History repeating itself? [LWN.net]

History repeating itself?

Posted Jul 2, 2005 2:03 UTC (Sat) by vnj (guest, #30787)
In reply to: The next chapter in the Merkey saga by jmerkey
Parent article: The next chapter in the Merkey saga

Let's remember who we are dealing with. Read Judge Anthony W. Schofield's "Findings of Fact" in a case regarding Jeff Merkey:

In the 4th Judicial District Court, Utah County, State of Utah

Case Number: 970400339

DATED: January 30, 1998

Anthony W. Schofield, Judge

FINDINGS OF FACT

I find that the following facts have been proven by a preponderance of the evidence:

124. In fact, however, Merkey is not just prone to exaggeration, he also is and can be deceptive, not only to his adversaries, but also to his own partners, his business associates and to the court. He deliberately describes his own, separate reality.

131. While it is human nature for each of us to put our own spin on events which we observe...Merkey nonetheless regularly exaggerates or lies in his comments to others about events happening around him. It is as though he is creating his own separate reality.

135. Given his penchant for creating a separate reality and for deliberate misrepresentation, I find Merkey's claim ... unreliable. Rather, he wanted to have the benefit of both worlds -- his world actually working on a clustering model based upon the Novell architecture -- but also a world in which he could claim that he was not using or misappropriating Novell confidential technical information.

146. Merkey asserts that he did not fit in at Novell because he had a different ethnic or religious background than most of the Novell workers. This claim was not supported by any meaningful evidence.

[note: emphasis mine] Sound familiar? There is plenty more. And remember: this is a judge making these statements. I have no idea if Mr. Jeff Merkey's claims are true, but would you trust this guy?

You can find the original document here (for a fee) or read a copy at Gorklaw.

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