1. Summers argues “Nothing in either Agreement [the 1996 Lease and Definitive Agreement] gives the City any rights as to CCF.” p 4.
2. Summers argues: “The Definitive Agreement does not require CCF to provide any particular service at Lakewood Hospital” p 5.
3. Summers argues: “[T]he fate of Lakewood Hospital… has been publicly discussed and debated for more than two years by LHA…” p 1.
4. Lakewood citizens have no enforceable legal or equitable rights in the hospital debate.
Below is a Cleveland Clinic Statement broadcast on Channel 8 News on Aril 14, 2015:
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This statement shows that Summers’ number 1 argument is bogus—The Clinic has admitted it is contractually obligated to operate the hospital for the City. The statement also proves that the “status quo” or “staying the course” is an option--Summers solicited CCF and CCF is willing to honor the 1996 agreements.
Summers made the above arguments in a joint filing with the City of Lakewood, CCF and LHA against the citizens of Lakewood----in other words CCF, et al and Summers speak as one in complete lock step-----the joint filing itself presents powerful evidence Summers is in a conspiracy with CCF against the interests of Lakewood and its citizens—so ironically, his filing supports the plaintiffs’ claim of conspiracy.
Throughout the court filing, Summers argues on the side of CCF that CCF, LHA and the City that none of them owe the citizens of Lakewood any duties that citizens can enforce.
The bottom line: Summers argues that we have no individual rights in the hospital---and that is exactly how he has been conducting himself on this matter—as he curries favor with special interests, he ignores the will of the people.
Time will reveal what "rights" we have or do not have, Mr. Mayor, not your pronouncements on the subject.
