NEW YORK CITY—A state court judge has stopped five New York Citycouncil members from joining a case alleging New York City'sproperty taxes illegally discriminate and need to be reformed. OnWednesday, the court ruled they could not file their amicus brief using aprivate attorney, as reported in the New York DailyNews.
“The decision is a narrow one. It was decided based upon astatute that requires the corporation counsel serve as the soleattorney for New York City and its agencies,” Jonathan Stein,counsel in the tax group of Goulston & Storrs, tellsGlobeSt.com. His law firm is not a party in this case.
The council members filed their motion in their representativecapacities as city officials. Judge Gerald Lebovits wrote the citycharter required using the corporation counsel to represent them.Corporation counsel will not represent the council members as it isrepresenting the city and department of finance as defendants.
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Betsy Kim
Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.
