First Department Motions
THE FOLLOWING MOTION ORDERS WERE ENTERED AND FILED ON AUGUST 26, 2004
Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Tom, Mazzarelli, Andrias, JJ.

M-3298     The New York Times Newspaper Division of the New York Times Company v Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc.
(And other actions)

Appeal and cross appeal withdrawn.

Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Tom, Mazzarelli, Andrias, JJ.

M-3311X     Beckhard Richlan Szerbaty & Associates, L.L.P. v AMCC Corp.
(And another action)

Appeals withdrawn.

Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Tom, Mazzarelli, Andrias, JJ.

M-3232     People v Amuso, Michael

M-3233           Bonet, Angel

M-3236           Chandler, Gregory

M-3239           Duram, James, also known as Durham, James

M-3240      Gaymon, William, also known as Gaymon, Willie

M-3241           Goodson, Michael

M-3243           Johnson, Fatin

Leave to prosecute appeals as poor persons granted, as indicated.

Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Tom, Mazzarelli, Andrias, JJ.

M-3244     People v Nieves, Heriberto

M-3246           Roberts, Marlon

M-3247           Rodriguez, Jose

M-3249           Smith, Kevin

M-3250           White, James

Leave to prosecute appeals as poor persons granted,
as indicated.

Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Andrias, Williams, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-2308     In the Matter of Sanders, also known as Burgess v New York State Division of Parole

Moving papers deemed a timely filed notice of appeal.

Buckley, P.J., Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Friedman, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-1774     Edwardo Galleries, Ltd. v Federal Express Corporation
M-2000     
Leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals denied; modification denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Sullivan, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-2659     Oil Heat Institute of Long Island, Inc. v Gerber Life Insurance Company

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Sullivan, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-2869     Wallace v Foundation for Research on Sexually
M-2940Transmitted Diseases, also known as FROST'D

Leave to vacate interim stay granted by a Justice of this Court dated June 21, 2004 denied; stay of enforcement denied; appellant directed to perfect appeal for the January 2005 Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Lerner, Friedman, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-3050     People v Stevenson, Anthony, also known as Stevenson, Anthony D.

Reargument denied.

Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Williams, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-3052     People v Figueroa, Hector

Leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person granted, as indicated.

Tom, J.P., Saxe, Williams, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-2335     In re Murray v Murray

Amendment of this Court's order granted, as indicated.

Tom, J.P., Saxe, Lerner, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-2876     Green v New York City Housing Authority

Reargument or other relief denied.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3169     People v Frazier, Lamar

Notice of appeal deemed timely filed; leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person granted, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3134     S., Ira v S., Lauren

Leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person granted,
as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-2900     People v Pena, Esteban

Moving papers deemed a timely filed notice of appeal; leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person denied, with leave to renew, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3170     People v Johnson, William

Notice of appeal deemed timely filed; leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person denied, with leave to renew,
as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3172     People v Lopez, Ricardo, also known as Lopez, Carlos

Moving papers deemed a timely filed notice of appeal;
leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person denied, with leave to renew, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-2925     People v Castillo, Freddy

Leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person denied,
with leave to renew, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3043     People v Ramon, Pichardo, also known as Pichardo, Ramon

Leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person denied,
with leave to renew, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3027     Braun v 941 Park Ave., Inc.

Appeals consolidated; time to perfect same enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3094     Schechter v The Opera Owners, Inc.
(And other actions)

Time to perfect appeals enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3129     Lipsky v Bierman

M-3135     In the Matter of "P., Male", also known as P., Terry; "P., Male", also known as P., Allen; "P., Male", also known as P., Miguel; and McC., Gary Thomas - Cardinal McCloskey Children and Family Services

M-3139     Uriondo v Timberline Camplands, Inc.

M-3148 Griffin v New York City Transit Authority
M-3150 (And other actions)

M-3161     Powell v The Metropolitan Entertainment Co.

M-3209     Carter-Clark v Random House, Inc.

