Chavis v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Patricia Anne Williams, J.), entered February 22, 2011, which, to the extent appealed from, denied defendants-appellants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) and 3212 to dismiss plaintiffs 42 USC § 1983 cause of action, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendants City of New York and Detective Fisher dismissing the complaint.

*441In this action, plaintiff Danette Chavis, the administrator of the estate of decedent Gregory Chavis (Chavis), alleges that defendants City of…