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The plaintiff, Francis J. Cuddy, Jr., seeks a fair division of the partnership known as Manchester Firing Line Range, LLC ("MFLR"), in which both he and the defendant, James L. McLoud, were partners, and also the return of certain property that he claims the defendant misappropriated. The Court held a bench trial on the matter on April 24, 2007. On June 29, 2007, the Court issued an order making certain findings of fact, and further requesting both parties clarify their legal arguments. The Court held a hearing on the parties' subsequent motions on August 16, 2007. The Court incorporates the June 29, 2007 Order into this current order, and now finds and rules as follows.

The plaintiff claims the defendant failed to pay damages under an insurance contract for uninsured motorist coverage and acted with bad faith when it adjusted the plaintiffs uninsured motorist coverage. The defendant moves to stay the plaintiffs bad faith claim, arguing proceeding on this claim at the same time as the plaintiffs breach of contract claim may be a waste of the parties’ and the court’s resources and is prejudicial to the defendant. The plaintiff objects. The court held a hearing on this matter on September 2, 2005. After a review of the parties’ pleadings and the applicable law, the court finds and rules as follows.

Jeffrey Stone (“Stone”) initially instituted this action against defendant New England Document Systems, Inc., f/k/a New England Micrographics, Inc. (“N.E. Docs”)[1] for breach of contract, compelled payment of dividends, freeze-out of a minority shareholder, and judicial dissolution of the corporation. N.E. Docs interposed counterclaims, and moves for judgment on the pleadings as to most of Stone’s claims, and also seeks costs and attorney’s fees. Stone objects. The Court held a hearing on October 23, 2006. Upon consideration of the parties’ oral arguments and written submissions, and as described below, N.E. Docs’ motion is GRANTED only as to Stone’s first breach of contract claim, and his judicial dissolution claim, and no award of costs and attorney’s fees is entered.