ion while actively working to return the facility to normal operations as soon as possible." David Patton, executive director and chief attorney of the Federal Defenders of New York, said it's a violation of inmates' constitutional rights to deny them visits with their lawyers. He also said it has affected legal proceedings. "S

, 2021, per Chief Judge McMahon's December I" Standing Order. Attached to our letter was a letter from Deirdre D. von Domum, Attorney-in-Charge, at the Federal Defenders of New York. Ms. von Domum explained that Federal Defenders is only responsible for scheduling and that the MCC permits only 35 hours each week of video calls.