Petterson v. State University of New York at Stony Brook

Filing 48

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint is denied insofar as it seeks to add the third cause of action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and granted to the extent that plaintiff is permitted to amend the complaint to add paragraphs 9, 91, and 94. Plaintiff shall file a third amended complaint in accordance herewith on or before November 29, 2017. Ordered by Judge Denis R. Hurley on 11/15/2017. (Gapinski, Michele)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ANDREA PETTERSON,
Plaintiff,
-against-

ORDER ADOPTING R&R
15-CV-1228

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
AT STONY BROOK,
Defendant.
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HURLEY, Senior District Judge:
Presently before the Court is the Report and Recommendation, dated October 10, 2017,
of Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay recommending that plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend
the complaint to add a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for discrimination and retaliation
based on gender/sex be denied in part. The time to file objections has expired with no objections
have been filed.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, this Court has reviewed the Report
and Recommendation for clear error, and finding none, now concurs in both its reasoning and its
result. The Court adopts the October 10, 2017 Report and Recommendation of Judge Lindsay as
if set forth herein. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint is denied
insofar as it seeks to add the third cause of action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and granted to

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the extent that plaintiff is permitted to amend the complaint to add paragraphs 9, 91, and 94.
Plaintiff shall file a third amended complaint in accordance herewith on or before November 29,
2017.
Dated: Central Islip, N.Y.
November 15, 2017

/s/ Denis R. Hurley
Denis R. Hurley
United States District Judge

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