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Butler v. Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation et al Federal Civil LawsuitNew York Eastern District Court, Case No. 2:07-cv-01472 District Judge Denis R. Hurley, presiding docket://gov.uscourts.nyed.2-07-cv-01472 (What is this?) No tags have been applied so far. Sign in to add some.
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Teresa Butler, Plaintiff  Represented by Law Offices of Louis D. Stober, Jr., LLC Name Phone Fax E-Mail Alyssa F. Bomze +1 516 742 6546 +1 516 742 8603 abomze@stoberlaw.com Sheila S Hatami +1 516 742 6546 +1 516 742 8603 shatami@stoberlaw.com Louis D. Stober, Jr. +1 516 742 6546 +1 516 742 8603 lstober@stoberlaw.com v. Board of Directors of Nassau Regeional Off-Track Betting Corporation, Defendant  Represented by Landman Corsi Ballanine & Ford PC Name Phone Fax E-Mail Melissa Shari Katz +1 212 238 4800 +1 212 238 4848 mkatz@lcbf.com Daniel S Moretti +1 212 238 4835 +1 212 238 4848 dmoretti@lcbf.com Sophia Ree +1 212 238 4800 +1 212 238 4848 sree@lcbf.com Jay Jacobs, Defendant Nassau County Democratic Committee, Defendant  Represented by Jaspan Schlesinger Hoffman LLP Name Phone Fax E-Mail Seth Presser +1 516 746 8000 +1 516 393 8282 spresser@jaspanllp.com Steven Robert Schlesinger +1 516 746 8000 +1 516 393 8282 SSCHLESINGER@JSHLLP.COM Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, Defendant  Represented by Jackson Lewis LLP Name Phone Fax E-Mail Jennifer Beth Courtian +1 212 545 4022 +1 212 972 3213 courtiaj@jacksonlewis.com Ana Shields +1 631 247 0404 +1 631 247 0417 shieldsa@jacksonlewis.com
Citation  42 U.S.C. § 1983 Nature of Suit 440 - Civil Rights: Other
Entries (63) Calendar Events Related (0) Tools Need legal research help? Let us know!  63 Filed: 5/8/2009, Entered: None STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice by Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Service) (Presser, Seth) (Entered: 05/08/2009) Attachment 2: Affidavit of Service  62 Filed: 5/8/2009, Entered: None STIPULATION of Dismissal Stipulation and Order of Final Dismissal With Prejudice by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/08/2009)  Request  61 Filed: 2/24/2009, Entered: None MOTION to Adjourn Conference by Teresa Butler. (Hatami, Sheila) (Entered: 02/24/2009)  60 Filed: 1/26/2009, Entered: None STIPULATION and proposed order regarding written discovery requests arising out of the deposition of John Fabio by Teresa Butler (Hatami, Sheila) Modified on 1/27/2009 (Fagan, Linda). (Entered: 01/26/2009)  Request  59 Filed: 1/20/2009, Entered: None Letter MOTION to Compel Production and Disclose Information, MOTION for Protective Order Regarding Recovered Electronic Materials by Teresa Butler. (Hatami, Sheila) (Entered: 01/20/2009)  Request  58 Filed: 12/15/2008, Entered: None ORDER granting 56 : See attached order for details. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on December 15, 2008. c/ecf (Miller, Dina) (Entered: 12/15/2008)  Request  57 Filed: 12/10/2008, Entered: None RESPONSE to Motion re 56 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs. (Presser, Seth) (Entered: 12/10/2008)  Request  56 Filed: 12/10/2008, Entered: None MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Teresa Butler. (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 12/10/2008)  Request  55 Filed: 11/24/2008, Entered: None ORDER granting 53 : See attached order for details. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on November 24, 2008. c/ecf (Miller, Dina) (Entered: 11/24/2008)  Request  54 Filed: 11/24/2008, Entered: None REPLY in Opposition re 53 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery Additional Time to Complete Deposition of Plaintiff, RESPONSE in Opposition re 53 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery Additional Time to Complete Deposition of Plaintiff letter filed by Teresa Butler. (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 11/24/2008)  Request  53 Filed: 11/20/2008, Entered: None MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery Additional Time to Complete Deposition of Plaintiff by Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs. (Presser, Seth) (Entered: 11/20/2008)  Request  52 Filed: 10/23/2008, Entered: None STIPULATION of Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order by Board of Directors of Nassau Regeional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Katz, Melissa) (Entered: 10/23/2008)  Request  51 Filed: 10/17/2008, Entered: None Letter requesting court conference to resolve discovery disputes by Teresa Butler (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 10/17/2008)  Request  50 Filed: 9/4/2008, Entered: None ORDER granting 47 : See attached order for details. