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Gold/Mining/Energy : coastal caribbean (cco@) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DrAllan who wrote (1215)	12/29/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Edwin S. Fujinaka	Respond to of 4686

CCO actually beat the November 16 deadline and filed their response by November 8th as I understand it. I think that the Court is now mulling things over so they can issue their "Final Ruling". (That other ruling was only preliminary.) I suppose that it is not appropriate to say much about these filings until the Court rules. Patience is probably the thing we need most these days. I have no knowledge of any actual negotiations between CCO and the State of Florida. These things are usually kept secret when and if they are actually occurring. My primary concern is that CCO may be worried about whether the State can afford to pay a large judgement so they are reluctant to agressively pursue the big numbers that could result in a real condemnation just compensation valuation. If this case were put before a jury and if some of the actions of the State were exposed as bad faith and perhaps even perjurious (much like the tobacco people) the jury might well punish the State. Of course we should be requesting a change of venue since a Florida Jury would have a financial stake in the outcome. How about Texas, where the Governor, George W, is on record as saying we should encourage exploration for more oil <G>. There is also the issue of the State of Florida's blatent attempt to deprive CCO of their Constitutional Property Rights. In many ways, these protected property rights are the foundation of our democracy. If Florida can play fast and loose with these fundamental rights, is anyone safe from Government confiscation of any property? And so, in closing your Honor...<G>.