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The plaintiffs, Chris Arnoldy ("Arnoldy") and Rebecca Drummond ("Drummond"), have brought a civil action against the City of Manchester ("the City"), the Manchester Police Department ("the Police Department"), and Manchester Police Officer Stephen Coco ("Coco"). This action arises out of Officer Coco's alleged shooting of the plaintiffs' dog, "Toby," in a local park. The City and the Police Department move to dismiss all counts of the action. In addition, Coco has filed a motion to dismiss two of the counts.

Robert W. Bruedle is charged with two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault (“AFSA”), one count of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit witness tampering. Bruedle moves this court to compel the testimony of Daniel Henry Kight, a codefendant on the conspiracy count (following a Richards hearing, if necessary) or, in the alternative, to direct the State to immunize Kight for his trial testimony. The State did not file a written objection to Bruedle’s motion, but did file with the court a copy of a handwritten statement from Kight, as well as a copy of the transcript of three one-party intercepts with Kight. Also before the court is the State’s motion to consolidate Kight’s trial on one count of conspiracy to commit witness tampering and one count of witness tampering with Bruedle’s trial on the conspiracy charge.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester moves for an order enforcing an audit provision contained in a non-prosecution agreement (“agreement”) between the New Hampshire Attorney General (“Attorney General”) and the Diocese of Manchester (“Diocese”). The agreement was approved by this court on December 10, 2002. The Diocese invokes the authority of this court, pursuant to Section 8 of the agreement, to compel the Attorney General to commence and pay for an audit provided for in Section 4. After consideration of parties’ pleadings and the arguments advanced at hearing, the court rules as follows.