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Cases Decided May 30, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
White v Davidson 652585/15 3601A 3601 2017 NY Slip Op 04219
People v Heisler 5848/10 -4128 4127 4126 2017 NY Slip Op 04220
Brown v City of New York 4129 111619/08 2017 NY Slip Op 04221
Matter of Genesis A. (Candido A.) 4130 2017 NY Slip Op 04222
Royal Equities Operating, LLC v Rubin 4131 653201/16 2017 NY Slip Op 04223
People v Joaquin 4133 49/07 2017 NY Slip Op 04224
Matter of Leo v LD Holdings, Inc. 4134 153777/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04225
Matter of Ariella D. (Sharon D.) 4135A 4135 2017 NY Slip Op 04226
Chame v Kronen 4136 2017 NY Slip Op 04227
Ortiz-Cruz v Evers 4138 306821/09 2017 NY Slip Op 04228
BBCN Bank v 12th Ave. Rest. Group Inc. 4139 159880/13 2017 NY Slip Op 04229
People v Atkins 4140 838/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04230
McCullough v Riverbay Corp. 4141 2017 NY Slip Op 04231
People v Herrera 4142 250/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04232
Peg Bandwidth, LLC v Optical Communications 4143N 154391/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04233
South Shore D'Lites, LLC v First Class Prods. Group, LLC 4144N 650827/12 2017 NY Slip Op 04234
Matter of Reid v Bajuile 4145 100/17 -1979 2017 NY Slip Op 04235
People v Hill 2401 2742/11 2017 NY Slip Op 04236
People v Saigo 3403 1915/14 -602 2017 NY Slip Op 04237
Chapman v Faustin 3801 157736/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04238
Boye v Rubin & Bailin, LLP Tom, J.P. 115987/09 3583 2017 NY Slip Op 04239
Cases Decided May 25, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Sanchez 3871 8678/99 2017 NY Slip Op 04200
Yoon Jung Kim v An 3407 155210/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04201
Sung Hwan Co., Ltd. v Rite Aid Corp. 3529 112444/01 2017 NY Slip Op 04202
Matter of Grajko v City of New York 3535N 24793/16 2017 NY Slip Op 04203
Fellner v Aeropostale, Inc. 4105 2017 NY Slip Op 04204
Matter of De'Lyn D. W. v Liza Carmen T. 4106 2017 NY Slip Op 04205
Benzies v Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 4107 651920/16 2017 NY Slip Op 04206
PSW NYC LLC v Bank of Am., N.A. 4108 650390/16 2017 NY Slip Op 04207
Atlas N.Y. Ltd. Liab. Co. v Eisenberg 4109 650553/16 2017 NY Slip Op 04208
People v Serrano 4110 397/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04209
Rubino v 330 Madison Co., LLC 4111 110134/11 590378/12 590447/13 2017 NY Slip Op 04210
Cleasby v Acharya 4113 800189/11 2017 NY Slip Op 04211
People v Duma 4114 394/13 2017 NY Slip Op 04212
Fowler v Buffa 4116 4115 2017 NY Slip Op 04213
People v Garcia 4119 639/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04214
Sicoli v Riverside Ctr. Parcel 2 Bit Assoc., LLC 4121N 152480/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04215
M.A. Angeliades, Inc. v Hill Intl., Inc. 601955/09 2017 NY Slip Op 04216
Knopf v Sanford 113227/09 4124N 4123 2017 NY Slip Op 04217
Taylor v 72A Realty Assoc., L.P. Gische 151560/14 2673 2017 NY Slip Op 04218
Cases Decided May 23, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Pratts v Campolo 3421 115578/10 2017 NY Slip Op 04058
Z.D. v MP Mgt., LLC 3436N 26043/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04059
People v Newsome 4089 880/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04060
Fronshtein v Chandler 4090 102074/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04061
Worthman v City of New York 4093 109419/06 2017 NY Slip Op 04062
Sustainable PTE Ltd. v Peak Venture Partners LLC 4094 650340/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04063
People v Lynn 4095 1300/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04064
People v Spallone 4097 1435/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04065
Stulz v 305 Riverside Corp. 4099 102681/12 2017 NY Slip Op 04066
Ridinger v West Chelsea Dev. Partners LLC 4100 160465/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04067
Country-Wide Ins. Co. v Valdan Acupuncture, P.C. 4101 652751/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04068
