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, 
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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

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