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Homeless Class Action, Move of Bronx
Client To Queens Cited, Nitty Gritty in
SDNY
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
August 17 – In the ongoing NYC
homeless class action Butler
v. City of New York, the
plaintiffs have moved for a
preliminary injunctions
against the involuntary
movement of any class member
from a de-densification hotel
until notice and meetings and
reasonable
accommodations.
On August 17, U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Valerie E. Caproni held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
In the
plaintiffs' papers, they give
the example of "AG" and say
"he was scheduled to transfer
to Queens despite an RA
request for a facility closer
to his medical providers in
The Bronx, but was told by
shelter staff he would have to
appeal once he arrived at the
new shelter."
In person,
the plaintiffs' counsel gave
more examples of a lack
continuity in communication
from social workers.
Judge
Caproni remarked, I'm sorry to
say but that's below my
paygrade... Nothing in the
settlement requires this level
of hand-holding.
But still
she inquired, into what
percentage of shelter
residents show up for the
offered meetings (over 70%).
The case is
Butler et al v. City of New
York et al., 15-cv-3783
(Caproni)
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