July 13, 2001: COURT PAPERS FILED FOR RESTRAINING ORDER
TO PREVENT ELECTION OF MORE ILLEGAL DIRECTORS
TO PACIFICA BOARD

The Pacifica Board majority has broken their stipulation [filed with the court in early June] to give us 30 days' notice prior to any attempt to "elect" [illegally appoint] more directors. On July 10th they gave notice of intent to hold an "emergency" meeting of the board by telephone conference call at noon Pacifica time on July 17th to "elect" Susan Estrich, Marion Barry, James Ferguson, Dick Gregory and George Barnstone to the board of directors. They claim this is an "emergency" because some of their directors want to resign because of the protests against them.

Our lawyers are filing briefs at noon today seeking a restraining order preventing the "emergency" board meeting on the 17th. The board majority's briefs are due on Monday, the 16th. The judge will then rule sometime Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning, presumably.

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