February 14, 2003	  	 
Council appeals Life U. decision

MARIETTA ã Life University¼s accrediting agency announced 
Thursday it will appeal a federal judges ruling 
02/14/03

By Phillip Giltman
Marietta Daily Journal Staff Writer
 
MARIETTA ã Life University¼s accrediting agency announced 
Thursday it will appeal a federal judge¼s decision to reinstate the 
school¼s chiropractic accreditation.
The Council on Chiropractic Education appealed the decision of 
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Moye Jr. and requested an 
immediate stay of his order until the appeal process is complete.
„We expected the CCE to appeal,¾ Life¼s Board of Trustee Dr. 
Stewart Rowberry said Thursday. „They are just following the legal 
process.¾
Washington, D.C.-based attorney Mark Pelesh, who is representing 
the CCE, did not return phone calls for comment Thursday.
Despite Moye¼s request that the two sides work together to try to 
settle the dispute out of court, CCE¼s appeal casts some doubt that 
the two sides will adhere to the judge¼s request.
„I¼ve had a feeling from the very beginning that the CCE wants 
nothing good to happen to Life University and their decision to 
appeal is another sign of that,¾ trustee Dr. Thomas Klapp said. 
„They want nothing more than to put us out of business because 
they obviously don¼t want to talk to us.¾
Officials with the CCE refused to comment Thursday. They directed 
all inquiries to a statement posted on their Web site, but the site 
wasn¼t working Thursday night. 
Life spokesman Will Hurst said no meetings have been scheduled 
with the CCE to discuss plans to settle the lawsuit out of court.
Life filed a suit against the Arizona-based accrediting agency last 
December claiming the CCE acted unfairly in its decision to strip the 
Marietta institution of its chiropractic accreditation.
pgiltman@mdjonline.com