M-3333     Mars v Mars

Time to perfect appeals enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3117     Simms v APA Truck Leasing Corporation

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3136     In the Matter of M., "Male", also known as M., Jose - - Little Flower Children's Services

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3177     In the Matter of K., Tristram v K., Ging
(And other actions)

Time to perfect consolidated appeals enlarged to the December 2004 Term; motion otherwise denied.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3048     Paradise Heating Oil, Inc. v Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the January 2005 Term.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3293     Crespo v Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
(And a third-party action)

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the February 2005 Term.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3193     Colgate Scaffolding & Equipment Corp. v ABI Property Partners L.P. XXVI

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the February 2005 Term.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3262     Welch v Scheinfeld
(And another action)

Time to perfect appeal and cross appeal enlarged to
the February 2005 Term.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3156     Roberts v 112 Duane Associates, LLC
M-3335     - Abra Construction Corp.

Appeal dismissed unless perfected for the December 2004 Term, as indicated; enlargement of time to perfect same granted accordingly.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3058     Reyes v Sequiera

Moving papers deemed a timely filed notice of appeal from order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered on or about June 16, 2004 and from order and judgment (one paper) of said court entered on or about July 1, 2004; stay granted on condition appeal perfected for the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3228     In the Matter of New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Guardian Services, Inc. - Schoon

Stay denied.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3127     Movado Group, Inc. v Gucci Group N.V.

CPLR 5704(a) and other relief denied.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3192     Van Dusen v Van Dusen

Stay denied.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3163     Prince Fashions, Inc. v 542 Holding Corp.
M-3300     
Stay granted on condition appeal perfected for
the January 2005 Term and undertaking posted; leave to expedite appeal granted accordingly, all as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3131     Fuks v Rakia Associates

Stay granted on condition appeal perfected for the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3281     Finova Capital Corporation v Berger
(And a third-party action)

Appeals consolidated; time to perfect same enlarged to the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-3120     Urbina v 26 Court Street Associates, LLC
(And other actions)

Appeal deemed withdrawn.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Ellerin, Friedman, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-1691     DeRosa v Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation

Reargument granted to the extent of recalling and vacating the decision and order of this Court entered on March 23, 2004 (Appeal Nos. 1918-1919) and substituting a new decision and order therefor. (See Appeal Nos. 1918-1919, decided simultaneously herewith.)

All concur except Andrias, J., who dissents as follows:

I respectfully dissent and would deny reargument.
Initially, plaintiff, not defendant Chase, seeks reargument solely on the grounds that this Court improperly assumed jurisdiction to be a trier of fact and then repeatedly erred on the facts; that this Court disregarded written evidence of defects in the notice of foreclosure sale; and that, inasmuch as this Court acted as a de novo trier of fact, plaintiff should have an automatic appeal to the Court of Appeals. Counsel for Chase, other than noting that he represents "Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. (improperly named as JP Morgan Chase Bank in the above caption and hereinafter referred to as 'Chase')," does not object to the appellate caption, does not cross-move for any relief, and simply opposes plaintiff's motion on the ground that it seeks to raise issues (about lack of discovery) not previously argued and that it fails to establish that this Court overlooked or misapprehended relevant facts or misapplied controlling law. Chase merely asks that the motion be denied and does not ask for any sanctions based on frivolousness or otherwise.
To act as the nisi prius court and decide this motion as if it came directly to us set an unfortunate precedent. In Matter of Harkness Apt. Owners Corp. v Abdus-Salaam (232 AD2d 309), this Court took what I consider the proper corrective action in such a situation, viz., declaring that the nisi prius justice is without jurisdiction to act in respect to this matter and remanding the case to Supreme Court for disposition before a different justice. Thus, to the extent that the majority is now recalling and vacating its original decision, the state of appellate jurisprudence is better off. Nevertheless, on the present record, there is no basis for granting reargument. Moreover, for the majority to now use plaintiff's reargument motion as an opportunity to sua sponte find that plaintiff and his counsel may have acted improperly in unilaterally amending the caption, and supplementing the record to include documents not before the IAS court to raise a claim of statutory disqualification is both inappropriate and based upon pure conjecture. This Court should not, on plaintiff's motion for reargument, which is made on entirely different grounds, now attempt to ignore such statutory disqualification under the guise of finding such disqualification not properly raised for the first time on appeal.
Accordingly, inasmuch as plaintiff, as the moving party, has failed to demonstrate that this Court overlooked or misapprehended any of the legal or factual issues raised by him, the appropriate disposition is to simply deny plaintiff's motion and I recommend that we do so without further ado.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3285     Vicente v DaimlerChrysler Corporation, sued herein as DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation

Appeal dismissed unless perfected for the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3419     Toni Industries, Inc. v Heller Financial, Inc.

