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LANTZ v. COLEMAN

No. HHD-CV-08-4034912-S.

978 A.2d 164 (2009)

51 Conn.Sup. 99

Theresa C. LANTZ, Commissioner, Department of Correction v. William B. COLEMAN.

Superior Court of Connecticut, Judicial District of Hartford.

May 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn D. Wittenbrink and Ann E. Lynch, assistant attorneys general, for the plaintiff.

Robert A. Serafinowicz, for the defendant.

GRAHAM, J.

This case presents the question of whether the state may force-feed an inmate engaged in a hunger strike. There appears to be no recorded Connecticut decision on point.1 The plaintiff, Theresa C. Lantz, is the current commissioner (commissioner) of the department of correction (department). The defendant, William B. Coleman, is a sentenced prisoner, under the care of the department. He was convicted, after a jury trial, of sexual...

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