~l/L~/L~l~ lL:Lb L~,j-LI:H:l- ('jbl ULlVECREST PAGE 03/05 i INNHC~-~ DISCIPUNARY COUNSEL FILING CODE: M63 SUPERIOR COURT i VS. I JOSEPH CHIARLLI January 21. 2010 I APPLICATl'ON FOR PLACEMENT OF ATTORNEY ON SUSPENSION OR INACTIVE STATUS AND APPOINTMENT. Of TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO PRACTICEl3POK §§ 2..58 Et. Seq. JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN To the Superior Court within and for the Judicial Otstct of New Haven, now in session, comes now the Disciplinary Counsel, duly appointed and qualified and acting j accrdance with the powers vested in saki office by Practice Book Secton 2-34A. and 2-58 et seq., and makes request to 1his Court that Joseph ChlarelU an attorney who has an offce address at 2114 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut is incapacitated and unable to pracUee law by reason of physical or mentaUnfirmíty or ilness and should be suspended or placed on inactive status unless and until his physical or mental condìtìons improve and he is frt practice law, In support of thìs peUtion, the Petitioner avers as follows: 1 Offce of Chief Disciplinary Counsel Juris 422382 100 Washington Stret I Harford, CT06106
Included here is the court transcript used by Connecticut disciplinary officials to file a motion to place attorney Joseph Chiarelli on inactive status due to a diabetic ulcer on his foot.
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only, based on your representation that you should
not be in cou:it at all and with the hesitancy that I
don't want anything adverse to happen to your health;
but if you insist on completing this trial, I'm
asking you to see Case Flow and get the ve~e:it.
available dates in front of Judge Kenefick, and we'11
do half days for a week or two weeks oi: however long
it takes to finish this trial.
MR. RIZZO: Consecutive days, yöur Honor?
THE COURT: If possible; yes. 1--
MR. CHIARELLI: Judge --
THE COURT: -- will step off the bench and ask
Case Flow to move whatever else J~dge Kenefick has.
MR. RIZZO: But, your Honor, if I'm hearing the
Court correctly, just so ! understand. Mr. Chiarelli
is going to work half days on this case¡ and on his
other cases, there's no limitation?
THE COURT: He's told me that his doctors have
indicated to him he should not be in court at all.
MR. RIZZO; Does that mean but thatTHE COURT: I am quite he5i tant to put. any
lawyer's health and welfare at risk by requiring them
to come to court.
MR. RIZZO: My point,. though,. is if he can pu.t in
full days on other cases, if that' s what we'__~~~
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talking about here! then I don't see why there should
be an exception here.
MR. CHIP..ELLI: ¥oul"re making unwarranted
assum.ptions.
MR. RIZZO: ¡'m hear -- you're --
i"1R. CHIARLLI: Judge i I have a --
THE COURT: I --
MR. CHIARELLI: -- rea 1
THE COURT: -- haventt --
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12 MR. CHIARELLI: -- like
13 THE COURT: -- him put a full day in court since14 September --
15 MR. CHIARELliI: Yes.
16 THE COURT: -- and if I am aware of him putting17 full days in court, you could bring that toia MR. RIZZO; Thank --
19 THE COURT: the--20 MR. RIZZO: you, your Honor.
21 THE COURT; Court's attentioh.
22 MR. RIZZO; 'That's all lwanted to know.23 ' THE COURT: I am going on his representation as
24 an offi.cer of the Court that his doctor or doctors25 multiple have told him --26 (Sound of microphone being impacted.)
27 THE COURT: -- he shouldn't be trying cases at
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THE COURT: -- finish this trial. So, I am
accomIodating him for this trial only. I do not wish
to put Attorney Chia;r;ellF s continued health at risk.
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they're not in a middle of a trial. 00 you
understand that?
MR. RIZZO: Do I understand you?
THE COURT: I/11 allow him to finish this trial
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MR. RIZZO: Absolutely
THE COURT: cause T
MR. RIZZO: Judge.
THE COURT: don't want nine days --
MR~ RIZZO: I absolutely --
THE COURT: of these
todR. RIZZO: a --THE COURT: peoples' money to go down the
tubes.
MR. RIZZO: ! absolutely understand, your Honor.
I just --
MR. CHIARELLI: So, Judge, I have a real --
MR. RIZZO: -- don't --
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MR. CHIARELLI: -- issue
MR. RIZZO. -- buy it.
MR. CHIARELLI: -- that I'd like to address to
you. M.y opponent indicated to .Judge4
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6 MR. CHIARELLI: -- Kene£ick that he would bring
7 Mr. Martino to court and it wasn't necess~irfar~e
8 to subpoena Mr. Martino. 1 asked him if he will
9 bring Mr. Hartino to court. He responded in the
10 negative. So, is he going to keep his~.yrq to Judge11 Kenefick? You know, I'd like to have Mr. Martino12 here when I need him.
13 MR. RIZZO: Judge14 THE COURT: That' s an issue you should take up
15 wìth Judge --
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17 THE COURT: -- Kenefick.
18 MR. CHIAELLI: Okay. I wilL. Thank you.
19 THE COURT: Okay?20 All21 MR. RIZZO: Your -~22 THE COURT: right.23 MR. RIZZO: Honor, we're to pick dates, your24 Honor?25 THE COURT: Pm going to step off the bench to
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2 motion for today?
3 rlHE COURT: Yes.
4 MR. ESPOSITO: Okay.
5 MR. RIZZO~ What happens to the ex parte motion?
6 Is it going to be denied with prejudice?
7 MR. CHIARELLI: Well, Judge, I would _....
8 THE COURT; It' s going to be heard with the
9 triaL.
10 MR. CHIARELLI: Yes.
11 THE COURT: I will schedule the trial as soon as
12 possible. The next available date for Judge Kenefick
13 will be given by you. So, if her s available tomorrow
14 and you're all available, that's the date you' 11 get.
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notes of the above-referenced casei heard in Superior Court,
Judicial District of New Haven f New Haven, Connecticut, before
the Honorable H. A. Abe.rY-Wet5tone,,~.li~, on t.he 14th day of
Januaryi 2ûl0.i
Dated this 15th da:'i of Januaryi 2010 in New Haven,
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