A New York taxi driver has been ordered to pay a lesbian couple $ 10,000 in damages after he told them to stop kissing in the back of his cab . Mohammed Dahbi discriminated against actress Kassie Thornton and her TV executive partner Christy Spitzer after ordering them to 'keep that behavior for the bedroom ' . He warned that if they ignored his request during the trip on September 18 , 2011 , he would throw them out . Outraged : Mohammed Dahbi was accused of discrimination after ordering actress Kassie Thornton and her TV executive partner Christy Spitzer to stop kissing and 'keep that behavior for the bedroom ' . He was ordered to pay the couple $ 10,000 in fines . When they got out , Dahbi also called the pair ' b***** ' , ' c**** ' and 'whores ' after they refused to pay the fare and walked away . He claimed during the city 's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings they were 'touching each other all over ' and 'kissing heavily ' . But according to DNAinfo New York , Judge John Spooner disagreed and ordered him to pay the fine . He also made him attend anti-discrimination training and pay a $ 5,000 civil penalty to the city . Ms Spitzer told the news website : 'We felt that what happened to us was wrong and he needed to take responsibility for his actions . The trip began at Columbus Circle when Ms Spizter climbed into the yellow cab with her dog and headed to pick Ms Thronton up in Chelsea , before heading to Sunset Park in Brooklyn . However , when they hit the Meatpacking District , Dahbi turned around and barked the orders at them . Verbal abuse : When the pair ( pictured ) got out , Dahbi also called them ' b***** ' , ' c**** ' and 'whores ' after they refused to pay the fare and walked away . They said he was discriminating against them because they were gay , to which he replied : 'Do n't make me out to be an a**hole . ' They insist it was just a peck on the lips . Spizter told DNAinfo she knew this because she had just been to the dentist . She said : 'That ’ s why I ’ m so aware of what my behavior was in the taxi . ' Dahbi 's lawyer , Ali Najmi said he had never mentioned anything about the pair 's sexuality and has a 'standard of decency ' . They are now planning to appeal the decision . In a statement on his firm 's website , he said : 'We will be pursuing an appeal of this decision . The Administrative Judge acted unreasonably and made conclusions of fact that can not be substantiated based on the record . The fine amount is completely unfair given that there was no real injury here . '
Mohammaed Dahbi barked orders at Kassie Thornton and Christy Spitzer . The two women were in the kitchen of their home on East 23rd Street when they heard a loud noise outside. They accused him of discriminating against them because they were gay . Yellowcab driver told them not to 'make me out to be an a**hole '