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Balko v. Ukrainian Nat'l Fed. Credit Union

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jun 10, 2014
2014 WL 1377580 (S.D.N.Y. 2014)
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Opinion

13 Civ. 1333 (LAK)

June 10, 2014, Decided. June 10, 2014, Filed

For Christine Balko, Plaintiff: Nils C. Shillito, Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C., Long Island City, NY; Stephen D. Hans, Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C(LIC), Long Island City, NY.

For Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union, Defendant: Philip K Davidoff, LEAD ATTORNEY, Roshni Chaudhari, Ford & Harrison LLP (NYC), New York, NY.

Lewis A. Kaplan, United States District Judge.

ORDER

Lewis A. Kaplan, District Judge.

Defendant's objections, which are almost entirely frivolous and entirely without merit, to the comprehensive and meticulous report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck are overruled. Its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint [DI 31] is denied.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 10, 2014

/s/ Lewis A. Kaplan

Lewis A. Kaplan

United States District Judge

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Case details for

Balko v. Ukrainian Nat'l Fed. Credit Union

Case Details

Full title:CHRISTINE BALKO, Plaintiff, -against- UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT…

Court:United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Date published: Jun 10, 2014

Citations

2014 WL 1377580 (S.D.N.Y. 2014)
2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128101

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