The creator, Michael Mann, sued for libel when his data was questioned. First step in a libel trial - prove what was said was not true. He refused.
So any guesses as to why he refuses to turn over his data? Three guesses, first two don't count.
Michael Mann, who chose to file what many consider to be a cynical SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) libel suit in the British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver six long years ago, has astonished legal experts by refusing to comply with the court direction to hand over all his disputed graphās data. Mannās iconic hockey stick has been relied upon by the UNās IPCC and western governments as crucial evidence for the science of āman-made global warming.ā
As first reported in Principia Scientific International (February 1, 2017), the defendant in the case, Canadian climatologist Dr. Tim Ball, had won āconcessionsā against Mann, but at the time the details were kept confidential, pending Mannās response.
The negative and unresponsive actions of Dr Mann and his lawyer, Roger McConchie, are expected to infuriate the judge and be the signal for the collapse of Mannās multi-million dollar libel suit against Dr Ball. It will be music to the ears of so-called āclimate deniersā like President Donald Trump and his EPA Chief, Scott Pruitt.
As Dr Ball explains:
āMichael Mann moved for an adjournment of the trial scheduled for February 20, 2017. We had little choice because Canadian courts always grant adjournments before a trial in their belief that an out of court settlement is preferable. We agreed to an adjournment with conditions. The major one was that he [Mann] produce all documents including computer codes by February 20th, 2017. He failed to meet the deadline.ā
Punishment for Civil Contempt
Mannās now proven contempt of court means Ball is entitled to have the court serve upon Mann the fullest punishment. Contempt sanctions could reasonably include the judge ruling that Dr. Ballās statement that Mann ābelongs in the state pen, not Penn. Stateā is a precise and true statement of fact. This is because under Canadaās unique āTruth Defenseā, Mann is now proven to have wilfully hidden his data, so the court may rule he hid it because it is fake. As such, the court must then dismiss Mannās entire libel suit with costs awarded to Ball and his team.
Michael Mann refuses to hand over data to judge in climate change trial
So any guesses as to why he refuses to turn over his data? Three guesses, first two don't count.
Michael Mann, who chose to file what many consider to be a cynical SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) libel suit in the British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver six long years ago, has astonished legal experts by refusing to comply with the court direction to hand over all his disputed graphās data. Mannās iconic hockey stick has been relied upon by the UNās IPCC and western governments as crucial evidence for the science of āman-made global warming.ā
As first reported in Principia Scientific International (February 1, 2017), the defendant in the case, Canadian climatologist Dr. Tim Ball, had won āconcessionsā against Mann, but at the time the details were kept confidential, pending Mannās response.
The negative and unresponsive actions of Dr Mann and his lawyer, Roger McConchie, are expected to infuriate the judge and be the signal for the collapse of Mannās multi-million dollar libel suit against Dr Ball. It will be music to the ears of so-called āclimate deniersā like President Donald Trump and his EPA Chief, Scott Pruitt.
As Dr Ball explains:
āMichael Mann moved for an adjournment of the trial scheduled for February 20, 2017. We had little choice because Canadian courts always grant adjournments before a trial in their belief that an out of court settlement is preferable. We agreed to an adjournment with conditions. The major one was that he [Mann] produce all documents including computer codes by February 20th, 2017. He failed to meet the deadline.ā
Punishment for Civil Contempt
Mannās now proven contempt of court means Ball is entitled to have the court serve upon Mann the fullest punishment. Contempt sanctions could reasonably include the judge ruling that Dr. Ballās statement that Mann ābelongs in the state pen, not Penn. Stateā is a precise and true statement of fact. This is because under Canadaās unique āTruth Defenseā, Mann is now proven to have wilfully hidden his data, so the court may rule he hid it because it is fake. As such, the court must then dismiss Mannās entire libel suit with costs awarded to Ball and his team.
Michael Mann refuses to hand over data to judge in climate change trial