Gregorian v New York Life Insurance Co.
Motion No: 2018-01374
Slip Opinion No: 2021 NY Slip Op 70884(U)
Decided on August 30, 2021
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

M278878

E/sl

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P.

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

LINDA CHRISTOPHER

JOSEPH A. ZAYAS, JJ.

2018-01374

Anna Gregorian, as administrator of the estate of

Hovsep Gregorian, appellant-respondent,

v New York Life Insurance Co., respondent-

appellant.

(Index No. 34349/2005)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

2019-10749

Anna Gregorian, as administrator of the estate of

Hovsep Gregorian, appellant, v New York

Life Insurance Co., respondent.

(Index No. 34349/2005)

Appeal and cross appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated October 2, 2017, and appeal from an order of the same court dated September 4, 2019. Motion by Anna Gregorian, as administrator of the estate of Hovsep Gregorian, to be substituted for the deceased appellant-respondent, Hovsep Gregorian, under Appellate Division Docket No. 2018-01374 and the deceased appellant, Hovsep Gregorian, under Appellate Division Docket No. 2019-10749, to amend the captions accordingly, and to substitute Ruta Soulios & Stratis, LLP, as counsel for the appellant-respondent, and the appellant, in the respective matters.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branches of the motion which are to substitute Anna Gregorian, as administrator of the estate of Hovsep Gregorian, for the deceased appellant-respondent, Hovsep Gregorian, under Appellate Division Docket No. 2018-01374 and the deceased appellant, Hovsep Gregorian, under Appellate Division Docket No. 2019-10749, and to amend the captions accordingly, are granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to substitute Ruta Soulios & Stratis, LLP, as counsel is denied as unnecessary; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the time of New York Life Insurance Co. to serve and file a brief in connection with the appeal under Appellate Division Docket No. 2019-10749 is extended, and on or before September 29, 2021, New York Life Insurance Co. shall serve and file a brief via NYSCEF, if applicable, or, if NYSCEF is not mandated, serve the brief and upload a digital copy of the brief, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website.

MASTRO, J.P., DUFFY, CHRISTOPHER and ZAYAS, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Maria T. Fasulo

Acting Clerk of the Court