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Part of Luceros' $40M lawsuit dismissed

Originally published: November 7, 2011 10:58 AM
Updated: November 7, 2011 10:34 PM
By PATRICK WHITTLE  patrick.whittle@newsday.com

Reverend Allan B. Ramirez, right, and Joselo Lucero,

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Reverend Allan B. Ramirez, right, and Joselo Lucero, center, stand with a banner after a march and vigil for Marcelo Lucero, who was slain in 2008 in Patchogue. (Nov. 6, 2011)

In a move applauded by local officials and criticized by the family of hate crime victim Marcelo Lucero, a judge dismissed a $40 million lawsuit filed by his family against Brookhaven Town and the village of Patchogue.

U.S. District Court Judge Leonard D. Wexler last week granted a motion to dismiss by the town and village after each entity argued that it did not maintain its own police department...

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