Please take note that the case was thrown out and viewed as frivolous. Police Chief Olson has agreed to participate with the community in mediation. He is not dictating who represents the community. In fact, the community has decided to move forward and who will represent the community.
J.Kurtis Ballantine, Uptown Neighborhood
Shawn Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Court document filed in attempt to start federal mediation
David Chanen
Star Tribune
Published Jan. 14, 2003
Minneapolis Police Chief Robert Olson
should be ordered to start federal mediation
to improve community relations because it
has been mandated by the City Council, according
to a petition filed Monday in Hennepin
County District Court.
The legal action was made public as
federal mediator Patricia Campbell Glenn was
to meet with police representatives in
Minneapolis today to talk about the first
session tentatively scheduled for next
Tuesday. Last month, Olson delayed mediation
after the Urban League and the NAACP
complained that they weren't represented.
Jill Clark, a lawyer and member of the
community negotiating team, said in an
interview Monday that Olson doesn't have
authority to dictate who should represent
the community. She said she thinks he is
stalling because he might be embarrassed
by what is said during mediation. Olson
was on vacation Monday, but police
spokeswoman Cyndi Barrington said the
department doesn't discuss active or
pending litigation.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3590206.html
Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood
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