Fact Twenty (July 31, 2007) – Capella University’s Shysters Try to Confuse Court

Capella University's shysters - Sir Henry Christian L'Orange (Sir Chrisy the Sissy), Capella Stella Fey Epling, Greg Thom, and Priscilla McNulty have not only refused to turn over countless documents in their blatant attempts to obstruct justice but have also attempted to completely confuse the court by submitting some documents numerous times. In this situation, numerous doesn't just mean two or three but as many as EIGHT times! That's right, even though Capella University's shyster squad refuses to abide by formal "Demands for Production" and even Federal Laws (FERPA), they have consistently attempted to confound the judicial process by submitted multiple copies of documents - and in various formats. That, of course, can only be attributed to their own lack of ethics. With that in mind, we can't help but wonder how many versions of Diane Stottlemyer's resumes they'll eventually be forced to turn over by the court (and we hope that they'll be slapped with sanctions).

Fact Nineteen (July 30, 2007) – Capella University’s Shysters Continue Discrimination

Capella University's shysters (H. Christian L'Orange, Capella Stella Fey Epling, Greg Thom, and Priscilla McNulty) have all demonstrated that they are dishonest, unethical, and unscrupulous liars (and we’ll be posting more of their lies in the very near future). They are also bigots who intentionally discriminate against those with disabilities. As we've already noted, shysters '’Orange and Epling have not only intentionally refused to turn over documents as demanded under a formal "Demand for Production" made eight months ago as part of a Federal lawsuit against Capella University, but have also refused to turn over documents demanded under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) more than THREE YEARS ago!

Just as revealing is the fact that the documents shysters L'Orange and Epling have turned over are in complete disarray – nearly all are completely jumbled up and there is no way to determine how each is related to one another. The mess that they have submitted is so incredibly disorganized that we're convinced that shysters L'Orange and Epling are experts at fifty-two card pickup. That's not all though! The sleaze team from Drinker Biddle & Reath have also refused to turn over documents that are accessible to those with disabilities! In light of the fact that these unethical shysters are representing Capella University in the lawsuit against them for intentionally refusing to abide by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, etc., their actions are further evidence as to how bigoted Capella University and their shysters really are.

So, exactly how are shysters L’Orange and Epling continuing Capella's discrimination by turning over inaccessible documents? It is a fact that shysters L'Orange and Epling and Capella University intentionally:

1. Submitted documents that are incomprehensible in that they are veritable rats’ nests. What these two unethical shysters have done is analogous to ripping out all of the pages in a dictionary, throwing those pages up in to the air and then randomly stacking them back together. Of course, this is just one way in which shysters L’Orange and Epling help to confuse the real issues.

2. Intentionally CENSORED the materials that they have submitted so far. That’s right, Capella University’s sleazy, unethical, lying, bigoted shysters INTENTIONALLY REMOVED THOUSANDS of pieces of information by literally redacting (removing) information before turning them over.

An example of the type of censorship that shysters L’Orange and Epling submitted may be found here.

3. Printed out their documents and then rescanned them. As a result, the copies are of a relatively poor quality that are not accessible because optical character recognition software cannot fully convert them back into readable text. As most of the documents were originally created electronically, there is absolute no reason that they should not have been provided in a fully accessible format (unless, of course, Capella’s shysters were intentionally trying to prevent them from being fully accessible)! Just for fun, we’re presenting two examples – one of a document that is fully accessible and the same thing presented in the same manner the shysters L’Orange and Epling presented them. BTW, the following comes from a whiny letter that Capella's chief shyster, Greg Thom, wrote to the Secretary of United States as one of Capella University's official lobbyists (yes, that's right, well shysters L'Orange and Epling have been whining all along that Capella University is a "private individual," shyster Greg Thom has been personally lobbying Congress for years! (We'll provide more details later.)

An example of the type of drivel that shysters L’Orange and Epling submitted may be found here.

4. As if all of the above weren’t bad enough, shysters L’Orange and Epling had the audacity to submit a large number of documents that, even if they had been provided appropriately (i.e., converted electronically so that they would still be readable), were sent in their raw html format. In other words, instead of sending them as readable text, they were provided in a format which also contained all of the code that a web programmer would see if manually creating a web page! In light of the fact that shyster L’Orange has a master’s degree in computer science, the least he could have done would have been to provide documents that were in format that all could read.

An example of the type of the nonsense that shysters L’Orange and Epling submitted may be found here.

By now it should be evident that shysters L’Orange, Epling, Greg Thom, Priscilla McNulty, and the rest of the unethical bigots at Capella University are intentionally trying to hide a LOT of information. Considering that Capella University is a “school” that depends on technology for their existence, it is extremely disgusting that they refuse to turn over accessible documents. Oh well, guess we can’t expect too much from a bunch of unethical thugs.

Fact Eighteen (July 27, 2007) – Capella University’s Shysters are Hypocrites

Capella University and their law firms continually engage in hypocritical behavior. For example, Capella and their unethical shysters, from the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle & Reath, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling, have intentionally refused to turn over a vast number of records as required under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – pertaining to a request made more than THREE YEARS ago, as well as other records required under a formal “Demand for Production” that was made approximately eight months ago. At the same time, shyster L’Orange and Shyster Epling have had no problem, whatsoever, whining about records they want – in fact, as is true with all unethical shysters, they even threaten highly competent professionals who refuse to bow down to their sleazy demands for documents with sanctions. What a bunch of slimy jerks.

