Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial, Inc.
1140 19th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036
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PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: Rouben Adalian
Phone: (202) 383-9009
E-mail: [email protected]
October 4, 2007
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NEW CAFESJIAN LAWSUIT AGAINST GENOCIDE MUSEUM FRIVOLOUS
Lawyers for the Trustees of the Armenian Genocide Museum and
Memorial and the Armenian Assembly of America have characterized as
"frivolous" Gerard Cafesjian’s latest lawsuit intended to scuttle the
building of a genocide museum in Washington, DC to honor the Armenian
Genocide victims, survivors, and family members. "This lawsuit comes as
a total surprise to us since it has no basis in fact or law" stated
Arnold R. Rosenfeld of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP.
"It is a desperate attempt by Mr. Cafesjian to block the recent progress
made by the trustees to restart the process of building a museum of
which all Armenian-Americans can be proud." Rosenfeld added: "All acts
to proceed to build the museum were duly authorized at a meeting which
was properly noticed and with a quorum of those eligible to vote, and
were taken in accordance with the bylaws of the AGM&M. All the votes
were perfectly legal and authorized under the law. In fact, Cafesjian’s
designated representative, John J. Waters, Jr., participated in the
meeting and then voluntarily withdrew from the meeting. All of
Cafesjian’s new claims are frivolous and will be dealt with through the
proper motions in federal court where this case was brought."
The Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial will be located at
14th and G Streets. in Washington, DC.
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