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

DOCKET NO. CA 14-01424
DOCKET NO. CA 14-01425
DOCKET NO. CA 14-01920

DONALD SCHULTZ AND KATHERINE SCHULTZ, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V EXCELSIOR ORTHOPAEDICS, LLP, ANDREW C. STOECKL, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, MICHAEL A. PARENTIS, M.D., KEITH C. STUBE, M.D., P.C., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS KNEE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND KNEE CENTER OF WNY, P.C., DEFENDANT. (APPEAL NO. 1.) DONALD SCHULTZ AND KATHERINE SCHULTZ, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V EXCELSIOR ORTHOPAEDICS, LLP, ANDREW C. STOECKL, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, MICHAEL A. PARENTIS, M.D., KEITH C. STUBE, M.D., P.C., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS KNEE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (APPEAL NO. 2.) DONALD SCHULTZ AND KATHERINE SCHULTZ, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V EXCELSIOR ORTHOPAEDICS, LLP, ANDREW C. STOECKL, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, MICHAEL A. PARENTIS, M.D., KEITH C. STUBE, M.D., P.C., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS KNEE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (APPEAL NO. 3.)

Appellants having moved for an extension of time to file and serve a reply brief in response to the respondents' brief of Donald Schultz and Katherine Schultz on the appeals taken herein from an order and judgments of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Erie on July 18, 2014, and June 18, 2014,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Lawrence J. Vilardo, Esq., sworn to December 23, 2014, 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 reply brief is filed and served on or before February 9, 2015, and the Clerk is directed to accept the brief for filing.

Entered: January 21, 2015

Frances E. Cafarell, Clerk