Application for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice
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May 10, 1995
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S.C. 15255
MILO SHEFF, ET AL. : SUPREME COURT
VS.
WILLIAM A. O’NEILL, ET AL. : MAY 10, 1995
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE
The undersigned, who is a member of good standing of this Bar,
moves that Marianne Engelman Lado, Theodore Shaw, Dennis D. Parker,
Sandra Del Valle and Christopher A. Hansen be admitted pro hac vice to
represent the plaintiffs in the above case.
Brief History
The plaintiffs, students in Hartford and Hartford area public
schools, brought suit under various provisions of the Connecticut
Constitution. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the
defendants and the plaintiffs have appealed.
Specific Facts
All of the lawyers whose admission pro hac vice is requested have
already been admitted pro hac vice in this case in the superior court.
Affidavits of each of the lawyers is submitted herewith. Opposing
counsel does not object to the granting of this application.
OPPOSING COUNSEL CONSENTS
TO THE GRANTING OF THIS MOTION
Legal Grounds
This Court may grant an application for permission to appear pro
hac vice for good cause shown. This application and the accompanying
affidavits show good cause.
laine] Jlrs
ORDER
Wesley” W. Horton
MOLLER, HORTON & SHIELDS, P.C.
90 Gillett Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 522-8338
Juris No. 38478
For good cause shown the foreoing is hereby GRANTED/DENIED.
By the Court,
S.C. 15255
MILO SHEFF, ET AL. SUPREME COURT
vs.
WILLIAM A. O'NEILL, ET AL. ; 1995
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE MOTTON
STATE OF CONNECTICUT)
: ) Hartford
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
THEODORE M. SHAW, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
1. I am an attorney in good standing, duly admitted to
practice in the State of New York and California. TI am Associate
Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.,
99 Hudson Street, New York, New York, 10013. I make this affidavit
in support of my motion for admission to appear pro hac vice on
behalf of the plaintiffs in the above-captioned case.
2. I am admitted to practice by the United States District
Court for the Central District of California, the District of
Arizona, the U.S Courts of Appeal for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth,
Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court.
3. I have never been sanctioned, reprimanded or otherwise
disciplined by the court.
4. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., has
provided representation to the plaintiffs throughout the pendency
of the instant case.
Be The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has brought
many civil actions addressing the educational needs of African-
Americans and other children. The Legal Defense Fund litigated
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), and many of the
major school desegregation cases implementing its mandate.
5, From 1979 until 1982 I litigated school desegregation
cases as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice,
Civil Rights Division, in Washington, D.C. From 1982 until October
1, 1987 I served as Director of the Education Docket of the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., for which T litigated
school desegregation cases throughout the country.
7. From Octoker 1987 until November 1990, I served as
Director of the Western Regional Office of the NAACP legal Defense
Fund. In November 1990, I left the Legal Defense Fund to join the
faculty of the University of Michigan Law School, where I teach
Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, and Civil Rights. In May of
1993 I took a leave from Michigan Law School to rejoin the Legal
- Defense Fund as Associate Director-Copasel. oh i
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Theodore > Shaw
GERTRUDE A. REYNOLDS
Notary Public, Stats of Naw York
No.24-4824270
Certitizd in Kings County
Commissicn Expires July 31,1996
S.C. 15255
MILO SHEFF, ET AL. : SUPREME COURT
VS.
WILLIAM A. O'NEILL, ET AL. : MAY 3 , 1995
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE MOTION
STATE OF CONNECTICUT)
) ss: Hartford
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
DENNIS D. PARKER, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
i. I am an attorney in good standing, duly admitted to
practice in the State of New York. I am employed with the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., 99 Hudson Street, New
York, New York, 10013. I make this affidavit in support of my
motion for admission to appear pro hac vice on behalf of the
plaintiffs in the above-captioned case.
2, I am admitted to practice by the United States Supreme
Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States
District Court for the Southern and Eastern District of New.
3. I have never been sanctioned, reprimanded or otherwise
disciplined by the court.
4. Since the inception of the case the NAACP Legal Defense
and Educational Fund, Inc., has been actively involved in the
instant case, rendering legal representation to the plaintiffs.
5. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has brought
many civil actions addressing the educational needs of African-
American children including Brown v. Board of Education and a
series of cases before and after that enforcing the constitutional
rights of those children. My work at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
consists primarily of education cases. I believe that I can bring
expertise and assistance to this case, on behalf of the plaintiffs,
which might contribute to the conduct of the litigation. For this
reason, I respectfully urge the Court to grant the motion and
permit me to appear pro hac vice.