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on September 4, 2008. c/ecf (Miller, Dina) (Entered: 09/04/2008)  Request  49 Filed: 8/29/2008, Entered: None REPLY to Response to Motion re 47 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation. (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 08/29/2008)  Request  48 Filed: 8/28/2008, Entered: None RESPONSE in Opposition re 47 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery Letter, RESPONSE to Motion re 47 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by Teresa Butler. (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 08/28/2008)  Request  47 Filed: 8/27/2008, Entered: None Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs. (Presser, Seth) (Entered: 08/27/2008)  Request  46 Filed: 8/7/2008, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa Shari Katz on behalf of Board of Directors of Nassau Regeional Off-Track Betting Corporation (aty to be noticed) (Katz, Melissa) (Entered: 08/07/2008)  Request  45 Filed: 5/23/2008, Entered: None Letter to Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay re: Request for extension of time to complete discovery by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/23/2008)  Request  44 Filed: 5/6/2008, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Sheila S Hatami on behalf of Teresa Butler (aty to be noticed) (Hatami, Sheila) (Entered: 05/06/2008)  Request  43 Filed: 5/6/2008, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Louis D. Stober, Jr on behalf of Teresa Butler (notification declined) (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 05/06/2008)  Request  42 Filed: 5/6/2008, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Seth Presser on behalf of Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs (aty to be noticed) (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Service) (Presser, Seth) (Entered: 05/06/2008)  Request  41 Filed: 1/18/2008, Entered: None ANSWER to 33 Amended Complaint by Board of Directors of Nassau Regeional Off-Track Betting Corporation. (Ree, Sophia) (Entered: 01/18/2008)  Request  40 Filed: 1/17/2008, Entered: None Defendant Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation's ANSWER to 33 Amended Complaint by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation. (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 01/17/2008)  Request  39 Filed: 12/21/2007, Entered: None ANSWER to 33 Amended Complaint by Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Schlesinger, Steven) (Entered: 12/21/2007)  Request  38 Filed: 12/20/2007, Entered: None SCHEDULING ORDER: See attached order for details. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on December 20, 2007. c/ecf (Miller, Dina) (Entered: 12/20/2007)  Request  37 Filed: 12/20/2007, Entered: None REPLY to Response to Motion re 34 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer filed by Teresa Butler. (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 12/20/2007)  Request  36 Filed: 12/20/2007, Entered: None ORDER granting 32 and 34 : See attached order for details. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on December 20, 2007. c/ecf (Miller, Dina) (Entered: 12/20/2007)  Request  35 Filed: 12/19/2007, Entered: None Letter by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Ree, Sophia) (Entered: 12/19/2007)  Request  34 Filed: 12/19/2007, Entered: None Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to the Amended Complaint by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation. (Shields, Ana) Modified on 12/19/2007 (Mahon, Cinthia). (Entered: 12/19/2007)  Request  33 Filed: 12/14/2007, Entered: None AMENDED COMPLAINT against all defendants, filed by Teresa Butler. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of service on parties) (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 12/14/2007) Attachment 2: Affidavit of service on parties  32 Filed: 12/14/2007, Entered: None Letter MOTION for Leave to File Amended Verified Complaint by Teresa Butler. (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 12/14/2007)  Request  31 Filed: 12/10/2007, Entered: None ORDER re 24 , 28 , 29 , 30 : See attached order for details. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on December 10, 2007. c/ecf (Miller, Dina) (Entered: 12/10/2007)  Request  30 Filed: 12/4/2007, Entered: None Letter to request disregard or write a reply to defendant's to 12-3-07 letter by Teresa Butler (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 12/04/2007)  Request  29 Filed: 12/3/2007, Entered: None Letter in response to Plaintiff's 11/27/07 letter by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Notice of Entry and Judge Galasso's Order, # 2 Exhibit Notice of Hearing) (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 12/03/2007)  Request  28 Filed: 12/3/2007, Entered: None Letter by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Ree, Sophia) (Entered: 12/03/2007)  Request  27 Filed: 11/29/2007, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Ana Shields on behalf of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (aty to be noticed) (Shields, Ana) (Entered: 11/29/2007)  Request  26 Filed: 11/29/2007, Entered: None Letter Plaintiff's letter dated November 27, 2007 by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Ree, Sophia) (Entered: 11/29/2007)  Request  25 Filed: 11/29/2007, Entered: None Letter to Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay re: Plaintiff's letter dated November 27, 2007 by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 11/29/2007)  Request  24 Filed: 11/27/2007, Entered: None Letter to amend complaint and remove stay on discovery by Teresa Butler (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 11/27/2007)  Request  23 Filed: 8/2/2007, Entered: