Kissane v. Wing

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.), entered February 22, 1999, which denied petitioner’s application for attorneys’ fees, and order, same court and Justice, entered August 2, 1999, which, to the extent appealable, denied so much of petitioner’s motion as sought renewal, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner is not entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees under 42 USC § 1988 (b) because she did not establish that she had a viable claim under 42 USC § 1983, based on an official policy or practice of respondents (see, Matter of Auguste v Wing, 244 AD2d…