Matter of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Motion No: 2005-07025
Slip Opinion No: 2006 NYSlipOp 65668(U)
Decided on March 28, 2006
Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M37688

A/sl

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

ROBERT J. LUNN, JJ.

2005-07025

In the Matter of State Farm Mutual

Automobile Insurance Company, respondent,

v Fedor Prikhodko, appellant.

(Index No. 49174/03)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent to dismiss an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated June 23, 2005, on the ground that the appeal has been rendered academic, or, in the alternative, for an enlargement of time to serve and file a brief.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to dismiss the appeal is held in abeyance, and is referred to the Justices hearing the appeal for determination upon the argument or submission of the appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to enlarge the time of the respondent to serve and file a brief is granted, the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until April 26, 2006, and the respondent's brief shall be served and filed on or before that date.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., MASTRO, RIVERA and LUNN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court