Bennett et al v. County Of Rockland et al
| Heather Bennett, William Bennett, Ann Cole-Hatchard, Laureen Connelly, Donna Delarm, Jill Donovan, Jean Freer, Stefanie Gaudelli, Eleanor Gold, Grace Henriquez, Marion Leavey, Margaret Mackey, Diane Reeves, Christina Sagaria, Erica Salerno, Andrew Schwartz, Carol Schuler, Antoinette White, Deborah Whittaker and Civil Service Association, Inc., Local 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Rockland County Local 844, County of Rockland Unit 8350 |
| County Of Rockland and Kathleen Tower-Bernstein |
| 7:2017cv02573 |
| April 10, 2017 |
| US District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| White Plains Office |
| Kenneth M. Karas |
| Other Civil Rights |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 |
| None |
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ORDER ORDER Pursuant to the jury's Verdict (Doc. #93) filed February 24, 2020 and the Second Circuit's Opinion (Doc. #138) filed March 7, 2023, the Court directs the Clerk to enter judgment in favor of defendants. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 3/23/2023) (jca) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
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ORDER: On October 15, 2021, the Court issued an Order To Show Cause (Doc. #134) as to why it should not stay further action in this case pending resolution of the interlocutory appeal. The parties filed responses on October 20, 2021 indicating th at there is no opposition to a stay of proceedings. Therefore, the Court stays further proceedings in this matter and the jury trial currently set to begin on November 8, 2021 is postponed pending further order of the Court. No later than 14 days after the resolution of the appeal, the parties shall notify the Court that they are ready to proceed with this action. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 10/21/2021) Case Stayed (ks)
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER sustaining 115 Motion for Permanent Injunction. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiffs Motion For A Permanent Injunction (Doc. #115) filed January 29, 2021 is SUSTAINED. IT IS FURTHER ADJUDGED, DECREED AND ORDERED that def endants County of Rockland and Kathleen Tower-Bernstein expunge and permanently remove the June 2016 Memorandum of Warning from all records and files maintained by defendants for the following employees or former employees: Ann Cole-Hatchard, Laure en Connelly, Donna Delarm, Jill Donovan, Jean Freer, Stefanie Gaudelli, Eleanor Gold, Grace Henriquez, Marion Leavey, Margaret Mackey, Diane Reeves, Christina Sagaria, Erica Salerno, Carol Schuler, Antoinette White, and Deborah Whittaker and Civi l Service Employees Association, Inc., Local 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Rockland County Local 844, County of Rockland Unit 8350 (herein collectively, and exclusively, Plaintiffs). IT IS FURTHER ADJUDGED, DECREED AND ORDERED that defendants County of Roc kland and Kathleen Tower-Bernstein are permanently enjoined and may never use the Memorandum of Warning against any Plaintiff for any reason whatsoever. IT IS FURTHER ADJUDGED, DECREED AND ORDERED that defendants County of Rockland and Kathleen Tower-Bernstein shall consider the Memorandum of Warning a nullity, that is as if it never existed. IT IS SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 9/15/2021) (ks)
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ORDER: The Court sets a telephonic status conference in this case for September 7, 2021 at 2 PM. Parties are to call (888) 363-4749 and enter access code 1654737 to join the conference. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Telephone Conference set for 9/7/2021 at 02:00 PM before Judge Kathryn H. Vratil.) (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 8/30/2021) (rro)
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ORDER: The new trial on the issue of damages is set for November 8, 2021 in a courtroom to be determined of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in Foley Square before Visiting Judge Kathryn H. Vratil. More details to come closer to trial. This trial date is subject to change depending on factors outside the Courts control relating to the coronavirus pandemic. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 2/25/2021) (cf)
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING NEW TRIAL: As further set forth in this order, the Court orders a new trial solely on the issue of damages. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the precise date of trial cannot be determined at this time. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 7/22/2020) (jwh)
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ORDER: Defendants' Letter Motion For Extension Of Time (Doc. #102) filed April 1, 2020 is granted for substantially the reasons stated in the motion. Opposition papers to plaintiffs' pending Rule 50(a) Motion (Doc. #98), will now be due by April 20, 2020, with reply papers to be filed by May 4, 2020. ( Responses due by 4/20/2020, Replies due by 5/4/2020.) (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 4/1/2020) (cf)
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER sustaining 98 MOTION for Judgment as a Matter of Law Pursuant to FRCP Rule 50(b). When they signed the letter of June 9, 2016 to the Rockland County Legislature, plaintiffs spoke as private citizens and note solely as public employees. On this record, no reasonable jury could have found otherwise. Accordingly, the Court sustained plaintiffs' motion for judgment as a matter of law on this issue. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 3/24/2020) (jca)
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Accordingly, defendants have not yet shown good cause why the Court should not cancel the mediation altogether. See Order To Show Cause (Doc. #87). The Court therefore gives defendants until 5:00 PM on January 7, 2020 to submit a settlement-conference statement that contains the information that the Court previously requested they provide. See Settlement-Conference Order (Doc. #86). (And as further set forth herein.) IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 1/7/2020) (jca)
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ORDER: ( Settlement Conference set for 1/9/2020 at 09:30 AM before Judge Kathryn H. Vratil.) (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 12/20/2019) (va)
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER sustaining 78 Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law. The Court finds that the letter of June 9, 2016 constitutes speech on matters of public concern. IT IS THERFORE ORDERED that, having carefully considered the evidence adduced at trial, plaintiffs' Motion For Judgment As A Matter Of Law (Doc. #78) filed November 20, 2019 is SUSTAINED. (Signed by Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 12/5/2019) (jca)
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OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons stated above, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is denied. The Clerk is respectfully directed to terminate the pending Motion. (See Dkt. No. 34.) The Court will hold a Status Conference on April 24, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. SO ORDERED. (Status Conference set for 4/24/2019 at 02:30 PM before Judge Kenneth M. Karas.) (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 3/21/2019) (jca)
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