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Cases Decided December 26, 2019
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Arnold Per Curiam. 2019 NY Slip Op 09351
Schmitt v Artforum Intl. Mag., Inc. 10080 159496/17 2019 NY Slip Op 09352
People v Zi 10167 1932/15 2019 NY Slip Op 09353
Collateral Loanbrokers Assn. of N.Y., Inc. v City of New York 10212 303901/14 2019 NY Slip Op 09354
Cuenca v City of New York 10582 23153/14 2019 NY Slip Op 09355
People v Green 10633A 8131/97 10633 2019 NY Slip Op 09356
Jones v 30 Park Place Hotel LLC 10634 156753/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09357
Matter of Jamiyla S. J. v Kenneth D. 10635 2019 NY Slip Op 09358
Belle Light. LLC v Artisan Constr. Partners LLC 10636 655050/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09359
Knickerbocker Vil., Inc. v Lexington Ins. Co. 10637 653665/15 2019 NY Slip Op 09360
People v Major 10638 1263/15 2019 NY Slip Op 09361
People v Hunter 10639 3116/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09362
Sanchez v Extra Space Stor. Inc. 10640 2019 NY Slip Op 09363
People v Burgess 10642 2024/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09364
Matter of Yamailiz G. (Yamara R.) 10643 2019 NY Slip Op 09365
Matter of New York State Land Tit. Assn., Inc. v New York State Dept. of Fin. Servs. 10644 151562/18 2019 NY Slip Op 09366
People v Jones 10645 4528/01 2019 NY Slip Op 09367
Emery v Steinway, Inc. 10646 110133/11 590344/13 590291/14 2019 NY Slip Op 09368
Good Gateway, LLC v Thakkar 160660/16 -- 10647B 10647A 10647 2019 NY Slip Op 09369
People v Lucero 10648 5170/13 2019 NY Slip Op 09370
People v Nieves 10650 4667/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09371
Matter of Malone v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal 10651 150814/18 2019 NY Slip Op 09372
Stewart Tit. Ins. Co. v New York Tit. Research Corp. 10652 651794/16 595338/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09373
Lopez v Hicks 10653N 309896/12 2019 NY Slip Op 09374
Temiz v TJX Cos., Inc. 10654N 158865/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09375
People v Shoy 10655 2699/14 2019 NY Slip Op 09376
Matter of Mariah B. (Nigel M.) 10656 2019 NY Slip Op 09377
Lorenc v Lorenc 10657 302628/18 2019 NY Slip Op 09378
Burton v Khedouri Ezair Corp. 10658 156604/15 2019 NY Slip Op 09379
People v Taylor 10659 2576/15 2019 NY Slip Op 09380
Unique Goals Intl., Ltd. v Finskiy 10660 655692/17 2019 NY Slip Op 09381
Matter of Stone Column Trading House Ltd. v Beogradska Banka A.D. 10661 650228/13 2019 NY Slip Op 09382
People v Quandele T. 10662 207/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09383
Matter of Youssouf D. 10663 2019 NY Slip Op 09384
People v Taylor 5508/12 2019 NY Slip Op 09385
Tyrek Hgts. Erectors, Inc. v WDF, Inc. 10665 650690/12 2019 NY Slip Op 09386
Dees v MTA N.Y. City Tr. 10666 112752/08 2019 NY Slip Op 09387
Ferguson v Durst Pyramid, LLC 10667 161274/14 2019 NY Slip Op 09388
People v Davis 3201/11 10668A 10668 2019 NY Slip Op 09389
Matter of JNPJ Tenth Ave., LLC v Department of Bldgs. of the City of N.Y. 10669 100268/18 2019 NY Slip Op 09390
Artemus USA LLC v Paul Kasmin Gallery, Inc. 10671 156295/18 2019 NY Slip Op 09391
People v Landi 10672A 1817/16 3682/16 10672 2019 NY Slip Op 09392
People v Chandler 10673 548/17 2019 NY Slip Op 09393
Donovan v New York City Hous. Auth. 10674N 2019 NY Slip Op 09394
Tokayer v Kosher Sports Inc. 10675N 157471/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09395
Chaitman v Moezinia 9886A 653037/12 9886 2019 NY Slip Op 09396
Barry v Lee Manzanet-Daniels, J. 10357 2019 NY Slip Op 09397
Breest v Haggis Moulton, J. 161137/17 9783 2019 NY Slip Op 09398
Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v State Natl. Ins. Co. Kapnick, J. 160195/15 9887 2019 NY Slip Op 09399
Matter of Hanlon Per Curium. 2019 NY Slip Op 09400
Matter of Martir Per Curiam. 2019 NY Slip Op 09401
