Estate of Gugsa Abraham Dabela, et al. v. Town of Redding, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ESTATE OF GUGSA ABRAHAM DABELA, : et al., : : Plaintiffs, : : v. : Case No. 3:16-cv-534 (RNC) : TOWN OF REDDING, et al., : : Defendants. : RULING AND ORDER This case involves a dispute about whether a young African- American man took his own life, the conclusion reached by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Connecticut State Police and the Office of the State’s Attorney, or was the victim of a homicide covered-up by the Redding Police Department, as alleged by his Estate in this long-pending litigation. Gugsa Abraham Dabela (“Mr.…