All eight members of The September 29th Movement who were given sanctions by the Office of Judicial Affairs are planning to appeal to the All-University Judiciary.

Members of The Movement plan to use the weekend to speak with their attorneys and write appeals, said Kel Munger, a graduate student in English and a member of The Movement.

“We need the weekend to prepare and take care of personal matters,” she said. The appeals will likely be filed early next week.

Five students received conduct probation sanctions and three others received written reprimands after Jan. 30 closed hearings at the OJA. The students were sanctioned for their participation in an unauthorized Nov. 5 rally.

Those who received conduct probation will be prohibited from holding leadership positions in university organizations.

Munger, who received conduct probation, said the appeals will be based on varying grounds. Movement lawyers, Maggi Moss and Matt Boles, will help the students decide which — if any — of their rights were violated under the Student Information Handbook, she said.

“We kind of have a smorgasbord to choose,” Munger said.

Another appeal, she said, could be based on The Movement’s right to open OJA hearings. Movement members repeatedly asked for open hearings. Those requests were denied by OJA officials.

According the Student Information Handbook, the students have five class days from the date at the top of the letter that informed them of their sanctions. They were notified of the sanctions by mail.

The AUJ then has 10 class days to hold appeal hearings, which must be open at the students’ request.

During the appeals process, Dean of Students Kathleen MacKay said none of the students will be removed from their offices.

“The bottom line is, once a case goes into appeal, the sanction is in limbo until the appeal is done,” MacKay said. The cases have to potential to reach the state Board of Regents.