DNC seeks to halt leaks stemming from lawsuit

[davidinalameda]

http://www.washblade.com/2008/2-8/news/national/11999.cfm

To stop what it calls an “abuse of the discovery process,” the Democratic National Committee is seeking new safeguards as it fights a gay man’s discrimination lawsuit.

Motions filed in D.C. Superior Court last week aim to halt document leaks stemming from the lawsuit. The leaks are described in court filings as “embarrassing, oppressing and damaging” to the DNC and Rev. Leah Daughtry, its chief of staff.

DNC attorneys also note in the Jan. 30 filings that much of the leaked material has “nothing whatsoever” to do with the case filed last year by Donald Hitchcock.

“In this case, the only conceivable reasons for Mr. Hitchcock’s dissemination of discovery materials to the press are to damage the DNC financially and otherwise in the LGBT community and to damage Rev. Daughtry’s reputation,” says the filing. “Therefore, good cause exists to enter a protective order restricting public dissemination of discovery materials.”

[queerart]

1. Translation=

It's Ok to treat Queers like toilet paper.....


But it's very bad manners to bring up that fact in public, and draw attention to who we really are.......


So we need a protective order, so this problem will go away during an election year.....


As we still need those Queers to open their wallets.... and to vote the way we want them to..... before they actually start standing up, and demanding to be recognized......