Hoffman v. Rattner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK em me eR eee ee eH eee ee HH HK GABRIELLE HOFFMAN, ete., Plaintiff, -against- 21-cy-0052 (LAK) BRETT RATTNER, Defendant(s). Ss ee Re ee ee ee ee eee HX MEMORANDUM OPINION LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge. This case illustrates the fact that the privilege of filing a notice of pendency, known to the common law as a lis pendens, may be abused. Facts The Origins of the Dispute Plaintiff and defendant were in a romantic and business relationship. They lived together in a rental apartment leased by plaintiff. The building “went coop,” and…