Order for Joint Stipulation
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May 11, 1995

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Case Files, Sheff v. O'Neill Hardbacks. Order for Joint Stipulation, 1995. 66302f5b-a346-f011-877a-002248226c06. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/3d3e986f-5710-4c34-ad37-427623cad443/order-for-joint-stipulation. Accessed October 09, 2025.
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT NO. SC 15255 MILO SHEFF ET AL. Ve. WILLIAM A. O’NEILL ©: MAY 11, 1995 ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, SUA SPONTE: THE PARTIES SHALL PREPARE A JOINT STIPULATION OF ALL FACTS THAT ARE UNDISPUTED. EACH PARTY SHALL ALSO PREPARE ANY ADDITIONAL PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT (WITH APPROPRIATE TRANSCRIPT OR EXHIBIT REFERENCES). THE JOINT STIPULATION AND THE ADDITIONAL PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT SHALL IDENTIFY, BY APPROPRIATE HEADINGS, THOSE LEGAL CLAIMS PRESENTED TO THE TRIAL COURT, WHETHER OR NOT RULED UPON BY THE TRIAL COURT, TO WHICH THE FACTS PERTAIN. THE STIPULATION AND PROPOSED FINDINGS SHALLNOT, HOWEVER, CONTAIN ANY PROPOSED CONCLUSIONS OF LAW REGARDING THOSE CLAIMS. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER A PARTICULAR FORMULATION IS A PROPOSED FINDING OF FACT OR A PROPOSED CONCLUSION OF LAW, OR A MIXED FINDING OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW, THAT DOUBT SHALL BE RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF INCLUSION IN THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT. AN ORIGINAL AND THREE COPIES OF THE JOINT STIPULATION AND ANY PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT SHALL BE FILED WITH THE APPELLATE CLERK ON OR BEFORE MAY 25, 1995, AND SHALL BE PROMPTLY DELIVERED BY THE APPELLATE CLERK TO THE TRIAL COURT, THE HONORABLE HARRY HAMMER. THE TRIAL COURT SHALL PROMPTLY REVIEW THE STIPULATION OF FACTS AND PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND ANY OTHER FILINGS RELATING TO FACTUAL ISSUES THAT THE TRIAL COURT MAY FIND HELPFUL. THE TRIAL COURT SHALL FILE WITH THE APPELLATE CLERK, ON OR BEFORE JUNE 15, 1995, ITS DECISION ON EACH OF THE DISPUTED FACTS DISCLOSED IN THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT SUBMITTED BY THE PARTIES, WHETHER OR NOT THOSE FACTS PERTAIN TO LEGAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY THE TRIAL COURT IN ITS MEMORANDUM OF DECISION DATED APRIL 12, 1995. FOR THESE PURPOSES, A "DECISION" ON A DISPUTED FACT SHALL INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A DECISION IN RESPONSE TO A CLAIM THAT THE PARTY PROPOSING THE FACT DID NOT CARRY THE PARTY’S BURDEN OF PERSUASION WITH RESPECT THERETO. THE TRIAL COURT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FILE ANY CONCLUSIONS OF LAW REGARDING THE CLAIMS PRESENTED TO IT BEYOND THOSE CONCLUSIONS ALREADY REACHED BY THE TRIAL COURT IN ITS MEMORANDUM OF DECISION DATED APRIL 12, 1995. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER A PARTICULAR PROPOSED FORMULATION IS A FINDING OF FACT OR A CONCLUSION OF LAW, OR A MIXED FINDING OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW, THE TRIAL COURT SHALL RESOLVE THE DOUBT IN FAVOR OF INCLUSION IN ITS FINDINGS. ANY MOTION FOR REVIEW OF THE TRIAL COURT'S FINDINGS SHALL BE FILED WITH THIS COURT ON OR BEFORE JUNE 22, 1995. THE PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS’ BRIEF SHALL BE FILED ON OR BEFORE JULY 27, 1995. THE DEFENDANT-APPELLEES’ BRIEF SHALL BE EILED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 24, 1995. THE PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS’ REPLY BRIEF SHALL BE FILED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 7, 1995. BY THE COURT, { A er’ / Xk bo 7 0 ar MICHELE T. ancers 7 DEPUTY CHIEF CLERI NOTICE SENT: 5/11/95 HON. HARRY HAMMER MOLLER, HORTON & SHIELDS, P.C. MARTHA STONE PHILIP D. TEGELER JOHN BRITTAIN WILFRED RODRIGUEZ RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, ATTORNEY GENERAL BERNARD F. MCGOVERN, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTHA WATTS PRESTLEY, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL MARIANNE ENGELMAN LADO THEODORE SHAW DENNIS D. PARKER SANDRA DEL VALLE CHRISTOPHER A. HANSEN