The Jailhouse

[CAL_LAW]

Recommendation for fair handling of alleged TOS and jailed members:

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Mode of Moderation
The Board expects Moderators to be firm, but not overbearing, in
moderating a list. A Moderator can make an admonition privately, in
his or her discretion, but if that does not correct the conduct, the
admonition should be posted to the pertinent list. Any private
admonition should be copied to the other Moderators for the
particular list, so that all of the Moderators are aware of what is
happening.
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Filing a Complaint
If a member has a problem with a post on one of the lists, the
complaint must first be directed to a Moderator of that list. That
Moderator may act on his or her own initiative, subject to en banc
and ultimate Board review as described below. Alternatively, a
Moderator may first consult with the other Moderators or may first
seek guidance from the Board, if the Moderator feels that is
appropriate. If the complained-about member is a Moderator, then the
complaint should go to one of the other Moderators of the list in question.
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Appeals of Moderator Decisions
Any challenge to a decision by a Moderator will receive en banc
review by the Moderators of the list in question. Any en banc
decision is appealable to the ML Board within ten (10) days of the
day that the en banc decision is sent to the appellant. Any appeal
will be lodged by sending, via email to the Board Members and to the
Moderators of the list in question, a self-contained memorandum
containing all relevant information and arguments, either in
plain-text email or as an email attachment (a word-processing file or
a PDF). The Moderators will be entitled to file a reply memorandum
within ten days of the filing of the appeal. The ML Board will defer
to the en banc decision of the Moderators unless it is evident that
the initial Moderator decision and the decision en banc have been
arbitrary and capricious or unreasonable.
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Board Action Sua Sponte
While the Board desires to confer significant latitude on the
Moderators, the Board retains the power to act on its own motion in
any circumstance that the Board deems deserving of Board action."
See: MacLawAdmin (MLA) - [e-mail]

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