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THE GEORGE SASSOWER, ESQ. LEGACY PROJECT

LAWSUIT COMPLAINTS & PETITIONS


under construction -- here's what's been recovered, so far...

MISSING: Suffolk Co. #77-11984

July 12, 1977
verified complaint (EDNY - 77 Civ 1447)
George Sassower v. Signorelli, Matroianni, Berger...

January 1978
complaint (EDNY - 78 Civ 124)
GS v. Signorelli, Mastroianni, Berger...Seidell, & Suffolk County

GS' March 13, 1978 verified amended complaint

GS' April 11, 1978 verified second amended complaint

October 18, 1978
 
complaint (USDC-SDNY -- 78 Civ 4989)
George Sassower v. Grzymalski 


Westchester Co. #78-17671,
transferred to Suffolk Co., then NY Co.
George Sassower v. Signorelli, Mastroianni, Berger, Finnerty, Croce,
Grymalski, Brown, Seidell, New York News, Inc., Mathias

February 4, 1982 decision (Weissman)

GS' July 14, 1982 motion

GS' July 30, 1982 1st interrogatories to Finnerty...

GS' August 21, 1982 motion

Larsen's August 27, 1982 affidavit

NY News' August 30, 1982 amended answer to amended complaint

Mandes' August 31, 1982 affidavit

GS' September 1, 1982 reply affidavit

September 29, 1982 decision (Jaspan)

GS' October 6, 1982 notice of appeal

November 5, 1982 decision (DeLuca)

November 15, 1982 decision (Jaspan)

December 13, 1982 decision (DeLuca)

February 23, 1983 decision (DeLuca)

 

GS' December 28, 1982 appellate brief  5531 statement

GS' February 7, 1983 reply brief

GS' March 18, 1982 brief


Westchester Co. #10726-78
December 15, 1978
amended verified complaint (Westchester Co. #10726-1978)
George Sassower v. Signorelli, Mastroianni, Berger,... NY News, Mathias

December 15, 1978
verified complaint (USDC-SDNY -- 78 Civ 6070)
George Sassower v. Appellate Division, 2nd Dept

March 5, 1979
Notice of Claim #62894

April 23, 1979
verified complaint (Westchester Co. #3607-1979)
Doris L. Sassower & Carey A. Sassower v. Signorelli...NYLJ

April 23, 1979
verified complaint (Westchester Co. #3608-1979)
George Sassower v. New York Law Publishing Company

March 31, 1980
verified complaint (Westchester Co. #21226-79)
George Sassower v. Appellate Division, 2nd Dept --
 

July 29, 1982
verified complaint (SDNY - 82 Civ 4970) --
George Sassower v. Appellate Divisions, 2nd & 1st Depts

amended complaint -- March 3, 1983


August 18, 1982
verified complaint (Nassau Co. #20987-82)
George Sassower v. Ernest Signorelli, Surrogates Court of the State of NY,
New York Law Publishing Company

September 9, 1982
petition (Ct of Claims #67058)
George Sassower v. NYS, Robert Abrams, Stephen Jacoby

September 20, 1982
verified complaint (Westchester County: #14373/82)
George Sassower & Doris Sassower v. Signorelli

1983
MISSING: complaint -- (NY Co. #5774)
George Sassower v. Signorelli, Mastroianni, Finnerty,...NY News, Virginia Mathias

January 31, 1984
verified petition (App. Div 2nd Dept)
GS v. Appellate Division, 2nd Dept, Suffolk Co. Supreme Court, Finnerty

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January 20, 1984
verified complaint (EDNY - 84-0305) --
Hyman Raffe...v Citibank...Robert Abrams; John V. Lindsay,
Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of NY

11/12/88 Notice

January 26, 1984
verified complaint (EDNY - 84 Civ 0362) --
George Sassower, individually, and on behalf of the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Dept v. City of White Plains...

June 12,1984
verified petition (App Div. 1st Dept)
Raffe v. Justices of the Supreme Court, NY County, Sinclair, Danzig

July 11, 1984
verified petition (App Div. 1st Dept)
Raffe v. Riccobono, Danzig, Sinclair

July 17, 1984
verified complaint (EDNY - 84 Civ 2989) --
George Sassower v. Signorelli, Mastroianni, Finnerty...

July 18, 1984
verified petition (App Div 1st Dept)
Raffe v. Saxe

August 27, 1984
verified petition/Article 78 (App Div 1st Dept)
Hyman Raffe v. Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of NY, County of NY

August 29, 1984
verified complaint (SDNY - 84 Civ 6272)
Hyman Raffe...v John Doe...

