[ncdnhc-discuss] Re: [ALSC-Forum] QUI TAM

[Joanna Lane]

Please add my name to the list of supporters for this petition.

Regards,
Joanna Lane
EU citizen residing in the US



on 10/9/01 12:51 AM, Bruce Young at byoung651 at home.com wrote:

> 
> Stephen wrote:
> 
>> For the record, I would be willing to sign an Amicus Curiae or whatever
>> if a suit ever came about along these lines... not as a lawyer, just a
>> "guy on the street."
> 
> So would I!  Any lawyers out there interested in some pro bono work?!
> 
> 
> Bruce Young
> Client Engineering
> Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications
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> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-forum at www.atlargestudy.org
> [mailto:owner-forum at www.atlargestudy.org]On Behalf Of Stephen Waters
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 7:40 AM
> To: Eric Dierker
> Cc: Donald Simon; 'forum at atlargestudy.org'; 'ga at dnso.org';
> 'discuss at icann-ncc.org'; 'icann-europe at lists.fitug.de'
> Subject: Re: [ALSC-Forum] QUI TAM
> 
> 
> For the record, I would be willing to sign an Amicus Curiae or whatever
> if a suit ever came about along these lines... not as a lawyer, just a
> "guy on the street."
> -s
> 
> On Tue, 2001-09-25 at 23:15, Eric Dierker wrote:
>> 
>> I clipped the tail off this comet but it is easily referred to;
>> 
>> Some of us can only look at the record.  Some of us can only trust, when
>> there
>> is some dispute, the written words agreed to by the parties involved.
>> Mr.
>> Roberts reminds me of WC Fields when he used to say "who you gonna
>> believe me -
>> or your eyes?".  Some of us live by the rules of a civilized society.
>> {it is
>> fair that we argue what this means regarding strict voting rights and
>> freedom of
>> speech and privacy} However no one doubts that matters such as lying,
>> terrorism
>> and breaking your promise intentionally without cause are wrong. (I
>> promise to
>> repay a debt and you give me money based upon that promise and I have
>> the money
>> but refuse to repay you and that is wrong)
>> 
>> ICANN promised to act a certain way and in reliance upon this promise
>> were
>> awarded the contract with DoC and all its attending goodness.  They have
>> the
>> ability but refuse to conform to their promise.  That sucks and the
>> perpetrators
>> of such heinous dishonesty should be brought to terms.
>> 
>> I have played a little research and found that John Browns Ferry brought
>> about a
>> great law called a QUI TAM and that Abe Lincoln signed it and brought
>> down one
>> of the great terrorist traitors of our civil war.  It is kind of fun
>> with a
>> ninety day filed in camera under seal thing while the feds look at
>> whether or
>> not they want to handle it with subrosa investigation.  But all in all
>> it allows
>> us in the GA to sue ICANN for breaching the agreement with and stealing
>> from the
>> DoC.  It would be fun to see if a non-citizen can join in the suit.
>> 
>> Could one of you sharp Lawyer dudettes or dudes look into it and let us
>> know.  I
>> believe all fondly elected board members would be liable for their
>> salary and it
>> appears that Jones and Day would owe all their fees back, of course we
>> would
>> only get a percentage of the amounts recovered and a fully elected board
>> by a
>> true electorate.  My research shows that these could and would be
>> handled on a
>> contingency by the lawyers.
>> 
>> Food for thought, and I hereby give my signature to the class action,
>> have at it
>> Law Professors!
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> Donald Simon wrote:
>> 
>>> I am writing as a member of the NAIS team (ANGO and Academic ICANN
> Study”)
>>> in response to the lengthy analysis of our study that Joe Sims posted
> during
>>> the recent ICANN meeting in Montevideo.
> 
>