Letthesplashingcommence! NCAA: Dismiss Paterno Lawsuit
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ARmAS next Tuesday with a some- AP Sports Writer what more formal gather- ing at the Luzerne County STATE COLLEGE — The Courthouse that is expected NCAA asked a Pennsylvania to draw elected officials and Stevens court on Tuesday to dismiss a cadre of judges. a lawsuit filed by the family “There might even be a surprise visit by of the late coach Joe Paterno a statewide officeholder or two,” Stevens that seeks to overturn the quipped. sanctions against Penn State Aimee Dilger photos|The Times Leader The 66-year-old Republican from Sugarloaf for the Jerry Sandusky child The splash pad at Coal Street Park Township was nominated last month by sex abuse scandal. opened Tuesday, immediately provid- Gov. Tom Corbett to fill a state Supreme Some trustees, former ing park-goers with a way to cool off Court seat vacated by Joan Orie Melvin, who players and coaches and cur- as temperatures continued in the 80 resigned May 1 after her conviction on charg- rent faculty members are degree range. Butch Frati, the city’s es she used government employees to help also taking part in the same director of operations, said repairs to her political campaigns. Melvin is appealing lawsuit, which the NCAA the splash pad are nearly complete and her convictions. said was flawed and con- it is almost fully operational. The Quad Stevens was confirmed for the post June 30 tained “various significant Three Group is putting on the final by a 50-0 state Senate vote. His appointment legal deficiencies.” touches, he said. At top, worker Dave is to fill a term that expires Jan. 1, 2016. College sports’ govern- Lewis peers out of the control area to “Never in a million years,” Stevens said ing body said in the filing check out the water flow. In the bottom when asked if he ever envisioned himself on in Centre County court late photo,Anthony Hawk, 14, is reflected in the high court, a seven-member panel that Tuesday that the civil suit puddles on the basketball court adja- traces its origins back at least as far as 1722, must be dismissed in part cent to the splash pad. Rains briefly during the colonial era. It is the oldest appel- because the university itself interrupted outside activities but did late court in the nation, according to the provide a cool-down after last week’s isn’t part of the suit. The 90-plus degree weather. Supreme Court website. sanctions handed down in “It’s been a wild ride, and I’m loving every July 2012 were agreed to by minute of it,” Stevens said. the NCAA and the univer- His 4 p.m. “robing ceremony,” with Chief sity president. Justice Ronald D. Castile presiding, will The NCAA also firmly include remarks from individuals who now denied a claim that it had hold offices that Stevens once occupied: conspired with former FBI state Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-Butler Township; director Louis Freeh’s team Luzerne County District Attorney Stephanie in formulating the sanc- Inquest planned in Hazleton-area death Salavantis; county President Judge Tom tions. Freeh led the school’s Burke and Superior Court Judge Kate Ford internal investigation into Elliott. Superior Court Judge Jack Panella the scandal, and the Paterno Assistant District Attorney Dan will serve as master of ceremonies. family and three former Man, 34, found dead at his home Zola is expected to lead the coroner’s The judge’s 22-year-old daughter, Brittany school officials have vehe- inquest by presenting to the six- Stevens — who was present for his Hazle mently denied Freeh’s scath- EDWARD LEWIS mander of the criminal investigation member jury witnesses and evidence Township inauguration 15 years ago — will ing allegations of a cover-up. [email protected] unit, said that at the time investiga- surrounding the circumstances of “Their suit complains pri- tors did not know if Gailie’s death Gailie’s death. See STEvENS |10A marily about the conclusions WILKES-BARRE — Evidence was an accident, suicide or a homi- The panel will be selected from of the Freeh Report, con- recovered in a Hazleton man’s death cide. Bartel could not be reached for the jury pool reporting for jury duty ducted at the behest of the will be presented to a six-member jury comment on Tuesday. Monday. ABOUT JUDGE STEVENS Penn State Board, and the during a