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`Exhibit A
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`INDEX NO. 526867/2023
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`SUPREME
`COUNTY
`
`COURT
`OF KINGS
`
`OF THE
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEWYORK
`
`YVES
`
`DUROSEAU,
`
`et
`
`al.,
`
`Plaintiffs,
`
`v.
`
`MARCUS
`
`ROSEBROCK,
`
`et
`
`al.,
`
`Defendants.
`
`Index
`Hon.
`
`No.
`Richard
`
`526867/2023
`Montelione
`
`Motion
`
`Sequence
`
`No.
`
`002
`
`FLORENCE
`AFFIDAVIT
`LOO'S
`MARCUS
`ROSEBROCK'S
`MOTION
`FROM THE
`COUNTY
`OF KINGS
`
`OF DEFENDANT
`IN SUPPORT
`FOR A CHANGE
`OF VENUE
`TO THE
`COUNTY
`OF QUEENS
`
`ss:
`
`) )
`
`)
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`COUNTY
`
`OF QUEENS
`
`Florence
`
`Loo,
`
`being
`
`duly
`
`sworn,
`
`avers:
`
`1.
`
`I am a
`
`six
`
`(6)
`
`year
`
`resident
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Forest
`
`Hills
`
`neighborhood
`
`in
`
`who
`
`lives
`
`at
`
`7400
`
`Kessel
`
`Forest
`
`New York
`
`Queens,
`
`New York,
`
`Street,
`
`Hills,
`
`11375,
`
`which
`
`borders
`
`Dr.
`
`Yves
`
`Duroseau's
`
`("Dr.
`
`Duroseau")
`
`house,
`
`located
`
`at
`
`99-57
`
`74th
`
`Avenue,
`
`Forest
`
`Hills,
`
`New York
`
`11375,
`
`and
`
`Marcus
`
`Rosebrock's
`
`("Mr.
`
`Rosebrock")
`
`house,
`
`located
`
`at
`
`7270
`
`Kessel
`
`Street,
`
`Forest
`
`Hills,
`
`New
`
`York
`
`11375.
`
`2.
`
`I am a Medical
`
`Doctor
`
`of Pathology
`
`and
`
`Laboratory
`
`Medicine
`
`at New
`
`York-Presbyterian
`
`Queens
`
`Hospital,
`
`located
`
`at
`
`56-45
`
`Main
`
`Street,
`
`Flushing,
`
`New
`
`York
`
`11355.
`
`1
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`3.
`
`Based
`
`on my
`
`personal
`
`knowledge
`
`of
`
`the
`
`facts
`
`and
`
`circumstances,
`
`I will
`
`testify
`
`as
`
`a material
`
`witness
`
`on
`
`behalf
`
`of Marcus
`
`Rosebrock,
`
`in
`
`Yves
`
`Duroseau,
`
`et
`
`al.
`
`v. Marcus
`
`Rosebrock,
`
`et
`
`al.,
`
`Index
`
`No.
`
`526867/2023
`
`(Kings
`
`Cnt'y
`
`Sup.
`
`Ct.).
`
`4.
`
`I will
`
`be unduly
`
`burdened
`
`if
`
`the
`
`venue
`
`of
`
`the
`
`trial
`
`remains
`
`in the
`
`County
`
`of Kings
`
`not
`
`when
`
`I am not
`
`because,
`
`only
`
`do
`
`I
`
`reside
`
`in
`
`the
`
`County
`
`of Queens,
`
`but,
`
`working
`
`at
`
`the
`
`hospital,
`
`I care
`
`for my
`
`three
`
`(3)
`
`young
`
`kids,
`
`ages
`
`two
`
`(2),
`
`five
`
`(5),
`
`and
`
`seven
`
`(7).
`
`Thus,
`
`commuting
`
`from
`
`Queens
`
`to Brooklyn
`
`to
`
`testify
`
`will
`
`require
`
`me
`
`to
`
`spend
`
`a considerable
`
`amount
`
`of
`
`time
`
`away
`
`from
`
`my
`
`job
`
`and my
`
`kids,
`
`and
`
`will
`
`likely
`
`financial
`
`burden
`
`impose
`
`the
`
`of hiring
`
`a babysitter.
`
`5.
`
`The
`
`following
`
`paragraphs
`
`summarize
`
`those
`
`facts
`
`that
`
`I will
`
`testify
`
`about
`
`when
`
`called
`
`as a material
`
`witness
`
`at
`
`trial.
`
`6.
`
`Forest
`
`Hills
`
`is
`
`a quiet,
`
`family-oriented
`
`neighborhood
`
`with
`
`friendly
`
`and
`
`polite
`
`residents
`
`that,
`
`until
`
`September
`
`17,
`
`2022,
`
`rarely,
`
`if
`
`ever,
`
`experienced
`
`chaotic
`
`and
`
`disruptive
`
`disturbances
`
`and/or
`
`events.
`
`7.
`
`On
`
`September
`
`hosted
`
`a
`
`at
`
`his
`
`17,
`
`2022,
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`party
`
`home,
`
`located
`
`at
`
`99-57
`
`74th
`
`Avenue,
`
`Forest
`
`Hills,
`
`New York
`
`11375,
`
`that
`
`featured
`
`extremely
`
`loud
`
`music
`
`that
`
`reverberated
`
`throughout
`
`the
`
`neighborhood
`
`and
`
`even
`
`in
`
`people's
`
`homes.
`
`8.
`
`The
`
`extremely
`
`loud
`
`music,
`
`which
`
`played
`
`until
`
`after
`
`10:00
`
`p.m.,
`
`could
`
`be
`
`heard
`
`throughout
`
`my house
`
`even
`
`with
`
`the
`
`doors
`
`and
`
`windows
`
`closed.
