New York State Attorney General's 4th of July statement misleads the public as to what Schneiderman actually does in court - making sure victims of civil rights violations would not get a remedy in court

Today, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a statement, as follows:



Note the words:

"Today, we should be mindful of our duty to defend the rights of our friends and neighbors who still face discrimination and bigotry".

The statement reads as a pledge to protect ordinary people from discrimination, which is a civil rights violation.

You know who are "friends and neighbors" who Schneiderman usually defends in court in civil rights cases?

The defendants.

And it is the New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman who, feeling the "duty to defend the rights of our friends and neighbors who still face discrimination and bigotry", defends those who are sued for committing that discrimination and bigotry.

Schneiderman is the one who seeks dismissals of civil rights lawsuits.

Schneiderman is the one who seeks sanctions against civil rights plaintiffs "for frivolous conduct", for raising frivolous constitutional arguments, imagine, arguments asking the court for fairness, asking the court for help against violations of people's civil rights are frivolous in Schneiderman's view.

You know why they are frivolous?

Because plaintiffs are still asking the court for help when the court already said the government is immune from lawsuits - that is what Schneiderman is saying to federal courts, against the "friends and neighbors" who he now pledges his duty to protect.

Here is the list of cases litigated by Schneiderman in federal court.

In many of them Schneiderman is listed as "dft" (defendant) or as "res" (Respondent), that means that people are suing Schneiderman for violation of their civil rights - those same rights he declares it is his duty to protect.

In the column designated as "NOS" there are numbers.  Those numbers are types of lawsuits, by classification designated on a court form, here and here.

Here are the scans of portions of the classification matching lawsuits against Schneiderman. 

Here is information to match the dates to Schneiderman's service as Attorney General:  Schneiderman was in public office since 1998, as a New York Senator, and was took office since January 1, 2011 as New York Attorney General, so lawsuits filed against him as a party before January 1, 2011 are lawsuits against him as a New York Senator.

Apparently, out of 279 lawsuits Pacer.gov lists with Eric T. Schneiderman as an attorney or party, most of them were filed after Eric Schneiderman became NYS Attorney General, most of them are civil rights lawsuits, and most of them are concluded, and I do not doubt that those lawsuits concluded with dismissals, knowing how courts and NYS AG's office deals with civil rights lawsuits.

I will shortly provide a summary table of lawsuits against Eric Schneiderman which will show statistics as to those lawsuits.

So, while claiming that attorney Schneiderman is fighting for civil rights of "neighbors and friends", in reality he is OPPOSING civil rights lawsuits on behalf of VIOLATORS of civil rights and is HELPING VIOLATORS of civil rights escape accountability, and is helping to PUNISH THE VICTIMS of civil rights violators for seeking help from a federal court for such violations.

But, who would expect honesty from a top public official in New York State.