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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 16, 2023

DeRaffele v. Williams and Williams

Judge
Philip Halpern
Docket
7:21-cv-06033
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureMotion to Dismiss
In one sentence

In DeRaffele v. Williams and Williams, Judge Halpern granted defendants’ dismissal motion and closed the case.

Who this affects

John DeRaffele and the defendants named in the judgment; the amended complaint was dismissed with prejudice and the case was closed.

What happened

In DeRaffele v. Williams and Williams, the defendants asked the court to dismiss John DeRaffele’s amended complaint under Rule 12(b)(6), which addresses whether a complaint states a legally sufficient claim.

The judgment states that DeRaffele had already amended his complaint once. It further states that another amendment would be futile, meaning it would not cure the problems identified by the court.

Judge Halpern granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The court dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice and closed the case.

The detailed version

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

Case
DeRaffele v. Williams and Williams · No. 7:21-cv-06033
Judge
Philip Halpern
Date
Feb. 16, 2023

Background

John DeRaffele sued Williams and Williams, Auction Network; Jennifer Bennett; John Heiliger; and Williams and Williams Marketing Services, Inc. The defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), a rule addressing whether a complaint states a legally sufficient claim.

Ruling

The judgment states that the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. It also states that DeRaffele had already amended his complaint once and that any further amendment would be futile. The court therefore dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice and closed the case.

Disposition

Defendants’ Rule 12(b)(6) motion: granted. Amended Complaint: dismissed with prejudice. Case: closed.

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