Jones v. City Of New York et al

Filing 83

UNSEALING ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Bronx County Grand Jury testimony of Christopher Rice, and Police Officers Saul Quiles-Morales, Sherrod Stuart, and Ruben Serrano in the matter of People v. Christopher Rice, Case No. 2016BX001519 b e made available to James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, or to his authorized representatives for inspection, photocopying, and use in the above-referenced federal action on or before March 13, 2020, and that the file sha ll thereafter be sealed. It is further ORDERED that the Bronx County District Attorney's Office and/or the Office of the Corporation Counsel may redact as necessary to protect confidential information prior to disclosure. It is further ORDER ED that on or before March 27, 2020, the redacted minutes shall be produced to plaintiff's counsel in the above referenced action. It is further ORDERED that the parties use the Grand Jury testimony solely for purposes of the pending federal l awsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Henry Jones v. City of New York, et al., 18 CV 4064 (GBD) (KHP). It is further; ORDERED that counsel for the parties to the federal action shall not use the Grand Ju ry testimony for any purpose other than for the preparation or presentation of plaintiffs case in this action, including at trial in front of a jury, and the parties shall not publically file the Grand Jury testimony or otherwise make the Grand J ury testimony known except as stated herein; and it is further ORDERED that the provision of this Order shall survive the termination of the above referenced federal civil proceeding. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 2/26/2020) (ks) Transmission to Sealed Records Clerk for processing.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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HENRY JONES,

02/26/2020
UNSEALING ORDER

Plaintiff,
18 CV 4064 (GBD) (KHP)

- against THE CITY OF NEW YORK, POLICE OFFICER SAUL
QUILES MORALES, SHIELD NO. 5235, POLICE
OFFICER RUBEN SERRANO, SHIELD NO. 13592;
POLICE OFFICER DANIEL RYAN, SHIELD NO. 5262,
Defendants.
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Bronx County Grand Jury testimony of
Christopher Rice, and Police Officers Saul Quiles-Morales, Sherrod Stuart, and Ruben Serrano
in the matter of People v. Christopher Rice, Case No. 2016BX001519 be made available to
James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, or to his authorized
representatives for inspection, photocopying, and use in the above-referenced federal action on
or before March 13, 2020, and that the file shall thereafter be sealed. It is further
ORDERED that the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office and/or the Office of the
Corporation Counsel may redact as necessary to protect confidential information prior to
disclosure. It is further
ORDERED that on or before March 27, 2020, the redacted minutes shall be produced to
plaintiff’s counsel in the above referenced action. It is further
ORDERED that the parties use the Grand Jury testimony solely for purposes of the
pending federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, Henry Jones v. City of New York, et al., 18 CV 4064 (GBD) (KHP ). It is further;

ORDERED that counsel for the parties to the federal action shall not use the Grand Jury
testimony for any purpose other than for the preparation or presentation of plaintiff’s case in this
action, including at trial in front of a jury, and the parties shall not publically file the Grand Jury
testimony or otherwise make the Grand Jury testimony known except as stated herein; and it is
further
ORDERED that the provision of this Order shall survive the termination of the above
referenced federal civil proceeding.
Dated: New York, New York
February 26
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KATHARINE H. PARKER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUGDE

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