None ORDER. Discovery in this case is stayed pending State Court determination, if the State Court allows the notice of claim to be entered then discovery will continue to be stayed until the defendants have an opportunity to have a 50-h hearing, if allowed. If the State Court denies plaintiff's proceeding, they will notify this court immediately to set up proposed schedule for discovery. Ordered by Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on 8/1/07. c/ecf (Romano, Daniel) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/2/2007 (Romano, Daniel). (Entered: 08/02/2007)  Request  22 Filed: 7/26/2007, Entered: None Letter to Honorable Judge Hurley regarding conference for tomorrow by Teresa Butler (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 07/26/2007)  Request  21 Filed: 7/23/2007, Entered: None Letter Re: Motion to Dismiss by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 07/23/2007)  Request  20 Filed: 7/23/2007, Entered: None Letter Re: Motion to Dismiss by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Moretti, Daniel) (Entered: 07/23/2007)  Request  19 Filed: 7/13/2007, Entered: None Letter regarding pre-motion conference by Teresa Butler (Stober, Louis) (Entered: 07/13/2007)  Request  18 Filed: 6/22/2007, Entered: None ORDER: If counsel cannot agree to the proposed schedule or minor modifications thereof, as provided below, they are directed to appear before the undersigned in Courtroom 810, United States Federal Courthouse, Central Islip, New York at the date and time provided below. See attachments for details. Ordered by Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on 6/22/07. (Attachments: # 1 # 2)c/ecf (Romano, Daniel) (Entered: 06/23/2007)  Request  17 Filed: 6/12/2007, Entered: None Letter Re: Motion to Dismiss by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Moretti, Daniel) (Entered: 06/12/2007)  Request  16 Filed: 6/12/2007, Entered: None ANSWER to Complaint by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation. (Moretti, Daniel) (Entered: 06/12/2007)  Request  15 Filed: 6/12/2007, Entered: None Corporate Disclosure Statement by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Moretti, Daniel) (Entered: 06/12/2007)  Request  14 Filed: 6/12/2007, Entered: None CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation re 13 Letter, 12 Answer to Complaint (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/12/2007)  Request Need legal research help? Let us know!  13 Filed: 6/12/2007, Entered: None Letter to Honorable Denis R. Hurley requesting pre-motion conference by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/12/2007)  Request  12 Filed: 6/12/2007, Entered: None Defendant Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation's ANSWER to Complaint by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation. (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/12/2007)  Request  11 Filed: 6/12/2007, Entered: None Corporate Disclosure Statement by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/12/2007)  Request  10 Filed: 5/29/2007, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Sophia Ree on behalf of Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (aty to be noticed) (Ree, Sophia) (Entered: 05/29/2007)  Request  9 Filed: 5/29/2007, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel S. Moretti on behalf of Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (aty to be noticed) (Moretti, Daniel) (Entered: 05/29/2007)  Request  8 Filed: 5/21/2007, Entered: None STIPULATION re 1 Complaint, Stipulation and Order Extending Time by Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/21/2007)  Request  7 Filed: 5/21/2007, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Beth Courtian on behalf of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (aty to be noticed) (Courtian, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/21/2007)  Request  6 Filed: 5/14/2007, Entered: None STIPULATION re 5 Letter by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Ree, Sophia) (Entered: 05/14/2007)  Request  5 Filed: 5/14/2007, Entered: None Letter by Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Ree, Sophia) (Entered: 05/14/2007)  Request  4 Filed: 5/9/2007, Entered: None ANSWER to Complaint by Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Service) (Schlesinger, Steven) (Entered: 05/09/2007)  Request  3 Filed: 5/9/2007, Entered: None NOTICE of Appearance by Steven R. Schlesinger on behalf of Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs (notification declined) (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Service) (Schlesinger, Steven) (Entered: 05/09/2007)  Request  2 Filed: 4/25/2007, Entered: None Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Stipulation to be So Ordered granting extension of time to answer or otherwise move in regard to the Complaint in this action by Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs. (Schlesinger, Steven) (Entered: 04/25/2007)  Request  1 Filed: 4/9/2007, Entered: None COMPLAINT Rec #22642 against Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, Nassau County Democratic Committee, Jay Jacobs $ 350, filed by Teresa Butler. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Serret, Liliana) (Entered: 04/11/2007)  Request

