15. DPCA Members must choose the good of the DPCA over selfishness.

The DPCA Board is called upon to make difficult decisions about the future of
the DPCA and consequently of the breed itself. Many of these decisions will
not be popular with all of the membership. That is inherent in the nature of
the decisions that are to be made.

A member who chooses to engage legal counsel for the express purpose of
attempting to reverse a course of action by the Board, puts his or her own
selfish,
personal interests before the interests of this IRC 501 (c) (3) charitable

Fifth, the DPCA argued that there was no legal basis to support injunctive
relief. Specifically, the right for a Chapter Club to hold a specialty show is
not guaranteed under the C + B of the DPCA. Nothing in the C+B of the DPCA
requires the DPCA to grant approval for permissive activities undertaken by a
Chapter Club. Therefore there was no basis for the court to enter injunctive
relief. To grant the injunctive relief requested by Ms Auch, Ms. Selleck and
Reno would require the court to create guaranteed rights that do not presently e

10. Reno lawsuit endangers DPCA's future viability.

The DPCA has been forced to tender the defense of this lawsuit to its
insurance carrier. The $10,000.00 deductible has already been spent and an
additonal
$8,000. to $10,000 has been paid to the DPCA's law firm by the DPCA's
insurance carrier. The DPCA Board was notified by it's insurance broken that
CNA
Insurance, our liability carrier, declined to renew our Directors and Officers
Liability policy after many years of continuous coverage, because of the lawsuit

7. DPCA tenders defense to it's insurance carrier.

Faced with the lawsuit, the DPCA had no choice but to tender the defense of
this lawsuit to it's insurance carrier. The insurance carrier has undertaken
the defense of this lawsuit by retaining counsel to represent the DPCA and
other defendants.

8. Legitimate debate ends when the Hearing Committee rules.

Legitimate debate can be held about the extent to which internal problems in
a Chapter Club could be conduct prejudicial to the best interests of the DPCA

5. Refusal to Comply by Auch, Selleck and Reno - Filing of Lawsuit

Rather than comply with the findings of the duly constituted Hearing
Committee of its Parent Club, the Reno club, Ms. Auch, and Ms.Selleck chose to
file a
lawsuit against Elaine Herndon (the Treasurer of the Doberman Pinscher Club of
Reno), John Schoeneman, Ellen Hanley and Jonathon Dodd, all personally and as
representatives of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America and Does 1 through
X. ---- Footnote #5: ------ Although Ms. Auch, Ms. Selleck and the Reno Club

3. Powers of the Board

Article VI, Section 3 of the Constitution and Bylaws (C+B) provides the
authority of the Board or it's Hearing Committee to restrict constitutional
rights
of members. These constitutional rights are contained in Article I, Section
4. The Board also grants certain privileges to it's members that do not rise
to the level of constitutional rights of the membership. There is no
constitutional right, for example, to sit as a member of a committee. There is
no
constitutional right to be a ROM evaluator. There is no constitutional right of
a

THE RENO LAWSUIT

1. The Grievance

In 2002, Susan Weitz, a member of the Reno club and of the DPCA, filed a
grievance with the DPCA pursuant to Article VI, Section 2, of the DPCA Bylaws
against Eve Auch and Jann Selleck, both of whom were officers of the Reno club
and
members of the DPCA (Footnote #2). Pursuant to ARticle VI, SEction 2 of the
DPCA Bylaws, the Board considered the charges to determine if the conduct
alleged in the complaint, if proved, might constitute conduct prejudicial to the
best interest of the DPCA or of the breed. The Weitz grievance alleged

The DPCA Board is aware that members are concerned about the Reno lawsuit.

Communicating information about litigation, whether actual or threatened,
necessarily presents great difficulties. When a national organization such as
the DPCA is sued, the Board, which is entrusted with the general management of
the Club's affairs pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of the DPCA Bylaws, must
ensure that is properly exercises it's charge. As a consequence, certain
strategic decisions must be made by the Board to ensure the proper discharge of
its duty.