Wallen v. Blackrock Consulting, Inc. et al

Filing 247

ORDER denying 240 Motion to Alter or Amend. For the reasons stated in the attached Order, the Court denies Plaintiff's motion to alter or amend the Court's final judgment. Ordered by Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie on 9/6/2023. (RS)

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U NI T E D S T A T E S DI S T RI C T C O U R T
E A S T E R N DI S T RI C T O F N E W Y O R K
--------------------------------------------------------------N O E L W A L L E N,
Pl ai ntiff,
v.

O R DE R
1 2- C V- 6 1 9 6 ( M K B)

T E K N A V O G R O UP and B L A C K R O C K
C O N S U L TI N G, I N C.,
D ef e n d a nts.
--------------------------------------------------------------M A R G O K. B R O DI E, U nit e d St at es Distri ct J u d g e:
Pl ai ntiff N o el W all e n, pr o c e e di n g pr o s e ,1 c o m m e n c e d t h e a b o v e- c a pti o n e d a cti o n o n
D e c e m b er 1 7, 2 0 1 2, a g ai nst T e k n a v o Gr o u p a n d Bl a c kr o c k C o ns ulti n g, I n c. ( c oll e cti v el y
“ D ef e n d a nt ”), 2 all e gi n g vi ol ati o ns of Titl e VII of t h e Ci vil Ri g hts A ct of 1 9 6 4, 4 2 U. S. C.
§ 2 0 0 0 e et s e q. ( “ Titl e VII ”) a n d t h e A m eri c a ns wit h Dis a biliti es A ct of 1 9 9 0, 4 2 U. S. C. § 1 2 1 0 1
et s e q. (t h e “ A D A ”). ( C o m pl., D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1.) O n J ul y 2 5, 2 0 1 7, D ef e n d a nt m o v e d f or
s u m m ar y j u d g m e nt as t o all cl ai ms. 3 ( D ef.’s M ot. f or S u m m. J., D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1 4 0; D ef.’s
M e m. i n S u p p. of D ef.’s M ot. f or S u m m. J., D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1 4 1.) O n M ar c h 3 0, 2 0 1 9, t h e
C o urt gr a nt e d i n p art a n d d e ni e d i n p art t h e s u m m ar y j u d g m e nt m oti o n (t h e “ M ar c h 2 0 1 9

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Pl ai ntiff w as r e pr es e nt e d at v ari o us ti m es d uri n g t h e c o urs e of t his liti g ati o n, i n cl u di n g
at its o ns et. ( S e e C o m pl. 1 4, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1.)
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W hil e Pl ai ntiff n a m es T e k n a v o a n d Bl a c kr o c k as s e p ar at e D ef e n d a nts, t h e y ar e o n e a n d
t h e s a m e. I n J ul y of 2 0 1 4, Bl a c kr o c k c h a n g e d its n a m e t o T e k n a v o U S A, I n c. ( D e cl. of T o m
C o x ( “ C o x D e cl. ”) ¶ 2 n. 1, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1 4 4.)
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D ef e n d a nt m o v e d f or s u m m ar y j u d g m e nt o n Pl ai ntiff’s cl ai ms of Titl e VII
dis cri mi n ati o n, h ostil e w or k e n vir o n m e nt, r et ali ati o n, a n d his cl ai ms of dis cri mi n ati o n a n d
r et ali ati o n u n d er t h e A D A. ( D ef.’s M ot. f or S u m m. J.; M ar. 2 0 1 9 D e cisi o n.)

