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THE CI VI L COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCI TY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENSCOURT PART: Room 403- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X

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TOWAKI KOMATSU, :Def endant . :

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Addr ess: New Yor k Ci vi l Cour89- 17 Sut phi n Bl vd

J amai ca, NY 1143

Hear i ng Dat e: J une 10, 201

Bef or e:

HON. I NEZ HOYOS,

J udge.

Appear ance:

TOWAKI KOMATSU, Def endant

MARK FRI EDLANDER, ESQ. ,At t or ney f or Pet i t i oner

Deni se Hi dal gA+ Of f i ce On Cal l , I nc

Tr anscr i pt i oni s



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( J une 10, 2015 – 11: 08: 49 AM)1

THE COURT: Okay, i t ’ s now 11: 08. You may2

pr oceed, Counsel or .3

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Good mor ni ng, Your Honor .4

Appear i ng f or t he pet i t i oner , Mar k S. Fri edl ander , 155

Mai den Lane, New York, New York 10038. [ I NAUDI BLE] Your6

Honor , bef or e we pr oceed wi t h the mot i on, I have r epl y I ’7

l i ke t o hand up t o t he Cour t .8

THE COURT: Yes.9

MR. FRI EDLANDER: And i f I may, t hi s i s. . . t he10

af f i davi t of servi ce.11

THE COURT: Okay.12

MR. FRI EDLANDER: ( I NAUDI BLE) t he phot ogr aphs13

t hat show ( I NAUDI BLE) .14

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , coul d I ( I NAUDI BLE) ?15

THE COURT: Si r , your name and addr ess .16

MR. KOMATSU: Towaki Komat su, I ’ m t he17

Respondent . 6560 Boot h St r eet , Apar t ment 4C, ( I NAUDI BLE)18

New York, 11374.19

THE COURT: What i s i t t hat you woul d l i ke t o20

say, s i r?21

MR. KOMATSU: Thi s i s a l egal f i l i ng t hat I22

r ecei ved. . .23

THE COURT: A what ? I ’ m sor r y. . .24

MR. KOMATSU: Thi s i s a mot i on you mi ght want t25



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cal l i t . . .1

THE COURT: That ’ s a r epl y.2

MR. KOMATSU: Wel l , whatever . I r ecei ved i t3

j ust l ast ni ght . I haven’ t had t i me t o r evi ew t hi s, and4

r espond t o i t . So, r egar ds t o t he f act t hat . . .5

THE COURT: You don’ t get an oppor t uni t y t o do6

t hat . Al l r i ght . So we’ r e r eady t o ar gue on t he mot i on.7

MR. KOMATSU: Yes, Your Honor .8

MR. FRI EDLANDER: There ar e t wo mot i ons, may I9

pr oceed, Your Honor?10

THE COURT: Yes.11

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Okay. The f i r st mot i on t hat12

I ’ d l i ke t o addr ess i f t he Cour t wi l l al l ow me i s t her e13

are subpoenas [ I NAUDI BLE] subpoenas ar e at t ached t o t he14

mot i on. The Cour t [ I NAUDI BLE] Duces Tecum. And t he15

subpoena Duces Tecum were addressed t o me as at t orney f or16

t he Pet i t i oner , and I bel i eve t o Mr . Pr est on, t o my r i ght17

ar e t he r epr esent at i ves of t he Pet i t i oner . I have no18

quar r el wi t h Mr . Komat su want i ng t o subpoena my cl i ent s19

[ I NAUDI BLE] t o t est i f y t o on hi s behal f , but wi t h r egar d20

t o t he Duces Tecum por t i on of i t , t he Cour t l ooks at i t ,21

i t ’ s r eal l y, i t ’ s a not i ce of di scover y and i nspect i on.22

And a mat t er of f act , wher e Mr . Komat su does at t ach t o hi23

posi t i on paper s i s a. . . a st at ed [ I NAUDI BLE] .24

THE COURT: What ? I ’ m sor r y.25



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MR. FRI EDLANDER: He at t aches a document r equest1

t o t he paper s i n opposi t i on. Ther e has been no mot i on2

made by hi m. . .3

THE COURT: Wai t a mi nut e. Let me j ust doubl e4

check somet hi ng, pl ease. I j ust want t o make sure I have5

hi s Opp.6

MR. FRI EDLANDER: I f you don’ t , I can gi ve you7

my copy. ( PAUSE) Do you want me t o hand t hi s up?8

THE COURT: Yeah. I don’ t t hi nk I have hi s9

Opposi t i on. Let me j ust doubl e check. [ 11: 12: 01] Okay,10

and t he opposi t i on was supposed t o be May 27t h. Di d you11

serve one t o t he Cour t ?12

MR. KOMATSU: I came t o t he [ I NAUDI BLE] . I gave13

i t t o t he Cl er k [ I NAUDI BLE] .14

THE COURT: Thi s i s an ext r a copy?15

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , you can have i t .16

I t ’ s my copy. I t ’ s t he onl y copy I have, but [ I NAUDI BLE]17

I mean, I onl y need i t f or t he pur poses of [ I NAUDI BLE] .18

I ’ m sur e t he [ I NAUDI BLE] i s goi ng t o t ur n up. Sooner or19

l at er i t wi l l come back t oget her .20

THE COURT: J ust gi ve me one second.21

MR. FRI EDLANDER: I ’ m sure t hat [ I NAUDI BLE] i s22

goi ng t o t ur n up. [ LAUGH] Sooner or l at er i t wi l l t ur n up23

[ PAUSE]24

THE COURT: Okay.25



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MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , r at her t han go1

