Drum Corps AF Minisode: Member Safety – SCV

[DCP NewsFeed]

Minisode – Member Safety – SCV: SCV alumni Megan Yankee and Shayna Grajo join host Fossil Chops to talk about the abuse they endured at Santa Clara Vanguard during their marching experiences.

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[Jeff Ream]

a former DCP poster interviewed

[IllianaLancerContra]

In related news, SoA/DCI member abuse lawsuit supposedly goes to trial today 

[greg_orangecounty]

ugh. 

[Crown1990]

21 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

In related news, SoA/DCI member abuse lawsuit supposedly goes to trial today 

According to documents available for public viewing at Trellis Law, the trial won't start until February, 2026. This was due to the court granting a re-opening of discovery that both Plaintiff and Defendant agreed to. This happened on August 20th.

 

Documents and motions here:

https://trellis.law/case/13135/23-c-07392-s1/hales-vs-spirit-atlanta-inc-et-al

[Tenoris4Jazz]

42 minutes ago, Crown1990 said:

According to documents available for public viewing at Trellis Law, the trial won't start until February, 2026. This was due to the court granting a re-opening of discovery that both Plaintiff and Defendant agreed to. This happened on August 20th.

 

Documents and motions here:

https://trellis.law/case/13135/23-c-07392-s1/hales-vs-spirit-atlanta-inc-et-al

The longer this waits to go to trial, the more time SoA has to figure out a way to reach a settlement, if that's even still possible.

[Crown1990]

20 hours ago, Tenoris4Jazz said:

The longer this waits to go to trial, the more time SoA has to figure out a way to reach a settlement, if that's even still possible.

If you read the court's order, it's clear that the presiding judge is losing patience with both parties in the case. It's stated that no further motions for continuation will be considered. The defendants' attorney is the one who agreed to this continuation, BTW. Either they hope to get more information from an extended discovery period or they hope to use the time to negotiate a settlement, IMHO. I don't know if the trial would be in front of a jury or simply the bench. The outcome of a trial would be a 50/50 proposition, seems to me. 

[olddrummer34]

It becomes obvious when reading the courts order that nothing will come of this case. There is nothing illegal that took place and the courts order read as though the judge is about ready to dismiss.

[Jeff Ream]

5 hours ago, Crown1990 said:

If you read the court's order, it's clear that the presiding judge is losing patience with both parties in the case. It's stated that no further motions for continuation will be considered. The defendants' attorney is the one who agreed to this continuation, BTW. Either they hope to get more information from an extended discovery period or they hope to use the time to negotiate a settlement, IMHO. I don't know if the trial would be in front of a jury or simply the bench. The outcome of a trial would be a 50/50 proposition, seems to me. 

i thought past delays were because SoA was dragging out discovery?

[MikeZ]

I have no doubt that the intention was well meaning, but i feel the podcast episode will have the opposite of the intended effect.

Z