(2004-05-03) Nyc Gop Convention Conflicts

An attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union/NYCLU claims that NYC lawyers are seeking to depose him in an attempt to derail a lawsuit over how the police will handle protests during the Republican Party National Convention this summer... Christopher Dunn, who said he is the only plaintiffs attorney working on the case, last week submitted a brief to Southern District of New York Judge Robert W. Sweet seeking a protective order that would bar his deposition. "We're concerned that they are seeking to disqualify me from participating in the case," Christopher Dunn said in an interview. "If that were to happen, it would derail the case - at the very least, it would substantially delay any preliminary injunction proceeding. We do not have the luxury of finding new lawyers before the convention." Nice Open Society around here....