Dearest Students!

It’s a Christmas miracle!!  I have entered your final course grades on CUNYfirst!

As I said previously, it has truly been my pleasure to work with each of you this semester.  I hope you learned a lot, I did!  And I hope you had at least some fun, I had TONS!!  I also hope that I can work with each of you again in the future, either in a course, or academic advisement, or extracurricular activities, or any capacity that might be useful to you.  Please keep in touch!  I want to hear about all the great successes I know you’ll achieve, and any struggles where you think I can help.

Most importantly, I pray that you and your families stay safe and healthy.  Things are getting really scary again, and we all need to be extremely cautious, but sometimes that doesn’t even work.  If I can ever help any of you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy New Year, and Happy Life!  See you in 2022!!

Prof. C.

Hello Students!  I hope you are all recovering well from the Fall semester.  Good news!  I have entered your final exam grades for each of our courses in the “GradeBooks” here on OL (linked at bottom right corner of home page).  Bad news: I probably won’t get your final course grades posted to CUNYfirst till Monday. 🙁  When I do, I’ll post a notice here.

Have a great weekend, and a merry Christmas if you’ll celebrate it!  And PLEASE stay safe and healthy.

Prof. C.

Dear Students,

Now is your chance to give ME a grade!  Please complete the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) surveys for each of our courses.  They only take a few minutes, and you can access them through emails sent to your City Tech address, from “NYC College of Technology Course Evaluations,” SPSSurveys@scantron.com.  You should have received a separate email for each course.

At the end of class on Tuesday, Dec. 7, Peer Mentor Oliver will help you complete the surveys, or you may complete them on your own anytime until this Friday, Dec. 10.  PLEASE do complete them!  They are extremely helpful to me, to the department, to the college — and especially to future students!

Thank you!

Prof. C.

Dear Students,

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend and the beautiful Spring-like weather today!  I have “downsized” the assignments for tomorrow’s class (Tue. Dec. 7): YES please still email me your first draft demand letter by 8am, and bring paper copies of your final summons and verified complaint to class to do “legal arts & crafts,” and study for 1101 quiz 4; NO need to read C&W or the Wells Fargo case.  Please see Assignments tab for details, and for major assignments due Thursday, don’t forget!!  Law in Culture and Court Observation assignments to be posted on OL, each worth 5% of LAW 1101 final grade.

Also just a reminder, tonight (Mon. Dec. 6) at 6pm, hear the Chief of Gang Prosecutions for NYC’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor speak to Prof. Terel Watson’s class on Zoom.  See my earlier post (in the “home” tab) for the link and other details!

Have a pleasant evening, see you tomorrow (Tues.),

Prof. C.

Hello Students!

Prof. Terel Watson graciously extends the following terrific invitation to you — I encourage you to attend if you can, and if you do, let me know!

This Monday, December 6 from 6-8 pm, I am having a guest lecturer visit my Senior Seminar Class.  His name is Nigel Farinha. He is a friend, and more importantly, serves as the Chief of Gang Prosecutions for the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor here in NYC. He notably tried a complex and serious conspiracy/ murder matter involving rapper Bobby Shmurda and some of his companions. I want to open it up to whatever students may be interested in attending. He is a very dynamic speaker. Below is Zoom information should anyone wish to join.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86389270392?pwd=eGJZVzRMZk9ja2MzQWdONzRHOGpudz09

Meeting ID: 863 8927 0392

Passcode: capstone

Hello Students!

I am SO sorry for my prior post (which I have now deleted), there is NO quiz in either of our courses tomorrow (Th. Dec. 2)!  Rather, as we discussed last week, 1101 Intro quiz #4 is Tu. Dec. 7 and 1103 Civ Pro quiz #4 is Th. Dec. 9.  I’m sorry for the confusion!

For tomorrow (Th. Dec. 2), please still read M&M ch. 9 (Legal Writing) pp. 251-268 for 1101, and C&W ch. 6 (Statute of Limitations) for 1103.  It would also be great if you could please review this “Demand Letter” assignment that we’ll discuss in class tomorrow.

I’M SORRY again!  See you tomorrow!

Prof. C.

Hello Students! 

On Tues. December 7th from 1:00-2:15 pm, City Tech’s Academic Minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies is hosting a virtual event  entitled “Civil Service 101 for LGBTQ+ Students and Allies.” The Department of Citywide Administrative Services will discuss Civil Service career options in NYC and how to apply for them. There will be a representative from the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene who will discuss the LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, jobs currently available, and services that the department provides for the LGBTQ+ community.  Click here to register for the program.

Find information about all of City Tech’s academic minor programs here. 

Cheers!  Prof. C.

Dear Students,

Happy Monday!  Just a reminder, tomorrow (Tues. Nov. 23) we will take a TRIP!! to observe oral arguments at the Appellate Division Second Department.  We’ll meet at our regular time and room (10am in A409), hold class till 11am discussing your draft complaints (due 8am tomorrow), then we will take the short walk to the courthouse, and you’ll be “dismissed” after the arguments from there.  This will satisfy the “court observation assignment” for LAW 1101 (along with a short written response).  If you can’t attend in person, you should be able to watch the arguments live through this link: http://wowza.nycourts.gov/ad2/ad2.php.  That can count for the assignment, though not for attendance in tomorrow’s classes.  I REALLY hope everyone will attend in person!  It will be really fun, and we can stop at the Farmer’s Market afterward.  🙂

Another reminder: please email me your revised summons and first draft complaint by 8am tomorrow (Tuesday) so we can review some of them in class.  In your email, please include times you’re available next week (Nov. 29-Dec. 2) to meet in person or on Zoom to discuss your draft summons and complaint, to help you finalize them.

Please also let me know your preferred schedule for our final exams: LAW 1101 on Tues. Dec. 14 and LAW 1103 on Th. Dec. 16, as currently planned; OR both exams on Th. Dec. 16;  OR both exams on Tues. Dec. 14 with a “wrap-up” class/activity on Thurs. Dec. 16.  So far, the only two votes I’ve received are to have both exams Tues. Dec. 14 with “wrap-up” activity on Thurs. Dec. 16.  Make your voice heard!  We’ll decide in class tomorrow.

You do NOT need to bring your CPLR tomorrow!   🙂 Have a pleasant evening, see you in the morning!

Prof. C.

Hello Students!

Just a reminder (and fyi to students who were absent today 🙁 ): This coming Tues. Nov. 23, we will hold regular class from 10-11am on campus, then we will take a TRIP!! to the nearby Appellate Division Second Department courthouse to observe live appellate oral arguments!  It will be really interesting and exciting, and it will fulfill the “court observation” requirement for your LAW 1101 course grade!  (Along with a short writing assignment to be discussed.)  There is a remote alternative for the assignment (but not for class attendance) if you do not attend the trip.  I REALLY hope you will all attend, but if not, please contact me and I will provide details.

Have a good weekend!

Prof. C.