skip to main content
Law Reporting
Bureau
Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter

Appellate Division, First Department Decisions

Current Month Archived Cases Motions

January 2020 Archive

Archived Information

Documents listed on this page are archived and may not fully meet current ADA accessibility standards.

Cases Decided January 30, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Rodriguez v Antillana & Metro Supermarket Corp. 10119 301012/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00669
People v Salim 607/16 10913A 3302/16 10913 2020 NY Slip Op 00670
Nelson v New York City Tr. Auth. 10914 160417/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00671
Matter of Judith L.C. v Lawrence Y. 38672/16 10915A -38587/16 10915B 10915 2020 NY Slip Op 00672
Bentley v All-Star, Inc. 10916 155323/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00673
Marder's Antique Jewelry, Inc. v Bolton 10917 152926/12 2020 NY Slip Op 00674
People v Smith 10918 1229/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00675
Abascal-Montalvo v City of New York 10919 100112/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00676
Cortes v Madison Sq. Garden Co. 10921 157421/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00677
Fiore Fin. Corp. v Gaea N. Am., LLC 650742/18 10922A 10922 2020 NY Slip Op 00678
Matter of Janiya P. (Scott G.) 10923 -43/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00679
People v Koonce 10924 4752/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00680
Matter of State of New York v Gary K. 10925 30140/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00681
Scotto v 315 Park Ave S, LLC 10926 154444/12 590271/13 595876/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00682
Endurance Am. Specialty Ins. Co. v Harleysville Worcester Ins. Co. 10927 654568/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00683
Matter of Hockaday v Olatoye 10928 101071/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00684
Pewritt v Compass Group, USA, Inc. 10930 152558/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00685
Board of Mgrs. of Fifth Ave. Condominium v 141 Acquisition Assoc., LLC 10932 141 651426/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00686
Besler v Uzieri 10933N 152864/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00687
Alliance for Progress, Inc. v Blondell Realty Corp. 10934N 2020 NY Slip Op 00688
Cases Decided January 28, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Spectrum News NY1 v New York City Police Dept. 150305/16 -7807 -7828 -7949 2020 NY Slip Op 00521
Matter of Bannister v Wiley 10830 5306N/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00522
People v Gamble 1347/09 -65 10873 2020 NY Slip Op 00523
Matter of Veronica D. v Loreni S. 10874 2020 NY Slip Op 00524
Figueroa v Parkash 10875 300844/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00525
Hornsby v Cathedral Parkway Apts. Corp. 10876 157233/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00526
Wells v City of New York 10877 156834/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00527
People v Green 10878 216/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00528
People v Ayala 10880 826/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00529
Matter of Jadelyn T. R. (Terry O.--Elizabeth R.) 10882 -20021/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00530
People v Thomas 10883 2865/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00531
Cinquemani v Otis El. Co. 10885 150507/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00532
People v Ramnath 10886 24/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00533
Matter of DePamphilis v O'Neill 10887 100604/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00534
Matter of Maatouk v New York State Dept. of Motor Vehicles Safety & Bus. Hearing Bur. 10889 152978/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00535
Condor Capital Corp. v CALS Invs., LLC 10890 652700/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00536
Cusumano v Riley Land Surveyors, LLP 10891N 100948/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00537
Herman v Herman 650205/11 -950354/13 10892NB 10892NA 10892N 2020 NY Slip Op 00538
People v Schuman 1204/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00539
Eshaghian v Roshanzamir 10894N 652577/12 2020 NY Slip Op 00540
Matter of Malachi O. B. (Keneta K. B.) 10895 -2376/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00541