Then, there’s the matter where another one of Capella University’s “law firms”, Foley Mansfield, which is participating in yet another one for Capella’s frivolous lawsuits against their own insurance company (Capella University, Inc. v. Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Company [ERSIC]), has just joined with Capella’s Insurance Broker, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., in demanding that sanctions be levied against ERSIC for not turning over other records they want. Talk about brazen double standards! Capella University refuses to turn over such relatively simple things as the resumes of their thugs, charlatans, and liars but demand sanctions against others?! Not only that, but shysters L’Orange and Epling continually throw temper tantrums when they don’t get their way. Now Capella and their other “attorneys,” Gerald H. Bren, Thomas, M. Stieber, and Amy M. Coniaris are supporting sanctions against another one of their other victims, ERSIC! Just how many ways is it possible to spell “HYPOCRITES?!”

Fact Seventeen (July 26, 2007) – Capella University and their shysters, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling Refuse to Turn Over Records

Capella University and their sleazy unethical shysters, H. Christian L’Orange and Capella Stella Fey Epling, from the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle & Reath, are not only liars but actively engage in the intentional obstruction of justice by refusing to turn over records as required by formal demands for production. Not only that, but these two unethical shysters also engage in harassment and retaliation by hypocritically threatening sanctions against highly ethical professionals who are concerned with the plaintiff’s rights.

Let us begin with shyster H. Christian L'Orange's hypocritical whine when he sent an extraordinarily insipid letter to the plaintiff’s attorney stating that,

"You will recall that [the plaintiff’s attorney] approached us in mid May [2006] asking for major modifications in the briefing dates for the various pleadings. We refused, stating that our client wanted to resolve the SLAPP matter as quickly as possible and move on with the case in chief."

In light of the astonishing number of intentional delays and failure to act ethically (in addition to the FACT that shyster L'Orange is an unethical liar), scumbag shyster L'Orange and his sleazy unethical "partner", shyster Stella Fey Epling, have actively refused to comply with countless demands for them to produce records since then. In fact, their unethical obstruction of justice had DELAYED all attempts to "move on with the case in chief" (i.e., the lawsuit filed in Federal Court were Capella University is being sued for their intentional discrimination and retaliation against those with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act). For example, according to the Demand for Production, filed with the United States District Court between December 1 and December 19, 2006, shysters L'Orange and Epling were ordered to produce the following (and other) documents:

Any and all records pertaining to “general discussion forum posts” that would be found on the “iGuide” and also that may be archived elsewhere.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to provide nearly all records pertaining to "general discussion forum posts."

Any and all documents related to studies conducted by Defendant on learning management systems, content management systems, distance learning systems, and/or e-learning systems, including documents pertaining to such studies, participants or subjects used in the study, and students with learning disabilities who were involved in the studies.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to provide all documents related to studies conducted by Capella University on learning management systems, content management systems, distance learning systems, and/or e-learning systems. In fact, they have refused to provide vast amounts of information on the participants or subjects they they used in their bogus studies, as well as identify any students with learning disabilities who were involved in these studies.

Any and all documents that relate to the formation and functioning of Defendant’s ASC that pertain to or refer to Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, any information, at all, on the Kangaroo Court that they created to retaliate against the student who is suing them.

Plaintiff’s entire academic file, and any other file on the formation and functioning maintained by Defendant pertaining in any way to Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to provide the student’s complete education file as defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The initial request for that file was initially made more than THREE YEARS ago.

Any and all documents filed by Defendant, with respect to Plaintiff, with the United States Department of Education (“USDE”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”).

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over all documents they’ve filed with OCR. The only thing they did submit were copies of documents Capella obtained from OCR under a Freedom of Information Act request which is available to all American citizens. As shysters L’Orange and Epling know, that information was highly censored (i.e., had significant portions redacted).

Any and all documents relating to Plaintiff that Defendant filed with the USDE Family Policy Compliance Office ("FCPO").

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over all documents that Capella and their thugs filed with the FPCO. These include the letter that shyster Epling personally wrote in which she unethically offered to write a letter for the FPCO in an attempt to exonerate shyster Greg Thom whose personal role in refusing to turn over all education, as defined by FERPA to the student.

Any and all posts made by Plaintiff to any course room or chat room maintained by Defendant while Plaintiff was a student/learner at Defendant.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over extensive information and have refused to provide posts made in many of Capella’s chat rooms.

Disability Compliance Report for WebCT

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single page that Capella University created pertaining to the disability compliance of their online course room WebCT.

All materials posted by Plaintiff, in any class taken at Defendant University, including TS5004 - Technical Communications, TS5005 - Master's Learner Success Lab, TS5120 - Project Management for Technology Professionals, TS5130 - System Development Theory & Practice, TS5150 - Enterprise Application Testing, and TS5514 - Advanced Graphics and Multimedia.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single page pertaining to Capella’s courses, TS5004 - Technical Communications, TS5005 - Master's Learner Success Lab and TS5120 - Project Management for Technology Professionals. Furthermore, the other materials that they have submitted are a jumbled mess (that literally make no sense), have been exhaustively censored, and aren’t even remotely accessible to those with disabilities.

Documents which evidence or memorialize any and all communications, e-mails, phone records, letters, messages, notes, etc. between each of Plaintiff’s instructors and Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single sentence from the following Capella instructors: Jill Krout, Nancy Olson, Kris Luopa, Nancy Johnson, Amar Almasude. Note, this is also in direct defiance of FERPA.

Any and all documents evidencing or memorializing communications, e-mails, phone records, letters, messages, and notes between each of Plaintiff’s instructors and other members of Defendant University concerning Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single sentence from the following Capella instructors: Jill Krout, Kris Luopa, Nancy Johnson, Amar Almasude.

