tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63342974810314509932024-03-05T13:55:29.432-08:00Disbarring the Critics"The assumption that respect for the judiciary can be won by shielding judges from published criticism wrongly appraises the character of American public opinion....[A]n enforced silence, however limited, solely in the name of preserving the dignity of the bench, would probably engender resentment, suspicion, and contempt much more than it would enhance respect." Justice Hugo Black, Bridges v. California (1951)
Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-25207971235629952972015-12-01T15:41:00.000-08:002015-12-01T17:46:12.438-08:00Liberty's First Crisis Book Review; Striking Similarities Between the Sedition Act and Attorney Discipline for Judicial Criticism Earlier this month, the Indiana Supreme Court <span id="goog_1886849080"></span><span style="color: #000099;"><a href="https://dockets.justia.com/docket/indiana/inndce/2:2015mc00099/84613">disciplined yet another attorney</a></span> <span id="goog_1886849081"></span>for writing critically of a judge. This comes as state supreme courts and disciplinary bodies across the country continue to ignore the First Amendment and the public figure actual malice requirements of <i>New York Times v. Sullivan</i> in order to use professional rules to target members of the bar who dare criticize judges. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLqvIEfikUZ_iHvkbOFqkkC3T57Z5B43oD9_mWKaqKRRocwiL2Z_RaDBAbbQ07_j2xIRXfPwX2Tp3Wti1CngN302SQ7UskgDhjd_r4_rjowdKNUn3Y_sGnJQBU2wsv70QXwl9AsurLws/s1600/Liberty%2527s+First+Crisis2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLqvIEfikUZ_iHvkbOFqkkC3T57Z5B43oD9_mWKaqKRRocwiL2Z_RaDBAbbQ07_j2xIRXfPwX2Tp3Wti1CngN302SQ7UskgDhjd_r4_rjowdKNUn3Y_sGnJQBU2wsv70QXwl9AsurLws/s320/Liberty%2527s+First+Crisis2.jpg" width="215" /></a>The notion that the law allows for special protection for judges more so than other public officials actually originated in Indiana with the 1979 Matter of <i>Lendall B. Terry</i> case <a href="http://disbarringthecritics.blogspot.com/2014/04/indianas-terry-case-laid-groundwork-for.html"><span style="color: #000099;">which I wrote about before</span>. </a> Spelled out in more detail in subsequent cases that piggybacked on <i>Terry</i> is the notion that the allowing attorney criticism hurts the public by undermining confidence in the judiciary.<br />
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That argument should sound familiar to students of history. It is EXACTLY the same argument used by the Federalists in support of the 1799 Sedition Act that led to criminal prosecutions for critics of federal officials, including Federalist President John Adams.<br />
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A newly-released book, <a href="http://www.groveatlantic.com/?title=Liberty's+First+Crisis"><span style="color: #000099;">"Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech," </span></a>written by Charles Slack details the arguments for the adoption and enforcement of the Sedition Act, passed by the Federalist-dominated Congress in 1798 and signed by Federalist President John Adams. The Sedition Act made it a crime to "write, print, utter, or publish . . . any false, scandalous and malicious writing" with respect to the United States and federal officials, including the President and members of Congress. Vice President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican who strongly opposed the Sedition Act, was excluded from the Sedition Act's protections.<br />
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Slack outlines the Federalists' claim that the Act was needed to protect the reputation of federal officials and prevent criticism from the undermining the actions of United States government. The Democratic-Republicans in Congress argued that Sedition Act was contrary to the First Amendment Free Speech Clause and that it would be used to stifle critics. Federalist congressmen countered that the First Amendment only protected prior restraint on speech and that it did not shield speakers from the consequences for their speech. Federalists argued that if someone was going to criticize the federal government and its officials, they would not be punished if they could prove their statements to be true.<br />
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Slack then turns to detailing the criminal prosecutions that took place under the Sedition Act. Sedition defendants included nearly a dozen critics, including a drunk who joked about wishing President Adams would get shot through the ass and Vermont congressman Matthew Lyon who opined that the President's "unbounded thirst for ridiculous pomp, foolish adulation, and selfish avarice."<br />
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Most of the prosecutions involved defendants who had expressed critical <i>opinions </i>instead of factual assertions. (Hyperbole was also apparently a concept not known then or prosecutors simply didn't care.) Federalist prosecutors wanting to make a name for themselves leveled charges against government critics which culminated with show trials conducted by Federalist judges. Hapless defendants were not allowed to challenge the constitutionality of the Sedition Law (The prosecutions predated judicial review being adopted in the 1803 case <em>Marbury v. Madison.)</em> The issue before the jury was generally only whether the critical statement was made. In most prosecutions, the issue of whether the statement was false was a judicial determination and the Federalist judges appointed by Washington and Adams always found that the criticism was "false."<br />
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The Federalists' argument for the Sedition Act and how it was applied to pursue critics are very well-known to me. As an attorney, I am intimately familiar with Disciplinary Rule 8.2 which punishes attorneys for untruthful criticism of judges. While Federalists argue that the Sedition Act is needed to prevent criticisms to cause people to lose faith in the actions of the federal government, state supreme courts declare that Rule 8.2 is needed to prevent attorney criticism from causing people to lose faith in the judiciary. Like the Sedition Act prosecutions, Rule 8.2 attorney discipline prosecutions inevitable devolve into punishing attorneys for the expression of opinions about judges. As my research into Rule 8.2 prosecutions shows, 98% of the time state supreme courts find the attorney criticism or opinion about the judge is "false" and punish the attorney speaker. In some states, they even put the burden on the attorney to prove the criticism is true.<br />
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Slack's book about the Sedition Act concludes with a discussion of free speech around the world and the history of other assaults on Free Speech, including the Sedition Act of 1918, passed during World War I, and the current assault on politically incorrect speech on college campuses. I would highly recommend it. Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-71953047123001625602015-02-14T12:37:00.001-08:002015-02-14T15:25:49.483-08:00American Bar Association Task Force Fails to Offer More than Marginal Reform of Law Schools, Legal Profession The Indianapolis Business Journal last week <a href="http://www.ibj.com/articles/print/51685-no-relief-for-law-school-enrollment-slump"><span style="color: #000099;">published an excellent article</span></a> last week regarding students turning away from law school and the challenges faced by those who do graduate and enter the legal profession. This week former Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard <a href="http://www.ibj.com/articles/51797-legal-profession-racing-to-navigate-through-storm"><span style="color: #000099;">pens a response </span></a>that IBJ editors headlined as "Legal profession racing to navigate through storm." <br />
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Randall T. Shepard</td></tr>
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Justice Shepard is chair of the Task Force on the Future of Legal Education, an American Bar Association created committee charged with the responsibility of assessing how the schools and the profession should move forward in light of the declining interest in legal education and the challenges faced by those who <br />
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Recently the Task Force issued a document entitled "Navigating Through a Storm." In his letter, Chief Justice highlights some of those reforms contained in that report:<br />
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We’ve suggested actions that law schools, the accreditors, bar associations and courts could take to make law school and legal services more accessible and less expensive. Broadly speaking, we’ve suggested reordering financial aid, lighter regulation of law schools to foster ingenuity in curriculum, further movement toward practical education, and alternative legal education and licensing.<br />
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There are many people with their shoulder to the wheel on such reforms. Notre Dame’s courses for law students on informatics and Indiana University’s McKinney School’s one-year master’s program are excellent examples. The New York courts have changed their bar exam schedule to give law graduates a faster start into the job market, and the Washington Supreme Court has created a program for limited practice by people with shorter and inexpensive specialized education.</blockquote>
With all due respect to Justice Shepard,, all these ABA task form reforms do is suggest marginal changes around the edges of the legal profession. They are slight improvements at best. Off the top of my head, I can name four reforms that are much needed:<br />
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First, the ABA ought to insist that people considering law school be provided with honest statistics on what salaries and employment is within the legal profession. Instead law schools have been for years providing inflated numbers to induce people to go to law school, promoting ridiculous average first year associate salaries far from reality of $35,000 a year salaries with no benefits or new attorneys who are put on commission only...if they're lucky enough to get a job. Unfortunately there is no meaningful audit of the employment numbers claimed by law schools. They have been lying about those numbers for years, competing with other schools as to which could lie the most. I remember when I attempted to look into the claims and our local law school refused to provide even redacted survey responses to support their employment statistics. They did admit, however, that they "estimated" first year salaries for people not returning their surveys. I'm sure those estimates were very inflated.<br />
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Second, the ABA ought to be aggressively opposing the entry of new law schools to educate people for a profession that is grossly oversaturated. Example, the ABA and the Indiana State Bar Association has been missing in action when it comes to the establishment of Indiana Tech as this state's fifth law school. Many of the students at that school will be incurring a lifetime of debt for education in a field where there are few jobs. A <a href="https://lawschooltuitionbubble.wordpress.com/original-research-updated/law-graduate-overproduction/"><span style="color: #000099;">recent study</span></a> found that Indiana is the 7th worst state in the country for legal jobs, with 3 attorneys for every 1 open legal opening.<br />
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Third, the ABA ought to work with states on the enforcement of restrictions on non-lawyers practicing law. There are thousands of legal compliance jobs in the securities, mortgage and banking industries. These people offer advice about the law, develop written policies on legal compliance, and even attend hearings with people who are charged with violations of the law. These industries almost uniformly do not hire attorneys for these positions even though the people in those positions are clearly practicing law. While I'm not generally for barriers to entry, we in the legal profession were promised that only those who graduated from law school and passed the bar would be allowed to practice law. Yet we have plenty of non-lawyers practicing law in the aforementioned fields.<br />
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Finally, if the ABA is truly worried about student loan debt, the organization ought to be working to make student loan debt treated in bankruptcy just like any other unsecured debt. The fact is many of these law school graduates have taken on six figure debt because they were duped by false promises of entering a high paying profession. It would even the playing field if they were more easily allowed to discharge that debt in bankruptcy.<br />
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Those are meaningful reforms that truly would help the profession. Unfortunately the ABA, like the Indiana Bar Association, has never been about anything more than protecting the status quo and the elite of the legal profession. Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-1530489477981458182015-02-05T14:30:00.001-08:002015-02-05T20:43:45.006-08:00Indiana Disciplinary Commission Waits Nearly A Year Before Notifying Attorney Ogden of Grievance Filed by (Now) Disciplined Muncie Judge<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Former Judge Dianna Bennington</td></tr>
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Today I opened my mailbox to find a nice thick envelope from the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. It was notification the Commission that now former Muncie City Judge Dianna Bennington had filed a Rule 8.2 grievance against me for two blog articles I wrote critical (<a href="http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2014/02/muncie-city-judge-has-man-arrested.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2014/02/muncie-city-judge-may-have-imposed.html">here</a>) and comments I had made on a newspaper website criticizing her mishandling of a contempt case involving Curtis Westbrook. The envelope contained not only the brief letter from DC Executive Secretary Witte but copies of my blog and comments made in conjunction with the story.<br />
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Bennington subsequently <a href="http://www.theindianalawyer.com/justices-suspend-muncie-city-court-judge/PARAMS/article/35953">was charged with</a> 13 counts of misconduct filed by the Judicial Qualifications Commission based upon her handling of the Westbrook contempt and other cases as well as a domestic disturbance she was involved in. Bennington recently <a href="http://www.theindianalawyer.com/justices-suspend-muncie-city-court-judge/PARAMS/article/35953">agreed </a>to a lifetime ban on serving as a judge in settlement of the charges.<br />
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Bennington filed her grievance against me on February 25, 2014<em>. <strong>In the nearly one year time since then, Witte and the Commission provided me with zero notice that a grievance had been filed against me.</strong></em> <br />
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That is in keeping with the manner in which the Disciplinary Commission operates. Former Executive Secretary Lundberg maintained a grievance against me for at least 14 years, filed against
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Not once in 14 years did Lundberg ever identify what I supposedly lied about or provided me with the first shred of evidence in support of his allegation. In response, I suggested he submit the matter to the Marion County Prosecutor for a perjury prosecution if I lied. He did. I met with the grand jury investigator who was baffled that Lundberg had sent over the allegation against me but had no given them no evidence whatsoever in support of his one sentence allegation. Needless to say, Lundberg's phony accusation was not even deemed worthy of submitting to a grand jury. Years later, the magistrate was up for another judicial opening. Within a week or so of a story appearing in the Indianapolis Star about the opening, Lundberg sent me a certified letter saying the several year dormant grievance was being docketed for investigation, which I took as another attempt by the Executive Secretary to silence and discredit me should I talk to investigators. In the entire time, at least 14 years that the grievance pended, the Commission did no investigation.<br />
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My experience is not alone. Court of Appeals Judge Buchanan, with whom I clerked, had a grievance pending against him for years that went nowhere. (Judge Buchanan, along with Justice Pivarnik, had been an opponent of the appointment to the Court of Randall Shepherd, who later, as Chief Justice, exercised tremendous authority over the Disciplinary Commission that maintained the grievance against Buchanan.) The other day, I learned of a grievance that was pending multiple years against a prominent attorney only to apparently be dismissed with the aid of Barnes & Thornburg, the law firm which many say exercises undue influence over the Disciplinary Commission. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Witte</td></tr>
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Indeed I strongly suspect that that Barnes & Thornburg was behind my disciplinary charges. It was only when I interviewed for a job with the Pence administration and had applied for an attorney/watchdog position with the formerly named Public Employee Retirement Fund (PERF), with which B&T's clients are very involved, that formal charges were rushed forward by the Disciplinary Commission based on never investigated grievances Witte had filed against me (after I had criticized the Commission on my blog), grievances which had sat dormant for two years. The DC in my case made no attempt to contact me or my witnesses before filing charges. I would add that a Barnes & Thornburg partner, against whom I had filed a grievance against and was shortly thereafter appointed to the DC, also apparently sat in on votes to file the grievance and charges against me.<br />
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Let's face It, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission operates as a star chamber, working under a cloak of secrecy with virtually no oversight. Grievances should not be allowed to pend for years; baseless charges filed by the DC should be subject to summary dismissal. Both Lundberg and Witte abused their power, with the latter now using the immense authority of the Disciplinary Commission to go after public critics and settle old scores.<br />
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The time is long past for Chief Justice Rush and the Indiana Supreme Court to order an independent investigation of the Disciplinary Commission, to conduct an audit of the secret grievance files maintained against attorneys, and reform the rules so that there is more transparency and evenhandedness in the handling of disciplinary cases. The attorney disciplinary process in Indiana should focus first and foremost on protecting the public from dishonest attorneys, and certainly never be used to protect the Disciplinary Commission and its Executive Secretary from being exposed and criticized for their own misconduct in enforcing the rules.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-62543967687659768492014-12-18T10:25:00.001-08:002014-12-18T10:27:02.183-08:00Indiana Appellate Judge Smells Attorney's Briefs, Finds Odor OffensiveThe Indianapolis Star <a href="http://www.indystar.com/story/behind-closed-doors/2014/12/18/another-judge-smokin-mad-over-smelly-documents/20580165/">reports:</a><br />
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Another Indiana judge is raising a stink over odor in the court.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judge Patricia Riley</td></tr>
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Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Riley <a href="http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/12171404par.pdf" title="http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/12171404par.pdf">has joined a colleague</a>
in objecting to the "repugnant stench" they say is coming from court
documents handled by the Indiana Attorney General's office.<br />
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"The
fact that all three of these malodorous records were handled by the same
Deputy Attorney General prompts us to direct this third entreaty to the
Office of the Attorney General with the demand that our request for
clean, unscented records be heeded," Riley wrote in a recent case
footnote.<br />
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Previously, <a href="http://www.indystar.com/story/behind-closed-doors/2014/10/07/indiana-judge-objects-to-smoky-smell-of-court-documents/16855075/" title="http://www.indystar.com/story/behind-closed-doors/2014/10/07/indiana-judge-objects-to-smoky-smell-of-court-documents/16855075/">Appeals Court Judge Edward Najam also expressed displeasure</a>
with an "offensive" and "unpleasant" odor similar to cigarette smoke
coming from court documents handled by the attorney general's office.<br />
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Bryan
Corbin, spokesman for the attorney general, said smoking is not
permitted and does not happen inside the agency's offices. He said the
records in the case that came before Riley were filed before Najam
raised his objections and that changes have been made.</blockquote>
Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-40411634402209115032014-11-25T13:44:00.001-08:002014-11-25T13:46:18.453-08:00Illinois Disciplinary Board Suggests Attorney Receive Three Year Suspension for Blogging About Misconduct in Probate CourtWe will have to wait to see if the Illinois Supreme Court goes along, but you might be able to add that state's judicial officials to those who think they, unlike every other government official, are entitled to special rules shielding them from criticism. The Report and Recommendation of the Hearing Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission<a href="http://marygsykes.com/2014/11/24/from-the-ardc-the-decision-we-have-been-waiting-for-i-am-the-most-dangerous-blogger-in-the-state-of-illinois/"> details</a> the facts <br />
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and blogging activity of attorney JoAnne Marie Denison that led to a suggested three year suspension:<br />
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The statements at issue concern an adult guardianship proceeding and persons involved in that proceeding. Mary G. Sykes (Mary) was the subject of the proceeding, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. </blockquote>
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In July 2009, one of Mary’s daughters, Carolyn Toerpe, filed a petition seeking to be appointed guardian of Mary’s person and estate. Attorney Harvey Waller then represented Toerpe. In this petition, Toerpe alleged Mary, age 90, was disabled due to dementia and memory loss. (Adm. Ex. 1 at 1). Multiple doctors had diagnosed Mary with dementia and considered her incapable of making her own personal and financial decisions. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Shortly after Toerpe’s petition was filed, the court appointed attorney Cynthia Farenga to act as guardian ad litem (GAL) for Mary. On August 26, 2009, the court appointed attorney Adam Stern special GAL. (Both Stern and Farenga acted as GALs for Mary thereafter.The role of the GAL is to provide information to the court, assist the court in making a proper decision in the case, and represent the alleged disabled person’s best interests. While the GAL does not advocate for the alleged disabled person’s wishes, the GAL does inform the court of the person’s wishes in relation to the guardianship. Farenga testified Mary never told her Mary wanted a lawyer. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
There was significant controversy among Mary’s relatives, which played out in the probate proceedings and other litigation. Mary’s other daughter, Gloria Sykes (Gloria), filed counter-petitions which, while alleging Mary was disabled due to dementia, sought to have someone other than Toerpe appointed guardian. Numerous issues were raised in the probate proceedings. The court’s jurisdiction was challenged, multiple times, based on the sufficiency of the notice given to Mary and her sisters of the guardianship proceedings. Those challenges were unsuccessful, despite multiple appeals by Gloria. Gloria attended court on multiple occasions, as did other relatives. Disagreements over visitation with Mary began shortly after the probate case was filed. From the perspective of some relatives, Toerpe was isolating Mary against her will and improperly obstructing efforts to visit with Mary. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
In December 2009, the probate court found Mary incompetent and appointed Toerpe her guardian. Before this order was entered, the court heard evidence as to the respective plans of Toerpe and Gloria for Mary’s care and gave relatives, including Gloria, the opportunity to question Toerpe about her care plan. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
After the guardianship order was entered, disputes continued. Attorney Peter Schmiedel began representing Toerpe. Many of the disputes concerned emotionally charged issues. There were ongoing disagreements about the nature and quality of care Mary was receiving. Accusations were made that Toerpe and her husband abused and neglected Mary. Visitation remained an ongoing, contentious issue. Two incidents exemplify the situation. Mary’s 84-year-old sister, Yolanda Bakken (Yolanda), described going to Toerpe’s home to visit Mary and being shoved by Toerpe and Toerpe’s husband. In a separate incident in June 2013, Naperville police were called, by Toerpe or at her request, when Gloria and other persons, including Respondent, went to the assisted living facility where Mary was residing.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
