Capella University Lawsuit Facts: Set One

Capella University and their Sleaze Team have refused, for more than THREE YEARS, to turn over education records as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - In fact, a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Education has already determined that Capella University violated FERPA on TEN counts! Furthermore the initial request was made for those documents on July 10, 2004. FERPA requires that such records be turned over within forty-five days of the initial request.

So, in honor of their ongoing deceit and intentional obstruction of justice, we have been posting new shocking FACTS about Capella on this site everyday until they decided to stop breading the law. AS we've now posted so many FACTS about Capella and their shysters, we've had to break our FACTS of the Day into smaller sections. Of course, you can also view these FACTS on our blog but that would give Capella's shysters, Sir Chrisy the Sissy Hank L'Orange and his trusty steed, Capella Stella Fey Epling less to copy - after all, they have consistently and intenionally lied about how many pages exist on our sites - we might as well help them to realize their ongoing fantasy! Enjoy!


FACTS About Capella University

  1. Fact One (July 10, 2007)Capella Instructor, Dr. Nancy Johnson, Speaks Out About WebCT!
  2. Fact Two (July 11, 2007)Capella Instructor, Dr. Nancy Johnson, Compliments Plaintiff
  3. Fact Three (July 12, 2007)Capella Instructor, Kris Luopa, States Plaintiff is "an excellent student!"
  4. Fact Four (July 13, 2007)Capella Instructor, Amar Almasude, Complains About WebCT
  5. Fact Five (July 14, 2007)Capella Instructor, Jill Krout, Tells Plaintiff He was Fun to Have in Class and that She Learned from Him!
  6. Fact Six (July 15, 2007)Recap of the Truth About the Plaintiff and WebCT by as Stated By Capella University's Own Instructors
  7. Fact Seven (July 16, 2007) – Capella Tech Support Agrees 100% with Plaintiff
  8. Fact Eight (July 17, 2007)Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman, Wasting California Taxpayer Dollars
  9. Fact Nine (July 18, 2007)Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman, Wasting California Taxpayer Dollars, Part 2
  10. Fact Ten (July 19, 2007)Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman Gets Invited to a Slumber Party
  11. Fact Eleven (July 20, 2007)Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman Shares Student Names
  12. Fact Twelve (July 21, 2007)Capella University Pays Kickbacks to the University of California? We Think So!
  13. Fact Thirteen (July 22, 2007)Capella University Pays University of California, Irvine for Marketing!
  14. Fact Fourteen (July 23, 2007)Capella University's & University of California Irvine's Marketing Scheme Tries to "Not Startle the Lawyers"
  15. Fact Fifteen (July 24, 2007) Capella University and the University of California, Irvine Find Ways to Skirt California Laws!
  16. Fact Sixteen (July 25, 2007)Capella University’s Attorneys, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling are Liars
  17. Fact Seventeen (July 26, 2007)Capella University and their shysters, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling Refuse to Turn Over Records
  18. Fact Eighteen (July 27, 2007) Capella University’s Shysters are Hypocrites
  19. Fact Nineteen (July 30, 2007)Capella University’s Shysters Continue Discrimination
  20. Fact Twenty (July 31, 2007)Capella University’s Shysters Try to Confuse Court
  21. Fact Twenty-one (August 1, 2007)Capella University’s Knight in Rusted Armor
  22. Fact Twenty-two (August 3, 2007) – At Capella University, Every Knight Needs a Trusty Steed!
  23. Fact Twenty-three (August 4, 2007)Capella University, Where Deception is King
  24. Fact Twenty-four (August 5, 2007)Capella University’s Lying President, Michael Offerman, Cashes Out

 


Fact One (July 10, 2007) - Capella Instructor Speaks Out About WebCT!

One of the plaintiff's instructors had this to say about WebCT as it was incompetently implemented by Capella University. (FYI, WebCT and Capella University's intentional harassment of students who spoke out about WebCT, is the subject of one of the lawsuits currently pending against Capella University).

"I was asked to participate in a meeting on Monday with the WebCT reps who came to Capella (MN) from Vancouver, CA to resolve problems. I represented the viewpoints of the faculty and learners. I was honest about my experiences, and what learners have represented.

". . .I told the group that the old courseroom [sic] platform was like going to a supermarket as most of the meat was in one place. the new courseroom [sic] is like shopping in Kenya was: it took all day because we (the driver and I) had to go to at least six stores (butcher, greengrocer, butter/egg, dry goods, fruit stand, etc.) and a few open air markets to get one day's worth of shopping done. The latter is a lot like using VISTA---lots of clicking, lots of places to check, very time consuming--same results as a supermarket. Oh well.

". . .this too shall pass, and there are a LOT of embarassed [sic] techies at Capella and a VERY frustrated president [i.e., liar Michael Offerman]. your friend, [name of this instructor has been redacted - for the moment]"

The above quote was taken verbatim, from a document already provided to Federal Court. Visitors to this site will also be interested in learning that the instructor who made the above statement was a member of Capella's "core faculty!" Of course, Sir Chrisy and Capella Stella KNOW that this statement was made by one of Capella's "finest" - is that why they've REFUSED to turn over this and countless other documents that prove the gross lack of ethics at Capella?!


Fact Two (July 11, 2007) Capella Instructor, Dr. Nancy Johnson, states Plaintiff was "delight to have in the course!"

As long as we've already posted one FACTUAL comment concerning Nancy Johnson's views on WebCT (BTW, she was the instructor for a course on software engineering entitled, "TS5130 - System Development Theory & Practice," we thought we start providing further examples demonstrate what an unethical lying shyster, Capella's "Chief Counsel" Greg Thom really is by posting actual comments from ALL of the plaintiff's instructors (with the exception of the inarticulate Charlatan, Diane Stottlemyer who only wrote a total of four (4) incomplete sentences before Capella retaliated against the plaintiff and locked him out).

Before we begin our first series of FACTS concerning what Capella University, their shysters, and other scum bags have been intentionally lying about, we thought we would reprint one of shyster Greg Thom's lies to the media (ever heard of defamation shyster Greg Thom). BTW, stating someone is an ethical sleazy shyster, like Greg Thom is, isn't defamation when it's true! Anyway, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that,

"Greg Thome [sic], general counsel [shyster] at Capella, says Mr. La Marca's suspension was for inappropriate behavior in online courses and had nothing to do with his accusations. The lawyer says students and instructors complained that Mr. La Marca was making improper comments in class.

"I would characterize it as personal attacks, questioning the intelligence of people," Mr. Thome [sic] said. "We had complaints from other learners saying, Look at what this guy is doing."

Of course, shyster Greg Thom, along with other unethical scum bags from Capella University knows that his statement was a blatant lie. As a result, here's the first of a series of comments that the plaintiff's instructors REALLY said (BTW, no students from the plaintiff's classes complained either).

On June 8, 2004 (just one month before Capella University illegally retaliated against the plaintiff), Dr. Nancy Johnson stated that,

" I have thoroughly enjoyed your postings, and appreciate all the energy you are investing in the discussions."

Then, on June 17, 2004 (just three weeks before Capella's illegal actions), Dr. Nancy Johnson told the plaintiff,

"You are a delight to have in the course."

