Opinion ID: 1103461
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Heading: Motion to Strike Attachment to Appellants' Brief

Text: ¶ 6. As a preliminary matter, we must address Bellin's Motion to Strike Attachment to Appellants' Brief. [8] ¶ 7. KBL and Kalian attached to their brief a transcript of a special joint meeting of members and manager of KBL that occurred on March 6, 2003. This transcript in its entirety [9] was not part of the original record, but Kalian submits it with the following comment: (The Record contains an incomplete version of the court reporter's Transcript of the March 6, 2003 Special Joint Meeting of Members and Manager. The entire Transcript was admitted into evidence at the September 7, 2004 trial on Bellin's counterclaim. Accordingly, the entire Transcript is attached.) Bellin argues that under Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 10 the transcript pages were not part of the record in the chancery court, and therefore not considered by the chancellor when ruling on the summary judgment motions, should not be considered by this Court. ¶ 8. We will not consider the transcript pages not part of the record attached to KBL and Kalian's brief. Rule 10 of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure states: (f) Limit on Authority to Add to or Subtract From the Record. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as empowering the parties or any court to add to or subtract from the record except insofar as may be necessary to convey a fair, accurate, and complete account of what transpired in the trial court with respect to those issues that are the bases of appeal. The comment to Rule 10(f) states: Subdivision (f) clearly states that the flexible procedures of this rule are not intended to permit a party to augment the record with matters entered ex parte. M.R.A.P. 10 cmt. This appeal is limited to the issue of whether the trial court correctly granted summary judgment in favor of Bellin, and these transcript pages were not available to the trial court when it determined the merits of the summary judgment motion. Therefore, we grant Bellin's motion to strike and will not consider either the additional transcript pages or address arguments made by Kalian and KBL that reference them.