Aldabe v. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

District Court, S.D. New York

Aldabe v. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Trial Court Opinion

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED FERMIN ALDABE, DOC #: DATE FILED: _ 11/01/2023 Plaintiff, -against- 23 Civ. 850 (AT) (GWG) SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP, JAMES L. ORDER ADOPTING REPORT BROMLEY, and FABIO WEINBERG CROCCO, AND RECOMMENDATION Defendants. ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: On September 25, 2022, Plaintiff pro se, Fermin Aldabe, filed this action against Defendants Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, James L. Bromley, and Fabio Weinberg Crocco in New York state court, bringing claims related to Defendants’ representation of an entity called Atlantic International Bank. ECF No. 1-3. On January 13, 2023, Plaintiff amended his complaint. ECF No. 1-4. On February 1, 2023, Defendants removed the case to federal court pursuant to

28 U.S.C. §§ 1331

, 1367, 1441, and 1446. ECF No. 1. On March 14, 2023, Plaintiff again amended his complaint, omitting his federal claims and only bringing claims based on conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress. ECF No. 27. On April 4, 2023, Defendants moved to dismiss Plaintiff's second amended complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). ECF Nos. 28-30. On April 5, 2023, the Court referred the motion to Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. ECF No. 31. After careful consideration, Judge Gorenstein issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”), proposing that the Court exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's claims and that Defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted. R&R, ECF No. 35. Despite notification of the right to object to the R&R, no objections were filed, and the time to do so has passed. Jd. at 17; see Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2); ECF No. 24 (Plaintiff consenting to receive electronic service). When no objection is made, the Court reviews the R&R for clear error. See Whitley v. Bowden, No. 17 Civ. 3564,

2019 WL 1953941

, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. May 1, 2019) (collecting cases). The Court finds no clear error. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Judge Gorenstein’s R&R in its entirety. Defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s claims are DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 28 and close the case. SO ORDERED. Dated: November 1, 2023 New York, New York po ne ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge

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