Finally, on July 4, 2004 - the same week the Capella illegally locked the plaintiff out of his classes, Dr. Nancy Johnson commented on the Plaintiff's final project (which was turned in long after the quarter had ended due to incompetent design of WebCT) that she had,

"read the paper, and the tiny changes needed are so minor I want you to STOP working on it. The paper content is what matters, and what you have done is superb. . . After you have recovered, let's keep talking about where to submit your paper (or a shorter version of it) for publication."

Obviously, shyster Greg Thom is a blatant liar (we'll be posting more FACTS about the truth in the coming days). We're sure that readers will be interested in learning that Greg Thom and shyster Priscilla McNulty have literally refused, for THREE years, to turn over all of the above (and many other) documents as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Be sure to come back tomorrow (July 12, 2007) to read what another instructor had to say about the plaintiff!


Fact Three (July 12, 2007) - Capella Instructor, Kris Luopa, States Plaintiff is "an excellent student!"

We've long noted the FACT that shyster Greg Thom, along with shyster Priscilla McNulty and the other goons at Capella University, are blatant liars. The following is another example of what an esteemed Capella University "core faculty member", Kris Luopa, told the plaintiff at the very end of the course - on June 23, 2004, just two weeks before Capella retaliated against the student for speaking out about the blatant incompetence at Capella University:

"I just wanted to drop you a note outside the discussion area to let you know that you did an excellent job on the final project. Despite the challenges you've faced this quarter, you do excellent work and you're an excellent student."

Of course Capella's sleaze team consisting of hypocrite, Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling, along with Capella's shysters, Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty are too unethical and intent of obstruction of justice to turn over ANY of the education records, including the above letter, required under FERPA, pertaining to Kris Luopa's class. (They have also literally refused to turn over the records from FOUR other classes).

BTW, Capella's intentional refusal to turn over records pertaining to one of the lawsuits currently pending against them, is also one example of their unethical attempts to hide the FACTS. For example, at the time that Kris Luopa (formerly Kris Petrie) wrote the above to a student as part of her class "TS5120 - Project Management for Technology Professionals," Luopa appears to have been just 24 years old! How many real graduate schools have someone so young as a member of their "core faculty"?


Fact Four (July 13, 2007) - Capella Instructor, Amar Almasude, Complains About WebCT

Just a little more than one week (on June 29, 2004) before Capella engaged in retaliation against a student who is now suing them, another one of his instructors, Amar Almasude, stated the following about WebCT:

"I am sorry about the trouble that you have experienced with WebCT! I had a similar experience. . . You are certainly very welcome to study with us in TS5514. . ."

Gosh, we can't imagine why hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange), Capella Stella Fey Epling, and Capella's own shyster twins, Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty have refused to turn over this, and all other documents generated by Almasude. Once again, they have yet to produce even a single document from this instructor's class. Of course, it is very evident that the sleaze team and shyster twins are simply engaged in the obstruction of justice.


Fact Five (July 14, 2007) - Capella Instructor, Jill Krout, Tells Plaintiff He was Fun to Have in Class and that She Learned from Him!

Contrary to lying shyster Greg Thom's claim that instructors were complaining about the student who is now suing Capella University, we're pleased to provide yet another one of Capella's instructors statements about how much she enjoyed having the plaintiff in her class; specifically, instructor Jill Krout told him that,

"It was fun having you in class. . . I enjoyed getting to know you during class and learning from you as well."

Once again, Capella's sleaze squad from the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath - hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling, along with Capella's shyster twins, Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty, have openly and intentionally defied the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and have refused to produce even a single document from Jill Krout's class. BTW, that FERPA request was made THREE YEARS ago.


Fact Six (July 15, 2007) - Recap of the Truth About the Plaintiff and WebCT by as Stated By Capella University's Own Instructors

We've now provided statements from all of the Plaintiff's instructors that demonstrate, without question, how favorably they thought of him - in direct contrast to the vicious lies of Capella's shysters Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty, as well as the gross hypocrisy of their "sleaze team" from Drinker Biddle & Reath - hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling. Today's FACT will begin with the vicious lie that liar and shyster Greg Thom told the Chronicle of Higher Education; specifically unethical sleazy scum bag shyster Greg Thom maliciously and intentionally stated the following lie:

"The lawyer [shyster Greg Thom] says students and instructors complained that Mr. La Marca was making improper comments in class."

The TRUTH is that ALL of the plaintiff's instructors were extremely supportive of him (the Plaintiff) as noted by the following:

  • Jill Krout - "It was fun having you [the Plaintiff] in class. . . I enjoyed getting to know you during class and learning from you as well."
  • Kris Luopa - "I just wanted to drop you a note outside the discussion area to let you know that you did an excellent job on the final project. Despite the challenges you've faced this quarter, you do excellent work and you're an excellent student."
  • Nancy Johnson - " I have thoroughly enjoyed your [the Plaintiff's] postings, and appreciate all the energy you are investing in the discussions," and "You are a delight to have in the course."
  • Amar Almasude - "I am sorry about the trouble that you [the Plaintiff] have experienced with WebCT! I had a similar experience. . . You are certainly very welcome to study with us in TS5514. . ."

With the exception of Amar Alamsude's statement, all of the others were made by Capella's Instructors at the end of their respective courses. Obviously, shyster Greg Thom is a blatant unethical sleazy scum bag liar. The fact that he his lies are being propagated by shyster Priscilla McNulty and Capella's sleaze team - hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling s just a further indication of their lack of ethics. Of course, the above also doesn't include the FACT that hypocrite L'Orange, liar Capella Stella, and the shyster twins intentional refusal to turn over the above documents, which were initially made under a Federal Law (FERPA) more than THREE YEARS ago - is mere further indication as to the gross disregard for the law and ethical behavior.


Fact Seven (July 16, 2007) - Capella Tech Support Agrees 100% with Plaintiff

As Capella University's "sleaze team" consisting of hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and Capella Stella Fey Epling are so intent on obstructing justice by their intentional refusal to turn over education records as required under Federal law, we thought our readers might enjoy learning that even Capella University's own tech support agreed with the plaintiff when he described WebCT as being an "ineptly created course room." Specifically, Steve Arakawa, Capella University's "Software Engineer & VLE [virtual learning environment?] Administrator" wrote that,

"I am a former Capella graduate, of the School of Technology, as well. I also agree 100% with your assessment and understand your frustration."

What's wrong Hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy L'Orange and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling? Afraid of the TRUTH?!


Fact Eight (July 17, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman, Wasting California Taxpayer Dollars

Capella University's feeble lying president, Michael Offerman wastes California taxpayers money by chatting about personal matters with his buddy, Gary Matkin, so-called Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). We've long reported on Offerman's "relationship" with Matkin in order to get more of UCI's students to enroll at Capella. In light of the fact that UCI has graduate schools, why doesn't Matkin steer students to his own school? The answer, of course, is that Offerman and Matkin are "buddies" who are only concerned about their own wallets - not those of the students that Matkin is supposed to serve!

Good 'Ole Boys!
Photo of Michael Offerman
Picture of hearts and money

 

Photo of Gary Matkin

 

Michael Offerman
Feeble President
Capella University

 

Gary Matkin
Dean of Continuing Education
University of California, Irvine

 

In order to expose Offerman and Matkin for what they really are - money mongers who are intent of making names for themselves instead of serving students, we'll be posting some of Mikey's and Gary's drivel. These messages are available to all California taxpayers under the California Public Records Act.

