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**Cases Decided September 30, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Britt v Metropolitan Transp. Auth.		Index No. 151336/22\|Appeal No. 4787\|Case No. 2024-05244\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05187
Valley Natl. Bank v 252 W. 31 St. Corp.		Index No. 850269/21\|Appeal No. 4790\|Case No. 2024-03449\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05209
Matter of Stallard v New York City Police Dept. License Div., Rifle/Shotgun Section		Index No. 160695/22\|Appeal No. 4786\|Case No. 2024-01245\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05208
Smith v Global Contact Holding Co., Inc.		Index No. 156087/19\|Appeal No. 4777 M-4556\|Case No. 2024-03131\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05207
Sanchez v NYC Med. Practice, P.C.		Index No. 816317/23\|Appeal No. 4785\|Case No. 2024-06548\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05206
Matter of C.D.R. (Keith M.R.)		Docket No. B-7446/22\|Appeal No. 4781\|Case No. 2025-01109\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05205
People v Martin		Ind. No. 1329/20\|Appeal No. 4528\|Case No. 2022-04028\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05204
People v Dubose		Ind. No. 72378/23\|Appeal No. 4778\|Case No. 2024-04468\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05203
Matter of Sajetta v Litman		Index No. 72641/23\|Appeal No. 4793\|Case No. 2025-03071\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05202
People v Louissant		Ind. No. 633/19\|Appeal No. 4789\|Case No. 2022-04656\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05201
People v Ali		Ind. No. 2017/16\|Appeal No. 4784\|Case No. 2018-4467\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05200
People v Hood		Ind. No. 74393/22\|\|Appeal No. 4774\|Case No. 2023-01932\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05199
People v Vasquetelles		Ind. No. 72490/23\|Appeal No. 4788\|Case No. 2024-05365\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05198
People v Bleyden		Ind. No. 2175/19\|Appeal No. 4771\|Case No. 2021-02877\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05197
People v Johnson		Ind. No. 1254/18, 3045/15, 2349/17\|Appeal No. 4775\|Case No. 2022-05068\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05196
People v Flores		Ind. No. 71282/22\|Appeal No. 4779\|Case No. 2024-00208\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05195
Patel v Maybank Kim Eng Sec. USA INC.	MICHAEL, J.	Index No. 651062/23\|Appeal No. 4537\|Case No. 2024-03749\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05194
Norguard Ins. Co. v 148 W. Owner LLC		Index No. 154822/20\|Appeal No. 4792\|Case No. 2024-06575\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05193
Macklowe Inv. Props. LLC v MIP 57th Dev. Acquisition LLC		Index No. 656919/21\|Appeal No. 4780\|Case No. 2024-06639\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05192
Matter of Darren M.J. v Sandra J.R.		V-15019-21/21A V-15020-21/21A V-15021-21/21A V-15020-21/23B V-12950-22/22A V-12951-22/22A V-12952-22/22A V-12950-22/23B V-12952-22/23B V-15019-21/24C V-15021-21/24C V-12950-22/24C V-15019-21/23B V-15021-21/23B V-12951-22/23B V-12951-22/24C V-12952-22/24C\|Docket No. V-15019-21/21A, V-15020-21/21A, V-15021-21/21A, V-15020-21/23B, V-12950-22/22A, V-12951-22/22A, V-12952-22/22A, V-12950-22/23B, V-12952-22/23B, V-15019-21/24C, V-15021-21/24C, V-12950-22/24C, V-15019-21/23B, V-15021-21/23B, V-12951-22/23B, V-12951-22/24C, V-12952-22/24C\|Appeal No. 4773\|Case No. 2025-00511\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05191
Henick-Lane, LLC v Stellar Mgt. Group, Inc.		Index No. 653841/19\|Appeal No. 4783\|Case No. 2024-06264\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05190
Hart v Cappa		Index No. 156732/16\|Appeal No. 4772\|Case No. 2025-00295\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05189
Golden v EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.		Index No. 157687/23\|Appeal No. 4130-4131\|Case No. 2024-00868, 2024-02096\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05188
Matter of Aguilera v City of New York		Index No. 801703/24\|Appeal No. 4791\|Case No. 2024-02059\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05185
Barone v Barone		Index No. 300812/19\|Appeal No. 4776\|Case No. 2023-01915\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05186

