Wareham Free Library et al v. Wareham, Town of et al

Filing 23

CERTIFICATE OF CONSULTATION Friends of Wareham Free Library. (Gallitano, Thomas)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ ) WAREHAM FREE LIBRARY, INC. and ) PRISCILLA PORTER, MARY NYMAN, ) HAZEL TABER, MICHELLE BAUM, ) SANDRA WHEELER, JOHN LANCI, ) MARTHA MAGUIRE, YELENA ) FARIOLI-BEAUPRE, and DIANE ) LAZARUS, Individually and As Trustees ) of Wareham Free Library, Inc., ) ) Plaintiffs/Defendants in Counterclaim, ) ) v. ) ) THE TOWN OF WAREHAM, and ) BRENDA ECKSTROM, BRUCE ) SAUVAGEAU, JOHN CRONAN, JAMES ) PORTER, and M. JANE DONAHUE, ) Individually and As Members of The Board ) of Selectmen of Wareham, ) ) Defendants/Plaintiffs in Counterclaim. ) ____________________________________) Civil Action No. 07-CV-11807 RGS

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO LR 16.1 OF COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT THE FRIENDS OF THE WAREHAM FREE LIBRARY, INC. Counterclaim Defendant The Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc. ("Wareham Friends") hereby certifies that the undersigned counsel and an authorized representative of Wareham Friends have conferred with a view to establishing a budget for the costs of conducting the full course ­ and various alternative courses ­ of the litigation, as well as to consider the resolution of the litigation through the use of alternative dispute resolution programs such as those outlined in LR 16.4.

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Respectfully submitted, THE FRIENDS OF THE WAREHAM FREE LIBRARY, INC., By its attorney, /s/ Nora Bicki____________________ Nora Bicki, Authorized Representative of The Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc. /s/ Thomas J. Gallitano_____________________ Thomas J. Gallitano (BBO # 550745) Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP Ten Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 617-482-8200 [e-mail]

Dated: January 23, 2008

Certificate of Service In accordance with the Electronic Case File ("ECF") Administrative Procedures of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, I hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing ("NEF") and paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non-registered participants by U.S. Mail on January 23, 2008. /s/ Thomas J. Gallitano__________ Thomas J. Gallitano

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