Coste v. City of New York

CourtDistrict Court, S.D. New York
DecidedMarch 1, 2022
Docket1:20-cv-10365
StatusUnknown

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Coste v. City of New York, (S.D.N.Y. 2022).

Opinion

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UPON THE JOINT APPLICATION of the parties, for the unsealing of records pertaining to the arrests of: (1) Ryan Guzman; and (2) Michel Jeandarcel on December 12, 2017, which, upon information and belief, are sealed and protected from disclosure by New York Criminal Procedural Law §§ 160.50 and/or 160.55; WHEREAS the information sought is material and relevant to the above-captioned civil action currently pending in the Southern District of New York, brought by Plaintiffs and being defended by the Office of Corporation Counsel; and WHEREAS the Court has the inherent authority to unseal these records in connection with this action, see Schomburg v. Bologna, 298 F.R.D. 138, 141 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) (“Federal courts andcommonly doorder production ofdocuments sealedunder Section 160.50”);

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the records in the possession, custody, or control of the following entities, pertaining to the December 12, 2017 arrests of: (1) Ryan Guzman; and (2) Michel Jeandarcel, are unsealed pursuant to New York Criminal Procedure Law §§ 160.50 and 160.55 and may be made available for use in this civil action: (1) New York City Police Department; (2) New York County District Attorney’s Office; (3) Supreme, Criminal, and/or Family Courts of New York County, State of New York; (4) the New York City Department of Correction; and (5) any other documents in the possession of any other agency, investigatory body, or individual relating tothe above; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the aforementioned records shall be disclosed to Georgia M. Pestana, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, or her authorized representative; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the aforementioned records shall be deemed confidential and used only for the purposes of prosecuting and defending Plaintiffs’ claims in this civil suit.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: dd tne |__, 2021 [4 New York, New York On I HON. COLLEEN MCMAHON” UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Schomburg v. New York City Police Department
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