Any and all documents evidencing or memorializing communications, e-mails, phone records, letters, messages, and notes between Defendant University. . . concerning Plaintiff [created and/or related to] Vickie Cook [and] Shawn Ambrose.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over all communications created by Vickie Cook, who has already lied under penalty of perjury in a signed declaration to the United States Federal Court. Vickie Cook has long served as one of Capella’s rags-to-riches poster children who went from a shelf stocker at WalMart to a position with Kaskaskia Community College. Shawn Ambrose is one of Capella’s employees who stalked and harassed the Plaintiff, for two years, all over the Internet. We have reason to believe that shysters L'Orange and Epling finally put a cork in this thug’s big mouth. To date, not a single communication between Ambrose and his employer has been turned over.

Resumes or curriculum vitae for

Tamara Kuchar
Juanita Ikuta
Brian Imholte
Ann Christiansen
Jack Krichen
Michael Offerman
Karen Viechnicki
Lisa Wheeler
Jim Wold
Bruce Weiss
Daniel Iliff
Shawn Ambrose
Jill Krout
Nancy Olson
Kris Luopa
Nancy Johnson
Amar Almasude
Vickie Cook
Robert Evans
Brian Parrish
Diane Stottlemyer
Lisa Bromenshenkel
Greg Thom

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over even a single resume or curriculum vitae (CV) for any of the above (or any other one of their employees or thugs). It should be patently obvious that their refusal to turn over even the CV of their lying President, Michael Offerman, or Charlatan Diane Stottlemyer (who literally bought and used fake degrees she bought from a known diploma mill, Lacrosse University), that shysters L’Orange and Epling are deliberately engaged in the obstruction of justice.

Any and all postings by Defendant University on any website course room or any other forum of or concerning Plaintiff on and after July 2004.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have not turned over a single post created by Capella or any of their employees (especially those created by their incompetent dean, Kurt Linberg, or the employee, Shawn Ambrose) on an external web site.

Files, notes, memoranda, and/or any other document(s) maintained by any employee of Defendant University concerning Plaintiff.

Fact: To date, shysters L’Orange and Epling, along with Capella University, have refused to turn over vast amounts of information maintained by their employees, agents, thugs, etc.

In addition to the above FACTS, we want to note that lying shysters H. Christian L’Orange and Capella Stella Fey Epling actively engage in blatantly thuggary against those they want information from. One such example comes for a letter that was just faxed, on July 24, 2007, by Quest Discover Services (Erika Player – eplayer@questds.com) on behalf of the Drinker Biddle & Reath thugs which threatens,

"Failure to comply with the subpoena may result in a court order compelling you to comply with the items as shown in this subpoena, $500.00 penalty & damages, plus attorney fees & court costs."

In light of the grossly unethical and dishonest actions of the lying shysters from Drinker Biddle & Reath, we’re looking to the day when sanctions are levied against H. Christian L’Orange and Capella Stella Fey Epling for their outrageous hypocrisy.

Fact Sixteen (July 25, 2007) - Capella University’s Attorneys, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling are Liars

Fact Sixteen (July 25, 2007) - Capella University’s Attorneys, H. Christian L’Orange and Stella Fey Epling are Liars

It is a FACT that Capella University’s “attorneys” from the “law firm” (we use that term loosely) of Drinker Biddle are liars! While we’ve long reported on the FACT that Capella’s “chief counsel”, shyster Greg Thom and his sidekick, shyster Priscilla McNulty, are liars who continually engage in countless unethical practices as they try to cover-up Capella University’s illegal actions, we haven’t yet fully reported on their defense attorneys, “Sir Chrisy the Sissy” (H. Christian L’Orange) and “Capella Stella” Fey Epling from the “law firm” of Drinker Biddle. (Note, we have reported on the fact that Epling has lied on several occasions, under penalty of perjury, to a Federal court, as well as noted L’Orange’s hypocrisy.)

As it is now blatantly obvious that shyster L’Orange and shyster Epling have no intention of complying with endless demands to produce documents, as well as their continual and deliberate obstruction of justice, as required by formal demands made before a Federal court, the time has come to pronounce these unethical “attorneys’ for what they are: it is a FACT (i.e., the TRUTH) that shyster L’Orange and shyster Epling are liars and hypocrites. For example, shyster Greg Thom and Capella’s incompetent “dean”, Kurt Linberg (the one who is unable to spell even the simplest of words), both promised to provide copies of Capella’s bogus “accessibility study” of WebCT more than three years ago (we’re still waiting for the full and complete “study”). Capella and their shysters continue to refuse to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which requires that they turn over copies of all documents within forty-five (45) days of the initial request – again, more than THREE YEARS have now gone by and they’ve refused to comply. (BTW, there are currently SEVERAL FERPA complaints against Capella University, including the ones just mentioned, that have been filed by more than one student, with the United States Department of Education, Family Policy Compliance Office, at this very moment). We would also like to note that shyster L’Orange was so ignorant of this law that he couldn’t even pronounce the acronym properly during depositions – he referred to it a “FERPRA” [sic]! Then there’s the little matter of the formal demand for production that was made of Capella and their shysters nearly eight months ago, on December 1, 2006. To date, they refused to turn over almost EVERYTHING that was demanded. Obviously, the shyster squad is trying to hide something.

Getting back to the unethical sleaze team from Drinker Biddle & Reath, Shyster Epling first showed her true colors by lying, under penalty of perjury, almost immediately after the lawsuit was filed against Capella University for their retaliation against a student who had the courage to speak up about the gross incompetence of their online course room and incompetent “instructors” (Diane Stottlemyer, Capella’s charlatan who literally bought and used fake degrees from a known diploma mill – Lacrosse “University”). Interestingly, shyster L’Orange has let Capella Stella wear the pants when it comes to filing declarations with the court (which, as already noted, shyster Epling has consistently displayed her inability to tell the truth). That doesn’t mean that shyster L’Orange hasn’t lied – he has, numerous times – he’s just been too much of a girly-man to put things in writing. For example, shyster L’Orange made an agreement at one of his abusive and ill-prepared “depositions” (held more than one year, eight months ago) in which he personally agreed to provide Capella’s bogus “accessibility study” that Capella University’s feeble lying president and oaf, Michael Offerman, publicly pronounced as being "universally praised for being exceptionally user-friendly and intuitive, and providing new and useful online tools." Not only was Offerman’s statement a blatant lie, but shyster L’Orange reneged on his promise to turn that study over. In fact, shysters L’Orange and Epling didn’t bother to turn anything that even remotely resembled that so-called study until just a few months ago - well over a year after he promised he would. Then, the nonsense that shysters L’Orange and Epling finally did provide turned out to be a veritable jumbled mess consisting of over 1,000 “documents” – many of which were single pages. Of course, these were not provided in any type of recognizable order; in fact, materials had been censored (yes, CENSORED); countless graphs, charts, and other materials were spread across countless pages; in other words this so-called “study” is utterly useless in the form that the shysters submitted them. Not only that these “documents” are NOT ACCESSIBLE. Rather stupid, to say the least, considering that the lawsuit concerns the intentional refusal of Capella University to accommodate those with genuine disabilities, as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (and also California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act)! What a bunch of unethical JERKS!

As there is so much to the dishonest, unethical, bigoted, actions of Capella University and their shyster squad (L’Orange, Epling, Thom, and McNulty), we’ll be posting a LOT more FACTS about these sleazy shysters on a regular basis.

Fact Fifteen (July 24, 2007) - Capella University and the University of California, Irvine Find Ways to Skirt California Laws!

Somehow, that doesn't surprise us! As the following e-mail from Gary Matkin, the unethical Dean of Continuing Education at UCI to Capella's lying President, Michael Offerman attests, Capella's shysters "still [had] problems with [their] marketing agreement, even though [they] have been careful not to talk about per-student agreements." Isn't that nice?! As we've already noted, Capella University has paid UCI for students sent to them as a result of Matkin's "agreements." Frankly, we believe that Matkin and UCI were taking kickbacks and finders' fees for steering their students to Capella.

"From: Gary Matkin
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 3:18 PM
To: Michael Offerman (E-mail)
Cc: Jane Welgan
Subject: UCI/Capella Agreement

Greetings! I hope the summer has treated you well. We are very pleased with the articulation agreement we now have here. I expect to sign it and get it to you very soon. Maureen and I had a good meeting and tossed around quite a few ideas. She has indicated that your lawyers still have problems with our marketing agreement, even though we have been careful not to talk about per-student agreements and, in fact, have been very specific about what we would do for the agreed upon cost of $6,000.

You and I might have a conversation about this. I know you are coming west later this month. I’ll be busy with our Hewlett seminar on 9/22-24, but if you could work us into your schedule, it would be great to see you and show you around. Let me know.

I’ll be in touch soon,

Gary"

Of course, we have more e-mails and other documents regarding UCI's "agreements" with Capella that we'll be posting in the very near future.

Fact Fourteen (July 23, 2007) - Capella University's & University of California Irvine's Marketing Scheme Tries to "Not Startle the Lawyers"

It certainly appears as if Capella University's and the University of California, Irvine's marketing scheme to feed more money into their coffers by engaging in questionable sales tactics was being designed, from the very beginning, to "not startle the lawyers!" Gosh, what were they afraid of? Not only that but, as the following (and other) e-mail(s) attest, Capella's Feeble Lying President and Oaf, Michael Offerman and UC Irvine's unethical Gary Matkin, Dean of Continuing Education were also concerned with skirting regulations of the United States Department of Education (USDE) in their quest for money - note the concern about funding and the DOE (USDE)! What were they trying to hide?

"From: Dowd, Maureen [MDowd@capella.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:05 PM
To: Gary Matkin
Subject: articulation agreement
Importance: High

Gary,

Sorry for the delay. I was in Phoenix with a hectic schedule (seminars, appointments and interviews). Also, the information I picked up while in your office forced Kurt to make changes to the curriculum. Please find the final proposed agreement for a Masters of Science in Information Technology between Capella University and UC Irvine.

A final note, Lissie remains concerned about funding until DOE guidelines change in November. May I propose a short-term solution - we co-host an information seminar at the University Club for your alumni. I will pick up the food and beverage charges and reimburse you for the mailings. This way we have movement but not too much to startle the lawyers. Let me know your thoughts, around the articulation agreement and my suggestion. Available September dates for continued dialogue.

Maureen Dowd, M.Ed.
Senior Learning Consultant
Capella University"

Be sure to come back as we post more documents that expose the Capella University/UC Irvine scam!

Fact Thirteen (July 22, 2007) - Capella University Pays University of California, Irvine for Marketing!

Capella University not only pays the University of California for every student that enrolls at Capella, but they also pay UCI to help market their for-profit scam! That's right, Capella University PAYS UCI to help market their for-profit school! We find this to be reprehensible and Michael Offerman's relationship with Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to be deplorable. According to one invoice (of many), we have obtained through a California Public Records Act request we have uncovered this latest scam that exploits UCI students. Why is the State of California allowing this scam to continue? One example of this FACT, concerns an invoice from UCI Extension to Capella for regarding a

"One time fee for undertaking marketing efforts between Capella University and UCI Extension" . . . in the amount of $5,000!

So, just how much money is UC Irvine Extension making off of their students who transfer to Capella? Disgraceful!

