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[Joe Cecala and Dwain J. Kyles of Dream Exchange]
We were watching through the Intertubes Thursday morning as Jeff Ferrell, the former Dream Exchange employee, had a hearing before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Anthony Swanagan.
Ferrell is being sued by Dream Exchange, which is led by CEO Joe Cecala, a Gold Meritorious ($1 million) Scientology donor who has been trying to get for his startup the status as a stock exchange which caters to minority-owned businesses.
But after a Wall Street Journal investigation revealed Cecala’s Scientology connection — something that he had been keeping from investors in the company — the SEC turned down Dream Exchange’s application for stock exchange status.
Dream Exchange then sued Ferrell, pointing to some posts Ferrell made at his LinkedIn account about his time as an employee of Dream Exchange which accused Cecala, a white man, of only pretending to care about minority-owned businesses, and also providing more detail about how the company was run on Scientology lines.
Dream Exchange is suing Ferrell, blaming his LinkedIn posts in part on the SEC turning down its application, and accusing Ferrell of violating contracts he signed when he worked for the company that obligated him not to reveal its practices or denigrate it.
At Thursday’s hearing, Ferrell asked Judge Swanagan for more time, saying that he was still looking for an attorney to represent him, and it was difficult because he’s taking care of his ill 86-year-old father.
Judge Swanagan said he was sympathetic to Ferrell’s situation, but told him he still needs to answer the lawsuit by March 6, and if he can’t find an attorney soon, he will need to figure out how to provide that answer himself.
We can’t help wondering if Ferrell can use whistleblower laws to give him some protection. But we’re not an attorney.
If you’re a lawyer who’s been looking to get into some Scientology-related litigation, this might be something for you. Just sayin’.
tonyortega.substack.com
We were watching through the Intertubes Thursday morning as Jeff Ferrell, the former Dream Exchange employee, had a hearing before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Anthony Swanagan.
Ferrell is being sued by Dream Exchange, which is led by CEO Joe Cecala, a Gold Meritorious ($1 million) Scientology donor who has been trying to get for his startup the status as a stock exchange which caters to minority-owned businesses.
But after a Wall Street Journal investigation revealed Cecala’s Scientology connection — something that he had been keeping from investors in the company — the SEC turned down Dream Exchange’s application for stock exchange status.
Dream Exchange then sued Ferrell, pointing to some posts Ferrell made at his LinkedIn account about his time as an employee of Dream Exchange which accused Cecala, a white man, of only pretending to care about minority-owned businesses, and also providing more detail about how the company was run on Scientology lines.
Dream Exchange is suing Ferrell, blaming his LinkedIn posts in part on the SEC turning down its application, and accusing Ferrell of violating contracts he signed when he worked for the company that obligated him not to reveal its practices or denigrate it.
At Thursday’s hearing, Ferrell asked Judge Swanagan for more time, saying that he was still looking for an attorney to represent him, and it was difficult because he’s taking care of his ill 86-year-old father.
Judge Swanagan said he was sympathetic to Ferrell’s situation, but told him he still needs to answer the lawsuit by March 6, and if he can’t find an attorney soon, he will need to figure out how to provide that answer himself.
We can’t help wondering if Ferrell can use whistleblower laws to give him some protection. But we’re not an attorney.
If you’re a lawyer who’s been looking to get into some Scientology-related litigation, this might be something for you. Just sayin’.
Are you an attorney who wants a Scientology-related case? Here's your chance.
We were watching through the Intertubes Thursday morning as Jeff Ferrell, the former Dream Exchange employee, had a hearing before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Anthony Swanagan.
tonyortega.substack.com
