SUNY Downstate contempt hearing on hold; potential LICH operator rumored
Santa and elves draw up list of LICH 'naughty' and 'nice'
The much-anticipated contempt proceedings against SUNY and the state Department of Health, scheduled to take place before state Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes on Monday, December 12, have been put on hold until January 21.
Groups supporting Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill said they delayed the contempt hearing to “let the process play out a bit more.” in light of a bit of progress being made.
In an open letter to the community, (posted in its entirety below) Jim Walden of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, representing the petitioners in the legal battle against SUNY, said, “This is a difficult decision, since all the people affected by SUNY’s wrongful and illegal actions deserve justice. As much as all the petitioners’ lawyers are hoping to have that justice delivered, we believe the legal victories to date have elevated decision-making within SUNY. It seems that cooler heads are using more mature judgement.”