SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
MOTION DECISION FOR OCTOBER 21, 2003

TITLE Case Number
Mtr of Heuthe v McLaren2003-00467
Alcendor v Second Generat2003-04448
Azor v Delva2002-06412
Bank of New York v Castal2002-11494 + 1
Eastern Numismatics, Inc.2001-09421 + 1
Homefirst, Inc., f/k/a Tra2002-04064
Ifeoma v Elo2002-00218
Ingargiola v Waherguru Ma2003-03343
Ingles v City of New York2002-07797
Jaffe v Jaffe2003-05676
Jim Longo, Inc. v Rutigli2001-04156
Kasner v Kasner2003-01401
Lincoln Savings Bank, FSB2003-08753
Lombardi v Hall2003-08354
Manning v Brookhaven Memo2003-08339
National Continental/Prog2003-01850
Ortiz v Jaber2003-06545
Raitport v Con Edison2003-00020
Riley v ISS International2003-05398
Roberts v Roberts2003-08565
Spelber v Spelber2003-07366
Springer v Yonkers Board2003-02334
Squadron Partners, LLC v2003-03072 + 1
Suffolk County Ethics Com2002-06994
Mtr of Bien-Aime Schneide2003-06087
Mtr of L. (Anonymous), Ka2003-08619
Mtr of Southerland v Knip2003-03399
Mtr of Steven Kessler Mot2003-00973
Mtr of Thompson v Pirro1996-04159
Mtr of Williams v O'Toole2003-04164
Mtr of Williams v Westche2003-02098
Peo v Barnes, Joshua2003-07177
Peo v Gumbs, Eddie, a/k/a2001-05308
Peo v Holder, Rogelio2003-02294
Peo v Lewis, Kenneth1999-11705
Peo v Mack, Allen2003-05492
Peo v Philips, George2000-02458
Peo v Pratt, Milton, a/k/2003-01825







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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P.

ANITA R. FLORIO

DANIEL F. LUCIANO

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-00467

In the Matter of Robert Heuthe, appellant,

v Denise McLaren, respondent.

(Index Nos. V-2091/02, V-2092/02, V-2093/02

V-2094/02, V-2095/02, V-2096/02, V-2097/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief in response to the Law Guardian's brief on an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated November 20, 2002.

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 brief in response to the Law Guardian's brief is enlarged until 5:00 P.M. on October 22, 2003, and the brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ALTMAN, J.P., FLORIO, LUCIANO and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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2003-04448

Alec Alcendor, et al., appellants, v

Second Generation Building Corporation,

et al., respondents.

(Index No. 8476/01)

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, Westchester County, dated April 1, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellants' time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until February 9, 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




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3579

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MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

THOMAS A. ADAMS

BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.

2002-06412

Virginia Azor, appellant,

v Gerald Delva, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 21573/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant for leave to reargue an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered May 31, 2002, which was determined by decision and order of this court dated June 2, 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, with $100 costs.

ALTMAN, J.P., SMITH, ADAMS and COZIER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, J.P.

SONDRA MILLER

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN

SANDRA L. TOWNES, JJ.

2002-11494, 2003-05756

Bank of New York, etc., respondent, v

Richard J. Castaldo, Jr., et al., appellants.

(Index No. 5925/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

On the court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that its decision and order dated July 17, 2003, in the above-entitled case is amended by deleting from the first decretal paragraph thereof the words "September 10, 2003", and substituting therefor the words "November 6, 2003".

FEUERSTEIN, J.P., S. MILLER, GOLDSTEIN and TOWNES, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

STEPHEN G. CRANE

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, JJ.

2001-09421, 2002-02333

Eastern Numismatics, Inc., appellant, v

Howard Binnick, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 21593/96)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant for leave to reargue appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered November 8, 2001, and an order of the same court dated January 24, 2002, which were determined by decision and order of this court dated December 30, 2002.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied, with $100 costs.

SANTUCCI, J.P., KRAUSMAN, CRANE and MASTRO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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DAVID S. RITTER, J.P.

