Staten Island Pizza Fight Veers into Demand for Passports in EDNY Breaking Bread Case

Staten Island Pizza Fight Veers into Demand for Passports in EDNY Breaking Bread Case by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack EDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 22 – A lawsuit about a Staten Island pizzeria / restaurant's payments to its workers veered into an immigration dispute on October 22.   The hearing was held by U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry held a hearing; Inner City Press, on the EDNY beat, covered it.   It is Sanchez Ortega, et al. v. Breaking Bread SI Inc. including its owner Nicholas R. Cammarato. The defendants' lawyer said plaintiffs' demand before a mediator was unreasonable, with "zero chance" of settlement.   Let's focus on the present situation, Judge Henry said.  Soon defendants' lawyer said, the plaintiffs are asking for money when they were out of the country on vacation. If under discover we could get their passports--   No, the plaintiffs' lawyer cut in. We need a ruling on this. There is no reason to bring immigration into this.   Breaking Bread will NOT be getting these workers' passports. But they may get information related to holding other jobs and even flight information - just not immigration. There are many to see this, just as there are a range of review of the restaurant (which some call just a pizzeria), see range here     Mr. Cammarato will be deposed, if at all, in the last week of January. And Judge Henry will meet the parties in early February. Inner City Press is on the case, on the EDNY beat.  The case is Sanchez Ortega v. Breaking Bread SI Inc. et al, 1:25-cv-7180 (Gonzalez / Henry) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com