A plaintiff's attorney who repeatedly and without foundation claimed his opponent in Westchester County jail litigation was withholding and spoliating evidence and misleading the court has been sanctioned by a federal judge.
Ossining attorney Michael Deem was cautioned in 2011 by Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin (See Profile) to "ratchet down" what the judge concluded were baseless personal attacks against then-Assistant County Attorney Shannon Brady over the preservation and provision of evidence in a case brought by his client Patrick Smith over alleged excessive force by corrections officer and emergency response team members at the County Jail in 2005.
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