Local Government
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City of Bridgeport and NAGE, Local RI-200
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Monday, October 8, 2012
A municipality may be required to pay a higher rate to an employee who works in a higher classification. The City of Bridgeport hired Kimberle Laue, and she worked as a secretary for corporation counsel.
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Broadnax v. City of New Haven
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Monday, October 8, 2012
A court can appoint a special master to investigate any complaints about promotions in a city department and to report back to the court whether a city has remained in substantial compliance with rules, regulations and statutes.
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Mills v. The Solution, LLC
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Connecticut General Statutes §7-284 vests the chief of police with the discretion to determine whether police protection is necessary at private events and, if so, the amount of such protection.
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Smith v. Freedom of Information Commission
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Monday, September 17, 2012
A municipality that does not keep a record is not required to inform a citizen that there is no record, especially if the citizen does not return a call.
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Emerick v. Connecticut Department of Public Health
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Monday, September 17, 2012
A municipality is immune from damages for negligent acts or omissions that require the use of judgment or discretion, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §52-557n(a)(2).
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Burgess v. State; Piotrowski v. State
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Monday, September 10, 2012
A state park that is used primarily as a scenic overlook and to picnic can meet the definition of "recreational purpose" in Connecticut General Statutes §52-557f(4).
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Brown v. Bridgeport Police Department
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Monday, September 3, 2012
An individual who allegedly ignores a police officer's signal to pull over, engages in a high-speed chase, collides with a tree, flees on foot and is shot may qualify as an identifiable victim, subject to imminent harm.
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Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection v. Freedom of Information Commission
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Connecticut General Statutes §29-10b only requires the payment of a $16 fee in order to obtain a copy of a police accident report and does not require a fee to inspect a police accident report.
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Letter to: Libbin
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Monday, August 20, 2012
City sheriffs can possess the authority to serve support enforcement capias orders.
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Albright-Lazzari v. Murphy
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Monday, August 20, 2012
The Freedom of Information Commission does not abuse its discretion, when it dismisses a complaint after the complainant fails to attend a commission meeting, because of transportation difficulties.
