Sborgi v. Green

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered January 5, 2000, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff alleges that she was defamed by defendant, a bishop of her Church and ecclesiastical leader of her congregation, when, in connection with her employment application with a university run by the Church, he told a university official whose duties included evaluations of job applicants that plaintiff is an “unstable person” and that “her children are disturbed.” Such…