Penfield v. Venuti

RULING ON PENDING MOTIONS AND OBJECTIONS

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

This motion requires the court to construe the Connecticut criminal records erasure law, Connecticut General Statutes (“C.G.S.”) § 54-142a. In particular, the court must determine the extent to which records and other evidence arguably “erased” under that statute, because of the dismissal of charges against a defendant in criminal proceedings, are discoverable in civil litigation pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Plaintiff, a citizen of Massachusetts, has brought this action against two…