"From: Offerman, Michael [MOfferman@capella.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 03,2003 1 1 :29 AM
To : gmatkin@uci.edu
CC: Offerman, Michael
Subject: FW: UC-lrvine Reading Cert Program

Gary, this is the first of two messages I want to share with you and then we should visit. I think we are most interested and I would like to give you a sense of what we are doing with the bigger picture and then explore some of the things in Jim's message. I accept that you may choose not to pursue, and that is fine. But I want to assure you that we are interested and the issues Jim raises may take us to different types of relationships, depending on your interest.

I am away from the office today because my step-son was in a car accident this noon and I am taking care of all that. Car is dead, he is fine, his mother and I are not too happy. "

A copy of the actual e-mail (listed above) is available for your viewing pleasure.

Isn't that sweet?! Too bad that Offerman and Matkin aren't concerned about the students and taxpayers who are paying for such drivel. Furthermore, as Michael Offerman is a dishonest liar (perhaps his biggest lie of all was his statement regarding his bogus "study" of WebCT which he said was "universally praised for being exceptionally user-friendly and intuitive, and providing new and useful online tools") and Gary Matkin is an unprofessional coward who refuses to respond to student complaints about his buddy's school, we'll be posting more of Offerman's and Matkin's drivel in the very near future.


Fact Nine (July 18, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman, Wasting California Taxpayer Dollars, Part 2

As Capella University's Liar in Chief, Michael Offerman engages in wasting California Taxpayer Dollars by engaging in personal chit-chat while, at the same time, working in tandem with his buddy, Gary Matkin, the unethical Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) who, like Offerman, is only concerned about bringing in more bucks, we've decided to continue our series on the "Offerman/Matkin" relationship. Today's topic will be another personal e-mail Offerman sent to Matkin through his (Matkin's) state paid e-mail account; here it is:

"From: Offerman, Michael [MOfferman@capella.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 7:08 AM
To: Gary Matkin
Subject: RE: Criminal Justice

Gary, can you get me another copy? Then we can read and get back to you asap [sic].

On the personal front, this has been a tough move. The job is great but during the move Dana fell and separated her shoulder, our daughter got in a car accident and while not hurt, we watched for 45 minutes while they literally cut the car apart to get her out. Then on 8/11 I fell and shattered my left ankle. Have pins and plates and screws and am on crutches for a long time. Just today finally got to drive for the first time. So, it has been a challenge. I hope we can work together on the CJ piece and look forward to getting the material.

Mike"

Gosh golly, gee whiz - do you think that fact that Offerman is involved in one of the lawsuits currently pending against Capella University has anything to do with "Criminal Justice?" We certain that readers will enjoy this ongoing series. BTW, if you can't wait for us to post more on the Offerman/Matkin drama, you can obtain your own set by contacting the University of California and asking for a copy of all materials pertaining to UCI Extension and Capella University. Don't forget to mention that these records are available under the California Public Records Act.

A copy of the actual e-mail (listed above) is available for your viewing pleasure.


Fact Ten (July 19, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman Gets Invited to a Slumber Party

Isn't that sweet? Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) who refuses to help UCI students who have been scammed into attending Capella University (Matkin is so unethical that he literally forwards complaints that UCI students send to him, directly to Offerman) chats about a cute little visit with Maya (Matkin?) to the beach, followed by a slumber party. Isn't that special? Do you think they wore footsie jammies? The following comes from an e-mail obtained as part of a California Public Records Act request. Isn't that special? The following comes from an e-mail obtained as part of a California Public Records Act request.

Maya and I would love to see you on 12/6. We have an evening engagement (work related holiday party) but suggest that if you could get here by late morning (about an hour on Saturday from the USC area) we could have lunch, I could show you around and maybe even go for a walk on our favorite beach. Any chance for a 12/5 arrival--again you could stay with us. Let me know what works for you.

Aw shucks! After their little stroll along the beach, Offerman gets to attend a slumber party with the Matikins.

A copy of the actual e-mail (listed above) is available for your viewing pleasure.


Fact Eleven (July 20, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman Shares Student Names

Michael Offerman's relationship with Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) extends well beyond the professional (heck, they both seem obsessed with making money - and a LOT of it). Today's FACT also come from a California Public Records Act request. Once again, Gary Matkin pleads with his buddy, Capella's feeble lying president, Michael Offerman to come pay a personal visit! (Another slumber party?) Wait a minute, it gets even better - we're going to start exploring just how UC Irvine students are exploited as part of Offerman's and Matkin's deals. In fact,as the following e-mail attests (and we've got plenty more to share over the coming weeks), shows that Matkin is sending the names of UC students who may have applied to Capella! Frankly, we think that this is starting to sound extremely unethical (and, perhaps illegal too?)

"From: Gary Matkin [mailto:Gary.Matkin@unx.uci.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 6:36 PM
To: Offerman, Michael
Cc: Bob Rude; Neda Fraser Subject:
FW: list of students who have requested transcripts to Capella

Mike:

I'm glad we had a chance to catch one another in San Antonio. I am serious about having you and Dana visit us. I told you I would send you the names of students who have requested that transcripts be sent to you. Here they are. We would be interested in learning how many takers there are. This experience may inform with your relationships with the other UC's. I am very interested in your continuing assessment of the Reading Program. I'll be in touch soon.

Gary"

University of California students beware! You're being monitored by Gary Matkin and Michael Offerman. Pathetically, the above e-mail is just a small sample of what's to come! Stay tuned for more!

A copy of the actual e-mail (listed above) is available for your viewing pleasure.


Fact Twelve (July 21, 2007) - Capella University Pays Kickbacks to the University of California? We Think So!

Michael Offerman's personal relations with his buddy Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) cannot be questioned. Just for fun, we thought we would start reporting on how Capella University and the University of California, Irvine exploit UCI students. For starters, we thought we would publish a couple of e-mails that note that Michael Offerman not only exchanges lists of "learners" (Capella-speak for student) but pays UCI for students that enroll at Capella! As far as we're concerned, that's just plain unethical! Why is an allegedly non-profit state institution making money off of students who enroll at for-profit scams such as Capella University? Once again, today's FACT also come from a California Public Records Act request.

"-----Original Message-----

From: Offerman, Michael [mailto:michael.offerman@capella.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 11:22 AM
To: gmatkin@uci.edu
Subject: FW: UC-Irvine 30Apri12004.xls

Gary, here is the list of learners to date. Let me know if you have questions. If OK, invoice.

Mike

-----Original Message-----

From: Northup, John
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:57 AM
To: Offerman; Michael
Cc: Linberg, Kurt; Schroeder, Paul
Subject: UC-Irvine 30April2004.xls

Mike,

Attached is the file of UC-Irvine Capella learners. The final total is 12 learners for $6.000.

If Gary would be so kind to generate an invoice to us, we'll get it paid.

Thank you,

John"

Perhaps it's time for another California Public Records Act request in order to find out how many tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars are being sent to UC Irvine by Capella. In fact, we wonder how much Capella is sending to other "schools" too! Absolutely disgusting!

A copy of the actual e-mails (listed above) is available for your viewing pleasure.


 

Fact Thirteen (July 22, 2007) - Capella University Pays University of California, Irvine for Marketing!

