Kessler v Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
2026 NY Slip Op 66542(U)
April 20, 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.
Joseph Kessler, respondent,
v
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, defendant, St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church, et al., appellants.
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division : Second Judicial Department
April 20, 2026
2025-12521, 520629/2021
Cheryl E. Chambers, J.P.
Linda Christopher
Helen Voutsinas
Phillip Hom, JJ.
[*1]ECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated October 8, 2025.
Application by Jessica D. Arbour, an attorney in good standing in the State of Florida, to be admitted pro hac vice to represent the respondent on the appeal.
Upon the papers filed in support of the application and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is
ORDERED that the application is granted.
CHAMBERS, J.P., CHRISTOPHER, VOUTSINAS and HOM, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Darrell M. Joseph
Clerk of the Court