On Friday, June 19, a hearing was held in Federal Court to determine whether the Court will accept the tentative settlement between CMI (the maker of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN) and the State of Minnesota. The settlement calls for CMI to provide a copy of the source code in electronic form for inspection at its offices in Owensboro, Kentucky. Paper copies (useless) will be available to litigants in Minnesota. No electronic copies of the source code will be available in Minnesota. At the hearing, attorneys representing Minnesota drivers argued that this settlement was inadequate since it required Minnesota drivers to travel to Kentucky to have the source code analyzed. After the hearing, U.S. Federal District Court Judge Donovan Frank informed the parties that he would rule as to whether to accept the proposed settlement within 30 days. Hopefully Judge Frank will see this settlement for what it is:  a smokescreen clearly designed to place undue burdens on Minnesota drivers who have been given access to the source code by Minnesota courts.

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3. U.S. District Court Rejects Source Code Settlement
4. Minnesota Supreme Court Orders Intoxilyzer 5000 Source Code Cases Consolidated
5. Minnesota Court of Appeals Orders District Court to Grant Source Code Motion