Mattleson v. Boyle
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Richard P. Mattleson, pro se, appeals from the April 29, 2004 judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Hall, J.), entered pur
In reviewing a district court’s decisions in a bench trial, this Court reviews de novo the district court’s legal conclusions, see United States v. Coppola, 85 F.3d 1015, 1019 (2d Cir. 1996), and factual findings for clear error, see White v. White Rose Food, 237 F.3d 174, 178 (2d Cir. 2001). This Court “give[s] considerable deference to the district court’s credibility assessments and to its determination as to what inferences should be drawn from the evidence in the record.” Ezekwo v. N.Y.C. Health & Hosps. Corp., 940 F.2d 775, 780 (2d Cir. 1991).
For the reasons stated in the district court’s oral opinion, Mattleson’s defamation claim was properly denied and Boyle’s counterclaims for fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract were properly granted.
For these reasons, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.
. In this Court, Mattleson contends, inter alia, that Boyle’s appellate brief is actually a "memo” and argues that ”[t]his memo document does not follow the correct procedure for legal briefs to be submitted before the 2nd Circuit Court.” Accordingly, Mattleson requests that Boyle's brief "not be considered his legal brief.” Guided by the requirement that we liberally construe pro se pleadings, see Graham v. Henderson, 89 F.3d 75, 79 (2d Cir. 1996), we reject Mattleson’s argument.
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