Hausch v. Clarke

In an action to recover damages *430for defamation per se, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), entered November 1, 2001, which granted the motion of the defendants Bruce Diamond, Review-Press Reporter, also known as Review Press, Journal News, and Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them and, sua sponte, dismissed the complaint insofar as asserted against the defendants Sheila R. Clarke, Leslie B. Marón, Bill Williams, also known as William Williams, and Village of Tuckahoe.

Ordered…