September 12, 1984
verified complaint (NY Co. #25336-84)
Raffe v. Sinclair

September 14, 1984
verified complaint (NY Co.)
Raffe v. Saxe, Riccobono...

September 14, 1984
verified petititon (NY Co)
Raffe v. Riccobono, Dontzin...

September 24, 1984
Article 78 petition (App. Div. 1st Dept)
Raffe v. Diamond, Riccobono

January 4, 1985
verified petition (App. Div. 1st Dept)
Raffe v. Justices of the Supreme Court/NY Co, Riccobono, Diamond, Danzig

January 7, 1985
verified complaint (NY Co. #643-85)
Raffe v. Barr

February 1, 1985
verified petition (NY Co. )
Sassower, Raffe, ERS v. Diamond, Riccobono, Gammerman,
Supreme Court/NY Co. justices, Abrams, Cook

February 13, 1985
verified complaint (NY Co.   )
Hyman Raffe...and George Sassower v. Feltman...

1985
NY Co. #5774
George Sassower v. Signorelli, Mastroianni, Finnerty,...NY News, Mathias

March 6, 1985
verified petition (App. Div. 1st Dept)
Sassower v. Nastasi

March 21, 1985
verified complaint (NY Co. )
Raffe v. Citibank

May 6, 1985
verified petitition (NY Co. #22106-1984)
Hyman Raffe...v. Riccobono...  

May 15, 1985
verified complaint (SDNY -- 85 Civ 3712)
Puccini v. Murphy, Kupferman...Cook

May 23, 1985
verified complaint (SDNY - 85 Civ 3927)
Hyman Raffe, George Sassower...v Riccobono...

June 3, 1985
verified complaint  (SDNY-85 Civ 4158)
Hyman Raffe, George Sassower...v Donald Relkin...

June 7, 1985
verified petition (App. Div 3rd Dept)
Raffe, George Sassower... v. Appellate Division, 1st Dept

June 8, 1985
verified petition (App. Div. 3rd Dept)
Raffe, George Sassower...v. Supreme Court of the State of New York,
Appellate Division, First Judicial Department

June 22, 1985
verified petition (App. Div, 3rd Dept)
George Sassower...v. David Saxe...

July 2, 1985
verified petition (App. DIv, 1st Dept)
Raffe, Sassower, Polur v. Klein, Saxe

August 23, 1985
verified petition (App Div, 3rd Dept)
George Sassower, Esq....Appellate Division, 1st Dept...
Dismissing Contempt Proceeding

September 15, 1985
verified petition (App. Div. 1st Dept)
George Sassower v. Appellate Division, 1st Dept,
& Supreme Court Justices of NY & Bronx Counties

October 8, 1985
verified complaint (Kings Co)
George Sassower...v. Riccobono
 

October 10, 1985
verified petition (Kings Co)
George Sassower v. Riccobono...
Grievance Committee for the 2nd & 11th Judicial Districts

February 7, 1986
verified petition (2nd Dept. Appellate Division)
George Sassower v. Supreme Ct Justices-Westchester/NY, App. Div 1st Dept

February 8, 1986
verified petition (1st Dept. App Div)
George Sassower v. Appellate Division, 1st Dept

March 22, 1986
verified complaint (Westchester Co. #3754-86)
George Sassower v. Feltman...Raffe

March 26, 1986
verified petition (NY Co. #7527-86)
Peo of the State of NY, ex rel..George Sassower...v Wachtler, Bellacosa

April 13, 1986
verified petitition (App. Div 2nd Dept)
George Sassower...v. Harwood, Martin, Nastasi

April 16, 1986
petition (App. Div 1st Dept)
George Sassower v. Appellate Div, 1st Dept Justices & NY County

May 1, 1986
verified petition (2nd Dept App. Div)
George Sassower v. Mollen, App. Div-2nd Dept

September 20, 1986
verified petition (1st Dept App Div)
Cohen v. Wilk, Justices/Supreme Ct-NY Co.

November 6, 1986
verified complaint (EDNY 86-Civ-3797)
George Sassower v. Berger, Mastoianni, Signorelli, Abuza, Seidell,...Wachtler,
Bellacosa, Mollen, Weinstein, Rubin, Joseph

March 4, 1987
verified petition (SDNY 87 Civ 1450)
Dennis Vilella, et al v. Marie Santagata, et al

1987
[EDNY -- 87 Misc 0107]
In the matter of George Sassower, An Attorney/
In the Matter of in re Grand Jury Application

July 7, 1987 supplemental affirmation

January 18, 1989 Brief & Appendix
(Second Circuit Court of Appeals -- 88-6281)


October 5, 1987
complaint (USDC 87 Civ 7135)
USA for the benefit of George Sassower v. Sapir
amended-Dec. 2, 1987
 
April 3, 1988
verified petition (US District Ct -- New Jersey)
George Sassower...as a Chapter 13 debtor, and on behalf of Puccini Clothers...
v. Lee Feltman...

