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Supreme Court Assignment 2nd Term, October 2011
Monday, October 17 Tuesday, October 18 Wednesday, October 19 Thursday, October 20 Friday, October 21	Monday, October 24 Tuesday, October 25 Wednesday, October 26 Thursday, October 27

Practice Book § 69-2: "Cases will be considered ready for assignment when the record and all briefs of all parties, including reply briefs, have been filed or, if the record has been filed, the time for filing reply briefs has expired."

Counsel and pro se parties scheduled for argument at 10:00 a.m. must check in with the Clerk in Court by 9:30 a.m. For matters after 10:00 a.m., counsel and pro se parties must check in with the Clerk one hour prior to their scheduled argument time.

MICHÈLE T. ANGERS Chief Clerk

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Counsel are urged to provide the Supreme Court with a minimum of 48 hours’ notice in the event an appeal scheduled for full argument is to be withdrawn. See also P.B. §§ 63-9, 85‑2, 85-3. N.B. Cases are scheduled for a specified time. Counsel and pro se parties must identify themselves to the Clerk in the Courtroom within the timeframes noted.

MONDAY, OCT. 17, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

SC18354 / SC18355
SC18356 / SC18424 KNL
TOWN OF BOZRAH ET AL.
v.
ANNE D. CHMURYNSKI ET AL.
For Defendants/Plaintiffs-In-Error: Richard S. Cody, P.C.
For Plaintiffs/Defendants-In-Error: Gordon, Muir & Foley, LLP
For Amici Curiae the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

11:00 A.M.

SC18523 FBT
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Fairfield Post Conviction Remedy Unit For Amici Curiae the State of Connecticut Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, The ARC of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities: Nancy B. Alisberg
v.
RICHARD FOURTIN
Robert E. Byron, Special Public Defender

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TUESDAY, OCT. 18, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

~~SC18752 M08~~     RESCHEDULED TO 10/18 @ 11:00 AM
IN RE: JESSICA M.
Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc.
Valeria L. Caldwell-Gaines
Maryanne Z. Mulholland, Assistant Attorney General
John E. Tucker, Assistant Attorney General
Susan T. Pearlman, Assistant Attorney General

SC18753 H12     RESCHEDULED FROM 10/18 @ 11:00 AM
IN RE: JOSE B.
Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc.
Susan T. Pearlman, Assistant Attorney General
Maryanne Mulholland, Assistant Attorney General
Benjamin Zivyon, Assistant Attorney General
John E. Tucker, Assistant Attorney General

11:00 A.M.

~~SC18753~~ ~~H12~~     RESCHEDULED TO 10/18 @ 10:00 AM
IN RE: JOSE B.
Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc.
Susan T. Pearlman, Assistant Attorney General
Maryanne Mulholland, Assistant Attorney General
Benjamin Zivyon, Assistant Attorney General
John E. Tucker, Assistant Attorney General

SC18752 M08     RESCHEDULED FROM 10/18 @ 10:00 AM
IN RE: JESSICA M.
Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc.
Valeria L. Caldwell-Gaines
Maryanne Z. Mulholland, Assistant Attorney General
John E. Tucker, Assistant Attorney General
Susan T. Pearlman, Assistant Attorney General

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 2011
ONLY, AT WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY, WESTSIDE CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM, LAKE AVENUE EXT., DANBURY, CT

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE PRINTED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

SC18499 UWY
VIRGINIA STEWART
Harlow, Adams & Friedman, P.C.
v.
TOWN OF WATERTOWN ET AL.
Summa & Ryan, P.C.
Mary Jane Ryan

12:00 Noon

SC18706 LLI
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Timothy J. Sugrue, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney
v.
ALIA ALTAJIR
Shipman & Goodwin, LLP

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THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

SC18547 FST
HUDSON VALLEY BANK
Quatrella & Rizzio, LLC
v.
ANDREW M. KISSEL ET AL.
Fogarty Cohen Selby & Nemiroff, LLC
Cohen & Wolf, P.C.
Gordon & Scalo
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
Wiggin and Dana, LLP
Robinson & Cole, LLP
Patrick R. Gil, self-represented party
For Committee: E. Arthur Morin, Jr.

11:00 A.M.

SC18170 HHB
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Denise B. Smoker, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney
v.
HERMAN VASQUEZ APODACA
Pamela S. Nagy, Special Public Defender

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FRIDAY, OCT. 21, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

~~SC18772 HHB~~     MARKED OVER
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Michael Sullivan, Assistant Attorney General
        v.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION ET AL.
Freedom of Information Commission
Jonathan Pelto, self-represented party

SC18480 HHD    MOVED FROM 10/21 AT 11:00
ERNEST FRANCIS
        v.
JOHN W. FONFARA ET AL.
For Plaintiff-in-Error: Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C.
For Defendant-in-Error: Jane R. Rosenberg, Assistant Attorney General
For Plaintiff in underlying action: Ernest Francis, self-represented party
For Defendants in underlying action: Steven R. Strom, Assistant Attorney General
Susan Quinn Cobb, Assistant Attorney General
Maura Murphy Osborne, Assistant Attorney General

11:00 A.M.

