| abstract | - Lebanon County Judge rules that "dissident" Board Members must be recognized; allows resigned Board Members to return In a mixed ruling aimed at encouraging PACleanSweep's diverse group of leaders to solve its problems internally, Lebanon County Judge Samuel A. Kline today ruled that the grassroots political organization's Board of Directors should revert back to the form it held over two months ago. Klein ruled that original board members Mike Bergmaier, Michele Diehl, Jerry Kelley, William Koch, and Carl Silverman must be recognized as legal directors of the nonprofit corporation. The five chose not to step down in March during an attempted shake-up that began when founder Russ Diamond requested the resignations of the entire Board of Directors. The move led to an extended power struggle, with two groups claiming legal authority. Klein opted not to rule on the legality of various resignations that were submitted by board members, and ruled that Russ Diamond, Leo Knepper, Tom Lingenfelter, Andrea Stalnecker, and Bob Surrick be recognized as directors. Each of those five had submitted their resignations at some point during the last ten weeks. Not part of the Board under Kline's ruling were Liz DeMarco, Glen McCurdy, Larry Otter, and John Ryan; who were listed as Board members on a website operated by one of the factions. Kline also ordered that the group hold a corporate meeting to attempt to resolve its internal problems.
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