**Cases Decided September 25, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Servan v ES Bldrs. Group LLC		Index No. 24461/20\|Appeal No. 4768\|Case No. 2024-05921\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05184
Matter of 250 E. 63 Realty LLC v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal		Index No. 150562/23\|Appeal No. 4738\|Case No. 2024-00065\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05139
Matter of Milbaum		Index No. 2631/A/18\|Appeal No. 4765\|Case No. 2024-07476\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05183
Matter of M.W. v R.W.		Docket No. O-09589-22\|Appeal No. 4759\|Case No. 2024-03762\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05182
Matter of S.M.W. (J.R.M.)		Docket No. NN-26239/22, NN-26240/22\|Appeal No. 4750\|Case No. 2024-07596\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05181
Viohl v Chelsea W26 LLC		Index No. 158722/22\|Appeal No. 4739\|Case No. 2025-00724\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05180
Urban v Zipper		Index No. 153041/21\|Appeal No. 4751\|Case No. 2023-02266\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05179
Trinity Ctr. LLC v Subway Real Estate Corp.		Index No. 654220/21\|Appeal No. 4761\|Case No. 2024-06055\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05178
Southerland v Tavern		Index No. 156721/20\|Appeal No. 4762\|Case No. 2024-07925\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05177
Pizzarotti, LLC v MDB Dev. Corp.		Index No. 650809/19\|Appeal No. 4758\|Case No. 2024-04141\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05176
People v Stewart		Ind. No. 752/20\|Appeal No. 4670\|Case No. 2024-00514\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05175
People v Prieto		Ind. No. 2123/19\|Appeal No. 4740\|Case No. 2021-00134\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05174
People v Hooks		Ind. No. 5588/97\|Appeal No. 4752\|Case No. 2022-03915\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05173
People v Blackman		Ind. No. 71752/24\|Appeal No. 4742\|Case No. 2024-07294\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05172
People v Manley		Ind. No. 3214/19\|Appeal No. 4760\|Case No. 2022-05269\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05171
People v Hart		Ind. No. 1314/16\|Appeal No. 4763\|Case No. 2018-04233\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05170
People v Moore		Ind. No. 5652/14\|Appeal No. 4757-4757A\|Case No. 2019-3864, 2023-06047\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05169
People v Johnson		Ind. No. 1115/18\|Appeal No. 4723\|Case No. 2019-03855\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05168
People v Banks		Ind. No. 00892/21\|Appeal No. 4753\|Case No. 2023-00410\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05167
People v Fontanez		Ind. No. 1051/18\|Appeal No. 4726\|Case No. 2019-02617\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05166
People v Mangual		Ind. No. 70778/21\|Appeal No. 4731\|Case No. 2022-02517\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05165
People v Evans		SCI No. 70258/23\|Appeal No. 4764\|Case No. 2024-01075\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05164
People v Rivera		SCI No. 1082/19\|Appeal No. 4727\|Case No. 2022-00048\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05163
People v Berkley		Ind. No. 70946/23\|Appeal No. 4736\|Case No. 2023-05623\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05162
People v Richardson		Ind. No. 71112/21\|Appeal No. 4748\|Case No. 2023-04195\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05161
People v Gant		Ind. No. 73055/22\|Appeal No. 4735\|Case No. 2024-03726\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05160
People v Vemulapati		Ind. No. 1772/20\|Appeal No. 4767\|Case No. 2022-03494\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05159
Ocasio v Achaibar		Index No. 805753/22\|Appeal No. 4737\|Case No. 2024-05841\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05158
Mitchell v City of New York		Index No. 23232/20\|Appeal No. 4733\|Case No. 2024-03234\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05157
Matter of Mirza v College of Mount St. Vincent		Index No. 805075/24\|Appeal No. 4879\|Case No. 2025-02569\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05156
McMillan v Out-Look Safety LLC		Index No. 657577/19\|Appeal No. 4746\|Case No. 2024-05477\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05155
McGuire v Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield		Index No. 951104/21\|Appeal No. 4724\|Case No. 2024-05945\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05154
Matter of Portia M. v Antaeus A.		Docket No. V-07517-20/22\|Appeal No. 4734\|Case No. 2024-07157\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05153
Joseph v NYU Grossman Sch. of Medicine		Index No. 650521/24\|Appeal No. 4320, M-2018\|Case No. 2024-05712\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05152
Matter of Harge v Lewis		Index No. 74766/23, 74281/24\|Appeal No. 4770, M-4361\|Case No. 2025-03075\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05151
Gross v Kikuchi		Index No. 656290/23\|Appeal No. 4732\|Case No. 2024-07027\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05150
Matter of Alan H. Goodman 2011 Revocable Trust.		File No. 1799/B/16\|Appeal No. 4756\|Case No. 2024-03690\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05149
Globe Stor. & Moving Co., Inc. v Counsel Fin. II, LLC		Index No. 651917/23\|Appeal No. 4741\|Case No. 2024-07380\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05148
Distel v Distel		Index No. 365055/23\|Appeal No. 4769\|Case No. 2025-00482\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05147
De Luca v De Luca		Index No. 365505/23\|Appeal No. 4743-4744-4745\|Case No. 2025-00814, 2025-00816, 2024-07127\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05146
Matter of T.C. (S.D.)		Docket No. NN-19146-50/23\|Appeal No. 4725-4725A\|Case No. 2024-02867, 2024-02935\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05145
C.R. v Episcopal Diocese of N.Y.	Kapnick, J.	Index No. 950098/21\|Appeal No. 3767\|Case No. 2023-06087\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05144
Baxter v Gosh		Index No. 809767/24\|Appeal No. 4766\|Case No. 2025-02493\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05143
Matter of Attorney Gen. of the State of N.Y. v K.S.		Index No. 531006/05\|Appeal No. 4755\|Case No. 2024-06562\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05142
Allen v Kukin		Index No. 805116/22\|Appeal No. 4730\|Case No. 2025-02252\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05141
Matter of Abiah v Katz		Appeal No. 4747\|Case No. 2025-03152\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05140

