Overview
- The Law Department filed in Manhattan Supreme Court to withdraw from representing Adams, citing new evidence from paper discovery and the plaintiff’s deposition.
- The filing argues Adams was not acting within the scope of city employment, reversing an earlier determination that had made him eligible for taxpayer-funded counsel.
- A judge must approve the withdrawal, and if granted, Adams will have to retain private counsel for the case.
- The lawsuit by former Transit Police employee Lorna Beach-Mathura, brought in 2024 under the Adult Survivors Act, alleges a 1993 sexual assault that Adams denies.
- The move tracks recent decisions to end city-funded defenses for Timothy Pearson and Jeffrey Maddrey, and the mayor’s office says the corporation counsel acted independently.