Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law v. American Bar Association (TV1)

Filing 21

NOTICE by American Bar Association re 19 Response in Opposition to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit ABA's Standards for Approval, # 2 Exhibit ABA's Rules of Procedure for Approval, # 3 Exhibit ABA's internal operating practices, # 4 Exhibit December 20, 2011 letter, # 5 Exhibit December 2, 2011 transcript, # 6 Exhibit October 12, 2011 letter and recommendation, # 7 Exhibit September 29, 2011 transcript, # 8 Exhibit Response to Site Report, # 9 Exhibit Site Report and letter, # 10 Exhibit January 2, 2011 letter, # 11 Exhibit July 8, 2010 letter, # 12 Exhibit April 27, 2009 letter, # 13 Exhibit February 24, 2009 letter, # 14 Exhibit Feasibility study, # 15 Exhibit Cost of Attendance, # 16 Exhibit Nashville School of Law: About the School, # 17 Exhibit Belmont University Accreditation Process, # 18 Exhibit LSAC Volume Summary, # 19 Exhibit 2011-2012 Law School Admission Reference Manual Excerpt, # 20 Exhibit UTK Tuition and Fees, # 21 Exhibit TBLE Basic Requirements, # 22 Exhibit TN Supreme Court Rule 7, # 23 Exhibit SACS-COC- About the Commission, # 24 Exhibit SACS-COC Principles of Accreditation, # 25 Exhibit Excerpt from DSOL self-study, # 26 Exhibit DSOL-A Note on Accreditation, # 27 Exhibit WV Rules for Admission)(Thompson, Jeffrey)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE DIVISION
LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY,
DUNCAN SCHOOL OF LAW,

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Plaintiff,
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THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,
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Defendant.
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Case No: 3:11-CV-608
Honorable Thomas A. Varlan
Magistrate C. Clifford Shirley

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPENDIX TO ABA’S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
Comes the defendant, The American Bar Association, by and through counsel, and
hereby provides notice of the filing of the exhibits contained in the Appendix to ABA’s
Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order:
Exhibit 1

ABA’s Standards for Approval of Law Schools (“Standards”)
ABA1-ABA60

Exhibit 2

ABA’s Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools (“Rules”)
ABA61-ABA89

Exhibit 3

ABA’s Internal Operating Practices
ABA90-ABA102

Exhibit 4

December 20, 2011 Letter Reporting Council Decision
ABA103-ABA111

Exhibit 5

December 2, 2011 Transcript of Council Meeting
ABA112- ABA206

Exhibit 6

October 12, 2011 Letter and Recommendation of Accreditation Committee

ABA207-ABA231
Exhibit 7

September 29, 2011 Transcript of Accreditation Committee Meeting
ABA232-ABA321

Exhibit 8

Duncan’s August 6, 2011 Response to Site Report (Excerpts)
ABA322-ABA346

Exhibit 9

Site Report and Accompanying July 14, 2011 Letter
ABA347-ABA415

Exhibit 10

January 2, 2011 Letter Submitting Application for Provisional Approval
ABA416

Exhibit 11

July 8, 2011 Letter Enclosing 2010 SACS-COC Site-Committee Report
ABA417-ABA441

Exhibit 12

April 27, 2009 Letter from Belle S. Wheelan, SACS-COC
ABA442-ABA443

Exhibit 13

February 24, 2009 Letter from Jimmie C. Miller, Board of Law Examiners of
Tennessee
ABA444-ABA445

Exhibit 14

November 2008 Lincoln Memorial University School of Law Feasibility Study
ABA446-ABA474

Exhibit 15

Duncan School of Law-Cost of Attendance- 2011-2012, available online at
http://www.lmunet.edu/law/financialaid/cost.shtml
ABA475-ABA476

Exhibit 16

Nashville School of Law: About the School, available online at
http://nashvilleschooloflaw.net/?page_id=6
ABA477-ABA483
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Exhibit 17

Belmont University Accreditation Process, available online at
http://www.belmont.edu/law/info/accreditation.html
ABA484-ABA485

Exhibit 18

LSAC Volume Summary, available online at
http://www.Isac.org/LSACResources/Data/LSAC-volume-summary.asp
ABA486-ABA487

Exhibit 19

Excerpt from 2011-2012 Law School Admission Reference Manual, available
online at
http://www.Isacnet.com/members/AdmissionResources/PDFs/admissionreference-manual.pdf
AB488-ABA491

Exhibit 20

University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tuition and Fees, Estimated Expenses,
available online at http://www.law.utk.edu/administration/expenses.shtml
ABA492

Exhibit 21

Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, available online at
http://www.state.tn.us/lawexaminers/BLERequi.html
ABA493

Exhibit 22

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules: Rule 7: Licensing of Attorneys, available online
at http://www.tncourts.gov/rules/supreme-court/7
ABA494-ABA515

Exhibit 23

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges- About
the Commission, available online at http://www.sacscoc.org/about.asp
ABA516

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Exhibit 24

SACS-COC Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement,
available online at http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/2010principlesofacreditation.pdf
ABA517-ABA564

Exhibit 25

Excerpt from Duncan School of Law Self-Study 2010-2011
ABA565-ABA567

Exhibit 26

Duncan School of Law- A Note on Accreditation, available online at
http://www.lmunet.edu/law/accreditation.shtml
ABA568

Exhibit 27

Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law in West Virginia, available online at
http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/bd%20of%20law/lawprac.htm#Rule%202.0.%20G
eneral%20requirements%20for%20admission
ABA569-ABA587

Respectfully submitted, this 3rd day of January 2012.

Patricia J. Larson*
Stephanie Giggetts*
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
[phone]

s/ Jeff R. Thompson
Howard H. Vogel, BPR NO. 1015
Jeffrey R. Thompson, BPR NO. 20310
P. Alexander Vogel, BPR 23944
O’Neil, Parker, & Williamson, PLLC
7610 Gleason Drive, Suite 200
Knoxville, TN 37919
[phone]
Anne E. Rea*
Michael P. Doss*
Linda R. Friedlieb*
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
[phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant
American Bar Association
* Pro hac vice applications pending

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 3rd day of January, 2012, I caused to be filed electronically a
copy of the foregoing pleading. The Court’s electronic filing system will send notice of this
filing to all parties indicated on the electronic filing receipt. I will cause all other parties to be
served by regular U.S. mail. Parties may access this filing through the Court’s electronic filing
system.
s/ Jeff R. Thompson
HOWARD H. VOGEL, BPR NO. 1015
JEFFREY R. THOMPSON, BPR NO. 20310
P. ALEXANDER VOGEL, BPR NO. 23944
O’NEIL, PARKER & WILLIAMSON, PLLC
7610 Gleason Drive, Suite 200
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919
[phone] (telephone)
[phone] (facsimile)
[e-mail]
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