Judge James Robart told attorneys that the trial set in the lawsuit brought against the City of Mercer Island by former city manager, Londi Lindell, would be delayed indefinitely. His announcement came after a  second day of testimony regarding what happened to key evidence on a laptop computer.

The March 28 proceeding in the U.S. District Court in Seattle was a continuation of a hearing held on March 21 called by the judge to discuss a new motion filed by the City of Mercer Island accusing the plaintiff, Londi Lindell, of destroying key evidence on a laptop computer. In her lawsuit, Lindell is suing key city officials after she was fired from her job as assistant city manager.

However, less than two days after the hearing, which included lengthy testimony from two computer forensic specialists, the judge and the defendant’s lawyers received a surprising letter. The letter, from the plaintiff’s attorneys, stated that they had just found out and did not know that the hard drive in the computer used by Lindell had been “upgraded.”

03.23.11 Blank en Ship Letter to SKM.sra

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