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Kenoi have his fair trial and move forward. Mr. Eddins do you <br /> have any comments? <br /> Mr. Eddins: Thank you. I would concur with that assessment and I also concur <br /> with Mr. Murai's understanding as to the definition of disposition <br /> because we believe that a disposition would mean the conclusion <br /> of the case. The rational that I believe this body used in its <br /> justification initially in deferring the proceedings was premised on <br /> the fundamental due process notions of when there's parallel, civil <br /> and criminal proceedings that the criminal proceedings go first. I <br /> think that's what...I'm not gonna read intent into the Boards prior <br /> decision, but I think that's what in my view the rational was. That <br /> rational has not been altered since this body made that call and I <br /> see there being an absence of compelling reasons to reconsider the <br /> earlier ruling because the same justification does remain. Mr. <br /> Goodenow mentioned as far as or subtly I guess mention you know <br /> what's gonna happen to the criminal case. I can share this. Right <br /> now it set for July 18. I has not officially been continued at this <br /> point. However, there has been discussions with the trial judge <br /> and the Attorney General whose prosecuting the case...and it <br /> is...almost crystal clear by agreement of the parties that this case <br /> will occur prior to the conclusion of the Mayor's term in fact we <br /> want it to. That being said, it's likely that this case will be <br /> scheduled in mid-October. There by and it will conclude cause <br /> it's not gonna...it's not gonna be a multi month trial. We want this <br /> case to go to trial and to conclude and we're a hundred percent <br /> optimistic or confident that we will prevail in the trial. <br /> And...that's what we hope that this Board will consider that this is <br /> not in the words of another politician...Delay, Delay, Delay. We <br /> want to do this trial and we want to it as quick as we can. The <br /> Attorney General had a year or more to investigate the case and <br /> there's voluminous evidence that we have to review so it's almost <br /> an extraordinary posture by the defense to proceed to trial in this <br /> expedition of a fashion. But we feel there's compelling public <br /> interest to do so and that's what we want to do. So that may <br /> answer a question you had and a concern that you might have had <br /> that you know you're not gonna...you're gonna lose jurisdiction or <br /> you're just not gonna have any bite so to speak. That will not <br /> happen because this case will conclude prior to them...to the <br /> Mayor's term and ideally it will conclude in his favor and then <br /> we'll hopefully revisit these issues here if the Board decides to <br /> maintain its earlier position which we think was a well-reasoned <br /> stance. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: I was going to ask Mr. Hyland if he wants to say anything and then <br /> Mr. Adams you have the floor. Mr. Hyland? <br /> 22 <br />