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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Dally Transcript (Cir. D. 7,415)

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 127,454)

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test .Reagans conservative judicial nominees. Siegan refused to comment. Schnaubelt, a member of the Liber- tarian Party who represented the 5th Council Dis rict between 1977 and 1981, could r.ot be reached for com- ment He reportedly was out of the cou~try on a tnp to the Soviet Union. the Judiciary Committee that "not infrequently, Mr. Schnaubelt voted on an issue after discussing it with me." Siegan said he also helped Schnau- belt "prepare contents of some of his writings and speeches" and never charged him any fee "nor sought spe- . ,, rend ring these ser- vices. He said he also advised Schnaubelt when the former city councilman sat on the County Wel- fare Board. Pro bon?: meaning "for the good of the public, 1s the Latin phrase often used to describe no-cost legal advice to the poor. In its code of ethics, the American Bar Association encourages mem- bers to set a ide time to assist the dISadvantaged. A poKe r.ian for the ABA said pro •Jr.o t as gene rally bee~ interpreted to m n dir legal advice by la:,vyt?r to poor cli,.nt. Bro_ff said S1egan. a vice to a city council member ' · th km of thing you do to enhance ou :o stature m the community That n't the same as helping out oor people who can't afford legal coun el • Siegan listed his net. worth on the questionnaire as $2.9 million. S1egan informed

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ReformThreatens Consultants, Says ICCA

WASHINGTON - San Diego law professor and federal court nominee Bernard Siegan has told a Senate committee that one way he provided legal assistance to the disadvantaged was by giving advice to a former rr.iember of the San Diego City Coun- cil. In answering a questionnaire from the Senate Judiciary Committee Siegan said he had given "dozens of individuals of rnany origins and background free legal advice. The prof r at the University of San Diego then added that Ire al o Fred Schnaubelt on legal and policy Issues before the council. Siegan's response was in answer to the committee's question concerning what he had done to provide equal Justice under the law and "pro bono" legal representation to the poor. His response came under fire from liberal organizations opposing Presi- dent_Reagan's conservative judicial uommees. Since_ D~cem~er, these groups. have cnt1c1zed S1egan for his view that the Supreme Court has protect- ed mdividual and social liberties from assaults by state legislatur and Co~gress while all but ignoring economic and property rights. ''I was frankly somewhat appalled by his answer," said Nancy Broff, di- rector of the Judicial Selection Project, an organization formed by more than 25 liberal groups to con-

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M1s~ion Valley • • * The Organizational Develop- ment - OD - Network hosts Jilek R. Gibb, head of Omicron As ·ociates of San Diego, at its next meeting at the Kings Inn April 2. Gibb will discuss "The Radical and Primal Mission of the 'New O.D.'" A social starts at 5:30 p.m., fol lowed by dinner at 6 p.m. • • • Medical Imaging Centers has promoted Nathan Kaufman as executive v.p. and chief operating officer, Donald L. Coleman as ex- ecutive v.p., and Robert S. Muehlberg as v.p. of operations. * •• ermed, a Rancho Bernardo- based hybrid microelectronics maker, haH named Donald P. Grinnell as manager of quality assurance. He joins the firm after a 21-year Navy career as project of- ficer for design, development and testing of communications sys- tem. Vanier Graphics Corp. has promoted Ken Young to v.p. of marketing and technical services. He had been v.p. of engineering since 1980. * • * Rohr lndustries has promoted Keith G. Hudson to project direc- tor f manufacturing systems, Da- vid W. Shaw to director of produc- tion control and D.M. Marty Jones to manager of material operations. .. ,. Michael McLeod has joined Boekamp Manufacturing as v.p. of broadca!,t marketing. McLeod was formerly an evening on-air ho -t with America's Shopping Channel. • • * Red Lobster opens its third San Diego restaurant March 31 in La Mesa. The restaurant and market, which has seating for 240 guests, is at 8703 Murray Drive in Gross- mont Center. The new restaurant will employ 100. • • * The Prudential Foundation's local Pru-Care of San Diego divi- sion has donated $15,000 to the Neighborhood House Association San Diego Food Bank. The local contribution is part of Prudential's 630,000 commitment to the na- tional food bank network. * * * Compel Corp., an electrical contractor specializing in the de- sign and construction of computer rooms, has opened a San Diego of- fice. Steve Borley heads up the operation at 9169 Chesapeake Drive. * •• Joseph and Diane Kett have

un1vers1ti trie.. in 64 member coun- • • * Must all m nit ers bo computer lit rates? That's the que8tion Lawr nee Barry, adjunct pro fe ·or of managem nt at USO will addr ss as part of · ...lhlsi- ness Update Spring 1987 emi- nar , Barry's look at th indiv1du- 11l impacts of Mcgalrends . tarts ,t 8 a.m., follwing a 7:30 a.m. con- tinental breakfast Con ct Conti•

