GA's obtained a copy of yesterday's filing (embedded at page bottom). If you'd like to know why Hoboken took SUEZ to court, read the complaint or GA's Q&A:
Q: What exactly got filed by the City of Hoboken yesterday?
A: The City filed "An Order to Show Cause" against SUEZ North America and SUEZ Water Environmental Services, Inc..
Q: What is an "Order to Show Cause?"
A: "*An " order to show cause" is a legal term utilized in lawsuits in both New York and New Jersey state courts and is utilized in connection with an emergency hearing whereby an attorney (on behalf of his or her client) is seeking an immediate appearance before a court and, in most instances, is seeking emergency relief, typically, in the form of an injunction. In business litigation, the filing of an "order to show cause" typically occurs when business interests are jeopardized and require immediate action to prevent permanent damage. " (*source: https://www.franchiselawsolutions.com/legal-counsel/business-litigation/faqs/order-to-show-clause.html)
Q: What does the City of Hoboken want* from SUEZ?
A: The City is asking the Court for "An Order to Show Cause" why SUEZ should not furnish the following the City of Hoboken:
(*excerpt from source: https://www.scribd.com/document/387415805/CITY-OF-HOBOKEN-V-SUEZ-NORTH-AMERICA-and-SUEZ-WATER-ENVIRONMENTAL-SERVICES-INC)
a) ...all studies, reports, plans, agreements or similar documents prepared by or on behalf of Defendants detailing:
i) the scope of construction occurring on the Chamber or any other part of the City’s water system, and any preliminary planning or work done to protect the water system in anticipation of Chamber work, including but not limited to record drawings (“as—builts”);
ii) any investigation conducted by Defendants or on behalf of Defendants as to the cause of the water main breaks;
iii) any and all claims of costs incurred for the water main breaks; and
iv) all records, from January 1, 2018 to present, of hydrant flushing, valve exercising, and system pressure testing (both emergency and routine maintenance) for the time period prior to and during construction of the Chamber;
b.) Within ten (10) days of the return of the accompanying Order to Show Cause and the grant of the aforementioned relief, formulate a plan for determining the cause(s) of the recurring water main breaks, for review and ultimate approval by City officials and its relevant professionals.
Q: Why is the City seeking an immediate hearing?
(*excerpt from source:https://www.scribd.com/document/387415805/CITY-OF-HOBOKEN-V-SUEZ-NORTH-AMERICA-and-SUEZ-WATER-ENVIRONMENTAL-SERVICES-INC)
A: "To date, Defendants have been unable or perhaps unwilling to determine any cause for the frequency' of the water~ main breaks. The City cannot continue to sit idly by watching the continued threats to its residents and property, (both public and private), along with the omnipresent yet unpredictable threat of the next break looming' quite literally' around the corner. An impaired and unreliable water supply system presents a danger to the health, safety' and. welfare of the residents of the City. Immediate action is required by the City to ensure the water supply system is operating effectively and the City and its inhabitants are safe. The' City is obligated to provide clean water to its residents and maintain effective operation of its water supply system, and must proceed, without interference from Suez, in preparing a course of action to determine the cause of the repeated water main breaks and for the repair of the existing breaks that have jeopardized the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City."
That's it, people.
Note: this is not some bloated litigation that will take years to meander through the Court; it's a request for an emergency hearing so the City may obtain data about it's water infrastructure, and any internal SUEZ reports which may help Hoboken understand (and correct) our plague of water main breaks. Time is of the essence.
GA's not sure why SUEZ is reluctant to just hand the stuff over, but what do I know?
My Stableboy took a much-needed vacation. But suspicious minds never do! It was pointed out more times than I care to count that there was a precipitous drop-off in comments about the evils of Crooked Bhallary on Hudson County Fake News during Stableboy's hiatus.
ReplyDeleteIn particular, nothing like this,
or this,
or this,
or this.
A mere a coincidence and no cause for suspicions, I say! And who knows more about coincidences than me? No one! For instance, I just happened to, in a very highly totally absolutely coincidental way, write a few (just a few!) whopping checks to certain pornstars. And now they claim to have had affairs with me. Me?! A man who is holy AF! A man who is as Jesused up as you can get and still hit on your own daughter. Ask any of the evangelical stooges we entertain at the White House for those creep shows that Pence is so crazy about. They'll back me no matter what I say. But I digress.....
And not for nothing but if someone did happen to solve a major crime like the terrorist flier, aren't they entitled to a little R&R?
I mean, where was Deep State Ferrante when StableSleuth was connecting the dots? Off someplace with his...did someone say... Mexican gal-pal? Mexican? You know, Mexican.... I haven't heard her deny that she's Mexican, have you? I also haven't heard Deep State Ferrante deny that he is converting to Mexican. Maybe he isn't. Maybe. But he sure seems to avoid the subject. What's he hiding?
I have the same problems with do-nothing Deep State law enforcement. For instance, the FBI failed to investigate the MI6 wire-tapping of Huge Towers that was uncovered by a guy spit-balling (and later suspended by the Deep State!) on The Great Fox News. But MI6 didn't deny it. Just like Deep State Ferrante doesn't deny he's converting to Mexican.
Hell, if it weren't for self-annointed CJW's (Conspiracy Justice Warriors) like my StableSleuth, crimes like Hilary Clinton's murder of Seth Rich or the PizzaGate pedophile ring operating out of the basement of a restaurant that doesn't have a basement (perfect cover!) would NEVER get solved. Or at least they wouldn't get solved to the satisfaction of self-annointed CJW's (Conspiracy Justice Warriors) like my StableSleuth.
And now a certain CJW, who is too modest to claim credit for his brilliant work, has cracked another one - the Terror Flier! When's the parade!?! Notice no press releases from Crooked Bhallary about a CJW Parade? Starting to see the pattern yet?
Of course Tippy the Alt-Right Councilbabe and Kuck the Alt-Right Fluffner and Yappy the Alt-Right Real Estate Agent have no idea, none whatsoever, that this brilliant unmasking of Deep State operatives like Deep State Ferrante is going on at their favorite website. That's why they get to tell you with relatively straight faces that they're democrats. Plausible deniability is such a magical thing!
#MAGA!
Thanks for laying this out, GA. It's great that the mayor is being pro-active, unlike most council members and their re-active stances. We are all so tired of their bullshit.
ReplyDeleteSoon, we'll be in re-election season, and we can expect them to spin everything they can to their advantage, so it's helpful to have posts like this to refer back to for facts, that point out their dithering ineptitude that may cost us a lot of money, but should cost them their election.