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SUPRBME COlJRT QF THESTATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF PUTNAM
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B. G.,
Index No._______
Plaintiff,
-against- SUMMONS
GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'$ SERVICE$, INC.,
Defendant,
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To the al;,ove-named Defend.ant:
GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICE$,INC.,400 Doansburg Road,Brewster,
NY 10509
You are hereby summcmed to answer the complaint i11 this action and to serve a copy of
your ahsWer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons,to serve a notice of appearance,
on the Plaintiffs .attorney within 20 days after the service of this sunimons, exclusive of the day
of service (or within 30 (jays after the service is complete if this summons is not personally
delivered to you within the. State of New York); l!lld in case of your failure to appear or answer,
judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.
The basis of venue is the principal place of business c;,f GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S
SERVICES, INc;:.,
Dated: New York, NY
May26,2021 HERMANLAW
By;
Je�n,Esq,
c/9 HERMAN LAW
434 W. 33rd Street
Penthouse
New Yark,NY I0001
(212) 390-0100
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Sl,JPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF PUTNAM
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a.o..
Plaintiff, COMPLAINT
-against-
Index No. ----
GREEN CIDMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICES,. INC.,
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Defendant.
TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK:
Plaintiff, B.G., by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully shows to this Comt and
!!lieges as follows:
INTRODUCTION
This is a revival action arising from child sexual abuse brought pursuant to the New York
Child Victims Act, CPLR § 214-g. The Plaintiff, when he was a minor, was sexually assaulted
and abused l:)y Patrick Flynn (hereinafter "Flynn"), an employee, agent, and/or volunteer of
GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICES,11'TC.
PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE
I. Plaintiff,B. G.,is a citizen and resident of the State of Florida. Plaintiffl:)rings this
Complaint anonymously 1;,ecause of the sensitive nature of the allegations of child sexual abuse in
the Complaint,which is a matter ofthe utmost intimacy, Plaintiff fears embarrassment and further
psychological qamage if his i.re_clo,sure (spec;lfy): '.[;:J' !\eslde.ntral
ProP,er_t�- J'.'�di'esS:
CJ Commercial
0 Motor Vehlcle
0 Prod1,Jcts Uablllty (Specify):
! ,· . NQTEf.For Mortgage Fore.t;losi.ir¢ a�t/'ot1s /nv0/11/n9 a one to {(l(Jr-far,,lfy, owner· 0 Other Negligence '(specify):
occuplf!d res/dehtlaf property or oWMr•occµpler/ 'condomlnlvm, complete ·and D Other Professlonal Malprac.l:ke (specify):
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attach the "FOREC,LOSURE RJI APQENDUM (UCS·B40F}.
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Tax cer,t:foi'prJ·..s.ectloti:
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Block:; Lot:
0 other Tort (specify):
Cl Tax Fo�clhsure
D Othe,r-Real Pi'op_erty (specify): CJ C!lt"r\ ArtlcJC! 7s Arblti-atton) [see NOTE fn COMMERCIAL.section)
O CPl,R Artlcte 78 (�ody or Qfflcel')
CJ Electh;m Low
·: o Certlflc_"ate of lncorporatlon/Dlssolutlon [see NOTE In COMMERtlAL section) Extreme Risk Protection Order
0
D Emerge,n_GY MedkalTreatment D MHL'Arl:[c11:l'9,60 (Kendra's Law)
D Habeas Corpus MHL A_rtJc1e 10 (Sex Offender Conflnemcnt•lnltlal)
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:o Local C.ol.lrtAppeal
· D Mechanlc's· Uen
D MHLArtl�le 10 (S.elt Offender.Confinement-Review)
D MHl-Artlcle·e1 (Guardianship)
_ [J Na_lTle Change 0 Other MentBl 'l-lYglehe (specify):
CJ Pistol Permit Revocation flearlng D Other. St,ecl'al Proceeding (specify):
. D sole cr'Flnance of Rellglous/NoMor-Proflt Pro!)erty
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Has a,suromons and complaint or summ,;ms wlth notice been flled7 D 18} If yes, date file�:
Has\1 sU'Mfflpns il�dq>mplalnt ol' summons wlt!l n.otlc� been served? O 181 lf y·es, .dilte served:
Is thl5' act10M1prliceeding being filed pest-Judgment? D [gl If _yes, Judgment' date:
0 lnfant•S.\�cimp'r�inl�e
0 j:xtrt;irrie R!�k Protect[or1 Qrder Applicatlon
D Note ot'lss.ue/Certlflcate of Readiness
D Notice 'of·Mcdlcat, D.ental, gr Podlatrlc Malpractice pate Issue Joined:
REll!ef Requested: Return Dote:
0 N1;1t1c,e of Motion
0 Ngtlce of Petltl1;m Rellef Requested: l\etum Date:
Relief R.eq1,1ested: Mlscellanecus Return Date:
181 Order t_Q �how Cause
.Other !:Â¥;Pa.rte Appllc!!,tlon R.ellE!f R.eq1,1ested:
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, ,p Poorf�!_J.r;in Applltiltlon
i:J ReqUE!st",(i;>r Prel.lml11ary Conference
D l\esU:leHtl!li Mo�glige foreclos.ure Settlement CoofcrencEi
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0 Writ 4:1f 11aJJcias Corpus
D Other (sJ:iec/fy): ___
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AtIAS Part __ of theSupreme Court
of the St.ate of New York, County of
Putnam, held at the Courthouse located
at 20 County Center, Putnam County
Office Building, Carmel, NY 0 512 on
th.e ·-- day of ______ ,
2021
PRESENT:
Hon·--------------��---
Justice of the Supreme Court
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF Pl,JTNAM
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ORDER TO
B.
