Court of Appeals Decision List
Decided March 31, 2005
Cases
The People &c.,
Respondent,
v.
Richard Aiken,
Appellant.
Order affirmed.
Opinion by Chief Judge Kaye.
Judges G.B. Smith, Ciparick, Rosenblatt,
Graffeo, Read and R.S. Smith concur.
General Motors Acceptance
Corporation, et al.,
Respondents,
v.
Nationwide Insurance Company,
Appellant.
Order reversed, with costs, and case
remitted to Supreme Court, New York
County, for further proceedings in
accordance with the opinion herein.
Opinion by Judge Ciparick.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith,
Graffeo and Read concur.
Judge R.S. Smith concurs in result in
a separate opinion in which Judge
Rosenblatt concurs.
JMD Holding Corp.,
Respondent,
v.
Congress Financial Corporation,
Appellant,
First Union National Bank,
Defendant.


Order modified, without costs, and case
remitted to Supreme Court, New York
County, for further proceedings in
accordance with the opinion herein and,
as so modified, affirmed.
Opinion by Judge Read.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith,
Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo and R.S.
Smith concur.
Melissa Dickinson Kamens, et al.,
Appellants,
v.
Utica Mutual Insurance Company
Respondent,
and Violetta Q. Dickinson,
Respondent.
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Melissa Dickinson Kamens, et al.,
Appellants,
v.
Utica Mutual Insurance Company
Respondent,
and Violetta Q. Dickinson, et
al., &c.,
Respondents.
(Appeals No. 1 & 2)
Order affirmed, with costs.
Opinion by Judge R.S. Smith.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith,
Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo and Read
concur.
In the Matter of Paul C. Maggio,
d/b/a Patchogue Nursing Center,
Respondent,
v.
Barbara A. DeBuono, &c., et al.,
Appellants.
On review of submissions pursuant to
section 500.4 of the Rules, order, insofar
as appealed from, reversed, with costs,
and petition dismissed in its entirety,
in a memorandum.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith,
Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo, Read and
R.S. Smith concur.
The People &c.,
Respondent,
v.
Antonio McClemore,
Appellant.

Order affirmed, in a memorandum.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith,
Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo, Read and
R.S. Smith concur.

New York Telephone Company,
Respondent,
v.
Supervisor of Town of Oyster Bay,
et al.,
Appellants,
et al.,
Defendant.
(And a Third-Party Action.)
(Action No. 1.)
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New York Telephone Company,
Respondent,
v.
Supervisor of Town of Oyster Bay,
et al.,
Appellants,
et al.,
Defendant.
(And a Third-Party Action.)
(Action No. 2.)

Order affirmed, with costs, and certified
question answered in the affirmative.
Opinion by Judge Rosenblatt.
Judges G.B. Smith, Read and R.S. Smith
concur.
Judge Ciparick dissents and votes to
reverse in an opinion in which Chief Judge
Kaye and Judge Graffeo concur.
Motions
Briarpatch Limited, L.P., et al.,
Appellants,
v.
Frankfurt Garbus Klein & Selz,
P.C., et al.,
Respondents.
Motion for leave to appeal denied.
The People &c.,
Respondent,
v.
Alvaro Carvajal,
Appellant.
Motion for poor person relief denied
without prejudice to renewal of the motion
within 30 days upon detailed submissions
by appellant showing assets or income
available to him (CPLR 1101[a]).
Benny Cohen,
Appellant,
v.
Joseph L. Paul, et al.,
Defendants,
Allstate Insurance Company,
Respondent.
Motion for leave to appeal denied with
one hundred dollars costs and necessary
reproduction disbursements.
In the Matter of Continental
Insurance Company,
Respondent,
v.
Genevieve Marshall,
Appellant.
Motion for leave to appeal denied.
Courtroom Television Network LLC,
Appellant,
v.
The State of New York, et al.,
Respondents.

Motion by New York State Defenders
Association for leave to file a brief
amicus curiae on the appeal herein
granted and the proposed brief is
accepted as filed.
Courtroom Television Network LLC,
Appellant,
v.
The State of New York, et al.,
Respondents.
Motion by Richard J. Sexton, Esq. for
leave to file a brief amicus curiae on
the appeal herein granted and the proposed
brief is accepted as filed. Nineteen
additional copies of the brief may be
filed within 10 days.
Liberto Diaz et al.,
Appellants,
v.
Blasina Rodriguez, also known as
Blasina Ortiz,
Respondent.
Motion for leave to appeal denied.
Motion for a stay dismissed as academic.
Christopher E. DiPasquale,
Appellant,
v.
Security Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York, et al.,
Respondents.
Motion to dismiss appeal granted and
appeal dismissed, with four hundred
dollars costs and one hundred dollars
costs of motion, upon the ground that
the order appealed from does not finally
determine the action within the meaning
of the Constitution.
Paul D. Grebinar,
Appellant,
v.
Consolidated Edison of New
York, Inc., et al.,
Respondents.
Motion for leave to appeal denied.
Daniel Hernandez et al.,
Respondents,
v.
Victor L. Robles, &c.,
Appellant.


