Free Motion for Summary Judgment - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:01-cv-02298-SRU

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT JANE DOE, JR., et al. Plaintiffs, vs. CITY OF WATERBURY, et al. Defendants. SUSAN ROE, JR., et al. Plaintiffs, vs. CITY OF WATERBURY, et al. Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : Master Consolidated (Lead Case) Civil 3:01CV2298 (SRU)

NO.: 3:03CV00571(SRU) (Member Case)

DECEMBER 1, 2005

DEFENDANT, CITY OF WATERBURY'S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DEFENDANT, CITY OF WATERBURY'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO DOE, ET AL. AND ROE, ET AL. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 56(b), the defendant, the City of Waterbury, Connecticut, hereby respectfully moves this Court to deny the motions for summary judgment filed by plaintiffs Susan Roe Jr., et al. and plaintiffs, Jane Doe, Jr., et al., on all counts, and instead enter an order in favor of the Defendant, City of Waterbury, as to Susan Roe Jr., et al. and Jane Doe, Jr., et al. for entry of summary judgment on all counts based on the following grounds: 1. Giordano's actions do not represent "official policy" of the City of Waterbury. Therefore as a matter of law, there is no basis for holding the City liable for his actions under 42 U.S.C. §1983.

NOBLE, SPECTOR, YOUNG & O'CONNOR, P.C. · ATTORNEYS AT LAW ONE CONGRESS STREET · HARTFORD CT 06114-1067 · JURIS NO. 409138 · TEL: (860) 525-9975 · FAX: (860) 525-9985

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2. The Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel does not apply to the City of Waterbury because it is not in privity with Giordano and because the legal and factual issues decided in Giordano's criminal trial are not in any way identical to those in issue in this matter. Attached in support of this motion are Defendant's Memorandum of Law, Local Rule 56(a) Statement, and the following Exhibits: 1) Memorandum and Attachments Re: Forcible Rape and Other Sex Offense Statistics Dated 10/3/05 from Detective Joseph Kelly, Exhibit A. 2) Memorandum and Attachments Re: DCF dated 10/26/05 from Detective Joseph Kelly, Exhibit B. 3) Letter Dated 8/28/01 from Philip Giordano to Andrew Bowman, Esquire, and Attached Agreement and Release Re: Resignation, Exhibit C. 4) Letter Dated 4/11/03 from Theresa A. Caldarone, Esquire, to Andrew Bowman, Esquire, re: "No Duty to Defend and/or Indemnify", Exhibit D. WHEREFORE, for the reasons more fully set forth in the accompanying memorandum of law, statement of undisputed facts, affidavits and supporting documents, defendant, City of Waterbury, respectively moves this Court for summary judgment in its favor on plaintiffs' complaints.

NOBLE, SPECTOR, YOUNG & O'CONNOR, P.C. · ATTORNEYS AT LAW ONE CONGRESS STREET · HARTFORD CT 06114-1067 · JURIS NO. 409138 · TEL: (860) 525-9975 · FAX: (860) 525-9985

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DEFENDANT: City of Waterbury

BY: ______________________________ Elliot B. Spector Federal Bar #ct05278 Noble, Spector, Young & O'Connor One Congress Street Hartford, CT 06114 Phone: 860-525-9975 Fax: 860-525-9985 [email protected]

NOBLE, SPECTOR, YOUNG & O'CONNOR, P.C. · ATTORNEYS AT LAW ONE CONGRESS STREET · HARTFORD CT 06114-1067 · JURIS NO. 409138 · TEL: (860) 525-9975 · FAX: (860) 525-9985

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CERTIFICATION This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing has been mailed, postage prepaid, to the following counsel of record this 1st day of December, 2005. Erskine D. McIntosh, Esquire Law Offices of Erskine D. McIntosh P.O. Box 185789 Hamden, CT 06518 Michael Stanton Hillis, Esquire Dombroski, Knapsack & Hillis 129 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06510 Andrew B. Bowman, Esquire Law Offices of Andrew Bowman 1804 Post Road East Westport, CT 06880 Michael W. Mackniak, Esquire 87 Meadow Street Naugatuck, CT 06770 Gerald Lewis Harmon, Esquire 290 Pratt Street Meriden, CT 06450 Allison Louise Jacobs, Esquire 84 Sherman Avenue Hamden, CT 06518 Lynn Jenkins, Esquire 129 York Street, Apt. 8-L New Haven, CT 06511

________________________________ Elliot B. Spector

NOBLE, SPECTOR, YOUNG & O'CONNOR, P.C. · ATTORNEYS AT LAW ONE CONGRESS STREET · HARTFORD CT 06114-1067 · JURIS NO. 409138 · TEL: (860) 525-9975 · FAX: (860) 525-9985