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(Click on More below to see 3-27 letter to defendant and plaintiff attorneys describing response process to Doyne recommendation.) A hearing before the Supreme Court is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton in the Supreme Court courtroom. Only the 'parties' to the case may be heard in front of the Supreme Court; the argument will specifically focus on the Remand Judge Peter Doyne's recommendation to the Court that the School Funding Reform Actd (SFRA) is constitutional for Abbott Districts. His recommendation sets the table for all districts to be unified under one school funding formula going forward.
SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY
S
TEPHEN W. TOWNSENDC
LERKG
AIL GRUNDITZ HANEYD
EPUTY CLERKO
FFICE OF THE CLERKPO B
OX 970T
RENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625-0970
March 27, 2009
Robert J.Gilson, Director, Division of Law
Department of Law & Public Safety
Hughes Justice Complex
P.O.Box 112
Trenton, NJ 08625
David G.. Sciarra, Esquire
Executive Director
Education Law Center
155 Washington St., Suite 205
Newark, NJ 07102
Re:
Abbott v. Burke (Docket No. 62,700)(M-969-07 & M-1372-07)Dear Counsel:
The Supreme Court has received the opinion and recommendations of Hon. Peter E. Doyne, A.J.S.C., who sat as a special master in the within matter pursuant to the Court's opinion and order of November 18, 2008.
In response, the Supreme Court has established the following schedule for the
parties only: Exceptions to the special master's findings and recommendations are to be served and filed (ten copies) on or before Monday, April 13, 2009, and any replycomments are to be served and filed on or before Monday, April 20, 2009. The matter shall be set down for oral argument on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom, Trenton.A copy of the usual oral argument form will be sent to you shortly. If you have any questions, please call me at (609) 984-7791.
Thank you very much.
Very truly yours,
enc.
cc. All Counsel for
Amici Curiae (FYI only)Hon. Peter E. Doyne, A.J.S.C.
