Case Name: Karen LOMBARDI v. CITY OF PROVIDENCE et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 2013-04-01
Citations: 62 A.3d 1129
Docket Number: No. 2012-86-Appeal
Parties: Karen LOMBARDI v. CITY OF PROVIDENCE et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 62
Pages: 1129–1130

Head Matter:
Karen LOMBARDI v. CITY OF PROVIDENCE et al.
No. 2012-86-Appeal.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
April 1, 2013.
Matthew I. Shaw, for appellant.
Megan K. Maciasz, for appellee.

Opinion:
ORDER
This case came before the Supreme Court on March 6, 2013, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not summarily be decided. After examining the record, it has become apparent that the appellant, the State of Rhode Island, has failed to file a cross-claim against the appellee, the City of Providence. The absence of a cross-claim raises a substantial question about the appellant's standing to appeal from the entry of final judgment in favor of the plaintiffs claim against the appellee. The filing of supplemental memoranda addressing this question is required.
Accordingly, the parties are directed to file supplemental memoranda not exceeding ten pages in length within fifteen days of the date of this order on the issue of whether the appellant is a "party aggrieved by" the final judgment under G.L. 1956 § 9-24-1 and this Court's decisions in Adams v. United Developers, Inc., 121 R.I. 177, 179-80, 397 A.2d 503, 505-06 (1979), and Markham v. Cross Transportation, Inc., 119 R.I. 213, 229, 376 A.2d 1359, 1367-68 (1977).