Doumbouya v City of New York

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Doumbouya v City of New York 2015 NY Slip Op 31894(U) September 3, 2015 Supreme Court, Bronx County Docket Number: 25668/2014E Judge: Sharon A.M. Aarons Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various state and local government websites. These include the New York State Unified Court System's E-Courts Service, and the Bronx County Clerk's office. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. [* 1] · 'l1m8TATE OF NEW YORK .. Part24 ·,; ' ' ~'-·; . ZS-I'll', . lndexNo.;~~E"' Presentr~~~.M;.Aarons · Plaintiff, ' ,. '.~.:+~ -·-,~-'.'::-''.' ~crtt6f,~'°m4f)BTECTIVE MICHAEL ,. ·. '·~~ aftct,.ICB QFFICERS JOHN and/or. (''J~~~,t -10•. Defendants. .\,' ._ ' (,, . .~'~·;:·--~::·- :" j ' ··· :: rj~.'JN!~itft/,.,s, tlteforegoing motion is ~cided as follows:•· . . ·?lf ·. J::'.·: ' . ·· .· . · .. ·•.· · · .... · .···• ~: ·,'~~ tbrti•ismissal of the complaint pursuant to CPLR~2ll~4*f (?). ·. Plaiiltiff ;i;} 1 __._:_· ·:.--·< ·;-~;((<~~-\ . ··-~·-·.>_·:-~ _ \. _:1~:.:':::~ 1 :·· -~.-... ' ' -· Silbftri~:. . ~.· The motion is granted. ·~--_:.:~·;_~-:t~:,~:_:·-_,:·_P--:. ;:'~-~,~::·~;':·_: _, ____ ·_ . ' <_;'\,~~-;;: ' ___ . _ .· __ ._-- " _ :1 _ _-· .··. >:.P~-~ges for malicious prosecution,. violatio:a-Otcivil.~pllrsWIQtlo 42 . -----:·-~--l.::_,>t:_-( '._;_:/·:-'_:··::_~---. . ' - _-1 '_ -~_.·,- ' ___'. ,USQ,'l~.··~~~ciVil~pursuantto42USC.f 1985(3),~ ...pwsmntto 42 .... UScll.~pd~ott ~dvil rights pursuant to 42 USC § 1981\ )~ ~.;~inilnal ;· r . . _: _ -~. _··t_:/t>·,~\. _ ·_-<·'~>_:-';>.,--_ -... _.- ;-- - - . , - .· -· - , ·::~ "_ -. . , - . ., . <~-~·~.,bepnonMayS,2013,whenpoliceoMcersin-.marW~'~the ~: )c :~) '); · 1['t.·;) .. · .. . .·. . . .. . . . .....· ......... · , pl~-~Qi-Pmting tot adjacent to Webster Avenue uriloading'boxes ·fmm a·uiic:k:, and · .• ·, ··~~~~an.' -When the police officers made au-tum 'to ill~~~dne·at~Wrof /-'1;\-_... t -_:_ '. ' - ,- - _· ' - ·'.·_ · - _·' ·•. ' ·- .·:_- '::-- '.·_<_·_·-~,~--._.··-:·-:-·· :_'~~:;·: _._,,~:. -~- ··· ·: ~··gfciep.rmi~,llil;•'.amd fled. .1he officers approached and opened._ bmtes1 ~,~ . ~:~_.::_~\-::~:·i·-_·_-.;:~._i~~--<~:__ ._<_:_ :•.:. ~~~~-~----_... :·-_-.~_.. ' _~---->, .· .·: ' _' . :. ci~:~ l~:~ sf'aQlpS· Upon making this diseb'very, tbe plamtift'f!mdthe driver of the :' ·' i ~~~,:l~ptafutiffiras charged criminally with Possesaton·'()f ~.ctWMtamp«t ,:'.Ci~~~-· him were eventually dismi$$«l ' '..'i ) .. :·.:1- ~~- - :. .}- - . . ·"··· ··r. ;..?~- - ~_. ", . -, ., :': ;:;J(~·-:::.t. , > 1 . .·. . . . J! ' ", [* 2]>r1tED 'sep 16 · .'?'." ' .:-':"'-'~ - • ?ofs Bronx~9ourityc1erk ,:in~•jp~.()f.- motion, the defendants submit the notice af cllhn, 1;be pladiws,-1 the· ' ·~ -__ - - ' ' -~ ~·- ·- ·, ~ ' . ·- '. - :~\:_.:.'_· - ' ' ·_ - ' ' ' ~nturif~~atim(luy. The defendants allege that no claimi:irfidse aftetitor malicious ! ~ ... '. ·, ' ;. - ' . :: ' .: - _· •. ··.: - _. ' :~ : - 7 : 1 '- '-·: _" :, -•':_ ·- • '... : . •- _. - : - ' - . ' . " ' -. ·..':,_ ":·.. J:~:_ ~("_-- _ ' .·:_._·_-';_ .~. _: - ' . '" _. __ -,___ ... :- .. :--" .·: ' . ~~ c.n· b«;~, probable cause existed for the plaintiif''ll attest apd ~on. : u ~ dte~f~~tbat because probable cawe to anest e~·M,j~ oivildstts. · .~~~bti:t.~~~~ ...~t 'i ,.-' ----- ). . -'·'.:' _',: -:. . __ -:_: . -.