ied one of the suspect critiques and
claimed that she (the student) had written it, but the claim was not
substantiated because the student would not have her handwriting
examined."

Months later, the investigator for the Attorney General would note that
incident in the transcript of the hearing and make the following
comment in her report. "Did the committee really expect that the hired
experts could, at a point when opinions had been stated under oath,
seriously undertake a fresh analysis of the questioned document?"

Henry's report gave no indication that the standards were
unauthenticated or why Diana was not asked to write for the document
examiners to produce authenticated ones.

All of the testimony of Diana was totally ignored. It was as if she
had never appeared at the hearing--a non-person status like that
maintained against her by her department since the accusation was first
made.

Of course it follows that the 'Recommendation' section would state,
true to the faculty handbook's rhetoric, that termination was
recommended since Diana had demonstrated a lack of professional and
moral fitness.

THE COURT AND ATTORNEY GENERAL

Chapter 37

In the days following the hearing, the Belmont administration directed
its attention to the complaint brought against it in the County
Superior Court. On its behalf, attorney Simon Murrain began the usual
returns from the baseline destined to increase costs, delay judgment
and frustrate justice.

The analogy to tennis is not farfetched. One side, the plaintiff via
her attorney, Al Garret, serves. A volley of paper ensues from both
sides directed at each other, but under the supervision and rule of the
official, a judge.

Where the analogy loses ground is that very little action occurs in the
court. Sure, the plaintiff and respondent and the lawyers must show up
for hearings, but most everything goes on in the judges' chambers.

Simon Murrain had a great deal of practice in delaying tactics. Over
the last four years, seven people had brought suit against Belmont for
sex discrimination. All seven had been forced to withdraw as their
cases dragged on and on and their resources dwindled. Simon's initial
move this time was to have the case go to a higher court, in this
instance the United States District Court.

This move placed two additional burdens on the plaintiff and her
attorney. First, the cost of the proceedings was greater than at the
dis