First Department Motions
THE FOLLOWING MOTION ORDERS WERE ENTERED AND FILED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2003
Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Tom, Mazzarelli, Andrias, JJ.

M-5043X     Curkin v Curkin

Appeal withdrawn.

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

M-4812     (D.C. #20) People v Oppenheimer, Robert

Upon the Court's own motion, appeal dismissed.

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

M-4802     (D.C. #12) People v Guerra, Jose, also known as Guerra,                     Jose Vincent

Upon the Court's own motion, appeal dismissed.

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

M-4796     (D.C. #6)     People v Chu, Charles

M-4799     (D.C. #9)           Garcia, Johan

M-4801     (D.C. #11)      Gaston, Raymond, also known as           Papote, Raymond Gaston

M-4807     (D.C. #15)      Melendez, Ulise

M-4826     (D.C. #27)      Torres, Jayson

M-4827     (D.C. #28)      Valdez, Ramon

M-4830     (D.C. #30)      Williams, Kevin

Upon the Court's own motions, time to perfect appeals enlarged to the March 2004 Term.
Buckley, P.J., Tom, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-4638     People v Cano, Jesus

Moving papers deemed a timely filed notice of appeal.

Buckley, P.J., Tom, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-4787     Nunez v Resource Warehousing and Consolidation

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

Buckley, P.J., Tom, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-4634     People v Sessions, Leroy

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

Buckley, P.J., Tom, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-4504     People v Colon, Jose

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

Buckley, P.J., Tom, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-4693     Prenderville v International Services Systems, Inc.

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the February 2004 Term.

Buckley, P.J., Tom, Ellerin, Williams, JJ.

M-4691     New Street Ice Company, Inc. v New York City Department of Business Services

Leave to file supplemental record granted to the extent indicated; appeal adjourned to the January 2004 Term.

Buckley, P.J., Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Williams, Marlow, JJ.

M-4542     People v Ming, Huang Jian

Transcription of minutes directed, as indicated.

Buckley, P.J., Rosenberger, Ellerin, Williams, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4963     Primagency, Inc. v V-Formation, Inc.

Stay granted; perfected appeals deemed consolidated.

Buckley, P.J., Rosenberger, Ellerin, Williams, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-5071     Blee v Gannon's Construction, LLC
(And a Third-Party Action)

Stay of proceedings, including trial, denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Mazzarelli, Marlow, JJ.

M-5002     Jackson v Martin Druyan & Associates

Stay of trial denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Mazzarelli, Marlow, JJ.

M-5010     Poster v Poster

Leave to strike defendant's brief denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Andrias, Sullivan, Lerner, JJ.

M-4373     Torres v Morse Diesel International, Inc.
(And Other Actions)

Time to perfect appeal and cross appeal enlarged to the February 2004 Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Ellerin, Lerner, Friedman, JJ.

M-4834     Trocom Construction Corp. v Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
(And a Third-Party Action)

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the February 2004 Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4575     Fleisher v Miller

Time to perfect appeals and cross appeal enlarged to the February 2004 Term, as indicated.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Andrias, Sullivan, Lerner, JJ.

M-4718     Stein v Stein

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the March 2004 Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4393     In the Matter of B., Nicholas - - Administration for Children's Services

Time to perfect consolidated appeals enlarged to the March 2004 Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Rosenberger, Lerner, JJ.

M-4663     People v Henderson, Jerome

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the February 2004 Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Ellerin, Lerner, Friedman, JJ.

M-4769     People ex rel. Pena, Joaquin Jr. v Johnson

Writ of habeas corpus granted; matter transferred to Supreme Court, Bronx County, as indicated.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Rosenberger, Ellerin, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4312     Waldon v Little Flower Children's Service

Reargument denied; leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals granted, as indicated.

Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Ellerin, Lerner, Friedman, JJ.

M-4698     Insurance Company of North America v Emcor Group, Inc.

