Free Motion to Vacate - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00221-AVC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION, ET AL, Plaintiffs, V. JOHN G. ROWLAND, ET AL, Defendants.

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CIV. NO. 3:03CV221 (AVC)

APRIL 21, 2006

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO VACATE OR MODIFY STAY Plaintiffs State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition, et al, through counsel, respectfully move this Court to review, one last time, the stay of discovery entered in this action. The stay is premised on the Court's view of the possible merits of defendants' absolute legislative immunity defense and the possibility that defendants will succeed on appeal in establishing their entitlement to that defense. However, even should defendants prevail on appeal on their legislative immunity defense, the defense only applies to plaintiffs' claims against defendants in their individual capacities. Board of Commissioners, Wabaunsee County, Kansas v. Umbehr, 518 U.S. 668, 677 n. * (1996); Kentucky v. Graham, 473 U.S. 159, 167 (1985); Goldberg v. Town of Rocky Hill, 973 F.2d 70, 73 (2d Cir. 1992); Baines v. Masiello, 288 F.Supp.2d 376, 383-84 (W.D.N.Y. 2003); Legal Aid Society v. City of New York, 114 F.Supp.2d 204, 231 (S.D.N.Y. 2000); Herbst v. Daukus, 701 F. Supp. 964, 969 (D. Conn. 1988) (Dorsey, J.). The defense is inapplicable to plaintiffs' claims against defendants in their official capacity. Id.

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Accordingly, plaintiffs respectfully submit that they should be permitted to proceed with discovery on their claims against defendants in their official capacity.

PLAINTIFFS STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION, ET AL,

BY DAVID S. GOLUB ct 00145 JONATHAN M. LEVINE ct 07584 SILVER GOLUB & TEITELL LLP 184 ATLANTIC STREET P.O. BOX 389 STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06904 TEL. (203) 325-4491 FAC. (203) 325-3759 [email protected] [email protected]

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CERTIFICATION This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing has been hand-delivered, this 21st day of April, 2006 to: Albert Zakarian, Esq. Allan B. Taylor, Esq. Victoria Woodin Chavey, Esq. Douglas W. Bartinik, Esq. Day, Berry & Howard LLP CityPlace I Hartford, CT 06103-3499 Ann H. Rubin, Esq. Carmody and Torrance 50 Leavenworth Street Waterbury, CT 06721-1110.

DAVID S. GOLUB

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