As noted above, the family was involved in other litigation. That litigation included actions to partition a joint tenancy between Mary and Gloria as to one house and to evict Gloria from another house, owned by a trust of which Toerpe was trustee. In addition, in June 2009, Mary had accused Toerpe of financially exploiting her and filed a petition for an order of protection. Some of Mary’s relatives believed Toerpe’s petition for guardianship was filed in response to the petition for order of protection. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
There was also controversy concerning another lawsuit (the Lumbermen’s case). The Lumbermen’s case involved the house Mary and Gloria owned in joint tenancy (the brown house). Gloria, who had been living in the brown house, alleged she contracted cancer due to conditions in the home. The brown house had been seriously damaged by mold. The trust owned Mary’s home (the white house). In August 2002, Gloria had moved into the white house and was living there with Mary. Gloria described a very close relationship between herself and Mary. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The Lumbermen’s case settled in October 2008, for approximately $1.3 million. Of that amount, approximately $700,000 was to be paid to Mary and Gloria. In October 2008, Mary executed a document (the Apportionment Agreement), which purportedly relinquished her interests in the Lumbermen’s settlement to Gloria. Respondent notarized Mary’s signature on the Apportionment Agreement. Conflicting evidence was presented as to whether or not Respondent had any further involvement in the Lumbermen’s case or with the Apportionment Agreement.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
In the probate proceedings, issues were raised as to Mary’s mental capacity to execute the Apportionment Agreement and what, if any, portion of the Lumbermen’s settlement proceeds might belong to Mary. In November 2009, the probate court entered an order freezing assets in an account held by Gloria, until these issues could be resolved. Additional issues were raised as to the manner in which Gloria had handled settlement proceeds, her compliance with court orders and whether Gloria owed Mary any additional sums for the mortgage. These matters became the subject of significant controversy. In 2013, after a contested evidentiary hearing, the probate court found Mary lacked the mental capacity to execute the Apportionment Agreement and set that agreement aside. However, the court still had to determine how much of the proceeds belonged to Mary.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Respondent had attempted to file her appearance for Gloria in the probate case, in November 2009. Prior counsel had withdrawn. (Tr. 1684; Adm. Ex. 1 at 5). The GALs objected, on the grounds Respondent might be called as a witness, particularly as to Mary’s mental capacity to execute the Apportionment Agreement. On December 7, 2009, the probate court issued an order disqualifying Respondent. </blockquote>
Denison, who was not allowed to represent Mary Sykes, then began blogging about the case in November of 2011:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The Complaint identifies ten specific blog posts, made between April 19, 2012 and August 21, 2012, to support the allegations of misconduct. Respondent admitted the Complaint accurately stated these blog posts. Posts on the blog from some of those dates include submissions attributed to persons other than Respondent. However, as to all of the specific language charged in the Complaint, either Respondent admitted authoring the language or way the language appears on the blog, <em>e.g.</em> above Respondent’s name, indicates she did so. The posts specifically identified in the Complaint are set out below. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The first post is from an entry on April 19, 2012, which suggests Mary had a large estate but “has been fleeced of her home, about a million in gold coins?as well as other property the family can and would verify if given a chance.”</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The language at issue appears in the context of statements that Respondent and Ditkowsky have been working on the blog, in an effort to inform others of the situation involving Mary. The charged language reads those attorneys who will churn fees at hundreds of dollars per hour-want us silenced. They apparently have a lot of clout in Probate and even with the ARDC?</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
And I would like to note (JMD) that if you follow the money trail, it leads directly to the Plenary Guardian, the GAL’s [sic] Adam Stern and Cynthia Farenga, and the Guardian’s attorney’s [sic] Harvey Waller and Peter Schmeidel/Dorothy Soehlig! </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Schmiedel has a colleague named Deborah Soehlig. (Tr. 616). Respondent’s initials are JMD. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The second post is an entry on April 25, 2012. After referencing a separate case which, allegedly, included circumstances like those in the Sykes case, the charged language stated: “(a)s in the Sykes case, currently the GAL is adding other attorneys to the case to outlawyer the daughter and churn the feeding frenzy [sic] – all with court connected lawyers.” </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The third post (the Black post) is dated April 28, 2012. This entry purports to be from a facsimile transmission to Lea Black, the attorney who initially represented the Administrator in these proceedings. In the Black post, Respondent referred to the Sykes case and stated there was a clear pattern “to exclude, snub, snob and ignore any pleading that Gloria filed,” while granting, “anything offered either orally or by mere hint of suggestion by the tortfeasors,” Stern, Farenga and Schmiedel, “without findings, no hearing, no discussion, and often without any written Motion or Notice of Motion.” The Black post continued with the following language:</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Isn’t this the classic case of corruption?… </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The judge in the Probate Court declared in August of 2011 she did not have to follow court rules or Illinois Statutes pertaining to Civil Procedure in Court-she was exempt. Then she grants this privilege to the court officer miscreants-and now it is clear for the world to see this is a continuing pattern, ala Dorothy Brown who has finally provided some meager form of computerization to the Circuit Courts.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Why aren’t the Circuit Courts of Cook County computerized when the federal courts have been computerized since 200? 1) a thousand incompetent and computer illiterate patronage workers would have to be fired in a single day ? and 2) politically connected judges and their puppet attorneys (the GAL’s [sic]) would be exposed for what they are: money grubbing, family strife churning leeches that create nothing but pain and misery in a family while swiping free parking money out of a well funded estate.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The fourth post is dated May 24, 2012. To put the charged language in context, the blog post from that date began with the heading, authored by Respondent: “(f)rom Ken Ditkowsky – Reasons for a number of agencies to get involved and investigate.” (Tr. 1573; Adm. Ex. 23 at 7). Text followed, apparently authored by Ditkowsky, which complained of the manner in which Mary was found incompetent, called for an investigation and stated the determination Mary was incompetent was “a foregone conclusion orchestrated by an agreement” between the GALs and the guardian’s attorney. (Adm. Ex. 23 at 7). This theme continued in text posted by Respondent, which included comments that honest attorneys, “the ones not making a profit from corruption,” who report their suspicions of theft by “the court and the authorities,” become the subject of groundless complaints, while “the miscreants dance away with impunity.” The language charged in the Complaint was part of the text Respondent posted regarding the Sykes case. That language stated: “(a)gain, the entire case was railroaded, the file was peppered with packs of lies, and these lies were rubber stamped by (the GALs) and the Probate Court in a ?done deal.’ Scary.” </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The fifth post, from June 1, 2012, asserted a transcript, to which the blog provided a link, shows Judge Stuart side stepping the major issues in the case. The language at issue appeared in one of three postscripts, following Respondent’s name at the conclusion of the post. That language read: </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
?from this transcript, it is clear the judge is talking to the miscreant attys in the hallway, Scott and Gloria always see them coming from behind the judge’s private areas, and it is clear that the court is being spoonfed BS law by atty miscreants rather than having to actually read cases and make decisions based upon briefing schedules. </blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The sixth post, from July 7, 2012, consisted of a letter from Respondent to Kevin Connelly at the Office of the Sheriff, Circuit Court of Cook County. In this letter Respondent suggested corruption in the Sykes case for multiple reasons, including lack of jurisdiction, the court and GALs acting without authority and documents missing from the court file. Respondent also suggested corruption was the reason she was not permitted to use a laptop in probate court, particularly in relation to the Sykes case. The letter stated “(a)ny day now this will blow and it may well create a scandal more far reaching than Greylord.” (Adm. Ex. 25 at 2). Respondent’s letter included the statements at issue,<em> i.e.:</em> </blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
I am an attorney running a blog on <a href="http://www.marygsykes.com/" rel="nofollow" sl-processed="1"><span style="color: #882451;">http://www.marygsykes.com/</span></a>, which appears to be a very corrupt case, with corruption reaching to the highest levels, including the ARDC?. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
So, just let me know if you are on the side of cleaning up the courts or if you are a SOP patronage worker that fears every day to be thrown under the bus for whistleblowing. You get a choice today. I think Judge Evans made his choice. Too bad it’s now permanently on the internet tagged under “corruption.”</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The seventh post was language from the Table of Torts. The language charged is the language contained in the Table of Torts post, set out above. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The eighth item charged involved a document posted on the blog which purported to be a motion by Farenga to dismiss the Sykes probate case for lack of jurisdiction (motion to dismiss post). The motion listed Farenga as the preparer. This post included a notice, suggesting Farenga intended to present the motion to the court. (Adm. Ex. 26 at 15-17). Farenga did not prepare these documents, which were contrary to her position in the Sykes case, or authorize their preparation. Respondent prepared these documents. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The ninth post charged consisted of a facsimile transmission of correspondence from Respondent to Diane Saltoun, at the office of the Illinois Attorney General. The blog stated Respondent’s fax to Saltoun was accompanied by her “famous” Table of Torts. In her correspondence, Respondent stated: </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
(w)hile the above case has a long, long history, much of which is documented on a blog to be found at <a href="http://www.marygsykes.com/" rel="nofollow" sl-processed="1"><span style="color: #882451;">http://www.marygsykes.com</span></a>, the reality of the situation is that this probate proceeding boils down to garden variety theft, embezzlement, malpractice and malfeasance by attorneys and the court?</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Please look at the attached and all the information I will fax you shortly. This is a case that could be bigger than Greylord-what is being done to deprive grandma and grandpa of their civil rights and how the Probate court (routinely) operates. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The tenth post was an entry from August 21, 2012, entitled “(a)ltered court orders, fabricating attorneys, the sage continues.” After referring to orders in the probate case, with links to two of those orders, the language charged appeared. That language read:</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
(n)othing like the time honored true fashion of if you don’t like what the order said when the parties agreed, just get the judge behind closed doors and get her to alter it. And do it messily and have two ?entered’ stamps on it. </blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Even a grammar school child can forge a parental note with more skill and care than the minimal amount which was taken in this matter to cover up the tracks of their torts by these bumbling miscreants!</blockquote>
The Hearing Board found that Denison had made statements concerning the integrity of the judges, knowing they were false or with reckless disregard for their truth or falsity, and engaged in dishonest conduct and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. Once again, it appears that an attorney disciplinary board is taking the position that the judges are entitled to more protection from criticism than every other public official. As discussed extensively on this blog, despite what state supreme courts would like to think, even attorney criticism is protected by the actual malice standard of <em>New York Times v. Sullivan.</em>Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-36659209827518918582014-10-10T08:42:00.003-07:002014-10-10T08:53:32.280-07:00Federal Court Strikes Down How Judges are Elected in Marion County; Is Judicial Slating the Next to Fall? Federal District Court Judge Richard Young yesterday <a href="http://indianalawblog.com/documents/12-cv-01603-RLY-DML2.pdf">handed down an opinion</a> striking down Marion County's process for electing judges as a violation of the First Amendment.<br />
<br />
That process involved Republicans and Democrats each nominating exactly
half the candidates and all the candidates so nominated automatically
winning the general election. Thus, if you were a voter who only cast a
ballot in the general election, you'd have no say in the selection of
Marion County judges.<br />
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The decision is likely to be appealed to the Seventh Circuit. I think,
however, it is unlikely to be overturned. If it is not overturned that
means the Indiana General Assembly will need to revisit the issue of how
the judges are selected in Marion County. The legislature can go to an
election process in which all judges are elected county-wide which
would likely result in all Marion County judges being Democrats. That's
not likely to happen though with a Republican legislature and a
Republican governor. Or the General Assembly can opt to elect judges by
districts or install a so-called merit system which has been done in
some counties. Unfortunately, merit systems does not eliminate the
inevitable politics involved in judicial selection. It often just puts
those politics behind closed doors.<br />
<br />
Besides the issue of electing Marion County judges in the general
election, you have the related issue of judicial slating in Marion
County, which involves the payment of hefty fees to party bosses in
order to receive the party organization's endorsement. In January of
2013, I reviewed campaign reports and <a href="http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2013/01/slating-and-selection-of-marion-county.html">summarized </a>those payments as follows:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
To get slated, Republican judge candidates had to pony up $13,100 apiece
before the slating convention. (Democrats had to put up a similar
amount.) Following the election, the Republican judge candidates are to
pony up another $10,000 apiece.</blockquote>
In 1992, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HwYUssLTcD7Gs6GCTD8pP2RWlCt16JHVUv2UeH4ErDc/edit#">the JQC had opined</a>
that the practice of paying mandatory slating fees was a violation of
the Judicial Code of Conduct. Twenty years later I asked the JQC to
revisit in light of the fact that the payment of these fees as evidenced
by twenty years of history showed they were mandatory and thus a
violation of the Judicial Code of Conduct. The JCQ in a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c4ECRphS6Yz81dj9_oOctvhJJqdtAclYF7ndlFoix-8/edit#">letter dated April 2012</a>,
confirmed its earlier opinion and then reiterated a set of factors it
would look at to determine if the fees paid were mandatory:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
While not an exhaustive list, some of the factors the Commission
believes are important to evaluate when considering whether a payment is
voluntary include the timing of the payment, particularly if it <i>must</i>
be paid by a certain time, such as before a slating convention, whether
anyone from the political party communicated to the judicial candidate
that the payment is expected, and whether the amount contributed by all
judicial candidates during an election cycle is the same (assuming o
further explanation for the coincidence.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2012/05/did-marion-county-slated-candidates.html">In a piece I wrote in May of 2012</a>, I outlined how those factors compared to what happened during the judicial slating that took place that year: <br />
<ul>
<li>All of the endorsed candidates paid a $12,000 slating fee (I found
out later that there was an additional fee paid that had to be paid
after the election.)</li>
<li>All paid the slating fee before the slating convention.</li>
<li>The party communicated to the candidates the amount of the slating fee before the slating convention. </li>
<li>Judicial candidates, like candidates for other offices, were not
provided a list of voters at the slating convention until the slating
fee was paid.</li>
<li>The slating fee equals 10% of a judges annual salary. Slating fees
always are 10% of the annual salary of the office that is sought.</li>
<li>The party, like with all slating contests, refunds 80% of the
slating fee for judges if they're not slated and do not run in the
primary. If they run in the primary, the party keeps 100% of the
$12,000. If it were a voluntary political contribution, why would they
ever refund the money?</li>
</ul>
I understand from very good sources that a complaint against the
Marion County slating process remains pending before the JQC and was put
on hold pending the outcome of yesterday's case. Hopefully the JCQ
will now find the slating fees that have been paid to be a violation of
the Judicial Code and have that decision ratified by the Indiana Supreme
Court. I think that is quite likely coming down the road.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, in light of yesterday's decision, the Indianapolis Bar Association issued a statement yesterday, <a href="http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2014/10/ind_decisions_s_1069.html">published </a>on the Indiana Law Blog website: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The Indianapolis Bar Association (“IndyBar”) is reviewing Judge Young’s
decision holding unconstitutional Marion County’s current system for
selecting judges. For more than twenty years, the IndyBar has taken an
active interest in the best methods of selecting judges in Marion
County. Through its Attorneys for an Independent Bench (AIB) Committee,
the IndyBar intends to offer its assistance in crafting a remedy to
address the Judge’s decision. Marion County has been well served by its
excellent judges over the years, and inclusive engagement of all
interested parties in creating a new judicial selection method will
ensure that continues.</blockquote>
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".21.1:3:1:$comment10152767701514727_10152767705514727:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".21.1:3:1:$comment10152767701514727_10152767705514727:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".21.1:3:1:$comment10152767701514727_10152767705514727:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">You have to remember the Indianapolis Bar Association has been silent on any sort
of meaningful reform of the selection process for Marion County Judges, has
refused to condemn slating, including the payment of slating fees in
violation of ethical rules, and has actively provided cover for candidates handpicked by party bosses through the use of an easily manipulated survey process. And now the Indianapolis Bar Association wants
to be a player in reforming the system?</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".21.1:3:1:$comment10152767701514727_10152767705514727:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".21.1:3:1:$comment10152767701514727_10152767705514727:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".21.1:3:1:$comment10152767701514727_10152767705514727:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">Note: Special thanks to <a href="http://www.indianalawblog.com/">Indiana Law Blog</a> for providing the link to the Indianapolis Bar Association statement and Judge Young's opinion.</span></span></span>Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-49269852805639796162014-10-03T11:12:00.000-07:002014-10-03T15:40:18.466-07:00 Goodbye to the Practice of Law; Indiana Disciplinary Commission Incurred More Expenses Prosecuting Ogden Than Any Other AttorneyWhen I protested earlier to the Indiana Supreme Court that the Disciplinary Commission deliberately ran up an expense bill on me to force me out of practicing law, I don't think the justices believed me. So I decided to undergo the painstaking process of going
through the docket of each disciplinary case over the last two years to
determine how much in expenses each disciplined attorney <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8xVw1BIZhRZ2u10hAotlEP2bimttaUE-ho2ooJqO29Cskbd-sdfuu1OSkzLr6Fr-SOFXWzYOYZLj4rTkY5SbvohK3Wj5gxc8ZXe_Qv7O0k4sEGHoCMWhMnMSlZKPhZSLR0nvZ-kpG2I/s1600/extreme+gavel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8xVw1BIZhRZ2u10hAotlEP2bimttaUE-ho2ooJqO29Cskbd-sdfuu1OSkzLr6Fr-SOFXWzYOYZLj4rTkY5SbvohK3Wj5gxc8ZXe_Qv7O0k4sEGHoCMWhMnMSlZKPhZSLR0nvZ-kpG2I/s1600/extreme+gavel.jpg" /></a>was ordered to
pay. An order often detailed in a docket entry contains the
breakdown of the following types expenses attorneys in disciplinary
cases are generally ordered to pay: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Disciplinary Commission - investigation expenses.<br />
Clerk - court costs<br />
Supreme Court - hearing officer and court reporter expenses.</blockquote>
For the attorneys with the most expenses, I documented the discipline the attorney ended up receiving. There were a few occasions when the dollar amount on expenses was not spelled out or there did not appear to be any mention of expenses in the docket. It should also be noted that the designation WAR means suspended "with automatic readmission" and WOAR means "without automatic readmission," i.e. attorneys have to reapply for readmission and get approval. For many attorneys a WOAR designation means they will neer practice law again.<br />
<br />
Upon completion of my survey, it turns out my instincts were right. The Commission ran up more expenses prosecuting me for an email than any other attorney.<br />