John v De Vivo 10896 805256/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00542
People v Taveras 4441/04 2020 NY Slip Op 00543
People v Garrett 10899 796/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00544
Sotarriba v 346 W. 17th St. LLC 10900 113027/11 2020 NY Slip Op 00545
Matter of Bronx Liq. & Wine Inc. v New York State Liq. Auth. 100946/19 2020 NY Slip Op 00546
Matter of Department of Social Servs. v Donald A.C. 10902 -6873/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00547
WG Three Assoc., LLC v Portofino Chelsea, LLC 10903 150739/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00548
People v Hinojosa 10904 430/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00549
People v Barreto 10905 3234/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00550
Sladkus v Englese 10906 151712/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00551
Danis v John C. Food Corp. 10907 150098/12 2020 NY Slip Op 00552
Zinbarg v Professional Bus. Coll., Inc. 10908 653265/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00553
Clotter v New York City Hous. Auth. 10909 304009/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00554
Matter of Nazor v New York City Loft Bd. 159870/18 -100207/08 -10911NA 10911N 10910A 10910 2020 NY Slip Op 00555
Vargas v LaMacchia 10912N 309300/10 2020 NY Slip Op 00556
Tracy v 29-33 Convent Ave. Hous. Dev. Fund Corp. 11002 304532/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00557
Matter of Cassidy Per Curiam 2020 NY Slip Op 00558
Cases Decided January 23, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Torres 5646/14 10831A 48/15 10831 2020 NY Slip Op 00480
Matter of Dieng v Torres-Springer 10832 100964/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00481
Matter of Maxine B. v Richard C. 10833 2020 NY Slip Op 00482
Polaris Venture Partners VI L.P. v AD-Venture Capital Partners L.P. 10834 650623/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00483
Vega v Beacon 109 207-209 LLC 10835 156296/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00484
People v Evans 10836 4158N/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00485
People v Roner A. 10837 1956/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00486
Matter of MTA Bus Co. v Responsive Auto Ins. Co. 10838 451207/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00487
Johnson v IAC/InterActiveCorp 155837/14 -10839B 10839A 10839 2020 NY Slip Op 00488
Matter of Eric R. v Henry R. 10840 2020 NY Slip Op 00489
People v Bell 10841 834N/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00490
Bulka v Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. 10843 657560/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00491
Rosario v Gonzalez 10844 2020 NY Slip Op 00492
People v Panzano 10845 2413/16 1140/17 4156/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00493
Kennedy v 30W26 Land, L.P. 10846 157375/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00494
Cestone v Johnson 10849 155070/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00495
Leon v Harlan 10850N 153936/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00496
People v Thompson 10852 162/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00497
Matter of Dave D. v Cara C. 10854 2020 NY Slip Op 00498
Rainbow v WPIX, Inc. 10855 152477/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00499
Matter of Ameriprise Ins. Co. v Kensington Radiology Group, P.C. 10856 570192/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00500
People v Rios 10857 3307/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00501
People v Samuel 10858 1786N/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00502
Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v ACE Am. Ins. Co. 10859 651579/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00503
Bianchi v Mason 10860A 10860 2020 NY Slip Op 00504
People v Robinson 10861 571/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00505
Matter of Dariel M. v Aurelyn Z.G. 10862 2020 NY Slip Op 00506
Matter of Smith v O'Neill 10863 101618/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00507
Lampkowski v Parra 10864 805213/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00508
Giraldo v Brookfield Fin. Props., L.P. 10865 159689/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00509
Matter of NYC Health + Hosps. v Organization of Staff Analysts 10866 450553/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00510
Berganzo v Bronx Realty Group LLC 10867 2020 NY Slip Op 00511
