Stanwick v. A.R.A. Services, Inc.

— Order unanimously affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff was *768formerly jail superintendent at the Monroe County Jail. He commenced this action to recover damages sustained as a result of his forced resignation and the publicity which surrounded it. Defendant Meloni is Sheriff of Monroe County. He appeals from an order denying his motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (subd [a], par 7) to dismiss plaintiff’s cause of action for defamation. Defendant A.R.A. Services, Inc. also appeals from the order insofar as it denied its motion to dismiss plaintiff’s cause of action against it for “intentional…