Read the Decision Here
Earlier today, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District released a ruling by District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall dismissing retaliation charges against former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. The opinion also explained the judge’s rationale for granting former Cuomo aides Melissa DeRosa and Rich Azzopardi’s motion to dismiss discrimination and retaliation claims from the case last year. Both have been completely removed from the suit.
Statement from Rita Glavin, Counsel to Former Governor Cuomo:
The AG's report was nothing more than a political hatchet job lacking legal merit. While politics and a reckless media mob carried the day in 2021, truth and the rule of law will ultimately prevail. We look forward to the public seeing what we’ve learned through discovery and to prevailing in court.
Joint statement from Former Cuomo Aides Rich Azzopardi and Melissa Derosa:
This decision confirms what we said all along: Trooper #1's complaint was a gross abuse of the court system and a transparent attempt to weaponize the Attorney General’s sham report for her own personal financial gain. These efforts have failed. We believe that Judge Hall's opinion demonstrates that Trooper #1's claims were frivolous and, as such, we are considering our legal options.