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D e cisi o n ”), ( M ar. 2 0 1 9 D e cisi o n, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1 8 8), p arti all y a d o pti n g M a gistr at e J u d g e
S a n k et J. B uls ar a’s r e p ort a n d r e c o m m e n d ati o n d at e d F e br u ar y 2 2, 2 0 1 8 (t h e “ R & R ”), ( R & R,
D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1 6 5). Pl ai ntiff’s Titl e VII r e t ali ati o n cl ai m b as e d o n di mi nis h m e nt of d uti es
a n d h ostil e w or k e n vir o n m e nt cl ai m r e m ai n p e n d i n g. ( M ar. 2 0 1 9 D e cisi o n 5 0.) Pl ai ntiff r ef us e d
t o pr o c e e d t o tri al, t h er ef or e, o n J u n e 1 5, 2 0 2 3, t he C o urt dis miss e d Pl ai n tiff’s r e m ai ni n g cl ai ms
f or f ail ur e t o pr os e c ut e ( “J u n e 2 0 2 3 D e cisi o n ”). (J u n e 2 0 2 3 D e cisi o n, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 2 3 7.)
O n J ul y 1 2, 2 0 2 3, Pl ai ntiff fil e d a m oti o n t o alt er or a m e n d t h e C o urt’s fi n al j u d g m e nt
p urs u a nt t o R ul e 5 9( e) a n d R ul e 6 0( b) of t h e F e d er al R ul es of Ci vil Pr o c e d ur e. ( Pl’s M e m. t o
Alt er or A m e n d ( “ Pl.’s M e m. ”), D o c k et E ntr y N o. 2 4 0.) D ef e n d a nt o p p os e d t h e m oti o n o n J ul y
2 6, 2 0 2 3, ( D ef.’s M e m. i n O p p’ n t o Pl.’s M ot. ( “ D ef.’s O p p’ n ”), D o c k et E ntr y N o. 2 4 4), a n d
Pl ai ntiff fil e d a r e pl y o n A u g ust 1 4, 2 0 2 3 ( Pl.’s R e pl y t o D ef.’s

M e m. ( “ Pl.’s R e pl y ”), D o c k et

E ntr y N o. 2 4 6). F or t h e r e as o ns s et f ort h b el o w, t h e C o urt d e ni es Pl ai ntiff’s m oti o n t o alt er or
a m e n d t h e C o urt’s fi n al j u d g m e nt.
I.

B ac k gr o u n d
T h e C o urt ass u m es f a mili arit y wit h t h e f a cts as d et ail e d i n t h e J u n e 2 0 2 3 D e cisi o n a n d

t h e C o urt’s pri or d e cisi o ns i n t his m att er, a n d t her ef or e o nl y pr o vi d es a s u m m ar y of t h e p erti n e nt
f a cts.
a.

P r o c e d u r al b a c k g r o u n d

O n M a y 2 3, 2 0 2 3, t h e C o urt h el d a t el e p h o ni c pr e-tri al c o nf er e n c e a n d a d vis e d Pl ai ntiff
t h at h e h as vi a bl e cl ai ms t h at m ust pr o c e e d t o tri al. ( Mi n ut e E ntr y d at e d J u n e 1 5, 2 0 2 3.)
Pl ai ntiff r e p e at e dl y i n di c at e d t h at h e r ef us es t o pr o c e e d wit h his r e m ai ni n g cl ai ms o n t h e b asis
t h at h e b eli e v es t h e C o urt’s pri or d e cisio ns i n t his c as e ar e u n d er mi n e d b y fr a u d. ( S e e i d. ) T h e
C o urt a d vis e d Pl ai ntiff t h at if h e f ails t o pr o c e e d t o tri al, t h e C o urt will dis miss his r e m ai ni n g

