Phyllis Zagano v. Fordham University and George N. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Phyllis Zagano, a former faculty member at defendant-appellee Fordham University, appeals from Judge Owen’s dismissal of her complaint with prejudice. The week before the trial was to commence, Zagano moved for voluntary dismissal of her action under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(2) and then refused to proceed with the trial when that motion was denied. There was no abuse of discretion in the district court’s actions, and we therefore affirm.
BACKGROUND
From 1980 to 1984, Zagano was employed by Fordham as an untenured assistant professor in its Department of…
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