Turner v. The City of New York
- Analisa Torres
- 1:18-cv-09988
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Turner v. City of New York, Judge Torres adopted the recommendation, denied dismissal as to the City, and granted dismissal motions for the other defendants.
The ruling directly affected the claims against the City of New York, Dr. Muhammad Zaman, John Doe #2, John Doe #3, New York City and Hospitals Corp., and Dr. Michael Tanner. Allen Turner was proceeding without a lawyer.
What happened
In Turner v. The City of New York, the court reviewed a recommended decision after receiving no objections. The case involved defendants’ requests to dismiss claims against them.
The opinion does not describe the underlying events or explain the legal arguments in detail. It says only that the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.
Judge Analisa Torres adopted the recommendation in full. She denied the motion to dismiss the claims against the City of New York and granted the motions to dismiss the claims against Dr. Muhammad Zaman, John Doe #2, John Doe #3, New York City and Hospitals Corp., and Dr. Michael Tanner. The court also directed that a copy of the order be mailed to Allen Turner, who was proceeding without a lawyer.
The detailed version
- Turner v. The City of New York · No. 1:18-cv-09988
- Analisa Torres
- Jan. 29, 2020
Background
The order concerns defendants’ motions to dismiss claims in Allen Turner’s case. The opinion does not provide the underlying factual allegations or the parties’ legal arguments. It states that the court had received no objections to a report and recommendation by Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn.
Court’s Review
Because no objections were filed, Judge Torres reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake in the recommendation. The court found no clear error and adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety.
Rulings
The court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the claims against the City of New York.
The court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the claims against Dr. Muhammad Zaman, John Doe #2, John Doe #3, New York City and Hospitals Corp., and Dr. Michael Tanner.
The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the defendants’ motions at ECF Nos. 24 and 33 and to mail a copy of the order to Allen Turner, who was proceeding without a lawyer.
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