People v Fernandez 10868 1842/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00512
Matter of Dominguez v O'Neill 10869 100728/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00513
Crimlis v City of New York 150341/15 10870A 595169/17 10870 2020 NY Slip Op 00514
Hichez v United Jewish Council of the E. Side, Home Attendant Serv. Corp. 10871N 653250/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00515
Berardelli v Novo Law Firm P.C. 10872N 651720/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00516
Cases Decided January 21, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Washington 10807 3239/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00373
Boccara v Beinart 653083/14 10808A 10808 2020 NY Slip Op 00374
Matter of Jaquiya F. 10809 2020 NY Slip Op 00375
Diamond v New York City Hous. Auth. 153312/18 -8503 10810 2020 NY Slip Op 00376
People v Reyes 10812 3949/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00377
Matter of Margaret M.W.S. v Richard A.M. 10813 2020 NY Slip Op 00378
Schloss v Tears Realty Corp. 162797/14 -10815A 10815 10814 2020 NY Slip Op 00379
People v Davis 10816 366/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00380
Myers v City of New York 10817 101341/11 2020 NY Slip Op 00381
Matter of Anthony S. v Monique T.B. 10818 2020 NY Slip Op 00382
U-Trend N.Y. Inv. L.P. v US Suite LLC 652082/14 10819A 650498/15 10819 2020 NY Slip Op 00383
People v Lennon 10820 2094/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00384
Maxim Inc. v Gross 654137/15 10822A 10822 2020 NY Slip Op 00385
City of New York v Berkeley Educ. Servs. of N.Y., Inc. 10823 452025/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00386
People v Guillen 10824 3568/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00387
United Capital Real Estate Dev. Corp. v Sahara US Corp. 10825 155910/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00388
Nationstar Mtge., LLC v Thompson 10826 381260/12 2020 NY Slip Op 00389
Zegelstein v Faust 10828N 651198/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00390
Matter of Kabak v New York City Dept. of Fin. 10829 100924/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00391
Cases Decided January 16, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
NCCMI, Inc. v Bersin Props., LLC 10805N 650276/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00370
People v Cornachio 782/15 -8467 2020 NY Slip Op 00347
Smith v City of New York 10786 154726/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00348
Matter of Lamani C.H. (Lucia T.G.) 10787A 10787B 10787 2020 NY Slip Op 00349
Oliveras v New York City Tr. Auth. 10788 24874/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00350
J.A.L.D. v Brightside Academy, Inc. 10789 2020 NY Slip Op 00351
People v Cagan 10790 1951/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00352
People v Green 10791 331/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00353
Rodriguez v City Univ. of N.Y. 10792 121369 2020 NY Slip Op 00354
People v Lopez 10793 2439/11 2020 NY Slip Op 00355
Matter of Kobe N. (Juan Carlos N.) 10794A 10794 2020 NY Slip Op 00356
Castlepoint Ins. Co. v Southside Manhattan View LLC 10795 650123/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00357
Higgins v TST 375 Hudson, L.L.C. 10797A 10797 2020 NY Slip Op 00358
116 Waverly Place LLC v Spruce 116 Waverly LLC 10798 655930/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00359
People v Cortes 10799 220/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00360
Gutierrez v 610 Lexington Prop., LLC 10800 162787/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00361
Kaspiev v Pankova 800008/14 -8477 -8480 2020 NY Slip Op 00362
Matter of Ding Sheng Realty Corp. v City of New York 10802 101213/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00363
Negron v Shou 10803 805059/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00364
Rosario v Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. 10804 150040/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00365
Chao Jiang v Ping An Ins. 10806N 652260/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00366
Ambac Assur. Corp. v Countrywide Home Loans Inc. 9461N 651612/10 2020 NY Slip Op 00367
Matter of Callen v New York City Loft Bd. Renwick 156504/17 100873/17 10322 2020 NY Slip Op 00368
Matter of Ziankovich Per Curiam 2020 NY Slip Op 00369
Cases Decided January 14, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Beach v Touradji Capital Mgt., LP 603611/08 -7778 2020 NY Slip Op 00230