Appeal transferred without costs, by the
Court sua sponte, to the Appellate
Division, First Department, upon the
ground that a direct appeal does not lie
when questions other than the constitu-
tional validity of a statutory provision
are involved (NY Const, art VI,
§§ 3[b][2], 5[b]; CPLR 5601[b][2]).
Judge R.S. Smith took no part.
The People &c.,
Appellant,
v.
Garth M. Hill,
Respondent.
Motion for assignment of counsel granted
and Thomas W. Ryan, Esq., 1200 Hills
Building, 217 Montgomery Street, Syracuse,
NY 13202 assigned as counsel to the
respondent on the appeal herein.
Christopher Hiraldo, &c., et al.,
Appellants,
v.
Allstate Insurance Company,
Respondent.
et al.,
Defendants.
Motion by Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP
for leave to file a brief amicus curiae
on the appeal herein granted and the
proposed brief is accepted as filed.
Natalie B. Lustenring, &c.,
Respondent,
v.
AC&S, Inc., et al.,
Defendants,
John Crane, Inc.,
Appellant.
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John Matteson, et al.,
Respondents,
v.
AC&S, Inc., et al.,
Defendants,
John Crane, Inc.,
Appellant.
Motion for leave to appeal denied with
one hundred dollars costs and necessary
reproduction disbursements.
Claudia Betancur, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Peter Martucci, et al.,
Appellants,
v.
The City of New York et al.,
Respondents.

Motion for leave to appeal denied.
In the Matter of Murray M. Murad,
Appellant,
v.
The City of New York, et al.,
Respondents.
Motion for leave to appeal denied.
In the Matter of New York City
Asbestos Litigation.
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Elizabeth Holdampf, et al.,
Respondents,
v.
A.C. & S., Inc., et al.,
Defendants,
The Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey,
Appellant.
Motion by Coalition for Litigation
Justice Inc., et al. for leave to file
a brief amici curiae on the appeal
herein granted. Three copies of the
brief may be served and 20 copies filed
within 20 days.
In the Matter of Niagara Mohawk
Power Corporation,
Appellant,
v.
Town of Watertown et al.,
Respondents.
Motion for leave to appeal granted.
Edward O'Neill, et al.,
Appellants,
v.
New York City Housing Authority,
Respondent.

Motion for leave to appeal denied.
Mendel E. Ofman,
Appellant,
v.
Martin Campos, et al.,
Respondents.
(Action No. 1)
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(And another action).
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon
the ground that the order sought to be
appealed from does not finally determine
the action within the meaning of the
Constitution.
Florin C. Papa, a/k/a Florin C.
Popescu,
Plaintiff,
v.
24 Caryl Avenue Realty Co.
et al.,
Defendants;
Community Preservation
Corporation,
Intervenor;
Charles Rudd MacKenzie,
Nonparty Appellant;
W. Denis Donovan, &c.,
Nonparty Respondent.
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon
the ground that the order sought to be
appealed from does not finally determine
the action within the meaning of the
Constitution.
In the Matter of Michelle
Quinones,
Respondent,
v.
Louis Lopez,
Appellant.
Motion for leave to appeal denied.
In the Matter of David Ratliff,
Appellant,
v.
Glenn S. Goord, &c.,
Respondent.

Motion for leave to appeal denied.
Robert E. Roller, et al.,
Appellants,
v.
Robert G. Walsh,
Respondent.
Motion for leave to appeal denied with
one hundred dollars costs and necessary
reproduction disbursements.
Sylvia Samuels et al.,
Appellants,
v.
The New York State Department of
Health and the State of New York,
Respondents.

Appeals from the order and the judgment of
Supreme Court transferred without costs,
by the Court sua sponte, to the
Appellate Division, Third Department,
upon the ground that a direct appeal does
not lie when questions other than the
constitutional validity of a statutory
provision are involved (NY Const, art VI,
§§ 3[b][2], 5[b]; CPLR 5601 [b][2]).
Judge R.S. Smith took no part.
Diane Sanna,
Appellant,
v.
Rim, Inc., et al.,
Defendants,
U.S. Lock Corporation, et al.,
Respondents.
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon
the ground that the order sought to be
appealed from does not finally determine
the action within the meaning of the
Constitution.
Diane Sanna,
Appellant,
v.
Rim, Inc., et al.,
Defendants,
Jardin, Ltd., &c., et al.,
Respondents.
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon
the ground that the order sought to be
appealed from does not finally determine
the action within the meaning of the
Constitution.
In the Matter of Jack Schulman,
Appellant.
Commissioner of Labor,
Respondent.

Motion for leave to appeal denied.
Rubin Sterngass,
Appellant,
v.
Palisades Interstate Park
Commission, et al.,
Respondents.
Motion for leave to appeal denied with
one hundred dollars costs and necessary
reproduction disbursements.
In the Matter of Sanel V.
(Anonymous).
Administration for Children's
Services,
Respondent,
Sefija V. (Anonymous),
Respondent,
Murdija V. (Anonymous),
Appellant.
(Proceeding No. 1)
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In the Matter of Dilaela V.
(Anonymous).
Administration for Children's
Services,
Respondent,
Murdija V. (Anonymous),
Appellant,
Sefija V. (Anonymous),
Respondent.
(Proceeding No. 2).
Motion for assignment of counsel denied
without prejudice to renewal of the motion
within 30 days upon detailed submissions
by appellant showing assets or income
available to her (CPLR 1101[a]).
The People &c. ex rel. DeAndre
Williams, a/k/a David Williams,
Appellant,
v.
The People of the State of New
York,
Respondent.

Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon
the ground that the order sought to be
appealed from does not finally determine
the proceeding within the meaning of the
Constitution.
Motion for poor person relief dismissed
as academic.
In the Matter of Jonathan Wong,
Appellant,
v.
Raymond Kelly, &c.,
Respondent.
Motion for leave to appeal denied.


Michael Zafran,
Appellant,
v.
Lisa Zafran,
Respondent.
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon
the ground that the order sought to be
appealed from does not finally determine
the action within the meaning of the
Constitution.
Motion for a preference dismissed as
academic.