Mr. Al Heigl,

The Hearings Committee has reviewed the charges submitted by the Advocate, Guy
Conti, against you and has decided that sufficient evidence has been submitted to warrant
a hearing in the matter. You have received a copy of the charges as filed and a copy of
the Policies and Rules Governing the Conduct of Hearings. We have determined that the
following charges should be heard as acts inimical to Mensa:

1 - That Al Heigl did and is illegally using Mensa's trademark and AML copyrighted
material.
2 - That Al Heigl is illegally using members' copyrighted material from Mensa
publications.
3 - That Al Heigl has wrongfully held forth that his website is the official website of
Minnesota Mensa.
4 - That Al Heigl's illegal actions regarding the mnmensa.org domain name cost
American Mensa a considerable amount of money.

The Hearings Committee currently consists of Dave Remine (Chair), Bob Beatty, and
Jean Becker. Under Rule 5 C 2 of the Policies and Rules Governing the Conduct of
National Hearings the names of the potential members eligible to serve, as per Article
XI, section 5a of the American Mensa Bylaws, in the order they would succeed to
Committee membership are as follows:: Sallie Banko, Daniel Burg, Darlene Criss, and
Stacey Kirsch. You and the Advocate have a right to challenge any or all of these
members. If either party wishes to challenge any of these members they must notify me
within fifteen days of the date of this letter stating the name of those so challenged and
the reason for the challenge (Rule 6 B).

Your options, under Rule 5 C 3a, regarding these charges are as follows:

1 - Contest the charges in which case a hearing will be held in Minnesota.

2 - Not contest the charges but ask for a hearing to determine penalties.

3 - Not contest the charges and waive the right to a hearing in which case the Hearings
Committee would render a decision without holding a hearing.

I now ask you as per Rule 5 C 3a if these charges are contested and if so which one(s).
Please reply promptly.
 

Dave Remine, Chair