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Computerized Cobbler in La Jolla. The new franchise of the locally based franchising cham of instant shoe repairs i expected to open by August 1987. * • • Hoffman & Hauser Inc., a maker of exhibits and displays, has picked up four new cltcnt.s: Har- court Brace ,Jovanovich, Bilstein Corp., Mitek Sy stems and Molecular Biosystems. * • • Dr Bert Edelstein, formerly head of training and administar- tion at the Health & Human Re- source Center, has gone into private practice. Edelstein's Excel management training program helps individuals identify and change success-stopping behav10r. Hie. office is located at 4275 Execu- tive Square, Suite 800, La Jolla. * * .. merican Businessphones has appointe

• • • SDSU Bu ine s Issues of the '80 presents Dr. heldon Margen di cu. sing "Health Promotion, Disease Prevention: What Can You Do About It?" e unch ech pril 13 start at noon. Co. t 1s $35. Con- tact Dr. Leroy Lewis at the College of Business Admimstration for more informat10n. • • * The SBA and SCORE have a number of programs t for April. First on tap are two programs set for Thursday. Thur d y morning, the program focu son advertising and promotion, 8:30 a.rn.-noon at National Univer ity in Mission Valley. Thursday afternoon, ex- p rt turn to the pros and cons of owning a computer. The program, which starts at 1 p.m., will focus on "buy/no buy" questions and discuss the elements of a computer syHtem. Cost is $10 It will be held ut utional University in Mission Valley. A . econd SBA workshop is set for Apnl 7 at National University in Vista. The daylong program, costmg $15, will cover marketing, records managem<•nt, planning, legal considerations, tuxes and regulation. nnd tmancial man- agement. Individual counseling will be available after the workshop. On April 8, the SBA will focu on controlling costs m a mor- mng program deRigned to teach mall business owners and manag- ers how to id ntify costs and con- trol them. The program starts at 8: a.m t the San Diego Princess Resort in Vacation Village. Cost is $20. Reservations are encouraged for all programs. • Headquarter Companies, a local firm that runs and leases ex- ecutive suites for start-ups and small firms, talks bout controlling overhead at the Entrepreneur lub's April 7 lunch meeting, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The meet- mg will be held at Kings Inn in ;Briefings

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I r. l888 Contem1>.t hearing in Lucas case to go before -?' By Mife-:JoRon e judge Tribune Staff Writer h A contempt-of-court hearing for a private investi~ator who worked ?n t e David Allen Lucas case has been rescheduled for_Fr1~ay before a ~e; ~udg!. The hearing for the investigator, Jean M. L11~zz1,_,co-owner o nang e Investi ations, was postponed yesterday after Lmz~ s attorney, Steven. B. D . gf"led a challenge to Superior Court Judge Michael I. Greer, saymg aVIS, I . Greer was prejudiced against Liuzzi. . l'f d t "Although I do not feel I am preju~iced, under the law I am dISqua I ie o hear an indirect contempt," Greer said. . - · d f th Greer sent the case to Judge J. Richard Haden! ~upervLSmg JU gedot e criminal d1v1s1on. Haden tne o as- sign the hearing to Judge Jack R. Levi two of Lucas' attorneys, Alex Landon and Steven Feldman, cat tha thf'v would <'h-11lenge Levitt because of pn r ea ings in his court.

••• The San Diego Chapter of the American El ctronic A ocia- tion has set April 13 the date of its fir t annual golf tournament. T oIT is 11:30 a m. al the Lomas nt F Country Club m Solana B ach. A dinner follows the event. A putting contest for early risers starts at 10 n m. • * * "Human Relation in the Bu - iness World" is the topic of a din• ner progr m ·pon ored by San Diego ational Business & Pro- f ional Worn n April 13. Con• ultant Etta J. McQueary will di!ICUBS methods of getting emplo- y es to work with - not JUSt for - upen·isors, resolvm conflict in· er using prnduct1v1 y, r ducing power struggles and incr asing in- fluence . Cost is 10 for memb rs; $12 for guests. The program at the Kin •s Inn in Mis ion Vall y stnrts at5:30p.m. • Sant Exchange Club holds its second nnual golf tourney April 3 at the Cottonwood Coun- try Club rn El Cajon. Proc ed. from the $75 entry fe swill benefit the Exchange Club's Child Abuse Prevention Center in Santee. The group hopes to exce d last year's $12,000 donation to the center, aid club pr• id nt Dick Adam . Apnl 1s hild Abu Prevention Month, .. * * Som 300 studentA from more than 15 umversities are expected to attend the 1987 pring West- ern Regional Conference of AIE E , the International As- sociation of tudent · in Eco- nomic and Bu ine Manage- ment. The cont renc will b held April 3, 4 and 5 at the San Diego Prince II R sort on Vacation Isl nd. Th group, which uses a Fr nch acronym, 1s the world's large t nonprofit, non-political student-run organization. It has more than 45,000 memberll at 534