Noorzi v State of New York 10641 123824 124666 2020 NY Slip Op 00231
Krzyzanowski v City of New York 157165/16 10745A 10745 2020 NY Slip Op 00232
Matter of Zavala v Selfhelp Community Servs., Inc. 10760 500083/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00233
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Javier 10765 380873/07 2020 NY Slip Op 00234
Matter of A'Keria A.H. (Kenneth Q.H.) 10766 2020 NY Slip Op 00235
The Elsa Zegelstein Revocable Living Trust v Nanto MK Corp. 10767 651743/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00236
Matter of Ghaly v Columbia Univ. 10768 101137/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00237
People v Rodriguez 14007/90 14774/90 10769 2020 NY Slip Op 00238
People v Garvin 10770 1734N/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00239
Crockett v 351 St. Nicholas Ave. LLC 10771 159061/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00240
Taylor v Gumora 10773 104299/12 2020 NY Slip Op 00241
Matter of Alyssa S. (Shakira M. S.) 10774 2020 NY Slip Op 00242
People v Bryan 2058/15 1378/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00243
People v Carter 10776 405/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00244
Wroblewski v City of New York 309966/10 10777A 10777 2020 NY Slip Op 00245
Mooney v BP/CG Ctr. II, LLC 153483/13 10778A 590086/14 590176/14 595070/15 10778 2020 NY Slip Op 00246
People v Espino 10779 1331/09 2020 NY Slip Op 00247
Landmark Ventures, Inc. v Kreisberg & Maitland, LLP 10781 655089/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00248
Landmark Ventures, Inc. v InSightec, Ltd. 653761/16 10782A 10782 2020 NY Slip Op 00249
Rubin v Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP 10783N 154060/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00250
U.S. Bank Natl. Assn. v Thompson 10784N 115553/09 2020 NY Slip Op 00251
People v Martinez Renwick, J.P. 1544/07 10545 2020 NY Slip Op 00252
Matter of Felicetti Per Curiam 2020 NY Slip Op 00253
Matter of Kachroo Per Curiam 2020 NY Slip Op 00254
Cases Decided January 9, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Jaquan L. (Pearl L.) 10500 2020 NY Slip Op 00213
Murphy v Drosinos 10727 805259/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00214
People v Bell 10742 2469/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00215
Matter of Matthew T. (Tiffany S.) 10744 2020 NY Slip Op 00216
Mountain Val. Indem. Co. v Battaglia 10746 150751/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00217
Matter of Vuksan Realty, LLC v Olatoye 10748 100965/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00218
Matter of Partman v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal 10750 158766/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00219
People v Horne 10751 1647/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00220
Matter of Tony U. v Amy J.P. 10752 2020 NY Slip Op 00221
People v Sleet 3241/09 10753A 489/14 10753 2020 NY Slip Op 00222
Gregory v National Amusements, Inc. 303405/10 - 10755 10754 2020 NY Slip Op 00223
Ull v Royal Car Park LLC 10756 654541/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00224
Siegal v Adler 10757 301315/07 2020 NY Slip Op 00225
People v Smith 10758 4513/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00226
Ramos v 200 W. 86 Apts. Corp. 10759 155667/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00227
People v Thompson 10761 4854/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00228
Pruss v Infiniti of Manhattan, Inc. Acosta, P.J. 161240/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00229
Cases Decided January 7, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
People v Anderson 1684/13 -2384/13 -2855/14 2762/14 10720B 10720A 10720 2020 NY Slip Op 00057
Martinez v 250 W. 43 Owner, LLC 10721 2020 NY Slip Op 00058
Matter of Dantee R.W. v Valerie T. 10722 2020 NY Slip Op 00059
Gutierrez v 451 Lexington Realty LLC 10723 305823/13 83959/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00060
Hakim v Hakim 10724 603000/05 2020 NY Slip Op 00061
People v Trujillo 10725 3299/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00062
People v Lopez 10726 9474/99 2020 NY Slip Op 00063
Esponda v Ramos-Ciprian 305186/12 10728A 10728 2020 NY Slip Op 00064
Matter of Mooney v New York City Tr. Auth. 10729 100413/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00065
Matter of Katherine U. (Jose U.) 10730A 10730 2020 NY Slip Op 00066
People v Martin 2043/14 10731A 10731 2020 NY Slip Op 00067
