New York Criminal Bar Ass'n v. Newton

OPINION

STEIN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 allege that the New York County District Attorney controls the assignment of judges to try “high-profile” criminal cases in New York County and that that practice violates plaintiffs’ right to due process of law, since, they allege, the D.A. selects jurists who “strongly” favor the prosecution. As set forth below, defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted on the grounds that the claim of Coastal Oil New York, Inc. is moot and the remaining plaintiffs lack standing to bring this action.