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OPINION & ORDER Jason Doherty (“Plaintiff” or “Doherty”) commenced the instant action on November 21, 2018. (See Complaint, ECF No. 1; Amended Complaint (“Am. Compl.”), ECF No. 17.) Plaintiff alleges claims for equitable and monetary relief pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12132 (“ADA”) against Defendants Patricia Bice (“Bice”) and Qui Qui Balascio (“Balascio”) in their official capacities. Additionally, Plaintiff alleges a claim for only monetary relief pursuant to the ADA against Defendant Jared Stammer (“Stammer”) in his official capacity. Before the Court is Defendants’ motion for an order dismissing the Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6), and 12(c). (See ECF No. 84.) For the following reasons, Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff’s claims are dismissed with prejudice. BACKGROUND I. Factual Background The following facts are derived from the Amended Complaint and are taken as true and construed in the light most favorable to Plaintiff for the purposes of this motion. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009); Nicosia v. Amazon.com, Inc., 834 F.3d 220, 230 (2d Cir. 2016). a. SUNY Purchase’s Freshman Orientation When the Amended Complaint was filed on March 13, 2019, Plaintiff was a nineteen-yearold student attending Purchase College, State University of New York (“SUNY Purchase”). (Am. Compl. 3.) Plaintiff has Asperger Syndrome and was classified as a disabled student. (Id. 7.) Prior to attending SUNY Purchase, Plaintiff participated in programs at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES where he had contentious interactions with Casper Horsfield a/k/a Chelsea Horsfield (“Horsfield”). (Id. 9.) Plaintiff began attending SUNY Purchase as a freshman and attended freshman orientation in August 2017. (Id. 10.) During the orientation period, Plaintiff met a number of other freshman students, including Alexa Newman (“Newman”). (Id. 11.) Plaintiff accompanied Newman to her room with other students, and was surprised to see Horsfield, who was Newman’s roommate. (Id. 12.) Plaintiff exited the room with Newman and the other students, then attempted to reenter it. (Id. 13.) At that moment, Horsfield yelled at Plaintiff to “get out.” (Id.) When Plaintiff stepped away from the room, Horsfield closed the door and locked it. (Id. 14.) A few minutes later, two campus police officers approached Plaintiff and his friend while they were standing in the hallway and asked for their IDs. (Id. at 15.) When Plaintiff asked the police officers what he did wrong, one of the officers yelled at him. (Id. 16.) This officer ordered Plaintiff to leave and said that, if he failed to do so, the officer would arrest him, a restraining order against him would be issued, and he would not be allowed in the dorms. (Id.) Plaintiff immediately left the building and called his mother. (Id. 17.) He claims that, due to his Asperger’s, he was afraid for his safety and worried that he would be jailed. (Id. 18.) Plaintiff proceeded to the Office for Students with Disabilities, where he stayed until his parents arrived. (Id. 19.) He then left the orientation. (Id. 20.) b. Issuance of No Contact Orders Later that same day, Plaintiff received a call from Defendant Stammer, SUNY Purchase’s Conduct Officer for Community Standards. (Id.

5, 21.) Stammer advised Plaintiff that three of the female students involved in the incident filed do not contact orders against him and sent Plaintiff emails of the no contact orders (the “NCOs”). (Id.

 
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