Appeal dismissed unless perfected for the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3455     Papadopoulas v Papadopoulas

Appeals dismissed unless perfected on or before November 8, 2004 for the January 2005 Term, as indicated.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3532     McNamara v Guazzoni
M-3593     
Time to perfect appeal and cross appeal enlarged to the January 2005 Term, as indicated; cross motion otherwise denied.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3202     Pennsylvania Building Company v Schaub

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3266     Messinger v Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, JJ.

M-3443     In the Matter of Snitow & Pauley v Abramowitz

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the January 2005 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3517     Plotnick v The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3444     McKnight v McKnight

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3387     Maloney v Spencer

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3276Gorbea v Uriel

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3376Mitchell v The City of New York

Time to perfect appeal from order entered on or about September 10, 2003 enlarged to the January 2005 Term; Clerk directed to calendar appeal with previously perfected appeal from order entered on or about February 6, 2003 for hearing together in said January 2005 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3618In the Matter of G., Angel Shante; G., Christia     
Brittany and G., Robin Jamaal - New York Foundling                Hospital

Appellant/mother's mother appeal enlarged to the December 2004 Term to which Term respondent-appellant/father's appeal adjourned; Clerk directed to calendar appeals for hearing together during said Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3416     B.D. Cooke & Partners Limited v Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Appeal and cross appeal from order entered October 15, 2003 adjourned to the December 2004 Term; plaintiff directed to perfect appeal from order entered July 2, 2004 for said Term; Clerk directed to calendar the appeals and cross appeal for hearing together in said December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3619     In the Matter of G., Joseph Ori Meir - Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the November 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3669     MKP Master Fund, LDC v Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.

Supplemental record on appeal submitted with moving papers deemed filed under seal.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3483     Brown v Aames Capital Corporation

Time to perfect appeals enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3462     Motto v New York City Transit Authority

Leave to strike portions of defendant-respondent's brief denied.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3310     Feder v Tower Air, Inc.

Stay of trial and other relief granted.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3278     Spector v Spector

Stay denied.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3374     Steinberg v W.J. Nolan & Co., Inc.
(And a third-party action)

Stay granted on condition appeal perfected for the December 2004 Term, as indicated.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3383     Joy v City of New York

Stay granted; appellant directed to perfect appeal for the January 2005 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3099     Triangle Equities Inc. v Listokin
M-3489
Stay granted on condition appeal perfected for the December 2004 Term; leave to expedite appeal granted; all as indicated.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3315     Flores v Willard J. Price Associates, LLC
(And a third-party action)

Stay granted.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3330     W., Lynn v W., David

Stay denied.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3344     In the Matter of R., Lee Mark, Jr. - Administration for Children's Services

Stay denied.

Mazzarelli, J.

M-5823     People v Gould, Khalib

Leave to appeal to this Court denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Saxe, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

In the Matter of Attorneys Who Are in Violation
of Judiciary Law Section 468-a:

M-3225Virginia Ehrlich, admitted on 5-2-88,
at a Term of the Appellate Division,
First Department

Respondent reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York, effective the date hereof. No opinion. All concur.

The following orders were entered and filed on August 19, 2004
Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Tom, Mazzarelli, Andrias, JJ.

M-3488X      1114 Trizechahn-Swig, LLC v W.R. Grace & Co.-CONN., Inc.

Appeal from order entered on or about September 30, 2003, withdrawn. (See M-2812 & M-3309, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Friedman, Catterson, JJ.

M-2812     1114 Trizechahn-Swig, LLC v W.R. Grace & Co.-CONN.,
M-3309Inc.

Dismissal of appeal from order entered on or about March 16, 2004 granted unless perfected for the December 2004 Term, as indicated. (See M-3488X, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3326     In the Matter of R., Vincent - Administration for Children's Services

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the November 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3313     In the Matter of C., Ezekiel; C., Pedro; C., Christopher; C., Calvin and R., Victor - Administration for Children's Services

Appeal adjourned to the November 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3390     In the Matter of Buffalo Civic Auto Ramps, Inc.
v Serio

Time to perfect proceeding enlarged to the December 2004 Term.

Lerner, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ.

M-3227     Baker v Winter

Interim relief granted by order of a Justice of this Court, dated July 15, 2004, continued; appellant's counsel directed to perfect appeal for the November 2004 Term.