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WILKINSON v. FORST

Civ. No. H-80-755(JAC).

639 F.Supp. 518 (1986)

Bill WILKINSON and James Farrands v. Lester FORST, Commissioner of Public Safety for the State of Connecticut at certain times relevant hereto, individually and in his official capacity; Donald Long, Commissioner of Public Safety for the State of Connecticut at certain times relevant hereto, individually and in his official capacity and Austin McGuigan, Chief State's Attorney for the State of Connecticut at all times relevant hereto, in his official capacity; and the City of Meriden.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

June 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Horowitz, Springfield, Mass., Shelley White, Hartford, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Stephen J. O'Neill, Richard T. Biggar, Office of the Atty. Gen., James J. Szerejko, Hartford, Conn., for defendants Forst and Long.

Scott J. Murphy, Carl Schuman, Office of Chief State's Atty., Wallingford, Conn., for defendants McGuigan and City of Meriden.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:

I. Introduction

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