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Cases Decided May 28, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
CIFG Assur. N. Am., Inc. v Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC 14301 653974/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04558
Villon v Town Sports Intl. LLC 14595 107201/11 59075/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04559
Matter of Residents for Reasonable Dev. v City of New York 15094 101624/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04560
Rossi v New York City Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene 15149 100562/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04561
People v Concepcion 15250 18/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04562
Vitolo v City of New York 15251 305451/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04563
Matter of Sirfire Joseph S. (Nikienya Mercedes Teresa S.) 15252 2015 NY Slip Op 04564
Coelho v Grafe Auction Co. 15254 654404/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04565
People v Yoneyama 15255 4378/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04566
Trans-Packers Servs. Corp. v National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA 15257 651711/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04567
Druyan v Board of Educ. of the City Sch. Dist. of the City of N.Y. 15258 400105/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04568
Matter of Law Offs. of Oliver Zhou, PLLC v New York State Div. of Human Rights 15260 100035/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04569
People v Chapman 15261 1159/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04570
Bergman v Bergman 15262 350257/02 2015 NY Slip Op 04571
AQ Asset Mgt. LLC v Levine 652367/10 ----15268 15267 15266 15265 15264 15263 2015 NY Slip Op 04572
Zhao v Brookfield Off. Props., Inc. 15269 101323/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04573
People v Spencer 15271 961/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04574
People v Alvarez 15272 1094/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04575
Matter of Gorelik v New York City Dept. of Bldgs. 15273N 101027/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04576
New GPC Inc. v Kaieteur Newspaper Inc. 15274N 155301/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04577
Cases Decided May 26, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Graham 3379/10 13575 13574 2015 NY Slip Op 04401
People v Poole 14227 4578/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04402
Vicuna v Empire Today, LLC (a Northlake, Illinois-based company) 15120 104830/08 2015 NY Slip Op 04403
German v Antonio Dev., LLC 104446/10 15193 15192 2015 NY Slip Op 04404
People v Carter 3266/11 15200 15199 2015 NY Slip Op 04405
Matter of Hobbs v New York City Hous. Auth. 15201 401954/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04406
Matter of Omarion T. (Isha M.) 15203 15202 2015 NY Slip Op 04407
Matter of Mendez v New York City Dept. of Educ. 15204 103995/09 2015 NY Slip Op 04408
DS-Concept Trade Invest LLC v Wear First Sportswear, Inc. 15205 152312/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04409
People v Ko 1825/13 15208 15207 2015 NY Slip Op 04410
Ehrlich v American Intl. Group 15210 652672/12 15209 2015 NY Slip Op 04411
DSA Realty Servs., LLC v Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Inv. Servs. of N.Y., Inc. 15211 153355/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04412
Eastern Eur. Trading, Corp. v Knaust 15213 100176/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04413
Matter of Roman v New York City Dept. of Educ. 15214 101122/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04414
People v Toole 2444/13 15215A 603/14 15215 2015 NY Slip Op 04415
Schottenstein v Silverman 15216 158186/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04416
US Bank Natl. Assn. v Ezugwu 15217 382221/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04417
Soldiers', Sailors', Marines' v Carlton Regency Corp. 15218 600813/07 601554/08 590181/09 2015 NY Slip Op 04418
People v Salgado 3105/94 -15221 15220 15219 2015 NY Slip Op 04419
Holmes v Bronx-Lebanon Hosp. Ctr. 15222 305387/08 2015 NY Slip Op 04420
