Free Motion for Summary Judgment - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
DUANE ZIEMBA : CIVIL NO. 3:OOCV391 (WVVE)(HBF)
V. :
L FREDERICK THOMAS, ET AL. : MARCH 9, 2005
AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN SIEMINSKI
L I, John Sieminski, having been duly sworn, deposes and says: I
1. I am over the age of 18 and believe in the obligations ofthe oath.
2. I am currently employed by the Connecticut, Department of Correction ("DOC") as pa
Correctional Warden at MacDougall Correctional Institution.
3. In 1998, I was employed by the DOC as a counselor supervisor in the Offender
Classification and Population Management Department. » 4 Q
4. The decision to transfer an inmate within the DOC from one correctional facility to
another is made by Population Management. This decision is based on a variety of
g factors.
` 5. In June, 1998 Population Management received and reviewed copies of several letters
I written by the plaintiff in which he alleged that he was the victim of a conspiracy that
involved the Warden at MacDougall, Mark Strange. These letters were forwarded to
Population Management by Counselor Patterson from MacDougall.

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_ 6. Based on these letters, a representative at Population Management made the decision to
i order the plaintiff’ s transfer to Garner.
7. Warden Mark Strange was not involved in the decision by Population Management to
order the plaintiff s transfer from MacDouga1l to Garner on or about June 19, 1998.
I have read the foregoing statement and it is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
J 0% Sieminskr
Sworn and subscribed before me on this ‘ gv day of March, 2005.
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