Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department MOTION DECISIONS FOR JULY 23, 2004

TITLECase Number
AFA Protective Systems, Inc. v City of New Yo2004-01716
Amsellem v Amsellem2003-08843
Bollino v Hitzig2004-02061
Cabrera v City of New York2004-00932
Duratech Industries, Inc. v Continental Insur2003-05879 + 1
Emptage & Associates, Inc. v Cape Hampton, LL2003-11124
Gohrig v Porcelli2004-04813
Joseph v Delorenz2004-00622
Linden v Linden2004-00709
Lodato v Greyhawk North America, L.L.C.2004-00307
Lynch v New York City Transit Authority2003-09408
Maloney Carpentry, Inc. v Budnick2004-01045
Mancini v Hardscrabble Commons Associates2003-09337
Miklos v Miklos2003-10690
Miranda v New York City Housing Authority2004-00945
Mitchell v Handler2004-02081
Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, N.Y. v Pri2004-01338
RR Chester, LLC v Arlington Building Corp.2004-01910
Reed v Reed2003-09681 + 1
Scammacca v Scammacca2003-08640
Schwartzberg v Kingsbridge Heights Care Cente2003-08747
State of New York ex rel., o/b/o McReynolds v2004-04932 + 1
Taylor v Dynaserv Industries, Inc.2004-03299
Torres v God's Little Campground2004-02902
Valente v Valente2003-10557
Velkas v Kaplan2004-04418
Wechsler v Moallem2004-01098
Zilberfein v Palmer Terrace Cooperative, Inc.2004-03610
Zysk v Fidelity Title Insurance Company of Ne2004-00242
Mtr of Allstate Insurance Company v Estate of2004-01190
Mtr of Chronis v Selsky2004-04663
Mtr of Conciatori v Office of Secretary of St2004-00112 + 1
Mtr of L. (Anonymous), Robert David, Jr.2004-00628
Mtr of Meaders v Jones2003-09295
Mtr of Star Rubbish Removal Corp. v Martinez2003-09574
Mtr of Venigalla v Alagappan2004-05595
Peo v Ames, Douglas2003-08334
Peo v Cochrane, Brendan2004-00020
Peo v Johnson, Johnathan2003-04814
Peo v Jones, Anthony a/k/a Lewis, Anthony2002-09388
Peo v Philips, George2000-02458
Peo v Rincon, Rolando2003-03930
Peo v Rivera, Nelson2004-02763
Peo v Taylor, Calvin2004-05569
Peo v Torres, Armando2004-02502
Peo v Villacreses, Ruben2003-11287







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2004-01716

AFA Protective Systems, Inc., et al., appellants,

v City of New York, respondent.

(Index No. 43521/94)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondent pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated January 8, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until September 9, 2004, and the respondent's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-08843

Sofia Amsellem, respondent,

v Jacques Amsellem, appellant.

(Index No. 200692/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondent pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered August 14, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until August 2, 2004, and the respondent's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-02061

Robert Bollino, respondent,

v Gary Hitzig, etc., et al., appellants.

(Index No. 22913/99)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file reply briefs on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated February 13, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply briefs shall be served and filed on or before August 5, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-00932

Stephanie Cabrera, etc., et al., appellants,

v City of New York, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 22913/98)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated November 17, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellants' time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until September 21, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellants' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-05879

Duratech Industries, Inc., respondent-appellant,

v Continental Insurance Company, et al.,

appellants-respondents, et al., defendants.

(Appeal No. 1)

2003-06792

Duratech Industries, Inc., respondent,

v Continental Insurance Company, et al.,

appellants, et al., defendants.

(Appeal No. 2)

(Index No. 26189/98)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by appellants-respondents in Appeal No. 1 and the appellants in Appeal No. 2 , pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file their reply brief on an appeal and cross appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated May 12, 2003, and an appeal from an order of the same court dated June 11, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the movants' reply brief shall be served and filed on or before August 31, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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2003-11124

Emptage & Associates, Inc., appellant,

v Cape Hampton, LLC, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 13943/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a reply brief on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated October 28, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before August 31, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2004-04813

Ignaz Gohrig, et al., appellants, v

Eugene Porcelli, respondent

(and a third-party action).

(Index No. 7952/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent to dismiss an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered April 29, 2004, on the ground that the order denied the appellants' motion for leave to reargue.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-00622

Perry Joseph, et al., appellants,

v Robert Delorenz, respondent.

