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TOWN OF BARTLETT
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REPLY BRIEF OF EDWARD C. FgRLONG
Submitted By:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Facts....
Certillcate
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'''"t,r'ir'inal
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\nncll,rnt B rief
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Cit) Of Keene. I 1l
N. FL l97 .
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(1996)
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(2008).
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N.H. Statutes
(lonstitutiona I Law/Pror,isions
Lr.s.c
18 241
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STATE}IE\T OF F.{CI'S
I
It's not
er err
appreciation.
needed to
nill
rr
ith
sue
bc ercrcisccl t(r
tllr'if
tirlicsL
'lhis case. macle tiont the opportr-initr tirat eristcci rihcn \1r I)otrg (iarlancl
re\cltqr'a prcr
irrr-rs sLrrt
corrupl olflcial.
2.
l must begtn br titankinu I'}luintil'1-s ('r.unsci. \1r Iliison: rf it ricfcrr'1 tirr his latcst
Appellee
at -i-{
of having Conflict o1'lnterest. I'he nteeting crrntrnuecl dcspitc tttr rcrhtll pt'c,tcst. Irias
told at this ntcctrnc.. br Sclectnran.Jrrn l'anc1uar. t,sincc that tttcctiilg.
Selectman. \\as sentL.nced to T rcars tirr chrld ponlr)tfaph\
stated.
i.
\lr.
ianclLtar.
of Defendant's C6urr.rsei's
issLre-s
tiill
"sill
acicircss all
do thjs at tire
sclcctnlct't
il.taclt--
il "tltlasl-
at.J1:accorclinglr. this Cease and Desist adranceti to the lrd I)istrict C'oltrt (('onuar.
Alhee nresidinr:). .-\lbec rtrles in PlaintitJ.s taror btrt 1|1g l'tr\\n tpoLls
Garland.sele
gites the order to tl'te to\\n's atlorne\ to appeai undef rtrlc:7) appcals thc deci,sron to this
Honorable Court u[e1c it is rertranded rn part. ()\cl'luntccl in pirll atlti ctlds
Lrp
back irl
Ct
fiont of the Flonorable (,,\lbec. P). I' m no uhetc inr olr e d at thls point becausc
atlome\
r.r
as hartdl inu.
n1\
it tso Ithor-rght). and lanr lr()l in tirc cttLLt't' s Ioop. bccaitsc I uasn't
receiving noti llcations rcgarding tlic casc. nt\ r'r'st\\itile attttrtler. \1r. Randal ( ooper. uas
ot-l
inr olr ins this santc c()rrllpt sele cttttatr. that e ase l-rr'rt:ritlitls to a class r
t-ne
i I'oad*a\ thal
Garland closed rrithout a \\arrattl arttcle. ()r to\\lt \ otc.(during tliis sanrc tinte period) he
\\,as m)'
atlontc\. But Cooper qLrit. and inlnlediatelr l.'li lbr retirenrertt donn to \lerico.
ll\
hi-s
'd
shoulders" at thcse fcqLlest. "lc'tS llot stiL the pot" ile sa\' (at least
\ori I'rl
it nerer happcned.
rhis Honorablc C6Lrrt. but i1'ldidn't let oi1'sonrc stclut and etrtiot'se solllc trpe
in this.
Irlar
to
oi hunlor
not irc srtting hcre- doing the tr|-.'v11g I sLtl.sc.lLt.'tltlr tltccl \1r. ( ooper tbr
breach o1'flclr-rciarr
dutr rt trnlliet
C\;-000298tancl
(rttr..
anri rrailce>artec
\'ou| Iltrnorablc.
ancl
lll-l(l1l-('\'-(l0t)61t.
ir rnrolring intproprictics
CaSC
tl.tc-
historr.-l'his
crcrldar
happenrngs rn thc
uitli
Ioun
\lr.
Lip lr)
ihe lLrll (
a cabrrr
riil\
he
rcntai br-i:incss l'his cirse ha-. uasted thrs Ilonorablc ('trLtrts ttnre and
his
disqualitication nranr. nran\ trnres ldocunrentc.l). ilartlett rs l0 iears behirrd thc timcs.
\1r. garland iras ch:iine.l
Selectnran,,Rcpresentatir c
I:r Ofllcio
tcr
serious
uhr
-l'hen
Ilancock" on lhc (
c'asc
ol'nhat nc
ining
iLrstice . artd is
of the
\.Ii.
it.
nrr
startdrrtq olt
ld
1(l()t)
article
t\.I'1. 1009)
lhis
Lip in
and
car.l't bc
possibic.... I 'artriouslr' sloocl there.,..in disb,clict. I oucJ thc toun. rihat. S-166.000.(J0'l
"l-h..
cabin is not cren \\ofth nrarbe a tcnth rrithat llut ii!.liln. this cltsc rs a fiaLrd. .{rtd this
7..\
"
Public O1'flccr is 1)isqualiflcd it'hc hiis "a.lircet personal attei p.'cuniar\ irtterest
RSA ,11:39-1a1:...
o1'thc.iori'n. rihether
definite. and capahlc o1'dc-nronstration: not rcnrr)te . rrrrccrtain contingcnl. encl spc.culatii
that is. such men of c,rclittat-) capacrtr and iirtciligcnec uorrl.i nr)t bc inllLrcriccri
\ ll l6a
c.
hr it."
r llt6st
oLrrt o1-Ncu
l{ampshire that beconres entanglctl in r.rhat ne harc herc, con'uptio].} on thc local cluasr-
iudicial level.