Capella University not only pays the University of California for every student that enrolls at Capella, but they also pay UCI to help market their for-profit scam! That's right, Capella University PAYS UCI to help market their for-profit school! We find this to be reprehensible and Michael Offerman's relationship with Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to deplorable. According to one invoice (of many), we have obtained through a California Public Records Act request we have uncovered this latest scam that exploits students. Why is the State of California allowing this scam to continue. One example of this FACT, concerns an invoice from UCI Extension to Capella for regarding a

"One time fee for undertaking marketing efforts between Capella University and UCI Extension" . . . in the amount of $5,000!

So, just how much money is UC Irvine Extension making off of their students who transfer to Capella? Disgraceful!

A copy of the actual invoice (listed above) is available for your viewing pleasure.


Fact Fourteen (July 23, 2007) - Capella University's & University of California Irvine's Marketing Scheme Tries to "Not Startle the Lawyers"

It certainly appears as if Capella University's and the University of California Irvine's marketing scheme to feed more money into their coffers by engaging in questionable sales tactics was being designed, from the very beginning, to "not startle the lawyers!" Gosh, what were they afraid of? Not only that but, as the following (and other) e-mail(s) attest, Capella's Feeble Lying President and Oaf, Michael Offerman and UC Irvine's unethical Gary Matkin, Dean of Continuing Education were also concerned with skirting regulations of the United States Department of Education (USDE), in their quest for money - note the concern about funding and the DOE (USDE)! What were they trying to hide?

"From: Dowd, Maureen [MDowd@capella.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:05 PM
To: Gary Matkin

Subject: articulation agreement
Importance: High

Gary,
Sorry for the delay. I was in Phoenix with a hectic schedule (seminars, appointments and interviews). Also, the information I picked up while in your office forced Kurt to make changes to the curriculum. Please find the final proposed agreement for a Masters of Science in Information Technology between Capella University and UC Irvine.

A final note, Lissie remains concerned about funding until DOE guidelines change in November. May I propose a short-term solution - we co-host an information seminar at the University Club for your alumni. I will pick up the food and beverage charges and reimburse you for the mailings. This way we have movement but not too much to startle the lawyers. Let me know your thoughts, around the articulation agreement and my suggestion. Available September dates for continued dialogue.

Maureen Dowd, M.Ed.
Senior Learning Consultant
Capella University"

Be sure to come back as we post more documents that expose the Capella University/UC Irvine scam!

A copy of the above document has been provided for your reading enjoyment!

 


Fact Fifteen (July 24, 2007) - Capella University and the University of California, Irvine Find Ways to Skirt California Laws!

Somehow, that doesn't surprise us! As the following e-mail from Gary Matkin, the unethical Dean of Continuing Education at UCI to Capella's lying President, Michael Offerman attests, Capella's shysters "still [had] problems with [their] marketing agreement, even though [they] have been careful not to talk about per-student agreements." Isn't that nice?! As we've already noted, Capella University has paid UCI for students sent to them as a result of Matkin's "agreements." Frankly, we believe that Matkin and UCI were taking kickbacks and finders' fees for steering their students to Capella.

"From: Gary Matkin
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 3:18 PM
To: Michael Offerman (E-mail)
Cc: Jane Welgan
Subject: UCI/Capella Agreement

Greetings! I hope the summer has treated you well. We are very pleased with the articulation agreement we now have here. I expect to sign it and get it to you very soon. Maureen and I had a good meeting and tossed around quite a few ideas. She has indicated that your lawyers still have problems with our marketing agreement, even though we have been careful not to talk about per-student agreements and, in fact, have been very specific about what we would do for the agreed upon cost of $6,000.

You and I might have a conversation about this. I know you are coming west later this month. I’ll be busy with our Hewlett seminar on 9/22-24, but if you could work us into your schedule, it would be great to see you and show you around. Let me know.

I’ll be in touch soon,

Gary"

Of course, we have more e-mails and other documents regarding UCI's "agreements" with Capella that we'll be posting in the very near future.

A copy of the above e-mail (suitable for framing) has also been posted on this site. Enjoy!


Fact Sixteen (July 25, 2007) - Capella University’s Attorneys,
H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling are Liars

It is a FACT that Capella University’s “attorneys” from the “law firm” (we use that term loosely) of Drinker Biddle are liars! While we’ve long reported on the FACT that Capella’s “chief counsel”, shyster Greg Thom and his sidekick, shyster Priscilla McNulty, are liars who continually engage in countless unethical practices as they try to cover-up Capella University’s illegal actions, we haven’t yet fully reported on their defense attorneys, “Sir Chrisy the Sissy” (H. Christian L’Orange) and “Capella Stella” Fey Epling from the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle. (Note, we have reported on the fact that Epling has lied on several occasions, under penalty of perjury, to a Federal court, as well as noted L’Orange’s hypocrisy.)

As it is now blatantly obvious that shyster L’Orange and shyster Epling have no intention of complying with endless demands to produce documents, as well as their continual and deliberate obstruction of justice, as required by formal demands made before a Federal court, the time has come to pronounce these unethical “attorneys’ for what they are: it is a FACT (i.e., the TRUTH) that shyster L’Orange and shyster Epling are liars and hypocrites. For example, shyster Greg Thom and Capella’s incompetent “dean”, Kurt Linberg (the one who is unable to spell even the simplest of words), both promised to provide copies of Capella’s bogus “accessibility study” of WebCT more than three years ago (we’re still waiting for the full and complete “study”). Capella and their shysters continue to refuse to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which requires that they turn over copies of all documents within forty-five (45) days of the initial request – again, more than THREE YEARS have now gone by and they’ve refused to comply. (BTW, there are currently SEVERAL FERPA complaints against Capella University, including the ones just mentioned, that have been filed by more than one student, with the United States Department of Education, Family Policy Compliance Office, at this very moment). We would also like to note that shyster L’Orange was so ignorant of this law that he couldn’t even pronounce the acronym properly during depositions – he referred to it a “FERPRA” [sic]! Then there’s the little matter of the formal demand for production that was made of Capella and their shysters nearly eight months ago, on December 1, 2006. To date, they refused to turn over almost EVERYTHING that was demanded. Obviously, the shyster squad is trying to hide something.

Getting back to the unethical sleaze team from Drinker Biddle & Reath, Shyster Epling first showed her true colors by lying, under penalty of perjury, almost immediately after the lawsuit was filed against Capella University for their retaliation against a student who had the courage to speak up about the gross incompetence of their online course room and incompetent “instructors” (Diane Stottlemyer, Capella’s charlatan who literally bought and used fake degrees from a known diploma mill – Lacrosse “University”). Interestingly, shyster L’Orange has let Capella Stella wear the pants when it comes to filing declarations with the court (which, as already noted, shyster Epling has consistently displayed her inability to tell the truth). That doesn’t mean that shyster L’Orange hasn’t lied – he has, numerous times – he’s just been too much of a girly-man to put things in writing. For example, shyster L’Orange made an agreement at one of his abusive and ill-prepared “depositions” (held more than one year, eight months ago) in which he personally agreed to provide Capella’s bogus “accessibility study” that Capella University’s feeble lying president and oaf, Michael Offerman, publicly pronounced as being "universally praised for being exceptionally user-friendly and intuitive, and providing new and useful online tools." Not only was Offerman’s statement a blatant lie, but shyster L’Orange reneged on his promise to turn that study over. In fact, shysters L’Orange and Epling didn’t bother to turn anything that even remotely resembled that so-called study until just a few months ago - well over a year after he promised he would. Then, the nonsense that shysters L’Orange and Epling finally did provide turned out to be a veritable jumbled mess consisting of over 1,000 “documents” – many of which were single pages. Of course, these were not provided in any type of recognizable order; in fact, materials had been censored (yes, CENSORED); countless graphs, charts, and other materials were spread across countless pages; in other words this so-called “study” is utterly useless in the form that the shysters submitted them. Not only that, but these “documents” are NOT ACCESSIBLE. Rather stupid, to say the least, considering that the lawsuit concerns the intentional refusal of Capella University to accommodate those with genuine disabilities, as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (and also California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act)! What a bunch of unethical JERKS!

