Lemons: Instagram was Electronic Communication that was Prohibited by a Court Order of Protection
Orders of Protection are often doled out routinely in courts throughout New York State. Such Orders of Protection may deprive a defendant of his Second Amendment right to bear arms immediately. Others may effectively operate as an eviction if the stay away Order of Protection requires you to stay away from a spouse or intimate partner of which one shares a residence. New York Orders of Protection should not merely be signed and disregarded: If you are facing a situation where
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Center failed to receive a final decision on its Zoning Application – Dismiss
Plaintiff-appellant sought to establish a facility for individuals recovering from addiction in a building that was formerly used as a nursing home. The proposed facility would have to qualify as a community residence or domiciliary care facility and be granted a special permit from the city (White Plains). A permit was submitted and the Planning Board unanimously recommended approval. After public opposition, the Plaintiff-appellant, Sunrise, sought “reasonable accommodation
People denied the Defendant his Right to a Speedy Trial – Criminal Charges Dismissed
The defendant was charged with Assault in the Third Degree, Attempted Assault in the Third Degree, and Harassment in the Second Degree. After delay, he moved to dismiss the criminal action against him on the ground that he has been denied his statutory right to a speedy trial, arguing that, despite the People's off-calendar Notice of Readiness, they in fact were not ready to proceed and that therefore they are chargeable with more than ninety (90) days since his arraignment.
Complaint sufficiently pled that real estate broker was improperly denied broker fee for producing a
Defendants’ motion to dismiss (for failure to state a claim) is denied. Plaintiff was a licensed real estate broker who alleged that he had procured a ready, willing and able buyer for Defendant’s house in Fire Island but the Defendants backed out of the sale. “Defendants agreed to pay the plaintiffs a brokerage commission in the amount of 5 percent of the price of the property…the defendants accepted the offer; that the plaintiffs prepared a contract for the sale of the prop
