In a message dated 4/17/10 8:49:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes: i believe that the issue there was ONLY jurisdiction. originally, the florida court said that they did not have jurisdiction. upon appeal, it was decided that they were the proper venue in which the case could be heard. these decisions had nothing at all to do with the merits or lack or merits of the case. That is what I also was told. It is amazing to realize that all litigation in America is public. You can go into any court-room and into any court and see the records of all civil litigation and watch trial on every level except juvenile court. If you want to keep it private, you have to get a court order to seal the record, and that is not easy. And yet, here we are. A club, with an attorney, in litigation. For some reason there is a group, (our board) who is being told to keep it out of the hands of the club members, and to keep it private. We know more about the drunk driving conviction of Lindsey Lohan or the Michael Vick conviction than we do about what Margie is asking our club to settle her suit. I didn't want to know about Ms. Lohan, and I can go a long time without knowing about Mr. Vick or Margy. But, I have seen some posts today saying people have gotten disgusted and dropped out of the club because of the secrets. That I don't accept. It is time for our leadership to think about how this is being handled, and to figure out why they want it to be kept from those who own this club. If you want to know, send a letter to your board members, or to Tish if they are told not to answer. Just ask what is being done with your club, your finances and your breed. It remains your club. That is one thing I do know. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================