Freemonde v. City of New York

In an action to recover damages for false imprisonment, the plaintiff appeals from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bruno, J.), dated November 4, 2002, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.

“A valid, binding, and enforceable court order obtained and issued in accordance with the Mental Hygiene Law precludes the relitigation of the issues determined therein in a later action to recover damages” (Porter v Westchester County…