By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 2, updated – A 27 year old man, Eugene Castelle, died on imprisoned on Riker's Island on November 8, 2016. There are photos which his lawyer calls bad, and there is a missing video.
There was a demand for $2 million, it emerged on February 2, but the demand may go higher.
On February 2, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn held a discovery conference. Inner City Press covered it.
Judge Netburn expressed skepticism that the City does not have deposition transcripts computerized, and urged that an inquiry into how the video of the time of death was altered.
The defense lawyer blurted out that there had been a $2 million demand.
The plaintiff's lawyer replied that was the demand BEFORE he learned how bad things were. He said he could not advise settlement until seeing the video.
Judge Netburn offered a settlement conference in March, or if not taken soon, in May.
The case is Tirado v. City of New York et al., 19-cv-10377 (Netburn)
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