As there is so much to the dishonest, unethical, bigoted, actions of Capella University and their shyster squad (L’Orange, Epling, Thom, and McNulty), we’ll be posting a LOT more FACTS about these sleazy shysters on a regular basis.


Fact Seventeen (July 26, 2007) – Capella University and their shysters, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling Refuse to Turn Over Records

Capella University and their sleazy unethical shysters, H. Christian L’Orange and Capella Stella Fey Epling, from the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle & Reath, are not only liars but actively engage in the intentional obstruction of justice by refusing to turn over records as required by formal demands for production. Not only that, but these two unethical shysters also engage in harassment and retaliation by hypocritically threatening sanctions against highly ethical professionals who are concerned with the plaintiff’s rights.

Let us begin with shyster H. Christian L’Orange’s hypocritical whine when he sent an extraordinarily insipid letter to the plaintiff’s attorney stating,

“You will recall that [the plaintiff’s attorney] approached us in mid May [2006] asking for major modifications in the briefing dates for the various pleadings. We refused, stating that our client wanted to resolve the SLAPP matter as quickly as possible and move on with the case in chief."

In light of the astonishing number of intentional delays and failure to act ethically (in addition to the FACT that shyster L’Orange is an unethical liar), scumbag shyster L’Orange and his sleazy unethical “partner”, shyster Stella Fey Epling, have actively refused to comply with countless demands for them to produce records since then. In fact, their unethical obstruction of justice had DELAYED all attempts to “move on with the case in chief” (i.e., the lawsuit filed in Federal Court were Capella University is being sued for their intentional discrimination and retaliation against those with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act). For example, according to the Demand for Production, filed with the United States District Court between December 1 and December 19, 2006, shysters L’Orange and Epling were ordered to produce the following (and other) documents:

  • Any and all records pertaining to “general discussion forum posts” that would be found on the “iGuide” and also that may be archived elsewhere.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to provide nearly all records pertaining to “general discussion forum posts.”

  • Any and all documents related to studies conducted by Defendant on learning management systems, content management systems, distance learning systems, and/or e-learning systems, including documents pertaining to such studies, participants or subjects used in the study, and students with learning disabilities who were involved in the studies.

    Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to provide all documents related to studies conducted by Capella University on learning management systems, content management systems, distance learning systems, and/or e-learning systems. In fact, they have refused to provide vast amounts of information on the participants or subjects used their bogus studies, as well as identify any students with learning disabilities who were involved in these studies.
  • Any and all documents that relate to the formation and functioning of Defendant’s ASC that pertain to or refer to Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, any information, at all, on the Kangaroo Court that they created to retaliate against the student who is suing them.

  • Plaintiff’s entire academic file, and any other file on the formation and functioning maintained by Defendant pertaining in any way to Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to provide the student’s complete education file as defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The initial request for that file was initially made more than THREE YEARS ago.

  • Any and all documents filed by Defendant, with respect to Plaintiff, with the United States Department of Education (“USDE”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”).

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over all documents they’ve filed with OCR. The only thing they did submit were copies of documents Capella obtained from OCR under a Freedom of Information Act request which is available to all American citizens. As shysters L’Orange and Epling know, that information was highly censored (i.e., had significant portions redacted).

  • Any and all documents relating to Plaintiff that Defendant filed with the USDE Family Policy Compliance Office (“FCPO”).

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over all documents that Capella and their thugs filed with the FPCO. These include the letter that shyster Epling personally wrote in which she unethically offered to write a letter for the FPCO in an attempt to exonerate shyster Greg Thom whose personal role in refusing to turn over all education, as defined by FERPA to the student.

  • Any and all posts made by Plaintiff to any course room or chat room maintained by Defendant while Plaintiff was a student/learner at Defendant.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over extensive information and have refused to provide posts made in many of Capella’s chat rooms.

  • Disability Compliance Report for WebCT

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single page that Capella University created pertaining to the disability compliance of their online course room WebCT.

  • All materials posted by Plaintiff, in any class taken at Defendant University, including TS5004 - Technical Communications, TS5005 - Master's Learner Success Lab, TS5120 - Project Management for Technology Professionals, TS5130 - System Development Theory & Practice, TS5150 - Enterprise Application Testing, and TS5514 - Advanced Graphics and Multimedia.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single page pertaining to Capella’s courses, TS5004 - Technical Communications, TS5005 - Master's Learner Success Lab and TS5120 - Project Management for Technology Professionals. Furthermore, the other materials that they have submitted are a jumbled mess (that literally make no sense), have been exhaustively censored, and aren’t even remotely accessible to those with disabilities.

  • Documents which evidence or memorialize any and all communications, e-mails, phone records, letters, messages, notes, etc. between each of Plaintiff’s instructors and Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single sentence from the following Capella instructors: Jill Krout, Nancy Olson, Kris Luopa, Nancy Johnson, Amar Almasude. Note, this is also in direct defiance of FERPA.

  • Any and all documents evidencing or memorializing communications, e-mails, phone records, letters, messages, and notes between each of Plaintiff’s instructors and other members of Defendant University concerning Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single sentence from the following Capella instructors: Jill Krout, Kris Luopa, Nancy Johnson, Amar Almasude.

  • Any and all documents evidencing or memorializing communications, e-mails, phone records, letters, messages, and notes between Defendant University. . . concerning Plaintiff [created and/or related to] Vickie Cook [and] Shawn Ambrose.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over all communications created by Vickie Cook, who has already lied under penalty of perjury in a signed declaration to the United States Federal Court. Vickie Cook has long served as one of Capella’s rags-to-riches poster children who went from a shelf stocker at WalMart to a position with Kaskaskia Community College. Shawn Ambrose is one of Capella’s employees who stalked and harassed the Plaintiff, for two years, all over the Internet. We have reason to believe that shysters L’Orange and Epling finally put a cork in this thug’s big mouth. To date, not a single communication between Ambrose and his employer has been turned over.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single resume or curriculum vitae (CV) for any of the above (or any other one of their employees or thugs). It should be patently obvious that their refusal to turn over even the CV of their lying President, Michael Offerman, or Charlatan Diane Stottlemyer (who literally bought and used fake degrees she bought from a known diploma mill, Lacrosse University), that shysters L’Orange and Epling are deliberately engaged in the obstruction of justice.

  • Any and all postings by Defendant University on any website course room or any other forum of or concerning Plaintiff on and after July 2004.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have not turned over a single post created by Capella or any of their employees (especially those created by their incompetent dean, Kurt Linberg, or the employee, Shawn Ambrose) on an external web site.

