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OPINION AND ORDER   Plaintiff Debbie Ann Bromfield-Thompson, proceeding without counsel, brings claims against American University of Antigua (“AUA”), Manipal Education Americas, LLC (“MEA”), and the National Board of Medical Examiners (“NBME”) arising out of her dismissal as a student at AUA’s medical school. In particular, liberally construed, the First Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the New York Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law, as well as breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. See ECF No. 45 (“Compl.”),

5, 7-8.1 Defendants now move, pursuant to various provisions of Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to dismiss Bromfield Thompson’s claims. See ECF Nos. 50, 55. For the reasons that follow, the Court concludes that, even giving Bromfield-Thompson the “special solicitude” to which she is entitled as a pro se litigant, Tracy v. Freshwater, 623 F.3d 90, 101 (2d Cir. 2010), Defendants’ motions must be granted. Accordingly, Bromfield-Thompson’s Complaint is dismissed. BACKGROUND The following facts are, unless otherwise noted, drawn from the Complaint; documents that are attached to, integral to, or incorporated by reference in the Complaint; and allegations in Bromfield-Thompson’s opposition papers (so long as they are consistent with the Complaint), and are assumed to be true for purposes of these motions. See DiFolco v. MSNBC Cable L.L.C., 622 F.3d 104, 111 (2d Cir. 2010); see also, e.g., Walker v. Schult, 717 F.3d 119, 122 n.1 (2d Cir. 2013). To the extent that AUA and NBME move to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and insufficient service of process, however, the Court may — and does — also consider documents beyond the foregoing. See, e.g., Sullivan v. Walker Constr., Inc., No. 18-CV-09870 (AJN), 2019 WL 2008882, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2019); Martinez v. SEIU Local 32BJ, No. 18-CV-3961 (JMF), 2019 WL 1259381, at *1 n.1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 19, 2019). Bromfield-Thompson is — and was at all times relevant to this case — a resident of Washington, D.C. Compl. 11. After receiving an undergraduate degree from Howard University, she enrolled in medical school at St. Matthews University School of Medicine. See id.

 
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