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Ogden, Paul K.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">5360.34</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">14813.20</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">20423.50</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 30 days WAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Geller, Steven B.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">8465.48</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">7740</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">16455.50</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Disbarred</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Haigh, Christopher E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">5549.75</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">9880.2</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">15680.00</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Disbarred</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Usher IV, Arthur J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">7026.69</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4380</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">11656.70</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 3 years WOAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Denney, Louis W.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4717.1</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">5350</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">10317.10</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 3 years WOAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Benson, Craig R.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2749.04</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">6871.08</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">9870.12</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 180 days WOAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Dempsey, Gordon B.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">3265.73</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4125.16</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">7640.89</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 3 years WOAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stern, Patrick H</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">3527.71</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1933.05</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">5710.76</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 18 mos WOAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Smith, Joseph Stork</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2463.83</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2008.3</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4722.13</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Disbarred</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Alexander, Michael</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">243.63</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">3850</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4343.63</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 60 days WAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Schalk, David E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1096.64</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2953.84</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4300.48</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 9 mos WOAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Snulligan, Octavia F.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1527.16</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2445.35</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4222.51</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Susp 30 Days WOAR</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Coleman, Jesse L.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1003.9</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2075</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">3328.90</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Ross, Roberta</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">722.63</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1775</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2747.63</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Cole, Scott C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2079.2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">160</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2489.20</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Atkins, Trezanay M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">306.96</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1910</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2466.96</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Baker, Patrick V.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2250.81</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2250.81</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Collins, Robert L.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">489</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1425</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2164</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Frazier, Ronald W.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1863.09</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2113.09</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">McClure, Alfred</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1092.39</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">440</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1782.39</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Clark, Timothy V.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">937.63</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">450</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1637.63</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Heck, Jeffrey D.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">688.73</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">690</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1628.73</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Beal, Shane E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1197.39</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1447.39</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kahn, Stanley</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1096.8</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1346.8</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Voils, Alex R.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1082.55</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1332.55</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Weldy, Ronald E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">982.27</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1232.27</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kinnard, Terrence</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">811.46</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1061.46</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Jones, Carl C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">679.8</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">929.80</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Devlin, Maureen</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">210</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">420</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">880.00</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Suarez, Edward J. Martinez</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">540</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">790.00</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Brejensky, Steve L.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">36.18</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">458.35</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">744.53</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Potthast, Lindsay C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">469.25</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">719.25</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Woodmansee, Todd A.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">193.91</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">240</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">683.91</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Holcomb Jr., Noah</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">21.85</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">350</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">621.85</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Schrems, Patrick M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">71.2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">100</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">417.64</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">588.84</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Randolph, Lonnie M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">133.4</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">185</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">568.40</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Criss, Jon A.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">300</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">550</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Godshalk, Randy A.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">300</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">550</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Wallace III, William R.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">288.28</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">538.28</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stiles, Randall B.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">530.55</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">530.55</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Johnson, Amanda</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Raventos, Peter S.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sokolowski, David J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stiles, Randall B.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stuard, F. Scott</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stuard, F. Scott</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Weber, Brad J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">524.44</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Roby, Veronica M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">523.72</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">523.72</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stuard, F. Scott</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">518.33</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">518.33</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stoops, Eldon E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">267.42</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">517.42</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Oulette, Steven J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.96</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.96</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Heck, Jeffrey D.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.22</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.22</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Johnson, Elton D.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.22</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.22</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Lipsky, Michael L.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.22</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">512.22</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Snulligan, Octavia F.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">511.9</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">511.90</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Brenman, Jeremy S.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">511.5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">511.50</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Brenman, Jeremy S.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">511.5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">511.50</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Johnson, John A.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">506.11</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">506.11</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Nelson, John W.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">500</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Robson, Ray W.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">500</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Joyce, John M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">38.63</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">210</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">498.63</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Followell, Douglas S.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">100</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">381</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">481</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Auger, Jennifer J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">155</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">405</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Auger, Michael R.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">155</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">405</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stoops, Eldon E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">143.52</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">393.52</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Barker, Joseph B.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">140.5</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">390.50</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Aguilar, Marisa</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">140</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">390</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Hittle, Lori Ann</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">104</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">354</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Okanlami, Olubunmi O.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">100</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">350</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">May, Dan J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">91.52</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">341.52</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Hogan, Frank W.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">49.59</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">299.59</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Brenman, Jeremy S.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Carr, Bruce A.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Compton, Julia N.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Corbitt, David E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Corcella, Ellen M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Crawford, Lisa M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Eckert, John Carroll</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Eyster, Randy C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Freeman, Timothy</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Garcia Jr., Juan Carlos</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Hedges, Christopher c.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Holajter, Leonard M.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Holesinger, Clark W.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Hughes, Mark J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Janeway, Kathryn C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kelly, Hubert E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kendall, Michael C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kotz, James C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kotz, James C.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">McGillvrray, Roderick D.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mitchner, Kent D.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mullisn, Earl C. Jr.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Murphy, Benjamen W.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Page, Paul J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rees, David F.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Scott, David J.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Smith III, Jess, M</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Storms, Scott</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Truman, Karl N.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Watson, Mark E.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Wolfe, Stephen P.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Wyser, David</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">250</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.2in;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Garvin, Mark A.</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">115</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 27.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="46"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.35pt;" valign="bottom" width="76"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 44pt;" valign="bottom" width="73"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">115</span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 0.2in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 106pt;" valign="bottom" width="177"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Not Reviewed</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I suspect that the Court thought I was the one who unnecessarily ran up the expense bill. In reality it was the Commission that did that, no doubt as part of a deliberate strategy. Evidence? The Commission wouldn't even respond to my settlement offer (which was nearly the same as the 30 day suspension I ended up receiving) and refused to stipulate to facts even though probably 98% of facts could have been stipulated to. Instead of a stipulation, the Commission insisted on presenting evidence at an 11 1/2 hour hearing. The courtroom was filled with DC staffers who apparently were there to assist or watch the spectacle of the Commission's leading critic be put on trial. Of course, the Commission undoubtedly knew I would be stuck with the bill for the court reporter and the hearing officer. The Commission undoubtedly also knew I would have to pay for the considerable amount of time the hearing officer spent preparing the 85 page report, which had very few citations to the record and which contained reasoning that appeared to be completely rejected by the Court.<br />
<br />
After receiving the Commission's expense bill following the Court's decision, I asked the Court to reconsider in light of how little of the case the Commission had won and presented a sworn statement that the Commission had never talked to me or my witnesses during the investigatory stage, that I had offered a reasonable settlement offer that would have allowed the proceeding to be resolved early on, and that we had attempted to stipulate to facts to avoid a lengthy trial but the Commission refused. In short, the vast majority of the expenses were driven by decisions the Commission had made. I also also asked that the Commission be ordered to itemize the expenses which is expressly required by the rules.<br />
<br />
In response, the Commission's attorney, as he had done in the complaint falsely representing to the Court that I had engaged in an ex parte communication in a second charge tossed out by the Court, simply started making stuff up in court filings. I counted at least three outright fabrications. The DC attorney claimed that the Commission had been in contact with me following my response to the grievances. It was a lie. It never happened. Second, the DC attorney reported to the Court that the Commission had asked for a settlement meeting with me and that that meeting lasted three hours. Again, the DC's attorney lied. It never happened. Third, the Commission's attorney in the Response reported to the Court that I refused to admit to a rule violation as part of settlement. Again, another lie. In the written settlement offer I made, which the Commission didn't respond to, I expressly agreed to admit to a violation.<br />
<br />
The Commission's attorney never offered any proof whatsoever in support of these three claims and apparently didn't want to make his false statements the form of an affidavit. Nonetheless, there is still a disciplinary rule that requires that attorneys show candor to the Court. I don't believe Disciplinary Commission attorneys practicing before the Indiana Supreme Court should be exempted from following that rule. Attorneys being disciplined and attorneys prosecuting discipline, should be held to the same ethical standards.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the Indiana Supreme Court refused to reconsider the expense bill (and didn't require an itemization) leaving me with no choice but to walk away from practicing law. On Wednesday I filed paperwork to put my license in "inactive" status.<br />
<br />
So I, an attorney who had never been disciplined in my over 26 years of practicing law, lost my right to practice law in the State of Indiana because I sent a private email criticizing a judge in which I accidentally got a couple minor facts wrong. (Never mind <i>NY Times v. Sullivan </i>which says my speech was protected by the First Amendment.) My hope is that my case FINALLY causes the Indiana Supreme Court to take some responsibility for the too often outrageous conduct of the Disciplinary Commission, which is an arm of the Court, and adopt long needed reforms in how the Commission operates, including more transparency and accountability. Indiana attorneys and the public deserve better.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-7160922802824418362014-09-17T20:32:00.001-07:002014-09-17T20:32:43.984-07:00Northwest Indiana Officials Trample on the Constitution on Constitution DayOn Constitution Day, no less. The Northwest Indiana Gazette has<a href="http://nwigazette.com/2014/09/17/hammond-man-arrested-after-creating-social-media-firestorm/#comments"> this interesting story:</a><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
A Hammond man is behind bars tonight being held without bail. 25
year old Kevin Kirby of Hammond posted the following Facebook comment
yesterday:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://i1.wp.com/nwigazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kkirby2.jpg"><img alt="kkirby2" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17432" src="http://i1.wp.com/nwigazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kkirby2.jpg?zoom=1.5&resize=300%2C256" height="256" width="300" /></a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Shortly thereafter, the comment went viral. The Gazette received it
from several sources. Today the Gazette has learned that bond for Kirby
has been revoked on an unrelated Felony charge. In May of this year,
Kirby was charged with resisting arrest as a result of an incident that
occurred in Highland. He was out on bond for that offense. After
Kirby’s comments went viral, prosecutors quickly moved to revoke his
bond on that charge. According to Court documents, Prosecutors faxed a
notice of hearing to Kirby’s attorney on September 16. A hearing was
scheduled for September 17 but neither Kirby nor his attorney showed.
At that time, the Court issued a warrant for his arrest for failure to
appear which was quickly executed. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Information as to the nature of the revocation hearing was not
available at the time of this article. Presumably, the revocation had
something to do with his comments. Nonetheless, the case raises a
serious due process issue. There is no indication in the record that
Kirby’s lawyer actually received the notice of hearing. Absent actual
notice, a failure to appear warrant should not issue absent an imminent
and specific identifiable threat. On the other hand, if action was not
taken and someone was injured, we may be having a different
conversation.<br />
<br />
...</blockquote>
My immediate thought was that there is also quite possibly a free speech violation. Kirby's comment was crass, even reprehensible, but crass and reprehensible comments are still protected speech. Punishing that speech by revoking one's bond could be considered to be chilling of Kirby's free speech rights in violation of the First Amendment. <br />
<br />
Then, as the Gazette notes, you have the issue of the arrest on a failure to appear for a bond hearing with the notice of the hearing only being given by a faced order to the man's attorney one day before the hearing. Obviously with such a short notice, it's not surprising that the defendant and the attorney weren't there. Yes, there could be a due process problem.<br />
<br />
It really looks like a bunch of people - police officers, the prosecutor, and judge - exercised extremely poor judgment in overreacting to Kirby's comment. It might be time too for them to take a refresher course on the Constitution.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-39889332905651746392014-09-05T08:13:00.000-07:002014-09-05T08:24:02.782-07:00Judge's Order Requiring Male Attorney to Wear Socks May Violate the Equal Protection ClauseBy now most people have heard about the saga of Todd A. Glickfield, the attorney who was admonished by Dean A. Young, Blackford Circuit Court Judge, for not wearing socks. In the "Order Directing Proper Attire Be Worn By Todd A. Glickfield," which was distributed to all members of the Blackford County bar, the Judge Young the facts that led to the <a href="http://indianalawblog.com/documents/Sock%20memo.pdf">order:</a><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
During a break in the proceedings the Court advised Attorney Glickfield that he was not <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Todd A. Glickfield</td></tr>
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appropriately dressed as required by Local Rule, and that the Court would insist upon him wearing socks should he choose to present cases in the Blackford Circuit Court in the future. Attorney Glickfield advised the Court that "I hate socks" and that he's had "this conversation with other judges in other courts," and that unless the Judge of the Blackford Circuit Court could show him applicable "orders or other legal authority" he would continue his habit of appearing sockless in court."</blockquote>
The judge responded by issuing an order detailing the dress code that Attorney Glickfield needed to follow, including that socks be worn. Most commentators around Indiana and even the country (the story has been picked up nationally) agree, or at least assume, that the judge had the right to set and enforce this dress code in his courtroom. <br />
<br />
But there is a problem. Rhetorical Paragraph #5 of the <a href="http://indianalawblog.com/documents/Sock%20memo.pdf">order</a> states:<br />
<blockquote>
That the Blackford Circuit Court considers socks to constitute a part of "appropriate business attire" for <i>male</i> members of the bar presenting cases before the Court." (emphasis supplied)</blockquote>
In other words, the wearing socks rule doesn't apply to female attorneys who appear in Judge Young's court.<br />
<br />
Judge Young may well not be aware of it but earlier this year the Seventh Circuit handed down <i><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2044170754790131021&q=hayden+greensburg&hl=en&as_sdt=4,112,127">Hayden v. Greensburg Community Schools</a></i> in which the Court held a hair length limit enforced by the boy's basketball team violated the equal protection clause when that hair lengthy limit didn't apply to girl basketball players at the school. In that case, Greensburg Schools pointed out that they were different teams and that if girls played on the boys' team they would be subject to the hair length limit. That didn't matter to the Seventh Circuit. Here, the argument of separate teams isn't even available as a defense to the constitutionality of Judge Young's order. Lawyers, both male and female, appear before the Blackford Circuit Court.<br />
<br />
Here is a portion of the <i>Hayden</i> decision: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The Haydens plainly have made out a prima facie case of discrimination.