poi nt by poi nt i n or al ar gument , I ’ l l j ust submi t t o t he2

Cour t i f t he Cour t l ooks at t he mot i on t o quash, and t he3

r epl y, we have det ai l ed speci f i cal l y why t he subpoenas ar4

r eal l y a di sgui sed di scover y devi ce, and t her e’ s not hi ng5

t her e t hat we bel i eve t hat Mr . Komat su i s ent i t l ed t o.6

Besi des, t her e’ s a l ot of t hi ngs t hat he asks f or , I7

bel i eve he al r eady has i n hi s own possessi on, such as8

r ecor di ngs and. . . and phot ogr aphs, or what ever he thi nks9

i s appr opr i at e. But be t hat as i t may, t her e has been no10

f or mal appl i cat i on by Mr . Komat su t o thi s Cour t f or11

di scover y. He at t empt s, I ’ m guessi ng hi s mot i on or hi s12

r esponse t o my mot i on, t o ki nd of aut hor a r equest f or13

di scover y by pr oduci ng hi s document r equest . He doesn’ t14

show t he Cour t [ I NAUDI BLE] i s f ami l i ar wi t h hi s ampl e15

need, or any basi s f or di scover y, so t he Cour t woul d gr ant16

hi m t he r i ght t o serve t hat [ I NAUDI BLE] document . The17

ot her poi nt t hat I wi sh t o make i s t hat he’ s subpoenaed,18

wher e he seeks t o subpoena me t o t est i f y agai nst my19

cl i ent s i s pr ohi bi t ed by t he cases t hat ar e ci t ed i n t he20

mot i on t o quash. Ther e i s no. . . t her e i s no showi ng me21

[ I NAUDI BLE] Mr . Komatsu’ s mot i on, because i f I coul d22

possi bl y, i n any shape or f ashi on, wi t hout hi m get t i ng t h23

i nf ormat i on he needs f r om a t hi r d sour ce he. . . he woul d b24

r equi r ed t o of f er t est i mony that mi ght be [ I NAUDI BLE] t o25



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my cl i ent ’ s i nt er est s. That ’ s t he condensed ver si on of1

t he mot i on t o quash, Your Honor . I woul d ask t he Cour t ,2

r ead t he paper s, i f t he Cour t want s me t o go l i ne by l i ne3

[ I NAUDI BLE] t ake a l ook at t he speci f i c i t ems [ I NAUDI BLE]4

pi ece of paper , why t hey shoul d not be gr ant ed, i t ’ s i n5

t he mot i on. I t hi nk t he Cour t shoul d r ead t he paper s, an6

get t he f ul l f l avor of t he [ I NAUDI BLE] .7

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , may I speak?8

THE COURT: Yes.9

MR. KOMATSU: Um. . . al l of us had a pr evi ous10

cour t hear i ng t hat you pr esi ded over . Dur i ng t hat cour t11

hear i ng you made comment s t hat were r ecor ded on audi o,12

suggest i ng t hat I had ever y si ngl e r i ght t o cal l my13

l andl or d and hi s r epr esent at i ves t o t ask f or [ I NAUDI BLE]14

wi t h regards t o t he subpoena t hat you appr oved [ I NAUDI BLE15

THE COURT: Ri ght , but t he quest i on i s not t he16

f act . . . l et me j ust cl ar i f y t hat .17

MR. KOMATSU: Wi t h r egards t o di scover y t hat Mr18

Fr i edl ander ment i oned- -19

THE COURT: Excuse me. I di dn’ t make my. . .20

f i ni sh my st at ement .21

MR. KOMATSU: Sor r y.22

THE COURT: The probl em i s not t he f act t hat23

you’ r e aski ng f or t hese wi t nesses t o come i n and t est i f y,24

because i t ’ s not . . . t he subpoena i s not a t est i mony25



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subpoena, but basi cal l y you’ r e aski ng f or document at i on t1

pr oduce, whi ch i s a di f f er ent t ype of subpoena, whi ch i s2

t he subpoena Duces Tecum. So basi cal l y what t hey’ r e3

sayi ng i s i t ’ s one t hi ng i f you ask f or t he wi t nesses t o4

come i n and t est i f y, i t ’ s anot her t hi ng i f you come i n an5

you say, I want al l t hi s document at i on.6

MR. KOMATSU: So, I woul d need t o submi t a7

second. . .8

THE COURT: I t ’ s a separ at e. . . i t ’ s t wo9

di f f er ent t hi ngs. And I wi l l t ake i t under consi der at i on10

whenever t he argument s have been made. So, I j ust want t11

cl ar i f y t hat . You may cont i nue wi t h your ar gument . I12

j ust want ed t o cl ar i f y t hat poi nt .13

MR. KOMATSU: Al so, Mr . Fr i edl ander had14

ment i oned somet hi ng t o t he ef f ect of me not be abl e t o, I15

guess, t o quest i on hi m as a wi t ness.16

THE COURT: I ’ m sor r y, I di dn’ t hear what you17

j ust sai d.18

MR. KOMATSU: Mr . Fr i edl ander had made some19

st at ement s wi t h r egar ds t o. . . I guess I don’ t have a r i ght20

t o quest i on Mr . Fr i edl ander as a wi t ness. However Mr .21

Fr i edl ander has r epeat edl y l i ed i n st at ement s t hat wer e22

submi t t ed t o t hi s cour t , so gi ven t he f act t hat I bel i eve23

he gave t he st atement s whi l e sworn under t he penal t i es of24

per j ur y, I bel i eve t hat gi ves me ampl e r i ght t o est abl i sh25



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t he f act t hat he di d, i n f act , commi t per j ur y. That i s1

