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On April 9, 2008, New Hampshire's Grafton County Superior Court approved the procedural schedule proposed by both parties in the Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College v. Trustees of Dartmouth College court case. Stipulated deadlines include: submission of interrogatories (June 15, 2008); disclosure of experts and expert reports (August 8, 2008 for the Association, September 8, 2008 for the College); completion of depositions of experts (September 8, 2008 for the Association, October 8, 2008 for the College); completion of non-expert depositions (September 15, 2008); completion of all discovery (October 15, 2008); and a pre-trial conference in November on a date not yet determined. No trial date has been set but a bench trial has been requested. It is estimated that the bench trial would take 5-7 days to complete.
The case was filed on Oct. 3, 2007, following a vote by six of the 11 members of the Association’s Executive Committee. The Association lawsuit was opposed by Alumni Association President Bill Hutchinson, who said, "it will do immeasurable harm to Dartmouth." The legal action also was condemned by the Executive Committee of the Dartmouth College Alumni Council, the principal spokesperson for Dartmouth’s alumni, which said "the lawsuit is meritless, against the will of the majority of Dartmouth’s alumni, and harmful to the interests of the College and the alumni."
Podcast: "Explaining the lawsuit" with Dartmouth General Counsel Robert B. Donin
Court filings
Background information
Selected news coverage
Court filings
2008
2007
Background information
2008
2007
Selected news coverage of the Association of Alumni lawsuit
2008
2007
- "Trustees file court brief against College" The Dartmouth, Dec. 15
- "Past legal decisions haunt new alumni suit" The Dartmouth, Nov. 30
- "Alumni Assoc. files latest motion in suit" The Dartmouth, Nov. 19
- "Council files amicus brief to dismiss" The Dartmouth, Nov. 12
- "Alumni withdraw prelim injunction against College" The Dartmouth, Nov. 6
- "College files motion to dismiss suit" The Dartmouth, Oct. 29
- "Something we can agree on" The Dartmouth, Oct. 29
- "Board Rights vs. Alumni Rights" Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 5
- News release by Council of the Alumni of Dartmouth College Oct. 5 (12 kb PDF file)
- "Quick Takes: Dartmouth Alumni Dispute" Inside Higher Ed Oct. 4
- "Dartmouth Alumni Sue Over Changes" The New York Times, Oct. 4
- "See You in Court" The Valley News, Oct. 4
- "Divided Association of Alumni sues College" The Dartmouth, Oct. 4
- "Alumni to take legal action against College" The Dartmouth, Oct. 3
- "Dartmouth alumni group sues college over planned changes in board of trustees" The Chronicle of Higher Education Oct. 3
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