·_ ' -,_ . ___ '.'_.: '":::":3--_··:.' :; . . ' . h : -- : : ' . ht~tiilmft'reliesoohis 50-hhearingtestimony, in whichhe~tbmhedid -:; :. ., ' - ·l :- .-· '· ;_ ·. ' . ' ·. ;! . ;- . .- ,: .. ' --~-.: . ~t~ihe~·ar~.hoxes, and·that he was merely assistiJla afrleQt ~--that ~ble ~. . .,14~ a1nbe.police officers had no basa to open the staledilo-'. ' : - - .1... ,,_. -. - - -: . - ' ;~ l - ; ' ' .- -- '- • _,, ··-·;. ' ;,~~~sdidencyofapleadingsubjecttoamotiontb-'dUnti~i>t~~state ·' ·. · ·. .•... i'.'.' F. ':'.. , . • . .·.·...· · · . .. ·. ··: s.i<1ai$4fo~~~LR:321l (a){7), the court'sroletodeterminci:Whedler,~astrue "~' • .. : - • ' , • h -. -. ' • ~' - ' ' 'i ~·fa¢tuef~~~thecomplain~plaintiff can succeed upon any ~eviewof tbefacts ;·_ ', ,_ _ - ·}· ~:-~-< ;:·'. ,-·~;>: \'···~·;-·->:-:<:\-.: . ·.stat.i· (~gnjf#;'Acaf&}uttyv. State ofNew York, 86 N.Y.2d367, l18, 6S$:'N.B.2d661, 631 N'.Y.~.2d~$[1~));.i:OJ1~ motion to dismiss a complaint purswmt i;:;¢PLal2ll(a)(1), all · ·/-..·· ' " - ' . ; afJegatwukiiie-nt arc deemed to be true; all reasonable inf~ 'wflidl ean· be drawn .; ; . ~,@,~INnt •.,;the l!Jlogations therein stated shall be resolved:'ift'lavot•.rdte·pl.mtiff. (~tliiilf~ll~-~eslJn;Cofp., 96N.Y.2d409,414, 154N.R2d i.14;'J2'9N.Y.S;ld425 I . ,_,_, ~· -\-:-- . - - _:.';-.:'· . .-· -- ~.:· ;,- - . .. . r:· :i'--:;·.. : <-:- .. · [2001J~'Ofm'"Y~fabrics, 91N.Y.2d362, 366, 694 N.E.2d 56, 610 N:'r;S2d 97;) (1998]). '· "' ,._ - '(', ···- ' '..-i _t :· · .• • . • , ''; - '' ., ······ ·.~cqiit*t~wbW ...yzqthecomplaintinthecontextof'arnotiQnto'dismiS!il,jsto~e '. A::: . ;:; :'.' . " . . . .•. . ·, ·. . .. ·. . . • whether ~filtts -~ fit Within any cognizable legal theory, (&>kbl<f#v Htirrt1J111in &tates ~~~~~N~Y.ld409,414, 754N.E.2d 184,729N.Y.S.2~~2S{lOOlJ).Jnfact,.the ,-, : '• "''._-· .:·~- •"-· .. ,. _,_., .·':.- , .,_-: _ '_,,_--'~ .-. :; , ,-.·t~- -· ' . ' . - ·._f ' ' -- ' ' - knt~-~~'sinquirybenotlimitedsolelytodecidingwhed:Eer~hasptedthe ,, ·-' ··- : ,•' '•.;'' - ' ' - 2 ' I [* 3] SepJ6'2.0l5 8rohx Gounty .Clerk .,, 0 ~ -~' ' .; - ' ,~ - - "' ' - .' . ;.:hheenfifmceofprobable cause coastimtes11;~~-~~ of · ·./ .i ~onallesing.false ~est, false ~t,~~~n · j , J~ Gltot'ldi v Town of Harrison. 72 NY2d 280,,%1]\~'~Nmd 157, ·· '; . : . 15l2NY'.Sld234[1988];HollandvCityofP~it~98A.D:tdHl~845, · .· ··;. ·, '.f.lS NYi2d SB) [2011 ]; Reape v City ofNew Y0. 66 A!Q'd 7S'!;7S6r886 ·• ..•. · . NfSlltJ57 {2009]), including causes 9ftl@99 i!llA1rd R!A•m:Q•:USC ··.·' .,f11l983Jqreegver damages for the 4eprjyatiM·otrmldh~MhtlJ .. ., ;·. <•lli!AN· @lor pf, state law that are the• fedo@f)aw ettmia·· 9f •m:ate ._,, ',' .. 'i.:Ljgn~false arrest and ma.1$j®JtP1W~t1!flmQfl£1:i@(see .:'".~•: ·.. •)·::~vSheannan, 751F3d78, 82•£2014];see~). . . vCi~ofNew ;_:'~1':~i' ·. ''i'l }Y;M. 4'13P3d 76, 84 [2007] [false~st]; JQcluvT~,$HJF3d128, '.· :, . :: • ~~ [2003] [malicious prosecution}; Janetb v l>aie, ~· F2d 117~ 189 ',·.. · l''' :1lfl9lfmaliciousprosecution])." ~·added} · · 3 [* 4] ~~P 16 ?D1~ Br9nt :county Clerk i,; .· ,··-~~~causeGsted for the alleged conduct, the piamtiif~ ..ert• cl&m ·. ~ ~~·1*.ib rJ~iaeraUa\v. Accordingly, it is hereby - -· • < ~- - ' ·~·.· .... .· ·, _· · ... ·.... · ...·.· '. .. .. _ : .-, ..· .. · ..··.· ·.. '' ;- ' ·.·.······.·· .- ' SHARomt:M;AAfijm, J~S.C. 4

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