mat er i al t o t hi s case.2

THE COURT: Okay. Al l r i ght , I wi l l [ 11: 17: 01]3

make a deci si on wi t h r egar ds t o that .4

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , can I j ust br i ef l y5

addr ess t hat l ast poi nt as i t per t ai ns t o me per sonal l y?6

Mr . Komatsu has made t hat cl ai m sever al t i mes, not onl y7

bef or e t hi s Cour t , but bef or e J udge Vi l el l a i n t he8

harassment [ I NAUDI BLE] cour t . And at ever y t i me t hat Mr .9

Komat su has r ai sed these pej orat i ve st at ement s about me10

t he Cour t has sai d t hi s i s not t he appr opr i at e [ I NAUDI BLE11

so, I t hi nk Mr . Komat su, by now, havi ng hear d f r om t he12

Cour t on at l east t hr ee separ at e occasi ons, I hope he13

woul d underst and t hat what ever argument he’ s present i ng i14

[ I NAUDI BLE] . . .15

THE COURT: Does not l ook [ I NAUDI BLE] - - I ’ ve16

al r eady sai d t hat pr evi ousl y.17

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor . . . t hat ’ s the onl y18

poi nt I wi sh t o make, Your Honor . [ I NAUDI BLE]19

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , may I r ebut t hat ,20

pl ease?21

THE COURT: I ’ m sor r y?22

MR. KOMATSU: May I . . . may I , I guess, r ebut23

t hat st atement ?24

THE COURT: No. Let ’ s move on.25



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MR. KOMATSU: Wel l , I ’ d l i ke t o cl ar i f y t hi s.1

THE COURT: No. Let ’ s move on.2

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , i f I may. . . Your3

Honor , on t he. . .4

THE COURT: I have no j ur i sdi ct i on over per j ury5

I t ’ s a cr i mi nal mat t er , al l r i ght ? I t ’ s. . . you can go t o6

t he appr opr i at e f or um t hat you wi sh. That ’ s why I ’ m not7

goi ng t o addr ess i t .8

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , dur i ng t he Supreme9

Cour t hear i ng t hat we wer e pr esent at . . . I bel i eve you ha10

i ndi cated t hat J udge Ressos who had pr esi ded over t he11

t r i al par t of t hi s hear i ng. . .12

THE COURT: That ’ s not cor r ect . We di d t hi s t h13

l ast t i me. I ’ m not goi ng t o r epeat mysel f . Anyt hi ng14

el se?15

MR. KOMATSU: Those. . . t hose st at ement s ar e on16

audi o. Um. . .17

THE COURT: I am not goi ng t o be t he t r i er of18

f act . I ’ ve t ol d you t hat mor e t han once. I wi l l make19

t hat cl ear agai n. I am not goi ng t o be t he t r i er of f act20

MR. KOMATSU: Al so, wi t h r egar ds to - - I ’ l l l et21

counsel speak.22

THE COURT: Do you have anyt hi ng f ur t her t o add23

MR. KOMATSU: Sur e! Cur r ent l y my l andl ord i s i24

vi ol at i on of t he New Yor k Bui l di ng and Housi ng Codes.25



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Ther e i s an el evat or i n my bui l di ng t hat has been out of1

servi ce f or appr oxi mat el y t wo mont hs. Ear l i er t hi s mont h2

he was i ssued a vi ol at i on by t he Depart ment of Bui l di ngs3

and t he Envi r onment al Cont r ol Boar ds. . .4

THE COURT: That has not hi ng t o do wi t h t hi s5

mot i on at t hi s t i me. Anyt hi ng el se f ur t her t o t he mot i on6

MR. KOMATSU: Whi ch mot i on are you r ef er r i ng t o7

THE COURT: Your . . . t he mot i on t o quash t he8

subpoena Duces Tecum.9

MR. KOMATSU: Wel l , wi t h r egards t o t he mot i on10

t o quash, i t ’ s ent i r el y basel ess, gi ven t he f act t hat11

st at ement s ar e bei ng made by t he l andl ord and hi s12

r epr esent at i ves i ndi cat i ng t hat t her e’ s no recor ded vi deo13

phot ogr aphs, however , gi ven t he f act t hat t he l andl or d ha14

r epeat edl y commi t t ed per j ur y and l i ed, I don’ t f eel t hat15

i t ’ s appr opr i at e f or t hi s Cour t t o t ake t he l andl or d and16

hi s r epr esent at i ves at t hei r own wor ds.17

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , I ’ m deci di ng whether or18

not you have f ol l owed a pr oper Duces Tecum. t hat ’ s what19

I ’ m goi ng t o be deci di ng.20

MR. KOMATSU: But , t hat was al r eady r evi ewed an21

appr oved by t he Cour t .22

THE COURT: No.23

MR. KOMATSU: You si gned of f on i t .24

THE COURT: Basi cal l y under t he l aw t he j udge25



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wi l l si gn a subpoena.1

MR. KOMATSU: Ri ght .2

THE COURT: The appr opr i at e way t o deny t he3

subpoena, i s t o make a mot i on t o quash, whi ch i s what t he4

l andl ord has now done.5

MR. KOMATSU: Ri ght .6

THE COURT: Si nce he’ s r ai sed an obj ect i on, I7

wi l l make a rul i ng on t hat document , and i f I det er mi ne8

t hat i n f act i t i s not a pr oper r equest , t hat wi l l be9

st r i cken, or i n ot her wor ds, quashed.10

MR. KOMATSU: I ’ d l ove t o poi nt out t hat Rober t11

Mi l l er , I guess the pr i nci pal owner s of t he Pl ai nt i f f ,12

cl ai med i n a sworn af f i davi t t hat I never made any at t empt13

t o cont act my l andl or d [ I NAUDI BLE] . However , I ’ ve14

pr oduced document s t hat . . .15

THE COURT: Your l andl or d f or what ?16

MR. KOMATSU: Robert Mi l l er , i n a sworn17

af f i davi t , cl ai med t hat I never cont act ed t he l andl or d t o18

r equest t hat r epai r s be made t o my apar t ment .19

THE COURT: Okay, t hat ’ s a si de i ssue, okay.20

MR. KOMATSU: Wel l , wi t h r egards t o t he duces,21

t he subpoena. One of t he t hi ngs I r equest ed i n t hat22

subpoena i t sel f , was a r ecor d of al l cal l s t hat . . .23

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , I ’ l l t ake t hat i nt o. . .24

