Free Proposed Voir Dire - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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I VS. : CIVIL NO.3:03CV00717(WWE) I
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PHILIP KIRPAS, ;
I WILLIAM KESBARIAN, :
RYAN O'CONNEL AND : I
I EDWARD DOBBINS 1 I
I Defendants : I
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I DEFENDANTS’ PROPOSED VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS I
The defendant proposes that the following questions be asked by the Court of the I
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prospective jurors on the panel during voir dire:
1. Are you, or are any friends or family members associated with any police department?
2. Have you or any family members or friends, been involved in a lawsuit?
3. if the answer is yes, was the lawsuit resolved to your satisfaction?
4. This case involves allegations of excessive force by police officers in the course of a lawful
arrest. ls there something about a claim of that sort that would make you feel you could
not sit as a juror? I
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5. l—lave you or any family members or friends, been employed by a municipality? I
6. Have you or any family members or friends, been employed by a police department?
7. This case involves testimony of police officers. Would you give more or less credibility to
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police officers when they testify? I
8. Do you believe that people who bring lawsuits should necessarily be awarded money just I
for bringing the lawsuit? I
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! 9. Have you or any family members or friends, ever been involved in any way with the
j City of Shelton, or the Shelton Police Department?
l 10. l-lave you or any family members or friends, ever been involved in any way with the
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‘ City of Stratford, or the Stratford Police Department? l
{ 11. Do you believe that anyone who sustains a physical injury during the course of an arrest
X should automatically be entitled to recover money from the police ohicers involved in the 1
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l 12. Do you have any strong opinions one way or the other about police officers that might
l ehect your ability to remain impartial in this matter? g
l 13. If you find, after hearing all of the evidence and the Judge’s instructions on the law, that
{ plaintiff has not met his burden of proof on all elements of his claim, would you have any r
problem returning a defense verdict?
DEFENDANTS:
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By: *
Mic el . nroy
Gordon, Muir and Foley, LLP
10 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 525-5361
Federal Bar No. CT22254
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CERTIFICATION
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l This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing was hand delivered to the
[ following counsel of record on December 12, 2005. .
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i Norman A. Pattis, Esquire {
‘ Law Offices of Norman Pattis, Esq. \
[ 649 Amity Road
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Michael C. Conroy
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