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Gala v. County of Livingston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 7, 1991
174 A.D.2d 1048 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

June 7, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Livingston County, Cicoria, J.

Present — Doerr, J.P., Green, Pine, Balio and Lawton, JJ.


Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying the County's motion to dismiss plaintiff's cause of action for malicious prosecution. The County is immune from liability for the acts of an Assistant District Attorney who, as here, has acted solely in a quasi-judicial capacity (see, Imbler v Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409; Rosen Bardunias v County of Westchester, 158 A.D.2d 679; Cunningham v State of New York, 71 A.D.2d 181; Brenner v County of Rockland, 67 A.D.2d 901, lv denied 47 N.Y.2d 705).


Summaries of

Gala v. County of Livingston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 7, 1991
174 A.D.2d 1048 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Gala v. County of Livingston

Case Details

Full title:DON T. GALA, Respondent, v. COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Jun 7, 1991

Citations

174 A.D.2d 1048 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
572 N.Y.S.2d 212

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