Woodward v Levine 655709/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00068
Pui Kum Ng Lee v Chatham Green, Inc. 10733 155485/12 2020 NY Slip Op 00069
People v Randall 10734 3962/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00070
People v Landa 10738 99026/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00071
Matter of Milford Mgt. v New York City Water Bd. 10739 161132/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00072
Birro v Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. 10740N 2020 NY Slip Op 00073
Matter of People ex rel. LaFalce v Clott 869/19 -8220 2020 NY Slip Op 00074
People v Kapasakis 10698 4873/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00075
White v Metropolitan Opera Assn., Inc. 10699 157064/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00076
Matter of Daniel P. (Noheme P.--David P.) 10700A 10700 2020 NY Slip Op 00077
Life Sourcing Co., Ltd. v Shoez, Inc. 10701 655714/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00078
Motta v Kiesel 10702 101040/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00079
People v Munroe 10703 3447/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00080
Grate v Rodrigues 10704 2020 NY Slip Op 00081
Saavedra v 111 John Realty Corp. 10705 161750/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00082
Empery Asset Master, Ltd v AIT Therapeutics, Inc. 10706 651306/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00083
People v Thomas 10707 3357/09 2020 NY Slip Op 00084
Matter of Deanna V. v Michael C. 10708 2020 NY Slip Op 00085
People v Austin 10709 2166/13 2020 NY Slip Op 00086
U.S. Educ. Loan Trust IV, LLC v Bank of N.Y. Mellon 10710 654415/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00087
Fitzgerald Edibles, Inc. v Osborne Tenants Corp. 10711 150625/12 2020 NY Slip Op 00088
Totaram v Gibson 10712 380033/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00089
People v Moore 2353/15 10713A 1504/16 10713 2020 NY Slip Op 00090
Matter of J.H. v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp. 10714 805168/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00091
People v Butler 702/18 10716A 10716 2020 NY Slip Op 00092
Delgado v City of New York 10717 22895/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00093
Rivera v Skanska USA Civ. Northeast, Inc. 10718N 2020 NY Slip Op 00094
Matter of Anthony v Jerry V. 10719N 531108/06 2020 NY Slip Op 00095
Knight v City of New York 26284/15 10743A 10743 2020 NY Slip Op 00096
Cases Decided January 2, 2020
Title Judge Docket No. Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Sarkar v City of New York 150147/17 -8500 2020 NY Slip Op 00033
Gordon v Anderson 10670 5116/10 2020 NY Slip Op 00034
People v Anonymous 10676 3756/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00035
Aquino v Taylor 10677N 2020 NY Slip Op 00036
Matter of Elizabeth L. v Kevin O. 10678 2020 NY Slip Op 00037
Country-Wide Ins. Co. v Power Supply, Inc. 10679N 106110/11 2020 NY Slip Op 00038
Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Kirschenbaum 10680N 850141/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00039
People v Xavier F. 10681 4472/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00040
Fisher v Lewis Constr. NYC Inc. 10683N 655224/18 2020 NY Slip Op 00041
JW 70th St. LLC v Simon 10684N 154514/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00042
People v Gibbs 10685 4374/14 2020 NY Slip Op 00043
Matter of Michael A.M. (Michael M.) 10686 2020 NY Slip Op 00044
People v Little 10687 2765/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00045
People v Hardwick 10688 2088/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00046
Robins v Procure Treatment Ctrs., Inc. 10690N 805644/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00047
Matter of Country-Wide Ins. Co. v TC Acupuncture P.C. 10691N 157967/15 2020 NY Slip Op 00048
People v Muhammad 10692 2881/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00049
Arena v Shaw 10693N 850095/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00050
People v Rodriguez 10694 1745N/16 2020 NY Slip Op 00051
Kaiafas v Ammos NYC LLC 10695N 650847/17 2020 NY Slip Op 00052
Wilson v Simpson W. Realty, LLC 10696N 2020 NY Slip Op 00053
Rom v Eurostruct, Inc. 300960/15 10697NA 10697N 2020 NY Slip Op 00054
Matter of Wang 10715 2550 2020 NY Slip Op 00055
Sandomirsky v Velasquez 10780 2020 NY Slip Op 00056

Links to or from other sites do not signify endorsement or relationship with them.