911974_26_Gillio_Lopes_v_Kathleen_M_Hochul_et_al_LETTER___CORRESPOND_30

--- Page 1 --- Office of the New York State Attorney General Letitia James Attorney General Litigation Bureau | The Capitol | Albany NY 12224 518-776-2300 | ag.ny.gov Writer Direct: (518) 776-2036 November 6, 2026 Honorable James R. Farrell Acting Supreme Court Justice Supreme Court of the State of New York Sullivan Supreme and County Courthouse 414 Broadway Monticello, NY 12701 (via NYSCEF and e-mail) Re: Lopes, Gillio v. Hochul, et. al Supreme Court, Albany County Index No. 911974-26 Dear Justice Farrell: This office represents Respondents Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General (collectively, Respondents) in the above- referenced matter. I write today to respectfully request an opportunity for Respondents to respond to Petitioner’s motion for leave to amend by Friday, November 13, 2026. By way of brief background, yesterday evening, Petitioner moved by order to show cause for leave to amend the Verified Petition. In the proposed order to show cause, Petitioner requests that this Court set a briefing schedule for Respondents’ answer to their motion, as well as Petitioner’s reply. Accordingly, we write to provide Respondents’ position regarding the briefing schedule contemplated in the proposed order to show cause. Respondents respectfully request that the deadline for their response to Petitioner’s motion be set for Friday, November 13, 2026. Although this Court’s rules ordinarily require motion submissions on Thursdays, Respondents respectfully request that they be permitted to make their submission on a Friday to account for the intervening Veterans Day holiday. Respondents take no position on the time for Petitioner’s reply, except to reiterate their request made at oral argument that this proceeding continue on an expedited trajectory. FILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 11/06/2026 03:28 PM INDEX NO. 911974-26 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 30 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 11/06/2026 1 of 2 --- Page 2 --- Litigation Bureau | The Capitol | Albany NY 12224 518-776-2300 | ag.ny.gov Thank you for your kind consideration to this request. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Kaitlin Vigars Kaitlin Vigars Assistant Attorney General cc: All counsel of record (via NYSCEF and e-mail) FILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 11/06/2026 03:28 PM INDEX NO. 911974-26 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 30 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 11/06/2026 2 of 2