SDNY Local Civil Rule 6.3 Archives

January 15, 2022 by mjpospis

Motion For Reconsideration Denied in Sexual Harassment/Retaliation Case

A recent federal court decision, Qorrolli v. Metropolitan Dental Associates, D.D.S. – 225 Broadway, P.C. et al, 18-cv-6836, 2022 WL 125823 (S.D.N.Y., 2022), is instructive as to the mechanics of the “motion for reconsideration” in federal practice. Here, plaintiff seeks reconsideration of the court’s dismissal of her retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil…

Sexual Harassment Deposition May be Attended by Defendant Representative, Court Rules

In Guillebeaux v. H.E.L.P. Homeless Services Corporation et al, 2020 WL 4731420 (S.D.N.Y. August 14, 2020) – a sexual harassment/hostile work environment case – the court denied plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the court’s earlier ruling declining to prevent a representative of defendant from attending the (remote) deposition of plaintiff. The court provides the following…

Race/Color-Based Pay Discrimination Claims Dismissed on Reconsideration

In Rogers v. Bank of New York Mellon, 2017 WL 4157376 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 19, 2017), the court granted defendants’ motion for reconsideration and dismissed plaintiff’s claims of race- and color-based pay discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City…