Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department MOTION DECISIONS FOR OCTOBER 4, 2004

TITLECase Number
Ally v Allessandro2003-05818
Brandes v North Shore University Hospital2004-01150
Danna Construction Corporation v Utica First 2004-01950
Grunfeld v Sears Roebuck & Company2004-03357
Gutierrez v Dunwell Elevator Company2004-06215
Hatfield v Bridgedale, L.L.C.2004-03159
Hirsch v Hirsch2004-03552
Kantor v Kantor2004-06272
Lopez v Corines2003-09119
Matis v Matis2004-02130 + 1
Meyer v Audio-Video Corp.2004-06703
Morrison v Saragossi2004-02303
Morrison v Saragossi2004-02303
One Gateway Plaza, LLC v Village of Port Ches2003-00822
Papa v Sarnataro2003-11333
Peterson v Town of Smithtown2004-04267 +1
Roseff v Northern Westchester Hospital Center2003-10772
Shelvin Plaza Associates v Lew Leiberbaum Hol2003-09606
Silvera v Doral Court Hotel2004-03947
Terrell v Whitehall Jewellers, Inc.2004-04101
Thompson v Thompson2004-01750
Vogel v American Motorized Products, Inc.2004-06054
Vogel v American Motorized Products, Inc.2004-07673
Mtr of A. (Anonymous), Joseph; A., Adam; Oran2004-07103
Mtr of B. (Anonymous), Linda Yolanda; Family 2004-03372
Mtr of C. (Anonymous), Eric; Presentment Agen2004-06625
Mtr of Greene v Greene2004-07744
Mtr of Krambis, Deceased; Barbara Rose2003-01753
Mtr of M.B. (Anonymous); Staten Island Unive2003-10271
Mtr of Rochester v Rochester2004-05044
Peo v Bell, Wayne2003-08387
Peo v Berardi, Ugo1992-07108
Peo v Brown, Edward2001-05751
Peo v Calvo, Diego2003-08550
Peo v Jones, Carlos2004-07460
Peo v Knowlden, Von, a/k/a Salim Abdul-Malik2004-05219
Peo v Rodriguez, Miguel2004-04201





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A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

DAVID S. RITTER

FRED T. SANTUCCI

ANITA R. FLORIO

NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.

2003-05818

Rafina Ally, respondent,

v Carmelina Allessandro, et al., appellants.

(Index No. 19678/00)

DECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Separate applications by the appellants for leave to withdraw their respective appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated May 13, 2003.

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

ORDERED that the applications are granted and the appeals are deemed withdrawn, without costs or disbursements.

PRUDENTI, P.J., RITTER, SANTUCCI, FLORIO and SMITH, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-01150

Pamela Brandes, respondent, v North Shore

University Hospital, et al., appellants, et al.,

defendants.

(Index No. 5965/97)

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, Queens County, dated January 5, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondent's brief which was submitted to the Clerk of this court on October 4, 2004, is accepted for filing.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-01950

Danna Construction Corporation, et al.,

plaintiffs-respondents, v Utica First Insurance

Company, appellant, Kenneth Chumsky,

defendant-respondent.

(Index No. 17498/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the plaintiffs-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 January 14, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the plaintiffs-respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until November 1, 2004, and the plaintiffs-respondents' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-03357

Dora Grunfeld, et al., appellants,

v Sears Roebuck & Company, respondent.

(Index No. 13809/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Application by the appellants to withdraw an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, dated February 24, 2004.

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 and the appeal is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-06215

Adam Gutierrez, plaintiff-respondent,

v Dunwell Elevator Company, defendant,

2328 On Twelfth LLC, defendant-appellant.

(Index No. 13004/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Application by the appellant to withdraw an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated May 26, 2004.

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 and the appeal is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-03159

Leonard Hatfield, et al., appellants,

v Bridgedale, L.L.C., et al., respondents

(and a third-party action).

(Index No. 22502/00)

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, entered February 20, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellants' time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until December 1, 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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THOMAS A. ADAMS, J.P.

STEPHEN G. CRANE

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

ROBERT A. LIFSON , JJ.

2004-03552

Frank Hirsch, respondent,

v Debra Hirsch, appellant.

