Donohue et al v. Nassau County Interim Finance Authority et al

Filing 13

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER; For the reasons set forth herein, the Clerk of the Court is directed to close the files and terminate all outstanding motions in these cases at this time. The closing and terminations are without prejudice to re-opening these cases, upon letter application, at the conclusion of the state court proceedings. (Ordered by Judge Leonard D. Wexler on 10/7/2013.) (Fagan, Linda).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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JERRY LARICCHIUTA, as Local President of the U.S. Dtsrkfff!lco'SOFFICE

CSEA Nassau Co\IDty Local 830; and
Civil Service Employees Association, Inc.,

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Local l 000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO,
DANNY DONOHUE as President of the

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Civil Service Employees Association, Inc.,

Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO,
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

cv 11-1900
cv 13-1331

Plaintiffs,

CV 13-3898
(Wexler, J.)

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NASSAU COUNTY INTERIM FINANCE
AUTHORITY, et al.,
Defendants.

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JOHN JARONCZYK, as President of the
Nassau County Sheriffs Correction Officers
Benevolent Association, Nassau County Sheriffs
Correction Benevolent Association,

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

cv 11-2743
cv 13-1091
cv 13-4097

Plaintiffs,

(Wexler, J.)

-againstNASSAU COUNTY INTERIM FINANCE
AUTHORITY, et al.,
Defendants.

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APPEARANCES:
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AARON EDWARD KAPLAN, ESQ.
CSEA,INC.
143 Washington Avenue Box 7125
Albany, New York I22IO
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Jerry Laricchiuta Danny Donohue,
CSEA Nassau County Local 830 and CSEA Local 1000, AFSME, AFL-CIO
KOEHLER & ISAACS, LLP.
BY: HOWARD GARY WEIN, ESQ.
61 Broadway 25 1h Floor
New York, New York I 0006
Attorneys for Plaintiffs John Jaronczyk and Nassau County Sheriff's
Corrections Officers Benevolent Association
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
BY: CHRISTOPHER GUNTHER, ESQ.
Four Times Square
New York, New York I 0036-6522
Attorneys for Defendants Nassau County Interim Finance Authority and
Individual Directors/Members
JACKSON LEWIS LLP
BY: ANA SHIELDS, ESQ .. MARC S. WENGER, ESQ.
58 South Service Road, Suite 410
Melville, New York II747
Attorneys for Defendants County of Nassau
Edward Mangano and George Maragos
BARBARA E. VAN RIPER, ESQ.
Office of the Nassau County Attorney
One West Street
Mineola, New York II50I
WEXLER, District Judge
In a Memorandum and Order dated September 25,2013, this court asked Plaintiffs in
Carver v. NIFA, 11-1614, to inform the court as to their intent with respect to pursuing their state
Jaw statutory construction claim in a state forum. The Carver Plaintiffs have since informed the
court that they will soon commence a state action. In view of the Carver Plaintiffs' election and the
opinion of the Second Circuit in Carver v. Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, No. 13-0801,

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13-840 (September 20, 2013), this court exercised its discretion to stay this federal action pending
completion of the state court proceedings.
The cases captioned herein raise the same potentially dispositive state law statutory
construction claim. Instead of reaching the Constitutional issues raised in these cases, the court
will close the files in these cases pending a decision by the New York state court as to the merits of
the state law claim. Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is directed to close the files and terminate
all outstanding motions in these cases at this time. The closing and terminations are without
prejudice to re-opening these cases, upon letter application, at the conclusion of the state court
proceedings.

SO ORDERED.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: Central Islip, New York
October 7, 2013

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