PRESS RELEASE
Mike Lomas and Glenn Wiggle of The Financial Guys announced today that they were joining forces with a group of citizens from Buffalo and Rochester who launched the most broad-based challenge to the illegal lockdown of society in response to the coronavirus. The suit was filed in May and is awaiting a decision from federal Judge Charles J. Siragusa on the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction and Governor Cuomo’s cross-motion to dismiss the complaint. Wiggle and Lomas made a substantial contribution to the plaintiffs’ legal defense fund to allow the plaintiffs to retain the prominent Buffalo law firm of Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf and Cunningham to assist attorneys James Ostrowski and Mike Kuzma in pressing the plaintiffs’ claims.
The plaintiffs include Brandon Lewis, owner of the Firing Pin gun shop in Genesee County; radio talk show host Shannon Joy; Second Amendment advocate Steve Felano, Accountant Duane Whitmer and barber shop owner Lisa Reeves. The defendants include Governor Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James and the head of the State Police Keith Corlett.
The plaintiffs alleged in their complaint that the lockdown was both unnecessary, counterproductive and violated the plaintiffs’ rights under the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments as well as the commerce clause.
The plaintiffs alleged that the lockdown was done illegally by executive decree and violates their rights to free speech and assembly, the right to bear arms and their right to operate a business without undue interference from the State.
The plaintiffs’ latest brief to the Court states in part:
“The lockdown is “the most massive violation of the liberty of American citizens in the history of the country, plunging the economy into near-depression status and leading to the expenditure of trillions of dollars borrowed, in effect, from young people and people yet to be born.. . .
The failure to respect our constitutional rights has led to a catastrophe with no precedent in American history…
There are credible reports of increases in overdoses and suicides, and an increase in alcohol consumption (associated with a wide range of diseases). There are credible reports of people deferring needed medical care due to the lockdown…
“While there is no solid scientific evidence that these illegal, heavy-handed tactics have improved health, there is an abundance of evidence that the lockdown has damaged New York and New Yorkers severely and with long-range consequences. The economy has been devastated; all our lives have been disrupted; health and well-being generally have deteriorated; education has stalled; youth sports have been destroyed; and government debt has skyrocketed at every level of government.”
If you want more details regarding this case, please contact Attorney James Ostrowski at 716-435-8918. You can also contact The Financial Guys at 716-633-1515 or e-mail us at contact@thefinancialguys.com
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