(Action No. 1)

Frank Hirsch, respondent,

v Debra Hirsch, et al., appellants.

(Action No. 2)

(Index No. 7130/01)

DECISION & ORDER MOTION

Appeals by Debra Hirsch in Action Nos. 1 and 2 and Henry Osterman in Action No. 2 from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County, dated April 23, 2004. By order dated July 26, 2004, the appellants were granted until September 20, 2004, to perfect their appeals by causing the original papers constituting the record on the appeals to be filed in the office of the Clerk of this court (see 22 NYCRR 670.9[d][2]) and by serving and filing their brief on the appeals. The appellants have failed to comply with the order. Pursuant to § 670.4(a)(5) of the rules of this court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a][5]), it is

ORDERED that the appeals are dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

ADAMS, J.P., CRANE, SPOLZINO and LIFSON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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SONDRA MILLER, J.P.

DANIEL F. LUCIANO

STEPHEN G. CRANE

PETER B. SKELOS, JJ.

2004-06272

Lawrence Kantor, appellant,

v Joyce R. Kantor, respondent.

(Index No. 9924/98)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated June 2, 2004, to stay enforcement of that order and an order of the same court dated August 26, 2004, pending hearing and determination of the appeal.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

S. MILLER, J.P., LUCIANO, CRANE and SKELOS, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

REINALDO E. RIVERA

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2003-09119

Andrea Lopez, respondent, v

Peter J. Corines, etc., et al., appellants,

et al., defendant.

(Index No. 16980/01)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated September 5, 2003, for leave to file a supplemental record containing stated portions of a trial transcript from a specified criminal proceeding.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

FLORIO, J.P., SMITH, RIVERA and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-02130, 2004-06690

Navah Matis, respondent-appellant, v

Ephraim Matis, appellant-respondent.

(Index No. 32321/97)

SCHEDULING ORDER

Appeals and cross appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated February 18, 2004, and an order and a judgment (one paper) of the same court, dated July 13, 2004. The appellant-respondent's brief was filed in the office of the Clerk of this court on August 5, 2004. Pursuant to § 670.4(a)(2) of the rules of this court (see 22 NYCRR 670.4[a][2]), it is

ORDERED that the respondent-appellant's time to serve and file a brief on the appeal is enlarged until October 22, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-06703

Joanne A. Meyer, appellant, v

Audio-Video Corp., et al., respondents,

et al., defendants.

(Index No. 2027/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Application by the appellant to withdraw an appeal from an amended order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated June 17, 2004.

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 and the appeal is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-02303

Amanda Morrison, respondent,

v Gregory M. Saragossi, et al.,

defendants, Look Entertainment Ltd. T/A

Show Time Café, appellant.

(Action No. 1)

(Index No. 12434/99)

Michael Parlato, respondent, v Gregory M.

Saragossi, et al., defendants, Look

Entertainment Ltd., d/b/a Show Time Café,

appellant.

(Action No. 2)

(Index No. 24026/99)

Marc Medina, plaintiff, v Gregory Saragossi,

et al., defendants.

(Action No. 3)

(Index No. 16083/99)

Christopher Drellos, et al., plaintiffs-appellants-respondents,

v Gregory M. Saragossi, et al., respondents,

Look Entertainment Ltd., T/A Show Time Café,

respondent-appellant, et al., defendant.

(Action No. 4)

(Index No. 31800/99)

Amanda Morrison, respondent,

v Michael Killoran, et al., appellants.

(Action No. 5)

Index No. 16169/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Separate applications by the appellants in Action No. 5, Michael Killoran and Patrick O'Donnell, to withdraw their respective appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated February 9, 2004.

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

ORDERED that the applications are granted and the appeals by Michael Killoran and Patrick O'Donnell, are marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-02303

Amanda Morrison, respondent,

v Gregory Saragossi, et al., defendants,

Look Entertainment Ltd., T/A Show Time Café,

appellant.

(Action No. 1)

(Index No. 12434/99)

Michael Parlato, respondent, v Gregory M.

Saragossi, et al., defendants, Look

Entertainment Ltd., d/b/a Show Time Café,

appellant.

