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MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS MOTION
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COURT SUPPORT MEMORANDUM UNITED STATES ABA PLAINTIFFS LAW SCHOOLS ACCREDITATION COUNCIL BARRY STANDARDS ACT PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION FLORIDA BAR ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF PROVISIONS LEGAL EDUCATION CONSENT DECREE AMERICAN BAR ADMISSIONS ACCREDITING RECOMMENDATION SHERMAN ACT DOE ULTRA VIRES DOJ COMPETITION |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
ANITA L. STAVER, SCOTT BLAUE; )
CESERY L. BULLARD, TERRY )
COVERT, DARYLAINE HERNANDEZ, )
TIMMY MCCLAIN, STEPHANIE )
PAPOULIS, SHANNON KEITH )
TURNER, individually, and on behalf of )
all others similarly situated; and )
MICHAEL M. O'BRIEN, individually, )
and on behalf of all others similarly situated ))
Plaintiffs, ))
vs. ) Case No.: 6:01-CV-873-ORL-31-KRS
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ))
Defendant. )
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR
DECLARATORY, PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
Larry Crain Mathew D. Staver
TN Bar No. 9040 Florida Bar No. 0701092
BRENTWOOD LAW OFFICE Erik W. Stanley
5214 Maryland Way Florida Bar No. 0183504
Suite 402 LIBERTY COUNSEL
Brentwood, TN 37027 210 East Palmetto Avenue
(615) 376-2600 - Telephone Longwood, FL 32750
(615) 345-6009 - Telefacsimile (407) 875-2100 - Telephone
(407) 875-0770 - Telefacsimile
Attorneys for Individual and Representative
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STATEMENT OF THE CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMPLAINT
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BAR BARRY ABA COUNCIL PLAINTIFF ACCREDITATION ACT STUDENTS AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COURT HEREAFTER FLORIDA STANDARDS SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS SHERMAN ACT PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INJUNCTIVE RELIEF VIOLATIONS ADMISSIONS UNITED STATES LEGAL EDUCATION LSAT SCORES ACTION LETTER COMPLIANCE FLORIDA BAR EXAM ACCREDITING |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
ANITA L. STAVER, SCOTT BLAUE, )
CESERY L. BULLARD, TERRY )
COVERT, DARYLAINE HERNANDEZ, )
TIMMY MCCLAIN, STEPHANIE )
PAPOULIS, SHANNON KEITH )
TURNER, individually, and on behalf of )
all others similarly situated; and )
MICHAEL M. O'BRIEN, individually, )
and on behalf of all others similarly situated,))
Plaintiffs, ))
vs. ) Case No.:
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ) DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
) CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
Defendant. )
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COMPLAINT
COME NOW, the individual and representative plaintiffs, ANITA L. STAVER, SCOTT
BLAUE, CESERY L. BULLARD, TERRY COVERT, DARYLAINE HERNANDEZ, TIMMY
MCCLAIN, STEPHANIE PAPOULIS and SHANNON KEITH TURNER, (hereinafter
"Representative Plaintiffs") and MICHAEL M. O'BRIEN, (hereinafter "Representative Plaintiff
O'Brien") (collectively referred to hereinafter as "Plaintiffs"), by and through their undersigned
counsel, and respectfully request this Court to issue Declaratory Judgment, Preliminary and
Permanent Injunctive Relief and Damages. In support thereof, Plaintiffs show unto the Court as
follows:
This is a civil action whereby Plaintiffs seek Preliminary and Permanent Injunctive Relief
enjoining Defendant, the AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, (hereafter "ABA"), and other
conspirators, agents, servants and employees and those acting in active concert and with actual
Complaint - Page 1
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PLAINTIFFS OPPOSITION TO DEF MOT
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MOTION BARRY ABA STUDENT CONTINUANCE OPPOSITION EXHIBIT COURT GRADUATES COUNSEL FLORIDA STUDENT LOANS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION PRITIKIN LAW PLAINTIFF TURNER DAVID ABA COUNCIL RECONSIDER KING ATTORNEY REQUEST LAW FIRM ACCREDITATION SCHOOL COVERT COMMITTEE SUPREME COURT COMPLAINT EXHIBIT |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
ANITA L. STAVER, SCOTT BLAUE; )
CESERY L. BULLARD, TERRY )
COVERT, DARYLAINE HERNANDEZ, )
TIMMY MCCLAIN, STEPHANIE )
PAPOULIS, SHANNON KEITH )
TURNER, individually, and on behalf of )
all others similarly situated; and )
MICHAEL M. O'BRIEN, individually, )
and on behalf of all others similarly situated, ))
Plaintiffs, ))
vs. ) Case No.: 6:01-CV-873-ORL-31-KRS
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ))
Defendant. )
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PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF
AUGUST 24, 2001, HEARING
COME NOW the Plaintiffs, by and through their undersigned counsel, and respectfully file
this Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Continuance of August 24, 2001, Hearing, and state as
follows:
1. On August 3, 2001, the Defendant, American Bar Association (hereafter "ABA"),
filed a motion requesting this Court to continue the Preliminary Injunction Hearing presently set
August 24, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.
2. The ABA argues that one of their counsel, David Pritikin of Sidley, Austin, Brown
& Wood, is unable to appear at the August 24th hearing because of "prior and long-standing
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Continuance
of August 24, 2001, Hearing - Page 1
commitments" where he will not be available from August 20 - 31. What the motion fails to state
is that the long-standing commitment is a personal vacation, and further fails to state that the
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DEPRIEST DECLARATION
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CONSENT DECREE DOE COUNCIL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DECLARE LAW EDUCATION ESQ DOE REGULATIONS TUNNEY ACT AMENDMENTS ACCREDITATION PROCESS LAW SCHOOLS FOREGOING BRENTWOOD DARRYL DEPRIEST BAR HEREBY REVIEW ANTITRUST SATISFY ADMISSIONS BUDGET CONSULTATION COMPLIANCE RECONSIDERATION PERIOD CONSISTENT |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MmDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
Al'fiT A L. ST A ~R, SCOTT BLAUE, )
CESERY L. BULLARD, TERRY )
COVERT, DARYLAINE HERNANDEZ, )
TIMMY MCCLAIN, STEPHANIE
P APOULIS, SHANNON KEITH TURNER, )
individually, and on behalf of all others )
similarly situated; and WCHAEL M. ) Case No. 6:01-CY-873-0RL-31-KRS
O'BRIEN, individually, and on behalfofall )
others similarly situated, ) Judge Gregory A. Presnell
Plaintiffs, Magistrate Judge Karla R.
VS. ))
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, )
DECLARA TION OF DARRYL L. DEPRIEST IN SUPPORT OF
DEFENDANT AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S OPPOSITION TO
PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR DECLARATORY, PRELIMINARY AND
PERl"1ANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
I, Darryl L. DePriest, hereby state and declare as follows.
am the General Counsel 'of the American Bar Association ("ABA").
have held this position from 1998 to the present. I have acquired personal knowledge of the
facts stated below while serving in this position as well as from a review of records of
regularly conducted activities of the ABA.
1995 Department of Justice Consent Decree
In June 1995, the United States Department of Justice ("DOT') filed a
antitrust suit against the AB.i\, alleging violations of antitrust laws in the accreditation
Along with the complaint, the DOl filed a proposed Consent Decree, which had been
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