Matter of Poloncarz v Collins
2012 NY Slip Op 04609 [96 AD3d 1502]
June 8, 2012
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, August 1, 2012


In the Matter of Mark C. Poloncarz, Appellant, v Christopher C. Collins et al., Respondents.

[*1] Jerome D. Schad, Williamsville, for plaintiff-petitioner-appellant.

Harris Beach PLLC, Pittsford (A. Vincent Buzard of counsel), for defendants-respondents-respondents Christopher C. Collins, County Executive of Erie County, Gregory G. Gach, Erie County Director of Budget and Management and County of Erie.

Bennett, Difilippo & Kurthalts, LLP, Holland (Ronald P. Bennett of counsel), for defendants-respondents-respondents John J. Mills, Raymond W. Walter, Dino J. Fudoli, Kevin R. Hardwick, Lynne M. Dixon and Edward A. Rath, III.

Law Office of Shawn P. Martin, West Seneca (Shawn P. Martin of counsel), for defendants-respondents-respondents Erie County Legislature, Daniel M. Kozub, Timothy M. Kennedy, Barbara Miller-Williams, Maria R. Whyte, Betty Jean Grant, Thomas J. Mazur, Christina W. Bove, Lynn M. Marinelli and Thomas A. Loughran.

Appeal from a judgment (denominated order) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Gerald J. Whalen, J.), dated November 19, 2010 in a declaratory judgment action/CPLR article 78 proceeding. The judgment dismissed the complaint/petition (denominated petition). [*2]

Now upon reading and filing the stipulations of discontinuance of appeal signed by the attorneys for the parties on December 21, 2011 and January 23, 2012,

It is hereby ordered that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs upon stipulation. Present—Centra, J.P., Fahey, Peradotto and Lindley, JJ.