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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
l DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
DUANE ZIEMBA : CIVIL NO. 3:0OCV39l (WWE)(HBF)
V. A :
I FREDERICK THOMAS, ET AL. : MARCH 9, 2005 .
AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN ARMSTRONG
· I, Jolm Armstrong, having been duly sworn, deposes and says:
1. I am over the age of 18 and believe in the obligations of the oath.
2. In 1997-1999, I was the Commissioner of the Connecticut, Department of Correction
("DOC").
3. In that capacity, I routinely received a great number of phone calls from various
` individuals and organizations, including DOC staff] attomeys, legislators, media
representatives, former imnates, etc.
4., Due to the high volume of calls, and various other responsibilities associated with the
A _ position of DOC Commissioner, it was not feasible to personally accept, or return, all
phone calls.
I 5. There was no routine or practice to decline to accept, or fail to return, phone calls from
~ relatives of inmates. In fact, I did speak on occasion with family members of inmates
concerning various issues surrounding the incarceration of their relative.
6. I do not have a specific recollection of any phone conversation in 1997 or 1998 with
relatives of the plaintiff
7. If, in a phone conversation, a family member raised a concern about unconstitutional or
inappropriate treatment, or any other issue that indicated the necessity for ian
investigation, I would request that the family member document that concem and I would

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then refer that complarnt to DOC staff at the pertinent fac1l1ty.ATh1s was done, 1n part, to
provide a documented record to DOC staff and to avoid any duplicative or redundant
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I have read the foregoing statement and it is true to the est f my wledge and belief.
J 0 e Arms , ong 14 _
Swom and subscribed before me on this day of March, 2005.
r ic / Commissioner of Superior Court
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