Amaral v The Smithtown News, Inc.
Motion No: 2017-04063
Slip Opinion No: 2017 NY Slip Op 92038(U)
Decided on November 14, 2017
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

M241003

E/ct

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.P.

JEFFREY A. COHEN

JOSEPH J. MALTESE

ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.

2017-04063

Emmanuel Amaral, et al., respondents,

v The Smithtown News, Inc., et al., appellants.

(Index No. 14974/14)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondents to dismiss an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated March 2, 2017, on the ground that dismissal of a prior appeal for failure to perfect precludes consideration of the issues raised on this appeal pursuant to Bray v Cox (38 NY2d 350), or, in the alternative, to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief.

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 dismiss the appeal is held in abeyance and referred to the panel of Justices hearing the appeal for determination upon the argument or submission thereof; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief is granted, the respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until December 14, 2017, and the respondents' brief shall be served and filed on or before that date.

LEVENTHAL, J.P., COHEN, MALTESE and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court