STEIR v. GIRL SCOUTS OF THE U.S.A.

No. 2003-171.

150 N.H. 212 (2003)

LINDA J. STEIR, m/n/f MARIKA STEIR v. GIRL SCOUTS OF THE U.S.A. & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: October 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Disabilities Rights Center, Inc., of Concord (Amy B. Messer on the brief and orally), for the plaintiff.

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., of Manchester (Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent on the brief), and Kelley Drye & Warren, L.L.P., of New York, New York (Kenneth Kirschner and Patricia A. Cody on the brief, and Mr. Kirschner orally), for defendant Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Wenger & Cronin, P.C., of Manchester (John Cronin and John Bisson on the brief) and Burns & Levinson L.L.P., of Boston, Massachusetts (Richard G. Pichette and Paul T. Muniz on the brief, and Mr. Pichette orally), for defendant Spar & Spindle Council.

John D. MacIntosh, of Concord, by brief, for Granite State Guardianship Services, The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, New Hampshire, The Office of Public Guardian, The Parent Information Center and The Regional Action Committees, as amici curiae.


NADEAU, J.

The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Barbadoro, C. J.) certified the following questions of law, see SUP. CT. R. 34:

(1) Does [RSA] 508:8 (1997) apply to a claim brought on behalf of a minor pursuant to the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination? (2) Is either the Girl Scouts of the United States of America or a local Girl Scout troop operating under the supervision of an affiliated organization...

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