Montgomery v. New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:23-cv-09201
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Montgomery v. New York Presbyterian Hospital, Judge Engelmayer granted the hospital’s dismissal motion and closed the case.
Crystal Montgomery and New York Presbyterian Hospital; the case was closed after the court granted the hospital’s motion to dismiss.
What happened
In Montgomery v. New York Presbyterian Hospital, Crystal Montgomery, representing herself, brought an employment-discrimination lawsuit against New York Presbyterian Hospital.
The hospital asked the court to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang recommended granting that request, and neither party objected.
Judge Engelmayer adopted the recommendation in full, granted the motion to dismiss, directed the clerk to end the pending motions, and closed the case. The court also stated that the parties’ failure to object waived appellate review.
The detailed version
- Montgomery v. New York Presbyterian Hospital · No. 1:23-cv-09201
- Paul Engelmayer
- Sept. 4, 2024
Background
Crystal Montgomery, representing herself, filed an employment-discrimination action against New York Presbyterian Hospital on October 19, 2023. The opinion does not reproduce the complaint’s factual allegations; instead, it incorporates the factual summary in Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang’s Report and Recommendation.
Motion and Recommendation
New York Presbyterian Hospital moved to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), the rule used to challenge whether a complaint adequately states a legal claim. The district court referred the motion to Judge Wang, who recommended granting it on August 13, 2024.
Court’s Review and Ruling
No party objected to the Report and Recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious error in the record. The court found no facial error and adopted the Report’s recommendation in its entirety.
The court granted the motion to dismiss. It directed the clerk to mail a copy of the decision to Montgomery, terminate all pending motions, and close the case. The court also stated that the parties’ failure to file timely objections waived appellate review. The opinion does not state additional details about the reasons for dismissal beyond its adoption of the Report.
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