  • Files, notes, memoranda, and/or any other document(s) maintained by any employee of Defendant University concerning Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over vast amounts of information maintained by their employees, agents, thugs, etc.

In addition to the above FACTS, we want to note that lying shysters H. Christian L’Orange and Capella Stella Fey Epling actively engage in blatant thuggary against those they want information from. One such example comes for a letter that was just faxed, on July 24, 2007, by Quest Discover Services (Erika Player – eplayer@questds.com) on behalf of the Drinker Biddle & Reath thugs which threatens,

“Failure to comply with the subpoena may result in a court order compelling you to comply with the items as shown in this subpoena, $500.00 penalty & damages, plus attorney fees & court costs.”

In light of the grossly unethical and dishonest actions of the lying shysters from Drinker Biddle & Reath, we’re looking forward to the day that sanctions are levied against H. Christian L’Orange and Capella Stella Fey Epling for their outrageous hypocrisy.


Fact Eighteen (July 27, 2007) – Capella University’s Shysters are Hypocrites

Capella University and their law firms continually engage in hypocritical behavior. For example, Capella and their unethical shysters, from the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle & Reath, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling, have intentionally refused to turn a vast number of records as required under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – pertaining to a request made more than THREE YEARS ago, as well as other records required under a formal “Demand for Production” that was made approximately eight months ago. At the same time, shyster L’Orange and Shyster Epling have had no problem, whatsoever, whining about records they want – in fact, as is true with all unethical shysters, they even threaten highly competent professionals who refuse to bow down to their sleazy demands for documents with sanctions. What a bunch of slimy jerks.

Then, there’s the matter where another one of Capella University’s “law firms”, Foley Mansfield, which is participating in yet another one for Capella’s frivolous lawsuits against their own insurance company (Capella University, Inc. v. Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Company [ERSIC]), has just joined with Capella’s Insurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., in demanding that sanctions be levied against ERSIC for not turning over other records they want. Talk about brazen double standards! Capella University refuses to turn over such relatively simple things as the resumes of their thugs, charlatans, and liars but demand sanctions against others?! Not only that, but shysters L’Orange and Epling continually throw temper tantrums when they don’t get their way. Now Capella and their other “attorneys,” Gerald H. Bren, Thomas, M. Stieber, and Amy M. Coniaris are supporting sanctions against another one of their other victims, ERSIC! Just how many ways is it possible to spell “HYPOCRITES?!”


Fact Nineteen (July 30, 2007) – Capella University’s Shysters Continue Discrimination

Capella University’s shysters (H. Christian L’Orange, Capella Stella Fey Epling, Greg Thom, and Priscilla McNulty) have all demonstrated that they are dishonest, unethical, and unscrupulous liars (and we’ll be posting more of their lies in the very near future). They are also bigots who intentionally discriminate against those with disabilities. As we’ve already noted, shysters L’Orange and Epling have not only intentionally refused to turn over documents as demanded under a formal “Demand for Production” made eight months ago as part of a Federal lawsuit against Capella University, but have also refused to turn over documents demanded under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) more than THREE YEARS ago!

Just as revealing is the fact that the documents shysters L’Orange and Epling have turned over are in complete disarray – nearly all are completely jumbled up and there is no way to determine how each is related to one another. The mess that they have submitted is so incredibly disorganized that we're convinced that shysters L’Orange and Epling are experts at fifty-two card pickup. That’s not all though! The sleaze team from Drinker Biddle & Reath have also refused to turn over documents that are accessible to those with disabilities! In light of the fact that these unethical shysters are representing Capella University in the lawsuit against them for intentionally refusing to abide by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, etc., their actions are further evidence as to how bigoted Capella University and their shysters really are.

So, exactly how are shysters L’Orange and Epling continuing Capella’s discrimination by turning over inaccessible documents? It is a fact that shysters L’Orange and Epling and Capella University intentionally:

  1. Submitted documents that are incomprehensible in that they are veritable rats’ nests. What these two unethical shysters have done is analogous to ripping out all of the pages in a dictionary, throwing those pages up in to the air and then randomly stacking them back together. Of course, this is just one way in which shysters L’Orange and Epling help to confuse the real issues.
  2. Intentionally CENSORED the materials they have submitted so far. That’s right, Capella University’s sleazy, unethical, lying, bigoted shysters INTENTIONALLY REMOVED THOUSANDS of pieces of information by literally redacting (removing) information before turning them over. The following is an example of the type of censorship that shysters L’Orange and Epling submitted.

Example of censored materials similiar to what was submitted by Capella's shysters.

  1. Printed out their documents and then rescanned them. As a result, the copies are of a relatively poor quality that are not accessible because optical character recognition software cannot fully convert them back into readable text. As most of the documents were originally created electronically, there is absolute no reason that they should not have been provided in a fully accessible format (unless, of course, Capella’s shysters were intentionally trying to prevent them from being fully accessible)! Just for fun, we’re presenting two examples – one of a document that is fully accessible and the same thing presented in the same manner the shysters L’Orange and Epling presented them. BTW, the following comes from a whiny letter that Capella's chief shyster, Greg Thom, wrote to the Secretary of United States as one of Capella University's official lobbyists (yes, that's right, well shysters L'Orange and Epling have been whining all along that Capella University is a "private individual," shyster Greg Thom has been personally lobbying Congress for years! (We'll provide more details later.)

Example of what should have been submitted

Example of the drivel similar to what
Capella's shysters actually submitted

Double click on the inaccessible graphic below to view the full-size (also inaccessible ) version!

Dear Sirs or Mesdames, [sic]

Enclosed is my semi-annual lobbying report of mid-year 2004. I have submitted this report twice before, but I continue to receive threatening letters saying that I have submitted the report. If for some reason I am doing something wrong, please call me at 612-977-5470 so that I can correct [sic].

Thank you,

Sincerely [sic],

Gregory W. Thom
Vice President, Governmental Affairs
General Counsel and Secretary

Example of unaccessible file
  1. As if all of the above weren’t bad enough, shysters L’Orange and Epling had the audacity to submit a large number of documents that, even if they had been provided appropriately (i.e., converted electronically so that they would still be readable), were sent in their raw html format. In other words, instead of sending them as readable text, they were provided in a format which also contained all of the code that a web programmer would see if manually creating a web page! In light of the fact that shyster L’Orange has a master’s degree in computer science, the least he could have done would have been to provide documents that were in format that all could read. The following is an example.

Example of a text file as it should normally appear to all readers

 

Example of HTML files similar to what was submitted by
Shysters L'Orange and Epling

Double click on the graphic below to view a larger version of the same inaccessible file.

It is a fact that:

  1. H. Christian L'Orange is a liar
  2. Capella Stella Fey Epling is a liar
  3. Shyster Greg Thom is a liar
  4. Shyster Priscilla McNulty is a liar

In addition, these unethical bigots intentionally submit documents in formats that are not readable in order to mask the illegal actions of Capella University.

Graphic of an unaccessible file similar to those submitted by Capella's shysters.

By now it should be evident that shysters L’Orange, Epling, Greg Thom, Priscilla McNulty, and the rest of the unethical bigots at Capella University are intentionally trying to hide a LOT of information. Considering that Capella University is a “school” that depends on technology for their existence, it is extremely disgusting that they refuse to turn over accessible documents. Oh well, guess we can’t expect too much from a bunch of unethical thugs.


