Randi Rhodes to be deposed in suit?

[jumpoffdaplanet]

Tomorrow at CACI headquarters in Virginia.

Anyone know what that's about? Should we be worried?

[stepnw1f]

1. Nope... But CACI Should

just wait till we regain power.

[Sydnie]

2. What's it all about?

:shrug:

[Pryderi]

5. She's being sued

Randi Rhodes being sued by CACI
by gladkov
Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 04:39:39 PM PDT
She just said this on her show. They are dragging her into Federal Court for material she used in late August. She seems confident she can get around this and read a legalistic satement on her show - indicating that she uses extensive sources.

She can use the discovery phase to expose all sorts of embarassing into on CACI but this can be disasterous very both her and Air America. Stay tuned! A bit more info: CACI was closely associated with the ABU Ghraib scandal and it has been suggested by many that their employees were involved in torture They are asking 10 million in punitive damages for defamation. I just heard it on Randi's show and don't have a transcript


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/10/12/183939/76

[jumpoffdaplanet]

6. thanks for the link

.

[Gman]

3. I believe they're suing her for slander

IIRC

Fortunately, Randi sees it as them trying to shut her up, and if there's one gal no one will shut up, it's Randi! Woman's got bigger cajones than most men I know.

[RagingInMiami]

9. It's obvious they're trying to shut her up

As for the slander suit, it would be hard for them to prove it considering she is acting as a journalist. Under normal circumstances, they will have to prove "actual malice", which I imagine would be impossible to prove.

BTW, it cojones. And yes, she has a big pair.

[rainy]

10. Its the size of the ovaries baby!

[rwheeler31]

4. Yes

Karpinski interview,, contractor abuse of prisoners, sorry I wish I knew more.

[Pryderi]

7. Has she filed a counter-suit?

[aquamarina]

8. Lawsuit Details

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
(Alexandria)

Caci Premier Technology, Inc et al v. Rhodes et al


PLAINTIFF: Caci Premier Technology, Inc;
Caci International Inc

DEFENDANT: Rhodes, Randi;
Piquant, LLC Doing Business as Air America Radio

DOCKET CASE NUMBER: 1:05cv1111

FILING DATE: 9/23/2005

JURISDICTION: Diversity

JUDGE: Honorable District Gerald Bruce Lee

REFERRED TO: Honorable Buchanan, Magistrate Theresa Carroll

NATURE OF SUIT: 320 Assault, Libel & Slander

FILING TYPE: Civil

CAUSE: Diversity-Libel, Assault, Slander 28 USC 1332

JURY DEMAND: Plaintiff

DEMAND: $ 1,000,000

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY(S):
Koegel, Joseph William, Jr
Steptoe & Johnson
1330 Connecticut Ave NW 7TH FL
Washington, DC, USA 20036-1795
[phone]

DEFENDANT ATTORNEY(S):
Rossier, Richard Taylor
McLeod, Watkinson & Miller
1 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 800
Washington, DC, USA 20001
[phone]

[Pryderi]

11. The Center for Constitutional Rights sued CACI. Maybe Randi

did a followup story? I don't know.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/06/07/daily22.html

CACI, Titan named in prisoner abuse suit
Washington Business Journal - June 9, 2004by Jeff ClabaughStaff Reporter


Arlington-based CACI International, along with San Diego-based defense contractor Titan Corp., are named in a class action lawsuit filed by a human rights organization, which accuses employees from those companies of involvement in Iraqi prisoner abuse.

CACI called the allegations slanderous and malicious.

New York-based The Center for Constitutional Rights filed its suit in San Diego accusing the companies of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and says the companies engaged in illegal acts to demonstrate their abilities to obtain intelligence from detainees, and thereby obtain more government contracts.

The suit also names three individual employees, claiming they directed and participated in illegal conduct at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

[Cleita]

12. She read an interview with Janis Karpinski that was on Truthout

on the air. General Karpinski was critial of CACI among other things. So CACI decided to sue her. I don't know if they are suing Truthout and Janis Karpinski as well. I think we should all be worried if we can't open our mouths about anything.

I read Karpinski's book, "One Woman's Army" and she doesn't have much nice to say about most of the fiasco there including CACI.

[SoCalDem]

13. She'd be more comfortable in slacks & a casual shirt

[orleans]

14. here's the article from truthout randi was reading from

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/082405Z.shtml

you can hear it if you go to http://server2.whiterosesociety.org/content/rhodes/

download the show from august 25 2005 (25-08-05) and it's about an hour and seven minutes into the show