People v Jones 15223 1289/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04421
O'Berry v Gelco Corp. 15224N 300936/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04422
People v Craft 15225 121/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04423
Matter of Nicole R.S. v Troy Kenneth Brian L. 15226 2015 NY Slip Op 04424
Matter of Rasnick v New York City Hous. Auth. 15227 400295/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04425
Matter of Widerman v New York City Hous. Auth. 15228 400884/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04426
Board of Mgrs. of Hester Gardens v Well-Come Holdings LLC 15229 111148/11 590195/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04427
People v Fencerilla 15230 4640/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04428
Matter of Verges v Bratton 15232 400955/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04429
Vogt v Herstik 15233 110359/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04430
People v Rodriguez 15235 2498/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04431
Djeddah v Djeddah 350094/00 15236A 15236 2015 NY Slip Op 04432
People v Romero 15238 2248/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04433
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. v Stanton Crenshaw Communications, LLC 15239 603167/09 2015 NY Slip Op 04434
People v Adon 15240 2841/96 2015 NY Slip Op 04435
DLJ Mtge. Capital, Inc. v Kontogiannis 104675/10 ---15245N --15248N 15247N 15246N 15244N 15243N 15242N 15241N 2015 NY Slip Op 04436
Matter of City of New York v New York State Nurses Assn. Acosta, J.P. 401425/11 14417 2015 NY Slip Op 04437
Cases Decided May 21, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Polzella v Evans 10870 250388/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04379
Geralds v Damiano 13257 156166/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04380
Justinian Capital SPC v WestLB AG 14429 600975/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04381
Law Offs. of Zachary R. Greenhill P.C. v Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. 14902 650414/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04382
People v Haywood 15174 1778/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04383
CF Notes, LLC v Goldman 15175 159670/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04384
Matter of Valentino R. (Dina R.) 15176 2015 NY Slip Op 04385
Achache v Och 650737/12 15178 15177 2015 NY Slip Op 04386
Matter of Take Two Outdoor Media LLC v Board of Stds. & Appeals of the City of New York 100293/13 15180 100294/13 15179 2015 NY Slip Op 04387
Santana v New York City Hous. Auth. 15183 104874/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04388
Matter of Mechanical Contrs. Assn. of N.Y. v New York City Dept. of Bldgs. 15184 100993/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04389
Wallach v R&J Constr. Corp. 15185N 109547/09 2015 NY Slip Op 04390
Harold Levinson Assoc., Inc. v Wong 15186 150969/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04391
Rivera v City of New York 15187 100299/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04392
People v Davis 15188 4361/03 2015 NY Slip Op 04393
Braverman v Yelp, Inc. 15189 158299/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04394
People v Thompson 15191 64190/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04395
People v Williams 831/83 15195 15194 2015 NY Slip Op 04396
Matter of Allstate Ins. Co. v Uninsured Motorist Arbitration demanded by Cristobal Peralta 15197N 260548/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04397
Matter of ROM Reins. Mgt. Co., Inc. v Continental Ins. Co., Inc. 15198N 654480/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04398
Matter of Russo v New York City Hous. Auth. 2015 NY Slip Op 04399
Cases Decided May 19, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Marin v Constitution Realty, LLC 13854N 111531/07 2015 NY Slip Op 04225
Matter of Ann D. v David S. 14690 14689 2015 NY Slip Op 04226
People v Cole 14893 3427/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04227
People v Luckerson 15100 650/08 2015 NY Slip Op 04228
People v Zanoni 15130 4723/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04229
Crosby v Montefiore Med. Ctr. 15131 300681/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04230