~~SC18480~~ ~~HHD~~    MOVED TO 10/21 AT 10:00
ERNEST FRANCIS
        v.
JOHN W. FONFARA ET AL.
For Plaintiff-in-Error: Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C.
For Defendant-in-Error: Jane R. Rosenberg, Assistant Attorney General
For Plaintiff in underlying action: Ernest Francis, self-represented party
For Defendants in underlying action: Steven R. Strom, Assistant Attorney General
Susan Quinn Cobb, Assistant Attorney General
Maura Murphy Osborne, Assistant Attorney General

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MONDAY, OCT. 24, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

SC18548 FED
DANIEL GROSS ET AL.
Connecticut Legal Rights Project For Amici Curiae National Disability Rights Network, Advocacy Unlimited, Inc., American Civil Liberties Union, Connecticut Association of Centers For Independent Living, Disability Advocacy Collaborative, National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy, National Alliance on Mental Illness-CT, National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy, People First of Connecticut, The Mental Health Association of Connecticut, Inc., and the State of Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities: Jeffrey G. Tougas
Terri A Mazur, pro hac vice
Christine A. Walsh, pro hac vice
For Amici Curiae AARP, The National Voice for Quality Long-Term Care and the National Senior Citizens Law Center: Consumer Law Group, LLC
Stacy Canan, pro hac vice
For Amici Curiae Jerome N. Frank
Legal Services Organization, Center for Public Representation, Connecticut State Independent Living Council, Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County South Central Behavioral Network and Western CT Association for Human Rights (WeCaHR): Stephen Wizner
v.
M. JODI RELL ET AL.
Gregory T. D’Auria, Solicitor General
Jane R. Rosenberg, Assistant Attorney General
Clare E. Kindall, Assistant Attorney General
Jacqueline S. Hoell, Assistant Attorney General
Wiggin and Dana LLP
Cooney, Scully & Dowling
Grady & Riley
Nuzzo & Roberts
For Amicus Curiae The Connecticut
Probate Assembly: McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter/PH, LLP

11:00 A.M.

SC18425 HHB
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS, INC.
Reid & Riege, P.C.
George S. Isaacson, pro hac vice
David W. Bertoni, pro hac vice
v.
COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES
Gregory T. D’Auria, Solicitor General
Kirsten Rigney, Assistant Attorney General
Louis Peter Bucari
John P. Bashar

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TUESDAY, OCT. 25, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

SC18721 HHD
THERESA C. LANTZ, COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Ann E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General
Lynn D. Wittenbrink, Assistant Attorney General
v.
WILLIAM B. COLEMAN
David Jason McGuire
Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge, LLP
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP
For Amici Curiae Professors of Law, Human Rights and Bioethics: Hope Metcalf
Martha F. Davis, pro hac vice

11:00 A.M.

SC18654 MMX
ERIC FISCHER
Law Offices of Gerald S. Sack, LLC
v.
RICHARD ZOLLINO
Abram J. Heisler

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

SC18621 H12M
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Laurie N. Feldman, Special Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney
v.
OSIBISA HALL
Erin M. Field

11:00 A.M.

SC18680 CRD
CHRISTINE L. SAPKO
Quinn & Quinn, LLC
v.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, ET AL.
Lawrence G. Widem, Assistant Attorney General

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THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 2011

THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE ASSIGNED FOR "FULL HEARING"

10:00 A.M.

SC18527 F02B
JERMAINE HARDY
Bradford Buchta, Assistant Public Defender
        v.
SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF FAIRFIELD AT BRIDGEPORT G.A. 2
Harry Weller, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney
Timothy J. Sugrue, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney

11:00 A.M.

SC18833 UWY
MARIA PEREIRA ET AL.
        v.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ET AL.

ROBERT WALSH ET AL.
        v.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ET AL.

LAURAYNE FARRAR-JAMES ET AL.
        v.
BRIDGEPORT BOARD OF EDUCATION ET AL.
For Plaintiffs Maria Pereira and Bobby Simmons: The Pattis Law Firm, LLC
Kevin Murray Smith
For Plaintiffs Robert Walsh, Charles Coviello, Charles Pipkin and Petrinea Cash-Deedon: John Peter Kardaras
Michele C. Mount, LLC
For Intervenor Bridgeport Republican Town Committee: Jonathan J. Klein
For Intervenor Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee: Robert Francis Shea
For Plaintiffs Laurayne Farrar-James, Shavonne Davis and Sauda Baraka: Josephine Smalls Miller
Atiya Karima Sample
For Defendants State Board of Education, George Coleman and Allan Taylor: Maura Bridget Murphy-Osborne, Assistant Attorney General
Mark F. Kohler, Assistant Attorney General
Michael Kenneth Skold, Assistant Attorney General
Emily Melendez, Assistant Attorney General
For Defendants Bob Finch, John Ramos, Barbara Bellinger, Leticia Colon, Delores Fuller, Nereyda Robles, Thomas Cunningham and Thomas Mulligan: Bridgeport City Attorney
John P. Bohannon, Jr.
For Defendants Robert Trefry, Kenneth Morales, Jr., Michelle Black Smith-Tompkins, David Norton, Jacqueline Kelleher, Judith Bankowski and Hernan Illingsworth: Cowdery, Ecker & Murphy, LLC
For Defendant Bridgeport Board of Education: John P. Bohannon, Jr.
For Defendant Santa Ayala: Bridgeport City Attorney
Ganim, Ganim, Ganim & Ganim, PC
For Defendant Alma Maya: Bridgeport City Attorney

Counsel and pro se parties scheduled for argument at 10:00 a.m. must check in with the Clerk in Court by 9:30 a.m. For matters after 10:00 a.m., counsel and pro se parties must check in with the Clerk one hour prior to their scheduled argument time.
MICHÈLE T. ANGERS Chief Clerk

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