In December, as a jury began deliberating the fate of New York subway hero Daniel Penny, beloved Michael Jackson impersonator Jordan Neely's absentee father crawled out of the woodwork and announced he was filing a lawsuit against Penny. Funny how he was never available to help his son when he was homeless.
As the New York Post reported at the time, "The suit, filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday, accuses the Long Island Marine veteran of negligent contact, assault and battery that caused injuries and Neely’s death last year." Neely’s absentee father, Andre Zachary, was seeking damages in the lawsuit.
Now the New York Post is reporting that Penny, who was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide, is demanding the dismissal of Zachary's lawsuit.
Daniel Penny demands dismissal of Jordan Neely’s dad’s lawsuit in new filing https://t.co/u8CVWJuGR1 pic.twitter.com/ydmgzl9OJ0
— New York Post (@nypost) January 7, 2025
The Post reports:
Daniel Penny says a lawsuit filed by Jordan Neely’s father should be dismissed outright, according to a new filing by his attorneys.
On Monday, Penny submitted a reply to the civil suit filed last year in Manhattan Supreme Court just before his December acquittal in criminal court over the subway death of Neely, and argued that Penny is not culpable for any civil damages.
Penny’s attorney Steven Raiser, who helped represent him in his criminal trial, says that any “injuries or damages” suffered by Neely’s dad, Andre Zachery, “were caused in whole or in part by the culpable conduct, negligence, carelessness, and lack of care on the part of Plaintiff,” the filing reads.
Yes, the "dad" who was MIA for the entirety of his son's life who only came around after Neely's death when he thought he could get a pay out. https://t.co/GxZbvqhcbh
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 7, 2025
Good for him. The guy is just trying to cash in.
— Jeff Carlton (@JeffWCarlton) January 7, 2025
this is the first time he has even associated with his son
— BIBLEMAN’s Sidekick (@fuckyouidk__) January 7, 2025
Horrible Neely family grift.
— Ellipsis Kindle (@EllipsisKindle) January 7, 2025
Sue Neely's dad.
— Beatrix (@BeatrixKiddoSea) January 7, 2025
His dad is a gutter trash POS who is looking for a quick payday off the the death of the son who he ABANDONED for the entirety of his life. What trash.
— Deplorable Wench (@DeplorableWench) January 7, 2025
Money grab by a dead beat dad
— Bruce (@htownastro) January 7, 2025
Absent father finally shows up when he can make a dime off his son’s corpse. Counter sue this deadbeat into oblivion.
— Curiosity (@Curiosity_on_x) January 7, 2025
The man whose son is worth more dead to him than alive
— ApexOppressor (@ApexOppressor) January 7, 2025
Neely's father shipped him off to the foster care system as a teen after his mother was murdered by her boyfriend. But now he claims he "misses" his son. This is nothing but a cash grab.
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