35 sealed subpoenas in McQueary lawsuit

[Nellie R]

This is one thing I don't get: why did PSU treat McQeary differently when it came to severance than it did the other coaches? Makes no sense.

6 other coaches filed the same legal complaint in the US District Court. It was in 2014. Then it was down to 2. The case was dismissed in January of 2016, stating they were let go as part of the normal routine. Part of that suit was a complaint about how PSU handled their severance. It was very similar to McQuearys' severance complaint in this lawsuit.

I do not recall if the severance issue was even addressed in the ruling or why not.

I'm not sure why people don't remember that case in their replies to my post?

 

[Nellie R]

Remember...it is what a jury thinks. And if it goes to jury trial, MM is going to look a lot better than the BOT's to a jurist. Remember that this trial has nothing to do with what MM said, etc...this is about the BOT wrongfully terminating MM. This will never goto trial and MM knows that now more than ever as no way the BOT wants to go on the stand and explain things. So why they continue to delay this and not settle is just strange. They could easily settle and as part of the settlement have MM sign a gag order so he cannot talk (besides at a trial) about it. So the only reason for the PSU BOT not to settle is they want to continue to delay the ending of this case because somehow it benefits them.

Because they sort of "won" already on the severance issue in the US District court that 6 other coaches filed based on the argument stated in my post. They have precedent and they will try to use it. The decision in that case was dismissal of the case. The grounds were that coaches were let go due to normal turnover during a coaching change.

I'm not saying PSU is going to win using this argument, however. And no, I'm not a lawyer.

I understand your points and agree that this case is just a little different, but there are some similarities to the other case, which PSU "won".

 

[colt21]

To think that ALL OF THE Penn State involvement in this stems from Corbett's desire to get revenge for Spanier speaking up over having his budget cut. It's amazing.

That's what has always bothered me the most!

I said all along-even very early in this saga-that this whole thing boils down to petty personnel and political jealousies - ie: it had nothing to do with the "children", which of course bothers me the most!

In other words these people acted like they were in junior high - UN-EFFN-BELIEVABLE

 

[Nellie R]

I think regardless of a new coach, he has a very strong case. PSU treated him differently than other coaches, suspending him in fact, which sullies his name and greatly affects his ability to find employment. They also docked his pay. All of this while he was testifying against senior management. That's the whole point of the whistleblower law.

This is a very good point. I can't recall the timing. If it happened before the other coaches, then he was singled out. If it all happened at the same time, then he doesn't have a case.

Does anyone recall if he went first before the others? Were they all on the sidelines at the next game and he was the only one who wasn't?

The "safety reasons" thing just blows my mind if they didn't actually provide him with any protection.

 

[91Joe95]

This is a very good point. I can't recall the timing. If it happened before the other coaches, then he was singled out. If it all happened at the same time, then he doesn't have a case.

Does anyone recall if he went first before the others? Were they all on the sidelines at the next game and he was the only one who wasn't?

The "safety reasons" thing just blows my mind if they didn't actually provide him with any protection.

It was a few days after Paterno was fired. It was addressed and announced by the bot . The media asked them a question about MM's status, and boom, he was gone for safety reasons.

 

[doctornick]

Mike is unemployable because he's testified that he saw an adult male raping a child and instead of intervening he went home to daddy.
Who would hire that kind of person?

Also, the gambling on games issue doesn't exactly help his credentials.

 

[Bobpsu]

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Cowards never win!

 

[mhentz]

6 other coaches filed the same legal complaint in the US District Court. It was in 2014. Then it was down to 2. The case was dismissed in January of 2016, stating they were let go as part of the normal routine. Part of that suit was a complaint about how PSU handled their severance. It was very similar to McQuearys' severance complaint in this lawsuit.

I do not recall if the severance issue was even addressed in the ruling or why not.

I'm not sure why people don't remember that case in their replies to my post?

The problem here is that every other coach on the Paterno staff was granted an interview with Bill O'Brien while McQueary was not. Penn State will have an opportunity to explain why Mike was singled out for not being granted an interview with OB come Oct 17.