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SOLAS v. EMERGENCY HIRING COUNCIL

No. 99-68-APPEAL.

774 A.2d 820 (2001)

Gregory SOLAS v. EMERGENCY HIRING COUNCIL OF THE STATE of Rhode Island et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Merten, Kimberly A. Simpson, Providence, Michael W. Long, Attleboro, MA, for Plaintiff.

Joseph S. Larisa, Jr., Harris Weiner, Erika Leigh Kruse, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

Present WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

GOLDBERG, Justice.

On June 17, 1997, the defendant, the Emergency Hiring Council (EHC or council), held a closed meeting to consider the hiring of a hearing officer for the State Building Commission, a hiring that it ultimately approved. The plaintiff, Gregory Solas (plaintiff or Solas), an advocate on behalf of the handicapped in Rhode Island, wished to be present for the meeting; however, he was informed that he could not attend because the meeting...

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