Fact Twenty (July 31, 2007) – Capella University’s Shysters Try to Confuse Court

Capella University's shysters - Sir Henry Christian L'Orange (Sir Chrisy the Sissy), Capella Stella Fey Epling, Greg Thom, and Priscilla McNulty have not only refused to turn over countless documents in their blatant attempts to obstruct justice but have also attempted to completely confuse the court by submitting some documents numerous times. In this situation, numerous doesn't just mean two or three but as many as EIGHT times! That's right, even though Capella University's shyster squad refuses to abide by formal "Demands for Production" and even Federal Laws (FERPA), they have consistently attempted to confound the judicial process by submitted multiple copies of documents - and in various formats. That, of course, can only be attributed to their own lack of ethics. With that in mind, we can't help but wonder how many versions of Diane Stottlemyer's resumes they'll eventually be forced to turn over by the court (and we hope that they'll be slapped with sanctions).


Fact Twenty-one (August 1, 2007) – Capella University’s Knight in Rusted Armor

Capella University's shysters - Sir Henry Christian L'Orange (Sir Chrisy the Sissy) and Capella Stella Fey Epling have long engaged in unethical practices such as refusing to produce documents and lying to a Federal court regarding numerous matters; one of which concerns their ceaseless (and false) claims that neither they, nor Capella University can access this (and other web sites). In fact, we’re beginning to think that this is one of their mantras which they chant, endlessly, in an effort to intentionally deceive the court. This lie is so egregious that the only rational reason we’ve been able to come up with is that Sir Chrisy the Sissy and Capella Stella are simply so arrogant, that they think they’ll be able to get away with their intentional deceit. We’ve just uncovered something; however, that may explain Sir Chrisy’s delusions of grandeur – he’s a modern day Don Quixote de la Mancha! That’s right, Sir Chrisy also goes by other name(s)/title(s): so far, we’ve identified the following:

Chevalier Henry Christian L’Orange, KCSJ, (Knight Commander of the Order of St John of Jerusalem), KGSJ (Knight of Grace of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem), Commander of the Western Military Commandery of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller.

Q. Which one is the REAL blood-sucker?

Hint: It's not the actor!

A, The one on the left - Chevalier Henry Christian L’Orange, KCSJ, KGSJ, etc.!

Whew! Try to say that from memory! (Before we continue, we would like to note that the Most Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller does appear to be a quasi-religious benevolent organization that truly does a great deal of work for various charities – our concern is only with one of their esteemed “knights”, Chevalier Henry Christian L’Orange, KCSJ, KGCJ.)

One would expect that, like Don Quixote, our fine knight, Sir Hank, would be concerned with chivalry – things like honesty (i.e., telling the truth), protecting the rights of those with disabilities, standing up to charlatans (such as those who intentionally deceive others by touting bogus degrees), etc., etc. But alas, our fine knight is no Lancelot – in fact, his actions betray his voluminous titles – our fine blood-sucker, Chevalier Hank L’Orange, KCSJ, KGCJ. etc., not only represents bigoted liars who intentionally discriminate against those with disabilities, and retaliates against those who are truly fighting for the rights of the less fortunate (heck, just think of all the MONEY he gets for representing such thugs), but it is also a FACT that he is liar. Perhaps by playing knights and dragons, he thinks he can gain some grace and penance for representing bigots. One can’t help but wonder how Don Hank Quixote can live such a Jekyll and Hyde existence.

As we’ve already reported, Chevalier Henry Christian L’Orange, KCSJ, KGCJ, e-i-e-i-o has, along with his partner shyster, Capella Stella Fey Epling:

  1. REFUSED to turn over documents demanded THREE YEARS ago, under a FERPA request. He has also refused to turn over additional documents demanded EIGHT MONTHS ago as part of a “Demand for Production”
  2. Intentionally continues Capella University’s blatant discrimination by submitting materials that are not only a complete mess (i.e., resembling rats’ nests in the most literally sense of the term) but are also not accessible to those with disabilities!
  3. Lied about turning over Capella University’s so-called “WebCT Accessibility Study” (it took our King Arthur wanna-be nearly a year and a half - after he "made a deal" for some other information that he wanted, to finally cough up some of those documents – again, the ones that were submitted were a jumbled mess).
  4. Knowingly submits patently false information in the drivel that he regularly vomits at the court. Some of his most hilarious lies have included his absurd claim that this site had more than 25,000 pages, along with all of the lies that he and Capella Stella have had others submit as formal declarations (which were signed under penalty of perjury). Some of the most asinine of these lies include Vickie Cook’s (she’s Capella University’s rags-to-riches WalMart to college Dean [Kaskaskia Community College]) brazen lie about seeing her photo on one of our sites and Capella’s shyster, Priscilla McNulty, lie that she had received the complete file, regarding a complaint filed with the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (even though the very “exhibits” submitted with McNulty’s declaration proves that she lied).
  5. Continually whines, like a little girl, whenever he doesn’t get his way – especially when he and Capella Stella are lying about not being able to access this and related sites. In fact, Sir Hank and Capella Stella, have consistently LIED about this fact. Sir Chrisy has even so bold as to state that these sites are “impregnable” when, in fact, our knight in rusted armor and his sleaze squad were REGULARLY visiting them using a variety of means! In fact, Chevalier Chrisy’s own exhibits PROVE he was lying. For example, on January 30, 2006 (more than a year ago), Hank intentionally lied to a Federal Court by stating that our sites are “impregnable” – that was contained in the same document where Sir L’Orange Quixote lied by stating that our sites “contained Cook's photograph and identifying information about her disabled mother.” Of course, lying Shyster Sir Chrisy not only KNEW that was a blatant lie but, as usual, refused to submit any documents that would have supported his lie (well, of course there weren’t any documents because Sir Chrisy LIED)!

One document submitted to the Federal Court regarding L’Orange's lies, duly noted that Sir Chrisy and his gang of thugs used proxy servers to access these sites (including, but not necessarily limited to, www.anonymizer.com, www.spysurfing.com, as well as directly accessing them “without resort to any proxy server”). The court has since been provided with very specific examples, which came from Sir Chrisy’s own exhibits, that prove he lied! Of course, Chevalier Chrisy Quixote and Capella Stella have continued to lie about Capella’s so-called “lack of access” to these sites as recently as a month ago – even though our server logs (which we’ve started posting) once again prove that our dishonest knight is a liar. In fact, we are even aware of an instance in which Sir Chrisy and his goons were indeed blocked (from a site that has absolutely nothing to do with Capella University) and yet Chrisy Quixote's “law firm” Drinker Biddle & Reath just used (only a few days ago) Google’s cache feature to view them. About all we can say is, liar, liar, liar!


Fact Twenty-two (August 3, 2007) – At Capella University, Every Knight Needs a Trusty Steed!

