Kessler v Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Motion No: 2025-07423
Slip Opinion No: 2026 NY Slip Op 63968(U)
Decided on March 10, 2026
Appellate Division, Second 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.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M311551

ID/

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.

MARK C. DILLON

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

BETSY BARROS

ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.

2025-07423

Joseph Kessler, respondent, v Roman

Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, appellant,

et al., defendants.

(Index No. 520629/2021)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated April 25, 2025. By scheduling order dated June 27, 2025, the appellant was directed to perfect the appeal within 90 days of the date of the scheduling order. The appellant has failed to perfect the appeal. Pursuant to § 670.3(b)(4) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.3[b][4]), it is

ORDERED that the parties are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal in the above-entitled action for failure to comply with the scheduling order dated June 27, 2025, by each uploading a digital copy of an affirmation or affidavit on that issue, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website on or before April 9, 2026; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or his designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the parties or their attorneys, via email to the email address provided to this Court, or if no email address is available for service by regular mail.

LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court