In more dramatic moments from SeanPaul “Long Island Audit” Reyes’ (LIA) on-going lawsuit against the New York Police Department, Reyes’ attorney, Andrew Case, has objected to the defense’s most recent request for a delay.
Attorney Case states that the defense has had multiple delays in the lawsuit and took nearly five months to reply to the initial complaint, after multiple reminders. He further contended that the amended complaint was discussed with the defense in the scheduling conference and involves no additional facts that would impact the defense’s ability to serve initial disclosures.
Continuing, Case stated that the defense has failed to indicate if it is still seeking a jury trial and has not indicated that if it is willing to participate in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). He then threatened to move to strike the jury request should the defense pursue it and indicated that the plaintiff would be willing to participate in ADR at this time.
In an almost immediate reply, new lead attorney for the defense, Mark D. Zuckerman, submitted two letters to Judge Jessica G.L. Clarke. The first reminded all parties that he had directly discussed ADR with Case on January 3, 2024, and that he indicated that the defense did not feel ADR would be productive at this time.
The second letter officially requested that attorney Gregory Musso be permitted to withdraw as counsel of record for the NYPD as he has been terminated as counsel for the NYPD on the Docket. Musso has left the Law Department and has been replaced by Zuckerman as lead attorney.
This apparently confirmed rumors that Musso had been terminated by the NYPD in mid-December of 2024 after multiple procedural setbacks in the lawsuit, including a near default for failing to respond to the initial complaint in the case for nearly five months.
Both sides had been ordered to file a joint letter to the Judge by January 18, 2024, indicating if they were interested in ADR and if the defense still wanted to pursue a jury trial. In light of the dueling letters and request for delay, it is unclear if the deadline still stands.
