Fryar v. Curtis

Filing 920070508

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = '                   Of the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation.\
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var WPFootnote2 = '                   Fryar’s appellate brief does not comply with Federal\
Rules of Appellate Procedure 28 and 30, in that, for example, it\
does not include “a statement of facts relevant to the issues\
submitted for review with appropriate references to the record,”\
Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(7) (emphasis added), and Fryar did not\
"prepare and file an appendix to the briefs." Fed. R. App. P.\
30(a). Although Fryar filed documents as an addendum to the Blue\
Brief, First Circuit Local Rule ("L.R.") 28, which requires\
appellants to file addenda, operates independently of the\
requirement to file an appendix pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 30. \
See L.R. 28(a)(1); Fed. R. App. P. 30(a)(1)(A)-(D).\
              Where an appellant has provided defective briefs, “‘the court\
in its discretion . . . may scrutinize the merits of the case\
insofar as the record permits, or may dismiss the appeal if the\
absence of a [record] thwarts intelligent review.’” Credit Francais\
Int\'l, S.A. v. Bio-Vita, Ltd., 78 F.3d 698, 700 (1st Cir. 1996)\
(quoting Moore v. Murphy, 47 F.3d 8, 10 (1st Cir. 1995))\
(alterations in original). Given the appendix provided by Curtis,\
there is a sufficient record to reach the merits, see id., and we\
choose to do so. Because, however, appellant has failed to provide\
a compliant statement of facts, we resolve any ambiguities against\
him. See Alberty-Velez v. Corporacion de Puerto Rico Para La\
Difusion Publica, 361 F.3d 1, 4 n.1 (1st Cir. 2004). \
'

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