UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE DIVISION

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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE DIVISION LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY, ) DUNCAN SCHOOL OF LAW, ) ) Case No: 3:11-CV-608 Plaintiff, ) ) Honorable Thomas A. Varlan v. ) ) Magistrate C. Clifford Shirley THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 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 Case 3:11-cv Document 21 Filed 01/03/12 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 248

2 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 , available online at ABA475-ABA476 Exhibit 16 Nashville School of Law: About the School, available online at ABA477-ABA483 2 Case 3:11-cv Document 21 Filed 01/03/12 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 249

3 Exhibit 17 Belmont University Accreditation Process, available online at ABA484-ABA485 Exhibit 18 LSAC Volume Summary, available online at ABA486-ABA487 Exhibit 19 Excerpt from Law School Admission Reference Manual, available online at AB488-ABA491 Exhibit 20 University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tuition and Fees, Estimated Expenses, available online at ABA492 Exhibit 21 Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, available online at ABA493 Exhibit 22 Tennessee Supreme Court Rules: Rule 7: Licensing of Attorneys, available online at ABA494-ABA515 Exhibit 23 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges- About the Commission, available online at ABA516 3 Case 3:11-cv Document 21 Filed 01/03/12 Page 3 of 6 PageID #: 250

4 Exhibit 24 SACS-COC Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, available online at ABA517-ABA564 Exhibit 25 Excerpt from Duncan School of Law Self-Study ABA565-ABA567 Exhibit 26 Duncan School of Law- A Note on Accreditation, available online at ABA568 Exhibit 27 Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law in West Virginia, available online at eneral%20requirements%20for%20admission ABA569-ABA587 Respectfully submitted, this 3rd day of January s/ Jeff R. Thompson Patricia J. Larson* Howard H. Vogel, BPR NO Stephanie Giggetts* Jeffrey R. Thompson, BPR NO American Bar Association P. Alexander Vogel, BPR N. Clark Street O Neil, Parker, & Williamson, PLLC Chicago, IL Gleason Drive, Suite 200 (312) Knoxville, TN (865) Anne E. Rea* Michael P. Doss* Linda R. Friedlieb* Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL (312) Case 3:11-cv Document 21 Filed 01/03/12 Page 4 of 6 PageID #: 251

5 Attorneys for Defendant American Bar Association * Pro hac vice applications pending 5 Case 3:11-cv Document 21 Filed 01/03/12 Page 5 of 6 PageID #: 252

6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 3 rd 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 JEFFREY R. THOMPSON, BPR NO P. ALEXANDER VOGEL, BPR NO O NEIL, PARKER & WILLIAMSON, PLLC 7610 Gleason Drive, Suite 200 Knoxville, Tennessee (865) (telephone) (865) (facsimile) hvogel@opw.com jthompson@opw.com avogel@opw.com 6 Case 3:11-cv Document 21 Filed 01/03/12 Page 6 of 6 PageID #: 253