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| Challenging Connecticut’s Bail Bond System | |
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July 18, 2008 - Many of Hartford Attorney A. Paul Spinella’s clients have one thing in common: they were wrongfully imprisoned and held for long periods before the charges against them were dropped. |
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| New Britain Herald - Lawyer: Cops hurt discharged patient during search | |
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May 9, 2008 - A neighbor of men charged with molesting a 14-year-old boy and 3-month-old baby was seriously injured by police during a search of his house, according to lawyer A. Paul Spinella of Hartford, who said Thursday he filed a notice of intent to sue police and the city. |
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| Hartford Courant - Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Southington Town Clerk | |
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May 6, 2008 - The daughter of a man who died in 2005 is suing Town Clerk Leslie Cotton, accusing Cotton of granting a fraudulent marriage license to her father that let the woman he married get a substantial part of his estate. |
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| Hartford Courant - Middletown Man Sues, Says Officer Violated Rights | |
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A local man who got into a confrontation with a city police officer in a Dunkin' Donuts parking lot last year has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the officer violated his civil rights. |
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| Hartford Courant - East Hartford Man Sues Police Over Incident At His Home | |
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A local man has filed a federal lawsuit against the town police department, alleging that officers raided his home without a warrant during a search for the driver of a stolen car, then beat and verbally abused him before realizing they had targeted the wrong address. |
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| Enfield - Ex-democratic Chairman plans to sue former mayor | |
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May 28, 2007 - A longstanding feud between former Democratic town chairman Jack Mancuso and former mayor Patrick Tallarita took another turn last week, when Mancuso filed a notice of intent to commence civil action in connection with a May incident at Shaw’s supermarket. |
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| Hartford Courant - Dads' Suit: Arrests Illegal | |
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February 27, 2007 - Deadbeat dads claiming they were illegally arrested by civilians posing as state marshals during a sweep in Waterbury last October have sued the state. |
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| Glastonbury - Search and Destroy | |
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November 23, 2006 - A Glastonbury man accuses the police of racism after he is arrested and thrown naked to the floor. But just what was the guy up to? |
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| DUI arrest sparks lawsuit | |
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Avon - Rights Violated, Resident Alleges A 50-year-old resident is suing the town, police chief and three police officers involved in his April arrest on drunken driving charges despite tests by officers that showed he had no alcohol or drugs in his system. |
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| Danbury - Police face "excessive force" suit | |
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Videotapes from surveillance camera at the Danbury Police Department are expected to be used in a civil suit against the city that alleges the Department used “excessive force” against a 21-year-old Bethel man arrested in May on motor vehicle charges. |
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