Star Tribune must turn over computers to Pioneer Press

St. Paul Pioneer Press ^ | April 20, 2007 | JOHN WELBES

[ConservativeStatement]

The Pioneer Press will get access to several computers and servers from the rival Star Tribune newspaper of Minneapolis, a judge ruled today.

The Pioneer Press has been trying to recover computer data that it says its former publisher, Par Ridder, took with him when he left the Pioneer Press in March and crossed the river to take the same job at the Star Tribune.

The 13-page decision by Ramsey County District Court Judge David Higgs said that the Star Tribune needs to hand over Ridder's three work computers and his home computer, Star Tribune computer servers and computers used by five other Star Tribune employees. Those items have to be given to the Pioneer Press within 48 hours.

[ConservativeStatement]

For the record, the Pioneer Press endorsed President Bush in 2004 while the Star Tribune went for the blockhead.

[TheBethsterNH]

Good news...its about time the Strib was “called” on shady stuff. I remember when the Star and Tribune merged in Mpls, there were warnings back then about the possibility of unbalanced reporting...which turned out to be true.

[Cicero]

Odd decision. Doesn’t this judge know that liberals can do whatever they want?

He’s a Jesse Ventura appointment. Maybe Jesse got one right, before he went round the bend?

http://www.courts.state.mn.us/?page=JudgeBio&ID=30300

[PAR35]

For the record, the Pioneer Press endorsed President Bush in 2004 while the Star Tribune went for the blockhead.

That's probably why they imported the publisher from the liberal paper.