(Action No. 2)

(Index No. 24026/99)

Marc Medina, plaintiff, v Gregory Saragossi,

et al., defendants.

(Action No. 3)

(Index No. 16083/99)

Christopher Drellos, et al., plaintiffs-appellants-

respondents, v Gregory M. Saragossi, et al.,

respondents, Look Entertainment Ltd., T/A

Show Time Café, respondent-appellant, et al.,

defendant.

(Action No. 4)

(Index No. 31800/99)

Amanda Morrison, plaintiff,

v Michael Killoran, et al., defendants.

(Action No. 5)

(Index No. 16169/01

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellants Christopher and Dawn Drellos pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated February 9, 2004.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the movants' time to perfect their appeal is enlarged until November 10, 2004, and the joint record or appendix on the appeal and the appellant's brief must be served and filed on or before that date; and it is further,

ORDERED that Look Entertainment Ltd., T/A Show Time Café shall file its brief, including its points of argument on the cross appeal to the appeal of Christopher and Dawn Drellos, on or before December 15, 2004 (see 22 NYCRR 670.8[c][3]); and it is further,

ORDERED that all respondents shall serve and file their briefs on or before January 20, 2005; Christopher and Dawn Drellos shall serve and file their reply brief on or before February 25, 2005; and Look Entertainment Ltd., T/A Show Time Café shall serve and file its reply brief on or before March 14, 2005.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-00822

One Gateway Plaza, LLC, appellant, v

Village of Port Chester, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 17125/01)

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 an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated December 18, 2002.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until November 1, 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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2003-11333

Daniel Papa, appellant,

v Robert E. Sarnataro, respondent.

(Index No. 20035/97)

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 a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated April 14, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before October 12, 2004.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-04267, 2004-04268

Wesley C. Peterson, et al., appellants,

v Town of Smithtown, respondent.

(Index No. 22198/01)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Application by the appellants to withdraw appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated March 23, 2004, and a judgment of the same court dated April 20, 2004.

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 and the appeals are marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2003-10772

Ralph Roseff, appellant, v Northern

Westchester Hospital Center, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 16855/00)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Withdraw Appeal on Stipulation

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated October 28, 2003.

Upon the stipulation of the parties, dated September 22, 2004, it is

ORDERED that the appeal insofar as asserted against defendant-respondent Elie Abemayor is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

REINALDO E. RIVERA

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2003-09606

Shelvin Plaza Associates, respondent,

v Lew Lieberbaum Holdings Co., Inc.,

et al., appellants.

(Index No. 22999/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered September 23, 2003, to strike the appellants' reply brief on the ground that it contains matter dehors the record.

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

ORDERED that the motion is held in abeyance, and is referred to the Justices hearing the appeal for determination upon the argument or submission of the appeal.

FLORIO, J.P., SMITH, RIVERA and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-03947

Carlos Silvera, appellant-respondent, v Doral

Court Hotel, et al., respondents-appellants

(and a third-party action).

(Index No. 28564/00)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Application by the respondents-appellants to withdraw a cross appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated March 10, 2004.

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 and the cross appeal is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P.

THOMAS A. ADAMS

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO, JJ.

2004-04101

Robert Terrell, et al., plaintiffs-respondents,

v Whitehall Jewellers, Inc., et al., defendants

third-party plaintiffs-appellants, Smith Haven,

et al., defendants-appellants, Universal Showcase,

Inc., et al., defendants third-party defendants-

respondents, R.C. Pazur Construction, defendant

third-party defendant-appellant.

(Index No. 5192/01)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the defendant third-party defendant-appellant to stay the trial in the above-entitled action pending hearing and determination of an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated April 2, 2004.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

SANTUCCI, J.P., ADAMS, MASTRO and SPOLZINO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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2004-01750

Janet Thompson, respondent,

v Steven Thompson, appellant.

(Index No. 18702/99)

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, entered October 8, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until November 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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2004-06054

Jeffrey Vogel, et al., appellants,

v American Motorized Products, Inc.,

et al., respondents.

(Index No. 8802/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Application by the appellants to withdraw an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated June 9, 2004.

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 and the appeal is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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2004-07673

Jeffrey Vogel, et al., appellants,

v American Motorized Products, Inc.,

et al., respondents.

