Schoolcraft v. The City Of New York et al

Filing 122

ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Robert W. Sweet from Suzanna Publicker dated 12/21/12 re: Counsel requests that Your Honor sua sponte grant defendant Wall an enlargement of time until 1/30/13 to answer or otherwise respond to the second amended complaint. ENDORSEMENT: So ordered. Richard Wall answer due 1/30/2013. (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 12/26/2012) (mro)

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Y (Jur Honor:

I am the Assistunt Corporation Counsel in the omee of Michael A. Cardozo,
Corporation Counsel of th(;l City of New York, as~ign(;ld to represent the City of New York, the
New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), and individual defendunL~ Deputy Chief Michael
Marim), Assistant Chief Patrol Burough Brooklyn North Gerald Ndson, Captain Theordol'e
Lauterborn, Sergeant Frederick Sawycr, Sergeant Kurt Duncan, Lieutenant Chr1;;tophtlr
Broschalt, Sergeant Shantcl Jamcs, and Lt. Eli~e HHnlon (collectively "City Delendants") in the
above-referenced matter. The undersign~d has recently been made ~tware that newly named
defendant Sergeant Richard Wall was served with process in this action on or about December
lO, 2U12, and accordingly, hIs response to the Second Amended Complaint is due on or l:lbout
December 31, 2012. 1 Without oppearing 011 his behalf or making ,tny reprcsontations with
respect to service, this offipe respectfully requests that the Court .'iua .\ponte grant this defendant
a 30-day enlargement (lr the Hmc until January 30, 2013, t() answer or othclWise respond to the
compluint. Plaintiir's counsel, Richard Gilbert. Esq., consents to this request.
A dcelsion concernillg this office's representation of defend,ml Wull has not yet
been made, however, g~veli the tiltle involved in detennining the representation of a police
officer, and in the intere~t of judicial economy. we requesL that lhe COtlrt, sua sponte, exten\i the
time for him to answer so that his defenses tm: Jlot j~opardi:.!:cd whllc representational iHSLlCl) un~
being resolved. The undersigned suhmits that the requested enlargement should allow suf11cicnt
time for this office to determine, pursuant to Section 50-k of the New York General Municipal
I Accorditig to a review of the Civil Docket Shcl;t, Lieutonant WlIHnm Gotigh, Sergeant Robert W. O'Hare,
Sergeant Sondra Wi1.~on, Lieutenant Thomas Hnnley, and Captain Ti~hY Tnlimlf havu !lO1 yet been ~ed with
process, and am lh(;rcfotc not pnrties to this action.
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Ilonorublt'i Robert W. Sweet
Schoolcraft v, The City of New York, et ttl,
D~cembcr 21, 2012
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Law, and bused on a review of the facts of lhe case, whether we may represeJ.l1 Sergt'i~mt Wall.
See Mete.urio ·v. Th~ City of New York, et al.,· 758 F.2d 862, 864-65(2d Cir. 1985) (quoting
Williams v . .city of New York. et aI., 64 N.Y.2d 800, 486 N.Y.S.2d 918 (1985) (decision
whether to represent jndividtli.d defendants il? made by the Corpo}",,.tion· Counsel as set forth in

state Jaw).
Accordingly, this office respectfully requests that Your lIonor sua ,\ponle grant
dclcndanfWali an enlargement oftinw ~U1tH January 30,20] 3, to tmswei or othel'wise respond to
the Second Amended Complaint.
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I thunk the Court l()r its consideration oftbi8 request,

Respectfully suhmitted,

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Assistant Corporation Counsel
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Richard Gilbert (By r-ax 212-633-1977)
Attorneyfor Plaint(ff .
115 Christopher Street, 2ml floor
New Yorl(, New York 10014
Gregory John Radomisli (By Fax [phone])
MARTIN CLEARWATER & BELL LLJ»

Allorneys/or .ltunaica Hnspitai Medical Center
220 East 42nd Street 13th floor
New York, NY 10017
Brian Lee (By Fax [phone])
IVONE, DEVINE & JENSEN, LLP

Altnrneysfor Dr. lsak lsakov
2001 MarclIs Avenue, Suite Nlo0
Lake Success, New York 110112
Bruce M, Brady (fly Pax 212-248-6815)
CALLAN, KOSTER, flRADY & Il RENN AN , LLP
Attorneys/or Lillian Ahkma-Rf:rniar
1 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004

Walter Aoysiuf! Kretz, Jr. (By Fax 212-37]-6883)
SEIPP KRETZ & AilERCROMBiE
AUomeyfor Defendanl Mauriello
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor
.New York, NY 10022 .