A New York City Law Department attorney has been sanctioned for using heavy-handed objections while deposing a police officer, at times preventing the plaintiff’s attorney from getting his questions answered.
Objections from assistant corporation counsel Amatullah Booth—more than 600 total—appeared on 84 percent of the transcript of the eight-hour deposition of New York City Police Officer John Essig, Eastern District Magistrate Judge Cheryl Pollak wrote Friday in her order imposing sanctions on Booth.
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