Here is what happened:

Mann had his theory that CO2 is bad supported by his manipulated data. He kept his manipulations secret.

Ball said bull**** you are a fraud.

Mann used legal system to try to silence Ball.

15 years later Mann attempts yet another delay to try to cost Ball more money. Ball says ok we accept your delay if you provide your now 20 year old data. Court sides with Ball.

Mann decided to give up rather than to support his science.

You and I both know that it wasn’t going to be Joe Hoser sitting on the Jury deciding if Mann was a fraud. It was an appeals court, and what would have happened is Mann would have presented his “proof”, Ball would have rebutted it, the court would have had neutral experts help them decide who was the wronged party.

Mann was the aggressor and folded like leaf in a rain forest denied CO2.