A federal judge has tossed out a defamation suit filed against ex-New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore as “implausible to frivolous.”
The lawsuit, first filed by NY State Court Officers Association boss Dennis Quirk in 2020 and revised last year, referenced two Post stories that revealed DiFiore hadinto the union head over his alleged treatment of black court officers.
The Office of Court Administration subsequently brought disciplinary charges against Quirk for sending a “threatening email to Chief Judge DiFiore designed to intimidate her.”the chief judge’s address on social media. He has since retired as a court officer but remains president of the officers’ union.
Kaplan, in his 29-page ruling dated Sept. 13, also said Quirk did not prove defamation or retaliation, finding those claims were “meritless.” Quirk said he was disappointed with the ruling but said DiFiore is “not out of the woods” given the ongoing ethics probes.
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