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Brief by proposed Intervenor-Defendants in the matter of Ahlquist v. City of Cranston before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.

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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 12-1614

MARK AHLQUIST, as next friends and guardian of J.A., a minor

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

CITY OF CRANSTON, by and through Robert F. Strom, in his capacity as Director of Finance, and by

and through the School Committee of the City of Cranston; SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY

OF CRANSTON, by and through Andrea Iannazzi, in her capacity as Chair of the School Committee of

the City of Cranston,

Defendants

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CAROLYN MESAGNO; RONALD L'HEUREUX; MICHAEL MOTARANNI; CHRISTIAN

FRANGOS; OLIVIA FRANGOS

Movants - Appellants

APPELLEE’S BRIEFING NOTICE

Issued: March 18, 2013

Appellee’s brief must be filed by April 19, 2013.

The deadline for filing appellant’s reply brief will run from service of appellee’s brief in

accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 31 and 1st Cir. R. 31.0. Parties are advised that extensions of time are

not normally allowed without timely motion for good cause shown.

Presently, it appears that this case may be ready for argument or submission at the coming

July/August, 2013 session.

The First Circuit Rulebook, which contains the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, First

Circuit Local Rules and First Circuit Internal Operating Procedures, is available on the court’s website

at www.ca1.uscourts.gov. Please note that the court’s website also contains tips on filing briefs,

including a checklist of what your brief must contain.

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Failure to file a brief in compliance with the federal and local rules will result in the

issuance of an order directing the party to file a conforming brief and could result in the appellee

not being heard at oral argument. See 1st Cir. R. 3 and 45.

Margaret Carter, Clerk

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

John Joseph Moakley

United States Courthouse

1 Courthouse Way, Suite 2500

Boston, MA 02210

Case Manager: Melinda Asiamah - (617) 748-4214

cc:

Joseph V. Cavanagh III

Joseph V. Cavanagh Jr.

Lynette J. Labinger

Lori Halstead Windham

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