(Index No. 27028/99)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated December 24, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellants' time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until September 17, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellants' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-00709

Penny Linden, respondent,

v Sheldon Linden, appellant.

(Index No. 9167/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered December 23, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until September 17, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellant's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-00307

Charles Lodato, respondent,

v Greyhawk North America, L.L.C., appellant,

et al., defendants.

(Index No. 9801/02)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated November 17, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until August 18, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellant's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-09408

Michael Lynch, et al., plaintiffs-respondents,

v New York City Transit Authority, appellant,

et al., defendants.

(Index No. 26089/02)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondents pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated September 8, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until August 19, 2004, and the respondents' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-01045

Maloney Carpentry, Inc., respondent,

v George Budnick, et al., appellants.

(Index No. 432/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Putnam County, dated January 12, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellants' time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until October 4, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellants' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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DAVID S. RITTER, J.P.

ROBERT W. SCHMIDT

THOMAS A. ADAMS

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2003-09337

Rocco Mancini, et al., respondents,

v Hardscrabble Commons Associates,

et al., appellants.

(Action No. 1)

Joseph G. Scali, et al., appellants,

v Rocco Mancini, et al., respondents.

(Action No. 2)

(Index No. 144/01)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellants to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, entered September 15, 2003.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellants' time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until August 23, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellants' brief must be served and filed on or before that date; and it is further,

ORDERED that no further enlargements of time shall be granted.

RITTER, J.P., SCHMIDT, ADAMS and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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2003-10690

Nancy N. Miklos, plaintiff appellant-respondent,

v Joseph Miklos, respondent-appellant;

Schlissel, Ostrow, Karabatos, Poepplein, & Fisher,

PLLC, nonparty appellant-respondent.

(Index No. 19759/98)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants-respondents pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated January 8, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellants-respondents' time to perfect their appeals is enlarged until October 25, 2004, and the joint record or appendix on the appeal and the appellants-respondents' briefs must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-00945

Jonathan Miranda, etc., et al., appellants,

v New York City Housing Authority, et al.,

defendants, Mitchell Rubber Products, Inc., respondent

(and a third-party action).

(Index No. 36586/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated January 7, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellants' time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until August 31, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellants' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-02081

Arthur Mitchell, respondent,

v Seymour Handler, etc., et al., appellants.

(Index No. 7031/99)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file reply briefs on appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated February 13, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply briefs shall be served and filed on or before August 5, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-01338

Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, N.Y., appellant,

v Prime Contracting Design Corporation, respondents.

(Index No. 30745/02)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated January 12, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until October 4, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellant's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-01910

RR Chester, LLC, appellant, v Arlington

Building Corp., et al., respondents.

(Index No. 752/02)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a reply brief on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County, dated January 15, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before September 3, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2003-09681, 2004-00094

Jo-Marie Reed, respondent, v George Hopp

Reed, appellant.

(Index No. 5515/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to recall and vacate so much of a decision and order on motion of this court dated May 24, 2004, entitled "In the Matter of the Dismissal of Causes for Failure to Perfect - May 2004 Calendar" as dismissed an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, dated September 29, 2003, for failure to timely perfect, to reinstate the appeal, and to consolidate the appeal with an appeal from a judgment of the same court dated November 14, 2003.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to recall and vacate so much of the decision and order on motion dated May 24, 2004, as dismissed the appeal from the order dated September 29, 2003, is granted, and so much of the decision and order on motion of this court dated May 24, 2004, as dismissed the appeal from the order dated September 29, 2003, is recalled and vacated; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the court's own motion the appeal from the order dated September 29, 2003, is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, on the ground that the order has been superseded by the judgment (see Matter of Aho, 39 NY2d 241, 248); and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied as academic.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-08640

Argyro Scammacca, respondent,

v Paul Scammacca, appellant.

(Index No. 50507/00)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondent pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered August 29, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until August 9, 2004, and the respondent's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-08747

Albert Schwartzberg, et al., respondents,

v Kingsbridge Heights Care Center, Inc.,

et al., appellants.

(Index No. 17647/00)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a reply brief on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered August 27, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before August 8, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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M14121

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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2004-04932, 2004-05148

State of New York ex rel., o/b/o

Darrick Sean McReynolds, appellant, v

Commissioner of the Office of Mental

Retardation and Developmental Disabilities,

et al., respondents.

