Opinion
2011-11-15
Diane WARME, etc., Plaintiff–Appellant,v.The CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants–Respondents.
Michael A. Cervini, P.C., Jackson Heights (Robin Mary Heaney of counsel), for appellant.Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Alan G. Krams of counsel), for respondents.
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Betty Owen Stinson, J.), entered August 18, 2010, which, in an action to recover damages for defendants' alleged failure to prevent the suicide of plaintiff's decedent while an inmate at Rikers Island, granted defendants' oral application to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff's opening statement, or her proffer of proof thereafter failed to set forth a prima facie case of negligence against defendants ( see Ortiz v. City of New York, 39 A.D.3d 359, 359, 833 N.Y.S.2d 490 [2007], lv. denied 9 N.Y.3d 803, 840 N.Y.S.2d 763, 872 N.E.2d 876 [2007] ).
The trial court providently exercised its discretion in refusing to recuse itself, as there was no showing of bias ( Ronald S. v. Lucille Diamond S., 45 A.D.3d 295, 297, 846 N.Y.S.2d 85 [2007] ).
ANDRIAS, J.P., FRIEDMAN, DeGRASSE, FREEDMAN, MANZANET–DANIELS, JJ., concur.