The hair-length policy applies only to male athletes, and there is no
facially apparent reason why that should be so. Girls playing
interscholastic basketball have the same need as boys do to keep their
hair out of their eyes, to subordinate individuality to team unity, and
to project a positive image. Why, then, must only members of the boys
team wear their hair short? Given the obvious disparity, the policy
itself gives rise to an inference of discrimination. </blockquote>
The same thing could be said for socks. There is no reason for treating male and female attorneys differently in terms of wearing socks other than the adopted rule reflects traditional differences in how men and women dress. Clearly tradition alone is no longer a sufficient reason to treat the genders differently in imposing a dress code, even in a court of law.<br />
<br />
Note: A special thanks to <a href="http://indianalawblog.com/">The Indiana Law Blog </a>for putting the Glickfield order online. Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-18413030558237126042014-08-28T04:57:00.001-07:002014-08-28T05:07:17.697-07:00Judge's Actions Holding Kokomo Mayor in Contempt Raises Issues Regarding His Abuse of Contempt Power, Lack of TemperamentOver at <a href="http://www.masson.us/blog/howard-county-judge-kokomo-mayor-contempt-incident-raises-interesting-questions/">Masson's Blog,</a>
attorney Doug Masson beat me to the punch on writing an article
questioning whether Howard County Superior Court Judge William Menges
overstepped his legal authority in holding Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight
in contempt over the issue of construction materials supposedly blocking
courthouse access: WISH-TV <a href="http://blogs.wishtv.com/2014/08/27/kokomo-mayor-found-in-contempt-considers-legal-action/">recaps </a>what happened:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William Menges, Judge<br />
Howard County Superior Court #1</td></tr>
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Outside the Howard County Courthouse there is construction underway
on the Industrial Heritage Trail. The construction has at times forced
changes in the normal delivery of jail inmates to the courthouse.<br />
<br />
Then, on Tuesday afternoon construction materials were placed in the
driveway blocking<br />
access. To Judge Menges that was an act of contempt
by Mayor Goodnight.<br />
<br />
He sent the Sheriff to Goodnight’s office with a message. “If you
don’t come with me over to the judge’s chamber,” Goodnight quoted the
Sheriff as saying, “we’re going to take you to jail.”<br />
<br />
Through a spokesperson the judge said he can’t comment on the
record. His contempt order says the mayor blocked access to the
courthouse and says it was “intentional and done solely for the purpose
of disrupting the regular proceedings of the court.”<br />
<br />
The judge ordered that Goodnight be sent to jail but before he
arrived there in a sheriff’s department van, the construction materials
were moved.<br />
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Masson raises a key legal issue: "Wouldn’t that be, at best, indirect contempt, requiring the court to
provide due process, including appointment of a special judge, before
threatening to incarcerate the mayor? (See <a href="http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title34/ar47/ch3.html">IC 34-47-3</a>)."<br />
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Yep, it would certainly appear to be. I would add that Judge Menges had
also become personally involved in the dispute. He had no business
whatsoever presiding over the contempt proceedings. A special judge
should have been appointed. Judges should not rule in indirect contempt
cases where they could themselves be a witness to the contempt. And
they most certainly should never preside over cases when they are
angry. When a judge finds himself or herself getting angry, the judge
should voluntarily step down from the case.<br />
<br />
Masson<a href="http://www.masson.us/blog/howard-county-judge-kokomo-mayor-contempt-incident-raises-interesting-questions/"> raises some other excellent questions</a> that he suggests would be a "good exercise for a law school exam!" Indeed.<br />
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But here is <a href="http://blogs.wishtv.com/2014/08/27/kokomo-mayor-found-in-contempt-considers-legal-action/">part of the WISH-TV story</a> that I find the most troubling: <br />
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Judge Menges also threatened a Kokomo newspaper reporter with contempt Tuesday. The reporter declined comment.<br />
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Two years ago the judge found a woman in contempt of court for having
a noisy baby in the courtroom, and in 2011, he made headlines by
issuing a court order instructing the county auditor to pay for the new
copy machine he wanted.</blockquote>
The facts regarding the reporter need to be made public. That and the
other incidents raise the distinct possibility that the Goodnight
contempt matter might not just be a one time situation in which Judge
Menges displayed extremely poor judgment and abused his contempt
authority. Rather, it appears to be a pattern of abusing power that suggests
Judge Menges may well not have the temperament to be a judge.<br />
<br />
While Mayor Goodnight talks possible legal action, I would imagine he
will also end up filing a complaint with the Indiana Judicial
Qualifications Commission, the body that disciplines the state's judges.
Given Judge Menges pattern of conduct, it may well be a complaint that
is found to have merit.
Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-75881698856493874202014-08-19T08:10:00.001-07:002014-08-19T08:35:26.534-07:00Annual Fee for Indiana Attorneys to Increase By 25%; Points to Need for New Chief Justice to Examine Operations of Judicial Agencies Funded by FeeIn an order handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court last month, it was announced that the annual attorney fee for active licenses would increase by 25% from $145 to $180. These fees go to fund the operation of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, Judges and Lawyers
Assistance Program and the Commission for Continuing Legal Education. Other fees that also fund those judicial agencies are seeing a similar increase.<br />
<br />
Officials immediately patted themselves on the back for having a low attorney annual fee compared to other states. The Indiana Lawyer <a href="http://www.theindianalawyer.com/indiana-to-raise-attorney-registration-fees/PARAMS/article/34535">reports:</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim Dimos, President, <br />
Indiana State Bar Association</td></tr>
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Regarding fees compared to other states, “Indiana is so low that
whether we’re counted as lowest or second-lowest
is negligible,” [Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathryn] Dolan said. That analysis
is tricky, though, she said, because some states include mandatory state
bar
fees or other fees that Indiana doesn’t.<br />
<br />
Even among voluntary bar states, Indiana’s fees are below average, Dolan said.
Indiana State Bar Association President
Jim Dimos said increases are never popular, but the registration dues
remain low
compared to states that don’t include
mandatory bar fees.<br />
<br />
“From our experience at the state bar,
the court seems to administer things relatively modestly,” Dimos said.
“While no one’s happy about paying more
fees, we’re confident the court thought long and hard about this
and believes they need these resources to
continue to provide services to lawyers in the state of Indiana.”</blockquote>
Of course, none of this praise addresses much needed questions that need to be asked about <b>why the operating costs of these judicial agencies have increased so much as to require a 25% increase even though inflation has been negligible since the last increase in 2011.</b><br />
<br />
I can give Dolan a pass. She's just a spokeswoman doing her job. However, you would think Dimos, as President of the Indiana State Bar Association, might actually stand up for the attorneys his organization represents and question the need for such a large increase while many attorneys, especially younger attorneys saddled by huge law school bills, are struggling financially. Not unexpectedly though, the bar association once again fails to advocate for attorneys, which is exactly why so many attorneys don't join the association.<br />
<br />
Let me do Dimos' job for him. The problem is that these judicial agencies, in particular the Disciplinary Commission have not controlled their costs and prioritized their activities. This past year we have witnessed the Commission spending enormous amounts of money in zealous, overreaching efforts to pursue attorneys on minor violations unrelated to protecting the public from dishonest attorneys. Meanwhile attorneys who have committed extremely serious ethical lapses or even are convicted off felonies, go unpunished by the Commission of have their prosecutions delayed for months if not years.<br />
<br />
This is a fact I know all too well. The Disciplinary Commission spent over $20,000 in their extremely aggressive prosecution of me for criticizing a judge in an email. <i>That's the entire disciplinary fees paid by 142 attorneys. </i>And that figure is expenses only, i.e. it does not count the salaries of the attorneys and scores of employees at the Commission who worked on my case. My prosecution wasn't about my being an unethical attorney. It was a prosecution that was filed and zealously pursued because I had publicly criticized the Commission on my blog, including Executive Secretary Michael Witte. During later filings, the Commission all but admitted that fact when it asked for a one year suspension for me in part because I had publicly criticized the Commission on my blog.<br />
<br />
I'd like to say the way my prosecution was pursued was unique. But repeatedly we have seen a Disciplinary Commission exercise such poor judgment in the prosecutions the Commission chooses to pursue and how those prosecutions are pursued, that the Commission has drawn editorial criticism of legal blogs and scholars across the country. Even non-legal publications have written critically of the activities of the Commission.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chief Justice Loretta Rush</td></tr>
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Yesterday we saw the swearing in of a new chief justice, Loretta Rush of Lafayette. As <a href="http://www.indypolitics.org/post/95113607221">reported by </a>Indiana Politics, Chief Justice Rush identified reform in Marion County of the small claims courts and judicial selection process as goals of her new administration. I applaud that much needed focus of reform efforts and have written about those subjects several times. I hope too that she will take a close and comprehensive look at the operations various judicial agencies for which the Indiana Supreme Court is responsible. The operations of the Disciplinary Commission in particular need to be reviewed and major reforms instituted, reforms that help the Commission reprioritize so its primary task is protecting the public from dishonest attorneys. There also needs to be much more transparency in the disciplinary process.<br />
<br />
Most importantly attorneys need to have the opportunity to provide feedback about their experiences with the Commission to the Chief Justice in a confidential manner. Right now attorneys across the State are fearful that if they dare publicly criticize the Commission, and virtually every attorney does privately, they will become on the Commission's radar and have their legal careers jeopardized. As someone who has experienced the wrath of the Commission for speaking out publicly against it, I know that retaliation from the Commission is a real possibility for any attorney taking the route I did of speaking out about the need for reform in the disciplinary process.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-78234611300032714812014-07-29T10:29:00.002-07:002014-07-29T10:29:47.260-07:00Indiana Disciplinary Commission Doubles Down on Retaliation Against Ogden; Points to Need for New LeadershipNo one though should accuse Executive Secretary Witte of not being persistent. With his prosecution of me apparently not being well received before the Supreme Court, he filed a new grievance against me. This time Witte is claiming that I violated the confidentiality of a person who contacted me about filing a lazy judge motion against Marion County Judge Patrick McCarty who she believed had mishandled her child custody case, leaving her child in danger. The potential client had reached out to me because she had found my blog and wanted legal representation and her story told. I informed her I could not represent her because McCarty had been a witness against me with regard to one of the grievances Witte had filed. I didn't want it to look like my filing a lazy judge praceipe was retaliation against Judge McCarty for testifying against me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Executive Secretary Michael Witte</td></tr>
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A few days later the woman was shot 13 times by her ex outside a day care center on the northwest side of Indianapolis. I wrote on my blog about her being shot and the lazy judge praecipe she filed pro se that Judge McCarty had attempted to reject but was overruled by the Indiana Supreme Court. On my blog, I wrote about my having talked to the woman about legal representation. (By the way, the fact that an attorney and possible client meet and discuss possible legal representation is not in and of itself protected by attorney-client privilege.) The woman unbelievably survived the shooting. Although she said she had no problem with the article I wrote, that did not stop Witte from filing a grievance against me, without even talking to her, in an effort to claim the woman's confidentiality rights had been violated. <br />
<br />
One would think Witte would have been chastised by the Supreme Court opinion in my case rejecting almost the entire Disciplinary Commission's prosecution of me. Not so. The Commission is doubling down on its retaliatory efforts Apparently the very Disciplinary Commission attorney who prosecuted me and badly lost, who was also the interim Executive Secretary of the Commission between Donald Lundberg's tenure and Michael Witte, is personally conducting an investigation of the new grievance.<br />
<br />
One of the biggest complaints from Indiana attorneys is that they can't speak out about the disciplinary process because they might face retaliation from the Indiana Disciplinary Commission. Indeed when I first wrote about the Commission in January 2011, and its targeting of small firm and sole practitioners almost exclusively, I immediately appeared on the radar of Executive Secretary Michael Witte who within a matter of months began filing grievances against me. <br />
<br />
The Executive Secretary has almost absolute power when it comes to dragging attorneys into the disciplinary process. Even if the Commission loses, the attorney's career is often irreparably damaged and the attorney forced into paying tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and expenses Thus, the Executive Secretary needs to be someone with good temperament and who is above using his or her position to retaliate against critics and those who best the Commission before the Supreme Court. <br />
<br />
People should reminded that this is not the first time Witte appears to have used his official position to seek retaliation against people who oppose him. Witte began his career at the Disciplinary Commission with <a href="http://www.theindianalawyer.com/article/print?articleId=23979">a grievance filed against</a> him alleging he had abused his position as county attorney to settle political scores. Republicans in Dearborn County had backed a different candidate in the primary against Witte, who was then Dearborn County Superior Court Judge. Witte then became county attorney and used his position to ask that a couple Dearborn County politicians, who had supported his opponent in the primary, be prosecuted for Hatch Act violations. The feds <a href="http://www.theindianalawyer.com/article/print?articleId=24394">rejected</a> Witte's efforts, deciding there were no Hatch Act violations in Dearborn County. No word on what happened to the disciplinary grievance filed against Witte but you can bet with Witte assuming the helm it went nowhere.<br />
<br />
It's time that the Indiana Supreme Court remove Witte from his position and appoint a new Executive Secretary who has a better temperament and who will refocus the efforts of the Commission on going after unethical attorneys whose conduct endangers the public.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-81744171885282203812014-07-23T19:34:00.003-07:002014-07-23T19:37:15.146-07:00University of Denver Law Professor Loses Attempt to Silence Blog Critic Through Disciplinary ProcessAn update to a story I <a href="http://disbarringthecritics.blogspot.com/2014/01/law-school-professor-files-disiplinary.html">wrote</a> about this past January, the blog Outside the Law School Scam <a href="http://outsidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2014/07/bar-investigation-closes.html">reports </a>that the University of Denver Law Professor Nancy Leong has lost her attempt to get an attorney who criticized her anonymously disciplined. The investigation (why was there one to begin with?) has closed. <br /><br />
<br />
In my earlier article I quoted from Jonathan Turley's <a href="http://jonathanturley.org/2014/01/08/law-professor-seeks-bar-discipline-for-attorney-who-post-anonymous-criticism-of-her-work-and-other-female-professors/">article </a>on the same subject:<br />
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There is a free speech controversy swirling around an ethics complaint in Illinois brought by <a href="http://www.law.du.edu/index.php/profile/nancy-leong"><span style="color: #992211;">University of Denver law professor Nancy Leong</span></a>. Leong runs a blog site called Feminist Law Professors and recently discovered the identity of an anonymous commenter who has, according to Leong, left racist and sexist comments. She says that he is a a public defender in his late 40s and she wants him punished for his comments. We have discussed the free speech rights of public employees in <a href="http://jonathanturley.org/2012/04/02/teachers-under-a-microscope/"><span style="color: #992211;">an earlier column</span></a> and <a href="http://jonathanturley.org/2013/11/04/california-teachers-and-coach-disciplined-for-going-to-halloween-party-in-black-face/"><span style="color: #992211;">blog postings</span></a>, including the right to speak on blogs and Internet sites. The actions of Leong are troubling for those of us who believe strongly in free speech values, including <a href="http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/22/anonymity-and-the-constitutional-right-to-be-nameless/"><span style="color: #992211;">the right to anonymity</span></a>. </blockquote>
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The poster used “dybbuk” in posts that referenced Leong. In one post, he talks about a <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prof. Nancy Leong</td></tr>
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28-year-old law grad and wrote “I think she has the right age, gender, credentials, and eager-to-please attitude for an ‘odd job’ I have in mind . . . Basically it involves the girl dressing up as a law professor, bending over, and trying to ask me questions about International Shoe while I spank her with a wet slipper.” He also criticized Leong, including her presentation in Hawaii on “racial capitalism,” stating “Now that is what I call a gravy train or, shall I say, a luau train. Law professors enjoying a free Hawaii vacation at some seaside hotel. All they have to do is attend some ‘annual meeting’ of some ‘society’ where they pretend to listen to Leong yap about ‘pragmatic approach[es] of reactive commodification,’ while undressing her with their eyes.”</blockquote>
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Leong found dozens of references about her on five different websites as part of her investigation, including disparaging her scholarship and describing her as “a comely young narcissist” and a “law professor hottie.” She also said that other professors that he criticized on these various sites were overwhelmingly directed at women and professors of color. She considers anonymous postings with sexist elements to be unethical. She writes in the complaint that “There are over 6,000 tenured and tenure-track law professors in the United States have less practice experience than I do. Most of them have weaker publishing records than I do. Most of them have weaker teaching evaluations than I do. Almost all of them have been members of the legal academy longer than I have. Almost all of them have more power and prominence than I do. In light of these facts, it is difficult to think of a reasonable explanation for [dybbuk's] obsessive attention to an untenured professor.”</blockquote>
As I noted at the time, Turley was far too kind to Prof. Leong who, as a law professor, should have had a lot more respect for the First Amendment and a free exchange of ideas than she apparently does. But Prof. Turley finishes on the right note:<br />
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...Leong proceeded to file a formal complaint. That is where I have to respectfully disagree with Professor Leong. The effort to punish this poster threatens free speech and creates a chilling message for those who wish to engage in discussions on an anonymous basis. I know that that is not her purpose but she is attempting to discipline a person for criticizing her and engaging in language that she finds offensive. That is anathema for most civil libertarians even though most of us find these writings to be offensive and insulting. As academics, we owe a special duty to free speech and the need to preserve protected spaces for such speech on campus and the Internet. This is precisely why it was so alarming to see <a href="http://jonathanturley.org/2013/07/16/twitter-caves-to-demand-of-french-jewish-students-to-reveal-identifies-of-posters/"><span style="color: #992211;">Jewish students recently seek to strip anonymity for posters</span></a> of material that they find objectionable. Free speech comes at a cost, particularly for those who become public figures. The Internet is rife with hateful and false statements. However, it is also the single greatest advance in free speech in history. I am confident that the work of Professor Leong will be remembered long after dybbuk has passed into well-deserved obscurity. However, this should not be part of that legacy. </blockquote>
<br />Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-42938184668387229702014-07-11T04:15:00.000-07:002014-07-11T04:18:34.385-07:00Do Disciplinary Commisson Attorneys Have An Obligation to Be Honest With the Indiana Supreme Court?Since the Disciplinary Commission in Indiana is an arm of the Indiana Supreme Court are its attorneys, who are Supreme Court employees, exempt from ethical rules when filing documents with the Supreme Court?<br />
<br />
I ask that because throughout my more than year long ordeal with the Disciplinary Commission's over-the-top prosecution of me for criticizing a judge in a private email and sending a letter to judges explaining the law that's supposed to be followed when divvying up civil forfeiture assets, I have had to deal with a Commission attorney - actually an attorney who was acting Executive Secretary of the Commission between the terms of Donald Lundberg and Michael Wittte - who has been more than willing to make knowingly false representations to the Indiana Supreme Court, sometimes in the form of intentionally omitting information and other times simply lying to the Court.<br />
<br />
It began with the Commission in filing formal charges against me claiming I had engaged in "ex parte communication" with Marion County judges by sending the civil forfeiture letter. Of course the letter I sent was not ex parte, which the Commission knew. I had copied the letter to the prosecutor, the Attorney General and the Marion County Public Safety Director, the very people involved in the issue of the division of the civil forfeiture proceeds at the trial and appellate level.<br />
<br />
Despite the fact that the Commission's allegation was blatantly false, the Commission attorney's continued to make that allegation. In its order, the Indiana Supreme Court summarily disposed of the claim, pointing out I had no cases before the judges and it was not an ex parte communication. That was great, but why was I required to for over a year defend myself against this blatantly false claim? Additionally, why was the Commission's attorney allowed to continually make the false statement that I had sent an "ex parte" letter.<br />
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Also, at various times the Commission has claimed I filed "dilatory" motions. Of course "dilatory" means a baseless motion <em>designed to seek a delay</em> in the proceedings and I had not sought such a delay. It was on its face a blatantly false accusation. The fact it was false didn't stop the Commission's attorney from making the claim in court filings.<br />
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But it gets worse. I have filed to have the Supreme Court reconsider its order that I pay 1/2 of the expenses of my prosecution in light of the Commission needless running up the expense bill to the tune of more than $20,000,. (Yes the Commission spent more than $20,000 in expenses prosecuting me for the email and civil forfeiture letter.) The Commission had refused to enter into a stipulation of facts, for example, which would have eliminated the need for the 11 1/2 hour hearing that was held for which I'm now obligated to pay half the expense. How did the Commission's attorney respond? Once again with deliberate factual misrepresentations to the Indiana Supreme Court.<br />
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The Commission represented to the court that I knew all about the Disciplinary Commission's was conducting an investigation relating to the allegations made in the grievances. That is completely false. After filing my formal response to the grievances filed by Executive Secretary Michael Witte in early-mid 2011, and receiving an acknowledgement of that response, I was never once contacted again by the Commission again. Nor were any of my witnesses I provided ever contacted. I never heard one word from the Commission or had anything to suggest an investigation was being conducted. In the Spring of 2013, I met with a top official in the Governor Pence administration, seeking in particular a position where I would be a legal watchdog of the state's retirement accounts, that the Commission rushed forward to file charges against me. The timing could have been a coincidence but then again if it quacks like a duck... But to suggest to the Court that I knew all about the Commission investigating the matter, could not be more false. To this day, I doubt there ever was an actual investigation conducted before the charges were filed.<br />
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In the recent court filing, the Commission's attorney claims that the Commission asked for a settlement meeting with me and that meeting lasted three hours. No such request for a settlement meeting ever happened. I was deposed by the Commission, following which we had a brief conversation about settlement. The Commission's attorney knew this but he apparently had no problem making a deliberate misrepresent the deposition as a meeting on settlement to the Indiana Supreme Court.<br />
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In the Court filing the Commission's said my proposed resolution of the case as a public reprimand was rejected by the Commission. Again, that is false. The Commission never even acknowledged I had made settlement offer. The Commission's attorney also reports to the Supreme Court that I refused to admit any rule violation in conjunction with my offer of a public reprimand. Again, that is completely false. Such a concession IS IN WRITING in the formal settlement offer tendered to the Disciplinary Commission. Yet this Commission's attorney, despite that written documentation, felt it was perfectly okay to lie to the justices of the Indiana Supreme Court about the settlement offer.<br />
<br />
I have been an attorney for 25 years. Never have I even considered the possibility of making flat out false factual allegations in court filings much less to the Indiana Supreme Court. To the credit of most of my colleagues, I've rarely seen attorneys who were willing to violate not only ethical rules but than infamous Rule 11 by filing false statements of fact. Yet during my prosecution I've had to constantly deal with a Commission attorney who is more than willing to make false and misleading factual statements to the Indiana Supreme Court if doing so advances the Commission's prosecution of its leading critic.<br />
<br />
I would point to the "lack of candor" rule that makes what the Commission's attorney is doing a violation of the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Toc341255473">Rule 3.3. Candor Toward the </a>Tribunal</blockquote>
<div class="Rules1">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
(a) A lawyer shall not knowingly:</blockquote>
<div class="Rules2">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
(1) make a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal or fail to correct a false statement of material fact or law previously made to the tribunal by the lawyer; </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
(2) fail to disclose to the tribunal legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the lawyer to be directly adverse to the position of the client and not disclosed by opposing counsel; or </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
(3) offer evidence that the lawyer knows to be false. If a lawyer, the lawyer's client, or a witness called by the lawyer, has offered material evidence and the lawyer comes to know of its falsity, the lawyer shall take reasonable remedial measures, including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal. A lawyer may refuse to offer evidence, other than the testimony of a defendant in a criminal matter, that the lawyer reasonably believes is false.</blockquote>
Again I ask, are Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission attorneys exempt from that rule when filing documents with the Indiana Supreme Court?<br />
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Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-43644935903493644252014-06-19T04:03:00.001-07:002014-06-19T04:04:39.917-07:00Indiana Disciiplinary Commission Needs ELECTED Board Members and More TransparencySince my case was handed down two days ago, I've been praised by my fellow attorneys for standing up to the Commission, for making public how the agency operates and the tactics that it engages in. Those attorneys often share with me their horror stories of how they were treated by the Commission and how it has hurt them, sometimes destroyed them, professional and financially. It's sad. The legal profession deserves better.<br />
<br />
I am a student of government. I have worked in every branch of government, been involved in politics, and taught political science, i.e. government, at the college level for more than 20 years. There is an ironclad rule of government operations that says if an agency is allowed to operate without meaningful oversight or without transparency, the agency will inevitably begin abusing the power it has been given. Some would call it corruption. Over the years, we have seen that with regard to the Internal Revenue Service and the National Security Agency. <br />
<br />
The Indiana Disciplinary Commission operates with no real oversight by the members of the Indiana Bar (the members of the Commission are appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court) and its operations are shielded from any meaningful review by secrecy rules the Commission jealously defends. Of course, the confidentiality rules are supposed to be about protecting attorneys who might be wrongfully accused of misconduct. They were never intended to protect the Commission from its own misconduct.<br />
<br />
Thus, the Commission operates: 1) in secrecy; and 2) without meaningful oversight. Is there really any surprise that we're seeing problems with the Commission abusing its powers? We should EXPECT those abuses considering how the Disciplinary Commission is set up and is allowed to operate.<br />
<br />
It is clear that the appointed members of the Disciplinary Commission have done absolutely nothing to curb the poor priorities and misguided disciplinary prosecutions of the current Executive Secretary Michael Witte or his predecessor, Donald Lundberg. While attorneys all over the state are doing unethical things that hurt people (like stealing money from trust accounts), the Commission has devoted enormous resources to go after attorneys for minor alleged violations that have nothing to do with unethical behavior that hurts people who come into contact with the legal system. Further, and more disturbingly, the Commission appears to be engaging in politics in the charges it files and how their "investigations" are carried forward. The tip off to the fact that this is going on is that attorneys are terrified of publicly criticizing the Commission because they know in the past the Commission has retaliated against anyone who challenges its authority.<br />
<br />
The Indiana Supreme Court needs to let the Indiana bar pick the members of the Disciplinary Commission. You can bet the first election under such a system will involve campaigns by reformers who want to end the abuses and misguided priorities of the Commission.<br />
<br />
We also need much more transparency about the operations of the Commission. The agency shouldn't be able to use confidentiality rules designed to protect attorneys to instead shield any sort of meaningful review of how it operates.<br />
<br />
I hope the Indiana Supreme Court has an appreciation for the enormous power of the Commission and how it has in the past abused its power to destroy attorneys personal and professional lives. Defending oneself against allegations of misconduct by the Commission can cost tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney's fees and lost business. It can permanently damage one's career. Yet there are no rules governing how the Commission conducts its investigations or how long it can keep grievances hanging over attorney's heads. Although the term "due process" governs the operations of our legal system, when it comes to attorney discipline there is no such thing as due process.<br />
<br />
I know that first hand. I had a ONE SENTENCE grievance filed against me by the Commission, a claim that I had lied in a grievance I had filed four years earlier involving the conduct of a magistrate. The Commission was never made to produce any evidence in support of that ONE SENTENCE claim and yet it was allowed to hang over my professional career for at least 14 years by the Commission's own admission. Actually the Commission never bothered to tell me the grievance filed in 1994 was dismissed in 2008, until 2013.<br />
<br />
Just recently I was prosecuted on a count involving sending an "ex parte" letter to Marion County judges about the process they are supposed to be following when dividing up the money at the end of a civil forfeiture proceeding. The Commission knew darn well that it was not "ex parte" and that it was not a violation of the rules. Yet the Commission was allowed to zealously prosecute this bogus charge and I had absolutely no right to seek summary dismissal of it. The Indiana Supreme Court agreed that what I did was not a violation of the rules. Then why was I forced to spend so much time and money to defend myself against the charge? And why aren't their consequences for the Commission pursuing a completely meritless charge?<br />
<br />
To conclude, the Indiana Bar needs an ELECTED Disciplinary Commission and the Supreme Court needs to rewrite the rules so that there are much, much more transparency in the operations of the Commission.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-90553593966892568242014-06-18T04:26:00.002-07:002014-06-18T04:35:12.756-07:00The Indiana Supreme Court Hands Down Decision; Why My Case Points to the Need for Reform of the Disciplinary ProcessThe decision on my disciplinary case <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_LYzy9oJJWWaVNybkJtQmhWYVE/edit">was released</a> yesterday. Overall, it was a good decision for yours truly. The Indiana Supreme Court soundly rejected the Commission's request and the Hearing Officer's recommendation that I be suspended for a year without automatic readmission, the latter of which would have made the suspension much longer and quite ending my legal career altogether. Instead the Court decided the case only merited a 30 day suspension with automatic reinstatement.<br />
<br />
<br />
Getting to the specifics of the case, the Court divided my comments in the email criticizing the judge up into four categories and found that only the one in which I made the factual mistake of stating that the judge I criticized presided over the opening of the estate unsupervised without bond, when it was in fact the case was opened by another judge who briefly had the case some two years before I became involved. In the other categories of speech the Court found the comments were constitutionally protected or I had a reasonable basis for making the statements.<br />
<br />
Then on the second charge, that I had improperly tried to influence judges via an ex parte communication, a letter I sent to Marion County judges about the process they are supposed to be following when distributing civil forfeiture proceeds, the Court found there was no violation, even noting that the letter, which the Commission continually claimed was ex parte, was sent to the prosecutor, the Attorney General, and the public safety director, all parties involved in the issue of how the civil forfeiture money gets divvied up at the trial and appellate level.<br />
<br />
So if you're keeping score at home, I won on 4 of the 5 points of law, 80% of the case.<br />
<br />
<br />
The good news on attorney free speech is that the Indiana Supreme Court appear to recognize that statements of opinion are not covered by Rule 8.2. On the other hand, the Court failed to distinguish between public and private communications, thereby leaving attorneys vulnerable to having their private emails and conversations scoured for Rule 8.2 violations for judicial criticism. Also, the Court fell short of the apparent position taken by the United States Supreme Court that attorney speech can only be curtailed when it directly affects the administration of justice in a pending case and that disciplinary rules can't otherwise be used to limit attorney free speech, including speech critical of judges. <br />
<br />
Attorneys from across the country are wanting an attorney free speech case to go before the United States Supreme Court to curtail states use of disciplinary rules to target attorney speech critical of judges. I think it's inevitable that's going to happen as the U.S. Supreme Court seems to have a keen interest in free speech cases and there seems to be no support among conservatives or liberals on the Court for the types of professional sanctions states are imposing on attorneys for judicial criticism.<br />
<br />
<br />
Back to my case, one of the things the Court found as an aggravating factor is that I was "obstreperous" with the Commission. I had to look the word up to confirm the meaning. According to one on-line dictionary, the word means " <span id="hotword"><span class="hwc onclk" id="hotword" name="hotword">resisting</span> </span>control <span id="hotword"><span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">restraint</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">difficult</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">manner;</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">unruly."</span></span>Certainly I did resist what the Commission was doing to me. The logical conclusion from the Court's decision is that the case was overcharged and overprosecuted. But I wish the Court would take a closer look at how the Commission conducts itself in these cases and the extremely poor priorities of Executive Director Michael Witte that had led to enormous resources being devoted to cases like this while neglecting to even do an investigation when attorneys such as William Conour are accused by clients of stealing money. If the Court takes a closer look at what happened in my case, I think the it will find conduct by the Commission to be totally out of line:<br />
<ul>
<li>Shortly after writing an article critical of the Commission, Executive Secretary Witte began filing grievances against me, including based on a letter from a judge that had sat dormant in his office for months.</li>
<li>The Commission made no effort to talk to me or any of my witnesses during the supposed investigation of the grievances. In fact, there is no evidence that there was ever an investigation ever done during the grievance procedure.</li>
<li>Two years later, and with no action whatsoever on the grievances, I met with Governor Pence's right hand man and discussing a key watchdog position at the public employee retirement commission. Then I was suddenly hit by charges filed by the Commission which effectively knocked me out of consideration for any job in the Pence administration. Once again, there had been no investigation or attempt to talk to witnesses before the Commission filed the grievance.</li>
<li>The Commission spent enormous time and resources to put together a very lengthy charging complaint against me as if I committed the most serious ethical violations.</li>
<li>The Commission filed Count II against me in which the Commission falsely characterized my civil forfeiture letter as an "ex parte" communication. Despite my repeated plea that it wasn't ex parte and it wasn't a violation of the rules, the Commission refused to drop the charge causing me to spend time and resources to defend against the allegation. The Indiana Supreme Court found that it was not a violation.</li>
<li>During these proceedings, the Commission steadfastly refused any effort to resolve matters with a settlement. It was clear that Executive Secretary Michael Witte wanted my law license taken away and he was going to devote as much resources as needed to accomplish that.</li>
<li>Rather than enter into a stipulation of facts as 90% of the facts in the case were undisputed, the Commission insisted on what turned out to be an 11 1/2 hour hearing, inconveniencing numerous people, including two sitting judges.</li>
<li>During the 11 1/2 hearing, the room was filled with scores of Disciplinary Commission, a testament to the importance the Commission placed on taking away my license.</li>
<li>Throughout my prosecution, it was clear that the Commission was being motivated by my criticism of the Commission. This came out explicitly when in some of the filings, the Commission asked for a more severe punishment because I had been publicly critical of the Commission.</li>
</ul>
The way the Commission conducted itself in this case, and the way that it conducts itself in other cases, is worthy of an investigation by the Indiana Supreme Court. Hopefully my case will be a catalyst for such an investigation and for much-needed reform to the attorney disciplinary process.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-42237330199586446162014-05-09T09:30:00.003-07:002014-05-09T10:04:49.549-07:00Hearing Officer Criticizes Indiana Disciplinary Commission for its Handling of Advertising Disciplinary CaseThe Indiana Lawyer has an <a href="http://www.theindianalawyer.com/lawyer-disciplined-over-third-party-website/PARAMS/article/34087">excellent article</a> about the poor proprietorial decisions of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission when it came to a recent advertising disciplinary case:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
A recent Indiana attorney disciplinary order quickly gained the notice of the <i>ABA Journal</i>
and legal blogs, prompting
some analysts to predict the ruling would
have a chilling effect on lawyers here and around the country. But the
case also
involved pursuit <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
of discipline that a
court-appointed hearing officer called “disconcerting.<br />
<br />
The Indiana Supreme Court’s April 11 opinion, <i>In the Matter of: Anonymous</i>,
<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpatL5tq4VZ15jadYFTFsvsF251xAN9x4w98FWLeP3jicGDti5wLlQgxAdDo5dxLgbiuaT8Q3naqcnPleeWDAufyVo9Xdzrijygsc0ayf7PfPlXRnGyWu6vqnjP50HPZ4QvLghrmlOxg/s1600/tim_kelly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpatL5tq4VZ15jadYFTFsvsF251xAN9x4w98FWLeP3jicGDti5wLlQgxAdDo5dxLgbiuaT8Q3naqcnPleeWDAufyVo9Xdzrijygsc0ayf7PfPlXRnGyWu6vqnjP50HPZ4QvLghrmlOxg/s1600/tim_kelly.jpg" height="320" width="195" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crown Point Attorney Tim Kelly</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
45S00-1301-DI-33, concluded a protracted
attorney discipline case with a private
reprimand. The lawyer was found to have made misleading communications
regarding legal
services offered in testimonials, and he
failed to include his office address on a promotional item. </blockquote>
Let me stop there. Once the Disciplinary Commission files charges, they are public, and any reasonable hope of an actual "private reprimand" is extinguished. It didn't take much effort on the part of Indiana Lawyer writer Dave Stafford to figure out who the attorney is.<br />
<br />
The article continues:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
But the offending testimonials weren’t on the attorney’s website. They
appeared on the website for Law Tigers,
a network of the American Association of
Motorcycle Injury Lawyers that the lawyer subscribed to. Additionally,
the promotional
item that lacked an address did conform
with advertising rules at the time it was produced. After a rule change
added a requirement
that office addresses appear on
advertising, the lawyer acknowledged the change escaped his notice. Once
aware of the rule
change, he added his address to Law Tigers
promotional items that he passed out at biker events, according to the
record.<br />
<br />
A cursory review of the case reveals that anonymous is Tim Kelly, a
longtime Crown Point personal injury attorney. <b>A closer
examination of the record suggests Indiana
Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission attorneys went too far and
employed tactics
in prosecuting the case against Kelly that
may have violated Rules of Professional Conduct.</b> (My emphasis.)<br />
<br />
“My father practiced law in Indiana for
30-plus years and never had a disciplinary issue. I’ve practiced law
for almost 42 years and this is the only
discipline issue I’ve ever had,” Kelly said. “I’ve worked
extremely hard to be ethical, honest,
successful and recognized as a good lawyer. … It is really devastating
that something
like this resulted in me being
disciplined.”<br />
<br />
The Supreme Court disciplinary order
makes no mention of problems with the commission’s investigation. But
Lake Superior
Magistrate Michael Pagano, who presided as
hearing officer, concluded his sometimes-blistering report to the court
by writing
that he initially believed the commission
“overreached.”</blockquote>
When questioned about the propriety of the prosecution, Disciplinary Commission Executive Secretary Michael Witte passed the buck to staff attorney Frederick Rice in order to speak for the Commission: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Rice downplayed Pagano’s criticism of the commission’s prosecution of
Kelly’s case. “The Supreme
Court certainly did not address those
issues in their opinion,” Rice said. “I doubt they put a lot of
importance
on that, I don’t know.”</blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indiana Disciplinary Commission<br />
Executive Secretary Michael Witte</td></tr>
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What is remarkable is that Kelly went to extraordinary lengths to make sure he was following the rules and yet the Disciplinary Commission zealously prosecuted him anyway:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Before signing with Law Tigers, Kelly sought an opinion from the
Disciplinary Commission, which it declined to provide, according
to the record. He also sought an opinion
from the state bar and consulted with nationally recognized attorney
Lynda Shely,
outside ethics counsel to AAMIL and a
longtime director of lawyer ethics for the State Bar of Arizona.<br />
<br />
“Quite frankly, it appears to Mr. Kelly
that the Commission’s attempt to use him as a test case amounts to a
due process violation because the Rules of
Professional Conduct certainly do not make it clear that participation
in (Law
Tigers’) group advertising is a violation
of the Rules,” Mulvaney argued in a brief to the court.<br />
<br />
Pagano saw abuses and irregularities, too.<br />
<br />
“The commission was well aware of
(Kelly’s) due diligence,” Pagano wrote. “In fact, following receipt
of his submission, the commission sent
(Kelly) a letter informing him it would not be pursuing charges against
him. The commission,
for reasons unclear, then reversed itself
and proceeded with the instant matter.”<br />
<br />
Pagano noted in his findings that Rice
had difficulty articulating a proposed sanction when asked, ultimately
saying, “…
that’s not the important part of this. The
discipline is not the important part. It’s a determination of what
the rules require and what they say.”<br />
<br />
“(T)he idea that (Kelly) should be used
as a mere instrument to re-write an exceptionally unsettled area of law
troubles
me deeply, especially in light of the
great lengths (Kelly) went to in ascertaining whether his participation
in AAMIL would
cause him disciplinary grief,” Pagano
wrote.
