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.

Hello!  For Thursday, Nov. 18, please read the New York decision in Sussman v. Grado, about a paralegal behaving badly. 🙁   By 8am Thursday, please post a short “reply” to this post with some thoughtful reaction to the case.  For example, what did you find interesting, or surprising, instructive, or was there something you not understand?  Or anything at all you want to say, that shows you read and thought about the case!

Happy reading and posting!

Prof. C.

Hello Students!

PLEASE bring your pocket Constitution to Tuesday’s class, but you do NOT need to bring your CPLR to class!  Also, by 8am on Tuesday, Nov. 9, please read C&W ch. 11, Papers–Preparation, Service and Filing.  Then choose ONE “Did You Get It?” question at the end of the chapter (pp. 98C-98D) that no other student has chosen and answer it in a reply to this post!  (You will need to look at all other replies before choosing your question.)  Please write out the whole question, including the number.  If appropriate, include an explanation with your answer–don’t just answer “yes” or “no.”  There are eight questions–if, by 8am Tuesday, all of them have been answered, send me an email and I’ll send you an alternate question.  We will review the answers in class!  This is teamwork!

Cheers,

Prof. C.