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cl ai ms. ( S e e i d. ) T h e C o urt off er e d Pl ai ntiff t w o w e e ks t o c o nsi d er his o pti o ns a n d t o i nf or m t h e
C o urt i n writi n g w h et h er h e pl a ns t o pr o c e e d t o tri al. ( S e e i d. ) Pl ai ntiff r e q u est e d t h at t h at t h e
C o urt a c c e pt his d e cisi o n d uri n g t h e c o nf er e n c e as h e will n ot c h a n g e his mi n d i n t w o
w e e ks. ( S e e i d. ) Pl ai ntiff r eit er at e d t h at h e c h o os es n ot t o pr o c e e d t o tri al r e g ar dl ess of t h e
c o ns e q u e n c es. ( S e e i d.) I n li g ht of Pl ai ntiff’s st e a df ast r ef us al t o pr o c e e d wit h liti g ati o n of his
cl ai ms, t h e C o urt dis miss e d Pl ai ntiff’s cl ai ms f or f ail ur e t o pr os e c ut e. ( S e e g e n er all y J u n e 2 0 2 3
D e cisi o n.) Pl ai ntiff fi l e d t h e m oti o n t o alt er or a m e n d t h e C o urt’s j u d g m e nt o n J ul y 1 2, 2 0 2 3
r e q u esti n g t h e C o urt r e e x a mi n e t h e f a cts of t h e c as e o n t h e b asis of fr a u d a n d n e wl y dis c o v er e d
e vi d e n c e of f or g er y a n d ill e g al p a d di n g of t h e c as e d o c k et. ( S e e g e n er all y Pl.’s M e m.) O n J ul y
1 3, 2 0 2 3, Pl ai ntiff fil e d a n oti c e of a p p e al of t h e C o ur t’s J u n e 2 0 2 3 D e cisi o n. (S e e N oti c e of
A p p e al, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 2 4 1.) O n J ul y 1 9, 2 0 2 3, t h e S e c o n d Cir c uit iss u e d a n oti c e st a yi n g
Pl ai ntiff’s a p p e al p urs u a nt t o F e d er al R ul e of A p p ell at e Pr o c e d ur e 4( a)( 4) b e c a us e Pl ai ntiff fil e d
t h e m oti o n t o alt er or a m e n d t h e C o urt’s j u d g m e nt. (I n iti al N oti c e of St a y of A p p e al, D o c k et
E ntr y N o. 2 4 3.)
II.

Dis c ussi o n
a.

St a n d a r ds of r e vi e w
i.

R e c o nsi d e r ati o n

T h e st a n d ar d f or gr a nti n g a m oti o n f or r e c o nsi d er ati o n “is stri ct, a n d r e c o nsi d er ati o n will
g e n er all y b e d e ni e d u nl ess t h e m o vi n g p art y c a n p oi nt t o c o ntr olli n g d e cisi o ns or d at a t h at t h e
c o urt o v erl o o k e d — m att ers, i n ot h er w or ds, t h at mi g ht r e as o n a bl y b e e x p e ct e d t o alt er t h e
c o n cl usi o n r e a c h e d b y t h e c o urt. ” V a n B us kir k v. U nit e d Gr p. of C os., I n c. , 9 3 5 F. 3 d 4 9, 5 4 ( 2 d
Cir. 2 0 1 9) ( q u oti n g S hr a d er v. C S X Tr a ns p., I n c. , 7 0 F. 3 d 2 5 5, 2 5 7 ( 2 d Cir. 1 9 9 5)); s e e als o
L o c al Ci v. R. 6. 3 ( pr o vi di n g t h at t h e m o vi n g p art y m ust “s et[] f ort h c o n c is el y t h e m att ers or

