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 93342(U)

Decided on December 30, 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.

December 30, 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 for an extension of time to perfect 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 December 9, 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 appellants shall perfect the appeals on or before February 27, 2009, and, in the event of failure to so perfect, the appeals are hereby dismissed without further order.

Entered: December 30, 2008

JoAnn M. Wahl, Clerk