Stanion NOV
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STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION Docket No. 129-11-15 Vtec Stanion NOV ENTRY REGARDING MOTION Count 1, Municipal DRB Appeal from ZA OTR (129-11-15 Vtec) Title: Filer: Attorney: Filed Date: Motion to Withdraw as Attorney (Motion 1) Leesa Stanion Joseph F. Cahill July 11, 2016 No response filed The motion is GRANTED. Title: Filer: Attorney: Filed Date: Motion to Stay Agreed (Motion 2) Leesa Stanion Joseph F. Cahill July 11, 2016 No response filed The motion is GRANTED. Appellants Leesa Stanion, Ian Stanion, and Elle Stanion appealed a decision by the zoning administrator for the Town of Montgomery, Vermont (Town) that a fence on their property violated certain provisions of the Town Zoning By-Laws (Bylaws), including height and setback restrictions. The Town Development Review Board (DRB) affirmed the zoning administrator’s decision in an on-the-record hearing. Appellants, represented by the firm of Cahill, Gawne, Miller & Manahan (the Firm), appeal that decision to this Court. Pending before the Court is the Firm’s motion to stay proceedings in this appeal and to withdraw as attorneys for Appellants in this matter. The Firm represents that Appellant Elle Stanion is unavailable due to significant medical issues as she is being treated in a hospital in Boston, and that the Stanion family has been unable to communicate about the present appeal with the Firm. The Stanion family requests that the Firm stop representing them. The Firm also represents that the Town agrees to a stay in this proceeding until the Stanion family can focus on the matter. The Court GRANTS the Stanions’ motion to stay proceedings while Appellant Elle Stanion is ill. The Court ORDERS the Town to file quarterly updates on the status of the Stanion Family’s availability with the Court. The Court GRANTS the Firm’s motion to withdraw as attorneys for the Appellants. The Court ORDERS that Attorney Cahill file with the Court, and serve on Attorney Merriman, contact information for the Stanions. So ordered. Electronically signed on July 12, 2016 at 11:20 AM pursuant to V.R.E.F. 7(d). _________________________________________ Thomas G. Walsh, Judge Superior Court, Environmental Division Notifications: Joseph F. Cahill (ERN 1898), Attorney for Appellant Leesa Stanion Joseph F. Cahill (ERN 1898), Attorney for Appellant Ian Stanion Joseph F. Cahill (ERN 1898), Attorney for Appellant Elle Stanion Charles L. Merriman (ERN 3809), Attorney for Interested Person Town of Montgomery khambley
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