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

Case 3:00-cv-00339-RNC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

: : : v. : : LYNNE B. PIERSON, ELLEN C. : HEALY, CHRISTOPHER A. DUMAS, : PATRICIA M. STRONG, CHRISTINE : T. FORTUNATO, DONNA H. HEMMANN, : STACEY HODGES, JOHN F. MORRIS, : FREDERICK E. PETRELLI, JR., : PENNY H. STANZIALE, and : WETHERSFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION: Defendants :

THOMAS O'CONNOR, Plaintiff

NO.: 3:00CV339 (RNC)

JANUARY 13, 2006

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 and Local Rule 56(a), the defendants, Lynn B. Pierson, Ellen C. Healy, Christopher A. Dumas, Patricia M. Strong, Christine T. Fortunato, Donna H. Hemmann, Stacey Hodges, John F. Morris, Frederick E. Petrelli, Penny H. Stanziale, and Wethersfield Board of Education, hereby move this court to enter summary judgment as to the plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint, in its entirety, based on the doctrine of res judicata. As more particularly set forth in the attached memorandum of law, the plaintiff filed two separate lawsuits in two different jurisdictions based on the same cause of action - this lawsuit and a lawsuit in state court. The state court lawsuit has been fully litigated and a judgment rendered on the merits. The defendants move for summary

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judgment on the ground that the plaintiff is not entitled to relitigate claims in this forum that either were asserted in the state court action or which could have been asserted. WHEREFORE, the defendants, Lynn B. Pierson, Ellen C. Healy, Christopher A. Dumas, Patricia M. Strong, Christine T. Fortunato, Donna H. Hemmann, Stacey Hodges, John F. Morris, Frederick E. Petrelli, Penny H. Stanziale, and Wethersfield Board of Education, respectfully request that the Court enter summary judgment in their favor.

DEFENDANTS, LYNNE B. PIERSON, ELLEN C. HEALY, CHRISTOPHER A. DUMAS, PATRICIA M. STRONG, CHRISTINE T. FORTUNATO, DONNA H. HEMMANN, STACEY HODGES, JOHN F. MORRIS, FREDERICK E. PETRELLI, JR., PENNY H. STANZIALE, and WETHERSFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION

By/s/Alexandria L. Voccio Alexandria L. Voccio [21792] Howd & Ludorf, LLC 65 Wethersfield Avenue Hartford, CT 06114 (860) 249-1361 (860) 249-7665 (Fax) E-Mail: [email protected]

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CERTIFICATION This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing has been sent, handling charges prepaid, via U.S. Mail, to the following counsel of record this 13th day of January, 2006.

Leon M. Rosenblatt, Esquire Law Offices of Leon M. Rosenblatt 10 North Main Street, Suite 214 West Hartford, CT 06107-1988

/s/Alexandria L. Voccio Alexandria L. Voccio

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