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New: A lawyer’s misconduct complaint against US District Judge Ada Brown stemmed from a hearing during which she repeatedly directed racial insults at him, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg Law.View quoted post on X
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NEW🚨 Another big filing in the 'CORNELL SEVEN' Case:
Diego Sarabia (one of the 'seven') is asking the judge to dismiss Jane Doe's sexual assault lawsuit against him entirely, arguing that her own nearly 600-paragraph complaint does not specifically accuse him of rape. In a 16-page filing, Sarabia's attorneys argue that Doe identifies only two alleged acts involving him: grabbing her face and kissing her without consent, and joining other fraternity members in pouring lines of ketamine onto her body and snorting the drug. His lawyers say that Doe does not specifically accuse Sarabia of penetration, touching her intimate body parts, supplying drugs or participating in the alleged sexual encounters involving other defendants. They argue that Doe's complaint improperly lumps all seven men together under accusations of rape without differentiating what each allegedly did.
Sarabia's attorneys also argue that the claims against him are barred by New York's one-year statute of limitations and don't qualify for the extended 20-year period to certain sexual offenses. They also state that Sarabia had no legal duty to supervise or protect Doe from other adult students.
Sarabia, who denies the allegations, wants the claims dismissed with prejuidice.View quoted post on X
WATCH: “I expect the documentary to be one-sided, salacious. I'm sure we'll all want to watch it, but I also know that it won't be the whole truth.”
CORNELL SEVEN: The full press conference is below via @lamag, but here's a short exchange where I ask Gillio Lopes' attorney Andrew Miltenberg about Judge Farrell's questions concerning AG Letitia James' social media post, and the Netflix documentary released the very same day as oral arguments.
On Farrell's reaction to James' post, Miltenberg said:
“My personal reading of the argument is that he's already decided that,” referring to whether James' statements were improper.
Miltenberg said he only learned about the documentary that morning, and his initial reaction reflected his surprise that the governor had reportedly participated while the defense had not been approached.
The judge expressed concerns about the joinder issue, questioning why the other six men had not been included in Lopes' challenge.
Farrell gave the defense until Nov. 5 to submit additional information addressing the issue.View quoted post on X
"The public has lost faith with Attorney James,” Stuart Bernstein said in court. “She has shown no presumption of innocence, she has shown she picked sides … so the question before you: Is she qualified to serve as special prosecutor in this case?”View quoted post on X
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