9. Ianr eonlldcnt ilir.r.i t.rr,t iiasiinc thc ( trLu'l's r irlLrat-,lc tintc i)rrLrc (iarlund. t I'hc
Bartlen Selectntanlniro has his hanils all tn lil:. lintl titcr iu'L'nr)t clrun ltands. \\'hen h.'
decided tcl drop the rocks to block
nr\ aeccs\
o1-t'Lt.
nrr
lirLrr rcntal
cLlstonlcrs tl'tlnl accessinc thcit' rcside nccs t ic.. e uhiit.-' i [-.r rr it\ ()l'thc e ]a:s r i loac'iri ar it
n'as a big
niistakc. I calicd his Conllrct as scen \pp at -1i pg I \lr'. (iar'lancl's "Fanrilr"
Cabin rental business hac'l ttr see an Llp-tick in salcs. Plaintitf end Petition!-r ira\e \,et
another set ofbusrnesses that
c,Lrts
see
[.il' \lan
Iii'ill
c'lirect
plcr-sc
dat,-'d 09-0-l-100-l
rrhere N{r. garland is caugirt cloing sonrethins sinrilar trr dropprns thc rocks to block nrr
businesses.
Noq
"l'hcr
can
I j rihcl.'An cdition
r,1'
ct.l
(t'c
J
the'jun
nrel
violation per Conllicl r)l-lntcrest. Ihus uc learn tr) Llse l-ite ".JLrn St:rndald." RS.,\ 4i
reads in parl:
sue^lt
casc la case
figgq[fed
acllolr ir._llhicli
arr qt theparl
i1.-fhis case
nill
r_$ llltct-llsqeltJ rq
tt\t
irqqld
be
lel
q4iq
\\l\
p:11!_\
of the l-rial Court Rccord riho rs ( orrupt and Dctlnclanr is !t,in.' to ri in this rrne. I'his
case is nothing In()rr'than a
on nre
for $366.000.0[.t tbr paintine a clbiir. sec app at 7l-t)) picrurc: ttt cabrn be lirrc and aller:
the cabin isri t e\en nortir 1(1.00U.0U lle'llo. Can r-ut\on,.':cc rrhat' g0lng ttn ite|e
Defendant tried triicr-'to subntit a buildinc annlication and brrth rinrr.s ther nere dcnied
uithin
appr'(r\r'd lor a nnkr dink ertbin thcr rrcrrt tirr tirc srand
case
('
F:urlone altd
Town ol'Bartlen. I)ouc Garland. ct ai. Str gctting anr senrlrlancc o1-lirirnt-s-s 1l'our thc
"Good Oid Bol" nct*ot'k in llartlett uas ntrt in
Lie
ilr
cafils...1t'r'let
rt.
video) shous \1r. (iarland sitting a Sclcetnran nrcctin.g rihcrc Iask hinr it'hc tltrc* thc
L.
bor-rlders
he
\ou
-states h..
l()-ll
Deposition...l rears later) uerc hc slates that it nas hc uhir placeri tiic rocks. l-his is
Vears or so
alier the boLrlder lThe fort)and gatinu a clas-s ri roadsar *ithoLrt \\'arranl
Article. Selectntan Garland. \\ ait. uhcrc dicl dLre process go to. 18 t,-_SL- 111 ntrt
ntOre per.SOtt.S Ctttt,S;pit'c'
trt
itt-i
111111111|t-s
r.tr
uill
introduce. "-l'hc l-rial C'ourt Ii.ecorci" Dt,ug (iariuntl. Barrlc'tr Sc-lccrnran Rcpre sentatir
sce.
-frial
Snoumobile. App. at 69 (\lotion fionr
CoLrrr ll'onr Piaintifl-s ( oLrnscl stating:
"Selectman Doug (iarland. Adrlinistrator..." (DoLrq Garland is rcadr ro tc'-stih)acainst
me. bearing case
\o:
corTllptlor-r:
13. I.etter tiom Stephen I-ibb,1 (husband tr).i\lltcttc I itrbi. [Jat't]c-tt [{ec . Drrector.
hired b1 Selectman Garland) to Sclcctnrcn that statcs. " lhis sunrrran is lrcing subnrrttei'l
atthe "Request" (emphasis addcd)of the Bartlett iloard o1-Selectnren..\pp. at 6,s pg.
ThiS was a serious lsttr,r thet nrc,-p/1..,.1 the "'fortious,A.ct"
br
\lr.
Garland. admittingll.
{.j ust
has been
'l
to Selectmen. ]{erc
Garland. (..\pp at
Stephen
tlndant. \ppcl1ant.
\tr\i
ju,st
see
lrinc.