(Index No. 50000/97)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant, inter alia, to consolidate appeals from two orders of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated June 23, 1999, and May 25, 2004, respectively. Cross application by the respondents to dismiss the appeal from the order dated June 23, 1999.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and cross application and the papers filed in opposition and relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for consolidation is denied as unnecessary as the appeals may be consolidated as of right (see 22 NYCRR 670.7 [c][1]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the cross application is denied without prejudice to making a motion for the relief requested (see CPLR 8022).

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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2004-03299

Kenneth Taylor, et al., respondents,

v Dynaserv Industries, Inc., appellant,

H.M.S. Services, Inc., defendant.

(Index No. 33117/99)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondents pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated February 13, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until August 31, 2004, and the respondents' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-02902

Madeline Torres, etc., plaintiff-respondent,

v God's Little Campground, et al., defendants-

respondents, Bill Baldwin & Sons, Inc.,

appellant.

(Index No. 26120/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a reply brief on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated February 26, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before September 24, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-10557

Christine Valente, appellant,

v Anthony Valente, respondent.

(Index No. 2490/98)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated October 23, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until September 17, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellant's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2004-04418

Doreen Velkas, et al., appellants,

v Barry H. Kaplan, etc., respondent.

(Index No. 3687/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion To Dismiss Appeal

Motion by the respondent, inter alia, in effect, to dismiss an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered October 16, 2003, inter alia, on the ground that the appellants failed to prosecute an appeal from a prior order of the same court dated October 25, 2002, and therefore the issues raised on the appeal from the judgment are precluded by Bray v Cox (38 NY2d 350).

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition or relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-01098

Gail Wechsler, et al., respondents, v

Anita Moallem, et al., appellants.

(Index No. 13806/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondents pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered January 7, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until September 15, 2004, and the respondents' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-03610

Paul Zilberfein, et al., respondents-appellants,

v Palmer Terrace Cooperative, Inc.,

appellant-respondent.

(Index No. 20085/98)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondents-appellants pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal and cross appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated April 16, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondents-appellants shall serve and file their answering brief, including their points of argument on the cross appeal, on or before August 30, 2004 (see 22 NYCRR 670.8[c][3]).

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-00242

Robert J. Zysk, appellant, v Fidelity Title

Insurance Company of New York, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 23420/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondents pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated December 3, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until September 20, 2004, and the respondents' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-01190

In the Matter of Allstate Insurance Company,

respondent, v Estate of Frank Ingenito, appellant.

(Index No. 4554/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated December 5, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until October 8, 2004, and the record or appendix on the appeal and the appellant's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2004-04663

In the Matter of Scott Chronis, appellant,

v Donald Selsky, etc., respondent.

(Index No. 32/04)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant for leave to prosecute an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated April 19, 2004, as a poor person.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to proceed on the original papers is granted, the proceeding will be heard on the original papers (including the transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties, who are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branches of the motion which are for wavier of the filing fee, for free transcripts and assignment of counsel are denied.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2004-00112, 2004-03400

In the Matter of Emilio Conciatori, et al.,

appellants, v Office of Secretary of State,

et al., respondents.

(Matter No. 1)

(Index No. 03-14158)

In the Matter of Emilio Conciatori, et al.,

appellants, v Office of Secretary of State,

et al., respondents.

(Matter No. 2)

(Index No. 1179/04)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellants in Matters No. 1 and 2 to consolidate appeals from an order and judgement (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered November 25, 2003, and an order and judgment (one paper) of the same court, entered March 4, 2004, and to enlarge the time to perfect the appeal from the order and judgment entered November 24, 2003.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the parties shall serve and file 10 copies of the record on appeal and the briefs; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellants' time to perfect the appeal from the order and judgement entered November 24, 2003 is enlarged until September 7, 2004; and it is further,

ORDERED that no further enlargements of time will be granted.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2004-00628

In the Matter of Robert David L. (Anonymous), Jr.

Suffolk County Department of Social Services,

respondent; Patricia W. (Anonymous), appellant.

(Docket No. B-9597/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion To Dismiss Appeal

Motion by the respondent to dismiss an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated December 18, 2003, on the ground that the appeal is from an order which, in effect, denies reargument.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition or relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is denied without prejudice to the respondent raising this issue in its brief on the appeal.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-09295

In the Matter of Joan A. Meaders, etc.,

petitioner-respondent, v David Jones,

appellant, et al., respondents-respondents.

(Index No. 53261/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the petitioner-respondent pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from an order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts, dated June 24, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the petitioner-respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until September 17, 2004, and the petitioner-respondent's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-09574

In the Matter of Star Rubbish Removal Corp.,

petitioner, v Raymond P. Martinez, respondent.