under consi der at i on.25



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MR. KOMATSU: Because I produced my cal l r ecor d1

t hat showed communi cat i ons bet ween mysel f and my l andl or d2

THE COURT: Okay.3

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , i f I may address4

t hat f or a moment .5

THE COURT: Mm- hmm.6

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Mr . Komat su i s very grand7

about accusi ng us of commi t t i ng per j ur y and l yi ng.8

At t ached t o hi s paper s, Your Honor , i s what he cl ai ms t o9

be a r ecord f r om AT&T showi ng phone cal l s. I don’ t have10

t he Exhi bi t i n f r ont of me [ I NAUDI BLE] t he document t hat11

he of f er ed, he cl ai ms t hat i t ’ s an AT&T bi l l . . .12

THE COURT: Mm- hmm.13

MR. FRI EDLANDER: And i f t he Cour t l ooks at i t ,14

i t i s not a genui ne bi l l . I t i s a const r uct , made by Mr .15

Komat su on hi s own comput er , and i t [ 11: 22: 01] t her e’ s16

nothi ng t her e t o show t hat t hose cal l s wer e actual l y made17

t o my cl i ent , so he of f er s t hat document as probat i ve18

evi dence of cal l s bei ng made. And i t ’ s not a l egi t i mat e,19

or aut hent i c document .20

THE COURT: Where was t hat at t ached?21

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , I have t he pages,22

i f you want , I ’ l l show you.23

[ OVERLAP]24

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor ? Um- -25



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MR. FRI EDLANDER: [ I NAUDI BLE] I ’ l l show you.1

THE COURT: I t ’ s i n hi s Opposi t i on? Oh i t ’ s i n2

her e? I ’ m sor r y, l et me l ook t hr ough t hat .3

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , may I speak?4

THE COURT: Yeah, go ahead.5

MR. KOMATSU: Wi t h r egar ds t o t he document t hat6

Mr . Fr i edl ander i s r ef er r i ng t o, I downl oaded some dat a,7

and made i t more pr esent abl e f or t he pur pose of showi ng i t8

t o t hi s Cour t . Al l t hat dat a i s ent i r el y aut hent i c.9

What ’ s not f act ual , what ’ s not t r ut hf ul , what ’ s not10

aut hent i c, i s t he cl ai m t hat I never made any at t empt t o11

cont act my l andl ord r equest i ng t hat r epai r s be made.12

THE COURT: Okay. What el se woul d you l i ke t o13

say, s i r?14

MR. KOMATSU: Wi t h r egards t o Mr . Fr i edl ander ’ s15

st at ement s t hat I have r epeat edl y accused Mr . Fr i edl ander16

and my l andl ord and hi s r epr esent at i ves of havi ng17

commi t t ed per j ur y, t here’ s a r eason why I made t hose18

st at ement s.19

THE COURT: I do not want t o addr ess t hat , okay20

MR. KOMATSU: Okay.21

THE COURT: I t ’ s not proper f or t hi s Cour t .22

Anyt hi ng el se?23

MR. KOMATSU: Um. . . do you mi nd i f I r evi ew my24

Opposi t i on mot i on f or a moment ?25



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THE COURT: You can l ook at i t , go ahead. I se1

i t , Counsel .2

MR. KOMATSU: So t oday we’ r e j ust goi ng on, I3

guess t he val i di t y. . .4

THE COURT: No mot i ons.5

MR. KOMATSU: The mot i on t o quash [ I NAUDI BLE] .6

THE COURT: That ’ s al l I ’ m addr essi ng.7

MR. KOMATSU: Wi t h r egar ds t o t he mot i on t o8

quash, one of t he t hi ngs I r equest ed per t ai ns t o the9

el evat or , whi ch i s cur r ent l y out of ser vi ce, and as I10

ment i oned, t he l andl or d was i ssued a vi ol at i on [ I NAUDI BLE11

and the Fi r e Depar t ment of New Yor k has i nspect ed on Apr i12

9t h af t er someone got t r apped i n i t . Co t he basi s f or my13

[ I NAUDI BLE] was essent i al l y t hat t her e i s a secur i t y14

camer a i nsi de of t hat el evat or , and out si de of t hat15

el evat or , t hat supposedl y r ecor ds vi deo, as wel l as16

phot ogr aphs [ I NAUDI BLE] and t o subst ant i ate t he cl ai ms17

t hat I ’ ve made bef or e t hi s Cour t , and t o r ef ut e t he18

[ I NAUDI BLE] by my l andl ord and hi s at t or neys, t hat19

i nf ormat i on i s ent i rel y. . .20

THE COURT: Let me. . . l et me j ust . . . j ust t o21

speak t o bot h si des, I guess. Mr . Komat su, what i s i t22

t hat you’ r e l ooki ng f or i n t hi s pr oceedi ng? I t ’ s a23

hol dover , t hey’ r e aski ng you t o vacat e. I know t hat no24

payments have been made. I t seems t o me, and f or gi ve me25



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i f I may, you’ r e not ent i r el y happy wi t h t he ser vi ces t hat1

