By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 21 – Richard Rosario sued the City of New York for having spent 20 years in jail unjustly, and now approaches trial. Unvaccinated people will be excluded from his jury, it has emerged.
On December 21, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lorna G. Schofield held a pre-trial conference. Inner City Press covered it. The lawyers expressed worry about the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Judge Schofield said she had been assured that the trial can be held in one of the large courtrooms in 40 Foley Square - like the one Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial in this week. That jury has at least one unvaccinated juror.
But Judge Schofield, citing fellow judge Valerie E. Caproni, said she will strike any unvaccinated prospective juror for cause. Still, the lawyers expressed worry.
The case is Rosario v. City of New York et al., 18-cv-4023 (Schofield)
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