Summary
The Second Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the defendants in Gertrude Coretta Fennell Hamilton’s action concerning her prior employment with Dayco Incorporated and Dayco’s New York bankruptcy proceedings. The court also upheld a filing injunction barring Hamilton from bringing further related lawsuits in the Southern District of New York, concluding that she received notice and an opportunity to be heard and that the injunction was not an abuse of discretion.
Holdings
- The district court properly granted summary judgment to the defendants.
- The district court did not abuse its discretion by enjoining Hamilton from filing further lawsuits relating to her employment with Dayco or to Dayco's bankruptcy proceedings.
Questions Presented
- Whether the district court properly granted summary judgment to the defendants based on the record and applicable res judicata and collateral estoppel principles.
- Whether the district court abused its discretion by enjoining Hamilton from filing further lawsuits concerning her employment with Dayco or Dayco's bankruptcy proceedings.
Disposition
affirmed
Cases Cited (7)
- Miller v. Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P., 321 F.3d 292, 300 (2d Cir. 2003)(followed)
- Nationwide Life Ins. Co. v. Bankers Leasing Assoc., Inc., 182 F.3d 157, 160 (2d Cir. 1999)(followed)
- Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587 (1986)(followed)
- Comp. Assocs. Int'l, Inc. v. Altai Inc., 126 F.3d 365, 368 (2d Cir. 1997)(followed)
- In re Hamilton, No. 14-cv-1400-AJN (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2014)(followed)
- Gollomp v. Spitzer, 568 F.3d 355, 368 (2d Cir. 2009)(followed)
- Moates v. Barkley, 147 F.3d 207, 208 (2d Cir. 1998)(followed)
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