IN THE MATTER OF SMALL SMILES LITIGATION
Motion No: CA 13-01150
Slip Opinion No: 2013 NY Slip Op 81171(U)
Decided on July 29, 2013
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 29, 2013

PRESENT: SCUDDER, P. J., SMITH, CENTRA, FAHEY, AND PERADOTTO, JJ.

DOCKET NO. CA 13-01150

IN THE MATTER OF SMALL SMILES LITIGATION



KELLY VARANO, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT

JEREMY BOHN, SHANNON FROIO, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN

OF INFANT SHAWN DARLING, BRENDA FORTINO, AS PARENT AND

NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT JULIE FORTINO, MARIE MARTIN, AS

PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT KENNETH KENYON, JENNY

LYNN COWHERM, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT

WILLIAM MARTIN, HOLLAN CRIPPEN, AS PARENT AND NATURAL

GUARDIAN OF INFANT DEVAN MATHEWS, JESSICA RECORE, AS PARENT

AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT SAMANTHA MCLOUGHLIN, LAURIE

RIZZO AND DOMINICK RIZZO, AS LEGAL CUSTODIANS OF INFANT

JACOD MCMAHON, JASON MONTANYE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL

GUARDIAN OF INFANT KADEM MONTANYE AND FRANCES SHELLINGS, AS

PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT RAYNE SHELLINGS,

PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,

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FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH

MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS,

NAVEED AMAN, D.D.S., KOURY BONDS, D.D.S., TAREK ELSAFTY,

D.D.S., AND YAQOOB KHAN, D.D.S., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

(ACTION NO. 1.)

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SHANTEL JOHNSON, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT

KEVIN BUTLER, VERONICA ROBINSON, AS PARENT AND NATURAL

GUARDIAN OF INFANT ARIANA FLORES, DEMITA GARRETT, AS PARENT

AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT I'YANA GARCIA SANTOS,

KATHRYN JUSTICE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT

BREYONNA HOWARD, ELIZABETH LORRAINE, AS PARENT AND NATURAL

GUARDIAN OF INFANT SHILOH LORRAINE JR., LAPORSHA SHAW, AS

PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT ALEXIS PARKER, ROBERT

RALSTON, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT BRANDIE

RALSTON, KATRICE MARSHALL, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN

OF INFANT LESANA ROSS, TIFFANY HENTON, AS PARENT AND

NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT COREY SMITH AND JANET TABER, AS

PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT JON TABER,

PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,

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FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH

MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS,

SHILPA AGADI, D.D.S., KOURY BONDS, D.D.S., ISMATU KAMARA,

D.D.S., SONNY KHANNA, D.D.S., AND KIM PHAM, D.D.S.,

DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

(ACTION NO. 2.)

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TIMOTHY ANGUS, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT

JACOB ANGUS, JESSALYNN PURCELL, AS PARENT AND NATURAL

GUARDIAN OF INFANT ISAIAH BERG, BRIAN CARTER, AS PARENT AND

NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT BRIANA CARTER, APRIL FERGUSON,

AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT JOSEPH FERGUSON,

SHERAIN RIVERA, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT

SHADAYA GILMORE, TONYA POTTER, AS PARENT AND NATURAL

GUARDIAN OF INFANT DESIRAEE HAGER, NANCY WARD, LEGAL

CUSTODIAN OF INFANT AALYIAROSE LABOMBARD-BLACK, NANCY WARD,

AS LEGAL CUSTODIAN OF INFANT MANUEL LABORDE JR.,

JENNIFER BACON, AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF INFANT

ASHLEY PARKER AND COURTNEY CONRAD, AS PARENT AND NATURAL

GUARDIAN OF INFANT ZAKARY WILSON,

PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,

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FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH

MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL., DEFENDNATS,

MAZIAR IZADI, D.D.S., JUDITH MORI, D.D.S., EDMISE FORESTAL,

D.D.S., EVAN GOLDSTEIN, D.D.S., KEERTHI GOLLA, D.D.S., AND

NASSEF LANCEN, D.D.S., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

(ACTION NO. 3.)


Plaintiffs-respondents having moved for an extension of time to file and serve a brief in response to the briefs of Judith Mori, D.D.S., Keerthi Golla D.D.S., Maziar Izadi, D.D.S., Evan Goldstein, D.D.S., Edmise Forestal, D.D.S., Nassef Lancen, D.D.S., Koury Bonds, D.D.S., Yaqoob Khan, D.D.S., Naveed Aman, D.D.S., Tarek Elsafty, D.D.S., Ismatu Kamara, D.D.S., Shilpa Agadi, D.D.S., Sonny Khanna, D.D.S., and Kim Pham, D.D.S. on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Onondaga on October 29, 2012,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Michael J. Hutter, Esq., sworn to July 17, 2013, and the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted on the condition that the brief is filed and served on or before August 28, 2013, and the Clerk is directed to accept the brief for filing, and

It is further ORDERED that reply briefs, if any, shall be filed and served on or before September 12, 2013.

Entered: July 29, 2013

Frances E. Cafarell, Clerk