AGENDA (Not necessarily in this order)
Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
"Hot Topic" -- Appellate Courts' role in reevaluating the materiality & sufficiency of evidence on appeal of Summary Judgments and Motions to Dismiss
(Little Rock City Attorney, Tom Carpenter, will begin by discussing his Petition for Cert in Ellison v. Lesher (an officer involved shooting case.)
Other "Hot Topics" from around the country
Miscellaneous Business
Charles W. Thompson, Jr.
Executive Director and General Counsel
International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc.
7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1440
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
202-466-5424 x7110
Direct: 202-742-1016
Cell: 240-876-6790
Plan ahead:
IMLA's Annual Seminar April 15-18, 2016 - Omni Shoreham, Washington D.C.
IMLA's Annual Conference September 28 - October 2, 2016 - San Diego
Dear Group,
For your convenience, I attached a copy of the certiorari petition in Lesher v. Ellison, No. 15-761. The case is currently scheduled for conference by SCOTUS on 15 January 2016.
Tom
Thomas M. Carpenter
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
500 West Markham, Ste. 310
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(T) (501) 371-6875 (direct)
(F) (501) 371-4675
(M) (501) 993-1052
tcarpenter@littlerock.org