City of Middletown v. von Mahland

The defendant state board of mediation and arbitration (arbitration board)1 appeals from the trial court’s judgment granting the motion by the plaintiff city of Middletown to compel the named defendant, William von Mahland, to testify as a witness in the underlying arbitration proceeding.2 The arbitration board claims that the trial court improperly (1) held that a subpoenaed witness had a due process right to have his attorney present during his testimony in an arbitration proceeding, (2) ruled in violation, of § 31-91-34 (a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies,3 and (3) ruled…