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**Cases Decided April 29, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Lee M. Mager	Per Curiam	M-13	2004 NYSlipOp 03214
New Falls Corporation v Board of Managers of the Parkchester North Condominium		3267	2004 NYSlipOp 03215
Richard B. DiGuglielmo v Travelers Property Casualty		2581	2004 NYSlipOp 03216
DDS Partners v Vincent Celenza		2927	2004 NYSlipOp 03217
Matter of Brett K. v Brian L.		3189	2004 NYSlipOp 03218
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation		3204	2004 NYSlipOp 03219
People v Lita Fontana		3492	2004 NYSlipOp 03220
Martin Oshrin v Nathan Hirsch		3493	2004 NYSlipOp 03221
People v Jean Thelismond		3495	2004 NYSlipOp 03222
Philicia Singleton Thomas v City of New York		3497	2004 NYSlipOp 03223
Humberto Morchano v Columbia University		3498	2004 NYSlipOp 03224
Matter of Solow Building Company v Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York		3499	2004 NYSlipOp 03225
Jaffe & Asher v Arnold S. Ross		3502	2004 NYSlipOp 03226
People v Gregory Brown		3503	2004 NYSlipOp 03227
People v Jose Guzman		3504	2004 NYSlipOp 03228
Jakob Soderberg v New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal		3505	2004 NYSlipOp 03229
Matter of James D.		3506	2004 NYSlipOp 03230
Ronald Anderson v W. Theodore Hill		3507	2004 NYSlipOp 03231
Matter of Nicholas Marsh		3509	2004 NYSlipOp 03232
People v David Peterson		3510	2004 NYSlipOp 03233
People v James Parsons		3512	2004 NYSlipOp 03234
Andrea Salamone v Wincaf Properties	Friedman	1303	2004 NYSlipOp 03235
Andrea Salamone v Wincaf Properties		1303	2004 NYSlipOp 03236

**Cases Decided April 27, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Joel Simon v Hans W. Becherer		2863	2004 NYSlipOp 03039
Brainstorms Internet Marketing v USA Networks		2711	2004 NYSlipOp 03040
People v James Thompson		3263	2004 NYSlipOp 03041
Alicia Collazo v Concourse One Company		1203	2004 NYSlipOp 03042
Eugenia J. Fiala v Metropolitan Life Insurance Company		2808	2004 NYSlipOp 03043
David M. Seligman v Simon & Schuster		2826	2004 NYSlipOp 03044
Russell D. Malone v Jose Morillo		3284	2004 NYSlipOp 03045
Octavio Nunez v Resource Warehousing and Consolidation		3322N	2004 NYSlipOp 03046
Rainbow Construction Co. v Zelda Darwick		3340N	2004 NYSlipOp 03047
Wilmar Arredondo v City of New York		3379	2004 NYSlipOp 03048
Miguel J. Matos v Anthony Scoppetta		3474	2004 NYSlipOp 03049
People v Wayne Newland		3475	2004 NYSlipOp 03050
Matter of Kaseem W. v Irene E.		3476	2004 NYSlipOp 03051
Elaine Greene v Automotive Realty Corp.		3477	2004 NYSlipOp 03052
U.T.A., B.V.I., Ltd. v S&M Enterprises		3479	2004 NYSlipOp 03053
Matter of Kevin Vargas v Raymond W. Kelly		3480	2004 NYSlipOp 03054
Hermine Hanlin v Elliot Sternlicht		3481	2004 NYSlipOp 03055
Commercial Underwriters Insurance Company v Best Cleaning Corp.		3483	2004 NYSlipOp 03056
People v John Solomon		3484	2004 NYSlipOp 03057
People v Ruben Gines		3485	2004 NYSlipOp 03058
People v Henry Rodriguez		3486	2004 NYSlipOp 03059
People v Angel Cintron		3487	2004 NYSlipOp 03060
People v Debra Smith		3488	2004 NYSlipOp 03061
Matter of Anthony Saccone v Raymond W. Kelly		3489	2004 NYSlipOp 03062
Carl Levine v Laurette Angsten		3491N	2004 NYSlipOp 03063
Barry Lax v Travelers Indemnity Company		3524	2004 NYSlipOp 03064
Matter of Marcus Johnson v William Mazzuca		3557	2004 NYSlipOp 03065
Joel Simon v Hans W. Becherer	Williams		2004 NYSlipOp 03066

