Free Motion to Strike - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ----------------------------------X THOMAS SABELLA and KAREN SABELLA, Plaintiffs, -againstNORTHEAST GENERATION SERVICES COMPANY and NORTHEAST UTILITIES, Defendants. ----------------------------------X PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the annexed affidavit of Harry J. Nicolay, Jr., sworn to on February 13, 2004, and the Memorandum of Law dated February 13, 2004, Thomas and Karen Sabella (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Plaintiffs"), respectfully request pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 7(b) and 56 and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 56, that this Court enter an order striking the Appraisal by Arnold J. Grant Associates, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Grant Appraisal") and attached as Exhibit L to the Defendants' Local Rule 56(a)1 Statement and Exhibit F to Defendants' Local Rule 56(a)2 because it contains hearsay. In addition, paragraphs 17, 18, 19, 20, 27 to the Defendants' Local Rule 56(a)1 Statement and paragraph 22 of the Defendants' Local Rule 56(a)2 must be stricken as hearsay because they are based upon information contained in the Grant Appraisal. MOTION TO STRIKE Civil Action Docket No. 3:02 CV 2008 (SRU)

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Dated:

White Plains, New York February 17, 2004 COLLIER, HALPERN, NEWBERG, NOLLETTI & BOCK, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs By: ___________________________________ Harry J. Nicolay, Jr. (CT24875) A Member of the Firm One North Lexington Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Telephone: (914) 684-6800 Facsimile:(914)684-6986

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Ann H. Rubin, Esq. Carmody & Torrance LLP 195 Church Street, 18th Floor P.O. Box 1950 New Haven, Connecticut 06509-1950 Duncan R. MacKay, Esq. Northeast Utilities Service Company P.O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Courtesy Copy: Chambers, The Hon. Holly B. Fitzsimmons United States Magistrate Judge United States District Court District of Connecticut 915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Chambers, Honorable Stefan R. Underhill U.S. District Judge U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut 915 Lafayette Boulevard, 4th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing Motion to Strike has been served upon the following counsel of record by Federal Express, postage prepaid this 17th day of February, 2004.

To:

Ann H. Rubin, Esq. Carmody & Torrance LLP 195 Church Street, 18th Floor P.O. Box 1950 New Haven, Connecticut 06509-1950 Duncan R. MacKay, Esq. Northeast Utilities Service Company P.O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Courtesy Copy: Chambers, The Hon. Holly B. Fitzsimmons United States Magistrate Judge United States District Court District of Connecticut 915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Chambers, Honorable Stefan R. Underhill U.S. District Judge U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut 915 Lafayette Boulevard, 4th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604

___________________________ Harry J. Nicolay, Jr. (CT24875)