Appeals and cross appeal adjourned to the January 2004 Term; Clerk directed to calendar appeals and cross appeal for hearing together during said Term.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Andrias, Sullivan, Lerner, JJ.

M-4496     In the Matter of G., Rhonda v C., Brian Lee Sr.

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

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Rosenberger, Lerner, JJ.

M-4565     People v Murph, Leavon

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

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Rosenberger, Lerner, JJ.

M-4631     People v Thomas, Kevin Eugene

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

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4382     People v Meyers, Jesse

Enlargement of time to file pro se supplemental brief granted for the February 2004 Term, as indicated.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-3989     In the Matter of Hefferon, John F. III v City of     New York

Leave to strike petitioner's brief denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Williams, Friedman, JJ.

M-3172     Damaska v Kandemir

Reargument granted and upon reargument, the decision and order of this Court entered on June 24, 2003 (Appeal No. 1497), recalled and vacated and a new decision and order substituted therefor. (See Appeal No. 1497, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Nardelli, J.P., Andrias, Rosenberger, Friedman, JJ.

M-4774     Ocwen Federal Bank FSB v Yohannes

Stay denied; leave to supplement record on appeal denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Rosenberger, Williams, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-2984A     People ex rel. Jackson, Tyrone L. v Warden

Upon the Court's own motion, counsel assigned. (See this Court's order entered on August 21, 2003 [M-2984], granting leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person.) (See M-2941A and M-3189A, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Mazzarelli, J.P., Saxe, Williams, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-2941A     People ex rel. Jackson, Tyrone L. v Warden

Upon the Court's own motion, counsel assigned. (See this Court's order entered on August 21, 2003 [M-2941], granting leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person.) (See M-2984A and M-3189A, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Mazzarelli, J.P., Saxe, Williams, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-3189A     People ex rel. Jackson, Tyrone L. v Warden

Upon the Court's own motion, counsel assigned. (See this Court's order entered August 21, 2003 [M-3189], granting leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person.) (See M-2984A and M-2941A, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Tom, J.P., Saxe, Rosenberger, Marlow, JJ.

M-3856     In the Matter of E., Diana v M., Angel

Counsel assigned; expedited hearing of appeal granted, as indicated; Clerk directed to calendar appeal for hearing first day of Term for which appeal perfected. (See M-3856A, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Tom, J.

M-3856A      In the Matter of E., Diana v M., Angel

Stay granted. (See M-3856, decided simultaneously herewith.)

Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Lerner, Marlow, JJ.

M-4714     People v Rodriguez, Julio

Leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person granted to the extent indicated.

Tom, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Ellerin, Friedman, JJ.

M-2370     People v Williams, Timothy

Leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person granted, as indicated; motion otherwise denied.

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

M-4506     People v Espinoza, Ramon

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

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

M-4434     In the Matter of M., Dyandria v Warden

Writ of habeas corpus granted; matter transferred to Supreme Court, New York County, as indicated.

Tom, J.P., Saxe, Rosenberger, Marlow, JJ.

M-4334     People v Rosario, Jose

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

Tom, J.P., Saxe, Sullivan, Lerner, Friedman, JJ.

M-5027     Mendel v Henry Phipps Plaza West, Inc.

CPLR 5704(a) relief denied.

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

M-4858     Ruggeri v Sbarro, Inc.

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

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

M-4580     The Estate of Scheuer v City of New York
(And a Third-Party Action)

Appeal and cross appeals from the order entered on or about April 3, 2002 adjourned to the February 2004 Term, for which Term appeal and cross appeals from the order entered on or about February 27, 2003 to be perfected; Clerk directed to calendar appeals and cross appeals for hearing together; supplemental record submitted with moving papers deemed filed.

Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Sullivan, Rosenberger, Marlow, JJ.

M-4022     People ex rel. Murphy, Cicero v Warden

Leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person granted; enlargement of time to perfect appeal denied, all as indicated.

Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Williams, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4544     People v Allman, William

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

Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Williams, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4547     People v Williams, Kenray, also known as Williams, Kenroy

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the February 2004 Term.

Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Williams, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4610     Excel Associates v Excelsior 57th Corp.

Time to perfect appeal enlarged to the March 2004 Term.

Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Williams, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4642     In the Matter of AIS, Ltd. v Aviation Investors
M-4776 International Group, Ltd.

Time to perfect appeals enlarged to the February 2004 Term.

Andrias, J.P., Ellerin, Williams, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4067     In the Matter of D., Cordero Javier; D., Dimitri
M-4332 Andreas; B., Jeremy - - St. Christopher's, Inc.

Dismissal of appeal denied; leave to prosecute appeal as a poor person granted, as indicated.

Andrias, J.P., Ellerin, Williams, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4241     People v Atwater, Samuel, also known as Goodman, John

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

Andrias, J.P., Ellerin, Williams, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4250     People v Ortiz, David

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

Andrias, J.P., Ellerin, Williams, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4257     People v Villalona, Erick

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

Saxe, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenberger, Friedman, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-5017     Elmore v Daka Management, Inc.

Stay of trial and/or proceedings denied.

Saxe, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenberger, Friedman, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4856     Wiener v Lazard Freres & Co.

Appeals consolidated; stay granted on condition consolidated appeal perfected for the March 2004 Term, as indicated.

Saxe, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenberger, Friedman, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4887     Green 440 Ninth LLC v Duane Reade

Stay denied.

Saxe, J.P., Sullivan, Ellerin, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-4519     People v Fischer, Roger

Notice of appeal amended, as indicated.

Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Lerner, Friedman, Marlow, JJ.

M-4436     Antollino v Hispanic Media Group USA, Inc., doing business as The Spanish Yellow Pages

Dismissal of appeal denied; notice of appeal dated June 20, 2003 deemed to have been taken from the final judgment entered June 6, 2003.

Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Lerner, Friedman, Marlow, JJ.

M-4430     People v Figueroa, Lein

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

Tom, J.

M-4192     People v Paul, Henry

Leave to appeal to this Court denied.

Tom, J.

M-4424     People v Avincola, Luis, also known as Columbia

Leave to appeal to this Court denied.

Ellerin, J.

M-4674     C., Sheila v C., Donald
M-4927

Stay granted on condition appellant continues making reduced payments; appeal adjourned to the February 2004 Term, as indicated; cross motion seeking service of a copy of the record/appendix denied.

Nardelli, J.P., Rosenberger, Friedman, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-2596In the Matter of Marshall C. Berger
(admitted as Marshall Charles Berger),
an attorney and counselor-at-law:

Respondent publicly censured. Opinion Per Curiam. All concur.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Sullivan, Lerner, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.

M-2686In the Matter of Andrea M. Mercado
(admitted as Andrea Morgan Mercado)
an attorney and counselor-at-law:

Respondent's name stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York, effective nunc pro tunc to January 17, 2002. Opinion Per Curiam. All concur.

THE FOLLOWING ORDERS WERE ENTERED AND FILED ON NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Sullivan, Ellerin, Friedman, JJ.

M-4329     Somoza v Pechnik
M-4367     (And Another Action)

Time to perfect appeal under Index No. 604393/99 enlarged to the January 2004 Term, to which Term appeal under Index No. 600344/01 adjourned; record on appeal enlarged, as indicated; Clerk directed to calendar appeals for hearing together for said Term. Dismissal of appeal under Index No. 604393/99 denied, with leave to renew, as indicated.

Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Rosenberger, Lerner, JJ.

M-4562     People v Smith, Sindy

Leave to file pro se supplemental brief denied.

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

M-4879     People ex rel. Herzberg, Andrew v Commissioner, Department of Corrections of the City of New York

Leave to be released on own recognizance or alternative relief denied.