LAU v. COOKE


282 A.D.2d 887 (2001)

723 N.Y.S.2d 419

GILBERT LAU, Appellant, v. GEORGE L. COOKE, Individually and as Sullivan County Clerk, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided April 19, 2001.


Peters, J.

In 1997, plaintiff commenced an action challenging the Sullivan County District Attorney's determination not to prosecute Cecilia Castellanos who allegedly stole money from plaintiff by abusing a power of attorney that he had given to her. By decision and order dated May 14, 1997, Supreme Court (Kane, J.) dismissed the action due, in part, to the District Attorney's immunity from suit and plaintiff's failure to serve a notice of claim in compliance with...

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