(Index No. 8802/03)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application to Withdraw Appeal

Application by the appellants to withdraw an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated August 2, 2004.

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 and the appeal is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

REINALDO E. RIVERA

STEVEN A. FISHER, JJ.

2004-07103

In the Matter of Joseph A. (Anonymous).

Orange County Department of Social Services,

respondent; Dawn A. (Anonymous), appellant.

(Proceeding No. 1)

In the Matter of Adam A. (Anonymous).

Orange County Department of Social Services,

respondent; Dawn A. (Anonymous), appellant.

(Proceeding No. 2)

(Docket Nos. B-3773-03, B-3774-03)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion by Counsel to be Relieved

Motion by the Law Guardian to be relieved of an assignment to represent the children on an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated June 28, 2004.

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the Law Guardian, Cheryl E. Maxim, Children's Rights Society, Inc., 213 West Main Street, P.O. Box 1002, Goshen, New York 10924, is directed to turn over all papers in the action to the new Law Guardian herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120, the following named attorney is assigned as Law Guardian to represent the children:

Henry J. Neale, Jr., Esq.

222 Mamaroneck Avenue

White Plains, New York 10605

(914) 997-7575

FLORIO, J.P., SMITH, RIVERA and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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HOWARD MILLER, J.P.

SONDRA MILLER

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, JJ.

2004-03372

In the Matter of Linda Yolanda B. (Anonymous).

Family Support Systems Unlimited, Inc., et al.,

respondents; Lashawn R. (Anonymous), appellant.

(Docket No. B-15875/02)

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Lashawn R. from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated March 10, 2004, which was entered on the appellant's default.

Now, on the court's own motion it is

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, as no appeal lies from an order entered on the default of the appealing party (see CPLR 5511; Payne v Payne, 4 AD3d 512).

H. MILLER, J.P., S. MILLER, KRAUSMAN and GOLDSTEIN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

REINALDO E. RIVERA

STEVEN A. FISHER, JJ.

2004-06625

In the Matter of Eric C. (Anonymous),

appellant.

(Docket No. D-1177-04)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion for Poor Person Relief
and to Assign New Counsel
Family Court

Motion by the appellant for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated July 14, 2004, as a poor person, and for the assignment of counsel.

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 Law Guardian, Harold A. Seidenberg, One South Street, Goshen, N.Y., 10924, is directed to turn over all papers in the action to the new Law Guardian herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120, the following named attorney is assigned as Law Guardian to represent the appellant:

John A. Pappalardo, Esq.

200 East Post Road

White Plains, New York 10007

(914) 761-9400

and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120 the appellant's status as a poor person is continued.

FLORIO, J.P., SMITH, RIVERA, and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

REINALDO E. RIVERA

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2004-07744

In the Matter of Lisa Greene, petitioner,

v Jeffrey Greene, respondent.

(Docket No. 07690/04)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent, inter alia, for leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated August 6, 2004.

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 for leave to appeal to this court is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the court's own motion, the appeal taken as of right is dismissed without costs or disbursements as the order is not appealable as of right and leave to appeal has not been granted (see Family Ct. Act � 1112); and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied as academic.

FLORIO, J.P., SMITH, RIVERA and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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2003-01753

In the Matter of Maria Krambis, deceased.

Barbara Rose, respondent; Kyriacos

Stavrinou, appellant.

(Index No. 4401/02)

ORDER ON APPLICATION
Withdraw Appeal on Stipulation

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Queens County, dated February 19, 2003.

Upon the stipulation of the parties, dated May 3, 2004, it is

ORDERED that the appeal is marked withdrawn.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P.

THOMAS A. ADAMS

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO, JJ.

2003-10271

In the Matter of M.B. (Anonymous).

Mental Hygiene Legal Services, nonparty-

appellant; Staten Island Developmental

Disabilities Services Office, et al., respondents.

(File No. G-33/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by NYSARC, Inc., for leave to file an amicus curiae brief on an appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Richmond County, dated October 31, 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 amicus curiae brief deposited in the office of the Clerk of this court is accepted for filing; and it is further,

ORDERED that no oral argument by the amicus curiae shall be permitted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the parties, if they be so advised, may file reply briefs to the amicus curiae brief on or before October 15, 2004.

