US court rejects SJP's request in anti-Sikh riots case
Judge Brian Cogan of Manhattan federal court turned down the request for a 21-day extension made by a lawyer on behalf of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).
SFJ was given time till February 6 to "investigate" whether Gandhi was in the city between September 2 and September 9, 2013 and file its opposition to her motion to dismiss the human rights violation lawsuit due to insufficient service of summons.
Gandhi
had
submitted
a
new
declaration
on
January
13
to
the
US
court
in
support
of
her
motion
to
dismiss
the
lawsuit.
In
the
declaration,
Gandhi
stated
that
she
has
"not
been
in
New
York
or
in
the
United
States
during
the
period
of
September
03,
2013
through
September
09,
2013."
SFJ
has
said
that
Gandhi
was
in
the
city
for
medical
treatment
at
the
Sloan
Kettering
Cancer
Centre
during
September.
PTI