Dear Parents and Consultants

[RobertBruce]

And no phone calls to Spoonie either!

Youre absolutly right though Deb, if any inmate tried to mail out such a letter talking about how upset something was making them, they'd be laughed at, told to stop manipulating, and start again.

[Troll Control]

They deserve to be held personally accountable for their wrongdoings, not get a slap on the wrist and an ego booster that they could get away with it all over again.

Lacey, in order to prevent the scenario you described above we all must work vigorously to present as much evidence as we possibly can.  Keep your head up and your nose to the grindstone.   Justice will prevail in the end if we all do our part to support the case.

[Anonymous]

Sent: 9/15/2006 5:10:28 PM
Subject: Hidden Lake Academy

Dear Parents and Consultants,

You are probably aware that a suit has been filed against Hidden Lake Academy.

This is one of the most painful experiences that I have ever gone through

[/b] ::mecry:: and it is wrenching to our staff, students and parents.  The feelings of the staff at the meetings we have had have ranged from pain as deep as mine to absolute rage that anyone could say those things in light of the countless numbers of students and families we have worked with whose lives have been put back on a positive and productive track. :rofl:

The lawsuit will be vigorously defended by our lawyers at trial.  We have been advised by counsel not to comment on the specific allegations at this point and to allow our attorneys respond to the allegations in due course.  

Our counsel and the CPA firm that does our audits and taxes have been the same since the school opened.  Any questions you have can be directed to Marty Quirk, of the Atlanta law firm of Quirk and Quirk, at 404 237 5595.

[/b]The total focus of every staff member on campus is still the children in our care.  Thank you for your support.



Mr. Buccellato?s motive in this letter is disturbing and another reason for great concern.

Is he so out of touch that he is not capable of comprehending the seriousness of the recent investigation of alleged child abuse?   This is horrifying to a parent and you overlooked the situation in your letter.

 Mr. Buccellato had the nerve to include the Edcons in the same letter to the parents of these children.  This was a self-centered politically driven letter and how dare you mention your feelings of pain with your luminous lifestyle.  

Mr. Buccellato, we do not want hear how you are CYA.

 We want to hear about the situation involving DEFACS.

  IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILTY AS THE CEO TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL DETAILS OF THIS INVESTIOGATION TO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN ENROLLED AT HLA.

If parents contact Mr. Quirk for an explanation, is this part of the all-inclusive tuition or will this be another one of those additional charges added to their account?

You left out the number for the CPA

[Deborah]

Anyone who received that communication directly, and who is willing, should forward it to the following people, as HLA maintains they are not a Therapeutic facility, rather a private boarding school.

- Amy Murphy kwwallace@dhr.state.ga.us

-Carol Winstead  cswinste@dhr.state.ga.us

[Anonymous]

As an aside, I think consequence is a noun, not a verb.  It has
always bugged the ---- out of me that it is used as a verb.  This
is yet another example of the illiteracy of these worms.  A wave of
nausea has just washed over me.

[Anonymous]

Our counsel and the CPA firm that does our audits and taxes have been the same since the school opened.

Hmmmmm..... does that mean that the CPA firm and Quirk & Quirk could be named as Defendants in the law suit since they've allegedly known about these issues since 1994?

[mcr84kar86]

As Q & Q was used a the "strong-arm" in our situation, when HLA could not get what they wanted, I do not believe the court would allow Q & Q to both be a witness in defense of themselves and also "Counsel" for the defendants.

Actually, I hope we can retrieve the emails from Q & Q, as Marty personally interceeded on HLA's behalf.

But one must always keep a sense of humor, slimier snakes have slithered away, only to be crushed another day.....

[RobertBruce]

It looks like another day has arrived.

[Anonymous]

As Q & Q was used a the "strong-arm" in our situation, when HLA could not get what they wanted, I do not believe the court would allow Q & Q to both be a witness in defense of themselves and also "Counsel" for the defendants.

Actually, I hope we can retrieve the emails from Q & Q, as Marty personally interceeded on HLA's behalf.

But one must always keep a sense of humor, slimier snakes have slithered away, only to be crushed another day.....

Does anyone know if Q & Q have any ownership into any of the HLA entities?

[RobertBruce]

I dont believe so.

[Troll Control]

Anyone who received that communication directly, and who is willing, should forward it to the following people, as HLA maintains they are not a Therapeutic facility, rather a private boarding school.

- Amy Murphy kwwallace@dhr.state.ga.us

-Carol Winstead  maiken@thedahloneganugget.com.  Matt is compiling source documentation.  Send him whatever you think is relevent.

[mcr84kar86]

Discovery is a much more fruitful read than the filing....

If this firm is as awesome as everyone says, when you begin to read the list of docuemnts they request and if you ever get a chance to see some of the documents in response....

Then it is an "Oh My God" - that is where the "case" lies...

here's hoping these guys know what to ask for, get what they ask for, and then get past the "privacy" issues involved in this kind of delicate legal problem of the court wanting to "protect" but HLA saying it won't produce because it is trying to be the "good guys" and "protect"

it gets very tricky and tense, make sure to stay even and not go up and down with it all......

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if Q & Q have any ownership into any of the HLA entities?

No, im pretty sure that would be quite illegal, and would not have gone unoticed by everyone.

[Anonymous]

Take a look at the law firm representing the Plaintiffs:

http://www.bergermontague.com/

They are one of the best law firms in the United States and their expertise is in Class Action Suits.

No firm would have taken on this case if they didn't think they could win it.


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[mcr84kar86]

not to rain on people's parades......

my ex retained Williams & Connelly, one of the best law firms in the country - was both ollie north's and bill clinton's law firm - despite that, my ex  did not win in the original case as their client, my ex, did not listen to his own lawyers advice......

the point??

the law works in very confining ways, it is an animal unto itself, not always just or good, it just is.....

the symbol, the lady with the scales, she is blindfolded as the law does not look down and pity "hurt" people, it just executes, the law, regardless.....

nobody would (or should not) come to a place like HLA unless they are in a very hurt situation with incredible challenges (unfortunately, HLA has intimate knowledge of ALL our deepest challenges, kinda like the enemy getting a free peek or your playbook, sucks)

this will have to be a time that all of us "hurt people", "suck it up" and work very hard not to get "triggered" or react when bucci gets "down and dirty", which he will and comes on the offensive...

thems just the breaks..

the nastier he is, the less sympathetic the court will be to him, eventually, if this case wins, so just laugh at his stupidity

if you don't think he personally reads these posts to glean what he can for court, you might underestimate his ego driven need to "win at all costs" and be "right"....

some of us are familiar with this personality type....  intamately

hopefully, so is the court and they will stay one step ahead...

something to pray for....