Matter of Osriel L. 15132 2015 NY Slip Op 04231
Matter of Yi Song He v Motor Veh. Acc. Indem. Corp. 15136 157242/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04232
People v Gunn 15137 2398/03 2015 NY Slip Op 04233
Cruz v United Fedn. of Teachers 15138 100768/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04234
Arzeno v City of New York 15139 300613/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04235
People v Edens 15141 3183/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04236
Matter of Thomas v Condon 15142 100145/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04237
People v Burgess 15145 5258/08 15146 2015 NY Slip Op 04238
Boureima v New York City Human Resources Admin. 15147 402014/09 2015 NY Slip Op 04239
People v Simmons 15148 727/86 2015 NY Slip Op 04240
Ladignon v Lower Manhattan Dev. Corp. 100889/10 15150A 590379/10 15150 2015 NY Slip Op 04241
Brook v Peconic Bay Med. Ctr. 15151N 650921/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04242
Yu-Dan Wong v Kenneth Ming Wei Wong 15152N 400977/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04243
People v Lovenia V. 24684/10 -1582 2015 NY Slip Op 04244
Matter of Melvin R. v Luisanny A. 15155 2015 NY Slip Op 04245
Anderson v Thomas 15156 304651/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04246
Hawthorne-King v New York City Hous. Auth. 15158 153139/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04247
People v Green 15159 9378/98 2015 NY Slip Op 04248
Aycardi v Robinson 15160 105341/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04249
Rhodium Special Opportunity Fund, LLC v Life Trading Holdco, LLC 15161 653452/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04250
People v Powell 2041/10 15162A 3820/11 15162 2015 NY Slip Op 04251
Matter of Bergin v Kelly 15163 101247/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04252
People v Denis 15164 3378/07 2015 NY Slip Op 04253
Argo Corp. v Admiral Indem. Co. 15165 400166/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04254
Hausmann v United States Life Ins. 15166 650038/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04255
People v Ramos 966/11 15167A 4583/12 15167 2015 NY Slip Op 04256
Schwartz v Hotel Carlyle Owners Corp. 15170 150229/12 157070/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04257
138-140 W. 32nd St. Assoc. LLC v 138-140 W. 32nd St. Assoc. 15171 152064/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04258
Simson v Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. 15172N 106136/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04259
Foussard v Olarte-Foussard 15173N 100154/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04260
Cases Decided May 14, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
S.T.A. Parking Corp. v Lancer Ins. Co. 14472 108091/08 2015 NY Slip Op 04192
Mendoza v Akerman Senterfitt LLP 14631 650771/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04193
Ofori O. v Roman Catholic Church of All Sts. 14582 113626/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04194
Barone v Sowers 14998 651758/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04195
People v Ward 15084 5442/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04196
Matter of Isaac Ansimeon F. (Mark P.) 15086 2015 NY Slip Op 04197
D&R Global Selections, S.L. v Bodega Olegario Falcon Pineiro 15087 603732/07 2015 NY Slip Op 04198
Martens v St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hosp. Ctr. 15088 107297/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04199
Hopeman v Hopeman 15089 313120/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04200
People v Darbasie 15091 4512/02 2015 NY Slip Op 04201
Matter of Carol H. v Shewanna H. 15093 2015 NY Slip Op 04202
Strojek v 33 E. 70th St. Corp. 15095 107383/11 591016/11 590917/12 590123/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04203
People v Woods 15096 8213/99 2015 NY Slip Op 04204
Sterling Natl. Bank v Deetown Entertainment, Inc. 15098 654357/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04205
People v Milanes 15101 6230/06 2015 NY Slip Op 04206
Matter of Steam Pipe Explosion at 41st St. & Lexington Ave. 15103N 102536/08 590495/08 15102N 2015 NY Slip Op 04207
