![]() Plaintiff alleges that defendants' acted with the desire and intention of forcing the eviction and removal of the African American tenants, actions which plaintiff claims are in violation of his right to be free from coercion, intimidation and interference with respect to the exercise of his rights protected by the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and various Civil Rights Acts. As part of the conspiracy, plaintiff alleges that defendants acting together, jointly and severally, caused a complaint to be filed alleging that he was operating an illegal boarding house and painted or caused to be painted the word "NIGGER" on the front of plaintiff's premises at 56 Underhill Street, Tuckahoe, New York. He states in his complaint that he refused to evict the tenants.Īs a result of his refusal, plaintiff alleges that the Underhill defendants conspired to cause false complaints to be filed against him with the Village of Tuckahoe for violating Village codes, laws and regulations. Plaintiff alleges he was told to evict the African American tenants and was threatened with retaliatory measures if he did not. At the meeting, plaintiff alleges that he was informed of the unanimous opposition by the Association's members to plaintiff's renting to the African American tenants. ![]() About August, 1991, plaintiff claims that he was invited to attend a meeting of the Association in which each Underhill defendant was present. Thereafter, plaintiff contends that the individual Underhill defendants formed the unincorporated association, Underhill Park Taxpayer Association ("Association"), for the purpose of meeting, combining and conspiring to remove the African-American tenants from plaintiff's house and, hence, the neighborhood. He alleges that defendant DeMeo threatened, coerced, and intimidated him by stating to him that plaintiff "should not be renting to niggers because it decreases property value in the neighborhood." Complaint ¶ 12. *677 Between March, 1991 and July, 1991, plaintiff rented his three family house at 56 Underhill Street, Tuckahoe, New York to three African-American families. White, individually and as Mayor of the Village of Tuckahoe ("Village Defendants"), regarding plaintiffs' premises at 56 Underhill Street in the Village of Tuckahoe, the upkeep of said property and plaintiff's rights concerning the rental of the premises to African American tenants. Clarke and Jesse Nicotera, individually and as members of the Board of Trustee of the Village of Tuckahoe and Philip A. This action arises out of a dispute between plaintiff and defendants' Underhill Park Association ("Underhill Defendants") an alleged association comprised of members Ron Gallo, Robert DeMeo, Marilyn Morgante, "John Doe" and "Jane Doe" and defendants' Richard Carroll, individually and as Building Inspector of the Village of Tuckahoe Matthew A. Miranda, Thurm & Heller, New York City, for Richard Carroll. Ponzini, Maroney Ponzini & Spencer, Tarrytown, NY, for Underhill Park Taxpayers Association, John Doe, Jane Doe. *674 *675 *676 Loren Bailey, Brooklyn, NY, for John Puglisi. ![]() White, Individually and as Mayor of the Village of Tuckahoe, Defendants. Clarke and Jesse Nicotera, Individually and as Members of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tuckahoe, and Philip A. Richard CARROLL, Individually and as Building Inspector of the Village of Tuckahoe, Matthew A. UNDERHILL PARK TAXPAYER ASSOC., Ron Gallo, Robert DeMeo, Marilyn Morgante, "John Doe" and "Jane Doe," Defendants. ![]()
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