Medina v. The City of New York
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:20-cv-00797
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Medina v. The City of New York, Judge Caproni adopted the recommendation, awarded $56,081.65 against Gordon’s Auto Sales, and closed the case.
Zahirah Medina was awarded $56,081.65 against Gordon’s Auto Sales, LLC. The judgment also denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees and closed the case.
What happened
In Medina v. The City of New York, the court adopted in full a report and recommendation and awarded Zahirah Medina $56,081.65 against Gordon’s Auto Sales, LLC. The award included compensation, emotional-distress damages, lost wages, costs, and post-judgment interest.
The court said that no party had objected to the report and recommendation despite receiving adequate warning. It therefore concluded that appellate review was unavailable, certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees, and closed the case.
Judge Caproni’s judgment adopted the report and recommendation in full. The judgment awarded the specified damages against Gordon’s Auto Sales, LLC and denied permission to proceed without paying appellate filing fees.
The detailed version
- Medina v. The City of New York · No. 1:20-cv-00797
- Valerie Caproni
- Feb. 8, 2022
What the court decided
The court adopted in full the report and recommendation referenced in its February 7, 2022 Order. It entered an award for Ms. Medina against Gordon’s Auto Sales, LLC totaling $56,081.65.
Damages and interest
The award consisted of:
- $38,880.00 in compensatory damages; - $10,000.00 for emotional distress; - $5,938.10 in lost wages; and - $1,263.55 in costs.
The court also awarded post-judgment interest under 28 U.S.C. § 1961, running from January 15, 2021—the date identified as the default judgment—until Gordon’s Auto Sales paid the judgment.
Appeal and case status
The court stated that the parties had received adequate warning about the consequences of failing to object to the report and recommendation. Because no objections were filed, the court concluded that appellate review was precluded. It certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the Order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying filing fees for the appeal. The case was then closed.
Classification
This is a procedural order because the judgment followed a default judgment. The opinion text provided here does not explain the underlying claims or the reasoning in the incorporated February 7 Order and report and recommendation.
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