Cases Decided December 19, 2019
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Levine Per Curiam 2019 NY Slip Op 09118
People v Hale 10596 1734/12 2019 NY Slip Op 09086
Matter of Fernandez v New York City Tr. Auth. 10597 2019 NY Slip Op 09087
Matter of Stephanie L.L. v Romey S.M. 10598 2019 NY Slip Op 09088
People v Corby 10599 9256/98 2019 NY Slip Op 09089
People v Sosa-Garcia 10601 1947/15 2019 NY Slip Op 09090
Craft EM CLO 2006-1, Ltd. v Deutsche Bank AG 656152/16 10602A 10602 2019 NY Slip Op 09091
People v Gingles 10603 1311/17 2019 NY Slip Op 09092
Matter of S.T.S.M. (S.M.) 10604 2019 NY Slip Op 09093
Rosa A. v D&E Equities, Inc. 10611 10610 10609 10608 10607 10606 10605 2019 NY Slip Op 09094
People v Palaguachi 10612 3206/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09095
Ramirez v A.W.&S. Constr. Co., Inc. 15498813 2019 NY Slip Op 09096
Berra v CHSP 36th St. LLC 10614N 2019 NY Slip Op 09097
Benjamin v City of New York 10029 106847/04 2019 NY Slip Op 09098
737 Park Ave. Acquisition LLC v Goldblatt 10543 154241/13 2019 NY Slip Op 09099
Felix v Polakoff 10565 2019 NY Slip Op 09100
People v Cruz 2299/14 10568A 1650/16 10568 2019 NY Slip Op 09101
People v Garcia 10615 3655/14 2019 NY Slip Op 09102
Bonnaig v Walton 110429/11 10617 10616 2019 NY Slip Op 09103
Matter of Amanda N. (Ping N.) 10618 2019 NY Slip Op 09104
Gilligan v CJS Bldrs. 10619 154536/15 2019 NY Slip Op 09105
People v Smith 3177/15 -1875/16 10620B 3802/16 10620A 10620 2019 NY Slip Op 09106
Matter of Citigroup Global Mkts., Inc. v Fiorilla 10621 653017/13 2019 NY Slip Op 09107
People v Soto 10622 3168/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09108
Matter of Wimbledon Fin. Master Fund, Ltd. v Sage Group Consulting Inc. 10623 654559/17 2019 NY Slip Op 09109
Highland Capital Mgt., L.P. v Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 10624 151322/18 2019 NY Slip Op 09110
Matter of British R. (Shavon J.) 10625 2019 NY Slip Op 09111
Mutual Redevelopment Houses, Inc. v Skyline Eng'g, L.L.C 10626 651927/16 2019 NY Slip Op 09112
People v Campbell 10627 30/14 2019 NY Slip Op 09113
People v Bonilla 186/17 10628A 2536/17 10628 2019 NY Slip Op 09114
J.G. v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp. 10629 2019 NY Slip Op 09115
People v McGhee Mazzarelli 6041/11 2019 NY Slip Op 09116
Matter of Kreis Per Curiam 2019 NY Slip Op 09117
Cases Decided December 17, 2019
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
McGraw-Hill Educ., Inc. v Illinois Natl. Ins. Co. 655708/16 10124A 10124 2019 NY Slip Op 08960
Matter of Kelly G. v Circe H. 309154/16 -10453NB 10453NA 10453N 2019 NY Slip Op 08961
People v Davidson 10578 332/12 2019 NY Slip Op 08962
Munna v Axman 10579 151405/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08963
People v Martinez-Jiminez 10580 5272/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08964
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Tilton 10581 651695/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08965
Matter of Judicial Watch, Inc. v City of New York 160286/17 10583A 10583 2019 NY Slip Op 08966
Matter of Kevon L. 10587 10586 10585 10584 2019 NY Slip Op 08967
People v Goldstein 10588 3678/13 2019 NY Slip Op 08968
Bryskin v Mann 10589 653348/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08969
Estreich v Jewish Home Lifecare 10590 450176/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08970
Varriano v Varriano 10591 301005/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08971
Matter of House 93, LLC v Lipton 10592 161159/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08972
People v McLean 10593 2331/13 2019 NY Slip Op 08973
Marcus v Jason & Bill's Pool Serv. 10594N 652330/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08974
Clark Tower, LLC v Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 10595N 651319/19 2019 NY Slip Op 08975
Cases Decided December 12, 2019
