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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION IS TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED CHRISTOPHER CROWNINGSHIELD, FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT

AND SAID PUNISHMENT MAY CONSIST OF A FINE, IMPRISONMENT, OR BOTH, ACCORDING TO LAW. WARNING: YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT

________________________________________ SUPREME COURT: STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF CLINTON THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By Barbara D. Underwood1, Attorney General, Petitioners, against CHRISTOPHER CROWNINGSHIELD, d/b/a/ Northern Taxi, Respondent. ________________________________________

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE BRINGING ON MOTION

TO PUNISH FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CONTEMPT

AND TO AMEND CAPTION

Index No. 2017-0796 RJI No. 09-1-2017-0248

Upon the annexed Affirmation of Assistant Attorney General Glen Francis Michaels, dated

December 21, 2018, with exhibits, and upon all the proceedings heretofore had herein,

Let the Respondent, Christopher Crowningshield, show cause at a Term of the Supreme

Court, Clinton County, located at the Clinton County Courthouse, 137 Margaret Street, on the

_____ day of December 2018, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon that day, or as soon thereafter as

counsel can be heard, why an order should not be made:

1. Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 753 and CPLR § 5104, adjudging Respondent

Christopher Crowningshield [hereinafter “Respondent”] in civil contempt of court for

disobedience to a lawful mandate of the Court and imposing a civil fine against Respondent in the

1 This case was previously captioned “The People of the State of New York, by Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York Petitioners, against Christopher Crowningshield d/b/a/ Northern Taxi, Respondent.”

At a Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, in and for the County of Clinton, at the Clinton County Courthouse, 137 Margaret Street, Plattsburgh, New York, on the ______day of ________________, 2018

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amount of $250 or more pursuant to Judiciary Law § 773, and further punishing Respondent by

incarceration pursuant to Judiciary Law §§ 753, 772 and 774; and

2. Pursuant to Judiciary Law §750(3) adjudging Respondent in criminal contempt of

court for disobedience of the Court’s lawful mandates, imposing a criminal fine on Respondent

pursuant to Judiciary Law § 751(4) of up to $5,000 for willful disobedience to a lawful mandate

of the Supreme Court issued pursuant to Executive Law § 63(12) and imprisoning Respondent

pursuant to Judiciary Law §751(1).

3. Pursuant CPLR §§ 8303(a)(6), directing that Respondent pay an additional

allowance of $2,000;

5. Awarding Petitioner the sum of $100.00 in motion costs pursuant to CPLR § 8202;

6. Authorizing Petitioner, pursuant to CPLR § 2222, to docket as a money judgment

any order issued by the Court on this motion fixing the amount of money owed by Respondent,

including restitution, fines and motion costs;

7. Granting costs, disbursements and such other relief as may seem just and proper to

the Court; and

8. Amending the caption of the proceeding by substituting the name of the current

Attorney General of the State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood, for the name Eric. T.

Schneiderman, who was Attorney General of the State of New York at the time the underlying

proceeding was filed but subsequently resigned office.

SUFFICIENT CAUSE to me appearing therefore

LET service of a copy of this Order and supporting papers on Christopher Crowningshield,

188 Sand Road, Morrisonville, NY 12962 be deemed due and sufficient service hereof.

E N T E R

Date: December ____, 2018 _____________________________ Hon. ______________________