are bei ng r endered, and you are compl ai ni ng about t he2

el evat or r epai r s. So my quest i on i s what . . . what di d you3

want t o do? Di d you want t o vacat e?4

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , um, l et me answer t ha5

speci f i cal l y. Last week, I was ser ved wi t h a Supr eme6

Cour t [ I NAUDI BLE] by- -7

THE COURT: That ’ s separ at e, I j ust want . . . do8

you want t o vacat e?9

MR. KOMATSU: Wel l , I ’ m t r yi ng t o answer t he10

quest i on. No, I . . . I ’ m t r yi ng t o abi de by t he t er ms of my11

l ease, f ul l y, and t o exer ci se t he f ul l scope of my r i ght s12

as a t enant under t he l aw.13

THE COURT: So I j ust want t o know, because t he14

bot t om l i ne i s i f you’ r e t el l i ng me you’ r e not r eal l y- -15

MR. KOMATSU: The bot t om l i ne i s, a t enant . . . a16

t enant . . .17

THE COURT: Thi s i s my underst andi ng, f r om what18

you’ r e t el l i ng me, and I may be mi si nt er pr et i ng i t , t hat ’19

why I ’ m sayi ng t hat , so I . . . I ’ m. . . i f you’ r e not happy20

t her e, maybe, per haps, bot h si des can r e. . . get a21

r esol ut i on her e you vacat e. That ’ s up t o you. I ’ m not . .22

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , wi t h al l due23

respect . . .24

THE COURT: I ’ m broachi ng i t . . .25



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MR. KOMATSU: Sor r y t o i nt er r upt . . .1

THE COURT: Yeah.2

MR. KOMATSU: But . . . we’ ve come acr oss t hat r oa3

bef or e, and when we came acr oss t hat r oad bef ore, I was4

subj ect t o yet another Supr eme Cour t l awsui t [ I NAUDI BLE] .5

Si nce t hen t hey’ ve f i l ed yet anot her one, j ust l ast6

week. . .7

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , so I don’ t . . . so what8

does t hat mean? That means you don’ t want t o vacat e?9

MR. KOMATSU: That means t hat t hey have never10

expr essed an i nt er est i n pr oposi ng a reasonabl e11

set t l ement .12

THE COURT: Okay, and what do you deem t o be a13

r easonabl e set t l ement ?14

MR. KOMATSU: I ’ m l ooki ng. . . a r easonabl e15

set t l ement , f or me woul d be, wi t h r egar ds t o al l t he16

egr egi ous mi sconduct t hey’ ve commi t t ed t hr oughout al l17

t hese pr oceedi ngs i s f or . . . t o l et t hem l eave me. . . vacat18

t he apart ment at t he expi r at i on of my l ease, t o per mi t me19

t o have them hel d f ul l y account abl e under t he l aw f or20

havi ng commi t t ed per j ur y, harassed me, as wel l as other21

t enant s. I mean t hi s i s. . . t hi s i s a par t y t hat has22

vi ol ated. . .23

THE COURT: When does your l ease end? I j ust24

want [ 11: 27: 01] cl ar i f i cat i on, huh?25



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MR. KOMATSU: [ I NAUDI BLE] t hi s J ul y, act ual l y1

end of J ul y.2

THE COURT: Of t hi s J ul y?3

MR. KOMATSU: Yes. Thi s l i t i gat i on has been4

goi ng on f or al most t wo years.5

THE COURT: Okay.6

MR. KOMATSU: And f or al most a quar t er . . .7

appr oxi mat el y a year t hey’ ve been mi ssi ng. . .8

mi sr epr esent i ng t he condi t i on. . . condi t i ons of t he9

bui l di ng. They cl ai m. . .10

THE COURT: Wel l , l et me ask you somet hi ng.11

I f . . . i f . . . i f t he l ease i s gonna end. . . and, l i ke I sai d12

and you coul d t el l me. . .13

MR. KOMATSU: Let me answer your quest i on.14

Basi cal l y, my i nt ent i s t o move out at t he expi r at i on of15

my l ease- -16

THE COURT: I f you’ r e gonna. . . i f you want t o17

end. . . [ OVERLAP] I ’ m sor r y, r epeat t hat . I di dn’ t hear18

you.19

MR. KOMATSU: My i nt ent i s, at t he expi r at i on o20

my l ease, I wi l l move out of my apar t ment , and pr obabl y21

subsequent t o t hat , I ’ l l f i l e a [ I NAUDI BLE] l awsui t i n22

Supr eme Cour t agai nst my l andl ord, and hi s r epr esent at i ve23

f or havi ng commi t t ed per j ur y, commi t t ed def amat i on, and24

ot her mat t er s t hat ar e ent i r el y t hi ngs I can easi l y25



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subst ant i at e.1

THE COURT: Okay. . .2

MR. KOMATSU: I n t he i nt er i m, bet ween now and3

t he expi r at i on of my l ease, I ’ m l ooki ng at t hi s Cour t t o4

i ssue an or der t hat woul d di r ect l y pr ohi bi t my l andl or d5

and hi s r epr esent at i ves f r om cont i nui ng t o t ake. . . f r om6

cont i nui ng t o har ass me, f r om cont i nui ng t o f or ce me t o7

t ake t i me of f f r om wor k t hat subj ect s my j ob secur i t y t o8

r i sk.9

THE COURT: Okay.10

MR. FRI EDLANDER: I f I may. . . Maybe [ I NAUDI BLE]11

but l et me suggest t hi s. I f t he Cour t l ooks at my r epl y,12

under Exhi bi t H, ar e a ser i es of paper s f r om t he New Yor k13

Ci t y Depar t ment of Bui l di ngs whi ch show t hat al l t he14

compl ai nt s made by t hi s Respondent were deni ed. They wer15

cat egor i cal l y deni ed, ei t her because no vi ol at i on was16

r epor t ed, t hey wer e cat egor i cal l y deni ed. . .17

THE COURT: Yeah, but t hat al l has t o do wi t h18

t he U&O.19

MR. FRI EDLANDER: The mot i on i s not . . . r i ght .20

But he r ai sed i t her e, and Your Honor , I al so have t hat21

I ’ d l i ke t o hand up, and I have a copy f or Mr . Komat su,22

HPD has done t he same t hi ng. Any compl ai nt t hat he has23

made, t hey have deni ed.24

THE COURT: Okay.25



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MR. FRI EDLANDER: So al l t hi s st uf f t hat he say1