seldom-used hearing called Forensic pathologist Dr. Gary Ross At a coroner’s inquest, the jury lis- Education university’s acceptance of its a coroner’s inquest in an attempt to conducted the autopsy, determining tens, asks questions and then rules on Dickinson School of Law, J.D. findings,” NCAA chief legal determine the manner of death. Gailie died from a gunshot wound. a manner of death. Pennsylvania State University, B.A. officer Donald Remy said Matthew Ryan Gailie, 34, was The manner of death was listed as The last coroner’s inquest in University of California-Santa Barbara in a statement outlining the found dead in his Muskegan Circle undetermined. Luzerne County was held 17 years ago summer program organization’s arguments. home in the Eagle Rock gated The Luzerne County District in the death of a woman in Hazleton. Career highlights “The NCAA did not com- community near Hazleton from a Attorney’s Office is coordinating the That inquest in November 1996 1980-88: State representative mission the Freeh Report single gunshot wound on Sept. coroner’s inquest scheduled to begin ruled that Eugene Gorski was respon- 1988-91: Luzerne County district attorney nor had any role in it. 3, 2011, state police at Hazleton Monday, said acting Coroner Bill sible for the drug overdose death of 1991-98: Trial judge It was the NCAA’s first said. Gailie was an officer for Lisman. his wife, Deborah, 38, on Aug. 10, 1998-2013: Superior Court judge; president response to the case since the Pennsylvania Department of Lisman said he could not release 1996. But the finding held no crimi- judge, 2011-13 Corrections. details because of the ongoing inves- nal weight. No charges were filed 2013: Named to state Supreme Court See PATERNO |10A State police Lt. Robert Bartel, com- tigation. against Eugene Gorski, a physician. Orangeyou glad courthouse is getting a new roof? replace the roof, under the super- New shingle design will mimic building’s original look vision of Sobeck’s company, Mark J. Sobeck Roof Consulting JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES rently topped with rubber roof- ing to its original appearance. Inc. of Wilkes-Barre. The project [email protected] ing coated in tan. Roof repairs are the final step will be funded with money previ- “Now they disappear. In the to stop leaks that have damaged ously borrowed through bonds. First the Luzerne County future they will stand out,” said interior plaster and artwork. Key photo, artifacts Courthouse domes went from Mark J. Sobeck, the county’s The county has spent millions The county’s choice for the white to light gray. roofing consultant on the proj- of dollars in recent years redo- sloped sections was based on Now the sloped parts of the ect. “It’s going to be a totally dif- ing the skylight atop the main an old photograph and artifacts roof visible from some ground- ferent look.” dome, stripping and sealing up discovered by a building-and- level vantage points will be cov- The county isn’t trying to the terra cotta on the domes and grounds employee indicating Clark Van Orden|The Times Leader ered with red-orange shingles boost the historic structure’s repairing masonry and roofline the structure originally had a Roof repairs have begun atop the Luzerne County Courthouse designed to create an optical curb appeal. The projects are part edges. red-orange Spanish barrel terra — the final work needed to prevent leaks that are damaging the illusion of terra cotta barrel tiles. of a ongoing repairs designed to Dunmore Roofing and Supply interior of the century-old structure. These sloped gables are cur- waterproof and return the build- Co. will be paid $834,200 to See ROOF |10A NEWS Obituaries 8A SPORTS: 1B Birthdays 3C Puzzles 5C INSIDE Local 3A Editorials 9A BUSINESS: 6B Television 4C CLASSIFIED: 1D Nation &World 4A Weather 10A TASTE: 1C Movies 4C Comics 12D 6 0 9 8 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 PAGE 2A Wednesday,July 24, 2013 NEWS www.timesleader.com THE TIMES LEADER Night work to impact traffic on I-81 DETAILS LOTTERY Base repair and patch work have $4.5 million project stretches fromAvoca to Dunmore recently been done on the section from MIDDAY DRAWING Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport Exit 178 to just past Exit 185 for the Central Daily Number - 6-4-0 RoGER DuPUIs continue Sunday to Friday, from 8 p.m.