911974_26_Gillio_Lopes_v_Kathleen_M_Hochul_et_al_LETTER___CORRESPOND_22

--- Page 1 --- ATTORNEYS AT LAW ___________________________ nmllplaw.com Ira S. Nesenoff Andrew T. Miltenberg Stuart Bernstein ______________________________ Tara J. Davis Gabrielle M. Vinci Kara L. Gorycki Barbara H. Trapasso Kristen E. Mohr Helen J. Setton Kirsten E. Roy Brittany E. Bard Lauren G. Hutchison Adrienne D. Levy Regina M. Federico Kimberly S. Courtney Senior Litigation Counsel Marybeth Sydor Title IX Consultant 363 Seventh Avenue | 5th Floor | New York, NY | 10001 | T: 212.736.4500 101 Federal Street | 19th Floor | Boston, MA | 02110 | T: 617.209.2188 October 23, 2026 VIA NYSCEF and e-mail Honorable James R. Farrell Acting Supreme Court Justice Supreme Court of the State of New York Sullivan Supreme and County Courthouse 414 Broadway Monticello, New York 12701 Re: Lopes, Gillio v. Hochul, et al. Supreme Court, Albany County | Index No. 911974-26 Dear Justice Farrell: This firm represents Petitioner in the above-referenced matter. I write today to respectfully request permission to file a reply memorandum of law in further support of the verified petition and in reply to Respondents’ answer and opposition of up to 6,500 words. Pursuant to 22 NYCRR § 202.8-b and this Court’s rules, a reply memorandum of law is limited to 4,200 words. By letter dated October 20, 2026 (NYSCEF Doc. No. 16), Respondents requested permission to file a memorandum of law in opposition to the verified petition and in support of their answer of up to 12,000 words, so that they may assert both their objections in point of law and their opposition to the merits of Petitioner’s application in a single submission. To adequately address both Respondents’ objections in point of law, as well as their arguments on the merits of Petitioner’s application, Petitioner requires additional words Accordingly, Petitioner respectfully requests permission to file a reply memorandum of law in further support of the verified petition of up to 6,500 words. INDEX NO. 911974-26 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 22 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/23/2026 1 of 2 --- Page 2 --- October 23, 2026 Page 2 of 2 363 Seventh Avenue | 5th Floor | New York, NY | 10001 | T: 212.736.4500 101 Federal Street | 19th Floor | Boston, MA | 02110 | T: 617.209.2188 Thank you for your consideration of this request. Respectfully submitted, NESENOFF & MILTENBERG, LLP By: /s/ Andrew T. Miltenberg Andrew T. Miltenberg, Esq. Stuart Bernstein, Esq. Tara J. Davis, Esq. cc: All counsel of record via NYSCEF INDEX NO. 911974-26 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 22 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/23/2026 2 of 2