**Cases Decided September 23, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
302 W. 87th St. LLC v SHS Upper City NY II LLC		Index No. 160684/18\|Appeal No. 4702-,4703\|Case No. 2024-06444, 2025-00727\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05032
Wachtel v Alan Joel Communications, Inc.		Index No. 20196/19\|Appeal No. 4715\|Case No. 2024-06918\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05053
938 St. Nicholas Ave. Lender LLC v 936-938 Cliffcrest Hous. Dev. Fund Corp.		Index No. 850011/13, 595322/14\|Appeal No. 4177\|Case No. 2023-04586\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05052
Matter of Severini v New York City Dept. of Envtl. Protection		Index No. 158496/23\|Appeal No. 4706\|Case No. 2024-02656\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05051
RedHill Biopharma Ltd. v Kukbo Co., Ltd.		Index No. 653200/22\|Appeal No. 4720\|Case No. 2024-07649\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05050
People v Xicay		Ind No. 2840/16\|Appeal No. 4707\|Case No. 2018-1099\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05049
People v Alli		Ind No. 1167/18\|Appeal No. 4712\|Case No. 2022-01938\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05048
People v Rodriguez		Ind No. 584/21\|Appeal No. 4717\|Case No. 2024-03853\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05047
People v Rosser		Ind No. 634/14, SCI No. 1255/15\|Appeal No. 4713\|Case No. 2017-01975\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05046
People v Ouanes		Ind No. 3765/10\|Appeal No. 4700-4700A\|Case No. 2020-03318, 2023-04505\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05045
People v Lombard		Ind No. 73810/23\|Appeal No. 4719\|Case No. 2024-03832\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05044
People v Dechabert		Ind No. 75507/23\|Appeal No. 4697\|Case No. 2024-04487\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05043
Kohler v West End 84 Units LLC		Index No. 654985/23\|Appeal No. 4672, M-2561\|Case No. 2024-07534\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05042
Leah W. v Keith W.	González, J.	Index No. 322334\|Appeal No. 4019\|Case No. 2024-07399\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05041
Hendricks v Fennel		Index No. 28445/15\|Appeal No. 3437\|Case No. 2024-04527\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05040
Gates v New York Univ.		Index No. 156096/18\|Appeal No. 4704-,4705\|Case No. 2024-01223, 2024-07646\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05039
Matter of N.D. v M.L.		Docket No. O-06313/22\|Appeal No. 4711\|Case No. 2024-06511\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05038
CJS Indus. Inc. v Dolce		Index No. 151385/23\|Appeal No. 4698\|Case No. 2024-03403\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05037
Briguglio v FSP 787 Seventh, LLC		Ind No. Index No. 153230/21\|Index No. 153230/21\|Appeal No. 4718\|Case No. Case No. 2024-06315\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05036
Matter of Braddy v New York City Hous. Auth.		Index No. 155057/24\|Appeal No. 4722\|Case No. 2024-06491\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05035
Matter of Battin v Pryor		Index No. 401139/13\|Appeal No. 4716\|Case No. 2024-07051\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05034
Matter of P.J.B. v T.E.B.		Docket No. V-14779-80-18/18A\|Appeal No. 4699\|Case No. 2024-00349\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05033