LONG ISLANDPOLITICS

Law firm begins representing Curran without approved contract

Both Democratic and Republicans legislators say they haven’t seen a contract for the firm to represent Curran and the Nassau board of elections in a civil rights lawsuit .

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran during a news conference at the Massapequa LIRR station on March 1. Photo Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa

By Celeste Hadrickceleste.hadrick@newsday.comUpdated April 21, 2018 7:13 PM

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The law firm of Abrams Fensterman began representing Democratic County Executive Laura Curran and the Nassau elections board two weeks ago without an approved contract or legislative review.

A partner in the Lake Success law firm filed notice with the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District on April 13 that Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone LLP represented Nassau and the elections board in a civil rights lawsuit filed by former Long Beach City Council candidate Runnie Myles. Court records also show attorney Amy Marion filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. On April 16, Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein denied the motion as procedurally defective.

Both Republican and Democratic county lawmakers have complained for years about previous county executives allowing vendors to begin work without required legislative approval. Democrats also have consistently opposed the hiring of expensive outside law firms to do work that they contend can be handled by in-house attorneys at a much lower cost.

In the wake of a 2015 scandal involving Nassau contracts, lawmakers two years ago dropped the threshold from $25,000 to $1,000 for the county executive to hire professional services, such as law firms, without legislative approval.

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But legislators said last week they had yet to see a contract for the hiring of Abrams Fensterman, whose managing partner Howard Fensterman is a major Democratic contributor. Fensterman, who has raised money for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, donated $10,000 to Curran’s campaign last year and contributed $53,500 to the Nassau Democratic Committee since 2011, state records show. The law firm contributed $1,000 to Curran in January.

“Work shouldn’t begin until the contract is approved,” said Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport.) “I don’t understand what Abrams Fensterman is doing.”

Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said in a statement, “To protect the taxpayers, the county needs to have a balance of county attorneys and outside counsel for its legal work. We will look for a full report on the work of this firm on this case.”

A Curran spokesman declined all comment except to say “The contract is pending legislative review.”

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Abrams Fensterman did not return a request for comment.

Myle’s attorney, Jonathan Clarke, called it “ironic” that Curran gave one of her first no-bid contracts to a contributor after she campaigned on ridding the county of corruption and reforming its procurement system.

“I don’t really understand it,” said Clarke. “It’s the strangest thing.”

Clarke alleges in the lawsuit that the county, its elections board and Democratic County chairman Jay Jacobs violated Myles’ civil rights by keeping him off the Democratic primary ballot for the Long Beach City Council race last year. Myles and two running mates withdrew their nominating petitions after they were challenged by three Democratic City Council candidates supported by Jacobs and represented by attorney Jared Kasschau, who was then with the law firm of Harris Beach of Uniondale and is now Curran’s county attorney.

“It’s about as frivolous a claim as you can get,” Jacobs said. “My expectation is that it will be dismissed fairly quickly. If you read the complaint, its contradictory and without merit.”

By Celeste Hadrickceleste.hadrick@newsday.com

Celeste Hadrick covers government and politics in Nassau County.