USCF - What a Mess !

[Bob Armstrong]

from the Susan Polgar Blog:

" While the USCF's held insurance to defend against lawsuits, the USCF is now approaching insolvency (it is now apparently imposing a four-day workweek for USCF employees and has set up a legal defense fund) because of the affirmative lawsuits it has filed against Ms. Polgar both here [ California ] and in Illinois. Both suits have cost the USCF, based on the USCF's latest financial report, nearly $600,000 in legal fees over the past two years.

Source: Page 10 of the DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Case No. 3:08-cv-05126-MHP

The full filing can be downloaded here: http://www.chessdiscussion.com/phpBB...php?f=4&t=2556

The individuals who are responsible for this unauthorized spending which puts the USCF in a dire financial situation are Bill Goichberg, Jim Berry, Bill Hall, Randy Hough, and Randy Bauer.

There are 8 candidates in the current USCF EB election who support these unauthorized lawsuits which cost the USCF hundreds of thousands of dollars (which caused the USCF to approach insolvency). They are Bill Goichberg, Jim Berry, Mike Atkins, Ruth Haring, Mike Nietman, and Brian Mottershead, etc.

The only 3 candidates who opposed violating the bylaws and advocate for a responsible and professionally run USCF are IM Blas Lugo, Dr. Mikhail Korenman, and Dr. Eric Hecht. "

Despite the fact that Ms. Polgar is an interested party, and her views may be somewhat biased, the situation of the USCF looks pretty messy.

Bob

[Larry Bevand]

from the Susan Polgar Blog:

Despite the fact that Ms. Polgar is an interested party, and her views may be somewhat biased, the situation of the USCF looks pretty messy.

Bob

I submitted a bid on behalf of the CMA to do their book and equipment sales. We were one of the 2 bids left in the final selection. When my board was advised of the lawsuits, we decided to withdraw. The contract was awarded to The House of Staunton.

[Kerry Liles]

I submitted a bid on behalf of the CMA to do their book and equipment sales. We were one of the 2 bids left in the final selection. When my board was advised of the lawsuits, we decided to withdraw. The contract was awarded to The House of Staunton.

Although many people saw the demise of the USCF coming on the horizon, perhaps the magnitude of their failure was not easily predicted. I wonder if the House of Staunton has regrets about "winning" that contract; perhaps you actually won in real terms.

[Jason Lohner]

the USCF is a complete mess and has been on a collision course for years. The current administration has much to answer for.

[Steve Douglas]

Here is the USCF's viewpoint on things. After a quick glance at the Chesscafe claim, I would suspect they have grounds about the HOS stuff but probably not about Chess Life.

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9240/422/

and

http://www.uschess.org/legalupdates/Site/Index.html

[Jason Lohner]

Here is the USCF's viewpoint on things. After a quick glance at the Chesscafe claim, I would suspect they have grounds about the HOS stuff but probably not about Chess Life.

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9240/422/

and

http://www.uschess.org/legalupdates/Site/Index.html

#1 sloan case : Sam Sloan is a nutbar who would have lost his election no matter what as soon as anyone looked closely at him... just check out his website http://www.anusha.com/

#2 Parker case : Roy Parker is an unstable man who is well known among the usenet groups.

http://www.kookpedia.net/index.php/G...rdon%22_Parker

well known for his idiotic frivolous lawsuits against Google, Yahoo + Microsoft.

#3/4/6 Susan Polgar would drop her lawsuit if they apologized... 3 lawsuits could be dropped with good will.

#5 probably the only legit lawsuit of the whole lot.