Matter of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v Falisnki
Motion No: 2009-00538
Slip Opinion No: 2009 NY Slip Op 70439(U)
Decided on April 23, 2009
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

M85653

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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P.

REINALDO E. RIVERA

THOMAS A. DICKERSON

PLUMMER E. LOTT, JJ.

2009-00538

In the Matter of Hendrick Hudson Central

School District, appellant, v Joanne Falinski,

respondent-respondent, et al., respondent.

(Index No. 23057/08)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to confirm that an automatic stay is in effect pursuant to CPLR 5519(a)(1) staying an arbitration proceeding between the parties in the above-entitled action pending hearing and determination of an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered December 8, 2008, or, in the alternative, to stay the arbitration proceeding between the parties pursuant to CPLR 5519(c).

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 confirm that an automatic stay is in effect pursuant to CPLR 5519(a)(1) is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to stay the arbitration proceeding between the parties pursuant to CPLR 5519(c) is denied as academic.

MASTRO, J.P., RIVERA, DICKERSON and LOTT, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court