OUELLETTE v. GAUDETTE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE LAWRENCE OUELLETTE, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 2:16-cv-00053-LEW ) NORMAN GAUDETTE, et al., ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON MOTION TO BIFURCATE Defendant, Norman Gaudette, has moved to bifurcate this action such that Plaintiff’s case against him will be tried separately from Plaintiff’s case against Defendants Roger Beaupre and the City of Biddeford (collectively, the “City Defendants”). For the reasons discussed below, I deny Defendant’s motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges that Defendant, Norman Gaudette, sexually assaulted and abused him on a number of…