ABASCAL-MONTALVO v. CITY OF NEW YORK

10919, 100112/16.

179 A.D.3d 620 (2020)

114 N.Y.S.3d 879

2020 NY Slip Op 00676

Isidro Abascal-Montalvo, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided January 30, 2020.


The complaint fails to state a cause of action for false arrest or imprisonment because plaintiff's own allegations establish that his arrest and detention for a mental health evaluation were privileged (Mental Hygiene Law § 9.41; see Kwasnik v City of New York, 298 A.D.2d 502, 503 [2d Dept 2002]). The remaining allegations in the complaint fail to state any other cause of action (see JFK Holding Co., LLC v City of New York...

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