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Eckholm v Perrone 10262 805314/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08918
Brown v 43-25 Hunter, L.L.C. 10440 23260/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08919
Matter of 361 Broadway Assoc. Holdings, LLC v Blonder Bldrs. Inc. 10514 156265/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08920
People v Thomas 10536 2019 NY Slip Op 08921
Holmes v City of New York 10537 150596/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08922
Matter of Shannon E. K. v Amir S. 10538 2019 NY Slip Op 08923
Taylor v City of New York 10539 305926/13 2019 NY Slip Op 08924
Onilude v City of New York 309622/09 -10540B 10540A 10540 2019 NY Slip Op 08925
People v Dawkins 10541 110/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08926
People v Glover 2852/16 10542A 3039/16 10542 2019 NY Slip Op 08927
Costanzo v Joseph Rosen Found., Inc. 10544 150904/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08928
Matter of Scantlebury v New York City Police Dept. 10546 101279/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08929
Rizzo v City of New York 10547 304337/13 2019 NY Slip Op 08930
Seneca Ins. Co., Inc. v JFR Constr. Corp. 10548 159603/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08931
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Biedermann 10549 850065/13 2019 NY Slip Op 08932
People v Williams 10550 1234/16 2612/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08933
People v Lashley 10551 2998/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08934
JTS Trading Ltd. v Asesores 653239/15 10552A 10552 2019 NY Slip Op 08935
Matter of Capital Enters. Co. v Dworman 653961/16 -10554A 10554 10553 2019 NY Slip Op 08936
Rodriguez v Sharma 10555N 303136/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08937
Magassouba v Cascione, Purcigliotti & Galluzzi P.C. 100452/18 10556NA 10556N 2019 NY Slip Op 08938
People v Castang 10557 86/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08939
Matter of Tenenbein v New York City Dept. of Educ. 10558 101588/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08940
Matter of Catherine L. v Jeffrey S. 10559 2019 NY Slip Op 08941
Global Liberty Ins. Co. of N.Y. v Acupuncture Now, P.C. 10560 2019 NY Slip Op 08942
Lin v Yi Xie 805473/16 10561A 10561 2019 NY Slip Op 08943
People v Camacho 10562 976/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08944
People v Espinal 10563 704/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08945
Ileiwat v PS Marcato El. Co., Inc. 10564 150343/10 2019 NY Slip Op 08946
People v Small 10566 3606/09 2019 NY Slip Op 08947
Baez v 1749 Grand Concourse LLC 10567 309276/11 2019 NY Slip Op 08948
People v Smith 10569 130/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08949
Crown Wisteria, Inc. v Cibani 10570 651307/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08950
Matter of Global Liberty Ins. Co. of N.Y. v North Shore Family Chiropractic, PC 10571 2019 NY Slip Op 08951
Abrew v Triple C Props., LLC 10572 2019 NY Slip Op 08952
Marzario v Snitow Kanfer Holzer & Millus, LLP 10573 152742/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08953
Sontag v American Intl. Group, Inc. 10574 156056/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08954
Schiavone v Seaman Arms, LLC 10575 161990/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08955
Higgs v Williams 10576N 2019 NY Slip Op 08956
Matter of Castedo v Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations 10577N 652177/19 2019 NY Slip Op 08957
Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. v Brickman Group Ltd., LLC Friedman 451213/17 8963 2019 NY Slip Op 08958
Matter of Larsen Per Curiam 2019 NY Slip Op 08959
Cases Decided December 10, 2019
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Garcia v SMJ 210 W. 18 LLC 10066 162400/14 595335/15 595215/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08791
