IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JULIANNE C. BAKER, ALSO KNOWN AS JULIANNE CLAS BAKER, ALSO KNOWN AS JULIE BAKER
Motion No: CA 25-00981
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 73273(U)
Decided on July 17, 2025
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


July 17, 2025

PRESENT: CURRAN, J.P., MONTOUR, OGDEN, GREENWOOD, AND NOWAK, JJ.

CA 25-00981

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JULIANNE C. BAKER,

ALSO KNOWN AS JULIANNE CLAS BAKER, ALSO KNOWN

AS JULIE BAKER, DECEASED.



DAVID CLAS, PETITIONER;

WILLIAM PATRICK FRICKE, RESPONDENT.


Respondent having moved for an order holding the judge and attorneys for the Estate in contempt and disqualifying them from future proceedings, for assignment of counsel, and for other relief on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Monroe County Surrogate's Court, entered November 8, 2024,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks an order of contempt and disqualification is denied, and

It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it requests assignment of counsel is denied, and

It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it requests other relief is denied.

Memorandum: The assignment of counsel is not available.

Entered: July 17, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court