Posted on 10/16/2014 1:38:46 PM PDT by FlJoePa
In two separate Commonwealth Court rulings this week, Judge Anne Covey denied an NCAA and Penn State motion for a protective order and ordered the NCAA to make President Mark Emmert available to give a deposition.
The NCAA and the university had asked for the order to protect confidentiality of “certain discovery materials” in the lawsuit brought by state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Benner Township, and state Treasurer Rob McCord that tries to ensure the $60 million in fine money levied against Penn State by the NCAA remains in Pennsylvania.
Covey declined that in an order dated Wednesday.
“Defendants have demonstrated no specific injury that would occur in the absence of a protective order and have presented no evidence that this court’s protection is necessary. They have done nothing other than make a general, sweeping, nonspecific and unsupported statement that the information ‘qualifies for protection from public disclosure’ or is ‘required to be maintained as confidential in the ordinary course of [PSU’s] business,’ ” the judge wrote.
“Their assertions fall far short of the required legal standard.”
The denial comes after Covey refused to dismiss the case as the defendants requested. Corman and McCord did not oppose that motion, saying they would leave it to the court’s judgment. Covey instead ordered a trial that would look at the validity of the consent decree, the document by which Penn State agreed to the sanctions levied against the university and the football program.
Covey also ordered the NCAA to produce 14 witnesses — including Emmert — for depositions. Three witnesses were removed from the list of requests. Ed Ray, the Oregon State University president and chairman of the NCAA’s executive committee at the time of the consent decree, was a special case.
“It is unclear whether Dr. Ray currently holds a position with the NCAA. If so, he shall be produced for deposition,” the order states. “However, if Dr. Ray no longer holds a position with the NCAA, we shall not order the NCAA to produce him.”
Ray is not listed as a member of the executive committee on the NCAA’s website.
I am glad this will be under oath. I want every FACT to come out instead of hyped stories in the press.
Let every chip fall where it may, but let FACTS reign.
Thank you for your continued dilligence FlJoePa, eventually Coach Paterno will be exhonerated from the witch hunt that ultimately burned him at the stake...........
This suit is just the warmup act. You’ve still got JVP vs. ncaa, Spanier vs. freeh, and I would expect numerous defamation suits filed by JVP’s attorneys.
That said, I want Rodney Erickson under oath as much as I want emmert under oath. I want John Surma deposed as well. He somehow (w/ corbett’s help no doubt) took over the university and cancelled JVP’s press conference, then fired him. Corbett got Spanier. Surma wanted JVP.
Please take your pedophile cult to the nearest NAMBLA website.
You’ll be more than welcome there.
I’m not a member of a pedophile cult - just a guy seeking the truth. Maybe you didn’t read the article, or maybe you don’t understand what this means.
What this means is that the whole cabal - from b.o.t. members to freeh to the ncaa are ALL getting hauled into court (not maybe, definitely) to explain why they did what they did.
The consent decree will be declared void, the wins will be restored and the $60 million will be returned to the University. The B1G will also have to return their stolen bowl revenue.
This isn’t a good day for pedophile cults, this is a good day for the truth. Too bad you can’t see that.
Oh no?
For the umpteenth time - care to explain to all on this thread as well as the numerous other threads that you have posted in the past, what is the origin of your user name?
The consent decree will be declared void, the wins will be restored and the $60 million will be returned to the University. The B1G will also have to return their stolen bowl revenue.
And this is all you're interested in. Never a word from you about the victims of this travesty. Never a word about the enabling of pedophile activity by the school's administration AND Joe Paterno.
Yeah, you are not a cult member. My azz!
What proof do you have of this? Media headlines? Fact-Freeh Report? That is all rubbish. If anyone had any proof of Curley/Schultz/Spanier enabling pedophile activity, the ncaa would have never walked back the sanctions in the first place. They'd also be in jail instead of awaiting a trial that can never take place because there is simply no evidence.
If there was a lick of proof of anything you say here, I'd be in line right behind you. Fact is, there is not.
Forgive me if I don't take my cues from someone who's knowledge of this case could fit on the head of a pin - leaving room to dance.
In your usual feverish rant about how you know the truth and everybody else is poorly informed, you forgot (for the umpteenth time) to explain to all of us the origin of your user name.
We’re waiting ...
Not a cult? My azz!!
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