Cozzani v. County of Suffolk
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 to recover damages for civil rights violations, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gazzillo, J.), dated April 23, 2010, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the plaintiff’s contention, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Although the complaint alleged as a legal…
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