Sternstein v Graham-Smith
2026 NY Slip Op 66312(U)
April 15, 2026
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law ยง 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.
Jay Sternstein, respondent,
v
Zamari Graham-Smith, appellant.
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division : Second Judicial Department
April 15, 2026
2025-00522, 56088/2018
Valerie Brathwaite Nelson, J.P.
Paul Wooten
Laurence L. Love
James P. Mccormack, JJ.
[*1]DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated November 25, 2024. Motion by the appellant, for waiver of costs, fees, and expenses, in effect, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.7(g) to waive certification of the record, and to extend the time to perfect the appeal.
Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is
ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for waiver of costs, fees, and expenses is denied; and it is further,
ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is, in effect, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.7(g) to waive certification of the record is denied, with leave to renew, on or before May 15, 2026, upon proper papers, and upon a showing of good cause for the waiver of certification, which shall include setting forth an inability to certify by any of the methods set forth in 22 NYCRR 1250.7(g); and it is further,
ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to extend the time to perfect the appeal is granted, and on or before May 15, 2026, the appellant shall serve and file the record or appendix and the appellant's brief via NYSCEF, if applicable, or, if NYSCEF is not mandated, serve the record or appendix and the appellant's brief and upload digital copies of the record or appendix and the appellant's brief, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website.
BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., WOOTEN, LOVE and MCCORMACK, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Darrell M. Joseph
Clerk of the Court