Opinion
06-10-2016
In the Matter of CASINO FREE TYRE by its President, James Dawley, III, Desiree Dawley, James Dawley, III, Lynn Barbuto, Robert Barbuto, Jonathan Morelli, Jane Morelli, Astrid Nearpass, James Nearpass, Laura Worden, Todd Worden and Dagmar Nearpass, Petitioners–Appellants, v. TOWN BOARD OF TOWN OF TYRE, Town of Tyre, David Page, as Code Enforcement Officer of Town of Tyre, Lago Resort & Casino, LLC, Wilpac Holdings, LLC, Wilmot Gaming, LLC, Wilpac Funding, LLC, Thomas C. Wilmot, Sr., M. Brent Stevens and Wilmorite, Inc., Respondents–Respondents.
Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C. (Daniel F. Katz, of the Washington, D.C. and Missouri Bars, Admitted Pro Hac Vice, of Counsel), and Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Syracuse, for Petitioners–Appellants. Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York City (Mark A. Chertok of Counsel), and Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, for Respondents–Respondents Town Board of Town of Tyre, Town of Tyre, and David Page, as Code Enforcement Officer of Town of Tyre. Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester (Alan J. Knauf of Counsel), Harris Beach PLLC, Pittsford, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Respondents–Respondents Lago Resort & Casino, LLC, Wilpac Holdings, LLC, Wilmot Gaming, LLC, Wilpac Funding, LLC, Thomas C. Wilmot, Sr., M. Brent Stevens and Wilmorite, Inc.,
Appeal from a judgment (denominated order and judgment) of the Supreme Court, Seneca County (W. Patrick Falvey, A.J.), entered February 1, 2016 in a CPLR article 78 proceeding. The judgment dismissed the petition.
Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C. (Daniel F. Katz, of the Washington, D.C. and Missouri Bars, Admitted Pro Hac Vice, of Counsel), and Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Syracuse, for Petitioners–Appellants.
Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York City (Mark A. Chertok of Counsel), and Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, for Respondents–Respondents Town Board of Town of Tyre, Town of Tyre, and David Page, as Code Enforcement Officer of Town of Tyre.
Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester (Alan J. Knauf of Counsel), Harris Beach PLLC, Pittsford, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Respondents–Respondents Lago Resort & Casino, LLC, Wilpac Holdings, LLC, Wilmot Gaming, LLC, Wilpac Funding, LLC, Thomas C. Wilmot, Sr., M. Brent Stevens and Wilmorite, Inc.,
Opinion It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.
WHALEN, P.J., CARNI, NEMOYER, TROUTMAN, and SCUDDER, JJ., concur.