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Attorney files closing arguments COVER STORY in Janasek suspension case Janasek lawyer argues OPA Bruce Bright argues that OPA Board majority acted as a sort ‘Big Brother behavior police’ when imposing a 90-day ban on former director
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Board members; Perrone retired from the Board last month, not seeking reelection, while Peck and rector Tom Janasek in closing arguments asserted Wheatley, both appointed directors, ~ Page 8 that when a Board majority this past June imposed were defeated in their election bids a 90-day suspension on Janasek’s access to certain OPA this summer. Bruce Bright confronts OPA directors Horn, Daly and amenities, it had no basis in doing so, and indeed directIn a significant portion of his closformerdocuments, director Larry Perrone Aug. 25 court hearing ly contravened OPA governing including the ining argument, Bright singles out the charter, restrictive five defendants for explicit criticism, By TOM STAUSS covenants and by-laws. The suspension was overturned by a temporary re- contending that they acted in “bad Publisher straining order thatcourt remains in effect. faith” in imposing a 90-day suspenday-long hearing in Snow Hill Aug. 25 featured competing Bruce Bright The closing was on hardly surprising, as the Aug. 25 hearsion about three weeks after a much theories whether Ocean Pines Association governing documents ing in Worcester County Circuit clearly signaled publicized permitted the attempt by Court the Board of Directors to suspend formerincident at the Yacht Club outside deck near that OPA Bright would be Janasek’s making such antoargument. the tiki bar, director Tom access Ocean Pines food and beverage ven- when Janasek engaged in a verbal altercation Heuescited in theverbal OPAaltercation charter that limits Director with Wheatley. [See Page 2 for details.] after language a much publicized with former Josette amenity suspensions non-payment of OPA charges and He also accused the Board majority when it voted to Wheatley this pastto May. for continuing violation OPA restrictive covenants, and suspend Janasek of acting “as a sort of “Big Brother beThe court hearing of included a three-plus-hour interrogation of former additional language that expressly precludes the Board OPA President Colette Horn by Janasek attorney Bruce of Bright, and shorthavior police.” Directors from adding restrictions the right Bruce Bright Colette Horn er interrogations of additional Wheatley, former directoronLarry Perrone and In current one of the more trenchant arguments in his concluof amenity He cited similar language in other gov- The sion, Bright wrote that “defendants andever their directoraccess. Frank Daly. proceeding was punctuated by the first re-supporters erning The documents. OPA was represented by Megan Mantzavinos, corded use of the f-word and the c-word in public by an mas But what wasOPA’s not as clear company to represent hired by the insurance OPA officer, Horn, who on Aug. 25 was spending her last ean fromthethe [see SepOPAhearing and five current or former OPA directors who day as the OPA’s president. Horn used the words on two tember edition of the Progress voted for the Janasek suspension. separate occasions while testifying. She said she was atient for detailed reporting] was Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby presided over quoting Janasek, who she contended used the profanity Page 40 the the conclusion would hearing inBright Worcester County Circuit Court. To Page 3 s 36, 38 draw from that argument and es 39-41 much of the testimony in court es 40-41 from defendants Colette Horn, es 42-55 Frank Daly, Amy Peck, Josette www.issuu.com/oceanpinesprogress for a Special Report and transcript of the filing WheatleyVisit and Larry Perrone. Frank Daly Amy Peck Josette Wheatley Larry Perrone Horn and Daly are current Colette Horn
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Bruce Bright submits closing argument in Janasek case
Complete Text of Bruce Bright’s Closing Arguments Begins on Page 4