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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 27', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24']

Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fwd: Generator issues
Subject: Re: [GlobalRevolutionMedia] Fwd: Generator issues
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:37:12 -0400
okay great so let's keep moving forward on getting the generators back from randall's island and perhaps a new one on site in the interim. vlad please call us when you get a chance
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Vlad T <vlad@glassbeadcollective.org> wrote:
From: "Wylie Stecklow" <wylie@wylielaw.com>
Date: Oct 28, 2011 2:24 PM
Subject: Generator issues
To: "Robert Quackenbush" <robert@drmtlaw.com>, "janos marton" <rovingstorm@gmail.com>, "Joel Kupferman" <envjoel@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: "Vlad" <vlad@glassbeadcollective.org>, "Dallas" <justdallas@gmail.com>
I am copying vlad, janos and dallas.
They seem to be hitting up the generator issue, and i wanted to connect all of you.
legal following up
This appears to be the relevant provision of the administrative code:
§ 27-512 Fire protection. The ground enclosed by a tent or
air-supported structure, and the ground for a distance of at least
ten feet outside of same, shall be cleared and maintained clear of
all combustible material or vegetation. No open flame of any kind
shall be employed within the structure, or closer than twenty feet to
any part of the enclosure fabric. Fire extinguishing facilities shall
be provided in accordance with the requirements of chapter four of
ere is a portion of the draft memo the from Adminstrative Code committee, related to generators. (FYI, the rest of the memo will go out later today.)
Administrative Code Provisions Concerning Gasoline and Diesel Generators
The issue is whether OWS activists in Zuccotti Park may lawfully use a gasoline or diesel generator for electricity. In large part, the answer depends on the nature of the generator (gasoline, diesel, or other fuel) and the BTU input.
As a general matter, a permit should not be required in order to operate a residential-sized gasoline or diesel generator, so long as the “BTU input or gross output [is] not more than one million BTU per hour.” AC § 24-121(a)(5).
To enforce these regulations, the commissioner of environmental protection (see AC § 24-104(17)) or his or her designated agent (see AC § 24-105) is empowered to inspect any equipment covered under the Code where there is “reasonable cause to believe that any equipment or fuel is in violation of this code.” AC § 24-107(a). It is unlawful to interfere with or obstruct designated personnel in carrying out their duties, including any inspections or laboratory tests on the equipment. AC § 24-111.
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Alan Levine <alevine@latinojustice.org> wrote:
Gideon, Let me know how I can be helpful.
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Subject: Re: Follow up Liberty Park Legal Working Group - seizures at Zuccotti today
joel is on his way to the park, which I just left, talking with folks about providing a legal support response to this. if anyone else on this list or otherwise wants to be in the loop/working on responding please let me know so that work is not duplicated.
From: "Knuckey, Sarah" <sarah.knuckey@nyu.edu>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:43:01
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Forwarding from Emi Maclean:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/occupy_wall_street/2011/10/28/2011-10-2
8_occupy_wall_street_protesters_stripped_of_their_power_literally_by_fire_d
epartme.html#ixzz1c5owDyk8
Dozens of firefighters and police officers entered Zuccotti Park Friday morning to confiscate generators and gas canisters.
Fire trucks and police vans pulled up on the corner of Broadway and Liberty St. at about 8.30 am and asked the Occupy Wall Street protesters to bring the items to them, saying they were a health and fire hazard.
"They made an announcement on a bullhorn saying: 'We are here to take the generators, could you please bring them up to us on the corner of Broadway and Liberty Street'," said James Bennett, a member of the information working group.
Several canisters were also taken, some empty, some with vegetable oil and one with gasoline, Occupy Wall Street say. No arrests were made and the incident was peaceful, the city said.
On 10/28/11 12:10 PM, "Knuckey, Sarah" <sarah.knuckey@nyu.edu> wrote:
People on this list may find this interesting:
Yesterday, the President of Indonesia (Yudhoyono) referred to the
NYPD's policing of assembly and NY mass arrests as a justification for
Indo's own policing tactics and and mass arrests of pro-West Papua
independence protesters. He was responding to calls by Amnesty
International and others to release the detained protesters and account
for protesters' injuries and deaths. The "President compared
Indonesia's actions with the hundreds of people in New York who were
detained by local authorities for shutting down streets with
demonstrations, and riots that also occurred in England some time ago.
Detention of people because they act against the law, is happening
around the world." Original article is in Bahasa Indonesia language
only, but informal translation into English by a friend working to free the West Papua activists is here:
http://ebenkirksey.blogspot.com/2011/10/indonesian-president-open-to-di
This is an inevitable but very striking example of US norm and behavior
proliferation and setting, and of the phenomenon of other countries
referencing US practice as justification for their own human rights
In other human rights contexts (e.g. recently, targeted killings), this
type of effect has occasionally been an influential advocacy point
against US practices vis-a-vis certain actors. Just something to keep
in the back of our minds as we continue to advocate here for our rights
to peacefully assemble and protest.
On 10/27/11 12:15 AM, "WylieLAW" <civilrightsesq@gmail.com> wrote:
Ok, just spoke to finance folks on the ground, ton of police presence,
lots of white shirts, but looks to be calming down at this point.
On Oct 27, 2011, at 12:05 AM, Sunita Patel <SPatel@ccrjustice.org> wrote:
Someone at the CCR office says there is A LOT of police activity in
the area. Tweets are suggesting COBRA.
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Subject: Re: Follow up Liberty Park Legal Working Group
I'm getting text that mass arrest are imminent at the park.
On Oct 26, 2011, at 9:56 PM, "Yetta G. Kurland"
<kurland@kurlandassociates.com> wrote:
http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/10/26/354443/occupy-cleveland-
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Just saw this. If the 5 p.m. meeting was today, guess I missed it.
If there's going to be a Sunday, Nov. 6 meeting, I can be there.
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This just went out, fyi.
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Subject: Follow up Liberty Park Legal Working Group
I wanted to check in and see if we could set up two meetings. For
the smaller subcommittee we are proposing a meeting at 5pm at our
Broadway, Suite 701) and then the larger Liberty Park Working Group
to meet on Sunday Nov 6th at 2pm. Please let me know if these
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