Baer v. Sprint Long Distance

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT

McMAHON, District Judge.

This matter, in which plaintiff asserts claims of defamation, malicious prosecution, civil conspiracy and hostile work environment (all under New York law), was to have been tried to the Court on July 19, 1999. Because it was to be a bench trial, and a short one at that, I deferred consideration of defendants’ motion for summary judgment until .the close of plaintiffs case. However, on July 16, 1999, it became clear that plaintiff would not appear at the trial of this…