• Ligon v. NYC, 12-Civ.-2274

    Publication Date: 2013-08-14
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Ligon Plaintiffs: Christopher Dunn, Esq., Alexis Karteron, Esq., Taylor Pendergrass, Esq., Daniel Mullkoff, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. Mariana Kovel, Esq., The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY. Juan Cartagena, Esq., Foster Maer, Esq., Roberto Concepcion, Jr., Esq., LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York, NY. John A. Nathanson, Esq., Tiana Peterson, Esq., Mayer Grashin, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Floyd Plaintiffs: Darius Charney, Esq., Sunita Patel, Esq., Baher Azmy, Esq., Rachel Lopez, Esq., Ghita Schwarz, Esq., Chauniqua Young, Esq., Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY. Philip I. Irwin, Esq., Eric Hellerman, Esq., Gretchen Hoff Varner, Esq., Kasey Martini, Esq., Bruce Corey, Jr., Esq., Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. Jonathan Moore, Esq., Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, Esq., Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Ligon and Floyd Defendants: Brenda Cooke, Linda Donahue, Heidi Grossman, Morgan Kunz, Joseph Marutollo, Suzanna Publicker, Lisa Richardson, Cecilia Silver, Judson Vickers, Richard Weingarten, Mark Zuckerman, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12-Civ.-2274 (SAS)

    Cite as: Ligon v. NYC, 12-Civ.-2274 (SAS), NYLJ 1202615273078, at *1 (SDNY, Decided August 12, 2013) 12-Civ.-2274 (SAS) District Judge Shira A. Sc

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