DoLrc Gariand is
111'pr}'r-)lrcr
.-\pp
at
cast a
10.
ll
.'ichooling to do
Offlcral hc're in
\eri
ol'\1r I-ibbr's
letter.
\ote as if
hc-
ucrc a l'ull
Garland accountable to
IlS.\ 671:
1-{. reads
in
p.x1'1'
"if that member has a direct personal or pecuniarr interest in the outcotne uhich differs
front the interest of other citizens, or if that nrenrber u ould be disqualilied for an\ cause to
act as a juror upon the
The
"Jun' Standard"
"
trial ol'the
RS.A.
No Selectnran or tither officer shall act. in the decision ol'anr such case (a case
"affecting the conflicting rights or clairns of di1'1'erent persons" per RSA -13:I rvho noulcl be
disqualified to sit as a juror for anr cause! except erentption frorn serr ice. in the trial of
cir
1,1.
c-
case
\1
as a
part)."
Jecisitln. bul rathcr on it's sLrhject nraner. Selcctnrcn. lbr r-rarnple. ntar bc actrng
bLrt
. UIl.,,\elC.l I refr. Ven intcresting DrtcLrntent. lra\ I subnrit ttr this Ilonorabic
tr1'-}J r "-l't,rr n
trl'Ilartlett"
Se
lcctnren
1,)
N4eeting \'{inutes
verballv cirallenged
Se
lcctllllttt Carland
I lLrs.e "C
told "[1]
as
tlu.ead in me dictate
1ee1
\1r
or-rt
fbr rou.
ol'the'l'riai
CoLrrt Recold.
\{ar I introduce
the
ll5
the,'Jurl,Standard" RS.A...\\'inslori r.lloldernc'ss Plannins. BoaLd.
busitless u'eb-site
App. at 72.i3.. Carlands business' rieb-sire s iromcpaue and .{ppellattt's
homepage. I filed
t*o
'es
(larland's I)eposttttrtt
I hare gor ('iarland lf ing in a deprosrtion iic in Sclcctlllatl
this'
I'm adrift in a sea of ottrcial corrup.'tiotl' lo bc sLrle lJorlr \\alll to be here cloirtq
anr sut-fering
(erpletire). I need tl-rrs Courr t0 see throLtsh all tiic crap: please
Llse everv
ihe Olttsitit')oLl
clrop of Supreute Court I)iseretror-ran allou.ances. lrcallz,c on
but I ant no\r e-xposilts rihal this case is really irbtrLrt
ha\c a case'
lit-e'
urll
Doug Garland has rLnclean irands and beinc p.rrt o1'thc trial C'trurt Rccord I
ask thrs
f {.)urlritice
Ilecause
ttr C\cll
to hide the truth. Othcr then Plarrrtifl--\ CoLrnsels reduntlant ilfgLurtcllt lo this Ilonorable
Court
Appellant Briet. As to other contentions br PlaintitJ-s Counsel Iriould rel'er rou to nl\
original appellant bricf ior nt\ ans\\cr-s. l'he prc-planncd heart sttl'gen that Plaintiif
Counsel suggest Ihad:... I
rill
App
Januan'21.2015 shoris Ihad entcrgenc\ carc and not pre-planrted or sclleduled surgcn
I-ike Plaintitf suuge st.
iltrri
riiil
a PLrlriic
Ottlcial (
DoLic.
(iarland.
S:iecrnran) uho lied tuicc under oath nho mar hare llnattciallr prospered in the act ol
:<ins a Tortl'easor. Ihare discrrrc.rcrl that rrhat Selectnten (iarland actLtallr did uas Lre
:'.it.L-:o cr)\'er Lip the'l'ttrt that nas cor.t-tn.titted agairtst ltt\ t\\o L,usttlesses: Starbrrtc
.-.'asrirs. Inc..
*hich controls thc cabin rcntals on nr-r propertr atld tlclt I-rl' \latt
::.i
C'oopel
uill
rlot challengc
ntr laurcr
()1-er)LlrsL'.
.l
IL,
'
There has aluavs becrl cice
te
\,\
rs a "Case irr
Point". ilon
a pestilence
willing to go to Protect an\ post trial court revelations that carries such
conflict of itttercst
as
..
that this
WHEREFORF-. Dctindilnt i:ci\\arLi lrLrrlong |espectl'r-rllr fc(lLrcst attd tl]ores
h'a.ed t'tl alithe tacts
Houorable court grant dclcn.iallt's $isltc's ttl disnliss lhis case
presented and.
a.;ln
Delertdarlt's counscl'
the frrst alrernatrrc..iisrliss all.l 5illlctiott ot reprrtrlalld
(lilror' l5r
c.)lnthethird alternatire. appll '\nihersl\'
\ ll lrj
rl00l{)
Delcttdant'
lherbv cenill thar a copr ol'thc. lbrcg0ing Rric-1';rnd --\pperldir.br
tlrsi cla':
.\ppellanr has this lncl. dal o1'l:ebruarr.1015 hcen toruardcti
prepaid. to c'hris Flilson. I:.sqr.rirc.
cor-ttrse
/'
ttllil'
postage