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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Feb. 20, 2020

Markets Group, Inc. v. Oliveira

Judge
Gregory Woods
Docket
1:18-cv-02089
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureSummary Judgment
In one sentence

In Markets Group v. Oliveira, Judge Woods adopted the recommendation and granted Oliveira summary judgment, closing the case.

Who this affects

Pablo Oliveira prevailed on his motion for summary judgment, and Markets Group, Inc.’s case was closed. The excerpt does not state the underlying claims or explain the factual basis for the ruling.

What happened

Markets Group, Inc. sued Pablo Oliveira, and Oliveira asked the court to decide the case in his favor without a trial. The opinion excerpt does not explain the underlying claims.

A magistrate judge recommended granting Oliveira’s motion for summary judgment. No one objected by the deadline, so the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

Judge Gregory Woods adopted the recommendation in full, granted Oliveira’s motion for summary judgment, and closed the case.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Markets Group, Inc. v. Oliveira · No. 1:18-cv-02089
Judge
Gregory Woods
Date
Feb. 20, 2020

Background

Markets Group, Inc. brought this case against Pablo Oliveira. The excerpt does not identify the claims or describe the underlying dispute. Oliveira filed a motion for summary judgment, which asks the court to rule in a party’s favor without a trial when the law and undisputed facts support that result.

Recommendation and Review

On February 3, 2020, Magistrate Judge Lehrburger issued a report and recommendation advising that Oliveira’s motion be granted. Objections were due on February 18, 2020, but the court received none. The court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

Ruling

The court adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety. Judge Gregory Woods granted Oliveira’s motion for summary judgment, and the case was closed.

The authoritative version

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