<div dir="ltr"><div>I'll move this, assuming I can get cosponsors, but I'm curious how it is that the LNC committed to $5,000, costs ran high, and the LNC contributed only $2,500. We committed via a motion, correct? </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Ken Moellman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ken.moellman@lpky.org" target="_blank">ken.moellman@lpky.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
<p><strong>I am requesting co-sponsors for the following motion:</strong></p>
<div><strong>The LNC will allocate and send to LPKY's attorney, Chris Wiest, $7000 to cover costs in the KET case.</strong></div>
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<div><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>KET</strong></span></div>
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<div>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).</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>What was actually contributed was $2500 from the LNC, $4750 from LPKY, and $1000 from the Patterson campaign.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Therefore, it is requested that $7000 be allocated from the LNC to the KET case.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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<p>Ken C. Moellman, Jr.<br>LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative<br>LPKY Judicial Committee</p>
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