Ruderman v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Margaret A. Chan, J.), entered on or about September 22, 2014, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Although the order did not expressly address plaintiff’s retaliation claim, it unambiguously granted defendants’ motion to dismiss in its entirety. CPLR 2219 (a) provides the court with “broad leeway” as to the form of the order, and the parties addressed this claim in their motion papers (Corteguera v City of New York, 179 AD2d 362, 363 [1st Dept 1992]).

Plaintiff’s retaliation claim under federal…