COWARD v. TOWN AND VILLAGE OF HARRISON

Case No. 04-CV-5976 (KMK).

665 F.Supp.2d 281 (2009)

Neville COWARD, Plaintiff, v. The TOWN AND VILLAGE OF HARRISON, the Police Department for the Town and Village of Harrison, The Recreation Department for the Town and Village of Harrison, Lieutenant Frank Bisceglia, individually and in his capacity as an employee of the Police Department of the Town and Village of Harrison, Detective Gary Chiarella, individually and in his capacity as an employee of the Police Department of the Town and Village of Harrison, Ralph Tancredi, individually and in his capacity as an employee of the Police Department of the Town and Village of Harrison, Stephen Malfitano, individually and in his capacity as the Supervisor/Mayor of the Town and Village of Harrison, Ronald Belmont, individually and in his capacity as Superintendent of the Recreation Department of the Town and Village of Harrison, Margaret Minishi, individually and in her capacity as an employee of the Recreation Department of the Town and Village of Harrison, and John Doe One through Ten, individually and in their capacity as employees of the Police Department for the Town and Village of Harrison, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. DeMatteo, Esq., Jeffrey L. Bernfeld, Esq., DeMatteo & Bernfeld, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Steven J. Harfenist, Esq., Charles H. Horn, Esq., Neil S. Torczyner, Esq., Friedman, Harfenist, Langer & Kraut, Lake Success, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

KENNETH M. KARAS, District Judge.

Neville Coward ("Plaintiff") brings this action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 ("Section 1981"), 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ("Section 1983"), 42 U.S.C. § 2000a ("Section 2000a"), and state law, alleging that in the spring of 2003 the Town and Village of Harrison ("Harrison") and several of Harrison's officials and employees (collectively, "Defendants") subjected Plaintiff to, inter alia, false...

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