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN

SANDRA L. TOWNES

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2002-04064

HomeFirst, Inc., f/k/a Transamerica

Homefirst, Inc., appellant, v Sophie

Pasecka, etc., respondent.

(Index No. 6570/00)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to withdraw an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County, dated March 29, 2002.

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted and the appeal is marked withdrawn, without costs or disbursements.

RITTER, J.P., GOLDSTEIN, TOWNES and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

THOMAS A. ADAMS

SANDRA L. TOWNES

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, JJ.

2002-00218

Chinwe Ifeoma, etc., respondent, v

Jack Elo, appellant.

(Index No. 23059/97)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Application by the appellant to substitute Chinwe Ifeoma, as administrator of the estate of Renee Aarons, for the deceased respondent Renee Aarons on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated November 16, 2001.

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

ORDERED that the application is granted, and Chinwe Ifeoma, as Administrator of the estate of Renee Aarons, is substituted for the deceased respondent Renee Aarons, and the caption of the action has been amended accordingly; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the court's own motion, the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until December 5, 2003, and the respondent's brief on must be served and filed on or before that date.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., ADAMS, TOWNES and MASTRO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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2003-03343

ORDER ON APPLICATION

James Ingargiola, plaintiff-respondent,

v Waherguru Management, Inc., et al.,

defendants-respondents, E. Anthony

Mazzella, appellant.

(Index No. 18090/01)

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 March 12, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before October 21, 2003.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, J.P.

WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN

LEO F. McGINITY

ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.

2002-07797

Edward Ingles, et al., respondents, v

City of New York, et al., defendants,

Copat Construction Corp. et al., appellants

(and other actions).

(Index No. 28984/97)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellants to stay the trial of the above-entitled action pending the hearing and determination of an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated July 16, 2002.

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 denied as academic in light of our determination of the appeal (see Ingles v City of New York, _______ AD2d _______ [2d Dept, Oct. 20, 2003]).

FEUERSTEIN, J.P., FRIEDMANN, McGINITY and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN

DANIEL F. LUCIANO, JJ.

2003-05676

Frederick M. Jaffe, respondent,

v William A. Jaffe, appellant.

(Index No. 4924/01)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated May 14, 2003, for leave to reargue a motion to enjoin the sale of the subject premises pending hearing and determination of the appeal, which was determined by decision and order on motion of this court dated September 18, 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, with $100 costs.

ALTMAN, J.P., KRAUSMAN, GOLDSTEIN and LUCIANO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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DAVID S. RITTER, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

DANIEL F. LUCIANO

STEPHEN G. CRANE, JJ.

2001-04156

Jim Longo, Inc., respondent-appellant,

v George Rutigliano, et al., appellants-

respondents.

(Index No. 7329/94)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent-appellant for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals from a decision and order of this court, dated May 28, 2002, which determined an appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered April 13, 2001.

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., KRAUSMAN, LUCIANO and CRANE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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2003-01401

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Sandra Kasner, appellant,

v Victor Kasner, respondent.

(Index No. 33691/97)

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, Nassau County, dated January 10, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the reply brief shall be served and filed on or before October 29, 2003.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-08753

Lincoln Savings Bank, FSB, respondent,

v Ralph K. Wynn, appellant, et al.,

defendants.

(Index No. 16153/90)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to stay a holdover proceeding entitled S & K Properties, LLC v Wynn, pending in the District Court, Nassau County, First District, under L & T Index No. 3932/03, pending hearing and determination of an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated September 25, 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.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

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James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-08354

Joseph Lombardi, et al., respondents, v

Michael H. Hall, et al., appellants, et al.,

defendants.

(Index No. 49721/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellants to, in effect, stay enforcement of so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated August 12, 2003 as directed the defendant Michael H. Hall to provide his personal medical records concerning testing for hepatitis C to the court for in-camera inspection, 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 granted and enforcement of so much of the order dated August 12, 2003, as directed the defendant Michael H. Hall to provide his personal medical records concerning testing for hepatitis C to the court for in-camera inspection, is stayed, pending hearing and determination of the appeal, on condition that the appeal is perfected on or before November 19, 2003; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event the appeal is not perfected on or before November 19, 2003, the court, on its own motion, may vacate the stay, or the respondent may move to vacate the stay, on three days notice.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-08339

Suzanne Manning, etc., et al., respondents,

v Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical

Center, et al., appellants.

