JUSTINE THOMPSON V MICHAEL COOPER, ESQ., STEVEN BARNES, ESQ., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS THE BARNES FIRM AS

JUSTINE THOMPSON V MICHAEL COOPER, ESQ., STEVEN BARNES, ESQ., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS THE BARNES FIRM AS

Motion No: NOS. CA 08-01469 AND CA 08-01470

Slip Opinion No: 2008 NYSlipOp 78571(U)

Decided on July 21, 2008

Appellate Division, Fourth 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.

July 21, 2008

PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., HURLBUTT, MARTOCHE, SMITH, AND CENTRA, JJ.

DOCKET NOS. CA 08-01469 AND CA 08-01470

JUSTINE THOMPSON, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,
V
MICHAEL COOPER, ESQ., STEVEN BARNES, ESQ., INDIVIDUALLY AND
DOING BUSINESS AS THE BARNES FIRM AS SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST
TO CELLINO & BARNES AND ROSS CELLINO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS
PARTNER IN LAW FIRM OF CELLINO & BARNES,
DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
(APPEAL NO. 1.)

JUSTINE THOMPSON, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,
V
MICHAEL COOPER, ESQ., STEVEN BARNES, ESQ., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS THE BARNES FIRM AS SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO CELLINO & BARNES, ROSS CELLINO INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A PARTNER IN THE LAW FIRM OF CELLINO & BARNS, AND CELLINO & BARNES, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
(APPEAL NO. 2.)

Appellants having moved to consolidate the appeals taken from orders of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Erie on March 7, 2008 and July 1, 2008,

Now, upon reading and filing the affirmation of Gregory V. Pajak dated July 3, 2008, the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion be, and the same hereby is, granted and the appeals from the orders entered March 7, 2008 and July 1, 2008 are hereby consolidated for the purposes of perfecting and arguing the appeals.

Entered: July 21, 2008

JoAnn M. Wahl, Clerk