Matter of E.D. v T.D. 10404 2019 NY Slip Op 08792
Jemima O. v Schwartzapfel, P.C. 10412 154971/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08793
People v Baines 10518 5299/10 2019 NY Slip Op 08794
Stephens v Isabella Geriatric Ctr., Inc. 10519 303716/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08795
Matter of Anthony V. L. v Bernadette R. 10520B 10520A 10520 2019 NY Slip Op 08796
Davis v Taneja 10521 805123/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08797
Matter of 247-253 W. 116 LLC v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal 10522 100541/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08798
People v Bunche 10523 3850/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08799
A.P. v Stolar 350458/10 10524A 10524 2019 NY Slip Op 08800
Shapiro v Sankarsingh 10525 652282/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08801
Matter of Progressive Specialty Ins. Co. v Tapia 10526 2019 NY Slip Op 08802
Weinstein v W.W.W. Assoc., LLC 10527 652365/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08803
People v Spulka 5104/15 10528A 2634/16 10528 2019 NY Slip Op 08804
People v Rose 10529 2171/11 2019 NY Slip Op 08805
Board of Mgrs. of Cent. Park Place Condominium v Potoschnig 10530 118205/09 2019 NY Slip Op 08806
Automobile Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn. v Damadian 10532 160743/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08808
City of New York v George G. Sharp, Inc. 10533 400227/11 2019 NY Slip Op 08809
People v Laboy 10534 2749/10 2019 NY Slip Op 08810
Matter of East Riv. Fifties Alliance, Inc. v City of New York 10535N 157917/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08811
Cases Decided December 5, 2019
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Knowles 10296 4206/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08770
People v Ruffin 10372 3843/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08771
People v Thompson 10470 3980/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08772
People v Hunter 5461/12 -5639/13 10498B 10498A 10498 2019 NY Slip Op 08773
Suero v Villa Maria Academy 10499 301272/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08774
Deneen v Bucknor 10501 307601/10 2019 NY Slip Op 08775
Board of Mgrs. on Behalf of the Unit Owners of the 322 W. 57th St. Condominium v Leardon Boiler Works, Inc. 10502 150762/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08776
People v Goldberg 554/15 10503A 4619/16 10503 2019 NY Slip Op 08777
People v Traval 10504 3721/13 2019 NY Slip Op 08778
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v BioEnergy Dev. Group LLC 10505 655792/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08779
Suarez v Jesup Realty Group, LLC 10507 2019 NY Slip Op 08780
People v Rosaro 10508 3971/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08781
People v Vargas 10509 1905/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08782
Soriano v Osorio 10510 651828/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08783
J.T. Magen & Co., Inc. v Nissan N. Am., Inc. 10511 160497/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08784
Nova Cas. Co. v Peter Thomas Roth Labs, LLC 10512 152807/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08785
People v Mathis 10513 4585/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08786
Thompson v Beth Israel Med. Ctr. 20515/09 -10115B 10115A 10115 2019 NY Slip Op 08787
Nieborak v W54-7 LLC 10516N 157084/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08788
Dietz v Linde Gas N. Am., LLC 10517NA 653023/18 10517N 2019 NY Slip Op 08789
Matter of Carmit D. v Gil D. 9926 2019 NY Slip Op 08790
Cases Decided December 3, 2019
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Grady v Hessert Realty L.P. 153565/17 -10147A 10147 10146 2019 NY Slip Op 08598
People v Snipes 1304/09 10476A 2019 NY Slip Op 08599
