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JEFFREY S. BRAGG, 2 CIVIL ACTION No.: 3:03CV73l (CFD) E
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OFFICER DENNIS PHELAN : `
OFFICER JOSEPH D’AMATO :
OFFICER MARTIN MACARY :
LIEUTENANT STEVEN F. PATTEN :
THE CITY OF WATERBURY, :
Defendants : JANUARY 27, 2004
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JOINT STATUS REPORT
Pursuant to the January 2 l, 2004 order by Judge Droney, the parties hereby comply with
said order by reporting the following:
A. Nature of the Case
The plaintiff, Jeffrey S. Bragg, alleges that he was subjected to excessive and unreasonable
force while in the custody of the defendants, Dennis Phelan, Joseph D’Amato, Martin Macary,
Steven Patten, and the City of Waterbury. On April 24, 2002, the plaintiff was arrested for driving
while under the influence and claims that during his custody was assaulted and beaten by “members 1
of the City of Waterbury Police Department." The plaintiff is seeking damages, primarily, for
emotional distress. During the course of discovery, the plaintiff continued that there were no lost
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wages or out of pocket medical expenses associated with his alleged complaint against these
defendants. The plaintiff s case does not have any relation to any other pending actions before this
court. At this time there are no motions pending. The matter will be tried to a jury. I
B. Discovery i
The discovery period in this case is set to end on June 2, 2004. To date the defendants have i
served interrogatories and requests for production and taken the deposition of the plaintiff The
plaintiff is scheduled to disclose an expert witness by no later than March 2, 2004. At this juncture,
the parties do not anticipate the need to request a modification of the scheduling order. p
C. Settlement i
There have been no settlement conferences in this matter. The parties believe that a Q
settlement conference may be beneficial at this time.
D. Trial Preparation Q
This case will be ready for trial by August 2, 2004. The defendants have not yet determined
whether they will tile a dispositive motion in this case. A joint trial memorandum has not been filed
to date and is scheduled to be filed within 60 days of any ruling by the court on a dispositive motion
leaving open any triable issue.
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Michelle Holmes
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836 Farmington Avenue
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CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing has been sent via facsimile, this 27th day of
January, 2004, to the following counsel of record: y
F. Timothy McNamara, P.C. =
102 Oak Street
Hartford, CT 06106 J,
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