Fact Twelve (July 21, 2007) - Capella University Pays Kickbacks to the University of California? We Think So!

Michael Offerman's personal relations with his buddy Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) cannot be questioned. Just for fun, we thought we would start reporting the how Capella University and the University of California, Irvine exploit UCI students. For starters, we thought we would publish a couple of e-mails that note that Michael Offerman not only exchanges lists of "learners" (Capella-speak for "students") but pays UCI for students that enroll at Capella! As far as we're concerned, that's just plain unethical! Why is an allegedly non-profit state institution making money off of students who enroll at for-profit scam such as Capella University? Once again, today's FACT also come from a California Public Records Act request.

"-----Original Message-----

From: Offerman, Michael [mailto:michael.offerman@capella.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 11:22 AM
To: gmatkin@uci.edu
Subject: FW: UC-Irvine 30Apri12004.xls

Gary, here is the list of learners to date. Let me know if you have questions. If OK, invoice.
Mike


-----Original Message-----

From: Northup, John
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:57 AM
To: Offerman; Michael
Cc: Linberg, Kurt; Schroeder, Paul
Subject: UC-Irvine 30April2004.xls

Mike,

Attached is the file of UC-Irvine Capella learners. The final total is 12 learners for $6.000.

If Gary would be so kind to generate an invoice to us, we'll get it paid.

Thank you,

John"

Perhaps it's time for another California Public Records Act request in order to find out how many tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars are being sent to UC Irvine by Capella. In fact, we wonder how much Capella is sending to other "schools" too! Absolutely disgusting!

Fact Eleven (July 20, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman Shares Student Names

Michael Offerman's relationship with Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) extends well beyond the professional (heck, they both seem obsessed with making money - and a LOT of it). Today's FACT also come from a California Public Records Act request. Once again, Gary Matkin pleads with his buddy, Capella's feeble lying president, Michael Offerman to come pay a personal visit! (Another slumber party?) Wait a minute, it gets even better - we're going to start exploring just how UC Irvine students are exploited as part of Offerman's and Matkin's deals. In fact, as the following e-mail attests (and we've got plenty more to share over the coming weeks), shows that Matkin is sending the names of UC students who may have applied to Capella! Frankly, we think that this is starting to sound extremely unethical (and, perhaps illegal too?).

"From: Gary Matkin [mailto:Gary.Matkin@unx.uci.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 6:36 PM
To: Offerman, Michael
Cc: Bob Rude; Neda Fraser Subject:
FW: list of students who have requested transcripts to Capella

Mike:

I'm glad we had a chance to catch one another in San Antonio. I am serious about having you and Dana visit us. I told you I would send you the names of students who have requested that transcripts be sent to you. Here they are. We would be interested in learning how many takers there are. This experience may inform with your relationships with the other UC's. I am very interested in your continuing assessment of the Reading Program. I'll be in touch soon.

Gary"

University of California students beware! You're being monitored by Gary Matkin and Michael Offerman. Pathetically, the above e-mail is just a small sample of what's to come! Stay tuned for more!

Fact Ten (July 19, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman Gets Invited to a Slumber Party

Isn't that sweet? Gary Matkin, the unethical dean of Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) who refuses to help UCI students who have been scammed into attending Capella University (Matkin is so unethical that he literally forwards complaints that UCI students send to him, directly to Michael Offerman) chats about a cute little visit with Maya (Matkin?) to the beach, followed by a slumber pary. Isn't that special? Do you think they wore footsie-jammies? The following comes from an e-mail obtained as part of a California Public Records Act request.

Maya and I would love to see you on 12/6. We have an evening engagement (work related holiday party) but suggest that if you could get here by late morning (about an hour on Saturday from the USC area) we could have lunch, I could show you around and maybe even go for a walk on our favorite beach. Any chance for a 1215 arrival--again you could stay with us. Let me know what works for you.

Aw shucks! After their little stroll along the beach, Offerman gets to attend a slumber party with the Matikins.

Fact Nine (July 18, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman, Wasting California Taxpayer Dollars, Part 2

As Capella University's Liar in Chief, Michael Offerman engages in wasting California Taxpayer Dollars by engaging in personal chit-chat while, at the same time, working in tandem with his buddy, Gary Matkin, the unethical Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) who, like Offerman, is only concerned about bringing in more bucks, we've decided to continue our series on the "Offerman/Matkin" relationship. Today's topic will be another personal e-mail Offerman sent to Matkin through his (Matkin's) state paid e-mail account; here it is:

"From: Offerman, Michael [MOfferman@capella.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 7:08 AM
To: Gary Matkin
Subject: RE: Criminal Justice

Gary, can you get me another copy? Then we can read and get back to you asap [sic].

On the personal front, this has been a tough move. The job is great but during the move Dana fell and separated her shoulder, our daughter got in a car accident and while not hurt, we watched for 45 minutes while they literally cut the car apart to get her out. Then on 8/11 I fell and shattered my left ankle. Have pins and plates and screws and am on crutches for a long time. Just today finally got to drive for the first time. So, it has been a challenge. I hope we can work together on the CJ piece and look forward to getting the material.

Mike"

Gosh golly, gee whiz - do you think that fact that Offerman is involved in one of the lawsuits currently pending against Capella University has anything to do with "Criminal Justice?" We certain that readers will enjoy this ongoing series. BTW, if you can't wait for us to post more on the Offerman/Matkin drama, you can obtain your own set by contacting the University of California and asking for a copy of all materials pertaining to UCI Extension and Capella University. Don't forget to mention that these records are available under the California Public Records Act.

Capella University Charlatan, Diane Stottlmeyer, Shows Up Again!

