In a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court on April 12, 2016, Malik v. City of New York et al, Index No. 153118/2016, plaintiffs allege that Richard Emery, the Chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), referred to CCRB Executive Director Mina Malik and another female CCRB employee as “pussies” (which the complaint characterizes as a “highly offensive, gender-based and sexual slur”) and retaliated against them after they complained about Emery’s allegedly unlawful conduct. Plaintiffs assert claims for retaliation and aiding and abetting retaliation under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws.