Greenwich Man Who Suffered Stroke in Court Sues Judge
Richard Caires, who suffered a stroke in court, has sued an attorney and the judge trial referee claiming his foreclosure case was heard in the wrong jurisdiction. Caires is seeking millions of dollars in damages.
December 01, 2017 at 05:21 PM
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A Greenwich man whose home JPMorgan Chase & Co. sought to foreclose on has sued the bank, an attorney and the judge trial referee claiming he suffered a stroke in court because the proceedings against him were intentionally sent to the wrong jurisdiction.
Richard Caires, who is proceeding pro se, said in a 29-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Hartford that the stress of possibly losing his home caused him to have a stroke in August. The lawsuit claims Superior Court Judge Trial Referee Taggart D. Adams held Caires against “his will under threat and duress of losing his house … when he knew or should have reasonably known that he did not have subject matter jurisdiction, and that egregious abuse of authority caused plaintiff's stroke.”
Caires, who declined to comment Friday, claims in the suit that he suffered irreparable damages to his health and reputation “as a direct proximate result of defendant judge to assume jurisdiction when he did not have it, at the behest of Brian Rich.” Rich, an attorney with Halloran & Sage, did not respond to a request for comment Friday.
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