From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Rich v. Miller

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Oct 4, 2022
21 Civ. 3835 (AT) (GWG) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 4, 2022)

Summary

denying motion to strike an affirmative defense where it was “in effect a denial that plaintiff will be able to prove an element of his claim and thus amount[ed] to a denial of the allegations of the complaint”

Summary of this case from Gaffney v. Crowe LLP

Opinion

21 Civ. 3835 (AT) (GWG)

10-04-2022

BENJAMIN SAMUEL RICH fka SAMUEL GUILLAUME, Plaintiff, v. DETECTIVE MICHAEL MILLER and DETECTIVE VINCENT CORRANDO, Defendants.


ORDER

ANALISA TORRES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Having received no objections to the Report and Recommendation (the “R&R”), ECF No. 86, of the Honorable Gabriel W. Gorenstein, the Court reviewed the R&R for clear error and found none. Oquendo v. Colvin, No. 12 Civ. 4527, 2014 WL 4160222, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 19, 2014).

The Court, therefore, ADOPTS the R&R in its entirety. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion to strike is DENIED.

The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion at ECF Nos. 73-74 and mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff pro se.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Rich v. Miller

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Oct 4, 2022
21 Civ. 3835 (AT) (GWG) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 4, 2022)

denying motion to strike an affirmative defense where it was “in effect a denial that plaintiff will be able to prove an element of his claim and thus amount[ed] to a denial of the allegations of the complaint”

Summary of this case from Gaffney v. Crowe LLP
Case details for

Rich v. Miller

Case Details

Full title:BENJAMIN SAMUEL RICH fka SAMUEL GUILLAUME, Plaintiff, v. DETECTIVE MICHAEL…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Oct 4, 2022

Citations

21 Civ. 3835 (AT) (GWG) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 4, 2022)

Citing Cases

Gaffney v. Crowe LLP

“Just as there is no reason or mechanism for a court to review a defendant's denials of factual allegations…

Betances v. Fischer

Defendants correctly note that mitigation is an available defense in § 1983 claims. See Rich v. Miller,…