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APPEARING FOR APPELLANT: Lee Ann Betz, pro se, Middle Island, N.Y.
APPEARING FOR APPELLEE:Joel E. Cohen, McDermott, Will & Emery, New York, N.Y.
Lee Ann Betz appeals pro se from the July 31, 1996, judgment dismissing, on motion for summary judgment, her suit claiming a retaliatory discharge by her former employer, in violation of Title VII, as well as a state law "whistleblower" claim under New York Labor Law § 740.
Both claims were properly rejected for reasons fully discussed in Judge Patterson's comprehensive 20-page opinion. We affirm on the basis of his opinion.
Of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation