De Blasio: SUNY contempt hearing set in LICH court order violation
State Supreme Court Justice Baynes set the date for a hearing to hold SUNY Downstate Medical Center in contempt for violating a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) keeping Long Island College Hospital (LICH) open, according to the Public Advocate’s office.
In a conference with Public Advocate Bill de Blasio’s legal team on Tuesday morning, Justice Baynes ordered SUNY to preserve all emails, texts and documentation regarding the hospital’s closure, and made a referral to the Brooklyn District Attorney regarding the possible illegal denial of medical care resulting from the shutdown, de Blasio’s office said in a release.
De Blasio said he would supply more details at a 5 p.m. press conference in Manhattan.