Supreme Court

No. 2012-334-M.P.

City of Cranston Police Officers, : International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 301, AFL-CIO et al.

v. :

Lincoln D. Chafee et al. :

ORDER

For the reasons expressed in our Order issued on this date in Rhode Island Public Employees’ Retiree Coalition et al. v. Lincoln D. Chafee et al., No. 2012-331-M.P., the petition for writ of certiorari is denied.

Entered as an Order of this Court, this 6th day of December, 2012.

By Order,

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Clerk

RHODE ISLAND SUPREME COURT CLERK’S OFFICE

Clerk’s Office Order/Opinion Cover Sheet TITLE OF CASE: City of Cranston Police Officers, International Brotherhood of

Police Officers, Local 301, AFL-CIO et al. v. Lincoln D. Chafee et

al. CASE NO: No. 2012-334-M.P. COURT: Supreme Court DATE ORDER FILED: December 6, 2012 JUSTICES: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Flaherty, Robinson, and Indeglia, JJ. WRITTEN BY: N/A – Court Order SOURCE OF APPEAL: Providence County Superior Court JUDGE FROM LOWER COURT:

Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter ATTORNEYS ON APPEAL:

For Plaintiffs: Gary T. Gentile, Esq.

Paul V. Sullivan, Esq.

For Defendants:

John A. Tarantino, Esq.

James R. Lee, Department of Attorney General

Rebecca T. Partington, Department of Attorney General