# 911974_26_Gillio_Lopes_v_Kathleen_M_Hochul_et_al_LETTER___CORRESPOND_30

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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
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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
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