`
`2
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`9.
`
`At
`
`or
`
`about
`
`10:00
`
`p.m.,
`
`I heard
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`screaming
`
`so I went
`
`to
`
`a window
`
`that
`
`overlooks
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau's
`
`foyer
`
`to find
`
`out
`
`the
`
`reason
`
`for
`
`the
`
`screaming.
`
`10.
`
`I saw
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`behave
`
`aggressively
`
`towards
`
`and
`
`scream
`
`at
`
`a
`
`woman
`
`standing
`
`in
`
`his
`
`foyer,
`
`which
`
`caused
`
`me great
`
`concern
`
`so I
`
`recorded
`
`their
`
`encounter
`
`because
`
`I
`
`feared
`
`it would
`
`escalate
`
`into
`
`violence.
`
`then
`
`I heard
`
`11.
`
`Later
`
`that
`
`night,
`
`the
`
`music
`
`abruptly
`
`stopped
`
`a loud
`
`shriek,
`
`so
`
`I went
`
`to
`
`the
`
`upstairs
`
`terrace
`
`which
`
`overlooks
`
`both
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau's
`
`backyard
`
`and Mr.
`
`Rosebrock's
`
`front
`
`yard
`
`to determine
`
`the
`
`cause
`
`of
`
`the
`
`shriek.
`
`I heard
`
`people
`
`talking
`
`about
`
`water,
`
`with
`
`one
`
`person
`
`saying,
`
`something
`
`to the
`
`effect,
`
`that
`
`she
`
`thought
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`forgot
`
`to turn
`
`off
`
`his
`
`automatic
`
`sprinklers.
`
`of
`
`talk
`
`about
`
`Marcus
`
`at
`
`his
`
`12.
`
`I,
`
`then,
`
`heard
`
`a group
`
`guests
`
`confronting
`
`house,
`
`so
`
`I
`
`returned
`
`to
`
`the
`
`upstairs
`
`terrace
`
`to
`
`see
`
`what
`
`they
`
`were
`
`going
`
`to
`
`do.
`
`I
`
`observed
`
`several
`
`party
`
`guests
`
`gathered
`
`in
`
`front
`
`of Mr.
`
`Rosebrock's
`
`property.
`
`They
`
`were
`
`yelling
`
`and
`
`hurling
`
`expletives
`
`at Mr.
`
`Rosebrock.
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`accused
`
`Mr.
`
`Rosebrock
`
`of assaulting
`
`his
`
`friends.
`
`He charged
`
`at Mr.
`
`Rosebrock
`
`saying,
`
`"Let's
`
`fight";
`
`requiring
`
`his
`
`guests
`
`to restrain
`
`him.
`
`13.
`
`Eventually,
`
`the
`
`group
`
`returned
`
`to Dr.
`
`Duroseau's
`
`house,
`
`where
`
`there
`
`was
`
`a lot
`
`of commotion
`
`that
`
`included
`
`women
`
`screaming
`
`and
`
`sounds
`
`of breaking
`
`glass.
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`could
`
`be
`
`heard
`
`screaming
`
`because
`
`he was
`
`upset
`
`that
`
`the
`
`New
`
`York
`
`Police
`
`Department
`
`("NYPD")
`
`had
`
`not
`
`arrived
`
`despite
`
`several
`
`calls.
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`complained,
`
`in
`
`essence,
`
`that
`
`he
`
`pays
`
`too much
`
`in
`
`tax
`
`dollars
`
`for
`
`the
`
`police
`
`not
`
`to come
`
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`when
`
`called.
`
`An
`
`unidentified
`
`woman
`
`tried
`
`to
`
`calm
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`because,
`
`according
`
`to her,
`
`he was
`
`not
`
`helping
`
`the
`
`situation.
`
`14.
`
`When
`
`NYPD
`
`arrived,
`
`the
`
`officers,
`
`first,
`
`spoke
`
`with
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`and
`
`then
`
`Mr.
`
`Rosebrock
`
`before
`
`returning
`
`to Dr.
`
`Duroseau's
`
`house
`
`to file
`
`a police
`
`report.
`
`15.
`
`The
`
`officers
`
`told
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`that
`
`he
`
`could
`
`not
`
`file
`
`a police
`
`report
`
`for
`
`"assault"
`
`because
`
`assault
`
`use
`
`that
`
`threatens
`
`harm
`
`and
`
`requires
`
`the
`
`a weapon
`
`bodily
`
`a garden
`
`hose
`
`does
`
`not
`
`fulfill
`
`that
`
`criterion.
`
`But
`
`the
`
`officers
`
`told
`
`him
`
`that
`
`he
`
`could
`
`file
`
`a police
`
`report
`
`for
`
`"harassment,"
`
`which
`
`he
`
`did.
`
`16.
`
`Dr.
`
`Duroseau
`
`did
`
`not,
`
`nor
`
`did
`
`any
`
`guest,
`
`mention,
`
`at
`
`any
`
`point
`
`during
`
`their
`
`interaction
`
`with
`
`NYPD,
`
`that
`
`they
`
`believed
`
`the
`
`incident
`
`was
`
`racially
`
`motivated.
`
`Sworn
`
`to me before
`of March
`
`day
`
`this
`2024
`
`ac
`ublic
`
`Notary
`
`GENO
`ALLEGRA
`Notary Public, State of New York
`No. 01GE6207453
`in Queens County
`Qualified
`June 16, 20
`Expires
`Commission
`
`5
`
`Florence
`
`97
`Loo,
`
`M.D.
`
`4
`
`