Glomar Briefs – OTMLaw https://otmlaw.com The Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:45:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://otmlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-OTMLAW-PNG-copy-1024x731-1-32x32.png Glomar Briefs – OTMLaw https://otmlaw.com 32 32 Omar T. Mohammedi, Managing Partner at OTMLAW and Associate Liz Kimundi, appear before the New State Court of Appeal for Oral Arguments on Abdur-Rashid and Samir Hashmi v. NYPD https://otmlaw.com/omar-t-mohammedi-managing-partner-at-otmlaw-and-associate-liz-kimundi-appear-before-the-new-state-court-of-appeal-for-oral-arguments-on-abdur-rashid-and-samir-hashmi-v-nypd/ Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:45:02 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/omar-t-mohammedi-managing-partner-at-otmlaw-and-associate-liz-kimundi-appear-before-the-new-state-court-of-appeal-for-oral-arguments-on-abdur-rashid-and-samir-hashmi-v-nypd/ On February 6, 2018 the New York State Court of Appeals, heard oral arguments in a first impression case, where the NYPD has the federal Glomar response to State FOIL requests. The case was heard by all seven justices of the Court. Arguing for Appellants Abdur-Rashid and Samir was Mr. Mohammedi, arguing for the City was an Assistant Corporation Counsel. Some pictures from the hearing can be found here.

]]> Letter in Support of OTMLAW’s Request to DeBlasio on Glomar https://otmlaw.com/letter-in-support-of-otmlaws-request-to-deblasio-on-glomar/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 04:31:24 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/letter-in-support-of-otmlaws-request-to-deblasio-on-glomar/ A Coalition of Civic and Religious Organizations Support OTMLAW’s request to DeBlasio that the Deputy Commissioner retract his statement in the media against Abdur-Rashid and Hashmi to justify Glomar.

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]]> OTMLAW Letter To Mayor DeBalsio On Glomar https://otmlaw.com/otmlaw-letter-to-mayor-debalsio-on-glomar/ Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:15:47 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/otmlaw-letter-to-mayor-debalsio-on-glomar/ OTMLAW has requested from Mayor DeBlasio his Deputy Commission to retract inflammatory statement against its clients to justify the NYPD use of Glomar

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]]> OTMLAW files a Reply Briefs on behalf of Abdur-Rashid and Samir Hashmi Before The Court of Appeals https://otmlaw.com/otmlaw-files-an-appeallate-reply-brief-on-behalf-of-abdur-rashid-and-samir-hashmi-before-the-new-york-state-court-of-appeals-challenging-the-nypd-surveillance-its-use-of-the-glomar-response-to-foil/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:33:57 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/otmlaw-files-an-appeallate-reply-brief-on-behalf-of-abdur-rashid-and-samir-hashmi-before-the-new-york-state-court-of-appeals-challenging-the-nypd-surveillance-its-use-of-the-glomar-response-to-foil/ Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC, (“OTMLAW”) has filed its reply brief on behalf of Talib W. Abdur-Rashid and Samir Hashmi against the New York Police Department. The reply brief challenges both the NYPD’s use of the Glomar in Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) requests and the NYPD’s use of the Handschu Guidelines as a shield to conceal their violation of FOIL.   The appeal is now fully briefed and is pending before the Court of Appeals. Oral arguments will be scheduled. Stay tuned.

 

]]> OTMLAW files the Appeal on behalf of Abdur-Rashid and Samir Hashmi before the Court of Appeals challenging the NYPD Surveillance and its Glomar Response to FOIL https://otmlaw.com/otmlaw-files-the-appeal-on-behalf-of-abdur-rashid-and-samir-hashmi-before-the-court-of-appeals-challenging-the-nypd-surveillance-and-its-glomar-response-to-foil/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:56:37 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/otmlaw-files-the-appeal-on-behalf-of-abdur-rashid-and-samir-hashmi-before-the-court-of-appeals-challenging-the-nypd-surveillance-and-its-glomar-response-to-foil/ This matter arises originally from a decision by the Respondents– Respondents, the New York Police Department (hereinafter referred to as “NYPD”) to deny two separate record requests by the Petitioners–Appellants (Talib W. Abdur-Rashid and Samir Hashmi) pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (New York State Public Officer Law (“POL”), Article 6, Sections 84-90) (hereafter referred to as “FOIL”).

OTMLAW files a brief for Abdur Rashid V NYPD appeal brief before the Court of Appeals

 

]]> Main Stream Media file an Amicus Brief against the NYPD to support OTMLAW Appeal against the NYPD Illegal Surveillance and FOIL case https://otmlaw.com/main-stream-media-file-an-amicus-brief-against-the-nypd-to-support-otmlaw-appeal-against-the-nypd-illegal-surveillance-and-foil-case/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:24:48 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/main-stream-media-file-an-amicus-brief-against-the-nypd-to-support-otmlaw-appeal-against-the-nypd-illegal-surveillance-and-foil-case/ Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC, (“OTMLAW”) is pleased to announce that an [Amici Curiae brief) (friend of the court brief) of 31 media organizations, including but not limited Bloomberg L.P. and Forbes, the New York Times, the Daily News and the Reporters Committee For the Freedom of the Press, is filed with the New York State Court of Appeals in support of OTMLAW’s appeal filed on February 20, 2017 on behalf Abdur-Rashid and Samir Hashmi against the New York Police Department (“NYPD”) in a surveillance and Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”).

 

link to brief coming soon…

]]> Hashmi v NYC Police Dept 1st Dept Respondent’s Brief https://otmlaw.com/hashmi-v-nyc-police-dept-1st-dept-respondents-brief/ Wed, 14 Oct 2015 22:06:14 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/hashmi-v-nyc-police-dept-1st-dept-respondents-brief/ Hashmi filed a Response Brief against the NYPD. The NYPD appealed the case after the lower court denied its application to use Glomar.

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]]> Adbur-Rashid v NYC Police Dept 1st Dept Reply Brief https://otmlaw.com/adbur-rashid-v-nyc-police-dept-1st-dept-replybrief/ Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:25:14 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/adbur-rashid-v-nyc-police-dept-1st-dept-replybrief/ Abdur-Rashid filed his Appellate Reply Brief against the NYPD to challenge Glomar.

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]]> Adbur-Rashid v NYC Police Dept 1st Dept Appellate Brief https://otmlaw.com/adbur-rashid-v-nyc-police-dept-1st-dept-appellate-brief/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 03:31:18 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/adbur-rashid-v-nyc-police-dept-1st-dept-appellate-brief/ Abdur-Rashid filed his Appellate Brief before the First Department to challenge challenging the NYPD’s use of Glomar

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]]> Hashmi Sur Reply to NYPDs MTD https://otmlaw.com/hashmi-sur-reply-to-nypds-mtd/ Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:32:34 +0000 https://otmlaw.com/template3/hashmi-sur-reply-to-nypds-mtd/ Samir Hashmi filed his Sur-Reply to the NYPD’s Motion to Dismiss.

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