- 13 - petitioners they would withdraw as counsel because of a disagreement with Mr. Kersting. Mr. Kersting then engaged attorney Joe Alfred Izen, Jr. (Mr. Izen), to represent the test case petitioners at trial. The Thompsons Hire Mr. DeCastro The Thompsons and the Cravenses did not engage Messrs. Chicoine and Hallett. Instead, Mr. Huestis helped the Thompsons find attorney Luis C. DeCastro (Mr. DeCastro) as their replacement for Mr. Seery. In November 1986, the Thompsons engaged Mr. DeCastro to represent them before this Court. The Cravenses did not hire counsel to represent them in their test cases. Thus, most of the test case petitioners, including the Dixons, continued to be represented by an attorney selected by Mr. Kersting. The Thompsons and the Cravenses, however, continued as test case petitioners who were not represented by counsel engaged by Mr. Kersting. The Thompson Settlement In December 1986, Mr. McWade and his supervisor, District Counsel William A. Sims (Mr. Sims), entered into contingent settlement agreements with the Cravenses regarding their test cases and with Mr. DeCastro regarding the Thompsons’ test cases. For purposes of the present motions, only the details of the Thompson settlement are relevant, but we must describe it in some detail. By December 1986, Mr. McWade had negotiated a settlementPage: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Next
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