Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Nassau County
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 8, 1999No. 96 CV 3956 ADSPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
On this motion by the defendants to vacate their default, the Court is disturbed by the conduct of the Nassau County Attorney’s Office which prompted the entry of the default. That conduct can only be described as deliberately indifferent to this case, and disdainful of the time of the Court and the plaintiffs attorney. At issue is whether the actions of the County Attorney’s Office rise to the level of “bad faith” warranting denial of the motion.
I. BACKGROUND
The incarcerated plaintiff, Donald Richardson (“Richardson” or “the plaintiff’),…
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