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c o ntr olli n g d e cisi o ns w hi c h c o u ns el b eli e v es t h e [ c] o urt h as o v erl o o k e d ”). I n a d diti o n t o
c o nsi d eri n g a n y e vi d e n c e or c o ntr olli n g c as es t h e c o urt o v erl o o k e d, t h e c o urt s h o ul d als o
c o nsi d er w h et h er t h er e h as b e e n “ a n i nt e r v e ni n g c h a n g e of c o ntr olli n g l a w. ” K ol el B et h Y e c hi el
M e c hil of T arti k o v, I n c. v. Y L L Irr e v o c a bl e Tr. , 7 2 9 F. 3 d 9 9, 1 0 4 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 1 3) ( q u oti n g Vir gi n
Atl. Air w a ys, Lt d. v. N at’l M e di ati o n B d. , 9 5 6 F. 2 d 1 2 4 5, 1 2 5 5 ( 2 d Cir. 1 9 9 2)); J o h ns o n v. M o u nt
Si n ai H os p. Gr p., I n c. , N o. 2 2- C V- 2 9 3 6, 2 0 2 3 W L 3 1 5 9 2 3 3, at * 1 ( E. D. N. Y. A pr. 2 8, 2 0 2 3)
( q u oti n g K ol el B et h Y e c hi el M e c hil of T arti k o v, I n c. , 7 2 9 F. 3 d at 1 0 4).
It is t h us w ell-s ettl e d t h at a m oti o n f or r e c o nsi d er ati o n is “ n ot a v ehi cl e f or r eliti g ati n g
ol d iss u es, pr es e nti n g t h e c as e u n d er n e w t h e ori es, s e c uri n g a r e h e ari n g o n t h e m erits, or
ot h er wis e t a ki n g [ a n ot h er] bit e at t h e a p pl e. ” U. S. f or Us e & B e n efit of Fi v e St ar El e c. C or p. v.
Li b ert y M ut. I ns. C o. , 7 5 8 F. A p p’ x 9 7, 1 0 1 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 1 8) ( alt er ati o n i n ori gi n al) ( q u oti n g
A n al yti c al S ur vs., I n c. v. T o n g a P art n ers, L. P. , 6 8 4 F. 3 d 3 6, 5 2 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 1 2), as a m e n d e d ,
(J ul y 1 3, 2 0 1 2)). “ A m oti o n f or r e c o nsi d er ati o n is ‘ n eit h er a n o c c asi o n f or r e p e ati n g ol d
ar g u m e nts pr e vi o usl y r ej e ct e d n or a n o p p ort u nit y f o r m a ki n g n e w ar g u m e nts t h at c o ul d h a v e
pr e vi o usl y b e e n m a d e.’ ” S al v es o n v. J P M or g a n C h as e & C o. , 1 6 6 F. S u p p. 3 d 2 4 2, 2 4 8
( E. D. N. Y. 2 0 1 6) ( q u oti n g Si m o n v. S mit h & N e p h e w, I n c. , 1 8 F. S u p p. 3 d 4 2 3, 4 2 5 ( S. D. N. Y.
2 0 1 4)), aff’ d , 6 6 3 F. A p p’ x 7 1 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 1 6).
ii.

R ul e 6 0( b)

