This press release from Students and Alumni for Colgate, Inc. was forwared to me.
Their Web site is
www.sa4c.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 11, 2005
Contact: Christine Burtt 303.722.9958
cqburtt@att.net
The Real Story on DKE Lawsuit
Hamilton, NY (March 11) --Yesterday – March 10 – Colgate University issued a news release that implies the lawsuit
brought by Delta Kappa Epsilon against the school is dead.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Before the two parties even went before Judge Gary L. Sharpe in U.S. District Court in Albany, Colgate changed their
arbitrary and mandatory date when they demanded all contracts for sale of the Greek houses be finalized. Instead of March
15, Colgate now wants to take the houses by April 20.
By changing the date, Colgate effectively eliminated the emergency status of the dispute and made the issuance of a
temporary restraining order a moot point.
“Regardless of how Colgate spins it, Judge Sharpe’s refusal to grant a T.R.O. and preliminary injunction was in no way a
ruling on the merits of the complaint,” said Thomas Wiencek, attorney for the plaintiffs. “In fact, Colgate’s response to the
motion for the T.R.O. has opened an additional line of inquiry for discovery.”
Colgate’s response to the complaint is due on or about March 25. Depositions and document requests should begin
sometime in June.