Case No. 14-11214-FF  __________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT  __________________________________________________________________

BENJAMIN BURGESS, RHONDA BURGESS, HEIDI HOWARD, JOYCE MARTIN, BETH KARAMPELAS, TERRI DACY, and MICHAEL DACY Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC., ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER LIVING AND EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL, NARCONON INTERNATIONAL, and NARCONON OF GEORGIA, INC. Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia District Court Docket No. 1:13-CV-02217-SCJ

BRIEF OF APPELLEE NARCONON OF GEORGIA, INC.

John K. Larkins, Jr. Georgia Bar No. 438425 W. Taylor McNeill Georgia Bar No. 239540 Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, LLP 3127 Maple Drive, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Telephone: (404) 233-4171  jkl@cclblaw.com wtm@cclblaw.com

Counsel for Appellee Narconon of Georgia, Inc.

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CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1 and Eleventh Circuit Rule 26.1-1, counsel for

 Narconon of Georgia, Inc. (“NNGA”) hereby certifies that

 NNGA has no parent corporation and that no publicly traded corporation owns ten  percent (10%) or more of NNGA. Counsel for NNGA further certifies that the certificate of interested persons in Plain

tiffs’ brief is, to the best of counsel’s knowledge, a full and complete list of

all parties with an interest in the outcome of this appeal.

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STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT

 NNGA does not request oral argument. Given the posture of the case at the ti

me of the District Court’s dismissal and the limited number of issues raised on appeal, NNGA submits that oral argument would not significantly aid the Court’s

decisional process.

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