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D.B.Boston, MASpoke directly to Linda McKinney. Call lasted about 10 minutes. First she was curious what my interest was in the case, I explained I taught at MIT etc. and was also calling on behalf of the ICJB. She listened to everything, but again and again her standard response was: "I am only authorized to speak to the Indian govt. about any summons issued by them". Stonewalled 4-5 times with this. Explained to her the urgency of the issue and the Nov 13 court date. Asked if I could leave my name and number if there are updates later when she can explain a public position. Same answer over and over, polite enough but absolutely useless in actually responding with anything beyond her script. Could not fully get a sense of whether she has even looked in detail into the summons. Long pause when I mentioned i) court date in India ii) the date DOJ received the notice from India. Might be worth hitting home again the point that the DOJ is obliged to respond due to the legal treaty between India and the US. Might also be worth mentioning: https://www.courthousenews.com/dow-chemical-to-pay-77-million-to-restore-michigan-habitats/ (I had not seen this before the call)It was not difficult call to make at all, she patiently listened to the issue, even if she was not responsive. Took very little time. She will ask you: i) whether you are calling on behalf on the govt ii) who you work for iii) what your interest in the case is. Be prepared to hear that she will only respond directly to the govt, but don't let it stop at that. Keep making your points, she will hear you out, stay on the call as long as possible, looks like she is learning details about what this is about from us, so this is a very important thing to do!
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C.HOhioI actually got Linda McKinney, and she was confused who I was, so I told her of our work here in Ohio and how I feel it is imperative that we hold Dow accountable for the Bhopal incident and they summon a representative from Dow to the Indian court date. She then said “ok, I’ll make a note of that and was in a hurry to hang up”. She personally answered the phone. Not sure if she has gotten many calls yet.
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DG CaliforniaNoone picked up my call - it went to voicemail. Left voicemail, asked her to call me back to explain why the summons had not been served
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TASanta ROsa, CAI called around 11:50 am PST (2:50 pm EST) and the call went direct to voicemail. I left the scripted message plus added on that I was concerened about this issue because I had lived in Bhopal and worked with the victims of the gas disaster. I siad this summons was important in the process of the survivor's struggle for justice. I asked her to call me back and left my number.
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MIEBerkeley CALeft a message at 1:45 pm (PT). Expressed my concern "as a US citizen" that the DOJ has - for many years - not been meeting its legal & moral obligations under intl treaties to serve this summons. Added that I'm ALSO calling on behalf of PAN - representing over 100 orgs in the US and also over 600 orgs in 90 countries - noting that we have been following the Bhopal Gas Disaster closely for 35 years, it being a matter directly related to our founding 35 years ago. As an org registered in the US, PANNA has particular interest in this issue and in the DOJ's action, or lack of action, on this matter. Requested her to call back w a response & left my number.
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AMSBrooklynI left a message that I'm concerned about the horrible spill of methly isocynanite and asked for a call back w the date the Summons was served on Dow.
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VMWSaint Paul, MNLeft a message using the call script at 5:00pm local time
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