**Cases Decided April 22, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Silverio Ramirez	Per Curiam	M-14	2004 NYSlipOp 03001
Matter of Cabrini Realty v New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal		2355	2004 NYSlipOp 03002
Oswaldo Coello v Progressive Insurance Company		2569N	2004 NYSlipOp 03003
Deborah Ruiz Blenk v Anthony Blenk		2702	2004 NYSlipOp 03004
Roger Johnson v Daniel A. Ward		736	2004 NYSlipOp 03005
Kimberly Toulson v Young Han Pae		3111	2004 NYSlipOp 03006
Nona Lewis v Progressive Agency		3198	2004 NYSlipOp 03007
People v Vladimir Cerveira		3432	2004 NYSlipOp 03008
People v Michael McCrae		3435	2004 NYSlipOp 03009
Norman Goldstein v CIBC World Markets Corp.		3436	2004 NYSlipOp 03010
Manuel Martinez v Royal-Pak Systems		3437	2004 NYSlipOp 03011
CIGNA Corporation v Lincoln National Corporation		3438	2004 NYSlipOp 03012
SIGA Technologies v Vincent Fischetti		3439	2004 NYSlipOp 03013
People v Jose Rivera		3440	2004 NYSlipOp 03014
Cytopath Biopsy Laboratory v United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company		3444	2004 NYSlipOp 03015
People v Sunny Blak		3447	2004 NYSlipOp 03016
Quintin Xavier Drakeford v City of New York		3448	2004 NYSlipOp 03017
People v Reinaldo Crespo		3449	2004 NYSlipOp 03018
People v Juan Smith		3450	2004 NYSlipOp 03019
Matter of Marie Luz C. v Roberto C.		3451	2004 NYSlipOp 03020
Jose Estrella v New York City Transit Authority		3453N	2004 NYSlipOp 03021
People v Raphael Medina		3455	2004 NYSlipOp 03022
Karen Cross v Dr. Stephen Colen		3456	2004 NYSlipOp 03023
People v Sirron Stafford		3457	2004 NYSlipOp 03024
Nathaniel T. Grady v State of New York		3458	2004 NYSlipOp 03025
17 East 89th Street Tenants v Zion Tsabbar		3459	2004 NYSlipOp 03026
Philip Appelbaum v 100 Church		3460	2004 NYSlipOp 03027
Juan Rosario v Isaac Benmergui		3462	2004 NYSlipOp 03028
Matter of Quincey D.		3463	2004 NYSlipOp 03029
People v Andre Thompson		3464	2004 NYSlipOp 03030
People v Roque Garcia		3465	2004 NYSlipOp 03031
People v Rasheen Malik		3466	2004 NYSlipOp 03032
Matter of Amanda Crystal Juton A. v Dorveeda Dorvii A.		3467	2004 NYSlipOp 03033
People v Henry Bolden		3468	2004 NYSlipOp 03034
Jesus Cabrera v Sea Cliff Water Co.		3469	2004 NYSlipOp 03035
People v Roberto Mercado		3470	2004 NYSlipOp 03036
Matter of Gustavo G. v Patricia C.	Sullivan		2004 NYSlipOp 03037
Matter of Gustavo G. v Patricia C.		1514	2004 NYSlipOp 03038

**Cases Decided April 20, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Bruce H. Hest	Per Curiam	M-397	2004 NYSlipOp 02853
People v Malik Lopez		3412	2004 NYSlipOp 02854
Gregory Powell v Oscar Hanigsberg		3413	2004 NYSlipOp 02855
Carl Copeland v Dragan Kasalica		3416	2004 NYSlipOp 02856
Hanna Teitelbaum v PTR Company		3417	2004 NYSlipOp 02857
Stephen Ng v Rosa Calderon		3418	2004 NYSlipOp 02858
Diamond Williams v Property Services		3420	2004 NYSlipOp 02859
Donald Stewart v Victor Krupitsky		3421	2004 NYSlipOp 02860
People v Jose De Los Dios		3422	2004 NYSlipOp 02861
People v Jose Abreu		3423	2004 NYSlipOp 02862
People v Roberto Andrade		3424	2004 NYSlipOp 02863
People v Steven Pyatt		3425	2004 NYSlipOp 02864
Robert Brown v New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation		3426	2004 NYSlipOp 02865
Judith Wright v Kirk Bedevian		3428	2004 NYSlipOp 02866
Matter of Antonio Schifano v City of New York		3429N	2004 NYSlipOp 02867
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center v Signature Medical Management Group		2157N	2004 NYSlipOp 02868
B.B.Y. Diamonds Corp. v Five Star Designs		2447	2004 NYSlipOp 02869
Equis Corporation v Mack-Cali Realty Corporation		2760	2004 NYSlipOp 02870
Jesus Sanchez v Felix Garden		2920	2004 NYSlipOp 02871
Mamadou Toure v Mario Harrison		2921	2004 NYSlipOp 02872
Cynthia Milligan v Banco Popular		2924	2004 NYSlipOp 02873
People v Iven Cameron		3389	2004 NYSlipOp 02874
Matter of NYAT Operating Corp. v New York State Department of Motor Vehicles		3390	2004 NYSlipOp 02875
People v John Simmons		3391	2004 NYSlipOp 02876
Robert Zarem v City of New York		3395	2004 NYSlipOp 02877
Yolanda Irizarry v Samuel Beltron		3396	2004 NYSlipOp 02878
People v Ernesto Arroyo		3400	2004 NYSlipOp 02879
Chase Manhattan Bank v AXA Reinsurance UK PLC		3402	2004 NYSlipOp 02880
People v Raul Baez		3403	2004 NYSlipOp 02881
People v Peter Castellano		3404	2004 NYSlipOp 02882
People v Alphonso Washington		3405	2004 NYSlipOp 02883
I. Appel Corporation v Mahoney Cohen & Company		3406	2004 NYSlipOp 02884
Board of Managers of 55 Walker Street Condominium v Walker Street		3408N	2004 NYSlipOp 02885
Matter of Jermaine J.	Saxe		2004 NYSlipOp 02886
Matter of Jermaine J.		2918	2004 NYSlipOp 02887

