MARTIN v. BRADY

(AC 20808)

64 Conn. App. 433 (2001)

ANTHONY R. MARTIN v. JAMES BRADY ET AL.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released July 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Pattis, with whom were Dawne Westbrook and, on the brief, John R. Williams, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Robert F. Vacchelli, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, for the appellees (defendants).

Lavery, C. J., and Mihalakos and Peters, JS.


Opinion

PETERS, J.

The principal issue in this case is whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars the plaintiff, Anthony R. Martin, from pursuing state constitutional claims of misconduct by the defendant police officers, who searched his property and person and then seized him personally. Although sovereign immunity may be bypassed by filing, with the claims commissioner, a claim for permission to bring suit,1 the...

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