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Shortly before yesterday's conference, University attorneys delivered a thick folder of replacement documents to Evan T. Lawson, Jackson's lawyer. More papers will be turned over as the University is able to obtain them, Harvard attorney Allan A. Ryan told the judge...
Because the suit is still in the "discovery"stage--during which attorneys marshall evidence inthe case--no ruling has been made on thediscrimination issue. Lawson said that because ofthe missing documents, a trial date may be monthsaway...
...Lawson questioned the University's explanation. "We found out about [the destruction] shortly after the judge ordered them to give us the records," he said. "I find that a startling coincidence...
Lawyers for the two sides said they disagree onthe importance of the papers which contain reviewsof tenure candidates by the Business School'stenure committee. The missing documents includethe mid-1970s and continue at least until theearly 1980s, Lawson said, but it is unclear if allpapers during the period were destroyed...
Disagreement has also arisen over theUniversity's ability to replace the papers. WhileMichaelson says that Harvard will be able to"reconstruct" the necessary files from otherdocuments, Lawson says he may have to speakdirectly to members of the Business School tenurecommittee...