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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 6, 2023

Bronx Conservatory of Music, Inc. v. Bronx School for Music, Inc.

Judge
Analisa Torres
Docket
1:21-cv-01732
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Bronx Conservatory of Music v. Bronx School for Music, Judge Torres adopted the recommendation and denied defendants’ motion to amend their answer and counterclaims.

Who this affects

Defendants Philip Kwoka and The Bronx School for Music, Inc.; their motion to amend the answer and counterclaims was denied.

What happened

The Bronx Conservatory of Music, Inc. v. Bronx School for Music, Inc. involved defendants Philip Kwoka and The Bronx School for Music, Inc.’s request to amend their answer and counterclaims. The order does not describe the proposed amendments.

No party objected to the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. The court reviewed it for clear error and found none.

Judge Torres adopted the report and recommendation in full and denied defendants’ motion to amend their answer and counterclaims. The clerk was directed to terminate that motion.

The detailed version

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

Case
Bronx Conservatory of Music, Inc. v. Bronx School for Music, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-01732
Judge
Analisa Torres
Date
Jan. 6, 2023

Background

Defendants Philip Kwoka and The Bronx School for Music, Inc. filed a motion to amend their answer and counterclaims. The opinion does not provide the proposed amendments or explain the underlying claims.

Court’s Review

The court had received no objections to a report and recommendation prepared by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses. Judge Torres reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.

Ruling

The court adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety. It therefore denied defendants’ motion to amend their answer and counterclaims. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 71. The order does not state that the motion was denied with or without prejudice.

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