Free Republic

JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY FREE REPUBLIC LLC & CITY OF FRESNO On September 12, 2003, the City of Fresno’s Human Relations Commission issued a news release describing Free Republic LLC as a “hate group” and accusing it of threatening violence towards minority groups. As a result of this, on September 22, 2003, Free Republic LLC filed a claim with the City of Fresno, which was a procedural first step in filing a lawsuit for defamation. Free Republic LLC and the City of Fresno announce that this dispute has been fully resolved. The City of Fresno officially retracts the press release...

CHARLES L. DOERKSEN ATTORNEY AT LAW ________________ ROWELL BUILDING 2100 Tulare Street, Suite 410 Fresno, California 93721 Telephone 559 233 3434 Facsimile 559 233 3939 E-mail doerksen@lightspeed.net  September 22, 2003 PRESS RELEASEAt 9:10 a.m. today, Free Republic LLC filed a Notice of Claim with the City of Fresno, arising from the Human Relations Commission’s news release of September 12, 2003, labeling it a "hate group." A copy of the Notice of Claim, without exhibits, is attached hereto. The Notice of Claim, which is a legally required first step in filing a lawsuit against a public entity, puts the City of...