(Index No. 25589/97)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellants to stay the retrial in the above-entitled action, pending hearing and determination of an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated September 9, 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 the retrial in the above-entitled action is stayed pending hearing and determination of the appeal on condition that the appeal is perfected on or before November 20, 2003; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event the appeal is not perfected on or before November 20, 2003, the court, on its own motion, may vacate the stay, or the respondents may move to vacate the stay, on three days notice.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, J.P.

WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN

LEO F. McGINITY

ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.

2003-01850

National Continental/Progressive Claims

Group, respondent, v Allied Central Ambulette

Service, Inc., appellant, et al., defendants.

(Index No. 6776/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the respondent to dismiss an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated December 10, 2002, on the ground that the record and appellant's brief contain or refer to matter dehors the record, or in the alternative to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief.

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 dismiss the appeal is granted to the extent that, on or before November 3, 2003, the appellant shall remove pages 61 through 65 from all copies of the record on appeal on file with this court, and shall remove from page 9 of all copies of the appellant's brief on file with this court the first and second full sentences, beginning with the words "the three page, rather standard auto policy," through and including the words "to or from a covered auto.", and that branch of the motion is otherwise denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to enlarge the time to serve and file a brief is granted and the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until December 3, 2003, and the respondent's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

FEUERSTEIN, J.P., FRIEDMANN, McGINITY and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-06545

Elba Ortiz, et al., repondents, v

Ahmad Jaber, etc., et al., appellants.

(Index No. 9595/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellants Ahmad M. Jaber and Ahmad M. Jaber, M.D., P.C., inter alia, to stay the trial in the above-entitled action pending the hearing and determination of an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated April 3, 2003. Separate motion by the appellant Lutheran Medical Center for the same relief. Cross motion by the respondents to dismiss the appeal by Lutheran Medical Center on the ground that a prior appeal taken by Lutheran Medical Center raising issues identical to those raised on the instant appeal was dismissed for failure to timely perfect the appeal.

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

ORDERED that the motions are denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the cross motion is denied without prejudice to raising the issue in the respondents' brief.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3574

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HOWARD MILLER, J.P.

ROBERT W. SCHMIDT

STEPHEN G. CRANE

BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.

2003-00020

Eli Raitport, appellant, v Con Edison,

et al., respondents.

(Index No. 32562/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pro se on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated December 9, 2002, for leave to reargue a motion for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person, for the assignment of counsel, and to enlarge the time to perfect the appeal, which was determined by decision and order on motion of this court dated August 18, 2003.

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.

H. MILLER, J.P., SCHMIDT, CRANE and COZIER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3063

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MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P.

HOWARD MILLER

THOMAS A. ADAMS

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, JJ.

2003-05398

Daniel R. Riley, appellant-respondent, v

ISS International Service System, Inc., et al.,

respondents-appellants.

(Index No. 22782/97)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Application to Withdraw Cross Appeal

Application by the respondent-appellant ISS International Service System, Inc., to withdraw a cross appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated June 11, 2003

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 of ISS International Service Systems, Inc., is marked withdrawn.

ALTMAN, J.P., H. MILLER, ADAMS and MASTRO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

THOMAS A. ADAMS

SANDRA L. TOWNES

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, JJ.

2003-08565

Stella Roberts, respondent, v Ted Roberts,

appellant.

(Index No. 5608/01)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant, inter alia, to stay enforcement of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, dated July 25, 2003, pending hearing and determination of an appeal therefrom, and for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person, to waive the filing fee and for the assignment of counsel.

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., ADAMS, TOWNES and MASTRO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3569

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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

THOMAS A. ADAMS

SANDRA L. TOWNES

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, JJ.

