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DORSETT v. COUNTY OF NASSAU

No. 10-cv-1258 (ADS)(AKT).

866 F.Supp.2d 187 (2012)

Shannon DORSETT, individually and as the Administratix of the Estate of Jo'Anna Bird, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU, Nassau County Police Department, Office of the Nassau County District Attorney, Detective Robert Ariola, in his official and individual capacities, Police Officers And/Or Detectives John and Jane Does 1-10, District Attorney John and Jane Does 1-10, And Leonard Valdez Cruz, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

June 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, by: Frederick K. Brewington, Esq. , Valerie M. Cartright, Esq. , of Counsel, Hempstead, NY, for the Plaintiff.

Office of the Nassau County Attorney, by: Sondra Meryl Toscano, Esq. , Liora M. Ben-Sorek, Esq. , of Counsel, Mineola, NY, for the Defendants.

Greenberg Burzichelli Greenberg P.C., by: Seth H. Greenberg, Esq. , of Counsel, Lake Success, NY, for the Intervenor the Police Benevolent Association of the Police Department of the County of Nassau, New York, Inc.

Levin Sullivan Koch & Shulz, LLP, by: Jacob P. Goldstein, Esq. , of Counsel, New York, NY, for the Intervenors Newsday LLC and News 12 Networks LLC 321.

Snitow Kanfer Holtzer & Millus, LLP, by: Paul F. Millus, Esq. , of Counsel, New York, NY, for non-party Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is an application by Newsday LLC and News 12 Networks LLC (collectively, the "Press Applicants"), seeking the release of the transcript and exhibits arising out of a proceeding before this Court on May 31, 2012, held for the purpose of determining whether Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt is in contempt of the Court's Confidentiality Order. For the...

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