t hat we have depr i ved hi m of hi s r i ght s as a t enant , i s2

f abr i cat i on.3

[ OVERLAP]4

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor? Your Honor- -5

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , so basi cal l y, i f I hear6

bot h si des her e- -7

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor- -8

THE COURT: - - I . . . I woul dn’ t even know how t o9

suggest - -10

MR. KOMATSU: [ OVERLAP] Your Honor , I don’ t mea11

t o - -12

THE COURT: - - wr i t i ng an agreement f or hi m t o13

vacat e at t he end of J ul y, but I guess not .14

MR. KOMATSU: Let me. . . may I pl ease cl ar i f y15

t hi s? Thi s ver y morni ng I went t o HPD [ I NAUDI BLE] t he16

Depar t ment of Bui l di ngs, I went t o t he Envi r onment al17

Cont r ol Boar d websi t e. I pr i nt ed out al l t he appl i cabl e18

i nf or mat i on t hat i s avai l abl e, and al l t hat i nf or mat i on19

shows vi ol at i on af t er vi ol at i on af t er vi ol at i on t hat ar e20

open.21

THE COURT: That wi l l be. . . okay Mr . Komat su,22

t hat woul d go t o t he use and occupancy, al l r i ght ? But23

per haps, and t hi s i s what I was sayi ng, per haps, si nce24

t hi s i s a hol dover , bot h si des can agr ee t hat you woul d25



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vacat e at t he end of J ul y. They coul d sever t he money an1

i t coul d go somewher e el se.2

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , l et me di scuss i t3

wi t h my cl i ent s.4

THE COURT: I S t hat somet hi ng you woul d be5

i nt er est ed i n? I t ’ s up t o you.6

MR. KOMATSU: I woul d need t i me t o t hi nk about7

t hat .8

THE COURT: I ’ m not here- - Huh? I ’ m sor r y, I9

di dn’ t hear . . .10

MR. KOMATSU: I woul d. . . I woul d need t i me t o11

consi der t hat .12

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , so l et ’ s j ust f i ni sh t he13

argument , because I have a l arge cal endar .14

MR. KOMATSU: Coul d I ask you a quest i on, J udge15

Wi t h r egar ds t o, um, you’ r e. . . essent i al l y you’ r e aski ng16

us t o consi der , I guess, set t l i ng, at t he same t i me t hat 17

have a $5 mi l l i on l awsui t f i l ed i n Supr eme Cour t18

[ I NAUDI BLE] .19

THE COURT: That ’ s separ at e. I ’ m j ust t al ki ng20

about . . . t hi s i s a hol dover .21

MR. KOMATSU: Act ual l y I ’ m sor r y, I have t wo. . .22

t wo l awsui t s t ot al i ng $6 mi l l i on.23

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , but i t ’ s st i l l . . . t hi s i24

a hol dover , you’ r e i ndi cat i ng t hat you’ r e gonna vacat e at25



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t he end of J ul y. Basi cal l y what woul d happen i s, t he way1

I see i t , t hi s i s j ust a pr oposal , you woul d vacat e at t h2

end of J ul y, and t hey wi l l sever t he money, and t hat wi l l3

be deal t wi t h i n anot her cour t . You can r ai se what ever4

your def enses ar e i n t he Supr eme Cour t act i on, and t hi s5

case woul d be over .6

MR. KOMATSU: J ust . . . j ust t o conf i r m. Wi t h7

r egar ds t o t hat l egal f i l i ng I was ser ved wi t h yest er day,8

I don’ t have t he abi l i t y t o r espond t o t hat at al l ?9

THE COURT: Wi t h t he l ea. . . once you vacat e, I ’10

not sur e.11

Mr . FRI EDLANDER: I t ’ s a r equi r ement .12

THE COURT: I ’ m sor r y?13

MR. FRI EDLANDER: I t was my r epl y t hat was14

ser ved, and yes, as t he Cour t i ndi cat ed ear l i er . . .15

THE COURT: Yeah, no, he doesn’ t . Yeah. You16

get t o put i n opposi t i on, he does a r epl y, i t ’ s hi s17

mot i on. That ’ s i t .18

MR. KOMATSU: So, wher e do we go f r om her e, You19

Honor ?20

THE COURT: Okay, l et ’ s j ust deal wi t h t he21

second mot i on.22

MR. FRI EDLANDER: The second mot i on you have23

bef ore you, Your Honor i s a mot i on [ I NAUDI BLE] . Thi s24

l i t i gat i on, as t he Cour t i s awar e, has been goi ng on f or25



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al most t wo year s. Mr . Komat su, at t he i ncept i on of hi s1

l ease, gave one mont h’ s r ent as secur i t y deposi t , and2

wi t hi n t hr ee weeks af t er si gni ng, he sends a l et t er t o my3

cl i ent , maki ng al l ki nds of compl ai nt s and aski ng f or a4

20% r ent r educt i on. My cl i ent has not seen a check of5

r ent si nce t hen. Now, Mr . Komat su makes t hese gr and6

cl ai ms about vi ol at i ons i n hi s apart ment . Ther e was an H7

pr oceedi ng, whi ch was set t l ed. Ther e wer e t hr ee cl ass A8

vi ol at i ons I bel i eve, t hat wer e t aken car e of i n consent9

order , t he work was done. [ 11: 32: 01] There have been10

mul t i pl e at t empt s t o t r y and get access t o Mr . Komatsu’ s11

[ I NAUDI BLE] . I t ’ s al l i n my paper s, Your Honor . He had,12

you know, when my cl i ent asked f or access he sent back a13

ver y rest r i ct i ve pr ovi si on f or access, whi ch i s t ant amount14

t o denyi ng access. As a mat t er of f act , one of t he15

l et t er s I want t he Cour t t o l ook at i s a l et t er f r om whi c16

Mr . Komat su says t hat he. . . t her e was a r eport of a17

l andl ord bei ng bur ned t o deat h i n t he newspapers and as18

f ar as he i s concer ned, t hey bur ned t he wr ong l andl or d.19

That ’ s t he cont ext wi t hi n whi ch t hi s l i t i gat i on has been20

goi ng f or war d.21

THE COURT: Okay.22

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Exhi bi t . . . Exhi bi t H i n my23

