Myla Smith v Yolanda Stevenson
2026 NY Slip Op 67986(U)
May 5, 2026
Appellate Term, Second Department, Motion Decision
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.
Myla Smith, Respondent,
v
Yolanda Stevenson, Appellant.
Supreme Court of the State of New York, 9th And 10th Judicial Districts
May 5, 2026
2023-1211 RO C
Timothy S. Driscoll, P.J.
Joseph R. Conway
Maureen T. Liccione, JJ.
[*1]Motion by appellant for an extension of time to perfect an appeal from a decision of the Justice Court of the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, dated November 3, 2023, and to continue a stay granted by decision and order of this court dated May 23, 2025. Separate motion by respondent to dismiss the appeal and vacate the stay.
Upon the papers filed in support of the motions and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is
ORDERED that the branch of appellant's motion seeking an extension of time to perfect the appeal is granted, and the appeal shall be perfected on or before July 6, 2026; and it is further,
ORDERED that in the event the appeal is not perfected by July 6, 2026, the court, on its own motion, may dismiss the appeal or vacate the stay, or respondent may move, on three days' notice, to dismiss the appeal or vacate the stay, and may, if appellant is unrepresented, serve such motion upon appellant in person; and it is further,
ORDERED that the branch of appellant's motion seeking to continue the stay is denied as moot, as the stay remains in effect; and it is further,
ORDERED that the respondent's motion to dismiss the appeal and vacate the stay is denied.
ENTER:
Jennifer Chan
Chief Clerk