Drayton v. Young et al

Filing 173

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL AS COUNSEL: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 1.4 of the Local Rules for the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, I, Daphna Frankel, an Assistant Attorney General at the Offi ce of Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, attorney for Defendant William Young, Jr. ("Defendant") in the above-entitled action, hereby withdraw as an attorney of record for the Defendants, as I am transferring to a n ew bureau in the Office and am no longer assigned to the defense of this case on the Attorney General's behalf. The Office of the Attorney General will continue to serve as counsel of record to Defendants in the above-referenced matter, and th is matter will continue to be handled by Assistant Attorney General Jessica Acosta-Pettyjohn. Therefore, I hereby request that the Court grant my withdrawal and that my appearance be removed from the docket. IT IS SO ORDERED. Attorney Daphna Frankel terminated. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 7/17/2020) (jca)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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FRANK SAMUEL DRAYTON,
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Plaintiff,
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WILLIAM YOUNG, JR., MICHAEL DAVIS,
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GEORGE MENDEZ, JASON GORR,
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Defendants.
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17 Civ.5440 (KMK)

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL AS COUNSEL
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 1.4 of the Local Rules for the United
States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, I, Daphna Frankel, an
Assistant Attorney General at the Office of Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New
York, attorney for Defendant William Young, Jr. (“Defendant”) in the above-entitled action,
hereby withdraw as an attorney of record for the Defendants, as I am transferring to a new bureau
in the Office and am no longer assigned to the defense of this case on the Attorney General’s
behalf. The Office of the Attorney General will continue to serve as counsel of record to
Defendants in the above-referenced matter, and this matter will continue to be handled by Assistant
Attorney General Jessica Acosta-Pettyjohn.
Therefore, I hereby request that the Court grant my withdrawal and that my appearance be
removed from the docket.

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Dated:

New York, New York
July 17, 2020

Respectfully submitted,
LETITIA JAMES
Attorney General
State of New York
Attorney for Defendant
By:
/s/Daphna Frankel
Daphna Frankel
Assistant Attorney General
28 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10005
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

IT IS SO ORDERED.
July 17
Dated: __________________, 2020 ___________________________________
HON. KENNETH M. KARAS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE
DAPHNA FRANKEL, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, declares under penalty of perjury as
follows:
That on July 17, 2020, I mailed a copy of the annexed NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL to
be served on the plaintiff by depositing a true and correct copy thereof, properly enclosed in a prepaid wrapper, in a receptacle maintained by the United States Postal Service, upon the following
person:
Frank Samuel Drayton
DIN 16-A-5226
Auburn Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 618
Auburn, New York 13024
/s/ Daphna Frankel
Daphna Frankel
Assistant Attorney General
Executed on July 17, 2020