Maybe Borzouye, after reading the excellent defense memorandum, and having been educated on the law with respect to defamation and long-arm jurisdiction in New York State, decided it would be best to bail in this case and hope the judge doesn’t sanction him anyway.
I like the part of Borzouye’s motion where he asks the court to stay the proceedings for 30 days “to enable plaintiff to obtain new counsel in the event that he and his law firm wish to pursue this action.”
Normally a stay requested in connection with an application to withdraw as counsel is not qualified by the language “in the event that he and his law firm wish to pursue this action.” It always ends with “to enable plaintiff to obtain new counsel.”
Maybe Borzouye, after reading the excellent defense memorandum, and having been educated on the law with respect to defamation and long-arm jurisdiction in New York State, decided it would be best to bail in this case and hope the judge doesn’t sanction him anyway.
I like the part of Borzouye’s motion where he asks the court to stay the proceedings for 30 days “to enable plaintiff to obtain new counsel in the event that he and his law firm wish to pursue this action.”
Normally a stay requested in connection with an application to withdraw as counsel is not qualified by the language “in the event that he and his law firm wish to pursue this action.” It always ends with “to enable plaintiff to obtain new counsel.”