Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number CIVIL ACTION NO. 03-1582 (MLC) Judges Mary Little Cooper See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. LAWRENCE BOTTS, JR., et al., Plaintiffs v. THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, et al., Defendants ORDER MARY COOPER, District Judge For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion, IT IS on this 29th day of August, 2003 ORDERED that defendants' motion to. dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (no. 8-1 on the docket) be and hereby is GRANTED; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs' cross motion for partial summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 (c) (no. 16-1 on the docket) be and hereby is DENIED AS MOOT; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint be and hereby is DISMISSED in its entirety; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court may designate this action as CLOSED.