The state’s former chief administrative judge has been ordered to give deposition testimony in a $15 million suit filed by attorney Ravi Batra claiming that he was defamed by a 2003 episode of the TV series “Law & Order” allegedly based on the bribery case of Gerald Garson, a former Brooklyn Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court Justice Lucy Billings (See Profile), in a decision Dec. 24, refused to quash a subpoena in which Batra wants Acting Supreme Court Justice Ann Pfau (See Profile) to testify as to comments she may have made regarding his character that were reported by the New York Post.
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