Lucero family suing 7 teens accused in his death
Sat 07 Nov 2009
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The family of slain Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero is suing the seven teenagers accused of his death and their parents, court records show.

A summons with notice filed Friday at state Supreme Court in Riverhead does not specify an amount, but it is seeking "money damages" that resulted from the seven defendants' alleged actions, "including, but not limited to, assault, wrongful death and negligence, occurring" on Nov. 8, 2008, according to the lawsuit, filed by attorney Kevin Faga of White Plains. Faga is representing the Lucero estate.

Prosecutors have charged the teenagers with hunting for Hispanics in Patchogue that night, which ended with Lucero's death after he was stabbed.

The lawsuit names defendants Jeffrey Conroy , Kevin Shea, Jordan Dasch, Nicholas Hausch, Jose Pacheco, Anthony Hartford, Christopher Overton and their parents.

"The law does permit a court to hold parents accountable for the actions of their minor children when they're aware of their propensity and they fail to act," Faga said.

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