</blockquote>
Other questions need to be asked. How much did the Kelly prosecution cost in terms of time and money? How much did Kelly have to pay to defend himself? How much did it hurt his career while the charges were pending? Those are real consequences from the Commission's ill-advised, zealous prosecution of Kelly that need to be considered by the Court. <br />
<br />
It's just a hunch but I believe there is substantial dissatisfaction with Executive Secretary Witte's leadership of the Commission. I'd be surprised if his tenure is not near the end. If the Court appoints new leadership of the Disciplinary Commission, it needs to insist that the new Executive Secretary reset the Commissions' priorities so they are focused on protecting he public from unethical attorneys and not spending enormous resources on pursuing attorneys for minor alleged rules violations.. The Court also needs to do a thorough investigation of the Disciplinary Commission's grievance and charging practices, providing attorneys with anonymity as they will certainly be fearful that the Commission will retaliate against anyone who publicly criticizes the Commission, a fact I know all too well. There also needs to be much more transparency on Commission activities. It is a law of government bureaucracy that when agencies are allowed to operate in secrecy, the result at the very least is bureaucratic misconduct. The confidentiality rules governing the Commission are designed to protect attorneys not protect the Commission and its employees from their own misconduct which in this case may have violated the very disciplinary rules the Commission is supposed to enforce.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-32487090805095188162014-05-05T05:48:00.002-07:002014-05-05T19:14:29.482-07:00Is Brewington v. State a Harbinger of a New Era Allowing Judicial Criticism by Attorneys?A number of attorneys have contacted me recently excited that the <a href="http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/05011401LHR.pdf"><i>Brewington v. Stat</i>e</a> decision handed down last week by the Indiana Supreme Court may signal a new tolerance for attorney criticism of judges. Although the non-attorney blogger's conviction for intimidation of the judge was upheld, very strong language in the opinion suggests that non-threatening criticism of a judge is constitutionally protected. <br />
<br />
<i>Brewington</i>, which was written by new Justice Loretta Rush, begins:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justice Loretta Rush</td></tr>
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The United States and Indiana constitutions afford sweeping protections to speech about public officials or issues of public or general concern, even if the speech is intemperate or caustic.</blockquote>
"Intemperate" is an interesting word. When the American Bar Association in the early 1980s adopted Model Rule 8.2, the rule that governs an attorney's comments regarding judges, judicial candidates and others, the ABA specifically declared that Rule 8.2 was a constitutionally-required actual malice standard and that it was rejecting the previous rule (EC 8-6) that required that a lawyer who criticizes judicial officials "should be certain of the merit of his complaint, use appropriate language, and avoid petty criticism..." The ABA said that the rule had been misused to "penalize criticism considered <i>intemperate</i> in tone." (Emphasis supplied.)<br />
<br />
Dictionaries define "intemperate" to mean "having <span class="definition">or showing a lack of self-control," "immoderate," "unreasonable," "lacking self-control." Despite Model Rule 8.2 and its commentary, states across the country, including Indiana, have used Rule 8.2 to sanction attorneys for "intemperate" criticism of judges while holding that judges, among all other public officials, deserved special protection from criticism by attorneys. One of those Indiana cases involving an "intemperate" comment involved a tenant's attorney who outside the courtroom referred to the (Marion County) Washington Township Small Claims Court as a "Mickey Mouse Court" because the landlord's attorney appeared to be running the court.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="definition">In <i>Brewington, </i>the Indiana Supreme Court drew a line between threats to one's reputation and threats to harm:</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span class="definition">Fear for one’s reputation is often the price of being a public figure, or of involvement in public issues. But fear for one’s safety is not.</span><br />
<span class="definition"><br />Here, the Court of Appeals failed to distinguish between those two types of fear. Many of Defendant’s statements, at least when viewed in isolation, threatened only to harm the victims’ reputations—hyperbolically accusing them of “child abuse” and the like. To the extent those statements were aimed at a public official or involved an issue of public concern, they are subject to the steep constitutional “actual malice” standard for defamatory speech, and the Court of Appeals erred in relying on them to support Defendant’s convictions for intimidating a judge and attempted obstruction of justice.</span></blockquote>
The very-well written opinion then proceeds to analyze the facts, determining which of Brewington's comments only threaten reputation and those which could be credibly seen as threats of physical harm. The Court concluded that some of Brewington's comments were constitutionally protected while others an objective viewer would conclude that other comments, considering a totality of the circumstances, constituted threats of harm.<br />
<br />
Brewington though still had a chance to win. The key part of the Supreme Court appeal turned on the Court's discussion of the instruction on the crime of intimidation which requires a "threat" which is defined by statute as: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
“Threat” means an expression, by words or action, of an intention to:<br />
(1) unlawfully injure the person threatened or another person, or damage property;<br />
(2) unlawfully subject a person to physical confinement or restraint;<br />
(3) commit a crime;<br />
(4) unlawfully withhold official action, or cause such withholding;<br />
(5) unlawfully withhold testimony or information with respect to another person’s legal claim or defense, except for a reasonable claim for witness fees or expenses;<br />
(6) expose the person threatened to hatred, contempt, disgrace, or ridicule;<br />
(7) falsely harm the credit or business reputation of the person threatened; or<br />
(8) cause the evacuation of a dwelling, a building, another structure, or a vehicle.<br />
I.C. § 35-45-2-1(c).</blockquote>
As the Supreme Court, notes, some of those statutory "threats" - such as one saying that a "threat" is exposing a person to hatred, contempt, disgrace, or ridicule" would improperly make criminal constitutionally protected speech Thus, when the trial court included all the "threats" listed in IC 35-45-2-1(c) in its instruction, the trial court left open the possibility that the jury didn't find Brewington guilty because he physically threatened the judge, which would be unlawful, but because he exposed the judge to "hatred, contempt, disgrace, or ridicule," which would be constitutionally protected speech.<br />
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The court disposed of this contentious issue by reviewing the record and concluding that the failure to object to the definition was part of an "all or nothing" strategy of Brewington's defense counsel. Thus, counsel "invited the error" and thus the alleged error could not be successfully raised on appeal.<br />
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The Court began its conclusion with another strong phrase suggesting that criticism of judges will be treated the same as criticism of any other public official:<br />
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It is every American’s constitutional right to criticize, even ridicule, judges and other participants in the judicial system—and those targets must bear that burden as the price of free public discourse.</blockquote>
While the language looks indefeasible, I am not yet convinced that the Indiana Supreme Court will conclude at the end of the day that "every American" includes attorneys. While the U.S. Supreme Court has taken the position that attorneys are no different from other members of the public when it comes to having a First Amendment rights, with the only exception is when an attorney is speaking out about a pending case in such a way as to possibly influence the administration of that case, state supreme courts have ignored those precedents to impose harsh sanctions on attorneys for criticizing judges even without a pending case. Indiana has led the way in laying the groundwork for those lines of cases. In the 1979 case, <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8646755885731460047&q=terry+lendall&hl=en&as_sdt=4,15"><i>In Re Matter of Terry,</i></a> the Indiana Supreme Court concluded that shielding judges from attorney criticism protects the public by preserving "a fair, impartial judicial system and the system of justice as it has evolved for generations." Thus, the <i>Terry</i> Court concluded that, because of this important interest, the First Amendment does not protect attorney<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">speech critical of judges, thus cloaking judges with more protection from criticism than every other public official. Later decisions by the state supreme courts, including Indiana, have continually cited <i>Terry</i> with approval while concluding attorney speech critical of judges is not constitutionally protected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Is <i>Brewington </i>the dawning of a new era when it comes to courts recognizing the constitutional right of attorneys to criticize judges? I hope so, but I remain skeptical.</span>Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-16600573043973344602014-04-17T06:21:00.004-07:002014-04-17T06:30:32.358-07:00Discipline of "Anonymous" Shows Misplaced Priorities of the Indiana Disciplinary CommissionLast week an Indiana disciplinary case was handed down that demonstrates once again the misplaced priorities of the Disciplinary Commission and its Executive Secretary Michael Witte. The Indiana Supreme Court decision <a href="http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/04111401per.pdf">sets out</a> the facts:<br />
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The American Association of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers, Inc. ("AAMIL") is a for-profit Arizona corporation that offers franchise opportunities involving AAMIL's registered trademarks, including "Law Tigers," and other proprietary marks, slogans, and logos <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Witte, Executive Secretary<br />
Indiana Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
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(together "trademarks"). AAMIL's business model involves contracting with lawyers and law firms throughout the United States, and granting those lawyers and firms licenses for exclusive use of the Law Tigers name and other trademarks owned by AAMIL within certain geographic areas ("territory") to promote and market the services offered by AAMIL to the public. Under the terms of the license agreements, these "Licensee" lawyers and firms agree to engage in promoting and marketing the Law Tigers as a service to meet the needs of the motorcycle-riding public, including legal advice and/or representation in connection with claims involving the operation of motorcycles.<br />
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On March 15, 2010, Respondent and his firm entered into a license agreement with AAMIL to be an exclusive licensee in Indiana for a term of three years. The Law Tigers' toll-free telephone number service was established by AAMIL and operates under its authority. Under the terms of the license agreement, AAMIL was obligated to ensure that all calls to the Law Tigers toll-free telephone number seeking legal assistance from Respondent's territory were automatically routed directly to Respondent.<br />
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In addition, the public could contact Law Tigers through AAMIL's Law Tigers internet website. The website contained a wide variety of information for the motorcycle-riding public, including information about lawyers and firms that AAMIL identified as the Law Tigers source of legal services in the various geographic areas of the United States. The website offered a search function that identified Respondent and his firm as the exclusive Law Tigers source for legal services for his territory.<br />
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The Law Tigers website contained examples of previous results obtained by "Law Tigers Motorcycle Accident Lawyers," boasting "Exceptional Results: Settlements and Verdicts." A tab led to "Client Testimonials" from persons who claim to have utilized Law Tigers in seeking advice and/or representation regarding a motorcycle-related legal matter. Such testimonials included: "Law Tigers changed my life in a big way and my family received our fair share of justice." "Law Tigers went above and beyond! The settlement was more than expected!" "The legal services were fast and painless and the best experience I have ever had with lawyers and lawsuits." Although none of the settlements, verdicts, or testimonials related to Respondent, the website did not disclose that they did not relate to Respondent.<br />
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Respondent also maintained a separate website for his law firm, which could be accessed through a link from the Law Tigers website. The firm website included a statement that the firm was not permitted to include information about previous results from settlements and verdicts. However, a visitor to the Law Tigers website was not required to access the link to the firm website to be put in contact with Respondent and his firm.<br />
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Respondent distributed AAMIL-produced informational materials within his territory, including "promotional backers." The promotional backers contained a toll-free telephone number for the Law Tigers service, the Law Tigers website address, and the names of Respondent and his firm. However, the promotional backers did not contain Respondent's address.</blockquote>
The Commission threw the book at the attorney, lodging the charges with:<br />
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7.1: Making false or misleading communications regarding services, e.g., statistical data, information based on past performance, testimonials.<br />
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7.2(c): Failing to include an office address in a public communication.<br />
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7.3(d): Accepting referrals from an unqualified referral service.<br />
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7.3(e): Improperly giving something of value for a recommendation.<br />
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7.5(a)(4): Use of an improper trade name.</blockquote>
In the end, the Indiana Supreme Court in a 5-0 decision said the allegations lodged by the Commission only merited a private reprimand. I'm not sure how you can do a "private" reprimand after the Commission had already made the matter public when it charged the Commission.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catherine Nestrick, Chair<br />
Indiana Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
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It is apparent from the case that the Disciplinary Commission devoted enormous resources to going after "Anonymous" for what at best is a petty violation. (Of course, the attorney in response also undoubtedly spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to defend himself hiring one of the top disciplinary attorneys in the state.)) The Indiana Supreme Court should look beyond this case and investigate how much time and resources the Commission devoted to pursuing Anonymous. At the same time Witte declares the Commission lacks the resources to properly investigate attorneys like William Conour who are causing real harm to the public by stealing money from trust funds, he is willing to devote substantial resources to go after attorneys for minor violations. Witte's poor judgment in charging and prosecuting attorneys even merited an IBJ editorial.<br />
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Public resources are finite. When Executive Secretary Witte decides to use the limited resources of the Commission to go after attorneys for petty offenses, that means there are less resources to devote to going after attorneys who commit violations that greatly harm the public. While Witte undoubtedly deserves the lion's share of the blame, the Disciplinary Commission members listed below who continue to sign off on Witte's poor prosecution decisions should also be held accountable:<br />
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Berry Plastics Corporation <br />
Evansville</span><br />
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Carmel</span><br />
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Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP <br />
Indianapolis</span><br />
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Indianapolis</span><br />
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Finally, I would note that, although the decision was only a private reprimand, the decision itself may have substantial consequences that have already merited criticism in an article entitled: <a href="http://myshingle.com/2014/04/articles/marketing-making-money/indiana-ethics-opinion-may-kill-legal-start-ups/">"An Indiana Ethics Opinion That May Kill Legal Startups."</a><br />
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Thanks to Marcia Oddi, publisher of the <a href="http://www.indianalawblog.com/">Indiana Law Blog</a>, for her fine work in bringing attention to these decisions and the articles that comment on them.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-24291281918380678492014-04-09T08:07:00.004-07:002014-04-09T08:14:02.368-07:00How Many Indiana Attorneys Knew About Misconduct by Schererville Judge And Remained Silent for Fear of Being Disciplined for Reporting?Last week, the Indiana Supreme Court handed down a decision involving former Schererville judge Deborah A. Riga Gardner. The Court <a href="http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nwitimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/34/8345aadb-ff63-5383-bc9d-2853bd20ab00/5344ba92a0d48.pdf.pdf#zoom=100&view=FitBH">sets forth the facts</a> of what is strikingly similar, though on a much smaller scale, to the Pennsylvania "Kids for Cash" scandal:<br />
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Stipulated Facts: From January 2000 to December 2003, Respondent served as Schererville Town Court Judge, where she heard cases involving traffic, minor drug and alcohol offenses, and small claims.<br />
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Driving Classes. In general, defendants charged with first-time traffic offenses could have their prosecution deferred if they took a defensive driving course. From January 2000 until October 2001, the driving courses were offered in Respondent's courtroom one Saturday each month, and each participant was required to pay a $25 fee to the driving school and a $114 fee to the Town of Schererville ("Town"). The driving school paid rent of $250 to the Town for each class held in the courtroom. Profits from the driving school went to the owner of the driving school.<br />
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In October 2001, Respondent created her own business called Diversified Educational Services ("DES") which offered the defensive driving courses. Respondent's father contracted with W.S.1 to open a checking account in the name of DES, which Respondent and her father controlled. Respondent directed that the fees collected from defendants that she ordered to attend the driving school be deposited into the DES account. Between November 2001 and December 2003, people attending DES driving school paid fees totaling $29,600. W.S. was shown as the sole owner of the account to conceal Respondent's financial interest in DES. Respondent paid W.S. $3,800 from the DES account for his cooperation. Respondent did not disclose her financial interest in DES to the Town or to defendants charged with traffic offenses in her court.<br />
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In December 2001, Respondent stopped paying rent to the Town for DES's use of the courtroom for the driving classes. Between December 2001 and December 2003, DES conducted sixteen driving school classes for which no rent was paid to the Town.<br />
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Counseling Program. In general, young adults who were charged in the Schererville Town Court for the first time with minor alcohol or marijuana offenses were ordered by Respondent to participate in a counseling session called "Crossroads." When the defendants completed the counseling and supervision requirements, the case would be dismissed.<br />
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From March 2001 through November 2001, the Crossroads counseling sessions were conducted by Addiction and Family Care, Inc. ("AFC"). The people attending the Crossroads sessions were required to pay $80 to AFC. The sessions were offered about once a month on a Saturday in the Schererville Town Court. Respondent required AFC to pay $150 rent per session to the Town for use of the courtroom. The profits from the program went to AFC owner N.F.<br />
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In December 2001, Respondent terminated the contract with AFC and assumed ownership of the Crossroads program the following month. Concealing her financial interest in Crossroads, Respondent continued to use the counselor who previously conducted the Crossroads sessions by AFC and continued to issue certificates of completion signed by N.F.<br />
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Between January 2002 and December 2003, twelve Crossroads sessions were held for approximately 175 defendants. Approximately $14,320 was collected from these defendants and deposited in Respondent's DES account. Respondent did not pay rent to the Town for the use of her courtroom for any of these Crossroads sessions.<br />
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Criminal Conviction. Respondent was charged on August 5, 2004, with several federal crimes based on actions while she served as a town judge. On June 12, 2006, the court accepted Respondent's guilty plea to four counts of "Mail Fraud for the Purpose of Executing a Scheme and Artifice to Defraud, Aiding and Abetting," in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1346. The district court delayed the sentencing to allow her to cooperate with the government and testify against another defendant on public corruption charges. On July 10, 2008, the district court sentenced her to concurrent 15-month sentences on each of the four counts, ordered her to pay restitution of $5,770.39 to the Town, and $6,350 to the State of Indiana-Lake County, and dismissed the remaining charges.<br />