r epl y, Your Honor , you wi l l f i nd document s f r om t he New24

Yor k Ci t y Depar t ment of Bui l di ngs t hat show t here’ s onl y25



6560 REALTY v. KOMATSU - #81232/ 13 23

t wo vi ol at i ons, one. . . t wo el evat or vi ol at i ons, one i n1

2013, and one i n 2014. Al l t he ot her compl ai nt s t hat2

he. . . t hat he’ s r ai sed, t hey have deni ed t hem,3

cat egor i cal l y. And al so, I have her e, Your Honor . . .4


[ CROSSTALK]6

MR. FRI EDLANDER: I ’ m not done. I ’ m not done.7

Thi s i s. . . t hi s i s a cer t i f i ed copy, Your Honor , of t he8

HPD document s showi ng al l of Mr . Komat su’ s compl ai nt s hav9

been cl osed. Ther e are no vi ol at i ons based on t hose10

compl ai nt s, al l r i ght ? So what I have her e i s a11

f r eel oadi ng t enant , who moves i n, but doesn’ t pay. . . who12

does not pay any rent , and commi t s l i t i gat i on by suppl yi n13

ever y possi bl e excuse f or not payi ng hi s r ent .14


MR. FRI EDLANDER: Now t he muni ci pal aut hor i t i es16

t hat have j ur i sdi ct i on over t hese compl ai nt s have f ound17

t hem basel ess, gr oundl ess, and wi t hout any f act , or any18

suppor t i n r eal i t y.19


MR. FRI EDLANDER: And I woul d submi t t o t hi s21

Cour t t hat i f t he Cour t r eads my mot i on, t he Cour t wi l l22

see t he cases are l egi on, t hat when you have a hol dover23

pr oceedi ng, and t he t enant has unf et t er ed use and24

occupancy of t he apar t ment , t her e’ s not one vi ol at i on or25



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one condi t i on t hat Mr . Komatsu has spoken of i s wi t hi n t h1

conf i nes of hi s apart ment . He keeps harpi ng on t he2

el evat or s. The el evat or , t he el evat or , t he el evat or .3

I t ’ s got nothi ng t o do wi t h hi s apart ment , and you know4

somet hi ng? He can’ t even of f er any pr oof t o t hi s Cour t5

t hat t her e ar e any vi ol at i ons, except f or t he t wo that6

I ’ ve conceded. And t her e’ s not hi ng he ever of f er s t o7

document how he was so t er r i bl y i nj ur ed by t he. . . by the8

l ack of el evat or ser vi ce. I t ’ s al l conj ectur e. And i n9

t he meant i me, he’ s not payi ng any money.10

THE COURT: Al l r i ght .11

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , pl ease r ead my12

mot i on paper s.13

THE COURT: Yes.14

MR. KOMATSU: Okay, um. . .15

THE COURT: Mr . Komat su. . .16

MR. KOMATSU: Mr . Fr i edl ander has r epeat edl y17

i ndi cat ed t hat , I guess, t hat t her e ar e no open vi ol at i on18

t hat t hi ngs have been cl osed. Can I show Your Honor19

paper s t hat t ot al l y r ef ut e t hat ?20

THE COURT: Show i t t o hi m f i r st .21

MR. FRI EDLANDER: What ’ s t he dat e on t hat ?22

MR. KOMATSU: Um, t hi s i s about t he el evat or23

bei ng out of servi ce, whi ch r emai ns t r ue t oday.24

MR. FRI EDLANDER: We’ l l st i pul at e t o t he25



6560 REALTY v. KOMATSU - #81232/ 13 25

el evat or .1

MR. KOMATSU: I ’ m sor r y, but he was al l owed t o2

speak wi t hout i nt er r upt i on. Coul d I pl ease speak wi t hout3

i nt er r upt i on?4

THE COURT: Al l r i ght .5

MR. FRI EDLANDER: You’ l l see i n t he papers6

t her e’ s a whol e new el evat or bei ng i nst al l ed. . .7

THE COURT: Enough. What el se, si r ?8

MR. KOMATSU: Thank you, Your Honor . So, f i r st9

paper i s about t hi s el evat or bei ng out of ser vi ce, i t10

r emai ns t r ue t oday.11

THE COURT: You can submi t t hem t o t he Cour t ,12

I ’ l l l ook at t hem. I don’ t have t o l ook at t hem now.13

MR. KOMATSU: Okay. Let me j ust get t he next14

one.15

THE COURT: He admi t s t hat t here’ s an el evat or16

vi ol at i on.17

MR. KOMATSU: Excuse me. I t hought I woul d be18

al l owed t o speak wi t hout i nt er r upt i on.19

THE COURT: Go ahead.20

MR. KOMATSU: I bel i eve on J une 3r d, t he l andl or21

was penal i zed by t he ECB, Envi r onment al Cont r ol Boar d, i n22

t he amount of $1, 000. 00.23

THE COURT: For what ?24

MR. KOMATSU: Wi t h r egards t o t he el evat or bei n25



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out of ser vi ce.1

THE COURT: Okay, ot her t han t he el evat or , what2

el se do you have?3

MR. KOMATSU: The next one i s. . . t here’ s a4

r et ai ni ng wal l i n t he r ear of my apar t ment bui l di ng t hat5

t he Depart ment of Bui l di ngs i nspect ed and i ssued a6

vi ol at i on f or . I bel i eve t hey had put i t on t he websi t e7

t hat i t ’ s t o be cor r ect ed by the end of J une.8

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , what ot her . . . what about9

any condi t i ons i n your apart ment ?10

MR. KOMATSU: That woul d be under HPD’ s11

j ur i sdi ct i on, l et me t ake l ook at t hat .12

THE COURT: Do you have any?13

MR. KOMATSU: Yeah. Do you want me t o j ust sho14

t hem t o you, or hi m?15

THE COURT: You coul d. . . l et me see.16

MR. KOMATSU: Thi s i s t he HPD r eport I got t hi s17

morni ng.18

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Ar e t hose compl ai nt s, Your19