McHugh v City of New York 4103N 155796/12 2017 NY Slip Op 04069
Goldstein v Lipetz 1564 157826/12 2017 NY Slip Op 04070
Matter of People of the State of New York v PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP 3685N 451962/16 2017 NY Slip Op 04071
People v Feliciano 4064 5029/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04072
Faver v Midtown Trackage Ventures, LLC 4065 116742/10 2017 NY Slip Op 04073
Matter of Giulio D. (Sylvia L.) 4066 2017 NY Slip Op 04074
United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. v Textron, Inc. 4067 650460/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04075
327 Realty, LLC v Nextel of N.Y., Inc. 4068 21380/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04076
Chutko v Ben-Ami 157639/15 4070 4069 2017 NY Slip Op 04077
Gedula 26, LLC v Lightstone Acquisitions III LLC 4071 653977/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04078
People v Gurity 4072 3662/10 2017 NY Slip Op 04079
Matter of Elizabeth S. v Edgard N. 4073 2017 NY Slip Op 04080
GE Oil & Gas, Inc. v Turbine Generation Servs., L.L.C. 652296/15 ---4079 4078 4077 4076 4075 2017 NY Slip Op 04081
Whitney v Bronx-Lebanon Hosp. Ctr. 4081 2017 NY Slip Op 04082
People v Madore 4084 2679/13 2017 NY Slip Op 04083
Cabrera v Abaev 4088N 4087 2017 NY Slip Op 04084
Cases Decided May 18, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Sapp v S.J.C. 308 Lenox Ave. Family Ltd. Partnership 3409 155189/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04040
People v Farez 3662 359/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04041
Gonzalez v Riverbay Corp. 3839 302570/10 84027/11 2017 NY Slip Op 04042
Rojas v New York El. & Elec. Corp. 3904 3903 2017 NY Slip Op 04043
People v Diaz 4047 1819/11 2017 NY Slip Op 04044
Matter of Jolanda K. v Damian B. 4049 2017 NY Slip Op 04045
Excelsior 57th Corp. v Excel Assoc. 4050 113665/09 2017 NY Slip Op 04046
People v Holliday 4051 1601/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04047
Getty Props. Corp. v Getty Petroleum Mktg. Inc. 651762/12 -401074/13 4054 401313/13 401438/13 4053A 4053 2017 NY Slip Op 04048
Brown v Garda CL Atl., Inc. 4055 2017 NY Slip Op 04049
People v Jaquez 4056 3897/09 2017 NY Slip Op 04050
Matter of Michelle M. v David S. 4057 2017 NY Slip Op 04051
Barone v Elizabeth Firehouse, LLC 4058 110404/10 2017 NY Slip Op 04052
Santiago v New York City Hous. Auth. 4059 303510/12 2017 NY Slip Op 04053
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Ferrato 4060 850034/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04054
People v Foster 4061 4851/14 2017 NY Slip Op 04055
Matter of Signal Perfection, Ltd. v Litespeed Elec., Inc. 4062N 652823/13 2017 NY Slip Op 04056
Matter of Camara v Skanska, Inc. 4063N 163157/15 2017 NY Slip Op 04057
Cases Decided May 16, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Belliard 16551 2309/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03884
People v Dushain 2017 NY Slip Op 03885
Ambac Assur. Corp. v Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. 651612/10 3146A 3146 2017 NY Slip Op 03886
FIA Leveraged Fund Ltd. v Grant Thornton LLP 651217/15 -651446/15 ---3283 3282 3281 3280 3279 3278 2017 NY Slip Op 03887
Fiduciary Ins. Co. of Am. v Medical Diagnostic Servs., P.C. 4003 156503/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03888
Matter of Tiffany N.L. (Marcelino L.) 4004 2017 NY Slip Op 03889
Alvarado v City of New York 4005 20245/06 2017 NY Slip Op 03890
Matter of Meyers v Department of Educ. of the City of N.Y. 4006 100387/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03891
Wilk v Columbia Univ. 105784/10 -590780/10 -590410/11 4010 590789/11 -2014 4009 4008 4007 2017 NY Slip Op 03892
People v Piersig 4011 607/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03893
Lerner v Friends of Mayanot Inst., Inc. 4012 159038/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03894
Bank of N.Y. Mellon Trust Co., N.A. v Claypoole 157861/14 -4015 4014 4013 2017 NY Slip Op 03895
Kuni Chen v Daly 4016 157055/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03896
People v Barton 4017 1440/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03897
