Government Accountability Committee

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

10:20 AM

Organization Meeting of New Committee Members and Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

For terms of February 1, 2011 - January 31, 2013; Election of Chair - nominations presided over by Erik FitzPatrick, committee counsel; Election of Vice-Chair - nominations presided over by newly elected Chair

10:30 AM

Proposed Rules

Managing proposed rules when committee does not meet for extended period of time

• John A. Dooley, Associate Justice, Vermont Supreme Court

10:50 AM

A.O. 18

Amendment to duties of administrative judge due to judicial restructuring

• Patricia Gable, Court Administrator's Office

10:55 AM

A.O. 10 (Emergency Rule)

Judicial Restructuring (part-time judges)

11:00 AM

V.R.P.P. Rules 1 and 83 (emergency amendments)

To implement judicial restructuring; adding probate division to single superior court ef2/1/11

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court

11:05 AM

Emergency Amendment to V.R.C.P. 80.1(g)

Foreclosure

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court

11:15 AM

V.R.C.P. 5(g); V.R.C.P. 45(f); V.R.C.P. 80.5(j); and V.R.A.P. 25(a)

V.R.C.P. 5(g) permits continued inclusion of a social security number in a document whre it is required by federal law; V.R.C.P. 45(f) incorporates provisions of Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (UIDDA) with modifications to Vermont practice; V.R.C.P. 80.5(j) change to standard of review based on the language of V.R.A.P. 5(b); V.R.A.P. 25(a) includes a requirement that social security numbers must be redacted from any paper to be filed unless otherwise requested by the Supreme Court or required by law.

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court

11:50 AM

Promulgated amendments to Rules of Admission to Bar, Section 11

• William Griffin, Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Vermont Supreme Court
• Kinvin Wroth, Reporter for Civil, Criminal and Family Procedures, Vermont Supreme Court

12:00 PM

Adjourn