Barbara Green v. General Motors

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York adopts a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation and grants General Motors’ motion for summary judgment in Barbara Green’s New York State Human Rights Law retaliation action. The court rejects Green’s objections concerning the applicable retaliation standard, factual disputes, pretext, retaliatory animus, and evidentiary issues, and directs the Clerk to close the case.

Holdings

1. A district court must conduct de novo review of those portions of a magistrate judge's recommendation to which a party objects, while no review is required for portions to which no objections are raised.
2. General Motors was entitled to summary judgment, and the magistrate judge's recommendation to grant the motion was accepted and adopted.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court properly reviewed the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation after Green objected to portions of it.
2. Whether General Motors was entitled to summary judgment on Green's New York State Human Rights Law retaliation claim.

Disposition

other