Shreddergate: Judge extends order barring METRO document destruction
VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS reported on Friday's court decision in which a skeptical state district judge extended an order barring METRO from destroying any further documents (Chronicle, KHOU-11, KTRK-13, KPRC-2). The judge expressed skepticism of METRO's assurances regarding its shredding (he must not find the past David Wolff/Frank Wilson fibs about transparency as compelling as, say, the last few Chron transit reporters). He also criticized the agency's apparent effort to smear recently fired attorney Pauline Higgins by making her personnel file a part of the proceedings.
Additional developments since the last Shreddergate update:
- The Harris County District Attorney's Office confirmed it had opened an investigation into Shreddergate.
- The Chron's Mike Snyder posts an instructive METRO "transparency" training video that was referenced several days ago by KHOU-11's Mark Greenblatt.
- KTRK-13's Ted Oberg asks questions of METRO's speaking attorney (apparently, insider Gene Locke just draws up documents, sits, and makes lots of money but not so many oral arguments lawyering for METRO).
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/06/10 11:15 PM | Print |
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