This time, one of her so-called alma maters, the esteemed (NOT!) Northcentral University - you know, the "school" that was started in a garage, has no classes, and no professors (only "mentors") - has just added Stottlemyer to their list. Even more hilarious is Northcentral's blurb about their "mentors":

"NCU's Faculty Mentors are trained in distance learning methods and support active self-learning for each Learner by guiding and stimulating the learning process in one-on-one interaction. Our Faculty Mentors recognize your individual learning style and needs, encourage one-on-one contact, and emphasize the relevance of the course material and learning outcomes to your personal career situation.

Our Faculty Mentors are drawn from business and industry, education and the healthcare professions, and from the academic community. Each is selected for his/her professional expertise, real-world experience, and academic background. Each Faculty Mentor has expressed interest in promoting active self-learning and demonstrated ability to communicate knowledge and experience to distance Learners."

Just for fun, we thought we would re-write Northcentral's blurb to reflect their latest "mentor", charlatan Diane Stottlemyer:

"NCU's Faculty Mentors are not trained in competent learning methods, of any kind, and hinder active self-learning for each Learner by abusing and ignoring the learning process in all types of interactions. Our Faculty Mentors recognize that your individual learning style and needs are to be ignored, discourage one-on-one contact, and emphasize the irrelevance of the course material and learning outcomes to your personal career situation.

Our Faculty Mentors are drawn from diploma mills like Lacrosse University. Each is selected for his/her professional incompetence, real-world experience as defendants in lawsuits filed in Federal Courts, and academic backgrounds as bigots who harass and discriminate against students. Each Faculty Mentor has expressed interest in active self-promotion and demonstrated inability to communicate knowledge and their lack-of-experience to distance Learners. (Apparently, Northcentral University has adopted the Capella-speak term for students.)"

The prevalence of for-profit diploma mills, whether or not they are "accredited", (such as Capella and Northcentral) on the Internet, have spawned a new era of educational incompetence and malpractice.

What next? Diplomas from Cracker Jack boxes?!

Fact Eight (July 17, 2007) - Capella University's Feeble President (and Liar) Michael Offerman, Wasting California Taxpayer Dollars

Capella University's feeble lying president, Michael Offerman wastes California taxpayers money by chatting about personal matters with his buddy, Gary Matkin, so-called Dean of Continuing Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). We've long reported on Offerman's "relationship" with Matkin in order to get more of UCI's students to enroll at Capella. In light of the fact that UCI has graduate schools, why doesn't Matkin steer students to his own school? The answer, of course, is that Offerman and Matkin are "buddies" who are only concerned about their own wallets - not those of the students that Matkin is supposed to serve!

In order to expose Offerman and Matkin for what they really are - money mongers who are intent of making names for themselves instead of serving students, we'll be posting some of Micky's and Gary's drivel. These messages are available to all California taxpayers under the California Public Records Act.

"From: Offerman, Michael [MOfferman@capella.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 03,2003 1 1 :29 AM
To : gmatkin@uci.edu
CC: Offerman, Michael
Subject: FW: UC-lrvine Reading Cert Program

Gary, this is the first of two messages I want to share with you and then we should visit. I think we are most interested and I would like to give you a sense of what we are doing with the bigger picture and then explore some of the things in Jim's message. I accept that you may choose not to pursue, and that is fine. But I want to assure you that we are interested and the issues Jim raises may take us to different types of relationships, depending on your interest.

I am away from the office today because my step-son was in a car accident this noon and I am taking care of all that. Car is dead, he is fine, his mother and I are not too happy. "

A copy of the actual e-mail (listed above) is available for your viewing pleasure.

Isn't that sweet?! Too bad that Offerman and Matkin aren't concerned about the students and taxpayers who are paying for such drivel. Furthermore, as Michael Offerman is a dishonest liar (perhaps his biggest lie of all was his statement regarding his bogus "study" of WebCT which he said was "universally praised for being exceptionally user-friendly and intuitive, and providing new and useful online tools") and Gary Matkin is an unprofessional coward who refuses to respond to student complaints about his buddy's school, we'll be posting more of Offerman's and Matkin's drivel in the very near future.

Fact Seven (July 16, 2007) - Capella Tech Support Agrees 100% with Plaintiff

As Capella University's "sleaze team" consisting of hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and Capella Stella Fey Epling are so intent on obstructing justice by their intentional refusal to turn over education records as required under Federal law, we thought our readers might enjoy learning that even Capella University's own tech support agreed with the plaintiff when he described WebCT as being an "ineptly created course room." Specifically, Steve Arakawa, Capella University's "Software Engineer & VLE [virtual learning environment?] Administrator" wrote that,

"I am a former Capella graduate, of the School of Technology, as well. I also agree 100% with your assessment and understand your frustration."

What's wrong Hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy L'Orange and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling? Why have you refused to abide by the law and turn over these (and countless other) documents? Afraid of the TRUTH?!

Fact Six (July 15, 2007) - Recap of the Truth About the Plaintiff and WebCT as Stated by Capella University's Own Instructors

We've now provided statements from all of the Plaintiff's instructors that demonstrate, without question, how favorably they thought of him - in direct contrast to the vicious lies of Capella's shysters Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty, as well as the gross hypocrisy of their "sleaze team" from Drinker Biddle & Reath - hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling. Today's FACT will begin with the vicious lie that liar and shyster Greg Thom told the Chronicle of Higher Education; specifically unethical sleazy scum bag shyster Greg Thom maliciously and intentionally stated the following lie:

"The lawyer [shyster Greg Thom] says students and instructors complained that Mr. La Marca was making improper comments in class."

