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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      Roll Call Exclusive: Taxpayers paid $220K to settle case involving Rep. Alcee Hastings https://shar.es/1MeO4q  by @stephanieakin

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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      So, before I shut down for the night, back to the settlement "involving" Rep. Alcee Hastings.

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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      The case against the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe was voluntarily dismissed in 2014 (presumably that's when the settlement was reached) — but after Rep. Hastings had been dismissed from the case.pic.twitter.com/tT7XPvtSnA

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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      Here was the initial complaint filed in 2011, filed after going through counseling and mediation at OOC, with backing from Judicial Watch. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4325299-Packer-Complaint.html …pic.twitter.com/TOr4FgWgHG

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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      Here are some of the allegations made against Hastings in the complaint, which also alleges that several staff — of several different offices — were informed:pic.twitter.com/fcQsk2YOmJ

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    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      Hastings hired his own outside counsel for the case, Wilmer Cutler — Big Law — which argued (among other things) that, even if the facts were as the accuser presented them, it would not constitute a hostile work environment. Read: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4325302-Packer-Hastings-MtD.html …pic.twitter.com/mnyXlsQxFG

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    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      The case against Hastings and a staffer was dismissed because, the court ruled, the CAA was the sole route for relief, and the claim at the district court was seeking relief outside the CAA. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4325303-Packer-Dismissal.html …pic.twitter.com/D7gABlkIHh

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    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      In other words, the judge did not get to the merits of the claim on that front. The case continued, though, against the commission. Judicial Watch and another lawyer stopped representing the plaintiff, who continued pro se (without a lawyer).

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    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      At one point, the CSCE answered the complaint: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4325301-Packer-CSCE-Answer.html … ... The CSCE was represented by House Employment Counsel.pic.twitter.com/puxWq25oWy

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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

      After a lot of back-and-forth, the plaintiff and CSCE agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice (meaning, it can't be refiled) in 2014. The dismissal was signed by an attorney with House Employment Counsel. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4325300-Packer-Settlement.html …pic.twitter.com/EOupCXQaWb

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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

          In light of that, I'm not sure what Hastings meant when he told Roll Call: "This matter was handled solely by the Senate Chief Counsel for Employment." It was not.pic.twitter.com/VIw80K5AlB

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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Dec 2017

          In FY2014, the OOC acknowledged that there were 11 settlements and awards $806,450 paid out of its fund. It makes sense to me that this settlement would not have shown up in the House numbers released earlier. Roll Call reports this came out of the larger OOC numbers.pic.twitter.com/PAhP9teYZ1

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