Comments on: U.S. Fleet Tracking vs. Oklahoma City Co-working Collaborative

By: Amanda Hardeman

Amanda Hardeman — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:05:14 +0000

Fletch, that was nice of you! Steve is a great guy, and a great journalist, who surely didn’t intend anything negative. I was hoping the emoticon in my comment to him would reflect light-heartedness and humor. Thanks for your comment, I appreciate the both of you!

By: Jason B

Jason B — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:36:30 +0000

What I really would like to know is whether the written agreement between the 2 parties actually reflects as condition for payment, that OkcCoCo locate to the Rockwell facility?

Sorry if I’m asking for something that’s already been revealed, but I don’t recall seeing this anywhere.

Seeing the agreement signed by both parties is necessary before anyone can decide there was a breach of contract.

By: Steve Lackmeyer

Steve Lackmeyer — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:37:46 +0000

Fletch, she and I had actually talked multiple times about doing the interview prior to what I’ve already acknowledged was an unscheduled stop. I’ve already given my mea culpa. It does not reflect badly on Amanda, in my opinion, nor was it my intent to reflect badly on Amanda. The majority of folks who don’t do media on a regular basis are not great at communicating with reporters. And that was my intent with what I said in this post. If it was poorly stated, Amanda, if you’re truly hurt by this (your comment did not indicate that), I sincerely apologize.
Fletch – nice attempt at a snark. But it’s not all about you either.

By: fletch

fletch — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:32:17 +0000

>>>I showed up for an interview and the nice lady who agreed to visit with me was so clearly unprepared to be in a news story that I scrapped the effort.<<<

You owe Miss Hardeman an apology. You failed to mention you showed up unexpectedly. Not having the information does not equal "so clearly unprepared". It's not all about you, Steve.

By: David

David — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:45:01 +0000

there are always two sides of the story. parkhurst has always had good intentions, but is known for not keeping with his original word when it comes to signing documents. just ask most of the original tenants of the coco. he had a full house but then after a few weeks when some “changes” were made to the tenant agreements, 90% of the tenants moved out.

By: Steve Lackmeyer

Steve Lackmeyer — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:41:35 +0000

I wish I knew Bobby. US Fleet Tracking’s lawyer did not return my calls yesterday, and then only called me back this morning at 7:20 a.m. when I was not near my phone. Further attempts to reach him today were unsuccessful. The court ruling has yet to be posted.
And this, my friends, is why trying to use the courts to squash free speech can have unintended consequences….

By: Bobby Anderson

Bobby Anderson — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:39:09 +0000

I just saw what you had posted on your site. I thought that was it, but at least it shows what they requested. I would doubt the order would go past what they requested, right?

By: Steve Lackmeyer

Steve Lackmeyer — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:30:54 +0000

Bobby, I only have a copy of the request made from the attorney – I’ve not been able to obtain the actual gag order yet. So if you have a copy of the judge’s order, I’m eager to see it.

By: Bobby Anderson

Bobby Anderson — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:29:05 +0000

@Steve I just looked at your gag order. It doesn’t prevent them from talking about the case, it just prevents them from making derogatory and damaging statements about the company and people. Thats different from talking about the facts.

In fact from what I can tell in the first paragraph, the request was to stop Derrick from making statement about parties that weren’t named in the suit. But it doesn’t say he can’t discuss the case, and it certainly hasn’t stopped him from doing it on twitter.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:03:11 +0000

I can’t do anything about USFT not talking. I don’t have any influence over there, and they’re dumb for not talking. All I can do is tell you what I learned through my own research.

This link isn’t conjecture.

https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/corpInformation.aspx?id=3512360013

I agree. Don’t let the gag order stop you doing your job. Do your job in spite of it. Thats what reporting is about.