DOCKET NO. 14-11214-FF UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT  _________________________________________ BENJAMIN BURGESS, RHONDA BURGESS, HEIDI HOWARD, JOYCE MARTIN, BETH KARAMPELAS, TERRI DACY, AND MICHAEL DACY, Appellants, vs. RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC., ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER LIVING AND EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL, NARCONON INTERNATIONAL, AND NARCONON OF GEORGIA, INC., Appellees.  __________________________________________________________________ APPEAL FROM A FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION  __________________________________________________________________

BRIEF OF APPELLEE RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC.

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 Attorneys for Appellee  Religious Technology Center, Inc.

 

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 Burgess, et al. v. Religious Technology Center, Inc., et al.

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CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Counsel for Religious Technology Center, Inc. hereby certify that they  believe the Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed with Appellants’ brief to be complete.

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STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT

Religious Technology Center, Inc. respectfully submits that oral argument is not necessary. This case presents no issues of first impression and instead involves the application of existing law. These issues have been correctly resolved in accordance with existing precedent in the well-reasoned opinion of the district court.

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