BP 399 Park Ave. LLC v Pret 399 Park, Inc. 650055/15 4019 4018 2017 NY Slip Op 03898
Matter of Ousmane D. v Halimatou B. 4020 2017 NY Slip Op 03899
Matter of Mohamed T. 530565/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03900
Bloom v NYU Langone Med. Ctr. 4022 150949/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03901
People v Rodriguez 4023 1820/07 2017 NY Slip Op 03902
Matter of MTA Bus Co. v New York State Div. of Human Rights 4024 160602/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03903
Burbridge v Soho Plaza Corp. 4026N 651495/10 2017 NY Slip Op 03904
Evart v Terzi 4028 161123/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03905
Matter of Jose M.C. v Liliana C. 4029 2017 NY Slip Op 03906
Summer v Ruckus 85 Corp. 114295/11 4031 4030 2017 NY Slip Op 03907
Range v Trustees of Columbia Univ. in the City of N.Y. 4032 15144412/13 400162/13 400194/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03908
People v Barry 4035 4199/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03909
Lipman v Shapiro 600222/10 4036A 4036 2017 NY Slip Op 03910
Mendoza v City of New York 4037 20141/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03911
People v Riley 3721/14 4038A 4092/15 4038 2017 NY Slip Op 03912
Coon v Hotel Gansevoort Group, LLC 4040 151674/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03913
Matter of Kosciuszko Plaza LLC v New York City Dept. of Hous. Preserv. & Dev. 4042 161835/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03914
First Manhattan Energy Corp. v Meyer 4043 650106/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03915
Cerrato v Dee Corp. 4044 303440/09 2017 NY Slip Op 03916
Dworman v Carard Mgt. Corp. 651802/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03917
Caesar v Harlem USA Stores, Inc. 4046N 157852/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03918
Ambac Assur. Corp. v Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Richter 651612/10 2017 NY Slip Op 03919
Cases Decided May 11, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Meissner v Yun 650913/12 3434 3433 2017 NY Slip Op 03842
Matter of Gerald Y.-C. (Roland Y.) 3681 2017 NY Slip Op 03843
Sasson v TLG Acquisition LLC 652735/13 -3810 3809 3808 2017 NY Slip Op 03844
Smith v Pataki 3942 116457/09 2017 NY Slip Op 03845
People v Williams 3954 2119/09 2017 NY Slip Op 03846
Matter of Wismer v Touro Coll. 3955 101233/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03847
Matter of Serina C. (Ishmael M.) 3956 2017 NY Slip Op 03848
44 Lexington Assoc., LLC v Liberty Mut. Group 154451/15 3958 3957 2017 NY Slip Op 03849
Matter of Finkelstein v Board of Educ. of the City Sch. Dist. of the City of N.Y. 3959 101540/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03850
Gordon v ROL Realty Co. 157456/13 3962 3961 2017 NY Slip Op 03851
Dipoumbi v New York City Police Dept. 3964 151129/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03852
Morales v New York City Bd./Dept. of Educ. 3965 600002/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03853
People v Vargas 3966 3632/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03854
Ortega v Goldman Sachs Headquarters LLC 3967 104364/11 590900/11 590626/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03855
Matter of Angela B. v Gustavo D. 3969 3968 2017 NY Slip Op 03856
Rose v 115 Tenants Corp. 3971 100671/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03857
Matter of Arlington Cent. Sch. Dist. v Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. 3972 654339/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03858
Matter of Patterson v Bratton 3973 100350/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03859
People v Thomas 3974 1784/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03860
Ital Assoc. v Axon 3976N 153449/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03861
People v Ostoloza 3977 547/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03862
Matter of Rodriguez v Olatoye 3978 101914/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03863
Matter of Raymond C. (Maria V.) 3979 2017 NY Slip Op 03864
