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1. Order | Filed: August 21, 2026 | Entered: August 21, 2026 Pal v. Canepari et al

   Civil Rights: Other | Connecticut

   Order on Motion for Order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

   ORDER granting 418 Motion for Alternative Service.
   
   Plaintiff has attempted to effect service of a subpoena on witness Christine Latona since August 4, 2026. See generally ECF No. 418. Latona was personally served with a subpoena on August 4, 2026, but a witness fee was not included. ECF No. 418-3, at 2. Although subsequent efforts by Plaintiff to serve Latona have not been successful, Plaintiff has been in email contact with Latona. ECF No. 418-1. Plaintiff now seeks leave to deliver the subpoena through alternative means.
   
   Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure states that "serving a subpoena requires delivering a copy to the named person." Fed. R. Civ. P. 45. "Recognizing that nothing in Rule 45's language itself calls for personal service, district courts in recent years have authorized alternative service that is reasonably designed to ensure that a witness actually receives a subpoena." Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Pence, 322 F.R.D. 450, 454 (S.D.N.Y. 2017). "District courts have therefore authorized alternative service that is reasonably designed to ensure that a witness actually receives a subpoena. Requests to employ alternative methods of service of subpoenas have been granted where such service reasonably insures actual receipt of the subpoena by the witness and comports with due process insofar as it is reasonably calculated under the circumstances to provide the witness with both notice and an opportunity to present objections." Project Veritas v. O'Keefe, No. 23 CIV. 4533 (CS) (AEK), 2025 WL 2237409, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 5, 2025) (citation omitted).
   
   The court concludes that alternative service is appropriate under these circumstances. On or before August 24, 2026, Plaintiff shall email the subpoena to Latona containing the updated date when Latona is expected to testify. On or before August 28, 2026, Plaintiff shall send the subpoena via certified mail to Latona at her residential address and deliver the subpoena and witness fees to Latona's residence.
   
   Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 8/21/2026. (JM)

2. Order | Filed: August 21, 2026 | Entered: August 21, 2026 Pal v. Canepari et al

   Civil Rights: Other | Connecticut

   Order on Motion to Quash Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Order on Motion to Strike

   MEMORANDUM OF CONFERENCE AND RULING ON PENDING MOTIONS.
   
   The court convened a trial management conference on August 20, 2026. The court issues the following order to memorialize the court's oral rulings and the commitments made by the parties with regard to the trial scheduled to begin September 4, 2026. For convenience, the court uses the same labels for these evidentiary issues as in its ruling following the July 20, 2026 trial management conference. ECF No. 406.
   
   --Issue 2: Norwalk Hospital Witness Testimony. Plaintiff may ask Kennedy and Bryson whether they were employed by Norwalk Hospital. Plaintiff confirmed during the conference that she was not seeking to have a representative from Norwalk Hospital testify.
   
   --Issue 3: Testimony of Medical Providers. The parties initially disputed whether Plaintiff could call Stamford Hospital providers Ambalu, Shukofsky, Rafailov, Flooks and McMillian. But Plaintiff confirmed during the conference that she will not call these providers during her case in chief.
   
   --Issue 4: Plaintiff's Exhibits 12-15 and Plaintiff's Previous Encounters and Litigation with Wilton Police. The court will issue a written ruling on these issues in the coming days.
   
   --Issue 5: Transcripts of Recordings. As discussed at the conference, Plaintiff may submit the transcript of the Tornello body-worn camera recording as an aid to the jury subject to a limiting instruction from the court. The court will provide a proposed limiting instruction in the coming days. For the reasons discussed at the conference, Plaintiff's Motion to Strike 430 is granted in part and denied in part. The transcript of the first 911 call on May 5, 2018 identifies one of the officers as "Tyler." As Plaintiff disputes the identity of this officer and Defendants stated that they will not be offering testimony regarding this officer's identity, Defendants shall submit a proposed amended transcript on or before August 27, 2026. Plaintiff may respond by filing a written objection (not a motion) on or before August 31, 2026.
   
   --Issue 8: Video of Mantell Deposition. On or before August 27, 2026, if Plaintiff wishes to pursue her request to play a video of Mantell's Deposition, Plaintiff shall provide a sworn statement describing her efforts to notify Defense counsel that the deposition would be video recorded.
   
   --Issue 10: Plaintiff's exhibit 38. Objection overruled. The court will allow Plaintiff to submit into evidence the images of her medical license. Plaintiff shall file this exhibit on the docket on or before August 24, 2026.
   
   --Issue 11: Plaintiff's exhibit 40. Plaintiff cannot use the proposed exhibit in her case in chief. Plaintiff shall file this exhibit on the docket on or before August 24, 2026.
   
   --Issue 12: Plaintiff's exhibits 41 and 44. Plaintiff shall file the proposed exhibits on the public docket on or before August 24, 2026. The court invites Defendants to file a supplemental brief explaining the grounds for their objections to these exhibits. Defendants' brief should address any ruling on the admissibility of Bureau of Labor Statistics data made by the Court in Pal v. Cipolla et al, No. 18cv616. The supplemental brief is due on or before August 28, 2026.
   
   --Issue 13: Remote Testimony. The following witnesses may testify remotely: Kiefer, Tornello, Caputo, and Edgar. On or before August 28, 2026, Defendants shall file a notice on the docket describing Tornello's availability to testify remotely during the period from September 8 to 11.
   
   The parties also discussed the below evidentiary issues:
   
   --Issue 14: Redactions to Medical Records. Plaintiff shall file the medical records she seeks to admit at trial on the docket under seal on or before August 26, 2026. Defendants shall propose redactions to Plaintiff's medical records by filing redacted medical records on the docket under seal on or before August 31, 2026. If Plaintiff objects to Defendants' proposed redactions, she shall file an objection (not a motion) on or before September 2, 2026 stating concisely the specific redactions she believes should be shown to the jury.
   
   --Issue 15: Structure of Testimony for Cross-Listed Witnesses. The court took under advisement Defendants' request that officers listed as witnesses for both sides testify only once.
   
   Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 8/21/2026. (JM)

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