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Haden then assigned the case to Judge David M Gill, \\ho indi~ated that he will hear the matter Friday. At the hearing. attorney Ed McIn- tyre, representing :he Tribune and The San Diego Union, will request that Gill admit the public. Greer ~ad indicated last week at the hearing would be closed. During Judge Laura Hammes' hearing of pr~t:ial motions ~ater ye!:,, terday, Sheriffs Deputy Richard o. Richardson testified that Lucas had been scheduled to serve the second day of a two-day jail term at the Descanso Detention Facility on Oct. 23, 1984. Richardson said he excused Lucas and allowed him to report Oct. 25, 1984, to complete serving the time for drunken driving. Earlier, Lucas' partner testified that Lucas called in that day, Oct. 23, 1984, and indicated that he was sup- posed to be in the jail but felt ill and could not make it. That was the day Rhonda Strang, 24 and a child she was baby-sitting, A~ber Fisher, 3, were slain in Strang's Lakeside home. illmgs are tVl'.o of the six charged against Lucas m two cases. In one case, Lucas, 30, is eharged with murdering Suzanne Jacobs, 31, and her son, Colin, 3 on May 4, 1979, in their Normal Heights home and with murdering real estate sales- woman Gayle Garcia, 29, on Dec. 8, 1981 in a Spring Valley home she was'showing to prospective renters: The Strang-Fisher

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SCHOLARSHIP OR POLITICS? Tax-funded study seeks 'intent' of Constitution theory of constitutional law enunciated by

/ By Ann Levin ~q')'-"> Tribune Staff Writer What did the Founding Fathers really mean when they wrote the U.S. Constitution? That's the $15,000 qu~tion for a ~oup of l~w students at the Univers1tr of San_ Diego on a federally funded proJ~t t_o ~1vme the origi- nal intentions" of the Constitution s framers. . The research project at the Center for Public Interest Law is being directed by protessor of law Bernard Siegan, recently nominated to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. . There is nothing unusual about the Justice De- partment's using taxi>3yer:s: money to f~d _re- search projects at umvers1bes and other institu- tions. . rt· 1 But there are critics of the way th1~ J?a 1c_u 3; grant is being spent. They say the ~dm1~1stration s interest in constitutional theory IS bemg used to advance a political ideology. .

"It sounds to me as if the Re_a~an ~dmm1stra- tion is trying to shore up their or1gmal-~!en~. tbeo- to give it some kind of respecta~1lity, ~1d ~ancy Broff of the Judicia~ Selection Pro1ect about the Siegan-directed proJect. . Broffs group is a Washington, D.C.-based coali- tion of about two dozen civil rights and labor groups that has expressed .c_oncems about. the Siegan nomination. The coalition h~ no~ decided whether to formally oppose the nom1~a_tion when bearings begin before the Senate Jud1c1ary Com- mittee in the late spring or early summer. Broffs suspicions are dismissed as groundless by the Justice Department's Steve M~rkman, an assistant attorney general for legal policy· "We think it makes a great deal of sense for litigator.; scholars and other interested persons to have a so'urce when they want to find out what t~e founders wanted to communicate," Markman 5:91~. The project, which will tak! the f?nn of a bibli- ography, is expected to be firushed m May.

many lower-court judges for supposed_ly libe~al interpretations of constitutional intent m dealing with modem social problems. . . . Meese has insisted that the ongmal mte~t ~an be learned from the extensive body of diaries, speeches and commentaries preserved from that period. Am . In a now-famous speech before the ~r1ca~ Bar Association in July 1985, M~e said th • framers of the constitution would ft~d some re- cent court decisions "some:,vhat }~rre" a nd urged the high court to practice a JUI1Sprudence of original intention." . Later that year, in a rare public commentary, Supreme Court Justice William. J, _Bre~~an_ Jr. said Meese's view of the Co_nstitut~o.n .~ little more than arrogance cloaked m hurrulity. Other legal scholars have said that no one has been able to agree on the question of wh:tt ~he framers intended from the day the Constitution 1 · te t Siegan is a noted advocate of the or1gma -m n was written. . .

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In the second case, Lucas 1s charged with murder~ng Str~ng a_nd Amber; with murdermg Umvers~ty of Saa Diego student Anne Cathen_ne Swanke, 22, on Nov. 20, 19_84; and with kidnapping and attempting to mur- der Jody Santiago Robertson, 34, a Seattle woman who survived a throat slashing, skull fracture and stab wounds on June 9, 1984.

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