In the Matter of the Application to Hold William W. Koeppel

Motion No: M-4067

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 83218(U)

Decided on September 13, 2018

Appellate Division, First 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.

September 13, 2018

In the Matter of the Application

to Hold

William W. Koeppel,

Respondent-Appellant-Respondent,

in Statutory Criminal and/or Civil

Contempt and/or Common Law Civil

Contempt for Violating Orders Entered by this Court, and to Decide the Summary Judgment Motion Surrogate's Court

Presently Held in Abeyance, in the File No. 1996-4098C

Matter of the Application of the

Law Offices of Craig Avedisian, P.C.

and Richenthal, Abrams and Moss to

Fix and Determine a Charging Lien

Pursuant to Judiciary Law §475 and

for a Money Judgment and Related

Relief Against William W. Koeppel

regarding the Estate of

Robert A. Koeppel,

Deceased,

The Law Offices of Craig Avedisian,

P.C. and Richenthal Abrams & Moss,

Petitioners-Respondents-Appellants.

An appeal and cross appeal having been taken from an order of the Surrogate's Court, New York County, entered on or about

February 20, 2018, and said appeal and cross appeal having been perfected and calendared, And petitioners-respondents-appellants having moved to have this Court take judicial notice of certain documents (M-3985), And respondent-appellant-respondent having cross moved for an order striking certain portions of petitioners brief and for costs on this motion (M-4067), Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect

to the motion and cross motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of taking judicial notice of the bankruptcy and mortgage documents and directing petitioners to file 9 copies of said documents within seven days of the date of this order (M-3985). The cross motion is denied in its entirety (M-4067). ENTERED: September 13, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

PRESENT: Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Barbara R. Kapnick Marcy L. Kahn Ellen Gesmer Cynthia S. Kern, Justices

M-4067

M-3985