[Grovenet] [Fwd: Dean Klonoff Press Release - Misuse of Law School Name]

Mon Oct 29 09:12:38 PDT 2007

Depends upon the class of mail, and even then first class offers no
guarantees! 

In our move I realized that I had lost the new address of my brother who had
dropped me a card some months before saying he had moved to somewhere in
Georgia. It was almost six months after I had received the card so, to avoid
losing track of him I immediately sent a certified letter to his old address
giving him my new address and asking him to send his new one again. 

I sent it certified to be sure the post office noticed it and would forward
it. 

Almost two months later I got my certified letter card back saying it had
been delivered to his *old* address, where I knew he no longer lived. 

The post office said, "Sorry! We don't care who lives there. We just send it
to the address. The carrier must have not noticed the forwarding
instructions!" 

Ron D'Eau Claire

-----Original Message-----
From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of David Morelli
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:08 PM
To: Forest Grove local interests list
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] [Fwd: Dean Klonoff Press Release - Misuse of Law
School Name]

I got one after reading your post.

I did a "return to sender".

Now, I am curious.  If the return address causes  it to go somewhere  
other than Lewis & Clark Law School, would that be mail theft or mail  
fraud?  <hmmm?>

David

On Oct 26, 2007, at 8:52 AM, Bob Browning wrote:

> FYI. Just a short note on the ethics of Oregonians in Action and
> their leaders David Hunnicutt and Ross Day.
>
> And so you know, they have previously taken a quote of mine from
> several years ago completely out of context and posted it on their  
> website, despite my request that they not use it!!
>
> bob "nothing more need be said except yes on 49 and 50" browning
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Dean Klonoff Press Release - Misuse of Law School Name
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:12:25 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Lewis & Clark Law School <lawnews at lclark.edu>
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> To: rab at jurislex.com
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> October 25, 2007
>
> Lewis & Clark Law Dean Calls on Anti-Measure 49 Group to Correct
> Misuse of School Name
>
>
>
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> PORTLAND, Ore. (October 24, 2007) -- Robert Klonoff, dean of Lewis  
> & Clark Law School, today demanded that the anti-Measure 49 group  
> Oregonians in Action take measures to correct the misimpression  
> that the group's recent statewide mailing came from the law school.
>
> The demand was made in a formal letter to David Hunnicutt,  
> president of Oregonians in Action, from the college's general  
> counsel, David Ellis. A copy of the letter was sent to the Election  
> Division of the office of the Oregon Secretary of State.
>
> The organization's mailing, sent to many thousands of Oregon  
> voters, was signed by former Lewis & Clark law dean and current  
> professor James Huffman. The envelope used Huffman's and the law  
> school's name on the return address, giving the impression that it  
> was a mailing from the law school and that Huffman's anti-49  
> message represented the official position of the school.
>
> Klonoff demanded that Oregonians in Action send a letter of  
> correction to all households that received the previous mailing and  
> clarify that the anti-49 message did not represent any official  
> position of Lewis & Clark.
>
> "Oregonians in Action at no time sought my authorization to use the  
> Lewis & Clark name on the envelopes for their mailing," Klonoff  
> said. "Nor did they seek the authorization of the college's  
> president, general counsel, or any other current member of the  
> administration with authority to bind the college. Lewis & Clark  
> Law School had no knowledge of any such mailing and did not learn  
> of it, and Professor Huffman's involvement with it, until concerned  
> constituents began to contact us after receiving it in the mail."
>
> Judging from the large number of voters who have contacted the law  
> school to express their concerns, Klonoff said it is clear that  
> Oregonians in Action has given the impression that the letter was  
> an official mailing from Lewis & Clark. "It's disappointing that  
> Oregonians in Action would misuse the school's good name for a  
> partisan political purpose, in what many of our concerned  
> constituents regard as fraud against the voters," Klonoff said.
>
> "In the spirit of academic freedom and our commitment to sound  
> jurisprudence, Lewis & Clark Law School upholds the right of our  
> faculty members to engage in political debates no matter their  
> stance on a particular issue," Klonoff added. "However, as an  
> academic institution we do not take official positions on ballot  
> measures or any other political issue. Rather, it is our mission to  
> educate lawyers and citizens who can enter such debates with  
> critical thinking, a sound legal foundation, and a commitment to  
> healthy public discourse.
>
> "Fair debate requires that all participants represent their ideas  
> with integrity and sincerity. The misuse of our name by Oregonians  
> in Action violates that fundamental principle. It is deeply  
> troublesome that the group would mislead voters in an attempt to  
> garner support on this controversial issue. They must correct the  
> record
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