2003-07366

Gary Spelber, appellant,

v Ellen Spelber, respondent.

(Index No. 200340/03)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant, inter alia, to stay enforcement of stated portions of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated June 25, 2003, 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.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., ADAMS, TOWNES and MASTRO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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2003-02334

Shana Springer, respondents, v Yonkers

Board of Education, appellant, et al., defendants.

(Index No. 4957/01)

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 March 5, 2003.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the respondents' time to serve and file a brief is enlarged until November 24, 2003, and the respondents' brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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2003-03072, 2003-04828

Squadron Partners, LLC, appellant,

v Citibank, N.A., respondent.

(Index No. 18733/02)

ORDER ON APPLICATION

Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect appeals from two orders of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated March 10, 2003, and April 23, 2003, respectively.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeals is enlarged until December 22, 2003, and the record or appendix on the appeals and the appellant's brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3588

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SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

GLORIA GOLDSTEIN

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2002-06994

Suffolk County Ethics Commission, respondent,
v Thomas M. Neppell, Jr., appellant, et al.,
defendants.

(Index No. 27783/01)

DECISION & ORDER MOTION

Motion by the appellant, inter alia, for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals from a decision and order of this court, dated August 11, 2003, which determined an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated July 24, 2002.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

FEUERSTEIN, J.P., KRAUSMAN, GOLDSTEIN and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3592

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-06087

In the Matter of Shirley Bien-Aime Schneider,

respondent, v Christopher J. Schneider, appellant.

(Docket No. F-01840-02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pro se to enlarge the record on appeal from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated May 30, 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.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-08619

In the Matter of Karisma D. L. (Anonymous),

et al. Administration for Children's Services,

respondent; Jacqueline L. (Anonymous),

appellant.

(Docket No. N 5045/02, N 5046/02, N 5047/02,

B-17651/03, B-17652/03, V-19094/02, V-19095/02,

V-24512/03)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by counsel assigned to represent the appellant in proceedings before the Family Court, Kings County, to be relieved, for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated September 26, 2003, to grant the appellant leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person, for a preference in the calendaring of the appeal, and to stay all proceedings in the above proceedings as well as in a related proceeding to terminate the appellant's parental rights pending in the Family Court, Kings County, pending hearing and determination of the appeal, or, in effect, for summary reversal.

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

ORDERED that the branches of the motion which are for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel are 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 (see 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) are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (see 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:

Frank A. Buono, Esq.

217 25th Street

Brooklyn, New York 11232

(718) 768-3000

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 (see 22 NYCRR 670.4[a]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for a preference in the calendaring of the appeal is granted, and the appeal will be calendared when it is fully perfected; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied; 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.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3583

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GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, J.P.

THOMAS A. ADAMS

SANDRA L. TOWNES

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, JJ.

2003-03399

In the Matter of Sonny B. Southerland, Sr.,

appellant, v Susan K. Knipps, etc., respondent.

(Index No. 21703/02)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant, inter alia, to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated March 13, 2003.

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 branch of motion which is to enlarge the time to perfect the appeal is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the court's own motion, the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, for failure to timely perfect the same in accordance with the rules of this court (see 22 NYCRR 670.8[e]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied as academic.

GOLDSTEIN, J.P., ADAMS, TOWNES and MASTRO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3567

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2003-00973

In the Matter of Steven Kessler Motor

Cars, Inc., respondent; Jerry Kessler, appellant.

(Index No. 42830/95)

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 October 24, 2002.

ORDERED that the application is granted and the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until November 13, 2003, 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




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3575

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

1996-04159

In the Matter of Gregory Thompson,

appellant, v Jeanine Pirro, etc.,

et al., respondents.

(Index No. 19593/95)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to recall and vacate so much of a decision and order on motion of this court, entitled "In the Matter of the Dismissal of Causes for Failure to Perfect - December 1996 Calendar," dated December 17, 1996, as dismissed an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered March 28, 1996, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(e) for failure to timely perfect the same, to reinstate the appeal, and to enlarge the time to perfect 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.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3573

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2003-04164

In the Matter of Jacqueline Williams, et al.,

respondents, v Ann O'Toole, appellant.

