It seems we're chasing words here, and the (possible) logic that follows.
We have the word "pending" directly associated with a case in Ward's court where there is concern about conflicts with a PRESUMEABLY past Markmen result.
But some choose to ignore the word "pending", suggesting that Judge Folsom erred in his terminology (now how likely is that? and in written form).
They ignore that word because per court documents, that prior case was "dismissed". Now I have to ask, if the parties to case SETTLED, and that settlement is acceptable to the court, how else would the court describe the status of the case? They settled! It's done! Unless of course there were terms to that settlement that haven't been triggered to enable full closure, leaving it, in a sense, pending.
Just food for thought... And I KNOW nuttin'!
SGE
