http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jan07/jan31news2
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) denies delaying matters.
"We're ready to proceed," USADA general counsel Travis Tygart said. "We
want hearings as soon as possible."
Landis' spokesman Michael Henson said that the main reason for the delay
is the difficulty in getting the USADA to turn over documents requested
by Landis' legal staff. "It's a real uphill battle for them to get the
basic pieces of information they need to conduct a fair hearing," Henson
said.
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Landis is getting duped by his defense team for billable hours. If
Jacobs wants those documents why doesn't he just file a motion with the
CAS?
Jacobs keeps asking USADA because it runs up the billable hours he can
claim, knowing full well USADA will say no. This is the kind of
nonsense that goes on in law firms. I've seen some of these requests he
makes to USADA. Each request must cost Landis a good $5,000 to $10,000
in legal fees. It's ridiculous and unnecessary.
Jacobs knows that all these requests he's making are not allowed under
WADA rules (rules which Landis and the UCI agreed to abide), so he
doesn't want to file a motion to the arbitration Panel, who will likely
deny it.
Thanks,
Magilla