Poolt v Brooks (2013 NY Slip Op 50116(U))
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Poolt v Brooks
2013 NY Slip Op 50116(U) [38 Misc 3d 1216(A)]
Decided on January 18, 2013
Supreme Court, New York County
Singh, J.
Published by New York State Law Reporting
Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and will not be
published in the printed Official Reports.
Decided on January 18, 2013
Supreme Court, New York County
Jessica Poolt,
Plaintiff,
against
David H. Brooks, JEFFREY BROOKS, BULLETPROOF
ENTERPRISES INC., PERFECT WORLD PARTNERS, LLC, PERFECT WORLD
ENTERPRISES, L.L.C., Defendants.
110024/09
Attorney for plaintiff:
Phillips & Phillips
Attorney for defendant:
Garvey Schubert Barer
Anil C. Singh, J.
Defendants move for summary judgment pursuant to CPLR 3212
dismissing (i) the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth causes of
action against Jeffrey Brooks ("Jeffrey")[FN1] and Bulletproof Enterprises, Inc.
("Bulletproof"), and (ii) all causes of action against Perfect World Partners, LLC and
Perfect World Enterprises, L.L.C. (collectively, "Perfect World").
Plaintiff cross-moves pursuant to CPLR 3212 for summary judgment on her
complaint against Bulletproof and Jeffrey's brother, David H. Brooks ("David").
Bulletproof is a large horse breeding and racing company owned by Jeffrey, who
operated the business from apartment 19-A at 200 East 64th Street in Manhattan. David
owned two businesses, a hedge fund and his own horse racing business (Perfect World),
which he ran from apartment 19-C in the same building. In April 2009, Jeffrey hired
plaintiff to work for [*2]Bulletproof as a bookkeeper.
She worked there for two weeks, and then did not go back or even call to quit.