| For Kettling of
Bronx George Floyd
Protest Trio Sued City
now Discovery Delay,
Mediation Duo
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 11 – Among
those suing
the NYPD for
being kettled
and abused in
Mott Haven in
The Bronx
during a June
4, 2020 George
Floyd protest,
Bryan Roman
and two others
had their case
removed to
Federal
court.
On
April 12,
2023, U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York Judge
Mary Kay
Vyskocil held
a proceeding.
Inner City
Press went and
covered it.
Judge Vyskocil
asked the
City's lawyer
why discovery
had not been
produced.
A
lengthy answer
ranging from
records
"sealed under
160.50" to the
consolidated
cases ensued.
Judge
Vyskocil said
discovery is
set to close
on May 17 and
she is not
inclined to
extend the
deadline,
unless better
cause is
shown.
The
City wanted
mediation by
Rebecca Price;
the
plaintiff's
lawyer
preferred
Leslie
Salzman.
Judge
Vyskocil said
she would
speak with the
latter, and
asked the City
to docket a
letter on
April 13 if
they would
co-pay for
private
mediation.
Plaintiff's
counsel said
Bryan Roman
was uninsured
at the time
and so did not
seek medical
treatment but
was hit with a
baton; his
sister settled
with the City
for $47,000 on
less injuries,
he said.
The
case is Jones
et al. v. The
City of New
York, et al.,
21-cv-10082
(Vyskocil)
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