This site has learned that a conference was held last Friday by Judge Dowd to discuss District Attorney Paul Czajka’s motion to dismiss Town Justice David Dellehunt’s demand for sanctions against him.
At the conference, Dowd reportedly indicated that the Appellate Division’s decision compelled him to hold a hearing on the allegations, making it difficult to rule summarily on Czajka’s motion, which was first reported here last week.
As a result, sources indicate that Czajka’s attorney agreed to withdraw the motion in hopes of securing a speedy hearing—likely in late this Spring—rather than waiting until the early Summer to resolve the dispute. Presumably the D.A.’s office employees who provided sworn affidavits as part of Czajka’s filing will instead testify at that time.