Pena v Pinnacle Assoc. II NY LLC 162616/14 -10477B 10477A 10477 2019 NY Slip Op 08600
Matter of Albiery R.E. 10478 2019 NY Slip Op 08601
Matter of Teichmann v New York City Employees' Retirement Sys. 10479 101209/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08602
Cano v U-Haul Co. of Ariz. 10480 310129/11 2019 NY Slip Op 08603
People v Mejias 4477/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08604
43rd St. Deli, Inc. v Paramount Leasehold, L.P. 110073/06 -7290 2019 NY Slip Op 08605
STB Invs. Corp. v Sterling & Sterling, Inc. 10483 650390/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08606
Feuer v Feuer 151738/16 10484A 10484 2019 NY Slip Op 08607
People v Pagan 10485 4207/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08608
Hepworth v Hepworth 10486 651730/14 59495/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08609
Matter of Reynolds v Towers on the Park Condominium 10487 100624/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08610
Lerner v Newmark & Co. Real Estate, Inc. 10488 657273/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08611
People v Pearson 10489 2939/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08612
People v Miller 10490 2941/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08613
River Park Assoc. (1972) L.P. v Richman Plaza Garage Corp. 10491 305004/10 2019 NY Slip Op 08614
Hamilton v Marom 10492 25434/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08615
People v Rios 10493 1118/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08616
Figueroa v Relgold, LLC 10495N 2019 NY Slip Op 08617
Matter of American Express Co. v United States Virgin Is. Dept. of Justice 150053/18 10496NA 10496N 2019 NY Slip Op 08618
Georgievski v Robins 10368 8000001/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08619
People v Waring 2127/17 10454A 3708/17 10454 2019 NY Slip Op 08620
Pritsker v Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. 10455 155269/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08621
Matter of Johanna Del C.T. v Gregorio A.L. 10456 2019 NY Slip Op 08622
Hines v ABM Janitorial Service-Northeast 158407/17 230 2019 NY Slip Op 08623
Matter of Center for Discovery, Inc. v New York City Dept. of Educ. 10458 160157/16 2019 NY Slip Op 08624
People v Marine 10459 4070/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08625
People v McGowan 10460 2269/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08626
Moore Charitable Found. v PJT Partners, Inc. 10461 654584/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08627
Wager v Rao 10462 21072/12 2019 NY Slip Op 08628
Simon v Francinvest, S.A. 10463 162867/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08629
Malon 433, Inc. v Metro Elec. Contrs., Inc. 10464 153166/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08630
People v Rodriguez 10465 2013/11 2019 NY Slip Op 08631
People v Gonzalez 1718/15 10466A 1993/15 10466 2019 NY Slip Op 08632
Borrero v ACC Constr. Corp. 10467 2019 NY Slip Op 08633
Oxman v Oxman 10468 350213/04 2019 NY Slip Op 08634
South Shore D'Lites, LLC v First Class Prods. Group, LLC 10469 650827/12 2019 NY Slip Op 08635
Matter of Brookdale Physicians' Dialysis Assoc., Inc. v Department of Fin. of the City of N.Y. 10471 156074/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08636
Koretz v 363 E. 76th St. Corp. 10472 656255/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08637
Minogue v Malhan 10473N 2019 NY Slip Op 08638
U.S. Bank N.A. v Chait 10474N 850037/15 2007 2019 NY Slip Op 08639
Matter of Luke v Statsinger 2016/17 792/18 2019 NY Slip Op 08640
Bersin Props., LLC v Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc. 10630N 452630/14 650276/15 2019 NY Slip Op 08641
Quinn v Parkoff Operating Corp 7470 155195/17 2019 NY Slip Op 08642
Fuentes v Kwik Realty LLC 9163 450153/14 2019 NY Slip Op 08643

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