Honor , or vi ol at i ons?20

MR. KOMATSU: Those are vi ol at i ons. Those are21

pr i nt ed f r om t he [ I NAUDI BLE] vi ol at i on sect i on.22

MR. FRI EDLANDER: What ’ s t he dat e of t he23

vi ol at i ons?24

THE COURT: 2013. Ther e’ s one f or J une, oh no25



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t hat ’ s [ I NAUDI BLE] , and one f or Apr i l 2014, whi ch i s t o1

pai nt t he bat hr oom wal l s.2

[ OVERLAP]3

MR. FRI EDLANDER: When he’ s f i ni shed, I ’ l l4

r espond.5

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , t hat ’ s i t . Her e you go.6

Al l r i ght .7

MR. KOMATSU: Al so. . .8

THE COURT: That ’ s i t . . . anyt hi ng el se?9

MR. KOMATSU: Yeah, uh. . .10

( COURT OFFI CER) : You coul d st ep back, si r .11

MR. KOMATSU: Do you want t o t ake a l ook at12

t hese Depar t ment of Bui l di ngs vi ol at i ons?13

THE COURT: No.14

MR. KOMATSU: Okay.15

THE COURT: He concedes about t he el evat or .16

MR. KOMATSU: So. . .17

THE COURT: Anyt hi ng el se?18

MR. KOMATSU: Wi t h r egards t o [ 11: 37: 01]19

THE COURT: U & O, Use and Occupancy.20

MR. KOMATSU: Wel l , wi t h r egards t o use and21

occupancy, i t ’ s t he r i ght of ever y r ent er , or t enant i n22

New Yor k to wi t hhol d r ent unt i l such t i me t hat r epai r s ar23

compl eted.24

THE COURT: The probl em i s as f ol l ows, and t hi s25



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i s what he’ s ar gui ng, t hat t hi s i s a hol dover pr oceedi ng,1

al l r i ght ? So I ’ l l make a det er mi nat i on as t o whet her or2

not t he Cour t wi l l awar d you, and I ’ l l t ake bot h mot i ons3

under submi ssi on.4

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , I ’ m not f i ni shed.5

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor - -6

THE COURT: Thank you ver y much.7

MR. FRI EDLANDER: What Mr . Komat su, I j ust want8

t o say. . .9

MR. KOMATSU: Your Honor , coul d I pl ease speak,10

because I wasn’ t f i ni shed. . .11

MRL. FRI EDLANDER: When he’ s done, I woul d be12

gl ad to. . .13

THE COURT: What i s i t ?14

MR. KOMATSU: When t he l andl ord i ni t i al l y15

commenced t hi s pr oceedi ng, t hey had f al sel y accused me of16

havi ng caused damage t o my apar t ment , and harassed t he17

l andl or d. That i s. . . t hi s hasn’ t been est abl i shed yet .18

Ther e has si nce been no evi dence bef or e. . . by t he19

l andl or d, or any of hi s r epr esent at i ves t o subst ant i at e20

t hat cl ai m. On t hat ver y basi s, I ’ m l ooki ng t o have t hi s21

pr oceedi ng di smi ssed wi t h pr ej udi ce.22

THE COURT: Okay, t hank you ver y much.23

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , i f I may. . .24

THE COURT: I t wi l l be mar ked submi t t ed. Thank25



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you.1

MR. FRI EDLANDER: The Cour t has previ ousl y r ul e2

on t hat . . . [ I NAUDI BLE] on t hat appl i cat i on.3

THE COURT: Thank you, bot h si des.4

MR. FRI EDLANDER: Your Honor , I j ust want t o5

cal l t he Cour t ’ s at t ent i on t o t he f act t hat we have6

at t ached t he el evat or cont r act her e, and t he not i ces t hat7

wer e gi ven t o t he tenant s.8

THE COURT: Thank you ver y much.9

MR. FRI EDLANDER: And Your Honor , al so t he10

l et t er s showi ng we t r i ed t o get access t o t he apar t ment .11

THE COURT: Al l r i ght , t hank you. Take car e.12

MR. KOMATSU: Thank you, Your Honor .13

THE COURT: Mr . Komat su, i f you want t he14

r ecor di ng, t he Cour t f i ni shed at 11: 38.15

MR. KOMATSU: Have a good day, Your Honor .16

THE COURT: Okay, t hank you ver y much.17

[ HEARI NG CONCLUDES AT 11: 38: 41]18

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I , Deni se Hi dal go of A+ Of f i ce On Cal l , I nc. ,

cer t i f y t hat t he f or egoi ng t r anscri pt of pr oceedi ngs i n

t he Ci vi l Cour t of t he St at e of New Yor k, Ci t y of New

Yor k, Count y of Queens, of 6560 REALTY v. KOMATSU, I ndex

#LT 81232/ 2013, bef or e HON. HOYOS i n Room 403 on J une 10,

2014, was prepar ed usi ng t he r equi r ed t r anscr i pt i on

equi pment and i s a t r ue and accur ate record of t he

pr oceedi ngs.

Si gnat ur e:

Agency Name A+ Of f i ce On Cal l , I nc.

Addr ess: 336 East 87t h St r eet , #B1, New York, NY 10128

Dat e: November 20, 2015

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