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Defamation Plaintiff Served Subpoenas
After Magistrate Quashes Asks Again on 3
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 10 – Gregory
Sheindlin sued James Brady for
defamation. But there is more
to the
story.
On
April 2, U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Lewis J. Liman
held a proceeding. Inner City
Press covered it.
Brady
asked loudly why the case had
been assigned to Judge Liman,
who he said had dismissed his
case and called it vexatious
litigation.
Judge Liman
stated calmly that he is not
required to describe the
individual assignment system.
Brady insisted
that $1.7 million had been
stolen from him. Judge Liman
asked what relief Brady was
seeking, then denied it. Soon
the half hour was up.
But on May 14,
Judge Liman held another
conference, and Inner City
Press again covered it, this
time live tweeting, here:
Judge
himself has been subpoena-ed
by the plaintiff, as have Cy
Vance & other NYS judges,
all represented in today's
proceeding. Judge
Liman says he has
stayed the subpoenas,
including on himself and will
refer the matter to the
Magistrate Judge. Brady: Which
one? [He names three with whom
he would not feel
comfortable.] He cuts in again
Judge Liman: Mr.
Brady, do not talk over me.
Brady: It's
disappointing that my rights
to subpoena being suppressed
by you - why? Judge Liman: I'm
not going to answer that, I
think it's in my order.
Brady: I
had the right to an extension.
You are doing what Mr. Sussman
tells you.
Judge Liman: You
are risking contempt. Let me
hear from the other side. Cy
Vance's lawyer: I will submit
to the Magistrate, if
requested.
Judge Liman says
while a letter claims he spoke
with Judge Kornreich, he did
not.
Instead, she
called his Chambers about the
subpoena and was told it came
from the Office of the Clerk.
On May 26,
Magistrate Judge Stewart D.
Aaron has issued an order
quashing the subpoenas issued
against current and former NYS
judges and DA Vance, and sua
sponte quashing the subpoenas
issued to two SDNY District
Judges and one (other)
Magistrate, as well as to a
journalist.
On June 10,
District Judge Liman held a
proceeding and, on the
subpoenas, noted that Brady
objects as to three: Phillippe
Iffrah, Robert Fass and
Kathianne Boniello. Judge
Liman gave the plaintiff and
Boniello until June 14 to
respond, with any reply by
June 15. Motions for summary
judgement are due July 19.
The case is
Sheindlin v. Brady, 21-cv-1124
(Liman / Aaron)
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