SANTUCCI, J.P., ADAMS, MASTRO and SPOLZINO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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THOMAS A. ADAMS, J.P.

STEPHEN G. CRANE

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

ROBERT A. LIFSON, JJ.

2004-05044

In the Matter of Camille N. Rochester, respondent,

v Fred B. Rochester, appellant.

(Docket No. O-5226-04)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion for Poor Person Relief
and to Assign New Counsel
Family Court

On the court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the decision and order on motion in the above-entitled case dated September 28, 2004, is recalled and vacated and the following decision and order on motion is substituted therefore:

Motion by the appellant for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated May 5, 2004, as a poor person, and for the assignment of counsel.

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 granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the appellant, the respondent, and the Law Guardian, if any. The parties are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[d][1][ii]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer(s) and/or the transcription service(s) is/are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (22 NYCRR 671.9); in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court, and the clerk of the Family Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the Law Guardian, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Evan Tanenbaum, Esq.

Beler & Tanenbaum, P.C.

25 West Main Street

Smithtown, New York, 11787

(631) 979-1027

and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]); and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken

ADAMS, J.P., CRANE, SPOLZINO and LIFSON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

REINALDO E. RIVERA

STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ.

2003-08387

The People, etc., respondent,

v Wayne Bell, appellant.

(Ind. No. 2166/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to serve and file a supplemental brief on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered September 9, 2003, and to be furnished with a copy of the typewritten transcript of the proceedings, if any.

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 District Attorney shall file the transcript of the proceedings, if any, and the Clerk of this court shall deliver those minutes to the person in charge of the institution wherein the appellant is incarcerated for examination by the appellant; the transcript shall be returned to this court when the appellant files the supplemental brief or informs this court that no supplemental brief will be filed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant shall file nine copies of the supplemental brief and serve one copy on the District Attorney.

Upon delivering the minutes to the institution, the Clerk of this court shall advise the appellant of the date by which the minutes are to be returned and the brief filed.

FLORIO, J.P., SMITH, RIVERA, and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court

Appellant's Address:

03 A 4936

Five Points Corr. Fac.

State Route 96, Box 119

Romulus, New York 14541




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A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

NANCY E. SMITH

HOWARD MILLER

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, JJ.

1992-07108

The People, etc., respondent,

v Ugo Berardi, appellant.

(Ind. No. 78088)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion to Dismiss Appeal

Motion by the respondent to dismiss as abandoned an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered September 1, 1992.

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 the appeal is dismissed (see 22 NYCRR 670.8[f]; CPL 470.60[1]).

PRUDENTI, P.J., SMITH, H. MILLER, and GOLDSTEIN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court



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DAVID S. RITTER, J.P.

ANITA R. FLORIO

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2001-05751

The People, etc., respondent,

v Edward Brown, appellant.

(Ind. No. 1687/00)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to reargue an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, rendered June 8, 2001, which was determined by decision and order of this court dated August 11, 2003.

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., FLORIO, MASTRO and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court




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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.

2003-08550

The People, etc., respondent,

v Diego Calvo, appellant.

(Ind. No. 10078/03)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pursuant to CPL 460.50 for a stay of execution of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered August 28, 2003, and to release the appellant on $10,000 bail.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

Associate Justice



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ROBERT A. LIFSON, J.

2004-07460

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Carlos Jones, defendant.

(Ind. No. 5473/89)

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 August 2, 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.

ROBERT A. LIFSON

Associate Justice



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DANIEL F. LUCIANO

2004-05219

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Von Knowlden, a/k/a Salim

Abdul-Malik, defendant.

(Ind. No. 2864/98)

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 May 18, 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.

DANIEL F. LUCIANO

Associate Justice




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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.

2004-04201

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Miguel Rodriguez, defendant.

(Ind. No. 5797/90)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the defendant for reargument of an 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 12, 2004, which application was determined by me in an order dated June 9, 2004.

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

ORDERED that the motion for reargument is granted, and upon reargument, the court adheres to its original determination of the application contained in the order dated June 9, 2004.

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN

Associate Justice