CHARGES AGAINST SCOPE DISMISSED.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Trespassing and libel libel 1) n. to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of charges against a local environmental group were dropped Thursday, two days after the same charges were dropped by a builder against famed tree-sitter John Quigley John B. Quigley is a professor of law at the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University, where he is the Presidents' Club Professor of Law. In 1995 he was recipient of The Ohio State University Distinguished Scholar Award. . A judge dismissed the charges against the Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment. John Laing For John Laing, the 15th century bishop of Glasgow, see John Laing (bishop) John Laing plc is a British developer and operator of privately financed, public sector infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, hospitals and schools through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Homes Regional President Bill Rattazzi said the company respects the decision, but that the public will not have the opportunity to understand why the charges were filed. ``From our perspective, we respect the court's decision,'' he said. ``It's appropriate we move forward to get this tree moved to save it.'' John Laing Homes filed suit against Quigley and SCOPE after Quigley climbed into the oak in November 2002 to protest its destruction. The developer claimed that SCOPE and Quigley had libeled the company and illegally trespassed onto the company's property. |
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