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treating plaintiff's course of employment as a "series of transactions"
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09 Civ. 8466 (SHS).
March 7, 2011
ORDER
On February 1, 2011, Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that Tompkins' claims against defendant AlliedBarton Security Services, LLC ("AlliedBarton") be dismissed. Objections to the Report and Recommendation were due by February 18, 2011. To date, the Court has received no objections from plaintiff. After a de novo review of the Report and Recommendation dated February 1, 2011, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Magistrate Judge Ellis's Report Recommendation is adopted; and
2. The complaint is dismissed.
AlliedBarton has also requested that the Court award AlliedBarton its reasonable attorney's fees and expenses on the ground that Tompkins acted vexatiously in bringing this second non-meritorious lawsuit regarding her job classification. Plaintiff's conduct in this action does not rise to the level of vexatiousness that warrants an award of attorney's fees and expenses. See Sassower v. Field, 973 F.2d 75, 80-81 (2d Cir. 1992). Whether or not Tompkins' third lawsuit regarding her job classification, Tompkins v. Local 32BJ, SEIU, AlliedBarton Security Services, No. 11 Civ. 0414 (PGG), is a predicate for an award of attorney's fees is not before this Court.
Dated: New York, New York
March 7, 2011
SO ORDERED: