I just got off the phone (7/29/22) with the Communications Director for the DA on an unrelated matter and heard there is a good deal of interest in Mimi Rocah’s Article 78 but other reporters cannot find it. 🤣
I explained to her that it had been an involved process because its all paper and the only copy the courts have is in Judge Cacace's chambers and they had to make special arrangements to let me come over, sit and read the 1,000 pages and as I decided it was best to have my own copies so I took photos on my phone one page at a time.
Really interesting stuff. I am hoping the Judge denies Costa's Motion to Dismiss, simply because I want to read his reply. This stuff is "must see TV".
I am flabbergasted by Rocah’s assertions. At issue is a statute (& amendments to said statutes) that were passed with the legislative intention of transparency, with the __intention__ to impose a burden on the prosecutor—a serious, significant burden. This was all legislated in the name of producing more equitable results. For whom, we ask? If the prosecutor can’t fulfill her responsibility (due to staffing, as is asserted in the reports), then she has a budgeting problem, doesn’t she? It’s not the judge’s problem, now is it?
Asserting that judges don’t have the right to make decisions is, in my opinion, absurd. In fact, it’s pretty dangerous. How does she expect to appear before any judge, when that judge has to consider that if a ruling doesn’t go Mimi’s way, she’ll sue the judge? She’s created a much larger problem for herself. It’s not that she can’t enforce the law in NR; it’s that she’s made it impossible for the DA appear in any courts in the county. Her article 78 was clearly intended to be a warning: do it my way or else.
She’s kidding, right?
And the AG’s decimation is in fact quite fascinating. Wonder if that letter will ever show up.
This is legislation that was pushed by the progressive arm of the party that got her elected. Now she doesn’t like it? What happened to the equity it’s supposed to produce for the accused? Is that irrelevant now because Mimi can’t work within the squares of the statute written by her compadres in the Legislature?
Rocah is way outside of her shoes despite her arrogance. I certainly hope she gets cut down.
I have a couple questions.
1. Why go the route of an Article 78? Was there no alternative?
2. Why file paper and not use NYSEF to file PDFs?
I just got off the phone (7/29/22) with the Communications Director for the DA on an unrelated matter and heard there is a good deal of interest in Mimi Rocah’s Article 78 but other reporters cannot find it. 🤣
I explained to her that it had been an involved process because its all paper and the only copy the courts have is in Judge Cacace's chambers and they had to make special arrangements to let me come over, sit and read the 1,000 pages and as I decided it was best to have my own copies so I took photos on my phone one page at a time.
By all means, take your time.
There was no short way to tell the story right.
I may have gotten in over head in explaining the myriad aspects to the matter but I found it so interesting.
I am hoping the motion to dismiss is denied only because I want to read Matt’s reply to the legal arguments in Mimi’s Article 78.
Really interesting stuff. I am hoping the Judge denies Costa's Motion to Dismiss, simply because I want to read his reply. This stuff is "must see TV".
I am flabbergasted by Rocah’s assertions. At issue is a statute (& amendments to said statutes) that were passed with the legislative intention of transparency, with the __intention__ to impose a burden on the prosecutor—a serious, significant burden. This was all legislated in the name of producing more equitable results. For whom, we ask? If the prosecutor can’t fulfill her responsibility (due to staffing, as is asserted in the reports), then she has a budgeting problem, doesn’t she? It’s not the judge’s problem, now is it?
Asserting that judges don’t have the right to make decisions is, in my opinion, absurd. In fact, it’s pretty dangerous. How does she expect to appear before any judge, when that judge has to consider that if a ruling doesn’t go Mimi’s way, she’ll sue the judge? She’s created a much larger problem for herself. It’s not that she can’t enforce the law in NR; it’s that she’s made it impossible for the DA appear in any courts in the county. Her article 78 was clearly intended to be a warning: do it my way or else.
She’s kidding, right?
And the AG’s decimation is in fact quite fascinating. Wonder if that letter will ever show up.
This is legislation that was pushed by the progressive arm of the party that got her elected. Now she doesn’t like it? What happened to the equity it’s supposed to produce for the accused? Is that irrelevant now because Mimi can’t work within the squares of the statute written by her compadres in the Legislature?
Rocah is way outside of her shoes despite her arrogance. I certainly hope she gets cut down.
Holy. Cow. That’s all I’ve got. I need to read this a few more times.