Litigation for the Layman: A Continuing Series

Chapter Eight continues to explains the current situtation. Lafayette, as expected, has filed some preliminary objections, and we've responded. Now we wait.
(January 17, 2012).

Court documents of interest:

• Lafayette's Preliminary Objections to the Complaint for Injunctive Relief (Nov. 22)
• Lafayette's Brief in Support of Its Preliminary Objections (Nov. 22)
• Chi Phi's Preliminary Objections to Lafayette's POs (Dec. 12)
• Chi Phi's Brief in Support of Its Preliminary Objections (Dec. 12)
• Lafayette's Response to Chi Phi's PO (Dec. 30)
• Chi Phi's Response - Supplemental Memorandum of Law (Jan. 9)

Chapter Seven explains the current status. We've filed a new complaint and met with the judge in chambers, the college is paying the insurance on our empty house, we are waiting the judge's rulings, and we're celebrating the new brothers!
(January 3, 2012).

Appropriate for the football season, on homecoming weekend the Weiss administration and the Board of Trustees "punted" on Rho's Plan to Return. Chapter Six talks about Lafayette's BOT decision not to allow an increase the number of Greek organizations for 3 years. Of course, we're an existing organization, so this decision shouldn't apply to us. Worse, it does not appear that they specifically considered and voted on our Plan or even made any comments or suggestions. We're now headed back to court.
(November 2, 2011).

Chapter Five is a summary of some going-ons post order. In it, Brother Applestein discusses several meetings with Lafayette officials, House repairs, another informational session for interested students, a formal request to Lafayette's Board of Trustees President Ed Ahart (Chi Phi '69), and our next steps.
(September 19, 2011).

Brother Applestein's Chapter Four outlines the details of the court order.
(August 30, 2011).

Chapter Three of Brother Applestein's continuing series explains the details of our complaint and the College's answer, with his commentary.
(August 30, 2011).

Brother Applestein continues his explanation of our case. Chapter Two explains "discovery" and the pretrial phase.
(July 8, 2011).

Chapter One is an introduction and is available here.
(July 7, 2011).