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`P R E S E N T :
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`HONORABLE __________________________18, J.S.C.
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`JOSE LASALLE
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`At IAS PART 33 of the Supreme Court of
`the State of New York, held in and for the
`County of Bronx at the courthouse located at
`851 Grand Concourse, Room
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`Bronx, NY, 10451 on the _____ day of
`______________18, 2018.
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`Plaintiff,
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`THE CITY OF NEW YORK; POLICE OFFICER FELIX
`BAEZ, TAX ID # 953654, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A
`POLICE OFFICER POLICE OFFICER ELVIS DURAN,
`SHIELD # 21865, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A POLICE
`OFFICER; DET. JUAN TEJERA, TAX ID # 919967, MTS
`DET. SQUAD, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A POLICE
`OFFICER; SGT. MIGUEL FRIAS, TAX ID # 930184,
`INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A POLICE OFFICER;
`ASSISTANT CHIEF, LARRY W. NIKUNEN,
`COMMANDING OFFICER BOROUGH BRONX, TAX ID #
`882753, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A POLICE OFFICER; LT.
`ERIC DYM, TAX ID # 933762, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A
`POLICE OFFICER; DEPUTY INSPECTOR JERRY P.
`O’SULLIVAN, COMMANDING OFICER, PSA 7, TAX ID #
`902151, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A POLICE OFFICER; LT.
`JOE DOE, IDENTITY PRESENTLY UNKNOWN,
`INDIVIDUALLY AND AS POLICE OFFICER; SGT. JIM
`DOE, IDENTITY PRESENTLY UNKKNOWN,
`INDIVIDUALLY AND AS POLICE OFFICER; P.O. JOHN
`DOES # 1-10, IDENTITIES PRESENTLY UNKNOWN,
`INDIVIDUALLY AND AS POLICE OFFICERS
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`ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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`Index No.: 23941/2017E
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`Law Dep’t No.: 2016-037992
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that upon the annexed Affirmation of JOEL KOSH in
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`Support affirmed on June 18, 2018, all exhibits annexed thereto, and all of the papers, pleadings
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`and proceedings heretofore had and filed herein, and sufficient cause having been shown,
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`LET the Plaintiff JOSE LASALLE or Plaintiff’s attorney (“Plaintiff”), appear and show
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`cause before this Court at the Courthouse located at 851 Grand Concourse, Room 707, Bronx,
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`New York, on the ____ day of ________________18, 2018, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of
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`that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard,
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`WHY an order should not be made pursuant to Section 3103 of the Civil Practice Laws
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`and Rules (“CPLR”):
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`(1) vacating the Preliminary Conference Order, dated May 2, 2018 (the “Order“), insofar as
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`it requires Defendants to produce:
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`(a) the affidavit in support of a search warrant as it was sealed by the issuing court;
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`(b) monthly stop, question and frisk reports for 2014-2016 of PO Felix Baez, PO
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`Elvis Duran, and Sgt. Miguel Frias since these records are irrelevant because
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`plaintiff does not allege he was stopped and questioned; and
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`(c) Police Service Area 7 stop and frisk reports for 5 year period preceding this
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`incident for the same reasons stated above;
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`(d) “call log from the precinct to members of District Attorney Office” as there are no
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`such logs or records maintained by Defendants;
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`(e) “communication log with members of the Bronx District Attorney’s office” as
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`there are no such logs or records maintained by Defendants; and
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`(2) modifying Defendants’ obligation pursuant to the Order insofar as it requires them to
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`(a) “reports generated by [Lt. Eric] Dym, [Assistant Chief Larry] Nikunen, and/or
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`[Deputy Inspector Jerry] O’Sullivan” by limiting the time period and clarifying
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`the nature of the vague term “reports” to be searched for;
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`(b) “complete Civilian Complaint Review Board and Internal Affairs Bureau files for
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`the subject incident” by permitting Defendants to withhold voting sheets
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`privileged under the deliberative process privilege and ordering all produced
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`records to be deemed confidential and subject to use only in this litigation; and
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`(3) in the alternative, if this Court does not vacate and/or modify the Order as requested
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`above, this Court should bificurate Plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim for municipal
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`liability against the City of New York and stay all Monell discovery until if and when
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`liability for an underlying constitutional violation is established at trial in the interest of
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`judicial economy, to avoid burdensome discovery and potential prejudice to the
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`individual officers;
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`(4) extending the time by which Defendants must comply with those components of the
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`Order Defendants seek to vacate and/or modify to 60 days from the resolution of this
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`motion; and
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`(5) granting for such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
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`PENDING THE RESOLUTION OF THIS MOTION IT IS ORDERED THAT, the
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`Order is stayed insofar as it requires disclosure of the:
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`(1) affidavit in support of a search warrant;
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`(2) monthly stop and frisk reports for 2014-2016 of PO Felix Baez, PO Elvis Duran, and
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`Sgt. Miguel Frias;
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`(3) Police Service Area 7 stop and frisk reports for 5 year period preceding this incident;
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`(4) reports generated by Lt. Eric Dym, Assistant Chief Larry Nikunen, and/or Deputy
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`Inspector Jerry O’Sullivan;
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`(5) call log from the precinct to members of District Attorney Office;
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`(6) communication log with members of the Bronx District Attorney’s office; and
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`(7) complete Civilian Complaint Review Board and Internal Affairs Bureau files for the
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`subject incident.
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`SUFFICIENT REASONING APPEARING THEREFORE, let personal service of a
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`copy of this Order to Show Cause, together with a copy of the papers upon which it was granted,
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`upon Plaintiff’s counsel EMDIN & RUSSELL, LLP, located at 499 Seventh Avenue, 12N, New
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`York, New York 10018 on or before the ___ day of ______18, 2018 be deemed good and
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`sufficient service.
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`The above-entitled action is for personal injuries. No previous application for the relief
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`sought herein has been made.
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