OBJECTION TO MOTION - SMALL CLAIMS Opposition to Motion for Section 31-72 Damages

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                                                                        CONNECTICUT SMALL CLAIMS MATTER
                  ANASTASIOU, JOCELYN                                   :        Civ. No. KNL-CV22-6055368S
                  v.                                                    :        JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON
                  NORWICH BOARD OF ED. ET AL.                           :        AUGUST 4, 2022
                                         OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR § 31-72 DAMAGES

                           As established at the July 23, 2022 hearing, Plaintiff is not entitled to any additional pay,
                  and, even if she was, her motion for statutory damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs should be
                  denied for several reasons. First, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-72 authorizes double damages and
                  attorneys’ fees only in civil actions, and this is not a civil action. Instead, it is a “hearing,” which
                  is designed to be accessible to the publ…