| Justice In Exile From Foley
Square Due To Elevator Problems Some Apologize
While Others Like It
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC
- Guardian
UK - Honduras
- The
Source
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Dec 4 – The Federal
courthouse at 40 Foley Square
has two elevator banks out of
service, leading to the
shifting of cases and whole
court operations of some
judges to the newer courthouse
next door at 500 Pearl Street.
On December 4 Inner City
Press, which covers cases in
both buildings, stumbled on
the sentencing
of a military veteran for a
brokering the sale of four
pounds of crystal meth. The
sentencing was by U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Jesse M. Furman, who usually
works out of the 11th floor of
40 Foley.
But this sentencing took
place, without notice, in 500
Pearl Street, in a courtroom
Judge Furman shares with
fellow Judge Alison J. Nathan,
also in exile from 40 Foley, formally
the Thurgood
Marshall
United States
Courthouse.
Last week a
sentencing
in the Tekashi 6ix9ine
case started after some
delay due to moving it from
Judge Engelmayer's usual
courtroom on the 13th floor of
40 Foley.
Judge Engelmayer on the record
told defendant Aaron Young's
family member that he was
sorry, the elevators has
caused the delay.
Some court staff,
such as interpreters and court
reporters, tell Inner City
Press they like the change, as
it consolidates all of their
work in a single building. On
the other hand, family members
and supporters are for now
left unclear of where the
proceedings they want and need
to attend are taking place.
Judge based in the newer
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United
States Courthouse at 500 Pearl
Street like SDNY Chief Judge
Colleen McMahon and Judge John
F. Keenan have lent their
courtrooms to others. Second Circuit
Judge Richard
J. Sullivan, sitting by
designation on his continuing
cases like Judge Denny
Chin, was already a
nomad, so it appears to not
have impacted him.
For now, there is a "we're all
in this together" spirit,
notable about more usual
complaints, from Wall Street
to Turtle Bay. More on Patreon
here.
Inner City Press will continue
on these beats.
***
Your
support means a lot. As little as $5 a month
helps keep us going and grants you access to
exclusive bonus material on our Patreon
page. Click
here to become a patron.
Feedback:
Editorial [at] innercitypress.com
SDNY Press Room 480, front cubicle
500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA
Mail: Box 20047, Dag
Hammarskjold Station NY NY 10017
Reporter's mobile (and weekends):
718-716-3540
Other, earlier Inner City Press are
listed here,
and some are available in the ProQuest
service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.
Copyright 2006-2019 Inner City
Press, Inc. To request reprint or other
permission, e-contact Editorial [at]
innercitypress.com for
|
,
