Gagne v. Vaccaro — 1/5/2015

This consolidated appeal comes to us on remand from our Supreme Court. In Gagne v. Vaccaro, 133 Conn. App. 431, 439, 35 A.3d 380 (2012), this court held that the trial court improperly failed to recuse itself from hearing the motion for appellate attorney’s fees, discovery objections, and motion for contempt filed by the plaintiff, J. William Gagne, Jr. Our Supreme Court reversed that decision, concluding that the recusal issue was moot and, therefore, not properly before this court. Gagne v. Vaccaro, 311 Conn. 649, 660, 90 A.3d 196 (2014). The court remanded the case to us with direction to dismiss the appeal as to that issue and to consider the remaining claims advanced by the defendant, Enrico Vaccaro. Id., 662. Consistent with that mandate, we now consider whether the trial court (1) abused its discretion in entering certain discovery orders, (2) lacked authority to impose interest or taxable costs on its award of attorney’s fees, and (3) improperly held the defendant in contempt. We affirm in part and reverse in part the judgments of the trial court.

AC32247, AC32830

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