SAVE THE BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT LIBRARY

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   Name: ATTY. JOHN R. BRYK on Jan 21, 2010

   Comments: I am certain savings can be achieved by eliminating certain seldom-used services and subscriptions, but the library itself, with Connecticut statutes and cases, is constantly in use and is a necessity for the population of the state's largest city.

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   Name: Kevin C. Kelly on Jan 21, 2010

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   Name: Steven J. Stafstrom, Jr., Esq. on Jan 21, 2010

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   Name: Sharon Lebowitz on Jan 21, 2010

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   Name: Edward McCreery on Jan 21, 2010

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   Name: Lisa Ladasky on Jan 21, 2010

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   Name: Richard J. Pacini on Jan 21, 2010

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   Name: Robert M. Josovitz on Jan 21, 2010

   Comments: The law library is an invaluable resource and many of its books, periodicals and documents are not available elsewhere in the Bridgeport area.

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   Name: Susan E. Guthrie on Jan 21, 2010

   Comments: This library provides a necessary support to both the legal community and the community at large and should be kept open!

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    Name: Bradd Robbins on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Attorney Amy E. Todisco on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: Closure of the Bridgeport Superior Court Library would be devastating and result in an undue hardship to attorneys and the public it serves. Without the Bridgeport Superior Court Law Library, the public would not have equal access to legal resources. Further, closure of the library would negatively impact the public's perception of justice and fairness in Connecticut.

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    Name: Jonathan S. Koehm , Esq. on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: The Bridgeport Law Library as well as the other law libraries proposed for closing have historically been an outstanding resource for judges, lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants in the protection, assertion and defense of the legal rights of the citizens of the State of Connecticut. To close such resources is to hamper and deny access to the law to each citizen of Connecticut and the administration of justice to the pro-se litigant (one who represents or speaks for himself or herself) and the poor who do not have access to computers and online resourses. These libraries are located in our cities where they are most needed and of most benefit to all. Closing the libraries may end up being a punitive measure which might punish those citizens most at risk from a harsh application of the awesome power of the state in the most intimate aspects of their lives. The protections of liberty, individual rights and open access to our judicial systems have been principles long esteemed and protected in the United States of America by legislators, until now, and historically envied elsehwere in the world where the rights of the individual are not so respected and esteemed.

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    Name: Sandra M. McDonough on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: My practice is in the courts in Bridgeport (my home court) and Milford. The proposal is to close each library, forcing me to go to Stamford ( usually 60 minutes ONE WAY during the day) or New Haven (usually 45 minutes ONE WAY during the day). This is an unfair burden on my clients as time is the basis of lawyer cost. Please leave Bridgeport open. It is far more complete than Milford - whose lawyers can travel to New Haven with relative ease.

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    Name: Steven H. Winkler on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Michael Hayes on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Anonymous on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Nancy DeNicola on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Thomas W. Bucci on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Robert B. Bellitto on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Walt Spader on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Anonymous on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Mark A. Perkins on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: While I understand the State is doing what it can to balance the budget I believe it would be a mistake to close this particular library. Not only does it service local attorneys and attorneys on trial, it is a valuable resource for the many pro-se individuals that are involved in some sort of litigation. I hope this will be considered when deciding which libraries will be closed.

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    Name: Hugh J. Lavery Esq. on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: I began using the bridgeport Law Libray in 1962 when I was a law student and I've been using the library ever since. It is a wonderful resource. The collection of materials is larger than any other public law library I know.other than the state library in hartford. It would be a crime to shut it down.

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    Name: Barbara F. Green on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Cornelius P. Kelly on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Ronald Japha on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Alvin E.Taylor on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Stafford Green on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: We need the Libraray

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    Name: Kenneth A. Graham, Esq. on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: Bridgeport is our state's largest city, and its law library serves many solo practitioners and pro se litigants, many of whom lack the resources to travel to far distant law libraries.

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    Name: Jocelyn Hurwitz on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Frank J Riccio on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: This is another slap in the face for Bridgeporrt,which probably has the busiest JD and GA in the sta

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    Name: Dominick J. Rutigliano on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: The Bridgeport Library performs a vital service to not only members of the local bar, but to the general public. It is not a luxury, but a necessity.

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    Name: Sheryl Shaughnessey on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: I am a past president of the Greater Bpt Bar Association and family law practioner for over 25 years. It has been reported that those who file complaints in the Bpt courthouse are 80% self represented parties. While we have a very small Court services center, the parties, attornies and , with great frequency, Judges use the law library. There is no other place for these people to go when help is needed. On line providers are not the answer. To the best of my knowledge, Bridgeport is the largest city in the state with a hugely diverse population. It is sacrilegious to even think that these people will be without the sevices of a Law Library. New Haven has the Yale Law School and Quinnipiac in its backyard. We are not that fortunate. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I am hopeful that the decision will be changed. I am happy to discuss the same with you further. SHERYL SHAUGHNESSEY 203-254-7544

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    Name: Abraham Hoffmann on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: The Bridgeport Law Library is one of the oldest and most complete in the State. It would be a shame and disservice to the entire commnunity to close this valuable resource.

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    Name: Courtney George on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: The courthouse libraries are important resources for attorneys and members of the public alike and help to ensure equitable access to legal information. The loss of the Bridgeport and other legal libraries will adversely impact those individuals and practitioners who may not have access (economic, electronic or otherwise) to legal information.

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    Name: Anonymous on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: Sharon Pires on Jan 21, 2010

    Comments: Save it!

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    Name: Julie Kohler on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: George Markley, Esq. on Jan 21, 2010

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    Name: W. Parker Seeley, Jr. on Jan 22, 2010

    Comments: This cllosing would be an enormous disservice to the Greater Bridgeport community. Over the years I have used it many times, and have been dismayed about the cutbacks that have affected the currency of soime of the publications. I know the State is in dire financial stsraits, but keeping open this Library for all of those who cannot affaord the boosk or the online subscriptions to key publications iis so important for the quality of legal services to this community.

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    Name: Mlchael S. Galla on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Elizabeth Stuckal on Jan 22, 2010

    Comments: The Bridgeport Law Library is essential to legal services in the Bridgeport area. Please keep it open.

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    Name: Margaret M. Koehm on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Janine M. Becker on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Jonathan J. Klein on Jan 22, 2010

    Comments: The Bridgeport Superior Court Library is an absolutely essential resource for the many small firms and solo practitioners in the area, and vital to self-represented parties. It cannot be sacrificed.

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    Name: David Levine on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Kieran J. Costello, Esq. on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Kurt Mola on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Jeffrey V. McCormick on Jan 22, 2010

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    Name: Katie Martino on Jan 22, 2010

    Comments: What is more important in a library than anything else --- than everything else --- is the fact that it exists. ~Archibald MacLeish~

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