Legal Opinion

Silvis v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 22, 2012PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Cynthia S. Kern, J.), entered April 13, 2011, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff’s action for alleged discrimination was properly dismissed since none of the employment actions complained of by plaintiff was an adverse employment action (see Messinger v Girl Scouts of U.S.A., 16 AD3d 314, 314-315 [2005]). Plaintiffs transfer from the position of literacy coach to a classroom teacher was “merely an alteration of her responsibilities,” and not an adverse employment…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Messinger v. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Block v. GatlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Ferrer v. New York State Division of Human RightsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Gaffney v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Chin v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Chin v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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