Plaintiff', SHOW CAUSE
-against-
GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICES, INC., Index No.
Defendant.
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Upon reading the Summons and Complaint in this action dated May 26, 2021, the
Affirmation of Jeff Herman dated May 26, 2021 in support of the motion to maintain an Index
Number to this matter with the above caption,
Let the Defendant's SHOW CAUSE at an IAS Part _
. __,, Room __ of this court, to
be held at the Courthouse located at 360 Adams Street, Kings CountyCivic Center, Brooklyn, NY
11201 on the ___ day of _______, 2021 at _____ am/pm or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard, whyan Order should not be made directing,
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a) That the County Clerk maintain the caption of the above-entitled matter in the .current
minute 1,ooks and indices of actions and proceedings maintained in the office under the
iit!e. of"B. (J. v: GREEN CHINMEYS CHILDREN'SSEP.V!CES. INC. "; and it is
ORDERED that pending the hearing of this motion, the pseudonym caption shall remain in effect;
ORDERED that anyopposition submissions to this Order to Show Cause shall be filed on or before
the __ day of , 2021;
ORDERED that any reply submissions shall be filed on or before the __ day of
-----� 2021;
ORDERED that service of a Copy of this Order to Show Cause together with the papers upon
which it is based and the Summons. and Complaint be served upon the defendants on or before the
__ day of ______, 202 1.
ENTER:
Justice of the Supreme Court
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SUPREME COURT OF THE $TATE OF NEW Y()RK
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:e. G.,
AFFIJUfATION IN
SUPPORT OF
APPLICATION FOR
Plaintiff,
ORl>ER TO SHOW
CAUSE
-against-
GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICES, INC.,
Defendant. Index No.
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IBFF HERMAN, ESQ., an attorney duly admitted to practice before the Courts of the State
ofNew York, hereby .affirms the truth of the following, 1;Jnpenness in judicial proceedings.
7, I seekt\l µse a pse11donym for p11rposes 9fco11rt filings and the p11blic record. The
11se ofa pse11donym, cc;>nsisting 9fB.Q., will nc;>t materially hamper the Defendants in their defense
. of this action, 11s my CO\IDSe1 will disclose to Defendants my full n!!me and other identifying
information. I am s9lely req11esting that my lr\le identity nQt be incl11ded in p11l:>lic filings in this
case.
8. The acts of sex11al ab\lSe forming the 1;,asis of this lawsuit has ca11sed me severe
emotional and distress. l reasonably fear further psychological inj11ry if my identity as a victim of
child sex11al al;,11s.e were to become known as a matter of pul:>lic record. The allegations contained
in this laws11it invQ!ve information of the 11tmost intimacy.
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JE;fFREY HE;RMAN, Herman Law, 434W.c33rd Street
Penthouse, New York; NY' 10001, (212) 390-0100, li!I YES D NO
Rble(s): Plaintiff/Petitioner docketlng@hermanlaw.co·rn
Name: (;re.en Chimneys Children's 400 Qoansburg Road, Brewster, NY 10509
Servli:::e, Inc.
D YES li!I NO
, Role(s): Defendant/Respondent
D YES D NO
0 YES D NO
N'�,me:
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Rple(s):
Name:
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I AFFIRM \INDER THE PENALTY OF PES)URY THAT, UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, THERE ARE NO OTHER RELATED ACTIONS DR
PROCEEDINGS,
. . EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE, NOR. HAS A REQUEST FDR JUDICIAL INTERVENTION BEEN PREVIOUSLY FILED IN THIS
ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
j pated: ; ), 05/26/2021 JEFFREY MARC HERMAN
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Signature
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I'; 5233382 JEFFREY MARC HERMAN
Attorney Re·gJstratlon Nt,1mber Print Name
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A.t.lAS Part _ 11flhc Supreme Court
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Putnam, held nt the CourthoL1sc located
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.a) That the. County Clerk maintain the caption ol'thc abovc-c11titlcd matter ill the currc11t
minute books mid indices ol'uctions and pl'occedings maintained in the ortice under the
titlc'o f'"B. G. 11. GREEN Cll/NMEl'S Cl!JlDIIEN'S SERfiJCES, INC. ": and it is
ORDl;RED that pending the hearing ofthis motion, the pseudonym cirption shall remain in effect: , 1·
ORDEI �) thni ,Ill)' oppositit submissions lO this Order to Show Cnuse shall be likd ()11 or bcforc jf/
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