No need to change imam's lawsuit, Metropolitan Airports Commission says ("Flyin' Imams"!)

St. Paul Pioneer Press ^ | 10/3/08 | David Hanners

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

The Metropolitan Airports Commission has told a judge that six Muslim imams who sued after being kicked off a flight almost two years ago shouldn't be allowed to add an FBI agent as a defendant in the case.

Lawyers for the imams claimed last week that they should be allowed to amend their suit because the FBI agent's involvement in the incident was "new evidence," but lawyers for the airports commission said that wasn't the case.

"The FBI's specific role was disclosed in the police report and in court filings, well before the deadline to amend passed," the commission argued in a document filed earlier this week.

Attorneys for both sides will argue their positions in a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul.

The airports commission's co-defendant, US Airways, said in a motion this week it wasn't taking a position on the imams' request to add the FBI agent as a defendant.

The imams were kicked off a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in November 2006 after a passenger passed a note to a flight attendant saying the men had prayed loudly in Arabic and made "anti-U.S." statements.

The pilot of the Phoenix-bound flight had them removed from the plane. But attorneys for the imams are trying to determine who had the men detained, handcuffed and questioned. Five airport police officers also are named as defendants in the case.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

This is a couple of days old. Didn't see it posted. I've been away for a few days, getting my head back on straight for the home stretch to election day.

Thanks to Cindy for the heads up.....

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“Flyin’ Imams” ping!!!

On or off this low volume ping list, FR to me.

All requests cheerfully honored...

[ArmyTeach]

I had hoped this whole incident and non-issue had been laid to rest. I hope some judge dismisses the case as a frivolous lawsuit and fines the Imams accordingly. Ping, by the way...

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I think that they’ve had plenty of time and opportunity to dismiss by now.....

Looks like it goes forward..

[river rat]

In this day and age -— with Muslims clearly in the spotlight as remorseless murderers and lunatics at war for world domination........ these bastards should be grateful they got off that plane alive.....

I’m convinced that won’t be true for much longer — when these &^%$&^%^^*%$ act out in public....

They had better save that crap for the Mosque....where temporarily they are safe to do so...

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

They’ve become a protected class. Moreso in Europe, but evident here.....

[happinesswithoutpeace]

bump