DeLeon v. City of New York et al

Filing 45

ORDER: terminating 43 Letter Motion for Discovery. The Court will issue individual orders directed at each agency and hospital to whom a release is directed. Plaintiff's counsel must email to Chambers unredacted versions of each release not later than June 9, 2021. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 6/07/2021) (ama)

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BROMBERG LAW OFFICE, P.C.
Brian L. Bromberg (Admitted in NY, NJ & CA)
Joshua Tarrant-Windt, Associate (Admitted in NY)

May 25, 2021

MEMO ENDORSED

352 Rutland Road, #1
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: [phone]
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Via ECF
Honorable Valerie E. Caproni, U.S.D.J.
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re:

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED:

Deleon v. City of New York, et al. SDNY Case No. 20-CV-8796 (VEC)

Dear Judge Caproni:
My office, together with co-counsel, represents the plaintiff, Andrew DeLeon, in the
above-referenced civil-rights case against the City of New York and against several
police officers for false arrest and excessive force.
I am writing because Plaintiff's counsel has been trying to get notarized releases
from our client, but has been unable to do so because he is in custody in the
Dominican Republic based on charges completely unrelated to this case. Mr.
DeLeon has been able to sign the various release forms, but has not been able to get
them notarized in prison and Mr. DeLeon does not know how long he will be
incarcerated.
I am attaching copies of the releases with personal identifiers removed, so Your
Honor can see that they have, in fact, been signed. Plaintiff requests that in light of
these unusual circumstances, Your Honor issue an order directing the various
agencies and hospitals to comply with the releases, even though they have not been
notarized. Defendant City of New York consents to this request.
I was finalizing this letter when I received Your Honor’s minute order directing that
Plaintiff explain the delay in this case. No fault lies with the defendants or their
counsel. As explained above, my co-counsel and I have been having difficulty
moving this case ahead, because of the unusual situation that has arisen and the
parties believe that an order directing the acceptance of the un-notarized release
will help expedite matters.
Respectfully,
/s/ Brian L. Bromberg
Brian L. Bromberg
cc:

All Counsel of Record (Via ECF)

SO ORDERED.

HON. VALERIE CAPRONI
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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