Opinion
Motion No. 2020-08192 Westchester County Index No. 56145/2020
01-27-2023
GCVAWCG-Doe, plaintiff-respondent, v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, defendant, Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, appellant, Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary, etc., et al., defendants-respondents.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
BETSY BARROS, J.P., REINALDO E. RIVERA, LARA J. GENOVESI, HELEN VOUTSINAS, JJ.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated December 5, 2019. The appellant Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church perfected its appeal on February 11, 2021, and the respondents Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary and GCVAWCG-Doe filed their respective briefs on February 19, 2021, and July 2, 2021. The appeal by the defendant Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York was withdrawn by application on February 23, 2022. The matter was placed on the calendar for January 12, 2023. On or about December 22, 2022, the appellant Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church submitted a letter purporting to withdraw its appeal. The letter was rejected on December 22, 2022, and counsel for the appellant Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church was informed on that date by this Court, inter alia, that a stipulation was required. The appellant submitted a stipulation withdrawing its appeal on January 6, 2023.
Now, on the Court's own motion, it is
ORDERED that Lyons McGovern, LLP, counsel for the appellant Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry, LLP, counsel for the respondent Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A, counsel for the respondent GCVAWCG-Doe, are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered imposing such sanctions and/or costs, if any, against them pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.2(c) as this Court may deem appropriate, by each serving and filing an affirmation or affidavit on that issue, via NYSCEF, on or before February 27, 2023; and it is further, ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or her designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause by uploading a copy of this order to show cause to the NYSCEF system.
BARROS, J.P., RIVERA, GENOVESI and VOUTSINAS, JJ., concur.