Posted on 10/10/2007 7:32:52 PM PDT by Physicist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2007
Contact: Don Adams, ###.###.####
Philadelphia – Two Clinton protesters, viciously beaten up by a group of pro-Clinton teamsters outside Philadelphia’s City Hall during a presidential visit nine years ago, last week appealed a federal judge’s order to pay two teamster unions $15,000.00 in legal costs stemming from an October, 2000 Federal Civil Rights suit.
Five members of Teamsters Local 115 eventually pled guilty to criminal assault, conspiracy, and various other charges in the attack.
Last month, Judge William Yohn ordered the beating victims, Don Adams and his sister Teri Adams, to pay the unions $15,000.00 in costs—but dismissed the unions’ demand for a couple hundred thousand dollars in attorneys fees, stating in his decision that the suit was “not frivolous.”
The Adamses’ attorney, Trey Mayfield, believes the Adamses have strong grounds for an appeal. “This case was clearly ‘not frivolous’—it was, and is, an egregious violation of the law. The teamsters should be compensating the Adamses, not the other way around.”
Beating victim Teri Adams added, “I think it’s outrageous for the Teamsters to expect us to pay them—especially since numerous members, led by local union boss John Morris, were not only responsible for beating us up in an attempt to squelch our freedom of speech, but also for the malicious prosecution and defamation of my brother, Don.”
A few weeks after the October 2, 1998 assault, Mr. Morris, then head of Teamsters Local 115 and a Vice President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke on camera to Bill Baldini of Channel 10 News—accusing Mr. Adams of hitting two female teamsters and of being a member of the mafia.
Mr. Adams eventually stood trial in 1999 on trumped up charges brought by Teamster Heather Diocson and was found “not guilty.”
Several years ago, Judge Yohn dismissed the Adamses’ Federal Civil Rights claim and remanded the remainder of the civil suit, Adams, et al. v. Teamsters Local 115, et al., back to Pennsylvania State Court. A trial has been scheduled for April, 2008 in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.
Attorney Trey Mayfield will represent the Adamses before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. He can be reached at ###.###.####.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 99-CV-4910 NOTICE OF APPEAL |
Notice is hereby given that Don Adams and Theresa Adams, Plaintiffs in the above-named case, hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from, (a) the September 4, 2007 Order which entered judgment in favor of Defendant Teamsters Local 115 and against plaintiffs Don Adams and Theresa Adams in the amount of $450.10; and, (b) the September 4, 2007 Order which entered judgment in favor of defendant International Brotherhood of Teamsters and against plaintiffs Don Adams and Theresa Adams in the amount of $14,625.94.
| Joseph M. Adams, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiffs Don and Theresa Adams |
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| Dated: October 2, 2007 |
Dittos, Physicist. Best wishes and pray that justice will prevail.
The injustice just never ends.
Prayers for the Adams. I hope and pray they win against these union thugs.
I remember asking Don and Teri this once before, but forgot the answer. Why can't there be a change of venue?
I ask the Lord to give you strength in your fight for justice, and a positive outcome that is long, long overdue.
5.56mm
Bump
I remember seeing the video where the Union thug “put the hat” on the target to be beaten. IT’S ON VIDEO. This judge is a ass.
So is the Union that wouldn’t let Americans speak freely.
Teamsters (IBT)
National Headquarters
25 LOUISIANA AVENUE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
http://www.unionfacts.com/unions/unionProfile.cfm?id=93
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Leadership
Top 10 International IBT Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title Total Compensation
James Hoffa Gen President $ 335,657
C Thomas Keegel Gen Sec-treas $ 297,583
Forrest Johnson Vp, Trd Div Dir, Intl Rep $ 208,478
Richard Bell Exec Asst To The Gst $ 190,494
Robert Bouvier Vp & Intl Rep $ 187,779
Gary Witlen Department Dir $ 186,687
Cheryl Johnson Department Dir $ 184,901
Harry Dellinger Jr. Admin. Asst To Gst $ 174,906
Philip Young Vp & Intl Rep $ 174,509
Fred Gegare Vp, Trd Div Dir, Intl Rep $ 172,375
[show all officers & salaries]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Thank you very much for your prayers, M Kehoe! We very much need them! : )
Beautiful post, Phys! Thank you so much for all the hard work! : )
There is also a miscarriage of justice that allows Unions to use violence in “Job Actions”. That means they can practically kill you if they can relate it to a Union activity.
BTTT
Bump.
You have been a friend from the beginning. Thank you for your prayers and all your support, Budge! : )
Hadn’t heard that yet.
THAT was awful! I read about it at the time.
Don and I could not have continued to fight this, without the help of Free Republic. Thank you, Jim! : )
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