R ul e 6 0( b) of t h e F e d er al R ul es of Ci vil Pr o c e d ur e pr o vi d es f or r eli ef fr o m a fi n al
j u d g m e nt, or d er, or pro c e e di n g i n t h e c as e of:
( 1) mist a k e, i n a d v ert e n c e, s ur pris e, or e x c us a bl e n e gl e ct; ( 2) n e wl y
dis c o v er e d e vi d e n c e t h at, wit h r e as o n a bl e dili g e n c e, c o ul d n ot h a v e
b e e n dis c o v er e d i n ti m e t o m o v e f or a n e w tri al u n d er R ul e 5 9( b);
( 3) fr a u d ..., misr e pr es e nt ati o n, or mis c o n d u ct b y a n o p p osi n g p art y;
( 4) t h e j u d g m e nt is v oi d; ( 5) t h e j u d g m e nt h as b e e n s atisfi e d,
r el e as e d, or dis c h ar g e d; it is b as ed o n a n e arli er j u d g m e nt t h at h as
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b e e n r e v ers e d or v a c at e d; or a p pl yi n g it pr os p e cti v el y is n o l o n g er
e q uit a bl e; or ( 6) a n y ot h er r e as o n t h at j ustifi es r eli ef.
F e d. R. Ci v. P. 6 0( b); B a nist er v. D a vis , 5 9 0 U. S. – – – –, – – – –, 1 4 0 S. Ct. 1 6 9 8, 1 7 0 9 n. 6 ( 2 0 2 0)
( q u oti n g F e d. R. Ci v. P. 6 0( b)). “ R ul e 6 0( b) stri k es a b al a n c e b et w e e n s er vi n g t h e e n ds of j usti c e
a n d pr es er vi n g t h e fi n alit y of j u d g m e nts. ” T a p p er v. H e ar n , 8 3 3 F. 3 d 1 6 6, 1 7 0 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 1 6)
( q u oti n g N e m aiz er v. B a k er , 7 9 3 F. 2 d 5 8, 6 1 ( 2 d Cir. 1 9 8 6)). W hil e s u c h m oti o ns m ust b e
br o u g ht “ wit hi n a r e as o n a bl e ti m e, ” S a nt a n d er B a n k, N. A. v. H arris o n , 8 5 8 F. A p p’ x 4 0 8, 4 1 0
( 2 d Cir. 2 0 2 1) ( q u oti n g F e d. R. Ci v. P. 6 0( c)( 1)), “[t] h e o n e- y e ar li mit ati o n p eri o d f or R ul e
6 0( b)[( 1) –( 3)] m oti o ns is a bs ol ut e, ” W a n g v. I nt’l B us. M a c hi n es C or p. , 8 3 9 F. A p p’ x 6 4 3, 6 4 6
( 2 d Cir. 2 0 2 1) (s e c o n d alt er ati o n i n ori gi n al) ( q u oti n g M art h a Gr a h a m S c h. & D a n c e F o u n d.,
I n c. v. M art h a Gr a h a m Ctr. of C o nt e m p. D a n c e, I n c., 4 6 6 F. 3 d 9 7, 1 0 0 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 0 6)).
“[ A] R ul e 6 0( b) m oti o n is pr o p erl y d e ni e d w h er e it s e e ks o nl y t o r elit i g at e iss u es alr e a d y
d e ci d e d. ” P ast or v. P’s hi p f or C hil dr e n’s Rts. , 8 5 6 F. A p p’ x 3 4 3, 3 4 5 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 2 1) ( citi n g
Z er m a n v. J a c o bs , 7 5 1 F. 2 d 8 2, 8 4 – 8 5 ( 2 d Cir. 1 9 8 4)); s e e als o D’ A n g el o v. St at e F ar m Fir e &
C as. C o. , 2 0 1 F. 3 d 4 3 0, 1 9 9 9 W L 1 2 9 5 3 5 3, at * 1 ( 2 d Cir. 1 9 9 9) ( u n p u blis h e d t a bl e d e cisi o n)
( “ R ul e 6 0( b) is n ot a s u bstit ut e f or a p p e al a n d m a y n ot b e us e d t o r eliti g at e t h e m erits of a c as e. ”
( citi n g C o m p et e x, S. A. v. L a b o w , 7 8 3 F. 2 d 3 3 3, 3 3 5 ( 2 d Cir. 1 9 8 6))). “[ T] h e g e n er al r ul e [is]
t h at a m o v a nt b e ars t h e b ur d en i n R ul e 6 0( b) m oti o ns. ” G at er Ass ets Lt d. v. A O M ol d o v a g az , 2
F. 4t h 4 2, 5 3 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 2 1) ( citi n g K otli c k y v. U. S. Fi d. & G u ar. C o. , 8 1 7 F. 2 d 6, 9 ( 2 d Cir.
1 9 8 7)).
b.

