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Discipline Court Orders Blasted by State Bar Official Presidi~Judge Disagrees 6f; William Vogeler and G. • Bash Sharply cntiazing the State Bar's new disciplinary coun, the bar's chief prosecu- tor said on Fnday that the court has is- sued orders that are "ill-timed, illegal and unconstitutional." Chief Trial Counsel James Bascue said the State Bar Court, which is scheduled to become fully operational Sept. 1, bas issued pretrial orders in more than 40 cases that have caused an emergency situation. "We just can't comply," Bascue said. He said the court has unilaterally made changes in the process of pretrial discov- ery. '"It's foolish for a court to issue un• reasonable orders that the litigants cannot comply with," he said. The problem surfaced early this month when the judges of the new court issued pretrial orders requiring the Office of Chief Trial Counsel to set forth evidence and witnesses to be presented in more than 40 cases, Bascue said. The office organized an emergency task force to obJect to the orders, he said. Three Week Turnaround One order obtained by The Daily Jour• nal was issued Aug. 10. It requires a list of the names and addresses of all witness- es, together with a brief statement of the purpose of their appearance; a list of pro- posed exhibits with brief descriptions; and a brief position statement including any intended motions. The order requires a response no later than Sept. l. Bascue's comments were made late Friday afternoon in an interview outside the State Bar's administrative offices in Los Angeles, while the Executive Com· mittee of the State Bar Court was meet• ing across town to discuss the problem. Following the meeting at the State Bar Court, Presiding Judge Lise Pearlman said the 1s. ue of the new judges· tc;al or- ders had been referred to Presiding Ref- eree William Mackey . Mackey ruled Friday that the Chief Trial Counsel's of- fice must present a motion objecting to the orders to the same judges who issued the orders, Pearlman said. Mackey de nied the Office of Trial Counsel's motlon to vacate the court's pretrial order. Pearlman said the new judges ''are well within their authority'' to make the order. The judges are presently serving as ref• erees until they officially assume their roles as judges in September, and refer- ees are authorized to make pretrial or- ders, Pearlman said. and making orders because they must fa. miliarize themselves with matters they will be facing as early as Sept. 5, Pearl- man said. The first State Bar Court hear- ings are scheduled on that date. "They're just trying to do their job," she said. "It's a necessary part of them trying to do their job." Sought Comments on Rules The judges, appointed July 5, were re- quired to come up with rules of practice during the summer. On July 31, the pro- posed rules were packaged and mailed to members of the respondents' bar and the Office of Trial Counsel for comment. Pearlman said the court received respons- es last week. , . C. B Esr. 1888 /catholic university Once upon a time, there was a bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego who bad a dream. .,::,qr:;c; . He dreamed of fOUI\dinga'Cafuolic university in San Diego and wanted it to be the "Notre Dame of the West." Now I wonder if the law school at Notre Dame or other Catholi~ law schools are hiring deaD:l who private- ly or publicly believe m abortion as an alternative to life? I realize that Kristine Stracben, new dean of the ,University_of San Diego Sch!!l)Lof Law, 5a:ys sh~ will kee~belief in abortion p~1v~te, though she certainly was not _tbink1:ng about privacy when her v1e'!"point makes the headlines of The Tribune. Didn't anyone on the search com- mittee bother to tell the lady that t~e University of San Diego is a Catholic university, or doesn't anyone care anymore? -WILLIAM G. MOONEY Pastor Blessed Sacrament Church College/ San Diego CA !San _Dieg~ Co,) Evenrng Tribune /Cir. D. 123,064) U 26 989

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USD dean exp\ai~ views on aborti3it The Tribune's Aug. 4 edit~on . re- ported my beliefs about abortion 1~ a way that was appallingly misleadmg and incomplete. My private conviction is that abor; tion is morally wrong, and I lead_ rn) own life accordingly. However, m a country where abortion is legal, the issue to me is who makes the deci- sion? As I stated clearly to The Tri- bune's reporter, I strongly .~beve that it 1s the woman's dec1Sion - with the guidance or the lather, her doctor or religious adviser, ii ~ught, but without the imposed mtruswn ° 1 the government To headline my views as •:supJ)Ort- ing abortion" is incorrect, simplistic and calculated to sensationalize. 1 draw this conclusion reluctantly, but what other explanation can there be for the reporter's decision to de- scribe my clothing, rnake_up and of- fice furniture rather than include my statements of respect and support for those on the pro-life sid~ who fight, within the law, for their sincere beliefs? I also reiterate that these are my private views. Although I feel obliged to correct the report pub- lished by The Tribune, I have never felt and will never feel compelled to preach or proselytize. As I told the reporter, my intent as dean of the school of law at the U_ru- versity of San Diego is to say nothing more about my private views on this subject, but to assure that law stu- dents can debate the issues fairly and fully and come, individually, to in- formed, tested judgments. -KRISTINE STRACHAN •ofessor of law

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State Panel Rejects China Divest ') c:..s By nar-Ktrsfrner Chronlrlt &011omk1 l;dltor cramento men Square, who was often •een on television in the days before the go,·ernment crackdown June 4. She cried quietly as a \'ldeotape or the riots was shown to the committee.

