Long-awaited LICH – SUNY contempt hearing delayed a day or two
LICH supporters want fines and jail time for SUNY officials
Long Island College Hospital (LICH) supporters will have to wait a little bit longer for their long-awaited day in court.
Twice-delayed contempt proceedings against the State University of New York (SUNY), its trustees, the state Department of Health and others, scheduled for Tuesday, January 21 before state Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes have been postponed at least one day, according to the Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA).
“As of now, Tuesday will be a court conference to discuss procedural issues and report on settlement talks, and the contempt hearing will start Wednesday at the earliest,” BHA said in a statement. BHA is one of six community groups that joined unions, patients, doctors and elected officials in a ferocious year-long fight to keep LICH open.
Advocates, who want Justice Baynes to impose fines and jail time on SUNY and Health Department officials, say they intend to march from LICH and rally outside the courthouse Tuesday morning.