(Index No. 14597/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the petitioner pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a reply brief in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 which was transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated September 29, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before July 29, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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DAVID S. RITTER, J.P.

HOWARD MILLER

SONDRA MILLER

DANIEL F. LUCIANO, JJ.

2004-05595

In the Matter of Sambasiva Rao Venigalla,

et al., respondents, v Alaappa Alagappan,

et al., appellants.

(Index No. 15676/01)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellants, inter alia, to stay enforcement of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered June 16, 2004, pending hearing and determination of an appeal therefrom.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

RITTER, J.P., H. MILLER, S. MILLER and LUCIANO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.

2003-08334

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Douglas Ames, defendant.

(Ind. No. 8812/89)

DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the defendant for reargument of his prior application pursuant to CPL 450.15 and 460.15 for a certificate granting leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated August 15, 2003, which was determined by me in a decision and order on application dated March 10, 2004.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the application is denied.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

Associate Justice



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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.

2004-00020

The People, etc., respondent,

v Brendan Cochrane, appellant.

(Ind. No. 13808/95)

DECISION, ORDER AND CERTIFICATE
GRANTING LEAVE TO APPEAL
ON MOTION

Application by the defendant pursuant to CPL 450.15 and 460.15 for a certificate granting leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated November 26, 2003, which has been referred to me for determination.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the application is granted; the defendant is granted leave to appeal from the order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated November 26, 2003, made in this case; and it is further,

CERTIFIED that said order involves questions of law or fact which ought to be reviewed by the Appellate Division, Second Department; and it is further,

ORDERED that the papers which accompanied this application are deemed to be a timely notice of appeal from said order.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

Associate Justice



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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.

2003-04814

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Johnathan Johnson, defendant.

(Ind. No. 5908/87)

DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the defendant for reargument of his prior application pursuant to CPL 450.15 and 460.15 for a certificate granting leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated April 30, 2003, which was determined by me in a decision and order on application dated September 19, 2003.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the application is denied.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

Associate Justice



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M14087

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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. TOWNES

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2002-09388

The People, etc., respondent,

v Anthony Jones, a/k/a Anthony Lewis,

appellant.

(Ind. No. 4732/00)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pro se on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered October 3, 2002, to be provided with certain additional minutes.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., TOWNES, SPOLZINO and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court

Appellant's Address:

00-A-6040

Clinton Correctional Facility

Box 2001

Dannemora, NY 12929




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DAVID S. RITTER, J.P.

ROBERT W. SCHMIDT

THOMAS A. ADAMS

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2000-02458

The People, etc., respondent,

v George Philips, appellant.

(Ind. No. 3251/97)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent to enlarge the time to serve and file a supplemental brief on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered January 25, 2000.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the respondent's time to serve and file a supplemental brief is enlarged until August 9, 2004, and the respondent's supplemental brief must be served and filed on or before that date; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the court's own motion, the appellant's time to serve and file a reply brief, if he should be so advised, is enlarged to August 30, 2004, and the reply brief must be served and file on or before that date.

RITTER, J.P., SCHMIDT, ADAMS and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.

2003-03930

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Rolando Rincon, defendant.

(Ind. No. 1554/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the defendant, pursuant to CPL 450.15 and 460.15 for a certificate granting leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated March 28, 2003, which has been referred to me for determination.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the application is denied.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

Associate Justice



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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.

2004-02763

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Nelson Rivera, defendant.

(Ind. No. 699/95)

DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the defendant, pursuant to CPL 450.15 and 460.15 for a certificate granting leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated February 26, 2004, which has been referred to me for determination.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the application is denied.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

Associate Justice



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STEVEN W. FISHER, J.

2004-05569

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Calvin Taylor, defendant.

(Ind. Nos. 301/92, 419/92)

DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the defendant, pursuant to CPL 450.15 and 460.15 for a certificate granting leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, dated May 4, 2004, which has been referred to me for determination.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the application is denied.

STEVEN W. FISHER

Associate Justice




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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.

2004-02502

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Armando Torres, defendant.

(Ind. No. 12468/93)

DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the defendant, pursuant to CPL 450.15 and 460.15 for a certificate granting leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated January 16, 2004, which has been referred to me for determination.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the application is denied.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

Associate Justice



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2003-11287

The People, etc., respondent,

v Ruben Villacreses, appellant.

(Ind. No. 2345/02)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the respondent pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered December 19, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until July 28, 2004, and the respondent's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court