Grover v 291 Marion Realty Co. 3980 2017 NY Slip Op 03865
Levitt & Kaizer v Charles 104127/09 -1965 -2105 2017 NY Slip Op 03866
People v DeJesus-Plaza 3982 2506/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03867
McMahon v Cohen Bros. Realty Corp. 3985 156865/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03868
Lee v Rodriguez 3986 24480/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03869
Branch Banking & Trust Co. v Farber 3989 651295/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03870
Jenkins v Murtagh 3990 303102/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03871
Vilella v Witkoff Group, LLC 3991 107717/11 2017 NY Slip Op 03872
Trafelet v Trafelet 3992 312168/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03873
Matter of 1552 Broadway Retail Owner LLC v McDonald's Corp. 651884/14 3994 3993 2017 NY Slip Op 03874
Matter of Serenity Victoria M. (Allison B.) 3997 3996 3995 2017 NY Slip Op 03875
People v Williams 3998 3788/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03876
Mogul Media, LLC v Ramsburgh 4000 251158/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03877
Smith v Watson 4001N 2017 NY Slip Op 03878
People ex rel. Crawford v Warden of Vernon C. Bain Ctr. 4098 260120/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03879
Matter of Bartley Per Curiam. 2017 NY Slip Op 03880
Bank of N.Y. Mellon v WMC Mtge., LLC Moskowitz 653831/13 2478 2017 NY Slip Op 03881
Matter of Dubal Per Curiam. 2017 NY Slip Op 03882
Cases Decided May 9, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Maranga Per Curiam. 2017 NY Slip Op 03715
Matter of Broad v New York City Bd./Dept. of Educ. 3754N 101304/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03691
Bishop v Katz Delicatessen of Houston St., Inc. 3775N 251419/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03692
Green v City of New York 3847 161441/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03693
People v Ruiz 3932 2290/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03694
Peña v Tyrax Realty Mgt., Inc. 3933 302550/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03695
Matter of Naitalya B. (Melissa B.) 3934 2017 NY Slip Op 03696
Chiagkouris v 201 W. 16 Owners Corp. 3936N 160540/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03697
People v Rosa 3937 3290/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03698
Matter of Agbai v New York City Civ. Serv. Commn. 3938 101083/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03699
Almonte v Citibank NMTC Corp. 3940 2017 NY Slip Op 03700
People v Tsiklauri 3941 4744/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03701
IRX Therapeutics, Inc. v Landry 3943 652614/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03702
Matter of Alberto A. v Sasha A.R. 3944 2017 NY Slip Op 03703
Arthur v Carver Fed. Sav. Bank 3945 653800/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03704
People v Livingston 3946 81919/10 2017 NY Slip Op 03705
Jay H. v City of New York 16006/06 3948 3947 2017 NY Slip Op 03706
Polanco v Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP 3949 309653/10 2017 NY Slip Op 03707
Lefkara Group, LLC v First Am. Intl. Bank 651678/13 -1930 2017 NY Slip Op 03708
Matter of Benlevi v New York City Dept. of Bldgs. 3951 100191/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03709
E.D. & F. Man Sugar, Inc. v ZZY Distribs., Inc. 3952 653963/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03710
Yamali v Felshman 3953N 603116/97 2017 NY Slip Op 03711
Kebe v Greenpoint-Goldman Corp. 3975 311410/11 2017 NY Slip Op 03712
Obey v City of New York 725 106088/07 2017 NY Slip Op 03713
Matter of Lessoff Per Curiam. 2017 NY Slip Op 03714

Cases Decided May 4, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Etheart 16588 847/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03592
Epstein Eng'g, P.C. v Cataldo 3358 603146/08 2017 NY Slip Op 03593
Kunz v Shahadoth C. 3523 530352/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03594
Jones v New York-Presbyterian Hosp. 3603 301984/11 2017 NY Slip Op 03595
People v Gudin 3725 2559/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03596
