t defendant's response to the demand letter "accus[ed] [plaintiff] of conspiring to commit visa fraud."
Plaintiff then commenced this action by summons with endorsed complaint seeking $50,000 for "Breach of Contract; Damage cause [sic] to person; Loss of time from work; Employment discrimination and retaliation; Promissory estoppel." Plaintiff subsequently moved for, among other things, leave to amend the complaint and to add Xinshuang Zhai, Lucky Sky USA, and iJiaBuy, Inc. as party defendants. The proposed amended complaint sets forth causes of action for (1) "Citizenship, Alienage and Immigration Status Discrimination in Violation of the [New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL)]," (2) "Retaliation in Violation of NYCHRL," (3) "National Origin-Based Discrimination in Violation of NYCHRL," (4) "Promissory Estoppel," (5) "Breach of Contract," and (6) "Negligence," adding factual allegations as to each claim.
Defendant opposed plaintiff's motion and cross-moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. By order entered April 19, 2024, the Civil Court (Alan J. Schiff, J.), insofar as is relevant to this appeal, granted the branches of defendant's cross-motion seeking summary judgment dismissing so much of the complaint as alleged breach of contract and employment discrimination and retaliation, denied the branch of defendant's cross-motion seeking summary judgment dismissing so much of the complaint as alleged promissory estoppel, and denied the branches of plaintiff's motion seeking leave to amend the complaint and to add party defendants. On appeal, plaintiff does not challenge the Civil Court's dismissal of so much of the complaint as alleged breach of contract.