Writing Gobbldygook at the Collectors' Expense

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It seems I was right when I pointed out earlier that having gathered mega-bucks from dealers and collectors to split between their lawyer friends (they have five, Tompa, Ehrenburg - [same firm], and the other three presumably come from the customs law firm of Serko, Simon, Gluck & Kane LLP) and other hangers-on (a newsletter editor for example), the ACCG is going to produce more and more pieces of apparent proof that they are doing something with all that money. We now learn through Peter Tompa's blog that there is now an amended complaint as a result of the Baltimore Illegal Coin Import Stunt they mounted with their pals from the PNG and IAPN ("Litigation Updates: Amended Complaint Filed and Appellate Briefing Schedule Expected Shortly"). This replaces the previous one it appears:

The amended complaint alleges new 1st Amendment claims relating to the informational content found on ancient coins. It also characterizes the Department of State and Customs as acting beyond the scope of their authority under governing statutes.

The amended complaint supersedes the original complaint, rendering Defendants' motion to dismiss as moot. Defendants are expected to file another motion to dismiss the case based on the claim that the State Department's actions are unreviewable. In the meantime, State has rejected mediation in the pending FOIA appeal and the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to issue a briefing schedule shortly.

I guess the reason why they don't want to put it in plain English is so their members do not realise the ACCG is taking their money and flushing it down the toilet - the toilet in the offices of five ACCG-retained lawyers who seem likely to be the only people to gain from this - collectors certainly will not.

By the way, from what Tompa says, unless they are now dropping the "arbitrary and capricious " claim from their case, they've still not got the key element in that amended complaint... (they have not seen fit yet to post the amended text on their website alongside the text of the one superseded) What on earth are they playing at?

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