Yu v. City of New York
- Alison Nathan
- 1:17-cv-07327
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Yu v. City of New York, Judge Nathan granted defendants’ dismissal motion, dismissing Title VI claims with prejudice and other claims without prejudice to state-court refiling.
Yu and the defendants, including the City of New York.
What happened
Yu sued the City of New York and other defendants in Yu v. City of New York.
The court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. It dismissed Yu’s Title VI claims with prejudice, meaning they cannot be refiled, and dismissed the New York State and New York City Human Rights Law claims without prejudice to refiling in state court.
Judge Alison Nathan’s court also found that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, and the case was closed.
The detailed version
- Yu v. City of New York · No. 1:17-cv-07327
- Alison Nathan
- Mar. 19, 2021
Ruling
The court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The judgment states that the reasons for the ruling appear in a separate memorandum opinion and order dated March 19, 2021; that memorandum is not included in the provided text.
Claims and Disposition
The court dismissed Yu’s claims under Title VI with prejudice. It dismissed Yu’s claims under the New York State Human Rights Law and New York City Human Rights Law without prejudice to refiling in state court.
Appeal and Case Status
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court found that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. The judgment states that the case was therefore closed.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.