the Church of Jesus Christ of v Lawyers Charles F. Sanders State of

Motion No: M-2179

Slip Opinion No: 2019 NYSlipOp 71454(U)

Decided on May 30, 2019

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.

May 30, 2019

The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-Day Saints, Servant: Xiu Jian

Sun, The Spiritual Adam,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v

Lawyers: Charles F. Sanders, State of

New York Office of The Attorney General,

Eric T. Schneiderman; State of New York

Office of The Attorney General, D. Stan

O'Loughlin; Attorney General's Office of

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General

of State of New York, XXX (Women), David

Lawrence, III; Office of The Attorney

General Division of Appeals & Opinions;

New York State Office of The Attorney

General, Demidchik Law Firm, P.L.L.C.,

Stephen Mullkoff, Esq.,

Defendants-Respondents.

An appeal having been taken to this Court from the order

of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about February 26, 2018, and said appeal having been perfected, And the State defendants-respondents having moved for summary affirmance of the lower Court's order, or in the alternative, for dismissal of the aforesaid appeal, and for sanctions, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is denied without prejudice to the State defendants-respondents raising the arguments regarding summary affirmance or dismissal in their respondent's brief on the appeal. ENTERED: May 30, 2019

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Judith J. Gische Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Peter H. Moulton, Justices

M-2179

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