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MEDEIROS v. O'CONNELL

No. 3:95CV00019 (RNC).

955 F.Supp. 21 (1997)

Joanne MEDEIROS, Administratrix of the Estate of Joshua Sawicki, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Shawn O'CONNELL, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

February 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerin M. Woods, Dennis A. Ferdon, Anderson & Ferdon, P.C., Norwich, CT, for Joanne Medeiros.

Stephen Richard Sarnoski, Attorney General's Office, Public Safety & Special Revenue, Hartford, CT, for Shawn O'Connell, Jack Drumm, Samuel Izzarelli, Robert Hart, David Brundage, Michael Demaio, Ronald Bastura, Richard Wheeler, John Duly and John Rearick.

RULING AND ORDER

CHATIGNY, District Judge.

In January 1993, Joshua Sawicki was a passenger in a school van that was commandeered by Dwight Pink as he was being pursued by state police officers, including several of the defendants. The officers forced the van to a stop and a gun battle ensued. Four officers fired eighteen shots into the van, killing Pink and wounding Sawicki.

Plaintiff, acting as administratrix of Sawicki's estate, seeks damages...

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