**Cases Decided April 15, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of John H. Teschner	Per Curiam	M-4265	2004 NYSlipOp 02826
People v Robert Marshall		3359	2004 NYSlipOp 02828
People v Darryl Leach		3361	2004 NYSlipOp 02829
Matter of Darzell Levar D. v Niamah Shay D.		3362	2004 NYSlipOp 02830
People v Frederick Monroe		3363	2004 NYSlipOp 02831
John Powers v Dunwell Maintenance Repair Service		3364	2004 NYSlipOp 02832
People v John Bacon		3365	2004 NYSlipOp 02833
People v Delvis Torres		3366	2004 NYSlipOp 02834
Lee Saunders v New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation		3367	2004 NYSlipOp 02835
Nesher, LLC v Realm National Insurance Company		3371	2004 NYSlipOp 02836
49 West 12 Tenants Corp. v Pearl Seidenberg		3372	2004 NYSlipOp 02837
Matter of Varsity Transit v Martha E. Stark		3373	2004 NYSlipOp 02838
Matter of Elvin LeBr¢n v Hon. Jonathan Lippman		3431	2004 NYSlipOp 02839
People v Dennis Daniels		3374	2004 NYSlipOp 02840
People v Rafael Sanjuan		3377	2004 NYSlipOp 02841
AIU Insurance Company v Gulf Insurance Company		3378	2004 NYSlipOp 02842
Seaon Nurse v Emerald Real Estate Management Corp.		3380	2004 NYSlipOp 02843
Matter of Roland G.		3382	2004 NYSlipOp 02844
Matter of Rodney W.		3383	2004 NYSlipOp 02845
Joseph E. Sheehan v George Pantelidis		3385	2004 NYSlipOp 02846
Matter of Yusef Pasha v Hon. Troy K. Webber		3454	2004 NYSlipOp 02847
Hotel des Artistes v General Accident Insurance Company of America	Gonzalez	2137-2138	2004 NYSlipOp 02848
Hotel des Artistes v General Accident Insurance Company of America		2137	2004 NYSlipOp 02849

**Cases Decided April 13, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Jennifer M. Hampton	Per Curiam	3334	2004 NYSlipOp 02674
George R. Polgano v New York City Educational Construction Fund		3718	2004 NYSlipOp 02675
People v Gary Gracius		2563	2004 NYSlipOp 02676
Matter of Ramel B.		739	2004 NYSlipOp 02677
People v Ted Johnson		3088N	2004 NYSlipOp 02678
Bovis Lend Lease LMB v GCT Venture		3324	2004 NYSlipOp 02679
John Clarke v Union Hospital of the Bronx		3325	2004 NYSlipOp 02680
Matter of Luis R.		3327	2004 NYSlipOp 02681
People v Jeffrey Reeves		3328	2004 NYSlipOp 02682
Stephen Dibbs v John Mulholland		3329	2004 NYSlipOp 02683
Constance Ruth Leeds v Lenox Hill Hospital		3330	2004 NYSlipOp 02684
Parviz Robert Mohassel v Lila Fenwick		3332	2004 NYSlipOp 02685
Lydia Jackson v Mungo One		3333	2004 NYSlipOp 02686
People v Richard Aiken		3334	2004 NYSlipOp 02687
Dimitrios Tsaropoulos v State of New York	Sullivan	3334	2004 NYSlipOp 02689

