"These (legal) contracts can be avoided if we just tell the truth...The public perception is that we have all these attorneys to get in the way of the truth."--Gloria Carranza, MiraCosta College Trustee, at yesterday's board meeting
North County Times staff writer Philip K. Ireland writes:
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"...The college is paying three law firms to fight the [Leon Page] suit and deal with the district attorney investigation.
"One firm, McKenna, Long and Aldridge, has been providing documents and information requested by Page and by the district attorney's office. The college has spent more than $75,000 to provide documents to the district attorney and to Page, said Jim Austin, the college's vice president of business and administrative services. The board on Tuesday approved a new limit of $125,000.
"Law firm Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff and Holtz has been representing the college for years. Until now, a consortium of county school districts called the Joint Powers Authority had been paying the firm's fees in connection with the Page lawsuit. The authority has now reached its $10,000 limit, and the college must begin paying the bills. Trustees approved up to $25,000 to fight Page's lawsuit.
"Trustees also approved a third allocation of no more than $25,000 to pay the law firm Winet, Patrick and Weaver. When Richart threatened to sue the college late last spring, the Joint Powers Authority hired attorney Randy Winet to represent her interests against the district..."
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