Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al

Filing 28

CERTIFICATION pursuant to Local Rule 16.1 . (Sanford, Paul)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON DIVISION
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.
Plaintiff,
v.
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
COLLEGE (HARVARD CORPORATION)
Defendant.

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Civil Action No: 1:14-cv-14176

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.1(d)
Plaintiff, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”) and Plaintiff’s Counsel hereby
certify that we have conferred: (a) with a view to establishing a budget for the costs of
conducting the full course – and various alternative courses – of litigation; and (b) to consider the
resolution of the litigation through the use of alternative dispute resolution programs such as
those outlined in Local Rule 16.4.
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.

STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.
By its attorneys,

/s/ Edward J. Blum
Edward J. Blum
President
Students for Fair Admissions
3571 Far West Blvd. #17
Austin, Texas 78731

/s/ William S. Consovoy
William S. Consovoy
Thomas R. McCarthy
J. Michael Connolly
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PLLC
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Arlington, Virginia 22201
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
(admitted pro hac vice)

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/s/ Paul M. Sanford
Paul M. Sanford BBO #566318
Benjamin C. Caldwell BBO #675061
BURNS & LEVINSON LLP
125 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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).
/s/ Paul M. Sanford
Paul M. Sanford BBO #566318

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