Hicks v. Marques

KEVIN G. FALEY SAMAN ASLAM CHRISTOPHER NAHAS ANDREA M, ALONSO O ROBERT J. BARD GREGORY S. NELSON KENNETH E, PITCOFF MEGAN K. BERNARDO BRIAN R. O'CONNOR PATRICIA E, PERMAKOFF MORRIS DUFFY ALONSO FALEY & PITCOFF TESLA CARRASQUILLO MARISSA PADOVANO KEVIN F, MAHON LAUREN CASPARIE ANTHONY PALMIOTTO MICHAEL V. CAMPANILE | 01 GREENWICH STREET JOAN M, COCHA o TAMAR S, PELTZ LINA C. ROSSILLO New York, NY 10006 NATALIE CORRISS PATRICK PRAGER JAMES A, PANNONE O {2] 2) 766-1 888 JOSH CORTAVARRIA TIMOTHY PRYOR EDWARD J, HARRINGTON FAX (21 2) 766-3252 MICHAEL A, CZOLACZ ROBERT J. REILLY WILLIAM J. MANNING, JR. WWW.MDAFNY.COM NAOMI DANIELS DANIELLE J. REISS+ DONNA M. WHITE ARDINEZ A. DOMGJONIo TATIANA SAMSONOVA-BELI MARK A. HEALY NASSAU ARIANNA EFSTATHIOU YEKATERINA SAPSON o ALLYSON LUBELL 1 OLD COUNTRY ROAD PATRICK FINLEY STEPHEN L. SCHIOPPI GAIL S. KARAN CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 VINCENT D, FINNEGAN DAVINDERPAL SINGH JENNA L. MASTRODDI O FRANK H, FOSTER RICHARD E, STIEK o ELIZABETH A. FILARDI SUFFOLK IRA E. GOLDSTEIN GARY M, SUNSHINE IRYNA S, KRAUCHANKA ONE HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE ELIZABETH A, GRIFFIN INNA V, TERES DORIS RIOS DUFFY MELVILLE, NY 11747 MICHAEL HARTMAN VIKTORIYA UKHOVA JEOUNGSON KIM OLIVIA R. HELLERICHO MICHAEL A. VICARIOA CHRISTOPHER R, INVIDIATA WESTCHESTER MARITANNA ISAKOV SAMUEL VODOPIA REBECCA J, ROSEDALE 0 445 HAMILTON AVENUE CHARLOTTE KAYSEN BRIANNA WEPPLER CRISTINA SOLLER WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601 ROBERT MAROTTA MICHAEL ZAITZ AMANDA M. ZEFIO RORY MCMANUS LAWTON W. SQUIRES GREENE ROBERT E. O'CONNOR 11 WHISPER CREEK DRIVE 3 ADMITTED IN NY AND NJ CHRISTOPHER M. ROGERS WINDHAM, NY 12496 ADMIMEO □□ □□ AND □□ _ » C. FAILLACE NEw JERSEY + ADMITTED IN NY, NJ AND P, DILLON 744 FLOYD STREET JUSTIN E. ANGELINO ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 07632 OF COUNSEL GEORGE APRILAKIS JOHN J. DUFFY (1925-2023) CHARLES M. KERR MICHAEL B. TITOWSKY ROBERT S. WHITBECK August 14, 2025 USDC SDNY DOCUMENT Honorable Nelson Stephen Roman ELECTRONICALLY FILED United States District Court Southern District DOC #: Quarropas Street DATE FILED: 8/18/2025 White Plains, New York 10601-4150 —_——— Re: Darnell R. Hicks v. J. Marques #154, et. al.

Docket No.: 7:24-cv-07890- NSR Dear Judge Roman: We represent the defendants, J. MARQUES #154 and MALFETANO #170 in the above matter. Please allow this letter to serve as a status update pursuant to the Court’s directive. The criminal charges against the ProSe Plaintiff arising from this incident are still pending in state court. We have been advised that the matter is currently scheduled for a hearing on September 2, 2025. Given same, we respectfully request that the stay continue to be extended until the conclusion of these state court proceedings, or the matter dismissed without prejudice pursuant to soe . . the Supreme Court’s decision in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).

Thank you for considering my clients’ position in this matter. Should the court require additional briefing on this issue, we respectfully request that this letter be construed as a request for a pre-motion conference request under Your Honor’s Individual Rules of Practice.

Defendants’ request for an extension of the stay is GRANTED without prejudice to renew. The instant action shall be stayed until September 3, 2025 at which time the parties are directed to provide the Court with a status update of the pending state criminal proceedings and their effect on the instant action. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 25 and to mail a copy of this endorsement to pro se Plaintiff at his address as it is listed on ECF and to shaw cearvice oan the dackat Respectfully submitted, MORRIS DUFFY ALONSO FALEY & PITCOFF _/s/ Lauren Casparie____________________ Lauren Casparie Greenwich St. 22nd Floor New York, New York 10006 Counsel for Defendants

CC: VIA EMAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL Darnell R. Hicks Pro se Plaintiff Main Street, Apt. 6C Peekskill, NY 10566 E: [email protected]