The MMF internet "transparency" wars!

Posner & Trachtenberg
710-491 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 2E4

File No: 2003-20

February 26, 2010

Mr. Clare L. Pieuk
2-371 Des Meurons Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2N6

Dear Mr. Pieuk:

Re: Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. et al v. Terry Belhumeur et al Court of Appeal File No. AI09-30-07277

I write to you with respect to your affidavit of September 11, 2009 filed in this matter. As you know, except for two paragraphs, your affidavit was expunged from the Court record. Justice Simonsen ruled that it was not an admissible document.

Today, what appears to be an essentially complete copy of your affidavit has been posted to the internet on a blog site called Truth To Power. Ths can only have been done with your knowledge and agreement by the person responsible for this blog.

I have previously advised you, that many portions of your affidavit, aside from being inadmissible as a Court document, summarize information contained in the internal MMF documents which you were ordered by Justice MacCawley to return and, which you are restrained by Court Order from publishing on the internet or elsewhere.

The publication of this affidavit today on the internet is a violation of the injunction and, may result in the Court of Queen's Bench finding you to be in contempt of the Court Order.

As well, I am aware of a legal opinion recently posted on your website by Mr. Jeff Niederhoffer who, wrongfully concluded that he was at liberty to provide your affidavit to third parties for the purpose of publication without any legal consequence. I will be seeking instructions to have Mr. Niederhoffer's involvement in this matter, if any, reviewed by the Court of Queen's Bench.

I suggest that you immediately request the person responsible fro the publication of this affidavit on Truth To Power to remove it from the blog.

I will also e reviewing with my clients what additional claims may be brought against you as a result of today's publication of your affidavit.

Yours truly,
MURRAY N. TRACHTENBERG
MNT/pb
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Posner & Trachtenberg
710-491 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 2E4

February 26, 2010

File No: 2003-20

Mr. Clare L. Pieuk
2-371 Des Meurons Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2N6

Re: Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. et al v. Terry Belhumeur et al Court of Appeal File No. AI09-30-07266

This is further to my earlier letter of today concerning your affidavit of September 11, 2009. Your affidavit has been sent ot Mr. Derryl Sanderson whom, as you know operates a blog "Metis News and Stuff." It appears that your affidavit was and continues to be posted on his blog since February 24, 2010.

I repeat the comments made in my earlier letter to you of today.

I suggest that you contact Mr. Sanderson and request that he remove the affidavit immediately from his blog.

Yours truly,
MURRAY N. TRACHTENBERG
MNT/pb