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Law Office of Sherri Kaplan v. Dowgiallo

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the 9th & 10th Judicial Districts
Dec 18, 2020
2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 76883 (N.Y. App. Term 2020)

Opinion

Motion No: 2019-01677 SC

12-18-2020

Law Office of Sherri L. Kaplan and Sherri L. Kaplan, Esq., Respondents, v. Michael Dowgiallo, Appellant.


JERRY GARGUILO

ELIZABETH H. EMERSON, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by respondents on an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Suffolk County, Third District, entered September 23, 2019, to strike appellant's brief, or for alternative relief, and for an award of sanctions.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion seeking to strike appellant's brief is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED, on the court's own motion, that appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged to January 13, 2021 and that, on or before that date, appellant shall serve and file a brief which does not contain the stricken material; and it is further,

ORDERED that respondents may serve and file a respondents' brief within 14 days after service upon them of the appellant's brief; and it is further,

ORDERED that appellant, if he be so advised, may serve and file a reply brief within 7 days after service of the respondents' brief; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event the appeal is not perfected in accordance with this decision and order on or before January 13, 2021, the court, on its own motion, may dismiss the appeal, or respondents may move to dismiss the appeal on three days' notice; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied.

The replacement brief filed by appellant has exhibits appended to it, in violation of this court's decision and order on motion dated March 9, 2020, which granted respondent's previous motion to strike the exhibits from appellant's brief. Appellant can perfect his appeal by filing a brief that does not contain the stricken material.

ENTER:

Paul Kenny

Chief Clerk


Summaries of

Law Office of Sherri Kaplan v. Dowgiallo

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the 9th & 10th Judicial Districts
Dec 18, 2020
2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 76883 (N.Y. App. Term 2020)
Case details for

Law Office of Sherri Kaplan v. Dowgiallo

Case Details

Full title:Law Office of Sherri L. Kaplan and Sherri L. Kaplan, Esq., Respondents, v…

Court:Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the 9th & 10th Judicial Districts

Date published: Dec 18, 2020

Citations

2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 76883 (N.Y. App. Term 2020)