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Based on these convictions, the Court entered an order of interim suspension on September 4, 2008, which is still in effect. See Matter of Riga, 894 N.E.2d 563 (Ind. 2008).</blockquote>
I would bet anything that attorneys who practice in Schererville knew all about what was happening in the judge's courtroom for almost four years. Attorneys, because of their position within the legal system, are the primary and often the only individuals in a position to blow the whistle on judicial misconduct.<br />
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According to my research, Indiana is the most aggressive state in the country when it comes to sanctioning attorneys under Rule 8.2 for criticizing or accusing judges of misconduct. Indiana led the way in concluding that attorneys do not have First Amendment rights to criticize judges because the state's interest overrides constitutional protection. In laying the groundwork for this theory, the Indiana Supreme Court in the case <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8646755885731460047&q=terry+ripley+county&hl=en&as_sdt=4,15"><i>Matter of Terry</i></a>, 394 N.E.2d 94, 95-96 (1979) stated:<br />
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Professional misconduct, although it may directly affect an individual,
is not punished for the benefit of the affected person; the wrong is
against society as a whole, the preservation of a fair, impartial
judicial system, and the system of justice as it has evolved for
generations.<br />
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...<br />
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In the present case, the Respondent is charged with making false
accusations against a Judge. This prohibition touches the very core of
the judicial process. Unwarranted public suggestion by an attorney<b> </b>that a judicial officer is motivated by criminal purposes and
considerations does nothing but weaken and erode the public's confidence
in an impartial adjudicatory process.</blockquote>
With the groundwork laid in <i>Terry,</i> Indiana has been the most aggressive state in the country when it comes to enforcing Rule 8.2, the rule that purports to limit judicial criticism by attorneys. But the problem is there is no evidentiary support behind the <i>Terry</i> conclusion - namely that the public is benefited by sharp, and undoubtedly unconstitutional, restrictions on attorneys' criticism of judges through the aggressive enforcement of disciplinary rules. In <i>Bridges v. California</i>, 314 U.S. 252-270-271 (1941), the United States Supreme Court decades earlier rejected the <i>Terry</i> theory that the public is served by protecting judges from criticism:<br />
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For these reasons we are convinced that the judgments below result in a
curtailment of expression that cannot be dismissed as insignificant. If
they can be justified at all, it must be in terms of some serious
substantive evil which they are designed to avert. The substantive evil
here sought to be averted has been variously described below.<sup><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8195705027584002697&q=bridges+first+admendment+judges&hl=en&as_sdt=4,60#[16]" name="r[16]"></a></sup>
It appears to be double: disrespect for the judiciary; and disorderly
and unfair administration of justice. The assumption that respect for
the judiciary can be won by shielding<b> </b>judges<b> </b>from published criticism wrongly appraises the character of American
public opinion. For it is a prized American privilege to speak one's
mind, although not always with perfect good taste,<sup><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8195705027584002697&q=bridges+first+admendment+judges&hl=en&as_sdt=4,60#[17]" name="r[17]"></a></sup> on all public institutions. And an enforced silence, however limited, solely in the name of preserving the dignity of the bench, would
probably engender resentment, suspicion, and contempt much more than it
would enhance respect.</blockquote>
Although <i>Bridges</i> dealt with the media publishing judicial criticism of a pending case, the notion that limiting attorney speech because attorneys are more likely to be believed by the public on matters relating to the judicial branch was considered and rejected by Justice Kennedy in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">, 501 US 1030, 1056-1057 (U.S. 1991)</span><br />
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the extent the press and public rely upon attorneys for information because
attorneys are well informed, this may prove the value to the public of speech
by members of the bar. If the dangers of their speech arise from its
persuasiveness, from their ability to explain judicial proceedings, or from the
likelihood the speech will be believed, these are not the sort of dangers that
can validate restrictions. The First Amendment does not permit suppression of
speech because of its power to command assent</span></blockquote>
The premise that sharp limitations on attorney criticism of judges protects the public is an assumption used to support Rule 8.2 discipline. However, I have never seen a court anywhere try to actually point to any evidence, direct or circumstantial, that in any way proves the public is served by limiting attorney criticism of judges beyond the limits that apply to any other public official.<br />
<br />
To the converse, it is clear that the public is indeed harmed when attorneys are fearful of speaking out against judicial criticism. Following the Pennsylvania "Kids for Cash" scandal an investigating committee found that numerous attorneys in Luzerne County knew that two judges there were sentencing juveniles to two private correctional facilities and getting kickbacks. Yet they remained silent. <a href="http://disbarringthecritics.blogspot.com/2014/01/pennsylvania-supreme-court-disciplinary.html">As I reported on these pages</a>, the reason is undoubtedly that just a few years earlier, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspended two attorneys for five years and disbarred another attorney all for accusing Pennsylvania county judges of misconduct.<br />
<br />
How many Indiana attorneys knew about problems in the Schererville court and remained silent? How many attorneys knew about problems in the Marion County Superior Court run by Judge Kim Brown and remained silent? The public was harmed by problems that lasted for years longer than they otherwise would have if attorneys would not have been fearful of speaking out. Indiana's chilling of attorney free speech has real consequences that harm the public.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-49621027628781957692014-04-09T06:53:00.001-07:002014-04-09T06:53:23.790-07:00Head of the Indiana Disciplinary Commission Retaliates Against Yours Truly For Helping Person Blow the Whistle on Marion County JudgeSaturday afternoon, I received a knock at my door. It was my postal
carrier. He come bearing a new grievance filed against me by Executive
Secretary Michael Witte of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary
Commission. I wasn't surprised. I know how the Disciplinary Commission
has operated under former Executive Secretary Donald Lundberg and now
Witte. The Commission has long ceded as its primary mission enforcing
the rules to protect the public from unethical attorneys. Rather, under
Lundberg and Witte the Commission has become a tool to go after critics
and other attorneys the Commission doesn't like. They have been
relentless in that goal. When an attorney who fights charges escapes
the disciplinary process with his license intact, other charges almost
inevitably follow. The Commission will continue until it gets
the attorney's license or the attorney gives up and leaves the practice
of law.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Witte, Executive Secretary<br />
Indiana Disciplinary Commission</td></tr>
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Witte's grievance this time is that I
wrote about my interaction with Shirley Justice, the young mother who
was shot 14 times outside a day care facility on the northwest side of
Indianapolis. Ms. Justice had contacted me about filing a "lazy judge"
praecipe against Judge Patrick McCarty who had pending before him a
petition for modification of child custody that was over 90 days. She
pleaded with me to represent her. I told her I couldn't, but discussed
the lazy judge process with her, reviewed the docket, and reviewed the
lazy judge praecipe she drafted pro se.<br />
<br />
She by fax
tried to file the lazy judge praecipe Monday morning. She then
contacted me upset, reporting to me that talked to a clerk in the office
and that even though she had faxed it nearly the first thing that
morning, an order on her case had been entered ahead of the motion. Her
lazy judge praecipe was deemed moot. As I indicated to her, that's not
the first time I had heard it alleged that Judge McCarty will execute
an order for filing ahead of a lazy judge praecipe, thereby mooting the
praecipe. Judges hate lazy judge praecipes because they trigger a
disciplinary type process in which the judge has to explain to the
Supreme Court why a timely ruling was not made.<br />
<br />
What to
do? I reported what happened in Judge McCarty's court to counsel for
the Judicial Qualifications Commission and the State Court
Administrator. Apparently they didn't buy it either that the order was
done before the praecipe. The Supreme Court ordered that the praecipe
be shown as having been filed first. The case was removed from Justice
McCarty's court.<br />
<br />
I didn't plan on writing about what
happened until Ms. Justice, while outside a day care center dropping off
her child, was shot 14 times, allegedly by her ex-husband.<br />
<br />
In the grievance, Witte fails to identify any disciplinary rule I violated but suggests from the <a href="http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2014/02/mother-shot-at-day-care-had-filed-to.html">my article</a> in which I reported what Ms. Justice said and <i>her</i> allegations regarding Judge McCarty improperly revealed confidential information from my discussion with the potential client.<br />
<br />
It
is not clear by what authority Disciplinary Commission Executive
Secretary Michael Witte thinks he has to assert a potential client's
confidentiality rights. It is not clear under by what authority that
Witte believes that an attorney can be sanctioned for revealing
information that a client had no problem revealing.<br />
<br />
I
have since talked to Ms. Justice. I confirmed that Ms. Justice had no
problem with my including the information of our discussions in the
article and, in fact, approves of what I
wrote. She has also talked to the media. She wants her story
out, including what she believes Judge McCarty did to her.<br />
<br />
<b>Before
filing a grievance asserting that I had violated Ms. Justice's
confidentiality rights, neither Mr. Witte nor anyone at the Commission
bothered to talk to Ms. Justice. </b>This is consistent with the fact
that the Commission made no effort to talk to me or any of my witnesses
before filing charges based on my sending emails criticizing a Hendricks
County judge and my writing a letter educating judges about how civil
forfeiture proceeds were to be divided. <br />
<br />
One thing is
clear though. What Witte did by filing that new grievance against me is
nothing more brute retaliation for my criticizing him and the
Commission and, in particular, my doing my job of reporting what
happened to Ms. Justice in Judge McCarty's court. I tried to blow the
whistle on possible judicial misconduct and Witte doesn't like that.
It's exactly because of Witte's approach that we have Indiana attorneys
remaining silent when faced with judicial misconduct.<br />
<br />
I
am undoubtedly the biggest public critic of Witte and the Commission.
Time after time I have seen the Commission fail to go after unethical
attorneys who are doing great harm to the public while instead devoting
enormous resources to going after attorneys who allegedly commit petty
offenses, but have instead committed the greater offense of offending
the Commission. In that regard, I have no doubt that Witte will
continue to file things against me until he assures I no longer have an
Indiana law license. He has devoted enormous Commission resources to
that goal and will not quit until he is successful.<br />
<br />
The
Disciplinary Commission has been allowed to operate with very little
oversight and no transparency for years. It is axiomatic that any
government agency that is allowed to operate under such circumstances
will at best end up corrupt and at worst will end up with authorities in
that agency abusing their power. Clearly Witte is not above abusing
his authority to target critics with the enormous power of the
Disciplinary Commission, a fact I've personally experienced multiple
times. <br />
<br />
Witte, who is
actually an appointment by former Chief Justice Randall Shepard, clearly
lacks the temperament and judgment to sit as Executive Secretary of the
Disciplinary Commission. He needs to be fired and the Commission's
activities thoroughly investigated. Every attorney I know is terrified
of speaking out about problems with the Disciplinary Commission because
of fear of retaliation. Nobody I have ever met though thinks the
Commission is doing a good job or that its processes shouldn't be
thoroughly investigated and reforms of the disciplinary process
instituted. The time for that is long past due. Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-26977772436798343522014-04-04T10:06:00.003-07:002015-12-01T17:58:47.802-08:00Indiana's Terry Case Laid Groundwork for Disciplining Attorneys for Judicial Criticism Despite First Amendment<span style="font-family: inherit;">Indiana's primary is little more than a month away. Candidates for several offices will be on the ballot, including people running for county circuit and superior courts, the trial courts in Indiana's judicial system. How does a voter find out about those judicial candidates? The primary source would be the attorneys who practice in those courts and ask them their opinion of the judges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However, attorneys are not free to speak their minds when it comes to judges and judicial candidates. In Indiana, if an attorney dares to offer a negative opinion, such as that a judge lacks temperament, doesn't prepare adequately for trials and hearings, or seems biased towards the prosecution in criminal cases, that attorney can be prosecuted for a violation of Disciplinary Rule 8.2 and be suspended, even disbarred.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But what about the First Amendment? Doesn't the Free Speech clause protect that speech?</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGURJi_sLfBWI9JK7v5OPZ5vdSAKxphvXnbzi89y2lLWGPDCC0KfJBp633918zQo9netzUY6-alGAdggAYKBlEPzY_d6s3JkTbEjboYU5OU8gutJYowmSLq5zWTNoAHX-MHEyzroVtMYg/s1600/Lendall+B.+Terry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGURJi_sLfBWI9JK7v5OPZ5vdSAKxphvXnbzi89y2lLWGPDCC0KfJBp633918zQo9netzUY6-alGAdggAYKBlEPzY_d6s3JkTbEjboYU5OU8gutJYowmSLq5zWTNoAHX-MHEyzroVtMYg/s1600/Lendall+B.+Terry.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The late Lendall B. Terry</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Believe it or not, despite ample U.S. Supreme Court precedent to the contrary, Indiana says "no."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">To find out how Indiana arrived at that position, one needs to turn back the clock to the 1970s and travel to Versailles, the county seat of Ripley County, in southeast Indiana. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
1972, Terry was elected </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ripley County Circuit Court judge<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Within a couple years the situation between Terry and the Ripley County
bar had so deteriorated that the attorneys in that county filed a formal
complaint with the Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission (back the Commission
disciplined attorneys and judges) asking for the judge be removed for several acts of misconduct. Over strong dissents from Justices DeBruler and Prenctice,
the Indiana Supreme Court in a 1975 opinion written by Justice Hunter voted 3-2
to remove Judge Terry from the bench.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">T<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">hat wasn't the end of former
Judge, now private attorney, Lendall B. Terry's brush with the Disciplinary
Commission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry began publishing and distributing in Ripley County a
newspaper called "Voice Against Corruption" accusing government
officials of being involved in illegal activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Terry
also asserted in correspondence directed to public officials of the state that
Justice Hunter had conspired with attorneys and others individuals in Ripley
County to cover up the criminal activity of a person named William
Greeman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry asserted that was what
motivated Hunter to suspend him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Terry was charged with
misconduct under a previous disciplinary rule that regulated criticism of
judicial officials by attorneys, a rule that has essentially been replaced by
Rule 8.2 of Indiana's Rules of Professional Conduct, which new rules were adopted in the middle 1980s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry responded that he
had reasonable suspicion to believe that a conspiracy had been formed to
protect William Greeman and that his letters to public officials accusing
Justice Hunter of misconduct was protected by the First Amendment to the
Constitution.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The remaining four justices of
the Indiana Supreme Court were faced with the situation that a colleague of
theirs on the Court had been accused of being involved in the worst sort of
conduct, but the speech was protected by the First Amendment as interpreted in New York Times v. Sullivan. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was when the Indiana Supreme Court came
up with the novel theory that he First Amendment does not apply to attorney
criticism of judges, a theory that allowed the justices to get around the
requirement set forth by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New York Times v. Sullivan</i> requirement that actual malice is required to sanction speech
critical of public officials.
As to the question of constitutional protection, the Respondent argues that his
comments and speech were permitted under the First Amendment; it is his further
contention that the cases sounding in libel and slander are persuasive and instructive
in determining the standard of misconduct to be applied in this case. We do not
concur in this analysis.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Respondent is charged with professional misconduct, not
defamation. The societal interests protected by these two bodies of law are not
identical. Defamation is a wrong directed against an individual and the remedy
is a personal redress of this wrong. On the other hand, the Code of
Professional Responsibility encompasses a much broader spectrum of protection.
Professional misconduct, although it may directly affect an individual, is not
punished for the benefit of the affected person; the wrong is against society
as a whole, the preservation of a fair, impartial judicial system, and the
system of justice as it has evolved for generations. In the past, this Court
has noted that a disciplinary proceeding stands independent of the course of
litigation from which acts of misconduct may arise. </span><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=9894098162370639142&q=terry+disciplinary+commission&hl=en&as_sdt=4,15"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: blue;">In re Crumpacker</span></i><span style="color: blue;"> (1978),
Ind., 383 N.E.2d 36</span></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">; </span><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6940835323990550700&q=terry+disciplinary+commission&hl=en&as_sdt=4,15"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: blue;">In re Wireman</span></i><span style="color: blue;"> (1977),
Ind., 367 N.E.2d 1368</span></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. This independence is predicated on the unique
nature of the interests protected through the disciplinary process.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the
present case, the Respondent is charged with making false accusations against a
Judge. This prohibition touches the very core of the judicial process.
Unwarranted public suggestion by an attorney that a judicial officer is
motivated by criminal purposes and considerations does nothing but weaken and
erode the public's confidence in an impartial adjudicatory process.<br /><br /><em>Matter of Terry</em>, 394 N.E.2d 94, 95-96 (Ind. 1979)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In short,
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Terry</i> theory is that </span>attorney speech critical of judges
deserves no protection whatsoever under the First Amendment because the "societal interest in the public's confidence
in an impartial adjudicatory process" is so important that the First
Amendment doesn't protect attorney speech critical of judges. The Indiana Supreme Court emphasized that its conclusion the First Amendment didn't apply was based not on the need to protect, the judge, but rather to protect the public ("society as a whole") which would be harmed if an attorney had free speech rights to criticize judges just like other public officials.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">What U.S. Supreme Court precedent did the Indiana Supreme Court rely on in <i>Terry</i> to carve out of the Free Speech Clause an exception for attorney speech critical of judges? Absolutely none. There is no U.S. Supreme Court precedent which supports the conclusion that attorneys speech critical of judges is not deserving of the same free speech protection as attorney criticism of any other public official. Justice Hugo Black in 1951 considered and rejected the <i>Terry </i>notion that restriction on speech critical of judges actually protects the judiciary:</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The assumption that respect for the judiciary can be won by
shielding judges from published criticism wrongly appraises the
character of American public opinion....[A]n enforced silence, however
limited, solely in the name of preserving the dignity of the bench,
would probably engender resentment, suspicion, and contempt much more
than it would enhance respect." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Bridges v.