Mc Culloch v Group Health Inc. 15104N 155939/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04208
People v Javier 1348/06 -1675 15105 2015 NY Slip Op 04209
Coronado v 3479 Assoc. LLC 15106 300748/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04210
Matter of Liliana C. v Jose M.C. 15107 2015 NY Slip Op 04211
City of New York v Gandhi Eng'g, Inc. 15108 450830/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04212
Starlite Media LLC v Pope 15109 114163/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04213
People v Nelson 15113 3769/07 2015 NY Slip Op 04214
Otero v Faierman 15114 303702/07 2015 NY Slip Op 04215
Suarez v JPMorgan Chase Bank 301377/11 15117A 15117 2015 NY Slip Op 04216
Matter of Commissioner of Social Servs. of the City of N.Y. v Juan H. M. 15122 15121 2015 NY Slip Op 04217
Beach v Touradji Capital Mgt., LP 15123 603611/08 2015 NY Slip Op 04218
Mauthner v Mauthner 15124 302289/09 2015 NY Slip Op 04219
Bestin Realty, S.A. v SCI Claridge 15125 602705/08 2015 NY Slip Op 04220
People v Watkins 15126 2943/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04221
Bon LLC v Fook Luk Realty Inc. 15127N 159575/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04222
1995 Birchall Ave. LLC v Boodhoo 15128N 380198/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04223
Matter of Brooks v Solomon 15129 1184/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04224
Matter of Radman Per Curiam M-6329 2015 NY Slip Op 09371
Cases Decided May 12, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Caba 11145 594/03 2015 NY Slip Op 04030
People v Diaz 15060 4413/10 480/10 2015 NY Slip Op 04031
Bienstock v Greycroft Partners, L.P. 151811/14 -15063 15062 15061 2015 NY Slip Op 04032
Matter of Melanie C. (Melissa L.) 15064 2015 NY Slip Op 04033
Harmit Realties LLC v 835 Ave. of the Ams., L.P. 15065 651931/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04034
Matter of King v Carrion 15066 401151/14 2015 NY Slip Op 04035
People v Jakubek 15068 6470/04 15067 2015 NY Slip Op 04036
Pierre v Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home, Inc. 100143/10 15071 15070 2015 NY Slip Op 04037
Hargrove v Riverbay Corp. 15073 13018/05 2015 NY Slip Op 04038
People v Perez 15075 1788/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04039
Matter of Joshua Manuel G. (Cathy C.) 15076A 15076 2015 NY Slip Op 04040
Matter of State of New York v Gen C. 15077 560/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04041
TOT Payments, LLC v First Data Corp. 15078 652663/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04042
Matter of Platinum Towing, Inc. v New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs 15079 101141/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04043
People v Harriott 15081 119/11 2015 NY Slip Op 04044
HSBC Bank USA v Carvalho 15082N 109886/07 2015 NY Slip Op 04045
Darabont v AMC Network Entertainment LLC 15083N 654328/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04046
People v Rivera 3618N/08 2015 NY Slip Op 04047
Sulay L. v New York City Tr. Auth. 13254 20416/05 2015 NY Slip Op 04048
Streeter v Stanley 14445 101164/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04049
Matter of Randles v State of New York Unified Ct. Sys. 15069 101066/13 2015 NY Slip Op 04050
CT Inv. Mgt. Co., LLC v Chartis Specialty Ins. Co. Gonzalez 653896/12 2015 NY Slip Op 04051
Cases Decided May 7, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Valentin 14221 823/09 2015 NY Slip Op 03914
People v Simon 14563 3957N/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03915
Ward v Urban Horizons II Hous. Dev. Fund Corp. 309039/09 14817A 14817 2015 NY Slip Op 03916
Matos v Urena 14894 305985/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03917
People v Corn 15018 30178/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03918
Matter of Sandy v NYC Hous. Auth. 15019 160734/13 2015 NY Slip Op 03919
Matter of Isaiah Jaysean J. (Cierra Tassandra J.) 15020 2015 NY Slip Op 03920
Matter of Edward M. v Stephanie Deneice M. 15021 2015 NY Slip Op 03921
People v Manley 15023 2770N/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03922
Wesson & Assoc., Inc. v Genpact Process Solutions, LLC 15024 653944/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03923
