Free Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:00-cv-00231-JBA

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Filed 05/18/2004

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT -----------------------------------X GREGORY BRACEY, : : Plaintiff, : : -against: : BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE : CITY OF NEW HAVEN, : : Defendants. : -----------------------------------X

ORDER

3: 00 CV 231 (GLG)

In the decision of May 11, 2004, the Court of Appeals found that the jury's award of $250,000 was excessive and vacated the award remanding for further proceedings. It said the District

Court may offer Bracey the option of accepting a remittitur or face a re-trial on damages. Consequently, we order a remittitur The plaintiff will have 10

reducing the damages to $107,000.

days from the date of this Order in which to decide whether or not to accept the remittitur. If he does not, the Court will

order a new trial solely on damages. SO ORDERED.

Dated:

May 18, 2004 Waterbury, CT

/s/ Gerard L. Goettel U.S.D.J.