Norm Pattis, representing plaintiffs challenging state control of the Board of Education, presented his case for relief to the Connecticut Supreme Court today. Pattis was among several lawyers who appeared before the Supremes. The city’s elected BOE claiming an unworkable hostile environment voted to abolish itself in favor of a revamped state-appointed board. BOE members [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Michele Mount'
Pattis: ‘Bloodless Coup By The State Board And Its Corporate Sponsors Offensive’–Supremes Weigh Ed Case
October 27th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Tags: CT Post·Dan Tepfer·Mary-Jane Foster·Michele Mount·Norm Pattis
Carmen Lopez: ‘Similar To A Playground And A Laboratory, Bridgeport Has Been Used By Outsiders’
October 27th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
As a whole bunch of lawyers including Norm Pattis and Michele Mount for the multiple plaintiffs and John Bohannon and Steven Ecker for the defense prepare arguments before the Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday about state control of city schools, former Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez filed this commentary jewel with the CT Post: The front-page [...]
Tags: Carmen Lopez·CT Post·Excel Bridgeport·General Electric·John Bohannon·John Stafstrom·Michele Mount·Norm Pattis·Paul Timpanelli·Robert Trefry·Steven Ecker
Ain’t No Mount High Enough–Supremes To Hear School Case
October 25th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
Get ready for the legal showdown. City schools now operate at the direction of a state-appointed Board of Education. On Thursday lawyers for the plaintiffs will try to persuade the state Supreme Court to overturn the July 6 decision by the elected board to dissolve itself. Michele Mount (OIB handle MCAT) will argue on behalf of education [...]
Tags: Alan Neigher·Bill Finch·Mary-Jane Foster·Michele Mount·Santa Ayala·Steven Ecker
Weicker, Carson Lead Foster’s Legal Defense Fund
September 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
You want to go to court? It takes moolah. Just ask Mayor Bill Finch who set up a legal defense fund to cover his costs associated with Chris Caruso’s court challenge of the 2007 Democratic mayoral primary. Finch’s 2011 challenger Mary-Jane Foster charged that Democratic Registrar Santa Ayala unlawfully denied her a ballot spot. Superior Court Judge [...]
Tags: Alan Neigher·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·David Carson·John Kadaras·Lowell Weicker·Mary-Jane Foster·Michele Mount·Nancy Hadley·Quinnipiac University·Santa Ayala
Foster Asks Judge Bellis To Intervene In Choosing Election Moderators–City Disputes Assertions
September 12th, 2011 · 56 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
UPDATE, includes city’s response: Attorneys for Democratic candidate for mayor Mary-Jane Foster have asked Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis to order Democratic Registrar of Voters Santa Ayala to “hold a lottery for appointing Moderators at the 23 polling places during the September 27, 2011 Democratic Primary in Bridgeport. The lottery for moderators shall be between Plantiffs’ [...]
Tags: Alan Neigher·Art Laske·Mary-Jane Foster·Michele Mount·Santa Ayala
Judge Sets April 13 Hearing To Discuss BOE Special Election Date
March 31st, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
In an effort to avoid a logistical election nightmare, legal parties Friday morning prevailed upon Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati to set a full hearing on April 13 that will include input from city elections officials to establish a clearer path for the setting of a special election for four Board of Education seats ordered [...]
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Tags: Bob "Troll" Walsh·Dan Malloy·John Bohannon·Mary-Jane Foster·Michele Mount·Norm Pattis·Paul Ganim·Salvatore Agati·Santa Ayala