**Cases Decided September 19, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Manning v Ramgopal		Index No. 158380/25\|Appeal No. 4918\|Case No. 2025-04899\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05031

**Cases Decided September 18, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Sandy G.G.D. v Luis R.B.G.		Docket No. G-02618/25\|Appeal No. 4829\|Case No. 2025-03999\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05013
Matter of C.C. v D.C.	O'NEILL LEVY, J.	Index No. 8200/18\|Appeal No. 4248\|Case No. 2023-05842\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05017
People v Williams		Ind No. 2443/15\|Appeal No. 4480-4480A\|Case No. 2020-00363, 2024-01655\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05016
Japanese Med. Care PLLC v Tamba		Index No. 652337/23\|Appeal No. 4316\|Case No. 2024-07463\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05015
Felton v St. Joseph Hosp.		Index No. 23808/20\|Appeal No. 4613\|Case No. 2024-03450\|	2025 NY Slip Op 05014

**Cases Decided September 12, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Matter of Foley v Board of Elections in the City of N.Y.		Index No. 157694/25\|Appeal No. 4835\|Case No. 2025-04187\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04968

**Cases Decided September 11, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
New York Mar. & Gen. Ins. Co. v Millennia Assur., Inc.		Index No. 655584/23\|Appeal No. 4476\|Case No. 2024-00416\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04964
Santiago v Genting N.Y. LLC		Index No. 157665/19 595448/20\|Appeal No. 4413-4414\|Case No. 2023-05162, 2024-03454\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04967
People v Messina		Ind No. 70352/20 70133/21 70286/21\|Appeal No. 4662\|Case No. 2022-02774\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04966
Olympic Galleria, Co., Inc. v Sitt		Index No. 150391/24\|Appeal No. 4598-4598A\|Case No. 2025-00744\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04965
Isaly v Garde		Index No. 160699/18\|Appeal No. 4504-4505M-3335\|Case No. 2024-01689 2024-02593\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04960
McMillian v Out-Look Safety LLC	MENDEZ, J.	Index No. 657577/19\|Appeal No. 4289\|Case No. 2024-01013\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04963
Matter of Zekaria	Per Curiam	Motion No. 2025-04095\|Case No. 2024-00376\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04962
Matter of Eddings	Per Curiam	Motion No. 2025-03084\|Case No. 2025-03341\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04961

**Cases Decided September 4, 2025**
Title	Judge	Docket No.	Slip Opinion No.
Hernandez v Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J.		Index No. 24386/16\|Appeal No. 4232\|Case No. 2023-05712\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04843
Salamone v Deily & Glastetter, LLP		Index No. 160104/22\|Appeal No. 4331\|Case No. 2024-03176\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04846
Salamah v Grabowska		Index No. 12469/16\|Appeal No. 4491-&M-2130\|Case No. 2024-01482\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04845
Nunez v Global Launch, LLC		Index No. 33767/18\|Appeal No. 4390\|Case No. 2024-02533\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04844
City of New York v Jones	Gesmer, J.	Index No. 450209/21\|Appeal No. 3706\|Case No. 2023-02410\|	2025 NY Slip Op 04842