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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff – on you recommendation - <span style="color:red">. ICANN should have a thorough screening process to pick its evaluators/panelists and deference to their determinations should be given. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do we know what the screening process was last go around? For example – how was the Economist Intelligence Unit selected? Was there an RFP issued? If so what were those terms?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CPE was a particularly painful exercise for more than a few applicants so yes – I’m sort of picking on that one but it would be illustrative to the others. I do know there was a tender process for the Independent Objector.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Gnso-newgtld-wg <gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Neuman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 15, 2019 9:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Appeals Standard of Review<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One of the remaining topics for Appeals is to determine what the standard of review should be. The choices discussed are “De Novo” or “Clearly Erroneous.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">Under a “<i>De Novo”</i> standard of review, the appeals panel is essentially deciding the issues without reference to any of the conclusions or assumptions made by the evaluator/dispute
panel. It can refer to the evaluator/dispute panel to determine the facts, but it need not defer to any of the findings or conclusions. It would be as if the appeals panel is hearing the facts for the first time.<i><o:p></o:p></i></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">Under a “Clearly Erroneous” standard of review, the appeals panel must accept the evaluator’s or dispute panel’s findings of fact unless
the appeals panel is definitely and firmly convinced that a mistake has been made. In other words, it is not enough that the appeals panel may have weighed the evidence and reached a different conclusion; the evaluator’s/dispute panel’s decision will only
be reversed if it is implausible in light of all the evidence.</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In theory it could be possible to have different standards of review depending on what is the issue being appealed. For example, for Conflicts of Interest determinations, we could state that such an appeal would be on a
<i>De Novo</i> standard, but for all other appeals, Clearly Erroneous. As a reminder, here are the different types of appeals:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><u>Evaluations</u><o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Background Screening<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">String Similarity<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">DNS Stability<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Geographic Names<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Technical / Operational Evaluation<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Financial Evaluation<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Registry Services<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Applicant Support<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Community Priority Evaluation<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><u>Objections</u><o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">String Confusion<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Legal Rights Objection<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Limited Public Interest<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Community Objection<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo7">Conflict of Interest of Panelists.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:red">My personal recommendation is that all appeals except for the Conflict of Interest appeals have a “Clearly Erroneous” standard.</span></i><span style="color:red"> <i>Conflict of Interests should be reviewed
under a De Novo Standard</i>. To review anything else <i>De Novo</i> would be incredibly time consuming, costly, and could substantially delay applications. ICANN should have a thorough screening process to pick its evaluators/panelists and deference to
their determinations should be given. But determinations of Conflict of Interest seem to me to be appropriate for a De Novo standard because the original determination could be made by the party against whom the assertion of a conflict is made.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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