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Memo
| To: |
Dave Remine, Chair, National Hearings
Committee |
| From: |
Guy Conti, Advocate |
| CC: |
AML National Office, Ombudsman, AI Heigl |
| Date: |
April 7, 2006 |
| Re: |
Filing of Charges of Acts Inimical Against
Member AI Heigl |
This is an official filing of charges of Acts Inimical
to Mensa against Member AI Heigl.
The Advocate alleges for his complaint that upon
information and belief:
| 1. |
AI Heigl ("Respondent") is a
member of American Mensa, Ltd. ("AML") and
Minnesota Mensa ("Minnesota). |
| 2. |
Respondent was, at one time,
the official Web Master of Minnesota. |
| 3. |
On August 19, 2002,
Respondent was removed as Web Master by the Executive
Board of Minnesota. |
| 4. |
Respondent has not been
reinstated as Web Master. |
| 5. |
Subsequent to August 19,
2002, Respondent continued to use a domain name
that properly belonged to AML and Minnesota. |
| 6. |
Subsequent to August 19,
2002, Respondent was placed on notice by the
Executive Director and Counsel that he was improperly using a
proprietary
domain name (mnmensa.org), copyrighted materials, AML's and
International
Mensa Limited's (collectively referred to as "Mensa") lawful
trademarks. |
| 7. |
Subsequent to August 19,
2002, Respondent was forced, through legal process,
to give up the domain name and has since established a rogue web site
using the
domain name mn-mensa.org. |
| 8. |
Respondent continues, through
this day and in violation of law, to use Mensa's
trademark in violation of law. |
| 9. |
Respondent continues! through
this day and in violation of law, to use written
material copyrighted to Minnesota and to individual members of
Mensa. |
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