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On 10/11/2016 12:10 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 3:03 PM, William L. Thomson Jr. |
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> <wlt-ml@××××××.com> wrote: |
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>> As lead of Comrel you should specifically addressing the topic of any appeal. |
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>> You should be able to clarify my status and what I would be appealing to |
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>> council. |
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> The onus of any appeal is on you. If he felt that there was anything |
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> to appeal he wouldn't have issued it in the first place. An appeal is |
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> the result of a disagreement over a decision. If you ask a judge what |
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> part of his decision was wrong and should be appealed, he'll tell you |
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> that there was nothing wrong with his decision. That doesn't mean |
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> that you can't appeal, it simply reflects the fact that any judge is |
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> going to do their job however they feel is best. If they knew in |
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> advance there was a mistake in their ruling they wouldn't have made it |
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> in the first place. |
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This isn't a fair comparison. When a judge makes a decision it and the |
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events surrounding it are logged in the court transcript which is |
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typically public. At most, the judge makes a decision and writes an |
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'opinion' that says what that decision was and how he reached it. |
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My understanding is some one wishing to appeal a Comrel decision does so |
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almost completely blind. It's not possible to know exactly what |
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complaint(s) were filed against you, how Comrel came to its decision, |
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and assuming the decision is flawed, what the flawed parts are. To me |
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it sounds like Comrel is very much a "black box". Complaints go in, and |
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if the device warrants it, a punitive decision comes out. |
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If that account is incorrect, I'd appreciate anyone pointing out what I |
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got wrong, but as I'm writing this, Comrel's handling of things is |
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world's apart from how a typical court does it. |
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That said, I'm not suggesting Comrel start writing "opinions" to justify |
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their actions, but I am pointing out that William's frustration with |
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being told he can appeal, but without any actionable information is a |
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common thread I've heard from a few people who have had direct dealings |
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with Comrel. |
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Thanks, |
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Nicholas Vinson |
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> If you disagree with something Comrel did, then appeal whatever it is |
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> that you disagree with. If you're fine with it, then don't. Either |
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> way, if you don't appeal (either to Comrel as a whole or Council) |
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> nothing is likely to change regarding your specific case. |
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