Diehl vs Fred Weber, Inc. 22052-07589

Perhaps the biggest story in South County over the last ten years was the legal battle between Tom Diehl and Fred Weber, Inc.
For those who were living elsewhere, let me summarize the case.
Fred Weber wanted to put a trash transfer station near Diehl’s house. Diehl joined with others to oppose the station. Diehl distributed fliers calling Weber a trash terrorist. Weber sued Diehl for defamation. Weber was seen as a bully in this David and Goliath battle. Weber was not successful in their lawsuit.Diehl’s fundraising business was apparently failing during this period. Diehl filed a lawsuit on 7/25/05 alleging that Weber hurt his reputation and that hurt his business. Diehl ran for the school board in the spring of 2006 with campaign materials citing his business experience and his ability to stand up to Weber. Diehl was elected with the most votes out of six candidates. A story appeared in the Call several months after the election. Below is the current status of the case. For those who followed the first battle, you might want to follow this one, but I would't bother looking for it in the Call.


05/19/2008
Docket Entry:
Order
Text:
PLAINTIFF GRANTED UNTIL JUNE 2, 2008 TO FILE RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL CONSENTS. SO ORDERED: MICHAEL B. CALVIN
Update 6/4/8

06/03/2008
Docket Entry:
Memorandum Filed
Text:
Plaintifff granted leave to file out of time, their responsive pleadings in opposition to defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant's cereusel has cerseuted to leave. So Ordered - Judge Thomas C. Grady
Docket Entry:
Memorandum Filed
Text:
Come now plaintiffs and file herewith underseal their Response to FWI's Statement of Uncontroverted Material Facts and Memorandum in Opposition to FWI's Motion for Summary Judgment.
Filing Party:
QUINLAN , MICHAEL D

Hiatus Time

I've been advised to take a few days off, so don't look for any updates till Monday. I'd like to give those people that have said I've printed something that is incorrect an opportunity to mail me a letter outlining what they disagree with. Please sign your name so I know how to contact you.
I look forward to writing about things here in South County that interest me but don't get the coverage by of our weakly paper.
We'll follow up with the witch-hunt being conducted at the Mehlville Fire Department and the cronyism that's draining resources from the department.
We'll explore Mr. Jim Lembke's fundraising and how he is primarily collecting funds from legislative committees. One contribution is twice what is allowed by law. We also note Mr. Lembke donated to Friends of Chris Brown and the CFEA or Rex's Rangers.
We'll try to get you some information on Diehl vs Fred Weber. Last I saw, they were scheduled to go to trial on May 12.