California</i>, 314 U.S. 252, 270-271 (1941).
</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1991, Supreme Court Justice Kennedy rejected the <i>Terry</i> rationale that disciplinary rules can be used to discipline an attorney for speech that would otherwise be protected by the First Amendment.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">At the very least, our cases recognize that
disciplinary rules governing the legal profession cannot punish activity
protected by the First Amendment, and that First Amendment protection survives
even when the attorney violates a disciplinary rule he swore to obey when
admitted to the practice of law….<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.</span>
We have not in recent years accepted our colleagues' apparent theory that the
practice of law brings with it comprehensive restrictions, or that we will
defer to professional bodies when those restrictions impinge upon First
Amendment freedoms.</span></span></blockquote>
<blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Gentile
v. State Bar of Nev</i>., 501 US 1030, 1054 (U.S. 1991)
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attorney speech could be limited because attorneys are more persuasive
when talking about the judicial branch:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">To the extent the press and public rely upon
attorneys for information because attorneys are well informed, this may prove
the value to the public of speech by members of the bar. If the
dangers of their speech arise from its persuasiveness, from their ability to
explain judicial proceedings, or from the likelihood the speech will be
believed, these are not the sort of dangers that can validate restrictions. The
First Amendment does not permit suppression of speech because of its power to
command assent.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When a state regulation
implicates First Amendment rights, the Court must balance those interests
against the State's legitimate interest in regulating the activity in question.
See, <i>e. g., </i></span><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13843985791078501976&q=gentile+nevada&hl=en&as_sdt=800006"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Seattle
Times, supra,</i> at 32</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. The "substantial likelihood" test
embodied in Rule 177 is constitutional under this analysis, for it is designed
to protect the integrity and fairness of a State's judicial system, and it
imposes only narrow and necessary limitations on lawyers' speech. The
limitations are aimed at two principal evils: (1) comments that are likely to
influence the actual outcome of the trial, and (2) comments that are likely to
prejudice the jury venire, even if an untainted panel can ultimately be found.
Few, if any, interests under the Constitution are more fundamental than the
right to a fair trial by "impartial" jurors, and an outcome affected
by extrajudicial statements would violate that fundamental right. See, <i>e.
g., </i></span><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7078505068087048302&q=gentile+nevada&hl=en&as_sdt=800006"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Sheppard,</i>
384 U. S., at 350-351</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">; </span><a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11137627382211217782&q=gentile+nevada&hl=en&as_sdt=800006"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Turner</i>
v. <i>Louisiana,</i> 379 U. S. 466, 473 (1965)</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (evidence in criminal trial
must come solely from witness stand in public courtroom with full evidentiary
protections). Even if a fair trial can ultimately be ensured through <i>voir
dire,</i> change of venue, or some other device, these measures entail serious
costs to the system. Extensive <i>voir dire</i> may not be able to filter out
all of the effects of pretrial publicity, and with increasingly widespread
media coverage of criminal trials, a change of venue may not suffice to undo
the effects of statements such as those made by petitioner. The State has a
substantial interest in preventing officers of the court, such as lawyers, from
imposing such costs on the judicial system and on the litigants.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
restraint on speech is narrowly tailored to achieve those objectives. The
regulation of attorneys' speech is limited—it applies only to speech that is
substantially likely to have a materially prejudicial effect; it is neutral as
to points of view, applying equally to all attorneys participating in a pending
case; and it merely postpones the attorneys' comments until after the trial.
While supported by the substantial state interest in preventing prejudice to an
adjudicative proceeding by those who have a duty to protect its integrity, the
Rule is limited on its face to preventing only speech having a substantial
likelihood of materially prejudicing that proceeding.</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i>Id.</i> at 1075-1076.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately Indiana's <i>Terry </i>case set a precedent that became quickly adopted in other jurisdictions where state supreme court justices were looking to get around the First Amendment in order to sanction attorneys for criticizing their judicial colleagues. It is an approach that has zero chance of being upheld if and when the next attorney free speech case makes it to the U.S. Supreme Court.</span></div>
Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-5651155856299903932014-03-24T10:58:00.002-07:002014-03-24T10:58:54.443-07:00Hearing Officer Recommends Public Reprimand in Strange Case Involving Long-Time Muncie Attorney Michael (Mick) AlexanderThe Muncie Star-Press <a href="http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20140324/NEWS01/303240003/Indiana-Supreme-Court">reports:</a><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
A Wayne County judge has recommended that the Indiana Supreme Court
publicly reprimand — but not suspend from the practice of law— local
attorney Michael J. Alexander.<br />
<br />
<span class="pp"></span>Wayne
Superior Court 3 Judge Darren Dolehanty — appointed hearing officer
after a disciplinary complaint was filed against Alexander in January
2013 — issued his findings and recommendations to the state Supreme
Court on Friday.<br />
<br />
<span class="aa"></span><br />
<span class="pp"></span>Dolehanty
noted that the alleged misconduct — which Alexander largely admitted to
at a Feb. 28 hearing — “happened several years ago,” adding that he had
no reason to believe the Muncie attorney had committed additional rule
violations in the years since.<br />
<br />
... </blockquote>
The <a href="https://drive.google.com/?urp=http://www.google.com/url?sa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26sou&pli=1&authuser=0#my-drive">January 2013 complaint</a> signed by Executive Director Michael Witte, accuses Alexander of in 2005 employing Bruce McLaren, an attorney who resigned from his position rather than face discipline from a 2003 conviction in federal court for which he served five years in prison.<br />
<br />
The major thrust of the complaint though had to do with the Alexander's conduct during a 2003 personal injury case against Outback for allegedly serving a drunk customer who then hit Alexander's clients who were traveling on a motorcycle. The patron had actually gone to another bar after being at Outback celebrating that restaurant's grand opening.<br />
<br />
The key witness was an Outback employee who when deposed said that the customer was not visibly but later then changed her testimony after meeting with Alexander. Alexander did not inform Outback's attorneys of the meeting with the employee or the changed testimony. In 2003, Alexander's client won the jury trial but in 2006 the Indiana Supreme Court overturned the decision, pointing to Alexander's misconduct. <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8389021669366594490&q=outback+2006+alexander&hl=en&as_sdt=4,15">In an opinion</a> written by Justice Theodore Boehm, the Court suggested that Alexander had committed disciplinary violations and recommended that the Disciplinary Commission take up the matter: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Notwithstanding our conclusion that Alexander's conduct is not grounds for relief from a judgment under Trial Rule
60(B), we conclude that his conduct warrants investigation by the
Indiana Disciplinary Commission. Rule 3.3(a)(1) of the Indiana Rules of
Professional Conduct provides that an attorney "shall not knowingly make
a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal." The commentary
explains that candor is necessary to preserve the integrity of the
adjudicative process. Rule 4.1(a) provides that an attorney shall not
"knowingly make a false statement of material fact or law to a third
person" in the course of representing a client. The commentary to this
Rule explains that misrepresentations include "partially true but
misleading statements." Rule 8.4(d) provides that it is also misconduct
for an attorney to engage in conduct "prejudicial to the administration
of justice." We leave to the Disciplinary Committee to consider whether
these facts are as they appear from this record and if so whether any
charges are appropriate.</blockquote>
(Note: It is not clear why Justice Boehm says that Alexander's conduct is not grounds for relief from judgment because in the next paragraph the Court concludes otherwise, reversing the trial court's failure to grant the motion asking for relief from judgment, vacating the judgement and ordering a new trial.)<br />
<br />
Despite Justice Boehm's opinion suggesting referral to the Disciplinary Commission in 2006, it was not until January 2013 that the Commission charged Alexander with misconduct. The disciplinary complaint focused on statements made by Alexander during closing argument and his failure to update discovery, and his failure to reveal prior conversations with the aforementioned key witness.<br />
<br />
The passage of time points to a need for the Indiana Supreme Court to adopt statutes of limitations when it comes to pursuing disciplinary grievances and formal charges. By the time the disciplinary complaint was filed against Alexander, the facts supporting misconduct were between 10 and 14 years old. It is unfair to an attorney to have to defend against facts that are that old. On the other hand, if Alexander did commit substantial misconduct, the passage of time in the eyes of the Hearing Officer, and quite likely the Supreme Court, means a less severe punishment - public reprimand - is appropriate. The Commission should not be able to decrease the penalty on an attorney for misconduct by sitting on potential charges.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-45555663568448324982014-03-18T23:25:00.000-07:002014-03-18T23:31:04.043-07:00New Jersey Board Ignores Due Process and Purpose of Rule 8.2 to Reprimand Attorney for Judicial Criticism <a href="http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/drb/decisions/Weiner_13_073.pdf">A new Rule 8.2 case handed down in New Jersey</a> last week demonstrates how disciplinary bodies do not let things like "due process" get in the way of using Rule 8.2 to sanction an attorney for critical comments about judges. <br />
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Benjamin C. Weiner was president and legal counsel for a Great Western Mineral and Mining, Inc. (GW) which was a plaintiff in a legal malpractice case. Weiner had hired an attorney named James Wiley to represent GW in the litigation. The parties agreed to arbitration in front of a Pennsylvania attorney named Thomas Rutter. The mining company lost the arbitration. Later the arbitration decision was challenged in the Pennsylvania courts as being invalid because Rutter had not disclosed a conflict of interest he had. The mining company lost that appeal and was likewise unsuccessful due to collateral estoppel, in a new lawsuit alleging tort and breach of conflict based on Rutter's conflict of interest.<br />
<br />
Wiley conveyed to him a conversation he had with an opposing counsel in which that counsel stated that there was no way that a Philadelphia court or a state (appellate) court would decided against Thomas Rutter given his relationship with those courts, namely that as head of the largest alternative dispute resolution firm in Pennsylvania he was in a position to offer lucrative jobs to judges who want to leave the bench.<br />
<br />
Weiner later initiated an action in the United States District Court for New Jersey claiming that he had been denied his due process rights. He alleged that the Pennsylvania courts were beholden to certain of the defendants, including Rutter, and that the decisions of those courts were the result of a corrupt conspiracy.<br />
<br />
Weiner was charged with a Rule 8.2 violation for his federal court filings. What is most noteworthy about the case is that at the evidentiary hearing before the District VC Ethics Committee (DEC), the Disciplinary Oversight Committee (the body that prosecutes disciplinary matters in New Jersey) did not even bother to call a single witnesses even thought it had the burden of proof of showing that Weiner had made a false statement in violation of Rule 8.2. Rather, the statements were just presumed to be false with the burden of proof on Weiner to prove they were instead true. <br />
<br />
Weiner gave it a try though, asking to subpoena 45 witnesses, including 34 active and retired Pennsylvania judges. All of Weiner's subpoena requests were denied. The other evidence he introduced to try to show a corrupt Pennsylvania judiciary was ridiculed as being irrelevant.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iW-uyUoXyZAahdr56wT4Xow7fseaZKYAYY0I_k1xwtsbKnBYAQnGMrAeHDY-fBIjANqsolrF7tKB5EAV_wZtldG2NSgaefVwm9Qdum3kUPdd0TEifr-t-ovn1NuhrjdghoSRgFS5dr4/s1600/extreme+gavel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iW-uyUoXyZAahdr56wT4Xow7fseaZKYAYY0I_k1xwtsbKnBYAQnGMrAeHDY-fBIjANqsolrF7tKB5EAV_wZtldG2NSgaefVwm9Qdum3kUPdd0TEifr-t-ovn1NuhrjdghoSRgFS5dr4/s1600/extreme+gavel.jpg" /></a>(<a href="http://disbarringthecritics.blogspot.com/2014/01/pennsylvania-supreme-court-disciplinary.html">I wrote earlier</a> that Pennsylvania is the same state that produced the infamous "Kids for Cash" scandal in which Luzerne County judges were sentencing kids to private juvenile facilities in exchange for kickbacks. A Commission later formed to study why the scandal happened criticized attorneys for knowing about the corrupt judges but failing to speak out. My review of Pennsylvania Rule 8.2 cases showed that prior to the scandal breaking, three Pennsylvania attorneys had been accused of disciplinary violations for accusing judges of misconduct, with two suspended for five years and one disbarred. Those cases undoubtedly had a chilling effect on attorney's willingness to accuse judges of wrongdoing and, as a result, the public was harmed.)<br />
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Weiner also argued that the First Amendment protected his speech. The Disciplinary Review Board, the arm of the New Jersey Supreme Court which reviews the DEC's findings of fact and issues a judgment that appears to be nothing more than rubber-stamped by the New Jersey Supreme Court, simply ignored the First Amendment argument. Likewise, the Board apparently did not understand or seem to care about the difference between the statement of a fact and the expression of an opinion, the latter of which was never intended to be covered by Rule 8.2. Further, the Board simply ignored that the express purpose of Rule 8.2 is to protect "public confidence in the administration of justice," which was hardly threatened by Weiner's court filings that only a handful of people would have ever read. Indeed it was the Disciplinary Oversight Board that made Weiner's criticism of the Pennsylvania judiciary much more public by filing the charges.<br />
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The Disciplinary Review Board found Weiner's "accusations against the Panels' members and resistance to the process were uncalled for as unprofessional and bordered on an independent ethics violations." Given the due process violations and the Board's ignoring the purpose of Rule 8.2 as well as the First Amendment arguments, Weiner had every right to complain about the process.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334297481031450993.post-62077464951427396762014-03-16T11:57:00.001-07:002014-03-16T11:57:15.505-07:00Appellate Judge Blasts Indicted Cincinnati Trial Judge; Meanwhile Ohio Supreme Court Continues to Aggressively Sanction Attorneys for Judicial CriticismThe Cincinnati Enquirer <a href="http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/courts/2014/03/14/court-blasts-judge-hunter/6412261/">reports:</a> <br />
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In her many fights with prosecutors and defense attorneys, Hamilton
County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter often said she was doing what
was best for the children she took an oath to protect.<br /><br />
<a data-uotrack="storyinlinelink" href="http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/docs/decisions/C-130736_03142014.pdf" target="_blank" title="http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/docs/decisions/C-130736_03142014.pdf">In a scorching Friday ruling</a>, though, a higher court blasted Hunter for harming children,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judge Tracie Hunter</td></tr>
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calling her decision to terminate a mother's custody "egregious."<br />
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"We
find that (Hunter's) judgment was not only unreasonable but also
utterly unconscionable," Appeals Court Judge Sylvia Hendon wrote in
Friday's decision. Fellow Appeals Court Judges Pat Fischer and Pat
DeWine concurred.<br />
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[Hunter's] magistrate ruled that custody of two children would be
transferred from their mother and given to the Department of Job &
Family Services. Hunter held a Nov. 12, 2012, hearing and said she would
rule in 60 days.<br />
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Instead, she waited so long to rule on the
custody case that the Hamilton County public defender asked the
Cincinnati-based 1st District Court of Appeals to force Hunter to rule
on that and more than a dozen other cases because the delays were
hurting the children involved.<br />
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Hunter eventually ruled, two days
after the appeals court ordered her to and 11 months after she held the
first hearing. Her ruling, though, blasted the mother's attorney for not
presenting a better defense. More importantly, Hunter admitted in that
decision that she did "not have time to rectify that shortcomings of
Mother's legal arguments." </blockquote>
Hunter had <a href="http://www.wlwt.com/news/trial-scheduling-for-judge-tracie-hunters-case-delayed/24795702">previously been suspended</a> by the Ohio Supreme Court after she was indicted on criminal allegations of theft in the office for misusing county credit cards, backdating court documents, and improperly inserting herself into the firing of her brother, a former juvenile court employee.<br />
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As the Cincinnati Enquirer article notes: "The ruling is unusual because judges rarely criticize other judges' rulings, much less with such scathing language."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ohio Appellate Judge <br />Sylvia Hendon</td></tr>
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And therein lies the irony. Ohio is the second most aggressive state (after Indiana) in disciplining attorneys for criticism of judges, with eight Rule 8.2 cases. Six of those Rule 8.2 cases have been handed down in the last 3 1/2 years. Of the eight Rule 8.2 cases, seven involved matters where the attorney put his accusation of judicial misconduct in court filings. One of those seven cases involved an attorney who was disciplined for filing disciplinary grievances accusing a judge for not following Ohio law with respect to the issuance of ex parte protective orders. That attorney was indefinitely suspended and won't be allowed to practice again in Ohio unless he can prove he is mentally healthy.<br />
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In employing the most strict "reasonable attorney" standard for enforcing Rule 8.2, the Ohio Supreme Court <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7466627115031699771&q=ohio+disciplinary+pullens&hl=en&as_sdt=800006">stated</a> in the Pullins case "[w]e have recognized that ethical rules prohibiting false statements impugning
the integrity of judges are necessary 'to preserve public confidence
in the fairness and impartiality of our system of justice."" So then why wouldn't Judge Hendon's harsh statements about Judge Hunter also not cross that line? If anything, Judge Hendon's statements about Judge Hunter, which have been picked up by numerous media outlets, would have even more of an effect of undermining the public's confidence in the judiciary than Ohio attorneys including judicial criticism in filings that quite likely would never be picked up by a media outlet?<br />
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The answer is that Rule 8.2 is being enforced by the Ohio Supreme Court not to protect the public, but rather to protect their judicial colleagues from criticism.Paul K. Ogdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com1