People v Herron 3884 4601N/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03597
Matter of Tyrese C. 3885 2017 NY Slip Op 03598
Galopy Corp. Intl., N.V. v Deutsche Bank, A.G. 3886 151766/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03599
Bortman v Lucander 3887 652924/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03600
People v Vasquez 3888 1691/06 2017 NY Slip Op 03601
Steffan v Wilensky 3889 150020/11 2017 NY Slip Op 03602
Walker v Gray Line N.Y. 3890 158775/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03603
People v Singletary 3891 3190/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03604
Board of Mgrs. of St. James's Tower Condominium v Kutler 3892 106826/11 2017 NY Slip Op 03605
Molloy v Long Is. R.R. 3893 154407/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03606
Caso v Miranda Sambursky Sloane Sklarin Ver Veniotis LLP 159192/15 3895 3894 2017 NY Slip Op 03607
People v Diaz 3896 3876/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03608
People v Pastore 3897 5477/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03609
Dian Kui Su v Sing Ming Chao 3899 601752/08 2017 NY Slip Op 03610
People v Mendoza 3900 4111/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03611
People v Hassane 3901 5865/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03612
Hutchins v Hutchins 3902 251490/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03613
Wimbledon Fin. Master Fund, Ltd. v Weston Capital Mgt. LLC 653468/15 -3907 3906 3905 2017 NY Slip Op 03614
People v Young 3908 316/00 2017 NY Slip Op 03615
People v Cruz 1963/11 3912 3796/12 3911 2017 NY Slip Op 03616
Matter of Matthew Louis S. (Raymond R.) 3913 2017 NY Slip Op 03617
Reinhard v Connaught Tower Corp. 602503/08 3915 3914 2017 NY Slip Op 03618
LaRiviere v Williams 3916 102006/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03619
Waltman v Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 3918 156844/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03620
People v Cepeda 3922 5310/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03621
Manfredonia v Gateway School of N.Y. 3924 114242/11 590643/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03622
People v Santiago 3927 4314N/11 4247N/11 3926 2017 NY Slip Op 03623
Matter of Johnson v Union Bank of Switzerland, AG 150457/16 3929N 3928 2017 NY Slip Op 03624
Buchanan Capital Mkts. v DeLucca 3930N 651913/16 2017 NY Slip Op 03625
Racer v Mazel, USA LLC 3931N 159409/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03626
Matter of Davidson Per Curiam. 2017 NY Slip Op 03627
Matter of Kudera Per Curiam. 2017 NY Slip Op 03628
Cases Decided May 2, 2017
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Taylor 2479 1162/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03447
People v Ulerio 270 5149/07 2017 NY Slip Op 03448
Cortes v MMC Residential Corp., I., Inc. 3153 309222/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03449
Matter of Fievet v New York City Loft Bd. 3310 100494/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03450
Moraetis v Evans 3350 152829/15 2017 NY Slip Op 03451
Clarke v 6485 & 6495 Broadway Apt., Inc. 3636 301746/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03452
People v Johnson 3755/11 3868 245/14 3867 2017 NY Slip Op 03453
Abreu v New York City Police Dept. 3869 159145/12 2017 NY Slip Op 03454
Matter of Darnel J.P. v Lianna Y.D. 3870 2017 NY Slip Op 03455
People v Sanford 7032/02 -3875 3874 3873 2017 NY Slip Op 03456
People v Cruz 3876 3766/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03457
Keyspan Gas E. Corp. v Munich Reins. Am. 3878 604715/97 2017 NY Slip Op 03458
People v Gilyard 3879 2625/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03459
People v Jimenez 3880 549/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03460
People v Williams 3881 65062/11 2017 NY Slip Op 03461
People v Ward 3882 5087/13 2017 NY Slip Op 03462
Fragin v First Funds Holdings, LLC 3883N 652673/14 2017 NY Slip Op 03463
New York Univ. v Pfizer Inc. Andrias 653590/13 2069 2017 NY Slip Op 03464

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