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Investigator Acted Under Color of State Law; Probable Cause to Arrest Shop Owner Not Shown

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MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER   The plaintiff brings this 42 U.S.C. §1983 action against William Friberg and his company, Triple I Associates, as well police officers Elizabeth Drozd-Spidle and Rebecca Coogan and the City of New York (the “City Defendants”). (ECF Nos. 1, 20.) The plaintiff alleges that the defendants unlawfully searched her store and arrested her on charges of selling counterfeit merchandise. The defendants move to dismiss, and the plaintiff opposes. For the reasons that follow, the defendants’ motions are denied in part and granted in part. BACKGROUND1 In 2017, the plaintiff owned Marina’s Mall, a retail store in Brooklyn that sells fragrances, costume jewelry and accessories. (ECF No. 20 18.) On October 4, 2017, at around 4:45 p.m., William Friberg came into the store and told the plaintiff he was “just looking.” (Id.

19-20.) He left after a few minutes. (Id.) According to the plaintiff, Friberg was a New York City police officer from January 1992 until his retirement in August 2014, and is now a licensed private investigator who works “under contract” with the NYPD, “conducting investigations similar to those that he had conducted as a member of the Police Department.” (Id. 23-24.) The plaintiff maintains that Friberg was “performing paid work for the Police Department” when he came into her store. (Id. 25.)2 About forty-five minutes later, Friberg returned with Officers Elizabeth Drozd-Spidle and Rebecca Coogan, and accused the plaintiff of selling counterfeit fragrances. (Id.

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