Ava Acupuncture, P.C. As Assignee of Elena Luz Alvaran v Geico Ins. Co.
Motion No: 2008-00239 QC
Slip Opinion No: 2008 NYSlipOp 84386(U)
Decided on September 30, 2008
Appellate Term, 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 TERM : 2nd and 11th JUDICIAL DISTRICTS

PRESENT : PESCE, P.J., RIOS and STEINHARDT, JJ.

NO. 2008-218 Q C
NO. 2008-219 Q C
NO. 2008-239 Q C
NO. 2008-1274 Q C
NO. 2008-1275 Q C
AVA ACUPUNCTURE, P.C.
as assignee of ELENA LUZ ALVARAN,

Appellant,

-against-

GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY,

Respondent.
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AVA ACUPUNCTURE, P.C. as assignee of EDDIE MALDONADO
and NAVIN KERPAUL,

Appellant,

-against-

GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY,

Respondent.
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GREAT WALL ACUPUNCTURE, P.C. as assignee of
CLARENCE BECKFORD and JEFFREY DESIR,

Appellant,

-against-

GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY,

Respondent.
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GREAT WALL ACUPUNCTURE, P.C. a/a/o NELLY TUPAS,

Appellant,
-against-

GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY,

Respondent.
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AVA ACUPUNCTURE, P.C. a/a/o MARIA GONZALEZ,

Appellant,
-against-

GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY,

Respondent.

DECISION That branch of the motion by appellants to consolidate the five captioned appeals is denied.

That branch of the motion for an enlargement of time to perfect appeals is granted and appeals shall be perfected by December 5, 2008.

Cross motion by respondent to dismiss appeals 2008-1274 Q C and 2008-1275 Q C is denied (CPLR 5513 [a]).

Ordered that in the event the appeals are not perfected on or before December 5, 2008, the court on its own motion, may dismiss the appeals, or the respondent may apply to dismiss the appeals on three days' notice, and may serve such applications in person.