The TRUTH is that ALL of the plaintiff's instructors were extremely supportive of him (the Plaintiff) as noted by the following:

• Jill Krout - "It was fun having you [the Plaintiff] in class. . . I enjoyed getting to know you during class and learning from you as well."
• Kris Luopa - "I just wanted to drop you a note outside the discussion area to let you know that you did an excellent job on the final project. Despite the challenges you've faced this quarter, you do excellent work and you're an excellent student."
• Nancy Johnson - " I have thoroughly enjoyed your [the Plaintiff's] postings, and appreciate all the energy you are investing in the discussions," and "You are a delight to have in the course."
• Amar Almasude - "I am sorry about the trouble that you [the Plaintiff] have experienced with WebCT! I had a similar experience. . . You are certainly very welcome to study with us in TS5514. . ."

With the exception of Amar Alamsude's statement, all of the others were made by Capella's instructors at the end of their respective courses. Obviously, shyster Greg Thom is a blatant unethical sleazy scum bag liar. The fact that his lies are being propagated by shyster Priscilla McNulty and Capella's sleaze team - hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling is just a further indication of their lack of ethics. Of course, the above also doesn't include the FACT that hypocrite L'Orange, liar Capella Stella, and the shyster twins intentional refusal to turn over the above documents, which were initially made under a Federal Law (FERPA) more than THREE YEARS ago - is further indication as to their gross disregard for the law and ethical behavior.

Capella University among the Worst Online Universities in the World

Have you ever wondered why Capella University is regarded as the worst online university in the world? Capella University has the worst equipped facilities among all online universities with its fully disastrous iGuide system which makes it the worst [sic] technologically integrated online university in the world.


The state of the disaster online classroom experience (which uses WebCT) & teaching quality is the worst thing about capella [sic] university [sic]. Furthermore, some of the members of the Capella University faculty & students buy fake degrees from diploma mills & low achievers in respective professional fields.

Other true facts about Capella University are formation of a Capella University alumni network that they use as unpaid propaganda soldiers, lack of options for choosing classes in university programs, & outrageous pricing. In addition to the highly criticized Psychology school [sic] that has been unable to obtain accreditation from the APA for many, many years, & numerous part time [sic] professors lacking online teaching experience who are incompetent, Capella University has many more bad reviews & an enormous number of setbacks. It is why Capella University is among the Worst Online Universities in the World.

Note - in addition to the numerous grammar and syntax errors which were created by Capella's PR Machine, we need to mention some other Capella University FACTS:

1. Capella University is a scam
2. Capella University abuses students
3. Capella University is being audited by the United States Department of Education, Office for the Inspector General for stealing approx. 1 million dollars from taxpayers
4. Capella University hires charlatans, including Diane Stottlemyer who have literally bought bogus degrees from diploma mills
5. Capella University's shysters, Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty are liars
6. Capella University has just been accused of fraud in a Federal lawsuit
7. Capella University's feeble president, Michael Offerman is a liar
8. Capella University has several complaints pending against them with the United States Department of Education, Family Policy Compliance Office for refusing to turn over education records as required by Federal Law

. . .and much much more. Caveat Emptor! (Buyer Beware!)

Capella University Advertising Clogs Google

Capella University is a for-profit scam that has clogged the Internet with its advertising spittle. It doesn't take much to realize that every time anyone ever associated with this for-profit substandard "school" immediately gets a hangnail, diarrhea, or even a hemorrhoid, that Capella University turns the occasion into an advertisement. One example of this drivel concerns the fact that one of the so-called "independent contractors" (Capella-speak for part-time instructor), Sara Orem, "co-authored" a book (heck, the least she could have done was to actually have written an ENTIRE book). So, she wrote a few chapters in a book? Who cares? Even so, a Google search ago reveals that a search for "Capella University" and "Sara Orem" turns up 625 web sites! Of course, the Sara Orem nonsense just one example. What can we expect next? Shyster Greg Thom picks his nose?

Fact Five (July 14, 2007) - Capella Instructor, Jill Krout, Tells Plaintiff He was Fun to Have in Class and that She Learned from Him!

Contrary to lying shyster Greg Thom's claim that instructors were complaining about the student who is now suing Capella University, we're pleased to provide yet another one of Capella's instructor's statements about how much she enjoyed having the plaintiff in her class; specifically, instructor Jill Krout told him that,

"It was fun having you in class. . . I enjoyed getting to know you during class and learning from you as well."

Once again, Capella's sleaze squad from the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath - hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling, along with Capella's shyster twins, Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty, have openly and intentionally defied the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and have refused to produce even a single document from Jill Krout's class. BTW, that FERPA request was made THREE YEARS ago.

Fact Four (July 13, 2007) - Capella Instructor, Amar Almasude, Complains About WebCT

Just a little more than one week (on June 29, 2004) before Capella University engaged in retaliation against a student who is now suing them, another one of his instructors, Amar Almasude, stated the following about WebCT:

"I am sorry about the trouble that you have experienced with WebCT! I had a
similar experience. . . You are certainly very welcome to study with us in
TS5514. . ."

Gosh, we can't imagine why hypocrite Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange), Capella Stella Fey Epling, and Capella's own shyster twins, Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty have refused to turn over this, and all other documents generated by Almasude. Once again, they have yet to produce even a single document from this instructor's class. Of course, it is very evident that the sleaze team and shyster twins are simply engaged in the obstruction of justice.

Fact Three (July 12, 2007) - Capella Instructor, Kris Luopa, States Plaintiff is "an excellent student!"