(Docket Nos. V-2339/01, V-2339/02A)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant on an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated March 24, 2003, to strike the respondents' brief on the ground that it refers to matter dehors the record.

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 denied

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3612

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SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, J.P.

NANCY E. SMITH

HOWARD MILLER

SANDRA L. TOWNES, JJ.

2003-02098

In the Matter of DeAndre Williams, petitioner,

v Westchester County Court, et al., respondents.

(Index No. 01571/99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus to compel. During the pendency of the proceeding, the petitioner, a State inmate under sentence for conviction of a crime, moved pursuant to CPLR 1101 for permission to prosecute the proceeding as a poor person. By decision and order on motion of this court dated April 1, 2003, that motion was denied, and the petitioner was given 120 days within which to pay the filing fee, or the proceeding would be dismissed. The petitioner has not complied with that directive, and 120 days have passed.

Now, on the court's own motion, and upon the petitioner's failure to comply with the decision and order on motion of this court dated April 1, 2003, it is

ORDERED that the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

FEUERSTEIN, J.P., SMITH, H. MILLER and TOWNES, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3501

F/

STEPHEN G. CRANE, J.

2003-07177

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Joshua Barnes, defendant.

(Ind. No. 4340/89)

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 June 16, 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.

STEPHEN G. CRANE

Associate Justice




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3590

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NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

LEO F. McGINITY

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2001-05308

The People, etc., respondent, v Eddie

Gumbs, a/k/a Edward A. Gumbs, appellant.

(Ind. No. 846/00)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to substitute Schapiro & Reich, Esqs., for Debra Galloway as counsel on an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered May 18, 2001, and to enlarge the time to perfect the appeal.

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 all papers in the action shall be turned over to newly retained counsel:

Schapiro & Reich, Esqs.

325 East Sunrise Highway

Lindenhurst, New York 11757

and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal by causing the original papers constituting the record on the appeal to be filed in the office of the Clerk of this court (see 22 NYCRR 670.9[d][2]) and by serving and filing his brief on the appeal is enlarged until February 18, 2004.

SMITH, J.P., KRAUSMAN, McGINITY and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3542

F/

LEO F. McGINITY, J.

2003-02294

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Rogelio Holder, defendant.

(Ind. No. 5471/84)

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 February 18, 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.

LEO F. McGINITY

Associate Justice




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3584

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ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P.

GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN

DANIEL F. LUCIANO

SANDRA L. TOWNES

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

1999-11705

The People, etc., respondent,

v Kenneth Lewis, appellant.

(Ind. No. 3137/96)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion to File A Supplemental
Reply Brief

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to serve and file a supplemental reply brief on an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered November 24, 1999.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied.

FLORIO, J.P., KRAUSMAN, LUCIANO, TOWNES and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk

Appellant's Address:

00-A-0360

Attica Correctional Facility

Box 149

Attica, New York 14011



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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3544

F/

LEO F. McGINITY, J.

2003-05492

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Allen Mack, defendant.

(Ind. No. 9265/93)

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 December 18, 2002, 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.

LEO F. McGINITY

Associate Justice




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3595

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SONDRA MILLER, J.P.

LEO F. McGINITY

STEPHEN G. CRANE

BARRY A. COZIER

REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.

2000-02458

The People, etc., respondent,

v George Philips, appellant.

(Ind. Nos. 3251/97, 3825/97)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

On the court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that its decision and order on motion dated October 15, 2003, in the above-entitled case is amended by deleting from the preamble thereof the words "County Court, Nassau County", and substituting therefor the words "Supreme Court, Queens County".

S. MILLER, J.P., McGINITY, CRANE, COZIER and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk




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APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

M3543

F/

LEO F. McGINITY, J.

2003-01825

The People, etc., plaintiff,

v Milton Pratt, a/k/a Michael

Davis, defendant.

(Ind. No. 6101/95)

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, Kings County, dated January 2, 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.

LEO F. McGINITY

Associate Justice