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An Assembl)' committee )I! tcrday listened sympathetl• c llv to the tearful pleas of a cu 0 ped Chinese di ldent but then rL"jected her c-all for a bill to force the state to divest its to<"k holding In companies that do buslne s In China. The measure byAssemblywom- an carol Bentley, R•El ClljOn, could have forced the two big state pen- Ion funds to ell an estimated 11 billion In stocks of blue-chip compames such a 1B I, McDonnell D uglas, Hewlett-Packard and Dow Chemical, all of w hlch have opera• tions In China. The bill, which needed five v tes to get out of the Assembly P bile Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, failed oru 1-to-1 vote. with most members a~ainlng in the face of opposition b •the state's two big public employ- e pension fund, and the state C 111mber of Commerce. Jkntley's star witness was Yan 1iu h 19-yPar-old secretary or the 1unrf, stn!· ~~mmltt..e at T!anan- AUS 2 3 1989 .JI.I~'• r. c. e Esr 1111

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•·1 am thinking of the thousands that I know who died in the square," she said through an interpreter. ''The Commun! t gov- ernment used tanks and machme guns to gun down the future of our society. "I think economic sanction is the most effective weapon the West can have," added Liu, who escaped to Paris after the crackdown. 'l'estif) Ing aft r Liu. officials of the pension groups tried not to sound callou . DeWitt Bowman, chief invest• ment officer of tl e state Public Em- plovees Retirement System, said: "We oppose this bill not for any lack of sympathy for the people of Chi• na, but becau•e inadvertently we are hobbling tlie board and prevent- ing them from meeting their main interest," which he described as protecting pension benefits, The Public Emplo. >es Retlre- m~nt <:,~tern and the State Teach- or peopl

building all those mall across the land. But in Rancho Santa Fe, be just m1ght be best known for bis big spread called Tierra Felrz Ranch. With its lakes. trees and rolling bills, 11 is an ideal spot for •. ew Fron• tiers," the benefit dreamed up by Jean Hahn for Children·• Ho pit • I and H •• llh Center. This year's editionwill be Sept 10 with frontier facades, a saloon, poker palace dance hall , bank and jail. The afternoon, 2:30 to 630 p.m, will offer dancing entertainment. carnage rides and seated dimng. catered by Remington's Chamnen fary Alice and Ron Brady encour- age guests to wear turn-of-tbe--cen- tury frontier attire (dan('e ball girls or schoolmarms, gentlemen or gam- blers are among the suggestions). Reservauons are $250 per person; call 576-5988. Last year's event raised $140,000 for the ho pita!. SPINOFFS Vitt • Hill Hospital "Gold Rush Days" on Sept. 9 at Chula Vista Center will offer dining, dancing and dredging for •·gold " from 7 p.m. Mayor Greg and Cheryl Cox will be hOnored with the Vista

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I, ol Photographic Artt, Sept 23, San Diego De- Janet Suthter USD Auxiliary, fashion ---------.noringllilJ1'rench Blcen- Oct. 5, Town & Country resident! treatment c,ion Center. Old Globe abused and abandonec gala featuring Michael ("New To You·• is the nh, Oct. 13, at the theater. thrift shop.) The evenln1g 0 Hittoric • l Society, with cock\811s pool-side tours including the Marston p.m. at the San Diego f~useum, Oct 13 to 16. San lowed by dinner, mus1c1epertory ThHtre, Mid• Gabbs & The Swing Kir Moscow" gala, Oct. 26, and auction Tickets ar~oom of the H el cl'll Coro• 273-9455, _/ AHistance League , /

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Clippers won't train at USD Contrary to earlier reports, the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers will not be holding their preseason training camp at USO. No 1iillc1al announcement has been made as yet, but the decision was confirmed today by a Clippers staffer, who wished to remain anonymous. "We're not corning down there," said tbe source, who said the Clippers intend to seek a training site in the Los Angeles area. The month-long camp is slated to begin Oct. 6. Several weeks ago, at a Sports Arena exhibition ga~e of NBA players, Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling sounded as if he already had decided to bring his team to USO. "Some of my people couldn't believe it when I picked San Diego for our training camp," Sterling said at the time. "But I've always liked San Diego." . However, USO athletic director Tom Iannacon_e said today that no final arrangement had been made with the Clippers. In fact, said Iannacone, the deal fell through "several weeks ago." Said Iannacone: "Nothing was ever confirmed. I have been quoted as saying that we would love to have ~hem, provided it was feasible and we could meet the1r re- quirements and do it in a first-class manner. . . "Since then, however, I talked to (arena president) Vm Ciruzzi and told him we simply couldn't provide our facility to meet their requirements." ByJ~~an Tribune Sportswriter

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The San ~tat1 soccer team will hold its alumn, match tomorrow at Aztec Bowl at 6 p.m. Former San Diego Sacker Vidal Fernandez and Kyle Whittemore SDSU's career scoring leadei with 160 points, will play fo~ the a{mni.

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