Wes recently found his grandfather’s yearbook from New Britain High School 1905. The look is different from those published nowadays, but it demonstrates the wit of the students with tongue-in-cheek advice which, with slight explanation, transcends the decades. Below is one such offering. “Rules of the Library 1. Do not get passes to the Library if you intend to work; the Library is no place for that. 2. Use all the red ink you wish; there is plenty more. Very pretty effects may be obtained by drawing strings dipped in red ink across peoples’ books and hands and faces. 3. The more paste you can daub on Freshmen the better. 4. If a Hurdy-Gurdy is heard, run to the windows and look out; that
In early December, Brendon, Dana and I traveled to St. Thomas to address the annual meeting of the Virgin Islands Bar Association, Brendon on ethics, Dana on amicus curiae briefs and I on handing appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court. I have filed many petitions for certiorari but none of mine were granted. I have also filed many oppositions to such petitions. One of those petitions was granted, Kelo v. New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), which became a major statement on the right of government to condemn property under the “public use” language of the Fifth Amendment takings clause and convey it to another private party for the purpose of economic development. While the odds of any random petiti
Each year the justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Appellate Court make amendments to Connecticut’s Rules of Appellate Procedure. Many of these are minor technical modifications. The following highlights rule changes of which practitioners should be aware for 2019. Practice Book § 62-7(a), which provides that papers returned for noncompliance may be refiled within 15 days of notice of the return, was clarified to indicate that the official notice of the return is the date on the return form, not the date the party received it. Practice Book § 63-10 clarified juvenile appeals including child protection cases are exempt from preargument conferences and further exempts summary proc
Two important lessons can be gleaned from two recent grievance decisions, Bowler v. Riccio-Ryan, #17-0437, and Hart v. Riccio-Ryan, #17-0348. The first is to answer any and all grievance complaints. No exceptions. No hoping they get summarily dismissed or the panel will see how obviously ridiculous the claim is. The failure to file a response to the grievance is a violation of the Rules ALL BY ITSELF. Meaning if the panel finds that you didn’t violate any of the Rules of Professional Conduct in how you handled the issue at hand, you will still be found to have violated both the Rules and the Practice Book. This is because Rule 8.1(2) and P.B. § 2-32 require a response to the grievance.