May 6, 1988
verified complaint (USDC/EDNY - #CV 88-1423)
George Sassower v. Sansverie...Abrams...Bellacosa...

May 23, 1988
verified petition (NDNY) --88 Civ 0553 (Cholakis)
George Sassower v. Mahoney, as Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Dept...

August 18, 1988
verified petition (S.Ct/Albany County)
People of the State of New York, ex rel., George Sassower v. Mario Cuomo and Edward Regan, Governor & Comptroller, respectively of the State of New York
 

September 4, 1988
verified complaint (S.Ct./Westchester County #88-14262)
People of the State of New York, ex rel., George Sassower...v. Riccobono 

September 9, 1988
verified petition (S.Ct/Westchester County)
In the Matter of the Application of the People of the State of New York, ex. rel, George Sassower...v. Office of Court Administration...

September 16, 1988
verified complaint (USDC/DC)
USA for the benefit of George Sassower...Thornburgh, Giuliani...

January 3, 1989
verified petition (1st Dept. App Div)
George Sassower v. Murphy, Mollen...
Justices of the Supreme Court, New York County and Weschester County

February 26, 1989
verified petition (3rd Circit Court of Appeals)
George Sassower for writs of mandamus, prohibition &/or procedendo as justicium

March 17, 1989
verified petition -- 3rd Circuit
In Re GS for a writ of mandamus & prohibition

August 2, 1989
complaint (USDC - DC-#89-2214)
George Sassower v. Richard Thornburgh...

August 12, 1989
verified petition (3rd Circuit)
George Sassower for writs of mandamus, prohibition, &/or procedendo ad justicium

January 23, 1990
verified complaint (USDC-DC)
USA for George Sassower & George Sassower v. General Insurance Co. of America

July 5, 1990
verified complaint (USDC - Minnesota)
George Sassower v. Carlson

July 13, 1990
verified complaint (USDC-Maryland)
George Sassower v. Whiteford, Taylor, Fidelity & Deposit...Robert Abrams

amended complaint (USDC-Maryland #90-322)
George Sassower v. Fidelity & Deposit, Feltman,...Wachtler...Abrams...Maloney

July 19, 1990
verified complaint (USDC-SDNY)
George Sassower v. Brieant, Politan

July 27, 1990
verified complaint (US District Court/District of Minnesota CV-4-90-571)
George Sassower v. Francis Dorsal...

October 21, 1990
verified petition (2nd Cir. Court of Appeals)
George Sassower for a writ of mandamus & prohibition

November 5, 1990
In RE: George Sassower,
Chapter 13 Debtor v AR Fuels, Inc & Hyman Raffe 

(#90-6638A-Bankruptcy Ct/SDNY)

February 22, 1991
verified complaint (USDC-Eastern District/Virginia)
George Sassower v. Ervin, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals...

June 18, 1991
verified petition(USDC-New Jersey)
George Sassower v. USA

December 2, 1991
petition (USDC-Minnesota)
In the Matter of a Grand Jury Application

February 26, 1992
complaint (US District Court/N. District of California)
George Sassower v. West Publications...

 

September 24, 1992
verified petition (Westchester Co. #92-16682)
George Sassower, indiv & on behalf of Westchester Co. Grand Jury v Vegari


October 23, 1992
petition (USDC-NDNY) -- 93-civ-178
George Sassower, indiv & on behalf of NDNY Grand Jury v. Abrams, Murphy

November 12, 1992
verified complaint (Westchester Co. #92-20421)
George Sassower v. Feltman, Riccobono, ..Bellacosa, Rosenblatt, Abrams

June 14, 1993
verified complaint (USDC/Eastern District-Massachusetts 93-11335Y)
George Sassower v. Fidelity & Deposit Company...

February 28, 1994
amended complaint (USDC-Southern District-Florida #93 Civ 2268)
George Sassower v. Fidelity & Deposit

May 4, 2004
NY Appellate Division, 2nd Judcial Dept
verified petition
George Sassower v. Joan Lefkowitz, Linda Jamieson...

 

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