Former Jersey City Deputy Chief of Staff Phil Orphanidis had his driving under the influence (DUI) case adjourned for another two weeks today in municipal court since his attorney in the matter just received discovery last night, to the dismay of the judge for the case.
“I’ve been an attorney for 25 years, and I feel that my integrity as an attorney was really called into question,” Jersey City Municipal Assistant Prosecutor Monica Cho said regarding what defense attorney Sebastian Cho said at the March 12th hearing.
“There were statements or insinuations made that I did not provide discovery, that I was writing these long-winded emails instead of providing discovery. There were questions raised as to where I was.”
According to Cho, once an attorney sends an e-mail requesting discovery, they get it. She said that the prosecutors themselves don’t provide that, but discovery agents do and they are on receipt of the email…