This column reports on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge John Gleeson, pointing to extraordinary circumstances, granted petitioner’s motion to expunge her conviction. Judge Brian M. Cogan imposed sanctions on plaintiff’s counsel for bad-faith comments at a conference, and denied plaintiff’s motion for recusal based on the court’s alleged “financial interests” and “bias.” And Magistrate Judge Anne Y. Shields granted plaintiff leave to amend his complaint by adding a new §1983 claim alleging misconduct by state officials in his murder prosecution.
Expungement of Conviction
In Doe v. United States, 14 MC 1412 (EDNY, May 21, 2015), Judge Gleeson granted petitioner’s application to expunge her 13-year-old conviction “because of the undue hardship it has created for her in getting—and keeping—jobs.” Under the compelling factors here, “the public interest in Doe being an employed, contributing member of society so far outweighs its interest in her conviction being a matter of public record” that the requested relief was warranted. Slip op. 2.
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