Nea ve.
Dennis D. Parker
Subscribed and sworn to before
me ag of May, 1995.
Flutiat d
v
Lor THRUDE A. REYNOLDS
Crary Puliic, State of/ New York
No. 24-4524270
Sersified 'n Kings County
Cussion £ipires July 31,1998
S.C. 15255
MILO SHEFF, ET AL. : SUPREME COURT
VS. :
WILLIAM A. O’NEILL, ET AL. 3 MAY 5, 1995
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE MOTION
STATE OF CONNECTICUT)
) ss: Hartford
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
MARIANNE L. ENGELMAN LADO, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
i. I am an attorney in good standing, duly admitted to
practice in the State of New York. I am employed with the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., 99 Hudson Street, New
York, New York, 10013. I make this affidavit in support of my
motion for admission to appear pro hac vice on behalf of the
plaintiffs in the above-captioned case.
2. I am admitted to practice by the United States District
Court for the Southern and Eastern District of New York.
3. I have never been sanctioned, reprimanded or otherwise
disciplined by the court.
4. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., has
brought many civil actions addressing the educational needs of
African American children, including Brown v. Board of Education and a
series of cases before and after enforcing the constitutional
rights of these children. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational
Fund, Inc. has been actively involved in the instant case since its
inception, rendering legal representation to the plaintiffs.
5. My work at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,
Inc., consists primarily of advocacy on behalf of poor African
Americans and includes cases to ensure that poor African American
school children have access to equal educational opportunities. I
have been involved in the instant case since its inception and
represented the plaintiffs at trial, although from April, 1993
through October, 1994, I took a leave of absence from the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., to "work on ‘a
dissertation. I believe that I can bring expertise and assistance
to this case, on behalf of the plaintiffs, and contribute to the
conduct of the litigation. For this reason, I respectfully urge
the Court to grant the motion and permit me to appear pro hac vice.
a
Marianne L. Engelman Lado
Subscribed and sworn to before
Ls his a of May, 1995.
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GERTRUDE A. REYNOLDS
Notary Public, State of New York
No. 24-4624270
Certified in Kings County
Commission Expires July 31,1996
CV89-0360977S
MILO SHEFF, ET AL. SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT
VS.
WILLIAM A. O'NEILL, ET AL. ; MAY 8, 1995
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE MOTION
STATE OF CONNECTICUT )
) ss: Hartford
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
SANDRA DELVALLE, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
l. I am an attorney in good standing, duly admitted to practice in the State of New
York. I am a staff attorney at the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., 99
Hudson Street, New York, New York 10013. I make this affidavit in support of my motion
for admission to appear pro hac vice on behalf of the appellants in the above-captioned case.
2, I am admitted to practice by the United States District Court for the Southern and
Eastern Districts of New York.
3. I have never been sanctioned, reprimanded or otherwise disciplined by the court.
4. The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (PRLDEF) provided
representation to the appellants throughout the pendency of the instant case.
5. PRLDEF has brought many civil actions addressing the educational needs of
Latino and Puerto Rican students including ASPIRA v. NYC Board of Education which
mandated the provision of bilingual education in New York City in 1974. Since then PRLDEF
has been involved in the continuing country struggle to insure that language minority children
generally and Latino children particularly have equal access to educational opportunities.
6. My work at PRLDEF consists primarily of education cases. I believe that I can
bring expertise and assistance to this case on behalf of the appellant, which may contribute to
the conduct of this litigation. For this reason, I respectfully request this Court to grant the
motion and permit me to appear pro hac vice.
,
/
"SANDRA DELVALLE
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this I day of May, 1995
Notary Public
OLGA R. PEREZ
Notary Public, Stata of Naw York
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MILO SHEFF, ET AL. : SUPERIOR COURT
vs, . JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD/
NEW BRITAIN AT HARTFORD
WILLIAM A. O'NEILL, ET AL. . APRIL 24, 1995
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE MOTION
STATE OF CONNECTICUT)
)Ss.
COUNTY OF HARTFORD )
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed to the
following counsel of record on May 10, 1995:
Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General
Bernard F. McGovern, Jr., Asst. Attorney General
Martha Watts Prestley, Asst. Attorney General
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
110 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 566-7173
Wesley Hortén