Re: [soac-mapo] Another proposal for discussion...

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

On 2 Sep 2010, at 10:33, Philip Sheppard wrote:

> A stand alone appeal process seems redundant.
>  
> Given the proposal is for a board decision, the appeal then becomes the usual 
> board reconsideration process would it not ?
>  

The amount of time those processes take and the fact that they are not as 
binding as a binding arbitration might be.

But perhaps you are right and the reconsideration and external review process 
can be used.  I am just not sure how much faith I personally have in the 
effectiveness of those methods.

On 2 Sep 2010, at 10:59, Marilyn Cade wrote:

> Question: The ACs and SOs are not separate legal entities. Some are advisory 
> in nature. How could they enter into binding negotiations? 
> 

I was thinking that the group of interlocutors chosen, might be the ones who 
were in the binding arbitration.  True I do not know if this, or something 
similar, would fly legally in the CA legal system.

As Philip says using the existing methods might be the most direct solution.

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