**Cases Decided April 8, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Glen J. Gentile	Per Curiam	M-3718	2004 NYSlipOp 02657
Loretta Juoniene v H.R.H. Construction Corp.		2563	2004 NYSlipOp 02658
Matter of Peter G. v Angela G.		739	2004 NYSlipOp 02659
Susan Argano v Peter Scuderi		3088N	2004 NYSlipOp 02660
People v Alexander Laws		3324	2004 NYSlipOp 02661
Matter of Roy R., Jr. v Tanya C.		3325	2004 NYSlipOp 02662
People v Louis Marino		3327	2004 NYSlipOp 02663
Adma Lebron v IESI NY Corporation		3328	2004 NYSlipOp 02664
Matter of Rafael Robles v Ellen Borakove		3329	2004 NYSlipOp 02665
People v Troy Johnson		3330	2004 NYSlipOp 02666
Tim de Illy v Raymond Kelly		3332	2004 NYSlipOp 02667
People v Ramel Warfield		3333	2004 NYSlipOp 02668
Dania Mayi v 1551 St. Nicholas		3334	2004 NYSlipOp 02669
D.H. v Kindercare Learning Center		3335	2004 NYSlipOp 02670
People v Saturnino Ortiz		3337	2004 NYSlipOp 02671
St. Barnabas Hospital v New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation	Friedman	1378N	2004 NYSlipOp 02672
St. Barnabas Hospital v New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation		1378N	2004 NYSlipOp 02673

**Cases Decided April 6, 2004**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Bruce Lindenman v David M. Kreitzer	Ellerin		2004 NYSlipOp 02498
People v Robert Pemberton		3164	2004 NYSlipOp 02499
John Kelly v City of New York		3114	2004 NYSlipOp 02500
Matter of Kaleemah Shaleah M. v Melvin W.		3141	2004 NYSlipOp 02501
People v Juan Mota		3310	2004 NYSlipOp 02502
Joseph Linarello v City University of New York		3312	2004 NYSlipOp 02503
People v Darius Harrison		3313	2004 NYSlipOp 02504
People v Geronimo Velez		3314	2004 NYSlipOp 02505
Matter of Lloyd Goldman v New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal		3316	2004 NYSlipOp 02506
Lawrence G. Williams v Dennis L. Stein		3320	2004 NYSlipOp 02507
Ralph H. Speken v Thomas R. Moore		3321	2004 NYSlipOp 02508
Matter of Joseph Watson v Hon. James A. Yates		3387	2004 NYSlipOp 02509
Matter of Egbert T. Profitt v Hon. Ronald A. Zweibel		3388	2004 NYSlipOp 02510
Bruce Lindenman v David M. Kreitzer		937	2004 NYSlipOp 02511

**Cases Decided April 1, 2004**
Title	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Helene-Harrisson Corporation v Moneyline Networks	3306N	2004 NYSlipOp 02468
Matter of Allcity/Empire Insurance Company v Eddy Massillon	3265	2004 NYSlipOp 02469
Ellen DeRiso v Synergy USA	3266	2004 NYSlipOp 02470
Matter of James M. v Eileen Consilvio	1604	2004 NYSlipOp 02471
David G. Brown v Athena D. Dunlap	1822	2004 NYSlipOp 02472
Felicia Garcia v Jesuits of Fordham	2804	2004 NYSlipOp 02473
Matter of AIS, Ltd. v Aviation Investors International Group	3025	2004 NYSlipOp 02474
Proficient Food Company v Phoenix Partners	3130	2004 NYSlipOp 02475
Litho Communications v Next Printing and Design	3132	2004 NYSlipOp 02476
M-Dean Realty Corp. v General Security Insurance Company	3162N	2004 NYSlipOp 02477
Jean Melino v Equinox Fitness Club	3212	2004 NYSlipOp 02478
Jearlean Jackson v Martin Druyan & Associates	3272	2004 NYSlipOp 02479
People v Derrick Moore	3274	2004 NYSlipOp 02480
Proskauer Rose LLP v Nancy S. Koeppel	3275	2004 NYSlipOp 02481
People v Alexander Rosario	3277	2004 NYSlipOp 02482
Matter of Qasim Jamel J. v Ocie Rosetta J.	3278	2004 NYSlipOp 02483
People v Anthony McKay	3279	2004 NYSlipOp 02484
People v Osvaldo Fiallo	3280	2004 NYSlipOp 02485
People ex rel. Preileau v Warden, Rikers Island Correctional Facility	3281	2004 NYSlipOp 02486
Matter of Jack Ferranti v New York City Property Clerk's Office	3282	2004 NYSlipOp 02487
SK Global America v John Roberts, Inc.	3285	2004 NYSlipOp 02488
People v Ulise Melendez	3289	2004 NYSlipOp 02489
Matter of Hilajah S.	3293	2004 NYSlipOp 02490
People v Paul Harden	3294	2004 NYSlipOp 02491
People v Carol Black	3295	2004 NYSlipOp 02492
Phillip Gayle v Port Authority of New York and New Jersey	3296	2004 NYSlipOp 02493
Bankers Trust Company of California v Stewart Title Insurance Company	3299	2004 NYSlipOp 02494
Nichole Sokoloff v Town Sports International	3302	2004 NYSlipOp 02495
Gary Mazza v New York City Police Department	3304	2004 NYSlipOp 02496