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Defendants obtained partial summary judgment on plaintiff's New York City Human Rights Law disability discrimination claim. The court held that certification as a medical marijuana patient is not a protected disability under NYC law, distinguishing it from New York State law, and that plaintiff failed to plead an underlying disability (back pain) with sufficient notice to defendants.
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