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DANTE DeLORETO, : CIV. NO. 3:00CV435(JCH) N
Plaintiff,
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THOMAS MITNEY, ET AL. , : DECEMBER 4 , 2003 N
Defendants.
MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(c)(1)(A), N
defendant Howard Shaw hereby moves for the imposition of _
monetary sanctions against plaintiff Dante DeLoreto,
individually, for the pro—se filing of a purported Rule 60 N
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motion now scheduled for argument on December 11, 2003.
In light of this plaintiff's flagrant disregard of an order Q
of this Court in filing said motion, and Mr. DeLoreto's recent
failure to appear at a related proceeding to support his false
allegations, defendant moves also for the reduction of the time
period prescribed in Rule l1(c)(1)(A), within which plaintiff
may withdraw said motion without imposition of sanctions.
Defendant Shaw respectfully requests this Court award as a
sanction the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), payable N
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to the Town of West Hartford, Connecticut (the “Town”). Said
amount represents a portion of the additional and unnecessary
expense for attorneys’ fees to be incurred by the Town in the
event plaintiff fails or refuses to withdraw his Rule 60 motion, J
and counsel are required to appear and argue that motion.
A memorandum, supporting affidavit and exhibitsare
submitted herewith in accordance with Local Rule 9(a)(1).
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WHEREFORE, in the event plaintiff Dante DeLoreto fails to
withdraw his purported Rule 60 motion on or prior to December ,
10, 2003, defendant Shaw requests this motion be granted.
DEFENDANT, HOWARD SHAW
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Scott M. Karsten 1
Federal Bar #ct05277 F
Sack, Spector & Karsten \
836 Farmington Avenue E
West Hartford, CT 06119 i
His Attorney I
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CERTIFICATION I
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing has been I
mailed, postage prepaid, this 4th day of December, 2003, to the \
following counsel of record and individual: A
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Jon L. Schoenhorn & Associates 1
97 Oak Street
Hartford, CT 06106
James Tallberg, Esquire
Updike, Kelly and Spellacy
One State Street
P.O. Box 231277 T
Hartford, CT 06123 R
Norman A. Pattis, Esquire T
Williams & Pattis
51 Elm Street l
New Haven, CT 06510 ‘
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Mr. Dante DeLoreto
33 Maxwell Drive
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Scott M. Karsten
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