People v Thomas 15025 6168/09 2015 NY Slip Op 03924
American Tr. Ins. Co. v Jaga Med. Servs., P.C. 15027 301291/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03925
Koeppel v Volkswagen Group of Am., Inc. 15028 650889/13 2015 NY Slip Op 03926
Quiroz v Wells Reit - 222 E. 41st St., LLC 15029 109944/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03927
People v Sosa 15030 2015 NY Slip Op 03928
Matter of King v Department of Educ. of the City of New York 15031 100292/13 2015 NY Slip Op 03929
Harry Weiss, Inc. v Moskowitz 109435/09 15033A 15033 2015 NY Slip Op 03930
Kovach v PJA, LLC 15034 103892/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03931
People v Cloud 15035 2046N/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03932
People v Lawton 15036 3153/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03933
Ressler & Ressler v Friedman 15037N 305971/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03934
People v McInnis 15038 3288/08 2015 NY Slip Op 03935
Porter v City of New York 15039 104271/06 2015 NY Slip Op 03936
Matter of Kassierma Earline J. (Kim J.) 15040B 15040A 15040 2015 NY Slip Op 03937
Matter of C.I. Contr. Corp. v New York Bus. Integrity Commn. 15041 100701/13 2015 NY Slip Op 03938
People v Cain 15042 1456/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03939
Bullock v Alhadeff 15043 653042/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03940
People v Keeley 15044 3128/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03941
Board of Mgrs. of the Netherlands Condominium v Trencher 15046 102418/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03942
HRC Fund III Pooling Dom., LLC v Tamach Real Estate Mgt., Inc. 15048 603817/08 2015 NY Slip Op 03943
Matter of Dahan S. (Sheila McL.) 15049 2015 NY Slip Op 03944
Rosado v Wadolowski 15052 114581/10 2015 NY Slip Op 03945
Gerschel v Christensen 15053 651561/10 2015 NY Slip Op 03946
People v Francis 15054 3413/11 3629/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03947
People v Zullo 15055 5799/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03948
Beard v Themed Rests. Inc. 15056 113057/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03949
Matter of Lee v People of the State of New York 15059 428/74 1163/74 2015 NY Slip Op 03950
Cases Decided May 5, 2015
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Rollins v Fencers Club, Inc. 12973 106303/09 2015 NY Slip Op 03769
Martinez v 342 Prop. LLC 13910 309937/09 83892/10 83960/10 2015 NY Slip Op 03770
Von Sengbusch v Les Bateaux De N.Y., Inc. 14323 154209/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03771
Jorge C. v City of New York 14499 350083/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03772
People v Johnson 14993 5574/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03773
Raghavendra v Brill 600002/11 14994A 2015 NY Slip Op 03774
Raghavendra v Bollinger 14995 100389/13 2015 NY Slip Op 03775
Matter of Terrell H. 14996 2015 NY Slip Op 03776
People v Sorden 14997 4719/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03777
Leight v W7879 LLC 15000 104686/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03778
Matter of Constant 15001 514A/12 2015 NY Slip Op 03779
People v Taylor 1441/12 15002A 657/12 15002 2015 NY Slip Op 03780
City of New York v Hassan 15003 450631/13 2015 NY Slip Op 03781
Sansum v Fioratti 604989/01 -15006 15005 15004 2015 NY Slip Op 03782
Martinez v Cofer 15007 301486/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03783
People v Torres 15008 2401/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03784
Kinberg v Kinberg 1628/06 -- 15009B 15009A 15009 2015 NY Slip Op 03785
1592 Second Ave., LLC v Hedvat 15010 113591/11 2015 NY Slip Op 03786
Matter of Bridgwood v City of New York 15011 100033/13 2015 NY Slip Op 03787
People v Patterson 4627/07 -4686/07 15012B 4693/07 15012A 15012 2015 NY Slip Op 03788
Inner City Redevelopment Corp. v Thyssenkrupp El. Corp. 15013 103830/07 2015 NY Slip Op 03789
Maron v Magnetic Constr. Group Corp. 115270/09 -590676/12 -15017N 15016N 15015N 15014N 2015 NY Slip Op 03790
Ezzard v One E. Riv. Place Realty Co., LLC Gische J. 114803/08 14315 2015 NY Slip Op 03791

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