We've long noted the FACT that shyster Greg Thom, along with shyster Priscilla McNulty and the other goons at Capella University, are blatant liars. The following is another example of what an esteemed Capella University "core faculty member", Kris Luopa, told the plaintiff at the very end of the course - on June 23, 2004, just two weeks before Capella retaliated against the student for speaking out about the blatant incompetence at Capella University:

"I just wanted to drop you a note outside the discussion area to let you know that you did an excellent job on the final project. Despite the challenges you've faced this quarter, you do excellent work and you're an excellent student."

Of course Capella's sleaze team consisting of hypocrite, Sir Chrisy the Sissy (H. Christian L'Orange) and liar Capella Stella Fey Epling, along with Capella's shysters, Greg Thom and Priscilla McNulty are too unethical and intent of obstruction of justice to turn over ANY of the education records, including the above letter, required under FERPA, pertaining to Kris Luopa's class. (They have also literally refused to turn over the records from FOUR other classes).

BTW, Capella's intentional refusal to turn over records pertaining to one of the lawsuits currently pending against them, is also one example of their unethical attempts to hide the FACTS. For example, at the time that Kris Luopa (formerly Kris Petrie) wrote the above to a student as part of her class "TS5120 - Project Management for Technology Professionals," Luopa appears to have been just 24 years old! How many real graduate schools have someone so young as a member of their "core faculty"?

Fact Two (July 11, 2007) Capella Instructor, Dr. Nancy Johnson, states Plaintiff was "delight to have in the course!"

As long as we've already posted one FACTUAL comment concerning Nancy Johnson's views on WebCT (BTW, she was the instructor for a course on software engineering entitled, "TS5130 - System Development Theory & Practice," we thought we start providing further examples demonstrate what an unethical lying shyster, Capella's "Chief Counsel" Greg Thom really is by posting actual comments from ALL of the plaintiff's instructors (with the exception of the inarticulate Charlatan, Diane Stottlemyer who only wrote a total of four (4) incomplete sentences before Capella retaliated against the plaintiff and locked him out).

Before we begin our first series of FACTS concerning what Capella University, their shysters, and other scum bags have been intentionally lying about, we thought we would reprint one of shyster Greg Thom's lies to the media (ever heard of defamation shyster Greg Thom). BTW, stating someone is an ethical sleazy shyster, like Greg Thom is, isn't defamation when it's true! Anyway, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that, "Greg Thome [sic], general counsel [shyster] at Capella, says Mr. La Marca's suspension was for inappropriate behavior in online courses and had nothing to do with his accusations. The lawyer says students and instructors complained that Mr. La Marca was making improper comments in class. "I would characterize it as personal attacks, questioning the intelligence of people," Mr. Thome [sic] said. "We had complaints from other learners saying, Look at what this guy is doing."

Of course, shyster Greg Thom, along with other unethical scum bags from Capella University knows that his statement was a blatant lie. As a result, here's the first of a series of comments that the plaintiff's instructors REALLY said (BTW, no students from the plaintiff's classes complained either).

On June 8, 2004 (just one month before Capella University illegally retaliated against the plaintiff), Dr. Nancy Johnson stated that,

" I have thoroughly enjoyed your postings, and appreciate all the energy you are investing in the discussions."

Then, on June 17, 2004 (just three weeks before Capella's illegal actions), Dr. Nancy Johnson told the plaintiff,

"You are a delight to have in the course."

Finally, on July 4, 2004 - the same week the Capella illegally locked the plaintiff out of his classes, Dr. Nancy Johnson commented on the Plaintiff's final project (which was turned in long after the quarter had ended due to incompetent design of WebCT) that she had,

"read the paper, and the tiny changes needed are so minor I want you to STOP working on it. The paper content is what matters, and what you have done is superb. . . After you have recovered, let's keep talking about where to submit your paper (or a shorter version of it) for publication."

Obviously, shyster Greg Thom is a blatant liar (we'll be posting more FACTS about the truth in the coming days). We're sure that readers will be interesting in learning that Greg Thom and shyster Priscilla McNulty have literally refused, for THREE years, to turn over all of the above (and many other) documents as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Be sure to come back tomorrow (July 12, 2007) to read what another instructor had to say about the plaintiff!

Fact One (July 10, 2007) - Capella Instructor, Nancy Johnson, Speaks Out About WebCT!

One of the plaintiff's instructors had this to say about WebCT as it was incompetently implemented by Capella University. (FYI, WebCT and Capella University's intentional harassment of students who spoke out about WebCT, is the subject of one of the lawsuits currently pending against Capella University).

"I was asked to participate in a meeting on Monday with the WebCT reps who came to Capella (MN) from Vancouver, CA to resolve problems. I represented the viewpoints of the faculty and learners. I was honest about my experiences, and
what learners have represented.

". . .I told the group that the old courseroom [sic] platform was like going to a supermarket as most of the meat was in one place. the new courseroom [sic] is like shopping in Kenya was: it took all day because we (the driver and I) had to go to at least six stores (butcher, greengrocer, butter/egg, dry goods, fruit stand, etc.) and a few open air markets to get one day's worth of shopping done. The latter is a lot like using VISTA---lots of clicking, lots of places to check, very time consuming--same results as a supermarket. Oh well.

". . .this too shall pass, and there are a LOT of embarassed [sic] techies at Capella and a VERY frustrated president [i.e., liar Michael Offerman]. your friend, [Nancy Johnson]"

The above quote was taken verbatim, from a document already provided to Federal Court. Visitors to this site will also be interested in learning that the instructor who made the above statement was a member of Capella's "core faculty!" Of course, Sir Chrisy and Capella Stella KNOW that this statement was made by one of Capella's "finest" - is that why they've REFUSED to turn over this and countless other documents that prove the gross lack of ethics at Capella?!