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Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:49 am
by rickt
OBERLIN — Oberlin City Council recently approved paying $31,000 to a gun-rights group for its legal fees after a lawsuit over an Oberlin gun ordinance.

The settlement came after Ohioans for Concealed Carry Inc.’s victory in a lawsuit challenging a 1998 city ordinance banning guns in Oberlin’s public parks.
http://www.chroniclet.com/Local-News/20 ... nance.html

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:03 pm
by Chuck
Good news right there!

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:38 pm
by Whirlwind06
“As distasteful as I find this to be, I do believe that this is the right thing to do,” Burgess said.
And the liberal tears were flowing I'm sure!

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:45 pm
by Mr. Glock
Like gravity, it's not just a good idea, It's the law!

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:09 pm
by sd790
Good stuff, OFCC. I'm glad to support the team with my Patron membership (along with some other ways).

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:06 pm
by Javelin Man
Excellent!

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:34 pm
by pirateguy191
Well that didn't take long.

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:55 pm
by rattlehead
Whirlwind06 wrote:
“As distasteful as I find this to be, I do believe that this is the right thing to do,” Burgess said.
And the liberal tears were flowing I'm sure!
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Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 5:10 am
by Chuck
pirateguy191 wrote:Well that didn't take long.

Suit was filed October of 2013

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:05 am
by carmen fovozzo
COOL

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:32 am
by bignflnut
Ahead of the next hearing on the matter, City Law Director Jon Clark negotiated a settlement with the organization to pay $31,000. The city might be able to win that case, but there still was uncertainty, Clark said Monday.

Because of that uncertainty, Clark suggested the city pay the bill or possibly face a higher penalty at the case’s resolution.
Settlement?
I hope there was full remuneration, not some 50 cents on the dollar type settlement.

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:57 am
by deanimator
OFCC's taken more scalps than Crazy Horse, Cochise and Quanah Parker combined.

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:29 am
by Chuck
deanimator wrote:OFCC's taken more scalps than Crazy Horse, Cochise and Quanah Parker combined.
It costs money guys. This took nearly five years and although it looks like a large amount, we're still going in the hole on every one of these we win.
Disagreements over the meaning of the phrase "reasonable costs.

Without your memberships and donations, we couldn't do this
Thank you all

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 8:03 am
by troy bilt
OFCC and Oberlin made the new at TTAG and The Gun Feed

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/0 ... igest-112/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://thegunfeed.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Oberlin pays OFCC's legal fees

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:02 pm
by techmike
In a rational world, one could have a reasonable expectation that the outcome of this case and payment of reasonable legal costs to OFCC would give pause to other Ohio cities that are considering violations of ORC 9.68. Columbus and Cincinnati please take note.