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- From: garrod@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (David Garrod)
- Subject: Re: Sexual Discrimination
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.162445.22930@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 16:24:45 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan23.102416.8212@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>, noraa@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (aaron.l.hoffmeyer) writes:
- >
- > So, what I am asking, or suggesting is this: Why don't we look at this
- > avenue of approach for correcting the injustices in the system? Any
- > precedent establishing case could inspire reform throughout the
- > country, and, at the very least, it could garner much needed attention
- > on the plight of oppressed, divorcing or divorced fathers.
- >
- > Is it unreasonable to incorporate such a goal into the mission of
- > divorced fathers' rights groups? If 52 class-action lawsuits were
- > filed simultaneously in the states and territories, the courts and the
- > media would have to sit up and take notice. And maybe, at last, the
- > charade would be exposed for what it is: sexual discrimination.
- >
- > Comments, anyone?
- >
- > Aaron L. Hoffmeyer
- > TR@CBNEA.ATT.COM
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- The laws for federal law suits are slightly different from state laws.
- The biggest difference is that the loser gets to pay for the attorney
- fees of the winning party. States have bottomless pockets when it
- comes to defending legal action. Any father`s group would have to
- probably post bond and would also probably run out of money to keep
- up the case as the state finds one method after another to delay things
- and run up costs.
- If I was the state defending such an action I would take
- depositions from virtually every judge, lawmaker in the state. The
- attorney representing the fathers would have to be present to ask
- questions in rebuttal and cost of hours alone could run to megabucks.
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- "The judgment often goes to him with the deepest pocket."
- Someone, somewhere must have said that!
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- David Garrod
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