
keep playing games and the judge is slow. Basically, they're trying to
wear us down, and they definitely don't want the public to know what
they've done. 

The case has recently has racked up serious deficits in costs related to
depositions, including transcription costs and travel to DC for a
particular deposition, copying, etc. This is costs, not attorney fees or
time. The bill includes $12,056.15 in recent Court reporter invoices
alone. 

The fund for this case is now $7,000 in the hole. If this case is to
continue, it needs immediate financial assistance. We expect that
additional funding won't be necessary until such time that we actually
get to a trial. Given the speed at which this case has been occurring,
it is likely to be a year before any additional funding would be
requested. 

Therefore, it is requested that $7000 be allocated from the LNC to the
KET case. 

-- 
Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
LPKY Judicial Committee 

 
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