Morgenthau v. A.S. Goldmen & Co., Inc

In Morgenthau v. A.S. Goldmen & Co., Inc. N.Y.L.J., October 4, 1999, at 28, col. 4, affd 283 A.D.2d 212, 724 N.Y.S.2d 306 (1st Dept., 2001), Justice Tompkins described the comprehensive form affidavit required by defendants seeking a negotiated release of restrained funds from the DA. In requiring that the same information be provided to the court to support the defendants' applications for the release of funds for legal fees and reasonable living expenses, Justice Tompkins noted that "the thoroughness of the information is appropriate to insure that only reasonable living expenses are released." Id.