Dear Occupy Chicago Friends:
We are writing to provide an update on your cases arising out of the October 16, 2011 and/or the October 23, 2011 mass arrests in Grant Park. On Wednesday, September 13th, Judge Donnelly issued an order on the City’s Motion to Strike Affidavits, its motion to strike portions of the affidavits, and a motion for discovery. The Judge denied the City’s motion to strike the affidavits in their entirety, but granted its motion to strike certain sections of several affidavits. The Judge also denied the motion for discovery. Please see the order, which is available here, for more information.
Additionally, Judge Donnelly’s order announced that he will be issuing a ruling on the merits of the motion to dismiss on Thursday, September 27, at 10:30am in room 1307 of the Daley Center (50 W. Washington). We encourage you to be present, but you do not have to be. Once the Judge issues his ruling on the motion to dismiss we will circulate it via e-mail. If the judge does not dismiss the charges then we plan to request a continuance of the case so that people who are charged can decide how they wish to deal with the case.
If you have any questions regarding any of these matters, please contact your attorney, or the National Lawyers Guild at chicago@nlg.org. Thank you.
