DAVID M. SZCZESNY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY R. SZCZESNY, DECEASED V ROBERT S. ARMSTRONG, M.D. RURIK
2026 NY Slip Op 72611(U)
July 6, 2026
Appellate Division, Fourth 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.
DAVID M. SZCZESNY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY R. SZCZESNY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,
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ROBERT S. ARMSTRONG, M.D., DEFENDANT, RURIK JOHNSON, M.D., RICHARD BLOOMBERG, M.D., BRIANA R. KELLEY, R.P.A.-C., COURTNEY R. MORAN, FNP, SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF WESTERN NEW YORK, P.C., MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO, CATHOLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., JACLYN VERTALINO, P.A., AND SOUND PHYSICIANS OF NEW YORK, PLLC, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division : Fourth Judicial Department
July 6, 2026
CA 25-01229
Present: Lindley, J.P., Curran, Bannister, And Montour, JJ.
[*1]Richard D. Bloomberg, M.D., Rurik Johnson, M.D., Briana Kelley, R.P.A.-C, Courtney R. Moran F.N.P., and Surgical Associates of Western New York, P.C. having moved for an extension of time to perfect the appeals taken herein from the orders of the Supreme Court, Erie County, entered June 25, 2025,
Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motions, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is hereby ORDERED that the motions are granted, the time to perfect the appeals are extended to August 21, 2026, and, in the event of failure to so perfect, the appeals are hereby dismissed without further order.
Entered: July 6, 2026
Ann Dillon Flynn
Clerk of the Court