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<p>Heather's right on all of this. <br>
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<p>Of course it would be helpful to have promises to file amicus
briefs. But that's not what's needed now. What's needed now is
people putting their money where their mouth is. Without that,
there is no way that Pam would be able to proceed. <br>
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<p>I haven't cleared this with Pam, but my guess is she will not
object. I have set up a Google Form that will permit people to
make pledges. <i><b>You can see it <a
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJKXeXfrg_G40wiedbZvAhB-lIS_d33QUEKTILa63q4Quybw/viewform?usp=sf_link">here</a>.</b></i>
Either you can pledge by the closing date, or you can fail to
pledge by the closing date. If the <i><b>pledge goal</b></i> is
reached by the <i><b>closing date</b></i>, you will be expected
to send your money without delay to wherever Pam says the money
needs to go.</p>
<p>Here is what you will see if you click on the link.</p>
<blockquote>This form permits you to pledge to contribute to the
costs for filing a petition for a rehearing en banc in the Federal
Circuit appeal in In re Chestek PLLC. <br>
<br>
I am imposing my judgment right now that the pledge goal will be
$35K. In coming days I might hear from Pam that she feels the
pledge goal needs to be a different amount, and if so, I will
proceed using <i><b>her amount</b></i>.<br>
<br>
I am imposing my judgment right now that the closing date for the
pledge drive will be seven days from now, that is, Friday,
February 23, 2024. In coming days I might hear from Pam that she
feels the closing date needs to be a different date, and if so, I
will proceed using <i><b>her closing date</b></i>.<br>
<br>
From time to time between now and the closing date I will post an
intermediate pledge result. If and when the total pledge reaches
the pledge goal, I will announce this event. Please realize that
if we do reach the pledge total, many people will be relying on
you to forward the funds essentially instantly. <br>
<br>
<i><b>Your privacy. </b></i>You will be entering your name and
email and a pledge amount in the form below. Between now and the
closing date I will keep the names and emails in confidence, not
sharing them beyond Pam and whoever she might authorize me to
share them with. If we do reach the pledge goal by the closing
date, then I will follow Pam's guidance as to what to do with
names and emails.<br>
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Note that I am not saying anything about what exactly would happen
to your money if you send it. That's up to Pam and you need to
trust her if you send it. I trust her. Surely you do too.<br>
<p>Carl<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/16/2024 5:28 AM, Heather Vargas
via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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recollection is that when Pam decided to do this, a bunch of
us piped up and said we would contribute, but it sounds like
we did not follow through. I would submit that rather than
general statements of support, we either “pledge” a specific
amount that Pam or her proxy can come ask us to fulfill, or
we set up a fund and Pam can decide when day zero to file
the motion hits, if we put our money where our mouths are. <br>
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