An attorney for Democrat New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday asked a Manhattan judge considering whether to drop federal charges against him to accelerate the process as a filing deadline looms for this year’s mayoral election.

Attorney Alex Spiro cited in a letter to U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, a Joe Biden appointee who must sign off on dropping the charges, a Thursday deadline for Adams to file required petitions to appear on the ballot for the June 24 Democrat mayoral primary.

“We respectfully write to alert the Court that Mayor Adams’ petitions for his candidacy for mayor are due Thursday,” Spiro wrote. “We urge the Court consistent with its own comments to promptly reach a decision in this matter.”

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