Capella University has not only refused to provide documents, as required under Federal law, but also under a formal “Demand for Production” made as part of a lawsuit currently pending against them. We’ve already reported on the FACT that their shysters – Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty, along with their unethical sleaze team from the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle & Reath, consisting of Chevalier Henry Christian L’Orange, KCSJ, (Knight Commander of the Order of St John of Jerusalem), KGSJ (Knight of Grace of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem), Commander of the Western Military Commandery of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller (Whew!) and Capella Stella Fey Epling are liars (and that’s a FACT). While Capella’s shyster squad (Thom and McNulty) seems to be lead by Greg Thom, it’s much more difficult to tell who is really wearing the pants at Drinker Biddle. Our gallant knight, Sir Chrisy the Sissy is the one who usually takes the horns at depositions but when it comes to the everyday business, his sidekick, Stella Fey Epling seems to be the one who calls the shots. Of course, one has to wonder why Capella needs FOUR shysters involved in the lawsuit anyway – obviously, they’re VERY AFRAID of something.

Like all good (and bad) Knights, Sir Chrisy the Sissy needs a trusty steed to do much of his dirty work (besides, it’s easier to let an underling take the Picture of a Horse's Ass blame for his very un-knightly and unethical behavior). A real knight would require a horse, or at the very least, an ass. Sir Chrisy the Sissy; however, wants the best of both worlds so he’s enlisted a horse’s ass – Capella Stella Fey Epling - to do the grunt work. Like Chevalier Commander Hank L’Orange, Epling has regularly engaged in barefaced lies, bigotry (by intentionally submitting documents – months & even years after they were initially demanded - that had been intentionally altered and are not accessible to those with disabilities), and unabashed hypocrisy. BTW, Mr. Bloodsucker and Ms. Horse’s Ass, Blouin v. Anton, 431 A. 2d 439 (1981) determined that’s words such as horse's ass, jerk, and idiot cannot be considered libel or defamation as they are “rhetorical hyperbole.” Sure, those are big words but JERKS like our Knight and his steed should understand what they mean.

One of our fine (NOT) shysters’ most egregious acts of hypocrisy may be found in the drivel that Horse’s Ass, Jerk, and Idiot Capella Stella vomited at the court in a brief, dated October 16, 2006, in which she had to audacity to state (about the plaintiff) that:

“. . .he typically edits and presents this information out of context in order to create false inferences.”

Of course, that reeks of hypocrisy as Sir Chrisy (certainly not Galahad) L’Orange and Horse’s Ass Capella Stella have consistently and intentionally “edited and presented information out of context in order to create false inferences” in their voluminous nonsense that they’ve spewed at the court. For example, they’ve:

  1. Had to scrimp and hunt for drivel for their pernicious cause from clowns like Vickie Cook (Capella’s rags-to-riches, WalMart shelf-stocker to Dean at Kaskaskia Community College poster child) - who lied under penalty of perjury to a Federal Court and Shawn Ambrose, Capella’s head pompom girl and employee who regularly spewed his vomit all over the Internet (that is, until he had his pompoms clipped by Capella’s shyster squad). At the same time, L’Orange and Epling have REFUSED to turn over any materials created by the large number of Capella students who were rightfully complaining their “Capella experience” on Capella’s “General Discussion Boards.”
  2. Repeatedly submit the SAME documents (as many as EIGHT times) to the court in an attempt to bewilder the real issues.
  3. Have intentionally submitted thousands of items that have been doctored (i.e., CENSORED) prior to submitting as part of the discovery process . These vile acts were done even though Sir Chrisy and Capella Stella had demanded that their drivel be submitted under a “protective order” (i.e., not available to the public).
  4. Refused to turn over an extraordinary number of materials – some of which where demanded from Capella THREE YEARS ago.
  5. Cherry picked only the most nonsensical drivel to present to the court while refusing to turn over highly damning materials (such as all of the posts that were being made on Capella “General Discussion Boards.” L’Orange and Epling have also REFUSED to provide any of the e-mails from Capella’s instructors who PRAISED the plaintiff. Of course, doing so would only prove, again, that shyster Greg Thom is an unethical, unscrupulous liar.
  6. Attempted to COMPLETELY IGNORE many of the vilest liars at Capella University in all of their dealings with the Federal Courts. For example, Sir Chrisy and Horse’s Ass shyster Epling have avoided mentioning names such as Diane Stottlemyer (the one who bought and used bogus degrees from a diploma mill) and Kurt Linberg (the incompetent dean who can’t spell) who referred to charlatan Stottlemyer as DOCTOR Stottlemyer in his communications with a Federal law enforcement agency “in order to create false inferences” that she held a real doctorate.

Oh, we could go on and on and on. By now, it should be very evident that Capella’s shysters “edit and present . . . information out of context in order to create false inferences.” What a bunch of lying hypocrites – it’s time for them to eat their own words.


Fact Twenty-three (August 4, 2007) – Capella University, Where Deception is King

Capella University may be represented by a knight in rusted armor, Sir Chrisy the Sissy, and his trusty steed, horse’s ass Capella Stella Fey Epling, but that doesn’t mean that these two shysters aren’t hypocrites who excel in deception. For example, we noted yesterday that lying shyster Epling had the audacity to state (about the plaintiff) to a Federal Court that:

“. . .he [the plaintiff] typically edits and presents this information out of context in order to create false inferences.”

Hypocritically, the dynamic duo from Drinker Biddle have actively engaged in doing just that – “editing and presenting information [to the court] in order to create false inferences” by refusing to turn over mountains of materials, as well as censoring thousands upon thousands of items (literally) from the inaccessible documents that they have turned over.

Of course, the above are just a few examples of the unethical conduct of shysters L’Orange and Epling engage in. Today, we would like to report on another one of their vile claims – that Capella University should be considered a “private person” in their malicious counter-claim against the student who is suing Capella University for their blatant disregard for his First Amendment rights, outlandish and intentional discrimination against those with disabilities, etc. Their claim that the University is a “private person.” is simply outlandish by virtue of the FACT that Capella University, along with their shysters, have regularly exerted their influence to sway the votes of Federal lawmakers and government officials.

Case in point, the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle, Capella University’s own unethical lying chief shyster, Greg Thom, and others have served as some of the “school’s” Congressional lobbyists for many years! That’s right, Capella University and the Capella Educational Company have been regularly lobbying Congress since the 2001 (at least according to information that is publicly available at this time).

We've reprinted many of the Lobbying Reports that are also available on the web site for the United States Senate, Office of Public Records.

Site visitors may be stunned to learn that the for-profit PUBLIC corporation, Capella University spent a whopping $750,000 (three quarters of a MILLION dollars) between 2001 and 2005 (the time period for which the latest figures are available)! Not only that but Shyster Greg Thom, Drinker Biddle, and others have lobbied both Houses of Congress, the United States Department of Education, the Executive Office of the President, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)! They have lobbied for such things as:

  • Issues concerning the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
  • Activity relating to accountability of higher education institutions.
  • Higher Education Act Reauthorization
  • Higher Education Act Reauthorization; specifically with regard to distance education provisions
  • H.R. 609, College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005
  • H.R. 4283, College Access and Opportunity Act of 2004
  • H.R. 1992, Lobbying on issues relating to provisions in H.R. 1992
  • H.R. 2913, Distance Education & Online Learning Act
  • S. 1203, Distance Education & Online Learning Act., Sec 102 Distance Education
  • H.R. 3039, Expanding Opportunities in Higher Education Act, Sec 102 Distance Education
  • H.R. 4283, The College Access & Opportunities in Higher Education Act, Sec. 488, Distance
  • Education Demonstration Program