Schoolcraft v. The City Of New York et al

Filing 410

DECLARATION of Ryan Shaffer in Support re: 297 MOTION for Summary Judgment .. Document filed by Christopher Broschart(Tax Id. 915354 Individually), Timothy Caughey(Tax Id. 885374 Individually), Kurt Duncan(Shield No. 2483, Individually), Joseph Goff(Tax Id. 894025 Individually), William Gough(Tax Id. 919124, Individually), Elise Hanlon(in her official capacity as a lieutenant with the New York City Fire Department), Theodore Lauterborn(Tax Id. 897840 in his official capacity), Michael Marino, Gerald Nelson(Assistant Chief Patrol Borough Brooklyn North, Tax Id. 912370 in his official capacity), New York City Police Department, Frederick Sawyer(Shield No. 2576 in his official capacity), The City Of New York, Timothy Trainer(Tax Id. 899922, in his Official Capacity). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit)(Scheiner, Alan)

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ELISE HANLON
MR. SMITH: I will

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that.
You heard Officer Schooleraft
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asking to be taken to Forest Hills ' right?
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Yes.
You heard yourself saYing that
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he should go to Jamaica, right?
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Yes.
Why ísn't the patient entitled
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to make the decision about where to go?
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Given tt¡e events of why we were
therE, given the events of the faet of how
many poJ.ice of f icers ïtere there, given the
fact I guess, just generally of the yelling
and s crearning back and f orth , being
uncooperative, you took Nyquil, but there
üras nothíng wrongt with you. Maybe he wagnrt
completeJ,y being honest with us or he was in
denial of what was going on with him, my
view was that,famaica was a better choice
for him.
Because there was a psych ward
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there, right?
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Yes.
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And that's the onIY reason?
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MR, KOSTER: Objection.
MR. OSTERMAN: Objection.
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Not the onlY reason. Number
one, I believe closer to his house, theyrre
a cardiac center, theyrre a trauma center,
they're a full ER, they have a C-port if
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needed and they have a psych f,acility.
they have more a
MR. SHAFFER: Services .
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Services than North Shore Forest

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MR. SMITH: I 'd appreciate it,
Counsel, if, you wouldn't supply answers
Okay. Itrs reallY
for the witnees.
improper to be doing that.
MR. SHAFFER: CaIl the judge. I
don't really care anymore ' Nat. You
have a problem with ny actions, you can
call the judge.
MR. SMITH: Continue the
recordíng at L329,
(YÍher€upon, a tape recording was
played. )
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