DIOKHANE v. 57th & IRVING, INC.

115652/2008, Motion Seq. No. 1

2009 NY Slip Op 30381 (U)

BARA DIOKHANE, Plaintiff, v. 57TH & IRVING, INC., GROOVY GRIOT FILMS, LLC, OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES, INC., YOUSSOU NDOUR, ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI, Defendants.

Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County.

February 18, 2009


LOUIS B. YORK, Judge.

Plaintiff, a Senegalese artist and lawyer, has lived in New York since Plaintiff explains that he has enjoyed success as an artist in New York, a lawyer in Senegal and a legal advisor to the United Nations. In addition, plaintiff claims that he is a member of a well known Senegalese family. Based on this and other factors, he contends that he is something of a public figure.

It is also relevant that plaintiff has a longstanding relationship...

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