Matter of New York State Div. of Human Rights v Vollertsen
2009 NY Slip Op 03284 [61 AD3d 1393]
April 24, 2009
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, June 10, 2009


In the Matter of New York State Division of Human Rights, on Complaint of Chanon Darrow Abrams, Petitioner, v James Vollertsen, Respondent.

—[*1] Caroline J. Downey, Bronx (Michael K. Swirsky of counsel), for petitioner.

Proceeding pursuant to Executive Law § 298 (transferred to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department by order of the Supreme Court, Wayne County [Dennis M. Kehoe, A.J.], entered March 3, 2008) to enforce a determination of the Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights.

It is hereby ordered that the petition is unanimously granted without costs, and respondent is directed to pay complainant the sum of $15,000 for mental anguish and humiliation, together with interest at the rate of 9% per annum, commencing March 31, 2006. Present—Martoche, J.P., Smith, Centra, Fahey and Pine, JJ.