PRESENT: CENTRA, P.J., PERADOTTO, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND MARTOCHE, JJ.

DOCKET NO. CA 12-01911
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, V FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, FORBA N.Y., LLC, FORBA, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC, LLC, FORBA NY, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC NY, LLC, DD MARKETING, INC., DEROSE MANAGEMENT, LLC, SMALL SMILES DENTISTRY OF SYRACUSE, LLC, DANIEL E. DEROSE, MICHAEL A. DEROSE, D.D.S., EDWARD J. DEROSE, D.D.S., ADOLPH R. PADULA, D.D.S., WILLIAM A. MUELLER, D.D.S., MICHAEL W. ROUMPH, NAVEED AMAN, D.D.S., KOURY BONDS, D.D.S., TAREK ELSAFTY, D.D.S., DIMITRI FILOSTRAT, D.D.S., YAQOOB KHAN, D.D.S., DELIA MORALES, D.D.S., JANINE RANDAZZO, D.D.S., LOC VINH VUU, D.D.S., AND GRACE YAGHMAI, D.D.S., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 1.) ————————————————————&m dash;————— 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, V FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, FORBA N.Y., LLC, FORBA, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC, LLC, FORBA NY, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC NY, LLC, DD MARKETING, INC., DEROSE MANAGEMENT, LLC, SMALL SMILES DENTISTRY OF ROCHESTER, LLC, DANIEL E. DEROSE, MICHAEL A. DEROSE, D.D.S., EDWARD J. DEROSE, D.D.S., ADOLPH R. PADULA, D.D.S., WILLIAM A. MUELLER, D.D.S., MICHAEL W. ROUMPH, SHILPA AGADI, D.D.S., KOURY BONDS, D.D.S., ISMATU KAMARA, D.D.S., KEIVAN ZOUFAN, D.D.S., KATHLEEN POLEON, D.D.S., SONNY KHANNA, D.D.S., KIM PHAM, D.D.S., DOUG GARDENER, D.D.S., GARY GUSMEROTTI, D.D.S., ELLEN NAM, D.D.S., AND LAWANA FUQUAY, D.D.S., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 2.) ————————————————————&m dash;————— 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, V FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, FORBA N.Y., LLC, FORBA, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC, LLC, FORBA NY, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS LICSAC NY, LLC, DD MARKETING, INC., DEROSE MANAGEMENT, LLC, SMALL SMILES DENTISTRY OF ALBANY, LLC, ALBANY ACCESS DENTISTRY, PLLC, DANIEL E. DEROSE, MICHAEL A. DEROSE, D.D.S., EDWARD J. DEROSE, D.D.S., ADOLPH R. PADULA, D.D.S., WILLIAM A. MUELLER, D.D.S., MICHAEL W. ROUMPH, MAZIAR IZADI, D.D.S., LAURA KRONER, D.D.S., JUDITH MORI, D.D.S., LISSETTE BERNAL, D.D.S., EDMISE FORESTAL, D.D.S., EVAN GOLDSTEIN, D.D.S., KEERTHI GOLLA, D.D.S., NASSEF LANCEN, D.D.S., WADIA HANNA, D.D.S., AND BERNICE LITTLE-MUNDLE, D.D.S., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 3.) (APPEAL NO. 1.) IN THE MATTER OF SMALL SMILES LITIGATION ————————————————————&m dash;——— 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, V 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.) ————————————————————&m dash;————— 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, V 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.) ————————————————————&m dash;————— 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, V FORBA HOLDINGS, LLC, NOW KNOWN AS CHURCH STREET HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, 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.) (APPEAL NO. 2.)

Appellants 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., Nassef Lancen, D.D.S., Naveed Aman, D.D.S, Koury Bonds, D.D.S., Tarek Elsafty, D.D.S., Yaqoob Khan, D.D.S., Shilpa Agadi, D.D.S., Ismatu Kamara, D.D.S., Sonny Khanna, D.D.S. and Kim Pham, D.D.S. having moved to consolidate the appeals taken herein from orders of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Onondaga on October 4, 2012 (appeal No. 1), and October 29, 2012 (appeal No. 2), and having moved to have appeal No. 2 heard on September 12, 2013, having moved to stay pre-trial proceedings and a trial, and having moved for other relief,

Now, upon reading and filing the affirmation of Theresa B. Marangas, Esq., dated August 2, 2013, the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, and the affidavit of Patrick J. Higgins, Esq., sworn to August 9, 2013, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is denied.

Entered: August 23, 2013

Frances E. Cafarell, Clerk