[blindlaw] LSAC Held in Contempt of Consent Decree Regarding Accommodations

[Sai]

Apparently they both moved to Perkins Coie around Feb. 7.

This is indicated in the change in header betwen Jan. 12 opp to motion
for contempt and March 1 post-hearing brief.

https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/caroline-m-mew.html
https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/robert-a-burgoyne.html
https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/news-insights/perkins-coie-adds-experienced-litigator-in-washington-d-c.html

My "last two days" statement was based on emails to Mew (2 days ago
went through, today got autoresponse bounce).
Sincerely,
Sai
President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc.


On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Sai <sai at fiatfiendum.org> wrote:
> Neither does Robert A. Burgoyne (partner):
> http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/us/people/90775
>
> Mew's former page: http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/us/people/90827
> (senior counsel)
>
> Both of them leaving, including a partner, seems like a bit too much
> of a coincidence.
> Sincerely,
> Sai
> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Sai <sai at fiatfiendum.org> wrote:
>> Possibly related: Caroline M. Mew, one of LSAC's outside counsel on
>> this case, no longer works for Norton Rose Fullbright, as of sometime
>> within the last two days.
>> Sincerely,
>> Sai
>> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Sai <sai at fiatfiendum.org> wrote:
>>> Thanks for posting this. My thanks & congratulations to everyone
>>> involved in getting & enforcing the injunction.
>>>
>>> I've attached the actual order, together with all the briefs about the
>>> motion to hold in contempt (including the AFB et al* amicus).
>>>
>>> I've run them all through Adobe Acrobat OCR, since several were inaccessible.
>>>
>>> I haven't included the exhibits, nor the motion in limine about
>>> striking the ADA monitor's report, but can get them if anyone's
>>> interested.
>>>
>>>
>>> All the docs I have on it, including these, are publicly available
>>> here: <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzmetJxi-p0VaG9NekJvb2FuUFE>.
>>>
>>> That folder is more memorably reached at: <https://s.ai/archive> >
>>> issues > disability > ada and rehab act > case law > DFEH v LSAC.
>>>
>>>
>>> FWIW, I have a personal matter closely related to this on which I need
>>> pro bono appellate litigation counsel.
>>>
>>> If anyone's willing to help (or if you know someone who may be),
>>> please contact me offlist at my personal email, <legal at s.ai>.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Sai
>>> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc.
>>>
>>>
>>> * The "AFB" amicus brief has a whole lot of co-signers. Here's the full list:
>>>
>>> - orgs
>>> American Foundation for the Blind
>>> Association on Higher Education And Disability
>>> Association of University Centers on Disabilities
>>> Center for Public Representation
>>> Disability Rights Bar Association
>>> Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
>>> Disability Rights New York
>>> Everyone Reading, Inc.
>>> Learning Disabilities Association of America
>>> National Association of Law Students with Disabilities
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
>>>
>>> - individuals
>>> Karen Dahlman Ph.D.
>>> Robert Dinerstein, Prof.
>>> Paul Grossman, Prof.
>>> Elizabeth Hennessey-Severson
>>> Jo Anne Simon, P.C.
>>> Arlene Kanter, Prof.
>>> Brenda Cheryl Kaplan, Ph.D.
>>> Antoinette J. Lynn, Ph.D.
>>> Amy Margolis, Ph.D.
>>> Richard K. Neumann, Prof.
>>> Michael A. Schwartz, Prof.
>>> Alexandra Tucker, Esq.
>>> Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 8:53 PM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> LSAC has been held in contempt of the 2015 consent decree regarding revised procedures for accommodating test-takers with disabilities. The decree has been extended by two years. See the attachment for more information.
>>>>
>>>> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.