Opinion
No. 609 CA 23-02045
11-15-2024
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC., COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2011-C4, ACTING BY AND THROUGH RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, AS SPECIAL SERVICER UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2011, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. FREDONIA TEMPLE/BRIGHAM APARTMENTS LLC, BRETT J. FITZPATRICK, DAVID A. HUCK, LORETTA FITZPATRICK, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF J. MICHAEL FITZPATRICK, DECEASED, GERALD E. KELLY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)
PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, BUFFALO (PRESTON L. ZARLOCK OF COUNSEL), AND HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, NEW YORK CITY, FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT. KAVINOKY COOK LLP, BUFFALO (SCOTT C. BECKER OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT FREDONIA TEMPLE/BRIGHAM APARTMENTS LLC. DUKE, HOLZMAN, PHOTIADIS & GRESENS LLP, BUFFALO (MATTHEW J. BECK OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT BRETT J. FITZPATRICK. WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP, BUFFALO (BRIAN D. GWITT OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT DAVID A. HUCK. BENGART & DEMARCO, LLP, TONAWANDA, LAW OFFICE OF PHILIP MILCH, AMHERST (PHILIP A. MILCH OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT LORETTA
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Chautauqua County (Emilio Colaiacovo, J.), entered November 28, 2023. The order denied the motion of plaintiff seeking, inter alia, leave to amend the complaint.
PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, BUFFALO (PRESTON L. ZARLOCK OF COUNSEL), AND HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, NEW YORK CITY, FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.
KAVINOKY COOK LLP, BUFFALO (SCOTT C. BECKER OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT FREDONIA TEMPLE/BRIGHAM APARTMENTS LLC.
DUKE, HOLZMAN, PHOTIADIS & GRESENS LLP, BUFFALO (MATTHEW J. BECK OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT BRETT J. FITZPATRICK.
WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP, BUFFALO (BRIAN D. GWITT OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT DAVID A. HUCK.
BENGART & DEMARCO, LLP, TONAWANDA, LAW OFFICE OF PHILIP MILCH, AMHERST (PHILIP A. MILCH OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT LORETTA
PRESENT: LINDLEY, J.P., BANNISTER, OGDEN, GREENWOOD, AND HANNAH, JJ.
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by granting the motion insofar as it seeks leave to amend the complaint upon condition that plaintiff shall serve the proposed amended complaint within 30 days of the date of entry of the order of this Court and as modified the order is affirmed without costs.
Same memorandum as in Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Ams. v Fredonia Temple/Brigham Apts. LLC ([appeal No. 1] - A.D.3d - [Nov. 15, 2024] [4th Dept 2024]).