T h e C o u rt d e ni es Pl ai ntiff’s m oti o n f o r r e c o nsi d e r ati o n

Pl ai ntiff is n ot e ntitl e d t o r e li ef u n d er eit h er R ul e 5 9( e) or R ul e 6 0( b). Pl ai ntiff’s s e v e nt yfi v e p a g e bri ef r e h as h es all e g ati o ns of misc o n d u ct a n d fr a u d p er p etr at e d o n hi m b y J u d g e
B uls ar a a n d t his C o urt. Pl ai nt iff h as m a d e si mil ar ar g u m e nts m ulti pl e ti m es: ( 1) i n c o n n e cti o n
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wit h his m oti o n f or r e c o nsi d er ati o n of t h e C o urt’s i niti a l or d er a d o pti n g t h e R & R, (s e e g e n er all y
L ett er R e g ar di n g Bi as e d M a gistr at e wit h Q u esti o n a bl e C o n d u ct d at e d A pr. 4, 2 0 1 8, D o c k et
E ntr y N o. 1 7 3; L ett er R e g ar di n g F alsifi c ati o n of E vi d e n c e a n d Fr a u d o n t h e C o urt d at e d A pr. 4,
2 0 1 8, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1 7 4); ( 2) aft e r t h e C o urt v a c at e d t h at or d er, i n his r e pl y t o D ef e n d a nt’s
r es p o ns e t o his o bj e cti o ns t o t h e R & R, (s e e g e n er all y Aff. of Pr o of of T a m p eri n g, a n n e x e d t o
Pl.’s M e m. i n S u p p. of Pl.’s O bjs. as E x. 2, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 1 8 3- 2); ( 3) aft er t h e C o urt
r e vi e w e d his o bj e cti o ns d e n o v o an d gr a nt e d i n p art a n d d e ni e d i n p art D ef e n d a nt’s s u m m ar y
j u d g m e nt m oti o n, i n his o p p ositi o n t o D ef e n d a nt’s m oti o n f or r e c o nsi d er ati o n of t h e C o urt’s
M ar c h 2 0 1 9 D e cisi o n, ( s e e g e n er all y Pl.’s M e m. i n O p p’ n t o D ef.’s M ot. f or R e c o ns., D o c k et
E ntr y N o. 1 9 5), w hi c h t h e C o urt als o ulti m at el y d e ni e d, ( Or d er D e n. D ef. ’s M ot. f or R e c o ns.,
D o c k et E ntr y N o. 2 0 1); ( 4) i n his M ar c h 3 0, 2 0 2 0 m oti o n w hi c h t h e C o urt c o nstr u e d as a m oti o n
f or r e c o nsi d er ati o n a n d als o d e nie d, ( Pl.’s M ot. t o Dis miss M ot. f or S u m m. J., D o c k et E ntr y N o.
2 1 2; F e b. 2 0 2 1 D e cisi o n); a n d ( 5) i n his A u g us t 1 7, 2 0 2 2 m oti o n s e e ki n g r e c us al of J u d g e
B uls ar a fr o m t his a cti o n, ( Pl.’s M ot. f or R e c us al, D o c k et E ntr y N o. 2 2 9).
T h e C o urt h as pr e vi o usl y c o nsi d er e d, a d dr ess e d, a n d r ej e ct e d all of t h es e ar g u m e nts b y
Pl ai ntiff, a n d Pl ai ntif f is n o w att e m pti n g t o r eliti g at e clai ms pr e vi o usl y d e ci d e d wit h n o
a d diti o n al f a cts or l a w or n e w e vi d e n c e t o s u p p ort his ar g u m e nts. T h e C o urt t h er ef or e d e ni es
Pl ai ntiff’s m oti o n.

S e e O k o n g w u v. C nt y. of Eri e , N o. 2 1- 1 0 2 5, 2 0 2 2 W L 6 5 8 5 2 1 7, at * 2 ( 2 d

Cir. O ct. 7, 2 0 2 2) ( affir mi n g d e ni al of pr o s e pl aintiff’s R ul e 6 0( b) m oti o n w h er e pr o s e pl ai ntiff
“ di d n ot i d e ntif y a n y n e w e vi d e n c e, ” “f ail e d t o s h o w t h at t h e ( u ni d e ntifi e d) e vi d e n c e w as
a d missi bl e, ” a n d “ di d [ n ot] est a blis h t h at h e h a d b e e n j ustifi a bl y i g n or a n t of t h e n e w f a cts ”);
B arr ett v. L o c. 8 0 4 U ni o n (I B T) , N o. 1 8- C V- 2 0 4 6, 2 0 2 3 W L 4 5 5 1 6 8 6, at * 6 ( E. D. N. Y. J ul y 1 4,
2 0 2 3) ( d e n yi n g pr o s e pl ai ntiff’s r e c o nsi d er ati o n m oti o n w h er e pl ai ntiff f ail e d t o i d e ntif y a n y

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“ n e w e vi d e n c e ” a n d “r e h as h e[ d] ar g u m e nts a n d gri e v a n c es t h at h e h as alr e a d y pr es e nt e d t o t h e
[ c] o urt ”).
III. C o n cl usi o n
F or t h e f or e g oi n g r e as o ns, t h e C o urt d e ni es Pl ai ntiff’s m oti o n t o alt er or a m e n d t h e
C o urt’s fi n al j u d g m e nt.
D at e d: S e pt e m b er 6, 2 0 2 3
Br o o kl y n, N e w Y or k
S O O R D E R E D:

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