Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York September 26, 2013 (Moreira-Brown v. City of New York)

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Mary Ann BriganttiHughes, J), entered March 25, 2011, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Summary judgment was properly granted in this matter where plaintiff, a public figure, alleges that defendant Detective Rivera made false and defamatory statements about him to the press.