Citimortgage, Inc. v Oparaji
Motion No: 2021-05752
Slip Opinion No: 2021 NY Slip Op 71987(U)
Decided on September 20, 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

M279212

E/sl

LEONARD B. AUSTIN, J.P.

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

BETSY BARROS

LARA J. GENOVESI, JJ.

2021-05752

Citimortgage, Inc., respondent,

v Maurice H. Oparaji, etc., appellant,

et al., defendants.

(Index No. 704318/2019)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated August 4, 2021. Motion by the respondent to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the order is not appealable as of right and leave to appeal has not been granted. Cross motion by the appellant to preclude the respondent's counsel Ackerman LLP from filing papers in connection with this appeal. Separate motion by the appellant to direct the respondent to comply with CPLR 321(b) and to stay all proceedings in the above-entitled action, pending hearing and determination of the appeal.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motions and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the respondent's motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements (see CPLR 5701); and it is further,

ORDERED that the cross motion and the appellant's motion are denied as academic.

AUSTIN, J.P., HINDS-RADIX, BARROS and GENOVESI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Maria T. Fasulo

Acting Clerk of the Court