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SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 20 – Keith Drew was on Rikers Island in prison when he filed a lawsuit in 2018 against the City of New York and a series of law enforcement officers including "Corrections Officer Yani - Manhattan Criminal." 

 On April 20, 2020 in a proceeding covered by Inner City Press Yani was allowed to be amended, orally, to Jani. Keith Drew is now listed in the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York. There may be a settlement - the April 20 proceeding resulted in this Order:

"the parties’ request for three months to engage in settlement discussions is GRANTED. By separate order to be entered later today, the Court will refer the parties to the assigned Magistrate Judge for settlement purposes. The parties shall contact the assigned Magistrate Judge within two weeks of the date of this Order to schedule a settlement conference to be held before July 30, 2020.  No later than June 26, 2020, counsel for the City shall file on ECF a status letter that (1) describes the progress of any settlement discussions, (2) provides any updates about Defendant Gaskin, including whether he has been made aware of this action and plans to defend the case, and (3) proposes next steps in the litigation. By the same date, counsel for the City shall file on ECF a protective order signed by all appearing parties for the Court’s approval.

The parties shall then appear for a pretrial conference with the Court on July 30, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. Finally, with the City’s consent, as discussed on the record, it is hereby ordered that Correction Officer Cleo Foster, Shield No. 18222, as identified in the City’s letter at ECF No. 56, shall be substituted as a Defendant for Correction Officer Miguelina Reyes, Shield No. 9177. In addition, Correction Officer Lavdrim Jani, Shield No. 17359, as identified in the City’s letter at ECF No. 56, is hereby substituted for Defendant “Correction Officer Yani.” Any references to Defendants Reyes and Yani in the parties’ filings shall be construed as references to Defendants Foster and Jani, respectively. The Court requests that Defendants Foster and Jani waive service of summons.

Within two days of the date of this Order, counsel for the City shall mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and file proof of such service on ECF. If counsel is unable to complete this mailing as a result of COVID-19 and related disruptions, counsel shall promptly notify the Court by letter filed on ECF. The Clerk of Court is directed to replace Defendant “Correction Officer Miguelina Reyes, Shield No. 9177,” with Defendant “Correction Officer Cleo Foster, Shield No. 18222,” and to replace Defendant “Correction Officer Yani” with Defendant “Correction Officer Lavdrim Jani, Shield No. 17359” on the docket."

  The case is Drew v. City of New York, et al., 18-cr-8529 (Furman). 

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